The NFL Postseason 2023 concludes its second weekend on Sunday with an NFC Divisional Round match between the San Francisco 49ers Vs Dallas Cowboys. After winning the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by 31-14, the Cowboys secured a clean victory in the Wild Card round as the visiting team, while the 49ers defeated the Seahawks 23-41 at home. Dallas earned a solid victory in the Wild Card round after beating the Buccaneers by a score of 31-14 as the visiting team, while San Francisco beat the Seattle Seahawks 23-41 at home. MatchPlug gives you the preview and the best NFL Predictions this week for the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Dalla Cowboys. Read: NFL Divisional Round Predictions: Buffalo Bills VS Cincinnati Bengals Predictions and Betting Preview for San Francisco 49ers VS Dallas Cowboys NFC Divisional Round Game Venue: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara Park, California. When: Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 Time: 15:30 GMT Teams to play: San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys  NFL Expert Picks: UNDER 46.5 Odds by BetMGM and 1XBet. Betting On The San Francisco 49ers Season record: 13-4 (NFC West Champion – 2nd seed NFC) 1XBet Spread: -3.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.51 1XBet Over/Under: Under 46.5 BetMGM Spread: -4 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.50 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 46.5 The San Francisco 49ers had an easy win over the Seattle Seahawks during the Wild Card round and are still the odds-on favourite in the National Conference to reach the Super Bowl. In the regular round, the 49ers have 11 consecutive wins thanks to the outstanding solidity in all of its areas, despite the presence of the rookie Brock Purdy as starting quarterback. Purdy who replaced the injured Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo, has been a superlative performer and has the offense skills of a veteran player. Against the Seahawks, the acting Purdy who replaced the injured Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo, has been a superlative performer and has the offense skills of a veteran player. Against the Seahawks, the acting quarterback threw 332 yards with three touching passes and handled a roster loaded with stellar weapons to perfection. San Francisco’s runner Christian McCaffrey is one of the best in the circuit. They also have other fantastic options like Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, and George Kittle. All of these names are what give Kyle Shanahan the most dynamic offense in the league. Additionally, the 49ers during their 11-game winning streak, scored at least 30 points eight times. If the best defense in the league gets this type of support, they won’t be victorious in matches. The 49ers have led almost every major defensive category in the NFL after finishing with the lowest points allowed (277), lowest total yards conceded (5,110), and the most interceptions gained (20). In addition, they were second in fumbles recovered (30), the lowest total yards on the ground (1,321), and average yards per carry (3.4). Betting On The Dallas Cowboys  Season record: 12-5 (1st wild card – 4th NFC seed)  1XBet Spread: +3.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.605 1XBet Over/Under: Over 46.5 BetMGM Spread: +4 BetMGM Moneyline: 2.65 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 46.5 The Dallas Cowboys had a great start to the 2023 NFL postseason by clinching an eight-game winless streak on a road that dated back to the 1993 playoffs. Dallas completely dominated the Buccaneers all through the game, thanks to Dak Prescott’s wonderful performance. The quarterback has silenced the naysayers concerning his insecurity problems in the postseason. Prescott ended with 305 yards passing and four touchdowns numbers which won him his duel with Tom Brady, who finished the campaign leading Tampa Bay’s offense with a complex loss. However, the quarterback wasn’t the offensive sensation for the Cowboys, Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott got the spotlight. The running back duo showed off their skills, bringing in more good news for Mike McCarthy who is gearing up to take on the league’s best defense. Speaking of defense, Dallas is placed in the top five on the circuit along San Francisco. And, on Monday night they disgraced Brady and the Buccaneers, which wasn’t too hard because Bucs finished as the weakest offenses in the whole NFL. The 49ers have more weapons in their arsenal, and it remains to be seen if the Cowboys can stop Brock Purdy. Dallas has enough arguments, as the third unit with the most number of catches (54) and the ninth most efficient in the red zone by allowing only 52% effectiveness of touchdowns to their opponents. MatchPlug Prediction After their visit to Tampa Bay, the Cowboys have evoked a great feeling, but it should be noted that the Buccaneers were the only team in the postseason with a negative record and their offense was one of the worst ones in the NFL. The 49ers are not the same as the Buccaneers and their only weakness, which hasn’t happened yet is an inexperienced Brock Purdy being in the middle of the offense. One thing Dallas does well is applying pressure on the opposition’s quarterback, which is the same thing they did to Tom Brady on Monday and are hoping to recreate with San Francisco if they are to have a winning chance. San Francisco’s offensive weapons are unlimited and the touchdowns shouldn’t take too long to come in. The question however is if Dak Prescott and crew can do some damage to a defense that has allowed lower than 20 points nine times in its last nine wins. 