NFL 2025-26: Wild Card #1 Playoff Predictions

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(ADDITIONAL NOTE, VERY IMPORTANT!: This post/story is for the Thursday, Thursday Night, Saturday, Sunday Morning and the early Sunday afternoon games! Like last week, I guess I will plan on creating a second post/story for the Sunday late afternoon, Sunday Night and Monday Night games and I will post the link here after I publish that story! So I am forced to split up my story into parts because for some odd reason my post/story is too long! Honestly, I think the real reason is that the computer that I am using is just way too slow! This is my predictions to win and lose for right now in a story/post from my personal website for the late Sunday afternoon, Sunday Night and Monday Night games in regular season Week 17: https://ogeagleet852.wixsite.com/evantroxel/single-post/nfl-2025-26-week-17-2-regular-season-predictions

By: Evan Troxel

These are my predictions to win and lose for the 2025-26 National Football League season for the Postseason Wild Card Round from Saturday, January 10th, 2026, through Monday, January 12th, 2026! The first half of games for my predictions and notes of the Postseason Wild Card Round according to ESPN.com's NFL schedule are published here! The second half of game including my predictions to win and notes according to ESPN.com's NFL schedule for the Postseason Wild Card Round will be published in a separate post very soon if necessary!

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NFL 2025-26 Postseason Wild Card Round Predictions 

The teams on a bye week this week are the Denver Broncos (AFC) and Seattle Seahawks (NFC) as they are the #1 overall seeds in each conference. The other teams on a bye week this week didn't make the playoffs!

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, these are the referee assignments for Postseason Week #1 of the Wild Card Round on footballzebras.com when they actually post the link!: https://www.footballzebras.com/2026/01/nfl-assigns-officiating-crews-for-the-2025-26-wild-card-playoffs/

Saturday, January 10th, 2026

#5 Los Angeles Rams at #4 Carolina Panthers, FOX, 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

The Los Angeles Rams all-time won-lost records BEFORE POSTSEASON Wild Card Round in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

636-611-21 (+25 more wins, 1,268 games played, W1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON

285-344-11 (-59 more wins, 640 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON AWAY

663-640-21 (+23 more wins, 1,324 games played, W1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON

297-354-11 (-67 more wins, 672 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON AWAY

27-29 (-2 more wins, 56 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record POSTSEASON

12-20 (-8 more wins, 32 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record POSTSEASON AWAY

The Rams have a combined winning and losing streak of L5 for the six categories above!

The Los Angeles Rams all-time won-lost records in the postseason before all games in the Wild Card Round in the 2025-26 National Football League postseason!:

0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record on January 10th postseason

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) all-time won-lost record on January 10th AWAY postseason

5-7 (-2 more wins, 12 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record on Saturdays postseason

2-5 (-3 more wins, 7 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record on Saturdays AWAY postseason

4-4 (+0 more wins, 8 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record on Saturdays in January postseason

2-2 (+0 more wins, 4 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record on Saturdays in January AWAY postseason

16-12 (+4 more wins, 28 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record in January postseason

7-8 (-1 more wins, 15 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record in January AWAY postseason

22-20 (+2 more wins, 42 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record against NFC postseason

10-14 (-4 more wins, 24 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record against NFC AWAY postseason

2-3 (-1 more wins, 5 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record against NFC West postseason

2-1 (+1 more wins, 3 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record against NFC West AWAY postseason

The Rams are at or above a .500 winning percentage for SIX of the 12 categories above. The Rams have a winning streak for TWO of the 12 categories above. The Rams have a combined winning and losing streak for the 12 categories above of L7.

The Rams summarized total for everything above is L12!

The Los Angeles Rams all-time regular season and postseason combined won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) on January 10th

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) on January 10th away

16-25-1, (-9 more wins, 42 games played, W1) on Saturdays

4-10 (-6 more wins, 14 games played, L1) on Saturdays away

4-4 (+0 more wins, 8 games played, L1) on Saturdays in January

2-2 (+0 more wins, 4 games played, L1) on Saturdays in January away

25-22 (+3 more wins, 47 games played, W1) in January

11-13 (-2 more wins, 24 games played, L2) in January away

352-344-5 (+8 more wins, 701 games played, W1) against NFC

158-191-3, (-33 more wins, 352 games played, L2) against NFC AWAY

27-26 (+1 more wins, 53 games played, L2) against NFC SOUTH

10-17 (-7 more wins, 27 games played, L2) against NFC SOUTH AWAY

The Rams are at or above .500 for FIVE of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for THREE of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is L9!

