To steal a mantra from Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots: "Big dogs come out in January." After a modest regular season, my picks have rounded into form over the playoffs, and I'm coming off a clean sweep (ML and ATS) over the divisional round weekend.

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Line: Seahawks by 6.5 Line: Rams by 4.5 AFC: (4) Pittsburgh Steelers/ (5) Houston Texans at (2) New England Patriots, 3 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. ET (Network TBD) Let's try to predict the next round of the playoffs below; here are some other expert NFL picks as well: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.

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The Denver Broncos and New England Patriots play on Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Broncos' Empower Field at Mile High in the AFC championship game on the NFL playoff schedule. Which team will win the third-round NFL postseason game and advance to the Super Bowl?

Case in point: Only the Green Bay Packers know which seed they'll carry into the postseason (No. 7 in the NFC). Every other team in the playoff picture has a chance to move somewhere—up, down or even out—before the curtains fall this weekend.

Which teams will win the conference championship games and advance to the Super Bowl on Feb. 8?

Super Bowl Sunday is quickly approaching, and eager fans are making their watch party plans. The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks are set to face off in Super Bowl LX, the first Super Bowl appearance for both teams this decade.