Ron Jaworski regained sole possession of first place in the overall ESPN expert standings with a clean sweep of the divisional playoff games. Mark Schlereth, who had been tied with Jaws for the last two weeks, went 3-1 to fall one game back in second place. Along with Jaws, Chris Mortensen and Sean Salisbury also had perfect 4-0 weeks.
Here are the ESPN experts' picks for the divisional playoffs:
| FEARLESS FORECAST |
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| MATCHUP |
Joe Theismann |
Merril Hoge |
Sean Salisbury |
Mark Schlereth |
| Bucs-Eagles |
Eagles |
Eagles |
Eagles |
Eagles |
| Titans-Raiders |
Raiders |
Titans |
Raiders |
Raiders |
| LAST WEEK |
3-1 |
0-4 |
4-0 |
3-1 |
| OVERALL |
148-98-1 (.576) |
163-100-1 (.617) |
164-99-1 (.621) |
168-95-1 (.636) |
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| MATCHUP |
Mike Golic |
Mark Malone |
Ron Jaworski |
C. Mortensen |
| Bucs-Eagles |
Eagles |
Eagles |
Eagles |
Eagles |
| Titans-Raiders |
Raiders |
Raiders |
Raiders |
Raiders |
| LAST WEEK |
2-2 |
2-2 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
| OVERALL |
148-115-1 (.561) |
154-109-1 (.583) |
169-94-1 (.640) |
167-96-1 (.633) |
