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.
There is a lot of excitement among Bills fans and with good reason.
The nucleus Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott have built appears primed for a deep playoff run this year and the type of sustained success that hasn’t been seen in Buffalo since the heyday of Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith and Andre Reed.
The excitement has prompted many to clamor for in-person attendance for Bills games during the playoffs. Surprisingly, perhaps even puzzingly, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is permitting in-person attendance by allowing the team to use COVID-19 rapid tests to admit 6,700 masked fans to a home playoff game.
The Buffalo Bills ‘crowning moment:’ Revisiting ‘The Comeback’ against the Oilers
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
Bills head coach Marv Levy and defensive end Bruce Smith leave the field at Rich Stadium on Jan. 3, 1993 in ecstasy following the Bills miracle comeback win over Houston in the AFC Wild Card Game.
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When the Buffalo Bills host the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday afternoon, in their first home playoff game in 25 years, there will be a familiar face on their opponent’s sidelines.
Frank Reich has guided the Colts to the playoffs twice in his three years as head coach of the team. Before that, he was the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles when they won Super Bowl LII.
One day into the New Year, and the heart of the Denver Broncos is aching.
Floyd Little, also known as “The Franchise,” passed away on Friday at his home in Henderson, Nevada, at the age of 78. Little succumbed to a rare form of cell cancer.
I am too young to have had the pleasure of watching Little play for the Broncos, but to hear from those who did, you realize how special he was and what he meant to this franchise.
When Little was finally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010, I chatted with Broncos radio play-by-play guy Dave Logan for a column that ran in the
Marcus Crenshaw Creates Family-Like Agency to Help Artists Thrive
Marcus Crenshaw believes that the key to happiness and success is authenticity – the freedom to be true to oneself. His sports agency and marketing company recently added an entertainment branch, The FAM Entertainment. As his business diversifies, Marcus will continue to widen the reach of his strategic marketing services and opportunities for genuine expression.
Marcus Crenshaw was born in Michigan, Detroit, a city he describes as one of the toughest cities in the United States. Marcus’s early experiences taught him the value of hard work and focus. These lessons enabled him to persevere through challenges and become a self-made multi-millionaire.