Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

The playoffs begin Wednesday. Here is how things will play out in the first round:

• New York over Minnesota in five games
• Tampa Bay over Texas in four games
• San Francisco over Atlanta in four games
• Philadelphia over Cincinnati in three games

Here is how things will play out in the second round:

• Tampa Bay over New York in six games
• San Francisco over Philadelphia in seven games

Here is how things will play out in the third round:

• Tampa Bay over San Francisco in seven games