mmqb-divisional-round-2024-staff-picks

The NFL divisional round is here! Welcome to the week many fans consider the best on the NFL calendar. The two top seeds will be back in action, with the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers both playing at home after their bye weeks.

The top game of the weekend will be Sunday night, when the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills will face each other in the playoffs for the third time in the Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen era, the first outside of Arrowhead Stadium. And either the Detroit Lions or the Baker Mayfield–led Tampa Bay Buccaneers will advance to the NFC title game.

There are endless story lines and still 16 possible Super Bowls. After this weekend there will be four.

Here’s who is picking games this season.

Albert Breer, senior NFL reporter

Conor Orr, senior writer

Gilberto Manzano, staff writer

Matt Verderame, staff writer

John Pluym, managing editor

Mitch Goldich, editor

Claire Kuwana, editor

All picks are straight up. Visit SI Betting for picks against the spread. 

Green squares denote upsets.