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With the Bills returning to Kansas City in the AFC Championship Game, Howard has Buffalo ultimately slaying the dragon to punch their tickets to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX!', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm66s1bir002y357pmusxvnvp@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Super Bowl then pins the Bills against the Philadelphia Eagles in another matchup against an NFC East team in the Big Game.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6aaxxxm0021357p0m1bpwfq@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'After losing in the 1990s to the New York Giants, Washington Commanders and Dallas Cowboys, Howard does not foresee the Bills getting swept in the Super Bowl by all four members of the NFC East. He has Buffalo getting its first win in the Super Bowl in franchise history, and finally earning the right to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the Caesars Superdome.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6aazaep0025357p3qhsee8f@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/WGR550/status/1881700376199700539', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowardPicksThePlayoffs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HowardPicksThePlayoffs</a><br><br>AFC Championship at KC - WIN "by more than one score" <a href="https://twitter.com/hsimon62?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hsimon62</a> <br><br>Super Bowl LIX vs PHI - WIN<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowardPicksTheBills?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HowardPicksTheBills</a> to win the Super Bowl for the second week in a row!!!! <a href="https://t.co/V7bMm5WA5e">pic.twitter.com/V7bMm5WA5e</a></p>— WGR 550 (@WGR550) <a href="https://twitter.com/WGR550/status/1881700376199700539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm66kaj0r000u357pin0oic2d@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Be sure to follow along on X, formerly known as Twitter, for the latest picks from Howard by using the hashtag\xa0<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowardPicksTheBills?src=hashtag_click">#HowardPicksTheBills</a>. You can also track all of Howard\'s picks throughout the season with Brayton Wilson\'s picks tracker on X:\xa0<a href="https://twitter.com/BraytonJWilson">@BraytonJWilson</a>.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm66kcta50017357porv5llon@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/BraytonJWilson/status/1881832316512920048', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This may be the boldest we've seen <a href="https://twitter.com/hsimon62?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hsimon62</a> in his picks of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bills?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bills</a> since the tracker began...<a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyWGR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeremyWGR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SneakyJoeSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SneakyJoeSports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/schmity47?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@schmity47</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WGR550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WGR550</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowardPicksTheBills?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HowardPicksTheBills</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowardHater?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HowardHater</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowardHomer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HowardHomer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillsMafia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BillsMafia</a> <a href="https://t.co/5UXv1DNlWl">pic.twitter.com/5UXv1DNlWl</a></p>— Brayton J. 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