The Rams summarized total for everything above is L13!

The Carolina Panthers all-time won-lost records before all games in the Wild Card Round in the 2025-26 National Football League postseason!:

Panthers 227-273-1 (-46 more wins, 501 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON

Panthers 127-123 (+4 more wins, 250 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON HOME

Panthers 236-281-1 (-45 more wins, 518 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON

Panthers 132-125 (+7 more wins, 257 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON HOME

9-8 (+1 more wins, 17 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record POSTSEASON

5-2 (+3 more wins, 7 games played, W3) all-time won-lost record POSTSEASON HOME

The Panthers have a winning and losing streak of L5 for the six categories above.:

The Carolina Panthers all-time won-lost records in the postseason before all games in the Wild Card Round in the 2025-26 National Football League postseason!:

1-2 (-1 more wins, 3 games played, L2) on January 10th all-time won-lost record playoffs

0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) on January 10th in the playoffs at HOME

3-2 (+1 more wins, 5 games played, L1) on Saturdays all-time won-lost record postseason

2-1 (+1 more wins, 3 games played, W1) on Saturdays all-time won-lost record playoffs home

3-2 (+1 more wins, 5 games played, L1) on Saturdays all-time in the playoffs in January

2-1 (+1 more wins, 3 games played, W1) on Saturdays all-time in the playoffs in January HOME

9-6 (+3 more wins, 15 games played, L1) in all-time won-lost record January playoffs

5-2 (+3 more wins, 7 games played, W3) in all-time won-lost record January playoffs HOME

9-6 (+3 more wins, 15 games played, L1) against NFC all-time won-lost record playoffs

5-2 (+3 more wins, 7 games played, W3) against NFC HOME playoffs all-time

4-4 (+0 more wins, 8 games played, W2) against NFC West playoffs all-time

3-2 (+1 more wins, 5 games played, W3) against NFC West HOME playoffs all-time

The Panthers have a winning percentage at or above .500 for TEN of the above twelve data points. The Panthers are currently on a winning streak for SIX of the 12 data points listed above. The combined winning and losing streaks of these twelve data points equals W6.

The Panthers have a sum total for the summarized information of everything above of W1.

The Carolina Panthers all-time regular season and postseason combined won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

1-2 (-1 more wins, 3 games played, L2) on January 10th

0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) on January 10th HOME

6-9, (-3 more wins, 15 games played, L1) on Saturdays

5-5 (+0 more wins, 10 games played, W1) on Saturdays HOME

3-3 (+0 more wins, 6 games played, L2) on Saturdays in January

2-1 (+1 more wins, 3 games played, W1) on Saturdays in January HOME

15-17 (-2 more wins, 32 games played, L1) in January

8-6 (+2 more wins, 14 games played, L2) in January HOME

177-210 (-33 more wins, 387 games played, L2) against NFC

98-95 (+3 more wins, 193 games played, L1) against NFC HOME

56-56 (+0 more wins, 112 games played, L1) against NFC West

31-26 (+5 more wins, 57 games played, L1) against NFC West Home

The Panthers are at or above .500 for SEVEN of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for TWO of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is L12!

The Panthers have a sum total for the summarized information of everything above of L2.

Rams 10-14 (-4 more wins, 14 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record against Panthers

Rams 5-7 (-2 more wins, 12 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record against Panthers AWAY

The Rams 0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) against the Panthers on January 10th all-time.

The Rams have never played against the Panthers AWAY on January 10th all-time.

The Rams 1-1 (+0 more wins, 2 games played, L1) against the Panthers on Saturdays all-time REGULAR SEASON.

The Rams 1-0 (+1 more wins, 1 games played, W1) against the Panthers on Saturdays AWAY all-time REGULAR SEASON.

The Rams 0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) against Panthers on Saturdays in January

The Rams have never played against Panthers on Saturdays AWAY in January

Rams 0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) against Panthers all-time won-lost record in January

Rams 0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) against Panthers all-time won-lost record in January AWAY.

