NFL Playoff Picks: NFC Wildcards

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First up Matt Ryan will look to help the Atlanta Falcons continue their remarkable turnaround as they visit 37-year-old Kurt Warner and the NFC West champion Arizona Cardinals.

The 2-point favored Falcons won seven of their last nine regular-season games, including their last three. However, they're 1-5 all-time in Arizona, where these teams last met in Week 16 of 2007. The Cards went 3-7 against teams from outside the division and lost four straight games to clubs with winning records since Week 6.

On Sunday the Philadelphia Eagles look to carry their strong regular-season finish into the playoffs as they visit the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings, who are also surging into the postseason.

The 3-point favored Eagles enter the playoffs with victories in four of their last five games, outscoring opponents by an average of 23.0 points in those wins.