Happy Friday, everyone! It's Wajih AlBaroudi here in place of Zach Pereles to take you into the weekend.Let's begin.THE UNDERDOGSLast week's NFL Super Wild Card Weekend proved no team can be counted out when their season is on the line: The , and all kept their games closer than expected, whileBrian Daboll continued his remarkable turnaround of the with a win at Minnesota and therallied back from a 27-0 deficit to stun the .Our NFL experts are predicting the remaining underdogs to excel in the Divisional Round.Both Pete Prisco and John Breech have the upsetting the , a team that's looked virtually unstoppable over its 11-game winning streak. . Prisco: Breech was feeling even spicier than Prisco this week, as along with his Cowboys upset pick he also has the Giants and advancing to their respective conference championship games. Despite injuries to , and along Cincinnati's offensive line,
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