Sharing Dick Butkus memories: fellow Pro Football Hall of Famers James Lofton, Ted "The Mad Stork" Hendricks and Jack Youngblood, who says: "There is no one on the field today
Matchup rating: 94.3 |
: BUF -2.5 (50)
What to watch for: The Ravens blitzed their opponents more frequently than any other NFL team this season at 41% of opponent dropbacks but Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen is ready for it. He faced more blitzes than any other quarterback during the regular season. And he did damage against them. Facing a blitz, he led the NFL in passing touchdowns with 17 (and had two more last week in the wild-card round), was second in QBR (93.4) and finished fourth in yards per dropback at 7.4. Marcel Louis-Jacques
Bold prediction: The Ravens Lamar Jackson will become the first quarterback to rush for 100 yards in consecutive playoff games. He produced just the sixth 100-yard rushing game by a quarterback in the playoffs in last weekend s wild-card round when he ran for 136 at Tennessee. The Bills haven t allowed a quarterback to gain more than 61 yards rushing over the past two seasons, containing Kyler Murray, Cam Newton and even Jackson who was
NFL playoffs divisional-round game picks, bracket schedule, odds, injuries, bold predictions and more
After two divisional-round games of the NFL playoffs on Saturday, there are two more games on Sunday. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to the games, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks.
Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power Index (FPI) goes inside the numbers with a matchup rating (on a scale of 1 to 100) and a game projection. ESPN Chalk s Dave Bearman hands out helpful nuggets, and Matt Bowen points out a key matchup to watch as well. It s all here to help get you ready for a loaded weekend of NFL playoff football.