Super Bowl LIII Projection, Wildcard Saturday

New Orleans over Kansas City

Both games went the way I was rooting yesterday, though neither matched my projection. Indianapolis was nearly 50/50 to beat Houston, though. I think Seattle was close enough in their loss to Dallas that the injury to Sebastian Janikowski really could have made the difference for them. You never want to have your punter doing your kicking in a playoff game. Kansas City got a little boost by getting to face the weakest remaining team, giving them a little separation from New England in the AFC favorite spot. A Baltimore win would lower New England's chances further, while LA would boost them back up a bit.

So who am I rooting for today?

Los Angeles Chargers at Baltimore: I guess Baltimore? I don't know. I know it'll cause even more quarterback controversy if they lose, because they're sticking with Lamar Jackson instead of going back to Joe Flacco now that he's healthy.

Philadelphia at Chicago: Philadelphia, because Nick Foles taking over for the injured started 2  years in a row is too good of a story not to root for. Also he's a former Ram, along with Chris Long. With as short as NFL careers are, player that played for St. Louis won't be around all that much longer. The Bears also have former Ram Benny Cunningham, as well as Mizzou guy Chase Daniel, so

TEAM	Record	Strength	Div	Plyff	WC	Qtr	Semi	Champ
NO	13-3	0.745	++	++	++	71.71	37.27	20.78
CHI	12-4	0.768	++	++	73.81	41.36	24.43	14.36
LAR	13-3	0.722	++	++	++	50.61	26.98	14.25
KC	12-4	0.708	++	++	++	54.82	27.59	13.23
NE	11-5	0.708	++	++	++	50.67	26.42	12.66
IND	10-6	0.667	-	++	++	45.18	20.58	8.90
BAL	10-6	0.714	++	++	53.08	26.95	14.26	6.94
LAC	12-4	0.688	-	++	46.92	22.38	11.15	5.10
DAL	10-6	0.534	++	++	++	28.81	8.55	2.83
PHI	9-7	0.540	-	++	26.19	7.50	2.78	0.94
HOU	11-5	0.674	++	++	-	-	-	-
SEA	10-6	0.653	-	++	-	-	-	-
PIT	9-6-1	0.627	-	-	-	-	-	-
MIN	8-7-1	0.541	-	-	-	-	-	-
TEN	9-7	0.517	-	-	-	-	-	-
CAR	7-9	0.488	-	-	-	-	-	-
ATL	7-9	0.484	-	-	-	-	-	-
DEN	6-10	0.456	-	-	-	-	-	-
GB	6-9-1	0.454	-	-	-	-	-	-
CLE	7-8-1	0.434	-	-	-	-	-	-
DET	6-10	0.421	-	-	-	-	-	-
NYG	5-11	0.418	-	-	-	-	-	-
TB	5-11	0.383	-	-	-	-	-	-
CIN	6-10	0.345	-	-	-	-	-	-
SF	4-12	0.326	-	-	-	-	-	-
WAS	7-9	0.323	-	-	-	-	-	-
JAC	5-11	0.317	-	-	-	-	-	-
NYJ	4-12	0.300	-	-	-	-	-	-
MIA	7-9	0.285	-	-	-	-	-	-
BUF	6-10	0.270	-	-	-	-	-	-
OAK	4-12	0.192	-	-	-	-	-	-
ARI	3-13	0.128	-	-	-	-	-	-

First to 10% chance of Superbowl win: Los Angeles Rams (Week 2, Sunday)
First to 20% chance of Superbowl win: Los Angeles Rams (Week 7, Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams (Week 4, Thursday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams (Week 7, Sunday)
First to 99.9% chance of Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City (Week 10, Sunday)
First to 99.99% chance of Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams (Week 11, Sunday)
First to 99.999% chance of Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams (Week 11, Final)
First to clinch a playoff spot: Los Angeles Rams (Week 13, Sunday)
First to clinch a first round bye: New Orleans (Week 16, Sunday)
First to clinch homefield in conference playoffs: New Orleans (Week 16, Sunday)

First team eliminated from the Playoffs: San Francisco and Oakland (Week 13, Sunday)

[Week 1] Los Angeles Rams over Baltimore
[Week 2, Thursday] Cincinnati over Los Angeles Rams
[Week 2, Sunday] Los Angeles Rams over Miami
[Week 2, Final] Los Angeles Rams over Miami
[Week 3, Thursday] Los Angeles Rams over Miami
[Week 3, Sunday] Los Angeles Rams over Miami
[Week 3, Final] Los Angeles Rams over Miami
[Week 4, Thursday] Los Angeles Rams over Miami
[Week 4, Sunday] Los Angeles Rams over Baltimore
[Week 4, Final] Los Angeles Rams over Baltimore
[Week 5, Thursday] Los Angeles Rams over Baltimore
[Week 5, Sunday] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 5, Final] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 6, Thursday] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 6, Sunday] Baltimore over Los Angeles Rams
[Week 6, Final] Baltimore over Los Angeles Rams
[Week 7, Thursday] Baltimore over Los Angeles Rams
[Week 7, Sunday] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 7, Final] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 8, Thursday] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 8, Sunday] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 8, Final] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 9, Thursday] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 9, Sunday] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 9, Final] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 10, Thursday] Los Angeles Rams over Kansas City
[Week 10, Sunday] Kansas City over Los Angeles Rams
[Week 10, Final] Kansas City over Los Angeles Rams
[Week 11, Thursday] Kansas City over Los Angeles Rams
[Week 11, Sunday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 11, Final] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 12, Thursday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 12, Sunday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 12, Final] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 13, Thursday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 13, Sunday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 13, Final] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 14, Thursday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 14, Sunday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 14, Final] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 15, Thursday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 15, Saturday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 15, Sunday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 15, Final] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 16, Saturday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 16, Sunday] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 16, Final] New Orleans over Kansas City
[Week 17, Final] New Orleans over Kansas City