Three of the four teams from last year’s Conference Championships are back this year, with the Philadelphia Eagles adding a little (with whiz) flavor. But can the home teams hold their own?

In four intriguing matchups, we’re siding with the teams who have more consistently put together complete games over the course of the season.

Six games on the slate and we’re siding with the home team in five of them. Let’s see if home field advantage matters more when we reach the postseason!

Who wants to win? Who needs to win? And who kind of wants to win but not badly enough to risk any injuries against a team who might want to lose anyway? All this and more in Week 18’s picks!

Look, I want to pick the Vikings and Chargers to pick up big wins and affirm their places in the playoff hierarchy. I really do. But history suggests nice things don’t happen to those teams, and who am I to question the workings of the world?