“Pick ‘Em or Kick ‘Em”™: FGT VS. Urban Sports Scene 2025 Conference Championship NFL Picks

By the Football Garbage Time Staff

If you followed last year, you won over 60% of your picks, and we aim to do even better this year.

And if you’ve been following us, you know that we here at Football Garbage Time have gone head-to-head against Wally, Will and Ray at Urban Sports Scene on our NFL Picks for the last 10 seasons.  Why?  Because they’re awesome competitors, they KNOW their sports, and, heck, they’re just good guys!  This year we’ll have their picks up right HERE, so keep it tuned in, to both us and them, because we’ll be picking all season all long.

Without further to do, here we go:

Conference Championship Games

Ha Kung Wong’s Picks

Ha Kung’s Thoughts:

After a 64.7% record four seasons ago, and 63.3% (178-103) three seasons ago and 63.4% (180-104) two seasons ago, I ended up at a whopping 68.8% last season, my best season yet.  So that’s ten years in a row with over a 60% pick rate.  I also had 84% right for Locks of the Week (16-3) and 44.4% for Upsets of the Week (8-10), so not only did I meet my 2023 percentages for both Locks and Upsets, but I have ten years in a row of Locks being over 70%.  But that was the past, and this is now, and I’m shooting for eleven in a row for both!

Yikes, after going perfect in Wild Card Weekend, I had a tough 1-3 in the Divisional Playoffs, leaving me at 181-100 for the season (64.4%), hitting my Lock (19-1) and missing my Upset (10-10).  Let’s move on to my Lock (for Survivor Leagues) for the Conference Championships…

Lock of the Week ➡ New England Patriots (-5.0) over Denver Broncos

The Broncos aren’t a bad team, but they’re probably the least threatening offense left in the playoffs, and now without Bo Nix, they’re even less threatening.  Drake Maye is having a breakout season, but he’s not infallible doing his part to contribute to “Turnover Fest” against CJ Stroud and Texans in the Divisional Round Playoffs.  But the defense is solid and the offense has been clicking, so I don’t expect there to be any major surprises from backup QB Jarrett Stidham.  Lock in the Pats.

Joanne Kong’s Picks

Scott King’s Picks

Denver Broncos / Los Angeles Rams

Wole’s Picks

Coming Soon!

Wole’s Thoughts:

Check out Wole’s thoughts on his picks in the recent Urban Sports Scene Podcast!

Ray’s Picks

Coming Soon!

Ray’s Thoughts:

Check out Ray’s thoughts on his picks in the most recent Urban Sports Scene Podcast!

George’s Picks

George’s Thoughts:

Another .500 playoff record. Phooey, let’s go 2 for 2 this week.

New England at Denver: Yes the Bo Nix injury is bad news. But you know what we haven’t had this week. All sorts of questions about will Nix play or won’t he. No talk of “Jarrett Stidham is taking all the snaps but Bo Nix might play.” Nope. Stidham is the starter, the team believes in him and he’s going to be prepared all week to play. And that’s why I am picking the Broncos here. Plus the Denver defense at home has often been dominant. And we might see a young QB struggle on the road in a very loud stadium with a ferocious defense, the same way a previous New England QB, Tom Brady, once did.

L.A. Rams at Seattle: For financial reasons I am pulling hard for Seattle. But I can’t get that game out of my mind where Sam Darnold threw a handful of interceptions. The Rams front swarmed him and Darnold was shook and looked lost. I think the Rams can reproduce that defensive effort plus if Sean McVay will lean on Kyren Williams and Blake Corum more, they’ve shown they can run against that tough Seahawks defense. I never like taking Sean McVay but I will here because he’s got more experience, he has the better QB and the defenses are close enough that the Rams aren’t at a massive disadvantage.

Divisional Round Playoff Results

Divisional Round Standings

Check back next week for our Conference Championship results and Super Bowl picks!

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