First-year sociology Ph.D. student Aven Peters is set to present their research on health care access disparities in the trans community at the National Institutes of Health’s “All of Us” Researchers Convention. The event gathers researchers who’ve used the All of Us data set, a large and diverse data collection, to showcase their work. Peters.
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.