NFL Wild Card PrizePicks Player Predictions (Sunday)

Day 2 of Super Wild Card Weekend features two 2 vs. 7 matchups and the game of the weekend in Detroit. How will Matthew Stafford perform in his return to Ford Field? Will James Cook be leaned on to perform in poor weather conditions in Buffalo? And will Dak Prescott avoid turning the ball over against the Green Bay Packers?

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Best NFL Wild Card Sunday PrizePicks Predictions

Matthew Stafford Over 275.5 passing yards

The game between the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams seems the most straightforward. Both teams have good run defenses and both teams have bad pass defenses. The Rams are a popular upset pick and a big part of the reason why is Stafford.

Stafford is heading back to a stadium where he had a lot of success to play against a defense that hasn't been able to stop many quarterbacks this season. Over their last three games, the Lions are allowing 351.7 passing yards per game.

Yet, the main reason this is the right play is because whether the Rams win or lose by double digits, their rushing attack is going to be nonexistent. With a really good Lions' offense capable of scoring a lot of points in a hurry, the Rams won't have a choice but to get points on almost every drive. The best way to do that against this defense is to throw the ball.

James Cook Over 66.5 rushing yards

Cook has rushed for fewer than 50 yards in each of his last two games, despite the Buffalo Bills coming away victorious in both. But let's not count Cook out against the Pittsburgh Steelers yet. Before his lackluster last two weeks, he ran for at least 70 yards in back-to-back games, including 179 in Week 15 against the Dallas Cowboys.

Weather is going to be an issue in Sunday's game, which should mean more carries for Cook. While the Steelers may consider loading the box, that's very risky going against Josh Allen and his receiving corps.

This number could be in the 70s and we'd be willing to take it because of the circumstances surrounding the game. Though the Steelers finished the year with the 19th-ranked run defense in football, their numbers were a bit inflated after playing from ahead for most of the last three weeks.

Dak Prescott Under 0.5 interceptions

Either oddsmakers know something we don't or this is one of the easiest bets of Sunday. The Packers finished the regular season with the second-fewest interceptions in the league. Prescott finished the year with just nine interceptions.

Prescott has thrown an interception in his last two games and three of his last four. But that seems like more of a blip in a season that was consistently solid. If the Packers were better defensively, perhaps it'd be worth taking the over seriously. But in a game in which the Cowboys should be playing from ahead, against a defense that doesn't force interceptions, the under is the only option.

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