For NFL football enthusiasts, the divisional round of the playoffs represents arguably the most exciting weekend on the calendar. Two doubleheaders will feature the remaining eight teams, including both top-seeded teams returning to play.
This year’s lineup includes three regular season rematches, including Saturday’s kickoff offering between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs (KC won when they met at Arrowhead last month), and the reigning champions. is about to take the next step towards their first-ever rematch. Three-peat in the Super Bowl. That night, the Detroit Lions, looking to advance to the NFC title game for the second year in a row (but only the third time in history), will take on rookie QB Jaden Daniels and the upstart Washington Commanders.
Sunday begins with the Los Angeles Rams visiting the Philadelphia Eagles, two months after running back Saquon Barkley ran for 255 yards during a win in Los Angeles. But the main course will come Sunday evening when Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, considered a finalist for this season’s league MVP award, and his Buffalo Bills counterpart Josh Allen will face off in the frigid Western New York. It will be. The Ravens defeated the Bills in Week 4, but suffered a cold loss in their only game against Buffalo in the playoffs four years ago, scoring just three points.
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