The Rams 0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) against the Panthers all-time in Week 18, according to Statmuse.com.

The Rams 0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) against the Panthers all-time AWAY in Week 18, according to Statmuse.com.

The Rams against the Panthers have a winning percentage at or above .500 for TWO of the above twelve data points. The Rams against the Panthers are currently on a winning streak for ONE of the 12 data points listed above. The Rams have a combined winning and losing streak against the Panthers of L5 based on all of the criteria after the 12 points criteria for each team.

The Rams against the Panthers have a sum total for the summarized information in the previous three sentences alone of L2.

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 3:57 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Los Angeles Rams

Prediction to lose: Carolina Panthers

Results:

#7 Green Bay Packers at #2 Chicago Bears, 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Prime Video

The Green Bay Packers all-time regular season and postseason combined won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

1-1 (+0 more wins, 2 games played, W1) on January 10th

1-1 (+0 more wins, 2 games played, W1) on January 10th away

29-20 (+9 more wins, 49 games played, L4) on Saturdays

16-12 (+4 more wins, 28 games played, L4) on Saturdays away

8-5 (+3 more wins, 13 games played, L2) on Saturdays in January

3-3 (+0 more wins, 6 games played, L3) on Saturdays in January away

38-30 (+8 more wins, 68 games played, L4) in January

16-20 (-4 more wins, 36 games played, L3) in January away

391-309-8 (+82 more wins, 708 games played, L2) against NFC

158-195-3, (-37 more wins, 356 games played, L2) against NFC AWAY

95-50-2 (+45 more wins, 147 games played, L2) against NFC NORTH

45-28 (+17 more wins, 73 games played, L2) against NFC NORTH AWAY

The Packers are at or above .500 for TEN of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for TWO of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is L26!

The Chicago Bears all-time regular season and postseason combined won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

0-2 (-2 more wins, 2 games played, L2) on January 10th

0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) on January 10th HOME

12-18-1 (-6 more wins, 31 games played, W1) on Saturdays

6-10-1 (-4 more wins, 17 games played, W1) on Saturdays HOME

0-3 (-3 more wins, 3 games played, L3) on Saturdays in January

0-2 (-2 more wins, 2 games played, L2) on Saturdays in January HOME

13-25 (-12 more wins, 38 games played, L1) in January

8-13 (-5 more wins, 21 games played, L2) in January HOME

326-357-1 (-31 more wins, 684 games played, L2) against NFC

192-152-1 (+40 more wins, 345 games played, L1) against NFC HOME

60-85 (-25 more wins, 145 games played, L1) against NFC North

35-38 (-3 more wins, 73 games played, L1) against NFC North Home

The Bears are at or above .500 for ONE of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for TWO of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is L14!

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 3:58 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Green Bay Packers

Prediction to lose: Chicago Bears

Results:

Sunday, January 11th, 2026

#6 Buffalo Bills at #3 Jacksonville Jaguars, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, CBS

The Buffalo Bills all-time regular season and postseason combined won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) on January 11th

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) on January 11th away

448-459-5 (-11 more wins, 912 games played, W1) on Sundays

179-261-2 (-82 more wins, 442 games played, W3) on Sundays away

20-21 (-1 more wins, 41 games played, W1) on Sundays in January

3-15 (-12 more wins, 18 games played, L2) on Sundays in January away

27-27 (+0 more wins, 54 games played, W1) in January

4-21 (-17 more wins, 25 games played, L2) in January away

339-360-1 (-21 more wins, 700 games played, W5) against AFC

137-209-1 (-72 more wins, 347 games played, W3) against AFC AWAY

23-28 (-5 more wins, 51 games played, L1) against AFC SOUTH

8-18 (-10 more wins, 26 games played, L1) against AFC SOUTH AWAY

The Bills are at or above .500 winning percentage for ONE of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for SIX of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is W8!

