Between Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts, the Eagles relied more heavily on the running game than any other team in the NFL this season, leading the league with 621 rushing attempts (36.5 per game). That’s the style of football that you want to be playing in January, as temperatures in Philadelphia are expected to drop into the 20s.

More predictions: Commanders vs Buccaneers Expert Predictions for NFL Wild Card Weekend The No. 5 seeded Vikings (14-3) are taking on the No. 4 seeded Rams (10-7) in a rematch of the teams' Week 8 matchup. The Rams handed the Vikings one of their three losses this season, and were the only non-Detroit Lions team to beat Minnesota.

The Minnesota Star Tribune’s Mark Craig predicts who will win this weekend in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs and maps out the rest of the postseason until Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.