With the 2024 NFL Playoffs field set, it’s time to look at all of the point spreads and totals for Super Wild Card Weekend. That includes three games in the NFC on Sunday and Monday.
The NFC Wild Card odds favor two home teams — the Cowboys and Lions — and one road team — the Eagles. The Over/Unders for all three NFC games are higher than the three AFC games so hold onto your seats for some wild rides.
Dallas claimed the NFC’s No. 2 seed on Sunday with a resounding win over Washington, while the Eagles continued to be grounded in a loss to the Giants. Meanwhile, two familiar worlds will collide when Rams QB Matt Stafford returns to Detroit, where he spent the first 12 seasons of his career.
We’re going to peak at all three NFC playoff games on tap for Super Wild Card weekend and how to view the NFC Wild Card odds. If you’re planning to make some bets on these games, check out the top NFL playoff promos ahead of kickoff.
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, Jan. 14; 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
Is this finally the year that the Cowboys get over the hump and reach the conference championship game? Dallas hasn’t been on that stage since 1996, and other NFL fans are quick to remind Cowboys fans of that.
But this season feels a bit different. QB Dak Prescott is at the top of his game, and his combination with WR CeeDee Lamb seems to be automatic. Add to that a play-making defense, and the Cowboys could have the formula to finally get over the hump of the divisional round.
First things first, though, as the Packers stand in their way on Super Wild Card weekend. Green Bay’s defense has improved as the season has gone on, and QB Jordan Love has, too, in his first full season as the starter.
But do the Packers have the firepower to hang with Dallas at AT&T Stadium, where the Cowboys won all eight games by an average of 21.5 points? Hard pass.
Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions
Sunday, Jan. 14; 8 p.m. ET (NBC)
It had to hurt Lions fans to see the player they drafted No. 1 overall in 2009 win a Super Bowl immediately after leaving Detroit. That was two seasons ago, though, so those feelings had plenty of time to subside.
Well, they’re all coming back this weekend as Matt Stafford leads the Rams against the Lions at Ford Field. There may be mixed emotions during the pre-game introductions, but the Detroit fans will be all business once the game kicks off.
Los Angeles was left for dead early in the season, but the Rams righted the ship thanks to the emergence of rookies Kyren Williams and Puka Nacua. Of course, it helps to have veterans like Stafford and Cooper Kupp, too.
But as sneaky good as the Rams have been in the second half of the season, the Lions have been pretty great, too. QB Jared Goff, who came to Detroit from the Rams in the Stafford trade, is at his best on the Lions’ home track.
Expect this game to go back-and-forth for the duration and perhaps for the last team with the ball to win.
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Monday, Jan. 15; 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Through 12 weeks of the regular season, it looked like the Eagles would be the team to beat in the NFC. They were flying high with a 10-1 record following consecutive wins over Dallas, Kansas City, and Buffalo, but then they collapsed and won only one of their final six games.
The defense has been borderline miserable, and the offense has been inconsistent. That’s not exactly a good formula for winning in the playoffs. At this point, it doesn’t seem like the X’s and O’s matter most to Philadelphia. It’s all about whether the Eagles can rediscover their swagger from last season when they won the NFC championship and the first 12 weeks of this season.
Tampa Bay, on the other hand, is in familiar territory. The Buccaneers won their third consecutive NFC South title this season and will host an NFC East team in the opening round for the third consecutive year. They lost this game the last two years, including one to Philadelphia in 2021.
What’s not familiar, however, is that Tom Brady is no longer the QB. Baker Mayfield is the signal caller this time around, and he has shown some moxie and an ability to light up the scoreboard. That spells bad news for a forgiving Eagles defense.