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The Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals will have their rematch two weeks after Bills’ Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest at their last game.  However, this time they’ll be playing in the AFC Divisional Round games for the 2023 NFL playoffs. Cincinnati pulled through a challenging game against the Raven last Sunday night, where they won 17-24. While Buffalo also went through a gruelling game at their home against the Miami Dolphins to win 31-34 This would be the second time these teams are meeting again after Hamlin’s collapse and there’s no doubt that fans are waiting to see how the game turns out, as the Bills and Bengals have unfinished business from their Week 17 regular season game. MatchPlug brings you analysis and the best NFL Predictions this week surrounding the anticipated Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals game. Read: NFL Divisional Round Predictions: San Francisco 49ers vs Dallas Cowboys Predictions and Betting Preview for Buffalo Bills VS Cincinnati Bengals AFC Divisional Round Game Venue: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York  When: Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 Time: 12:00 GMT Teams to play: Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals  NFL Expert Picks: UNDER 48.5 Odds by BetMGM and 1XBet. Betting On The Buffalo Bills Season record: 14-3 (AFC East Champion – 2nd seed AFC) 1XBet Spread: -5.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.41 1XBet Over/Under: Under 48.5 BetMGM Spread: -6 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.40 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 49 The Buffalo Bills had some challenges during their Wild Card game against the Miami Dolphins and now they’ll be facing the Bengals in a more challenging matchup. Head coach, Sean McDermott should be worried that his team still can’t secure the ball, the Dolphins was the second team to score at least 300 points against the Bills this season. In the regular season the Buffalo Bills were gone third-most turnover-prone offense with 27 turnovers, a trend the carried in their game with Miami, when they lost it three times to the Dolphins. They also recorded four fumbles. Josh Allen was responsible for three losses, he threw two interception passes for the sixth time this season’s and lost another fumble. Buffalo are ranking 11th in that NFL with 24 fumbles recovered. The Cincinnati Bengals’ defense started playing well since the second half of the regular season which could be another issue for the Bills to deal with on Sunday. If Allen and his group can’t hold on to the ball, Joe Burrow will lean heavily towards using it to destabilise them.  On the part of their defense, the Bills played well against Miami, even they didn’t do much about the Dolphins’ loose balls. They forfeited 231 total yards and intercepted Skylar Grey twice and on third down, they dropped the Dolphins to a 4-16 mark. 27 fumbles saved, fourth most in the League, Buffalo’s defense ended the season in the Top-10 for throws and top defense for categories for rushing. They also earned second place in the NFL for efficiency in the red zone by allowing TDs on only 45.9% of opponents trips. Betting On The Cincinnati Bengals Season record: 13-4 (AFC North Champion – 3rd seed AFC) 1XBet Spread: +5.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.975 1XBet Over/Under: Over 48.5 BetMGM Spread: +6 BetMGM Moneyline: 3.00 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 49 Cincinnati is one step closer to  becoming American Conference Champions again, only this time they’ll find this game tougher than what they found the Wild Card round. Thanks to St.Hubbard’s defense play, who returned a loose ball 98 yards to the end zone, saving the Bengals from loosing their playoff spot to the Baltimore Ravens who fought fiercely in Lamar Jackson’s absence. Cincinnati only mustered 234 total yards against an ironclad Ravens defense, which raises some concern for their game against the Bills who have a great defense too. Joe Burrow who was intercepted four times against the Ravens, will again have low protection due to injuries to key players on the Bengals offensive line. Burrow will need the Bengals ground defense to show up against the Bills. Burrow has consistently proven himself a worthy quarterback by showing up in crucial moments, and during this campaign he led a team that closed the regular round with 8 successive victories. The Bengals’ offense was one of the best ones in the league in terms of passes, and ranked fifth best in the red zone with 64.9% efficiency.  Their defense finished top 10 in the league, conceding 18 points or lower in four out of their last six games. On the ground they were the seventh team that conceded the fewest total yards and fourth team that allowed that lowest TDs. MatchPlug Prediction This matchup between the Bills and the Bengals are between two of Super Bowl favourites. Over the course of the season, both teams proved that they deserve a spot at the top of the NFL and they have a talented team that can win the league. Unluckily for these two top teams, one of them has to lose the competition because they can’t keep up with the magnitude of attack this game needs.  Both defenses are among the best in the circuit, but they’ll each face Joe Burrow and Josh Allen, two players who are among the top five quarterbacks in the NFL, who threw 35 touchdowns each during the regular round. With both teams being somewhat evenly matched, the team that has the lowest slip ups, will have an edge ahead in the game. Burrow will try to evade being caught, Allen will battle constant turnovers. In this game, home field advantage won’t be much of a deciding factor, not minding the fact that Bills played for 7-1 at home. Cincinnati too performed exceptionally well at home with a 6-3 record. One important thing to note for this game is in the past 10 games these teams played, the Over had a 7-3 record. 