You'll want your NFL bracket picks to show off all your knowledge gained from watching the league all season long. Many people making NFL picks will take the No. 1 seeds in each conference to go far in the 2024 NFL postseason off a bye. But is it wise to take the Ravens or 49ers all the way to the Super Bowl? Are you better off finding some variance from others when filling out 2024 NFL predictions? Finding that upset team to win a round or two, or even make a run to Super Bowl LVIII, can make all the difference in building the best NFL bracket. Could a team like the Lions, who nearly defeated the Cowboys in Dallas in Week 17, be a sneaky team to take far into the NFL playoffs in your NFL bets? Before making any NFL picks or 2024 NFL bracket predictions, be sure to see what SportsLine's advanced computer model has to say.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters the 2024 NFL playoffs on an incredible 183-129 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 37-21 roll on top-rated picks since Week 7 of last season and has nailed seven straight top-rated picks entering the 2024 NFL playoffs.
The model ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, it has turned its attention to the 2024 NFL playoffs bracket and locked in NFL picks for every NFL matchup. Head here to see every pick.
Top 2024 NFL playoff predictions
One of the surprising NFL playoff bracket predictions from the model: It is high on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+3), even though they barely snuck into the NFL playoffs. Tampa Bay closed the season 5-1, capped off with a 9-0 win over the Panthers last week, to win the NFL South with a 9-8 record. Meanwhile, the Eagles are the coldest team entering the NFL playoff bracket after losing five of their last six games to make the playoffs as a Wild Card team after making the Super Bowl as the No. 1 seed last year.
With a significantly different offensive approach with Baker Mayfield at quarterback than Tom Brady last week, the Buccaneers have utilized running back Rachaad White, who is averaging 103.7 total yards over his last six contests. Giants running back Saquon Barkley had 97 total yards and two touchdowns against the Eagles last week and Tampa Bay could find similar ways to capitalize on White's skill set against Philadelphia. SportsLine's model has Tampa Bay winning in 50% of simulations and the Eagles, based on name appeal and a better overall record, will be a popular pick in this matchup. The model likes the chance to steal and edge on others in your bracket pool by picking Tampa Bay. See which other teams to pick here.
How to make 2024 NFL playoff bracket picks
The model has made the call on who wins in every other game in the 2024 NFL playoff bracket and has confident NFL picks for the AFC and NFC Championship Games. You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine.
So who wins every game in the 2024 NFL playoffs? And what confident picks should you lock in for conference championship weekend? Check out the 2024 NFL playoff bracket below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win, all from a proven computer model that has returned well over $7,000 since its inception, and find out.
2024 NFL playoff brackets, seeding
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AFC:
1. Ravens
2. Bills
3. Chiefs
4. Texans
5. Browns
6. Dolphins
7. Steelers
NFC:
1. 49ers
2. Cowboys
3. Lions
4. Buccaneers
5. Eagles
6. Rams
7. Packers
Super Wild Card Weekend:
Texans vs. Browns
Chiefs vs. Dolphins
Bills vs. Steelers
Cowboys vs. Packers
Lions vs. Rams
Buccaneers vs. Eagles
Divisional Round:
49ers vs. Lowest remaining NFC seed
Ravens vs. Lowest remaining AFC seed
TBD vs. TBD
TBD vs. TBD
NFC, AFC Championship Game:
TBD vs. TBD
TBD vs. TBD
2024 Super Bowl
TBD
