Each week on ESPN.com, the braintrust of Bristol University convene and offer their predictions for the upcoming slate of NFL games. With a brilliant Week 17 run, including his pick of St. Louis over San Francisco on Monday night, Mark Schlereth came from three games back to tie Ron Jaworski for the regular-season title in the overall expert standings.
Here are the ESPN experts' picks for Wild-Card Weekend:
| FEARLESS FORECAST |
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| MATCHUP |
Joe Theismann |
Merril Hoge |
Sean Salisbury |
Mark Schlereth |
| Colts-Jets |
Jets |
Jets |
Jets |
Jets |
| Falcons-Packers |
Falcons |
Falcons |
Packers |
Packers |
| Browns-Steelers |
Steelers |
Steelers |
Steelers |
Steelers |
| Giants-49ers |
Giants |
49ers |
Giants |
Giants |
| WEEK 17 |
10-5 |
10-6 |
11-5 |
12-4 |
| OVERALL |
142-96-1 (.594) |
159-96-1 (.621) |
158-97-1 (.617) |
163-92-1 (.637) |
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| MATCHUP |
Mike Golic |
Mark Malone |
Ron Jaworski |
C. Mortensen |
| Colts-Jets |
Jets |
Jets |
Jets |
Jets |
| Falcons-Packers |
Packers |
Packers |
Packers |
Packers |
| Browns-Steelers |
Steelers |
Steelers |
Steelers |
Browns |
| Giants-49ers |
49ers |
Giants |
Giants |
Giants |
| WEEK 17 |
9-7 |
9-7 |
9-7 |
11-5 |
| OVERALL |
143-112-1 (.559) |
150-105-1 (.586) |
163-92-1 (.637) |
162-93-1 (.633) |