The NFL playoffs: when they are on, where to watch and who you should be supporting

First up, it’s the wild card round. The two teams in each conference with the best record are exempt from this and receive a bye – this year, it’s the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles .

For Irish neutrals, there’s only one real answer. Dublin-born kicker James McCourt is on the practice squad – essentially a reserve player – at the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has yet to play a pro game in his first year out of college, but he is only one injury away from becoming the first Irish-born player in the NFL since 1985.

If you want to back a more likely winner, you can’t go wrong with the Bills. They have a perennial MVP candidate at quarterback in Josh Allen, one of the game’s most exciting talents at wide receiver in Steffon Diggs, not to mention one of the league’s best defences.

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