Favorite 'Dogs: Back Chargers, Ducks to Pull Off Potential Upsets

The NFL regular season has come and gone, and after 272 games, we enter what looks to be a wide-open postseason. 

The Chiefs, Lions, and Ravens were among the favorites to win it all come February, and all three teams now must wait until September to play their next games. If the playoffs are anywhere near as unpredictable as the regular season was, football fans are in for a wild January. 

As we do at the beginning of each week, let’s pinpoint a couple of underdogs who might be poised to pull an upset this week.

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Oregon vs. Indiana

Last season, Oregon went undefeated in the regular season and won the Big 10 title before losing in the Playoff to an Ohio State team that it had beaten during the regular season. 

Is it possible Oregon flips the script and sends Indiana home the same way? 

The Hoosiers looked unbeatable in a dominant quarterfinal win over Alabama, and have already beaten the Ducks on the road this season. But, as we saw last year, beating a very good team twice in the same season can be challenging. 

When these teams met in October, Oregon was a 7-point favorite. Now they are catching over a field goal. Granted, that regular-season meeting was in Oregon, and Indiana certainly deserves a considerable upgrade for what it has achieved since. But for as great as they have looked recently, keep in mind, the Hoosiers needed a last-minute touchdown to beat a mediocre Penn State team by three, won by just five over Iowa, and narrowly escaped Ohio State thanks to a short missed field goal and goal line stand. 

Some Oregon players