NFL super wildcard weekend, who will progress, what to look out for this weekend

It’s playoff time in American football’s NFL, with a six-game round of wildcard matches for the first time.

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That’s two games more than normal, the upshot being that there’s more on the line for more teams this weekend, but also that the number two seed in each division — the Bills (13-3) and the Saints (12-4) — will not get a bye.

With coronavirus restrictions making home-field advantage an almost obsolete concept — for the first time in NFL history, visiting teams won more often than home teams — having to play an extra game could prove vital when it comes to the Super Bowl race.

So, while the reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs (14-2) and the resurgent Green Bay Packers (13-3) with their MVP-contending…