{"id":668842,"date":"2026-01-11T13:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/668842\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T13:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:14:14","slug":"shocking-prediction-for-bills-vs-jaguars-wild-card-game-made-by-nfl-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/668842\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking prediction for Bills vs. Jaguars Wild-Card game made by NFL analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> have been a trendy Super Bowl pick throughout the season, with their favoritism among the national media taking a noticeable leap forward after the other top quarterbacks in the AFC exited the playoff picture.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6f\">And following an eight-game winning streak, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/history-five-bills-veterans-seek-redemption-against-jaguars-for-past-playoff-defeat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bills\u2019 Wild-Card opponent<\/a>, the Jacksonville Jaguars, have rightfully crept into the championship conversation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\">With both teams displaying the ability to pull off the ultimate and take him a coveted Lombardi Trophy, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RossTuckerPod\/status\/2008916800881271061?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">one NFL analyst<\/a> is thinking big.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/injuries-josh-allen-s-foot-injury-as-healthy-it-s-been-in-a-while-entering-game-vs-jaguars-wild-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Josh Allen&#8217;s foot injury &#8216;as healthy it&#8217;s been in a while&#8217; entering game vs. Jaguars<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kejhcb02q75hzjn9w5.jpg\" alt=\"Trevor Lawrence \" title=\"Trevor Lawrence \" width=\"1877\" height=\"2502\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6u\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bills Casey Toohill closes in on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence but Lawrence got his pass attempt off before Toohill reached him during first half action at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Sept. 23, 2024. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee\/Democrat and Chronicle \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Massive prediction<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"71\">Fox sports commentator Ross Tucker recently took a bold stance during a segment on his podcast,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RossTuckerPod\/status\/2008916800881271061?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Ross Tucker Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">\u201cI believe the winner of this game (Bills vs. Jaguars) is going to the Super Bowl,\u201d said Tucker. \u201cI think, call it a gut, call it a hunch, I think the winner of Bills-Jags is going to go to the Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"77\">He added, \u201cAnd on some level, I think it\u2019s a shame that they have to play against each other in this first round. Because this feels to me like an AFC Championship Game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7a\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/analysis-reasons-why-james-cook-could-explode-for-big-game-vs-jaguars-no-1-rush-defense-wild-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reasons why James Cook could explode for big game vs. Jaguars&#8217; No. 1 rush defense<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kejhmqw4ae7b1k3146.jpg\" alt=\"James Cook\" title=\"James Cook\" width=\"2106\" height=\"2106\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7j\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bills James Cook gets a clear path to run before Jaguars Ventrell Miller catches him during the second half at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Sept. 23, 2024. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee\/Democrat and Chronicle \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Red-hot<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7q\">Jacksonville\u2019s scorching streak of victories has been no fluke, as they have performed exceptionally well on both sides of the ball, scoring 33.6 points per game and allowing just 14.5 points per contest to their opponents during that span of games.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7t\">The Bills haven\u2019t been on as much of a tear in recent weeks, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/6-takeaways-as-bills-offense-invisible-while-defensive-stands-tall-during-loss-to-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Week 17 defeat<\/a> at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles thwarting a four-game winning streak. Buffalo followed that up by resting its starters in Week 18 against the Jets.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7w\">With that said, Tucker\u2019s point rings true, as both the Jaguars and the Bills come equipped with one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/josh-allen-trails-surprising-afc-east-rival-in-latest-mvp-watch-list&amp;ved=2ahUKEwizkNilzf-RAxX_EVkFHS06GikQxfQBKAB6BAgOEAE&amp;usg=AOvVaw0smOCt8qTNCDTiMJzmVaj1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">best quarterbacks in the playoff field<\/a>, while other elements of the two teams also stand out above the rest.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7z\">It should be interesting to see what happens when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/buffalo-bills-vs-jacksonville-jaguars-wild-card-weekend-expert-pick-roundup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">two teams kick off<\/a> at 1 p.m. on Sunday in Jacksonville.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI think the winner of Bills-Jags is GOING to the Super Bowl.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RossTuckerNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@RossTuckerNFL<\/a> is picking Buffalo to win the marquee Wild Card matchup:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DraftKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@DraftKings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jxZvcoyTag\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jxZvcoyTag<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RossTuckerPod\/status\/2008916800881271061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"85\">\u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up for OnSI\u2019s Free Buffalo Bills Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/trade-sean-mcdermott-seems-to-take-veiled-shot-at-bills-gm-through-comments-on-jaguars-wr-wild-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sean McDermott seems to take veiled shot at Bills&#8217; GM through comments on Jaguars&#8217; WR<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/injuries-buffalo-bills-could-have-avoided-maxwell-hairston-s-injury-vs-jets-in-week-18-wild-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buffalo Bills could have avoided Maxwell Hairston&#8217;s injury vs. Jets in Week 18<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/injuries-jordan-poyer-reveals-if-he-s-ready-to-play-in-bills-wild-card-round-vs-jaguars-wild-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jordan Poyer reveals if he&#8217;s ready to play in Bills&#8217; Wild-Card round vs. Jaguars<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/rumors-john-harbuagh-could-be-hired-as-buffalo-bills-next-head-coach-writes-nfl-insider-coaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Harbuagh could be hired as Buffalo Bills&#8217; next head coach, writes NFL insider<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Buffalo Bills have been a trendy Super Bowl pick throughout the season, with their favoritism among the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668843,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,2086,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-668842","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-buffalobills","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115876650497729763","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}