Conference Championship Round NFL picks – PhillyVoice.com
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January 25, 2025
The Commanders’ one big advantage over the Eagles is at quarterback.
For the gambling degenerates, here are our Conference Championship Round NFL picks. To note, the team logos indicate who I think will win the game, not cover the spread. At the end of the picks, I’ll note a few teams that I like based on the spread.Commanders at Eagles (-6): The Commanders have a dynamic, exciting, playmaking quarterback in Jayden Daniels who can take over games. He is playing at a high level as a rookie, while Jalen Hurts is not, at least as a passer. That is a pretty significant checkmark in the Commanders’ favor in this matchup. However, the Eagles are better almost everywhere else:• Running back: Eagles (and it isn’t close)• Wide receiver: Eagles• Tight end: Eagles• Offensive line: Eagles (and it isn’t close)• Defensive line: Eagles• Linebackers: Commanders• Cornerback: Eagles• Safety: EaglesThat’s too much for Daniels to overcome, and the Commanders’ underdog story will end in Philly on Sunday. I do think this will be a close game, with Jake Elliott making a walk-off field goal to advance to the Super Bowl, 33-30.Bills at Chiefs (-2): Trusting the Bills to beat the Chiefs in the playoffs feels a little bit like Charlie Brown trusting Lucy to hold the football for him:But also, ultimately I’m going to root for whoever I pick in this game, and Patrick Mahomes has gone from such an enjoyable player to watch to a ref-baiting flopper. I just don’t want to watch the Chiefs in the Super Bowl again, and I can’t imagine who would, other than Chiefs fans.So I guess I’m picking with my heart to some degree here, even if the Bills are also just better.(Deep down inside I know the Chiefs will win this game because of some nonsense.)• Last 10 seasons, ATS: 451-378-22 (0.543)MORE: Eagles-Commanders NFC Championship Game injury report, with analysisFollow Jimmy & PhillyVoice on Twitter: @JimmyKempski | thePhillyVoiceLike us on Facebook: PhillyVoice SportsAdd Jimmy’s RSS feed to your feed reader
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