The NFL playoffs continue this Sunday and we asked USA TODAY Sports' staff for their top picks to win the AFC and NFC championship games.

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Falcons put together what may have been their best win of the 2025 season in Week 17. Under the lights of Monday Night Football, the Falcons toppled the playoff-bound Los Angeles ...

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Allen Park — It all comes down to this. Well, technically, the Detroit Lions’ season comes down to their next three games, all of which they will likely have to win to make the playoffs. But in the ...

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The 7-8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers head to Miami in Week 17 to take on a 6-9 Dolphins team in a game the visitors need to win to stave off the potential of elimination from the playoff race. The game is ...

The Dallas Cowboys are well aware of the task they are facing with three regular-season games remaining. The Cowboys must win all three and have the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles lose all three ...

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LOS ANGELES — The energy is back and so are the Los Angeles Lakers (for now), returning to the win column and snapping a three-game skid on Sunday in a 125-101 win over the bottom-seed Sacramento ...