The Jacksonville Jaguars all-time regular season and postseason combined won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) on January 11th

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) on January 11th HOME

199-270 (-71 more wins, 469 games played, W8) on Sundays

116-113 (+3 more wins, 229 games played, W4) on Sundays HOME

10-13 (-3 more wins, 23 games played, W1) on Sundays in January

7-1 (+6 more wins, 8 games played, W5) on Sundays in January HOME

15-16 (-1 more wins, 31 games played, W1) in January

10-1 (+9 more wins, 11 games played, W7) in January HOME

177-212 (-35 more wins, 389 games played, W7) against AFC

103-89 (+14 more wins, 192 games played, W7) against AFC HOME

29-39 (-10 more wins, 68 games played, W1) against AFC East

18-14 (+4 more wins, 32 games played, W1) against AFC East Home

The Jaguars are at or above .500 for FIVE of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for TEN of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is W42!

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 6:14 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Buffalo Bills

Prediction to lose: Jacksonville Jaguars

Results:

#6 San Francisco 49ers at #3 Philadelphia Eagles, 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, FOX

The San Francisco 49ers all-time won-lost records BEFORE POSTSEASON Wild Card Round in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

604-517-14 (+87 more wins, 1,135 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON

274-288-6 (-59 more wins, 640 games played, W4) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON AWAY

642-541-14 (+101 more wins, 1,197 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON

283-302-6 (-19 more wins, 591 games played, W4) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON AWAY

38-24 (+14 more wins, 62 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record POSTSEASON

9-14 (-5 more wins, 23 games played, L3) all-time won-lost record POSTSEASON AWAY

The 49ers have a combined winning and losing streak of W2 for the six categories above!

The San Francisco 49ers all-time won-lost records in the postseason before all games in the Wild Card Round in the 2025-26 National Football League postseason!:

1-1 (+0 more wins, 2 games played, W1) all-time won-lost record on January 11th postseason

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) all-time won-lost record on January 11th AWAY postseason

24-19 (+5 more wins, 43 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record on Sundays postseason

8-12 (-4 more wins, 20 games played, L3) all-time won-lost record on Sundays AWAY postseason

21-14 (+7 more wins, 35 games played, W1) all-time won-lost record on Sundays in January postseason

7-9 (-2 more wins, 16 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record on Sundays in January AWAY postseason

33-18 (+15 more wins, 51 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record in January postseason

8-11 (-3 more wins, 19 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record in January AWAY postseason

33-20 (+13 more wins, 53 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record against NFC postseason

7-12 (-5 more wins, 19 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record against NFC AWAY postseason

12-11 (+1 more wins, 23 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record against NFC East postseason

1-6 (-5 more wins, 7 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record against NFC East AWAY postseason

The 49ers are at or above a .500 winning percentage for SIX of the 12 categories above. The Rams have a winning streak for FOUR of the 12 categories above. The Rams have a combined winning and losing streak for the 12 categories above of L6.

The 49ers summarized total for everything above is W6!

The San Francisco 49ers all-time regular season and postseason combined won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

1-1 (+0 more wins, 2 games played, W1) on January 11th

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) on January 11th away

535-476-13 (+59 more wins, 1,024 games played, W4) on Sundays

241-275-5 (-34 more wins, 521 games played, W3) on Sundays away

31-20 (+11 more wins, 51 games played, L1) on Sundays in January

12-11 (+1 more wins, 23 games played, L2) on Sundays in January away

43-27 (+16 more wins, 70 games played, L2) in January

13-14 (-1 more wins, 27 games played, L2) in January away

398-308-4 (+90 more wins, 710 games played, L1) against NFC

177-170-1, (+7 more wins, 348 games played, W2) against NFC AWAY

84-64 (+20 more wins, 148 games played, W6) against NFC East

38-32 (+6 more wins, 70 games played, W3) against NFC East AWAY

The 49ers are at or above .500 for NINE of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for SIX of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is W11!

The 49ers summarized total for everything above is W32!

The Philadelphia Eagles all-time won-lost records before all games in the Wild Card Round in the 2025-26 National Football League postseason!:

649-645-27 (+4 more wins, 1,321 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON

287-355-13 (-68 more wins, 655 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON AWAY

678-671-27 (+7 more wins, 1,376 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON

295-370-13 (-75 more wins, 678 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON AWAY

29-26 (+3 more wins, 55 games played, W4) all-time won-lost record POSTSEASON

8-15 (-7 more wins, 23 games played, L3) all-time won-lost record POSTSEASON AWAY

The Eagles have a combined winning and losing streak of W3 for the six categories above!

