{"id":656593,"date":"2026-01-05T18:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/656593\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:59:09","slug":"predictions-for-afc-wild-card-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/656593\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions for AFC wild-card game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are few early predictions for the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Bills AFC wild-card matchup.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> will host the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/buffalo-bills\/324\" data-autotag=\"1082767b-7fb4-4f44-b217-cdba2c3895e9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff at EverBank Stadium will be at <a href=\"https:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jaguars\/2026\/01\/05\/everything-know-jaguars-bills-afc-wild-card-game\/88029301007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1:00 PM ET<\/a> on Sunday. The game will be aired on CBS.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" data-autotag=\"0e187629-debe-49e8-9e02-83bd36ad3fcc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jaguars<\/a> will enter this game as one of the hottest teams in the NFL. This includes winning their last eight games, along with having one of the highest-scoring offenses during the second half of the season, and one of the stingiest defenses as well.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo finished the regular season 12-5. Led by Josh Allen, the Bills&#8217; offense ranks sixth in points per game this season, while the defense ranks 13th in scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Although we are still nearly a full week out from this game taking place, let&#8217;s take a look at some early predictions.<\/p>\n<p>Jaguars vs. Bills early playoff predictions<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25347753-final-nfl-playoff-seeding-and-predictions-every-wild-card-game\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moe Moton<\/a> is picking the Bills to win 34-31 over Jacksonville.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Allen&#8217;s ability to put on a cape under center and move the ball with his arm and legs tips the scales in Buffalo&#8217;s favor,&#8221; Moton wrote.<\/p>\n<p>FOX Sports: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictions-every-round-picked-ending-bills-vs-rams-super-bowl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Henry McKenna<\/a> is also picking the Bills in a close, high-scoring game. Buffalo 31, Jaguars 28.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This postseason, I\u2019m trusting in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nfl\/josh-allen-2-player\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Allen<\/a>,&#8221; McKenna wrote. &#8220;There might not be a hotter team in the NFL than the Jaguars, with quarterback\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nfl\/trevor-lawrence-player\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trevor Lawrence<\/a>\u00a0reaching heights that seemingly only head coach Liam Coen (and Jakobi Meyers?!) could\u2019ve helped the QB reach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jaguars Wire: I get it &#8212; the Bills have playoff experience, and the Jaguars mostly don&#8217;t. However, this Jacksonville team is playing really high-level football on both offense and defense. I&#8217;ll take the Jaguars to win 30-27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are few early predictions for the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Bills AFC wild-card matchup. 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