It is playoff time in the NFL and here are the best bets for NFL Wildcard Weekend.

Joe Mixon UNDER 71.5 rushing yards

The first match-up of wildcard weekend is the Los Angeles Chargers versus the Houston Texans. The Texans had lots of success running the football early in the season but that has not been the case as of late. Houston’s lead back Joe Mixon has not had more than 57 yards rushing in a game since December 1st against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Chargers were really good against the run to end the season. Only one running back was able to run for more than 71 yards against them in the last five games. That was Bucky Irving of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who rushed for 115 yards on December 15th. In the other four games, no single rusher was able to run for more than 63 yards against the Chargers.

Houston is extremely depleted at the wide receiver position, which has made it tough to get their run game going. The Chargers should hold Mixon under 71.5 rushing yards with ease.

Rashod Bateman OVER 46.5 Receiving Yards

The second match-up on Saturday is the third time that the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers will play against each other. It is always interesting when teams are playing against each other for the third time.

The leading receiver for the Ravens this season was Zay Flowers. Flowers ended the season with 74 catches for 1,059 yards. He got injured in the last game of the season against the Cleveland Browns and will miss the wildcard game. Rashod Bateman stepped up in Flowers’ absence and ended the game against Cleveland with five catches with 76 yards.

Bateman is in the perfect position to step up once again in Flowers’ absence. He averages over 16 yards per catch this season. The 2021 first round pick should get at least three receptions and hit the over on 46.5 yards.

Josh Allen OVER 1.5 Touchdown Passes

The Buffalo Bills are hosting the Denver Broncos on Sunday and this is an interesting match-up between a top defense in Denver going against one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in Josh Allen.

Allen has been amazing this season and that includes ending the season with at least two touchdown passes in four of his last five games. This does not include the last game where he only played one snap.

The Broncos have a very good defense but can be vulnerable against the pass. They gave up three touchdown passes to Joe Burrow, two to Justin Herbert, and four to Jameis Winston during the last month of the season. Two touchdown passes for Allen is very reachable.

Jalen Hurts UNDER 212.5 Passing Yards

The Philadelphia Eagles are at home against the Green Bay Packers for wildcard weekend. The Eagles have had a very successful season so far but if there is one spot for criticism, its been the passing game.

Philadelphia’s quarterback Jalen Hurts has passed for less than 212 yards in four of his last six games played. This this not include the game against the Washington Commanders where he only had four passing attempts prior to get injured.

Green Bay’s defense has held three of their last five opponents under 200 passing yards. Their pass defense is the position of advantage in this game and should hold Hurts under 212 passing yards as the Eagles primary source of offense is the running game.

Bucky Irving OVER 87.5 Rushing Yards

The Washington Commanders are on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This a rematch of a week one match-up but both teams are very different now. One thing that has changed since the beginning of the season is the amount of rushing attempts from Tampa Bay per game.

Bucky Irving only carried the ball nine times in that opening week game compared to at least 15 carries in five of the last six games of the season. Irving has been an essential piece to the Buccaneers offense. He ended the season with over 1100 yards rushing.

Irving is going against a Commanders defense that has struggled against the run all season. They have gave up more than 100 rushing yards in 13 of their 17 games. This is perfectly set up for Irving to have a big game.

Matthew Stafford UNDER 240.5 Passing Yards

The last game of wildcard weekend will the be the Los Angeles Rams at home against the Minnesota Vikings. The Rams are going into the playoffs as a team that is struggling to find rhythm on offense.

Matthew Stafford has passed for less than 200 yards in four of their last five games. It does not help that he is going against one of, if not, the most aggressive defense in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings are great at making the opposing quarterback uncomfortable. They were fifth in the NFL with 49 sacks and fourth in quarterback hits with 113.

This has led to quarterbacks not playing up to their expected level when the Vikings are the opposing team. Minnesota should be able to hold Stafford under 240 passing yards for the game.

These bets are from Fanduel and may be different on other betting sites. Always remember to bet responsibly.