The Philadelphia Eagles all-time won-lost records in the postseason before all games in the Wild Card Round in the 2025-26 National Football League postseason!:

4-0 (+4 more wins, 4 games played, W4) on January 11th all-time won-lost record playoffs

3-0 (+3 more wins, 3 games played, W3) on January 11th in the playoffs at HOME

21-19 (+2 more wins, 40 games played, W4) on Sundays all-time won-lost record postseason

14-9 (+5 more wins, 23 games played, W4) on Sundays all-time won-lost record playoffs home

14-12 (+2 more wins, 26 games played, W4) on Sundays all-time in the playoffs in January

10-5 (+5 more wins, 15 games played, W4) on Sundays all-time in the playoffs in January HOME

20-17 (+3 more wins, 37 games played, W3) in all-time won-lost record January playoffs

15-7 (+8 more wins, 22 games played, W5) in all-time won-lost record January playoffs HOME

23-22 (+1 more wins, 45 games played, W3) against NFC all-time won-lost record playoffs

18-8 (+10 more wins, 26 games played, W5) against NFC HOME playoffs all-time

3-6 (-3 more wins, 9 games played, W2) against NFC West playoffs all-time

2-2 (+0 more wins, 4 games played, W2) against NFC West HOME playoffs all-time

The Eagles have a winning percentage at or above .500 for ELEVEN of the above twelve data points. The Panthers are currently on a winning streak for TWELVE of the 12 data points listed above. The combined winning and losing streaks of these twelve data points equals W43.

The Eagles have a sum total for the summarized information of everything above of W69.

The Philadelphia Eagles all-time regular season and postseason combined won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

4-0 (+4 more wins, 4 games played, W4) on January 11th all-time won-lost record playoffs

3-0 (+3 more wins, 3 games played, W3) on January 11th in the playoffs at HOME

579-586-26 (-7 more wins, 1,191 games played, L1) on Sundays

327-257-13 (+70 more wins, 597 games played, L1) on Sundays HOME

22-21 (+1 more wins, 43 games played, L1) on Sundays in January

15-12 (+3 more wins, 27 games played, L1) on Sundays in January HOME

29-27 (+2 more wins, 56 games played, L1) in January

20-15 (+5 more wins, 35 games played, L1) in January HOME

366-336-6 (+30 more wins, 708 games played, L1) against NFC

201-155-3 (+46 more wins, 359 games played, L2) against NFC HOME

59-59-1 (+0 more wins, 119 games played, W3) against NFC West

29-2311 (-2 more wins, 61 games played, W2) against NFC West Home

The Eagles are at or above .500 for TEN of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for FOUR of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is W3!

The Eagles have a sum total for the summarized information of everything above of W86.

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: San Francisco 49ers

Prediction to lose: Philadelphia Eagles

Results:

#7 Los Angeles Chargers at #2 New England Patriots, 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, NBC and Peacock

The Los Angeles Chargers regular season and postseason combined all-time won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

0-3 (-3 more wins, 3 games played, L3) on January 11th

0-2 (-2 more wins, 2 games played, L2) on January 11th Away

443-457-9 (-14 more wins, 909 games played, L1) on Sundays

200-255-5 (-55 more wins, 460 games played, L1) on Sundays Away

18-19 (-1 more wins, 37 games played, L1) on Sundays in January

11-13 (-2 more wins, 24 games played, L1) on Sundays in January Away

22-22 (+0 more wins, 44 games played, L2) in January

12-15 (-3 more wins, 27 games played, L2) in January Away

328-362-5 (-34 more wins, 695 games played, L2) against AFC

144-203-3 (-59 more wins, 350 games played, L1) against AFC AWAY

59-63 (-4 more wins, 122 games played, W2) against AFC East

29-31 (-2 more wins, 60 games played, W4) against AFC East AWAY

The Chargers are at or above .500 winning percentage for ONE of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for TWO of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is L10!

