Bills, Bengals, 49ers big early favorites for NFL’s Wild Card Weekend

The seedings for the NFL playoffs finally came into focus late Sunday afternoon. The Eagles, after trying unsuccessfully the last two weeks, secured the top seed in the NFC. Then, the final playoff spot was finalized when the Packers lost on Sunday Night Football, allowing the Seahawks to take the final playoff seed.

So now we have our first look at Wild Card Weekend lines at FanDuel.

Note: Odds as of 9 a.m. Monday morning night.

Seattle watched Sunday night as Aaron Rodgers and the Packers couldn’t secure a win against a Detroit Lions team that was eliminated when the Seahawks beat the Rams in overtime. That the Seahawks needed overtime to beat the Rams in a must-win game is pertinent, because now they face one of the best teams in the NFL on the road to open the playoffs. Oddsmakers priced it accordingly.

The Giants put up a fight in Philly while resting their starters. They get a road playoff game against one of the most interesting 13-win division winners we’ve ever seen. The Vikings enter the playoffs having had a minus-3 point differential over their 17 games.

This one truly feels like a toss-up.

The Cowboys limped into the playoffs with a poor performance in Washington when a win combined with some help would have given them a shot at the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Instead, Dak Prescott completed just 38% of his passes and the Dallas offense scored just six points.

The result: A road playoff game against Tom Brady and the Bucs. Dallas is favored, but Cowboys fans can’t feel comfortable with this matchup.

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The upstart Jags secured their playoff spot in dramatic fashion Saturday night, winning the AFC South on a defensive touchdown.

They’ll host Joey Herbert and a much healthier Chargers team that won four straight before Sunday, when they lost to Denver in what was essentially a meaningless game for them. This line started at Chargers -2.5 and moved to 1.5.

The Dolphins needed a last-second field goal to clinch their spot in the playoffs. Will Tua Tagovailoa be back? Will it make a difference?

Nyheim Hines running Sunday’s opening kickoff back for the Bills showed that maybe these Bills are going to have a team of destiny feel over the next few weeks. The line opened at 10 and moved a half-point overnight.

No, we didn’t get our coin flip scenario. But we’re getting an AFC North rematch. And all signs point to Lamar Jackson having a chance to suit up for the playoff opener. His status, obviously, will be something to pay attention to.

The Bengals have been rolling. They enter the playoffs on an eight-game winning streak and look ready to run back to the Super Bowl behind Joe Burrow’s arm. The Bengals opened as a 5.5-point favorite, and the number moved a point in their direction overnight.

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