ViewFromVegas with three hours until NFL divisional playoffs begin:
Atlanta now -6.5 vs. Seattle at majority of Vegas sports books (9 of 13 on Don Best odds screen) and offshore books have added vig on ATL -6.5 so we might see this line hit 7. Over/Under still mostly at 52.5 though trending toward 52.
New England up to -16.5 vs. Houston at majority of Vegas books (10 of 13 on Don Best screen). Over/Under holding steady at 44.5.
Atlanta now -6.5 vs. Seattle at majority of Vegas sports books (9 of 13 on Don Best odds screen) and offshore books have added vig on ATL -6.5 so we might see this line hit 7. Over/Under still mostly at 52.5 though trending toward 52.
New England up to -16.5 vs. Houston at majority of Vegas books (10 of 13 on Don Best screen). Over/Under holding steady at 44.5.
The Packers added CB Damarious Randall (foot) as questionable for Sunday's divisional playoff game at Dallas.
Quiet now at Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots host the Texans in the AFC divisional round tonight (CBS, 8:15 p.m. ET). Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-to-high 20s by kickoff. Clear. Light wind.
One thing to look out for today is the Seahawks' use of 2-TE sets. Russell Wilson has completed 75 percent of his passes and averaged 9.9 YPA out of 2-TE sets this season, according to ESPN Stats & Information. In the Week 6 meeting between the two teams, Jimmy Graham was the Seahawks' leading receiver with six catches for 89 yards.
MVP candidate Matt Ryan finished the regular season with 11 touchdown passes and no interceptions in his last four games, all wins. Ryan completed 27-of-42 passes for 335 yards with 3 TDs and an INT in 26-24 loss at Seattle in Week 6.
The following Seahawks are inactive: RB C.J. Prosise, WR Kasen Williams, RB Terrence Magee, LB Ronald Powell, OL Bradley Sowell, TE Nick Vannett and DT John Jenkins. Prosise worked out on the field before the game and was questionable coming in with a shoulder injury. But he looks like he is still at least a week away.
Falcons inactive vs. Seahawks: WR Nick Williams, RB Terron Ward, S Dashon Goldson, LB Josh Keyes, OG Wes Schweitzer, TE D.J. Tialavea, CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson.
"Kansas City kind of dodged a bullet." That's what a meteorologist from the National Weather Service just told me while providing a weather update ahead of Sunday night's AFC Divisional playoff. KC originally expected 1/2-inch of ice. Some areas may only get 1/10th. That still can be dangerous, but about 20 miles south, people are dealing with a full inch of ice. The icing should end about three hours before kick.
