NFL Playoff Picks: NFC Wildcards

by Elizabeth Fairview  |  January 2nd, 2009
Eli Manning
Welcome to the NFL playoffs everyone. (AP Images)

First up Matt Ryan will look to help the Atlanta Falcons continue their remarkable turnaround as they visit 37-year-old Kurt Warner and the NFC West champion Arizona Cardinals.

The 2-point favored Falcons won seven of their last nine regular-season games, including their last three. However, they're 1-5 all-time in Arizona, where these teams last met in Week 16 of 2007. The Cards went 3-7 against teams from outside the division and lost four straight games to clubs with winning records since Week 6.

On Sunday the Philadelphia Eagles look to carry their strong regular-season finish into the playoffs as they visit the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings, who are also surging into the postseason.

The 3-point favored Eagles enter the playoffs with victories in four of their last five games, outscoring opponents by an average of 23.0 points in those wins.

 

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