NFL playoff predictions: will anyone thwart the Chiefs’ three-peat bid?

The postseason kicks off on Saturday. Our writers pick the dark horses, players to watch and make their tips for the NFL's championship game

Cincinnati Bengals. This is the obvious answer, as it's a bummer when the team with one of the NFL's best quarterbacks (Joe Burrow), the receiving triple crown winner (Ja'Marr Chase) and the NFL's sack leader (Trey Hendrickson) is on the outside looking in. Plus, it would certainly be fun to watch opposing offenses torch the Bengals' iffy defense. As it is, we'll have to wait until next season to know whether a defensive overhaul (including the firing of defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo) will bear any dividends. Doug Farrar