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Sam Farmer's NFL divisional round playoff picks

San Francisco 49 ers quarterback Brock Purdy leaves the field after leading a 41-23 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC wild-card playoff game, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Los Angeles Times' NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week's playoff matchups in the NFL divisional round. Lines according to FanDuel. Last week's record 4-2. Using point spreads with the scores Farmer had predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 1-5. All times Pacific:

No. 4 Jacksonville at No. 1 Kansas City

— When: Saturday, 1:30 p.m., NBC. Line: Chiefs by 8 1/2.

— How Jaguars can win: Limit the turnovers. Four interceptions in the first half won't be survivable again.

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