The New England Patriots regular season and postseason combined all-time won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

1-0 (+1 more wins, 1 games played, W1) on January 11th

1-0 (+1 more wins, 1 games played, W1) on January 11th HOME

503-397-6 (+106 more wins, 906 games played, W3) on Sundays

277-172-4 (+105 more wins, 453 games played, W1) on Sundays HOME

31-18 (+13 more wins, 49 games played, W2) on Sundays in January

23-6 (+17 more wins, 29 games played, W2) on Sundays in January HOME

41-23 (+18 more wins, 64 games played, W2) in January

33-7 (+26 more wins, 40 games played, W2) in January HOME

412-300 (+112 more wins, 712 games played, W3) against AFC

241-120 (+121 more wins, 361 games played, W1) against AFC HOME

64-58 (+6 more wins, 122 games played, L2) against AFC West

39-23 (+16 more wins, 62 games played, L5) against AFC West Home

The Patriots are at or above .500 for TWELVE of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for TEN of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is W11!

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 4:03 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: New England Patriots

Prediction to lose: Los Angeles Chargers

Results:

Monday, January 12th, 2026

#5 Houston Texans at #4 Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time, ESPN and ABC

The Houston Texans regular season and postseason combined all-time won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) on January 12th

0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) on January 12th Away

6-12 (-6 more wins, 18 games played, L2) on Mondays

4-8 (-4 more wins, 12 games played, L1) on Mondays Away

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) on Mondays in January

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) on Mondays in January Away

13-16 (-3 more wins, 29 games played, W1) in January

3-9 (-6 more wins, 12 games played, L1) in January Away

142-159-1 (-17 more wins, 302 games played, W8) against AFC

63-87 (-24 more wins, 150 games played, W5) against AFC AWAY

23-30 (-7 more wins, 53 games played, W1) against AFC North

9-17 (-8 more wins, 26 games played, W1) against AFC North AWAY

The Texans are at or above .500 winning percentage for ZERO of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for FIVE of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is W10!

The Pittsburgh Steelers regular season and postseason combined all-time won-lost records before the Wild Card Round of the postseason in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

1-0 (+1 more wins, 1 games played, W1) on January 12th

0-0 (+0 more wins, 0 games played, ) on January 12th HOME

58-32-1 (+26 more wins, 91 games played, W2) on Mondays

33-10-1 (+23 more wins, 44 games played, W5) on Mondays HOME

1-1 (+0 more wins, 2 games played, L1) on Mondays in January

1-0 (+1 more wins, 1 games played, W1) on Mondays in January HOME

40-26 (+14 more wins, 66 games played, W1) in January

25-13 (+12 more wins, 38 games played, W1) in January HOME

434-284-2 (+150 more wins, 720 games played, W1) against AFC

256-107 (+149 more wins, 363 games played, W2) against AFC HOME

32-20 (+12 more wins, 52 games played, W1) against AFC South

16-10 (+6 more wins, 26 games played, W2) against AFC South Home

The Steelers are at or above .500 for ELEVEN of the 12 categories above! They have a winning streak for TEN of the 12 categories above! The combined winning and losing streak of the 12 categories above is W16!

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 4:08 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Houston Texans

Prediction to lose: Pittsburgh Steelers

Results:

Divisional Round

#5 Houston Texans at #1 Denver Broncos

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 4:14 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Denver Broncos

Prediction to lose: Houston Texans

Results:

#3 Buffalo Bills at #2 New England Patriots

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: New England Patriots

Prediction to lose: Buffalo Bills

Results:

#7 Green Bay Packers at #1 Seattle Seahawks

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 4:16 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Seattle Seahawks

Prediction to lose: Green Bay Packers

Results:

#6 San Francisco 49ers at #5 Los Angeles Rams

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 4:17 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Los Angeles Rams

Prediction to lose: San Francisco 49ers

Results:

Conference Championship Round

#5 Los Angeles Rams at #1 Seattle Seahawks

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 4:23 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Seattle Seahawks

Prediction to lose: Los Angeles Rams

Results:

#2 New England Patriots at #1 Denver Broncos

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 6:16 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Denver Broncos

Prediction to lose: New England Patriots

Results:

Super Bowl LX

#1 Seattle Seahawks (NFC) at #1 Denver Broncos (AFC)

Predicted on Friday, January 9th, 2026, at 4:24 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Denver Broncos

Prediction to lose: Seattle Seahawks

Results:

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