The Atlanta Falcons are coming off an impressive 26-13 victory against the Rams at LA in the Wildcard game last Saturday. Their defense silenced the Rams powerhouse offense and I think they'll come up big once again here against a Philadelphia Eagles team that will be without its star QB with Carson Wentz who suffered a season-ending injury last month.

The Eagles will instead have to rely on their running game to do damage in this matchup, but Atlanta features a strong rush defense that is allowing an average of only 104 rushing yards per game, ranking them ninth in the NFL. They held the Rams' Todd Gurley to 101 rushing yards last week.

Atlanta meanwhile should be able to do a lot of damage in the air against Philadelphia's 17th ranked pass defense, with veteran QB Matt Ryan and WR Julio Jones having the experience how to navigate playoff games.

My selection is an 8* play on Atlanta Falcons.