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The Philadelphia Eagles Vs New York Giants playing against each other in the NFC Divisional Round games will reopen a rivalry in the NFC East, as they battle for a spot in the NFL playoffs’ second round in 2023. Last weekend, the New York Giants pulled off an upset in the Wild Card round after beating the Minnesota Vikings 31-24 on the road, while Philadelphia Eagles replenished themselves after ending the regular round with the best record in the NFC. New York and Philadelphia met a few times during the regular round, with the Eagles winning both games. Without wasting any more time, MatchPlug presents a preview and NFL Predictions for the Eagles VS Giants’ Divisional Round match.  Read: NFL Divisional Round Predictions: Kansas City Chiefs VS Jacksonville Jaguars Predictions and Betting Preview for Philadelphia Eagles VS New York Giants NFC Divisional Round Game Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennslyvania When: Saturday, January 21, 2023 Time: 17:15 GMT Teams to play: Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants  NFL Picks: UNDER 47.5 Odds by BetMGM and 1XBet. Betting On The Philadelphia Eagles Season record: 14-3 (NFC East Champion – 1st seed NFC) 1XBet Spread: -7.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.26 1XBet Over/Under: Under 47.5 BetMGM Spread: -7.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.26 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 48.5 During the last week of the NFL regular round, the Philadelphia Eagles marked one of their best seasons by winning the NFC East title and the title of the best team in the National Conference. Quarterback Jalen Hurts returned to play for his team, after missing two games that the Eagles lost, and to revive Philadelphia’s offense. Hurts who runs for 700 yards, scores 13 times, throws over 3,700 yards and 33 touchdowns, was certainly missed on the Eagles’ frontlines. The Giants will find him a problem, mainly because their ground defense is ridden with many issues. The Eagles’ offense is feared because all their lines are balanced, which was what earned them second place with the second most points scored. In passes, their net yards gained per pass were the third-best average with 7.1. No team scored more times on the ground than them with 31, they registered 90 penalties and were fourth in efficiency inside the red zone with 67.8%. Furthermore, Philadelphia’s defense is as strong as its offense, and their opponents have gained over 350 total yards against them on only three occasions, and a single game of over 400. They were also the team that allowed the lowest total passing yards in the season and they had the most sacks with 70. Philadelphia’s weak point however is that they finished a little above league average by stopping the ground attack, which is the Giants’ attacking weapon, that New York couldn’t capitalize on in the regular round. Betting On The New York Giants Season record: 10 -7 (2nd wild card – 6th NFC seed) 1XBet Spread: -7.5 1XBet Moneyline: 3.94 1XBet Over/Under: Over 47.5 BetMGM Spread: -7.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 4.00 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 48.5 After defeating the Minnesota Vikings in their first postseason game since the Super Bowl XLVI win over the Patriots, the New York Giants will find it difficult to start a winning streak when they play the Eagles. They looked good in Minnesota, but today they’ll need to play better than they did last week if they want to win against the same opponents that dealt with them the two times they met this year. New York could defeat the Vikings because of Daniel Jones’ impressive work. Under the guidance of head coach Brian Daboll, Jones is having the best campaign he has ever had in his career. The quarterback threw for 301 yards, two touchdown passes, no interceptions, and 78 rushing yards, while Minnesota had one of the worst defenses in the season. Jones spearheaded the attack on the Vikings, for New York which only scored 30 points all year. Complementing Jones’ offense was Saquon Barkley’s two touchdown runs and a defense that stopped one of the NFL’s best offense. The New York Giants will need to bring this energy or higher when they go toe-to-toe with Jalen Hurts and his Crew. On the defense side, New York had one of the worst defenses in the NFL, in terms of stopping the ground game, and the Philadelphia Eagles know this weak spot. In the late two regular season games they played with the Giants, they gained 335 total yards, and seven touchdowns, five of which came on carries using this strategy. New York’s defense is a secret the Eagles used throughout the season and if they do want to advance, even Jones and his offense can’t stop them if they don’t get their defense players in line. MatchPlug Prediction NFL Predictions this week say that the New York Giants are adept in postseason surprises and won six of their last seven away games in the playoffs for a good reason. The thing now, however, is that New York couldn’t answer all the defeats they faced from the Eagles during the regular season round. The Giants were outmatched in every area, even in the Eagles’ weak areas, who came to the game rested for the week and with a 7-2 record. After the prowess Daniel Jones showed against the Vikings, there is a chance that he’ll have another good game. But it remains to be seen if it’ll be enough to give the Giants’ defense a good advantage. Everything comes down to Jalen Hurts who is the powerhouse of the Eagles. If Hurts plays well in today’s game as he has been doing for most of the season, he could hurt the New York Giants’ defense. There is a reason why Philadelphia scored fewer than 20 points only once under his watch.

