K, here is my extremely scientific reasoning, based entirely on the numbers:
TEN@KC- don’t see how the Titans could win in that environment with their injuries. They would probably lose 9 out of 10 under these circumstances. The Chiefs haven’t been the picture of success but Tennessee’s record is pathetic if you go back and look.
ATL@LAR- the Falcons have been just as inconsistent as the Panthers. No ‘dominant’ road wins all year. A couple of ‘embarrassing’ losses. The Rams are young and not as good at home as they should be based on their overall performance. Bottom line... Atlanta is a better and more experienced team...but will that team show up? I think they will.
BUF@JAX- Who in the hell besides a space alien would take the Bills in a road playoff game? I’m not saying the Jags CAN’T lose, I’m saying I have no reason to believe the Bills can win.
CAR@NO- People have been saying, “it’s hard to beat the same team three times”. Bullshit. The Saints are in their dimly lit Dome. They have their Hall of Fame quarterback. They have their precious running backs. If they don’t win this game, it will be the choke-of-the-year and they will have completed the “NFC South in the Postseason” film trilogy...which started in early 2016 when Carolina was the best team in the NFL, but lost. The next year Atlanta was clearly the best team. They were about to eviscerate the Patriots until the dramatic twist ending where they too LOST. In film three, it’s the Saints who are the best team in the NFL. They’re on their way to the Super Bowl. All of a sudden, out of the BLUE, a merry band of misfits led by a sexy, red-caped, feather-capped, walking, talking, dabbing, immaculate man comes in and saves the day.
You see, you thought the Saints were the NFC South hero that was destined to be the best team that finally wins the Super Bowl. But actually, it’s the Panthers, coming to take back what Adam Vinatieri and Janet Jackson’s tit took from them in 2004. THEY are the NFC South team that was foretold, and Cam is the Boy Who Lived.