WAGS

Forget taking a knee ... we’re standing up to salute the hottest wives and girlfriends of the NFL Wild Card round.

Eight squads are set to square off this weekend -- giving us plenty of talent to choose from.

And we gotta say, it’s looking like a pretty All-Star cast -- we got country music stars, fashionistas and, of course, IG models!!

But our favorite might be the SMOKIN’ HOT lady of one team’s head coach.

We ain’t kidding.

The Dodgers and Astros are slugging it out for hardball supremacy, but we here at TMZ Sports decided to take some time to give props to the real MVP's of the series, their hot WAGS.

Obviously these two teams are both championship level, but when you see what the guys have waiting at home, you'll understand just how much each team is already winning.

For the L.A. boys we got the WAGS of Justin Turner, Alex Wood and Kiké Hernandez.

But the guys from deep in the heart aren't slacking either, bringing out the big guns -- Kate Upton -- and the WAGS of OF Jake Marisnick, Tony Kemp and Carlos Correa.

If you need proof that the NBA players battling it out in the Finals are already big winners ... look no further than their smokin' hot WAGS.

Check out the gallery and see if you can match up the sexy significant other with her baller bae.