The 2023 NFL Playoffs resume this weekend with the AFC Divisional Round and an intriguing match between the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars opens the tournament. Jacksonville won its Wild Card clash over the LA Chargers, while Kansas scaled through after they were seeded first in the American Conference. It should be noted that these teams met in Week 10 of this season, with the Chiefs winning 17-27. To keep the excitement going, MatchPlug brings you a preview of the Chiefs and Jaguars’ game and some of the best NFL Predictions Today surrounding this matchup. Related: NFL Divisional Round Predictions: Philadelphia Eagles VS New York Giants Predictions and Betting Preview for Kansas City Chiefs VS Jacksonville Jaguars AFC Divisional Round Venue: GEHA Field At Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. When: Saturday, January 21, 2023 Time: 13:30 GMT Teams to play: Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Picks: UNDER 52.5 Odds provided by 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On The Kansas City Chiefs Regular Season Record: 14-3 (AFC West Champion – AFC 1st seed ) 1XBet Spread: -9.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.21 1XBet Over/Under: Under 52.5 BetMGM Spread: -9.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.20 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 53 The Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills game being postponed gave the Kansas City Chiefs the opening they needed to win and begin the NFL postseason 2023 campaign rested; playing in their home field. By securing the top record in the American Conference, the Chiefs could watch the AFC Wild Card games from home, including the matchup featuring the Jaguars who are struggling. This season, the Chiefs already won Jacksonville, thanks to Patrick Mahomes who recorded one out of his three games with 4 touchdown passes on the season and completed 74.29% of his passes, which is his third-best percentage of the year. Given Mahomes’ performance, the quarterback will again be the centre of attention for the Chiefs, a squad with the best offense in the NFL, which would be facing a defense that struggled a lot in defending against the pass. In addition to leading the NFL in points scored (496), Kansas City was also the only team that surpassed 7,000 total yards (7,032) and no offense had better figures than them in average yards per play (6.4), first downs gained (408), passing yards (5,062) and passing TDs (41). When it came to halting the ground attack, Andy Reid’s team were impressive. But, they’d need to be at the top of their game when playing Trevor Lawrence who would come to play with the confidence he took to his outstanding second half against the Chargers. Lawrence knows that the Chiefs were the team with the most conceded touchdown passes on the year (33). Betting On The Jacksonville Jaguars Regular Season Record: 10-8 (AFC South Champion – 4th AFC seed) 1XBet Spread: +9.5 1XBet Moneyline: 4.42 1XBet Over/Under: Over 52.5 BetMGM Spread: +9.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 4.75 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 53 Jacksonville Jaguars is still upholding their outstanding season, especially after defeating the Chargers 27-0, pulling off the third-largest comeback in postseason history. The Jaguars overcame the four interceptions thrown by Trevor Lawrence in the first half of the game and today they’d be facing the Chiefs who are one of the favourites to win the Super Bowl and their biggest challenge of the year. Doug Pederson’s leadership and skills showed in Jacksonville’s win, as he kept his men calm after five turnovers and led them as the first to win a postseason game with a -5 margin in turnovers. After halftime, Lawrence and Jacksonville turned into something else, giving up only three points to the Chargers offense who had become distracted by mistakes the Jaguars made in the first half. While Lawrence gained 273 passing yards, Justin Herbert was intercepted three times and reached the end zone only once. Trevor Lawrence was awakened after pulling off a strong defensive performance. He put down four touchdown passes and got an all-important two-point conversion to give the Jaguars the lead with a field goal as the game time expired. For today’s game, the Jaguars are expected to be more ferocious towards the Chiefs than they were toward the Chargers. Kansas City might have the best offense in the league, but they’d test a Jaguars secondary that battled against Herbert and was the least efficient team in the NFL in defending the pass. Note that the Jaguars’ quarterback threw for 331 yards, four touchdown passes, and one interception against Mahomes and the Chiefs this season. MatchPlug Prediction Anything can happen during the postseason and after what they did to the Chargers last weekend, Jacksonville Jaguars proved this point. But it is also apparent that a team can’t make the same mistake twice, especially if they are playing against the Chiefs who had the best record in the conference and a 7-1 mark at home after losing to the Buffalo Bills. Lawrence can throw off Kansas City’s secondary, but can he go head-to-head with Mahomes? Patrick Mahomes is said to be the best in the league and has already humiliated Jacksonville’s defense this year. NFL Predictions say that there is no factor that indicates that today’s game will turn out differently, so the Jaguars must be proactive and score enough touchdowns to trouble Mahomes, who threw 12 interceptions despite being the lead as an MVP candidate.