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Pets vs. analysts: Who predicted the NFL playoffs better?

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Animals may not have the knowledge or ability to break down statistics like NFL analysts do, but some are pretty good at predicting the outcomes of games.

In this study from Fanatics, the team had pets make picks for the divisional round, championship round, and Super Bowl LI, and then compared them to experts like Michael Irvin and Mike Florio to see who fared the best.

Related: Dog accurately predicts winner of every NFL playoff game

The winner, with 91% percent of correct picks, was a dog named Kylo.

While the analysts fared better than their animal counterparts overall, dogs, cats, and pets with scales still finished with at least a 50 percent success rate.

Here are the full results:

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