NFL Playoffs 2018: Updated Schedule and Predictions for Remainder of Postseason

Who thought the Los Angeles Rams would score just 13 points against the Atlanta Falcons after averaging close to 30 for the season? Better yet, who could have imagined that the Kansas City Chiefs would blow a 21-3 lead at home against the Tennessee Titans?

This postseason is off to a wild start, and it will be fascinating to see whether the upsets continue.

Here's a look at the rest of the postseason schedule, as well as quick picks for how the rest of the playoffs may shake out.

NFL Playoff Bracket

Wild Card Round

Sunday, 1:05 p.m. ET on CBS: No. 6 Buffalo Bills at No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars

Sunday, 4:40 p.m. ET on Fox: No. 5 Carolina Panthers at No. 4 New Orleans Saints

Divisional Round

Saturday, January 13, at 4:35 p.m. ET on NBC: Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles

Saturday, January 13, at 8:15 p.m. ET on CBS: Lowest-seeded AFC wild-card team remaining (Tennessee Titans or Buffalo Bills) at New England Patriots

Sunday, January 14, at 1:05 p.m. ET on CBS: Highest-seeded AFC wild-card team remaining (Jacksonville Jaguars or Tennessee Titans) at Pittsburgh Steelers

Sunday, January 14, at 4:40 p.m. ET on Fox: Carolina Panthers or New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings

Conference Championships

Sunday, January 21, at 3 p.m. ET: AFC Championship on CBS (lowest-seeded AFC team at highest-seeded AFC team)

Sunday, January 21, at 6:30 p.m. ET: NFC Championship on Fox (lowest-seeded NFC team at highest-seeded NFC team)

Super Bowl LII

Sunday, February 4, at 6:30 p.m. ET: AFC champion vs. NFC champion

Wild Card Round

Bills at Jaguars

If the Jacksonville Jaguars give the ball to running back Leonard Fournette 25-30 times in this game, then they should win. If they try to get the pass game going and start committing turnovers, then they are in danger of losing—especially if Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is good to go. McCoy is questionable with a sprained ankle, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

The guess here, though, is Fournette has a productive day en route to the Jags' first playoff win since 2007.

Panthers at Saints

New Orleans Saints running backs Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram have been near unstoppable this season. While the Carolina Panthers run defense is capable of slowing them down, they weren't able to do so in two losses to the Saints earlier this season.

For the third straight time, New Orleans will run wild in a victory over Carolina.

Divisional Round

Falcons at Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the 3-13 New York Giants by just five points and the 6-10 Oakland Raiders by nine in the two full games following starting quarterback Carson Wentz's season-ending ACL injury.

This simply isn't the same team without Wentz's ability and leadership on the field, so look for the Atlanta Falcons to make a return trip to the NFC Championship Game.

Titans at Patriots

The Tennessee Titans' impressive upset win over the Kansas City Chiefs vaulted them into the divisional round for the first time since 2008, but that's likely where their playoff trip will end.

The New England Patriots' explosive offense should have no problem against a Titans defense that has been so-so all season. Per OddsShark, the Pats would be 13-point favorites against Tennessee if this matchup comes to fruition.

Jaguars at Steelers

Don't expect anything resembling the Jaguars' 30-9 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers from earlier this season. In that matchup, the Steelers threw 55 passes and rushed just 19 times. That fed into the Jacksonville's strong pass defense, which picked off quarterback Ben Roethlisberger five times (two of the interceptions went for touchdowns).

This time around, Pittsburgh should look to establish the run early with Le'Veon Bell and keep feeding him the rock all game. Although Jacksonville's pass defense is arguably the best in the game, it is vulnerable against the run, allowing 4.3 yards per carry (seventh-worst in the NFL). Bell will lead the way in a win.

Saints at Vikings

This is a rematch of the Week 1 Monday Night Football game that the Minnesota Vikings won 29-19. Both teams are different this time around; Case Keenum is calling signals for Minnesota instead of Sam Bradford, and the rookie Kamara is a focal point of the New Orleans offense.

This should be an excellent game, but give the edge to the Vikings, who have lost just one game at home this year.

Conference Championships

Falcons at Vikings

Like the Saints-Vikings tilt, this is also a regular-season rematch. Like the Saints-Vikings game, Minnesota also won this one, as it beat the Falcons 14-9 in a defensive slugfest down south.

If this matchup occurs in the conference championship, then it will take place in Minnesota. Once again, the Vikings' home-field advantage should come into play.

U.S. Bank Stadium should be packed with rabid fans looking for their first Super Bowl appearance since the Bud Grant era in the 1970s, so the atmosphere should be raucous. That should create problems for the Falcons, who would fight hard but fall just short in this matchup.

Steelers at Patriots

Somehow, the Patriots' big two (quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski) and the Steelers' big three (Roethlisberger, Bell and wideout Antonio Brown) have never shared the field for an entire game.

They should finally break that streak this year if this championship game comes to fruition. This should be a classic contest, much like their regular-season matchup was at Heinz Field in December.

This time around, the game would be in Gillette Stadium, and that should prove to be the difference between two evenly matched teams. Also, Gronkowski posed a serious matchup problem against the Steelers during their regular-season meeting (nine catches, 168 yards), and the guess here is he posts big stats yet again.

Super Bowl LII

Patriots vs. Vikings

Super Bowl LII will take place at the Vikings' home field. Minnesota's home-field advantage has already been discussed, and if it gets to the Super Bowl, it should have a distinct edge over its AFC opponent.

The Vikings have also been firing on all cylinders this year. Keenum is the real deal, the running back duo of Latavius Murray and Jerick McKinnon has exceeded expectations and Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs form a deadly one-two punch at receiver. On defense, the Vikings can make a case for being the best in the game thanks to standouts such as safety Harrison Smith and defensive lineman Everson Griffen.

Call it a gut feeling, but it seems like it's the Vikings' turn to break a long championship streak.