Exciting Quarterback Matchups Highlight NFL Divisional Round Playoffs
49ers-Packers Rivalry Renewed, Texans-Ravens Feature Award-Winning QBs, Buccaneers-Lions Showcase Revitalized No. 1 Picks, Chiefs-Bills Present Modern-Day Brady-Manning Duel
- NFL divisional round playoffs will feature a number of exciting quarterback matchups, including the top rookie in the league (C.J. Stroud), a two-time Super Bowl champion and MVP (Patrick Mahomes), former No. 1 draft picks who became castoffs (Baker Mayfield and Jared Goff), an heir apparent who sat behind a legend before starting (Jordan Love), two of the most dynamic playmakers of this generation (Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson) and a former NFL draft “Mr. Irrelevant’’ (Brock Purdy).
- San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers will renew their postseason rivalry, with the 49ers holding the all-time edge, winning five of the previous nine postseason meetings, and are riding a streak of four consecutive playoff wins against Green Bay.
- The Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens game will feature two quarterbacks who are highly likely to be receiving significant awards for their respective 2023 seasons, with Stroud a mortal lock as the NFL Rookie of the Year and Jackson a heavy favorite as the league’s MVP.
- The Buccaneers at the Lions game features Mayfield for Tampa Bay and Goff for Detroit, both former No. 1 overall picks who became castoffs and have revitalized their careers in new settings.
- The Chiefs at the Bills game features Mahomes against Allen, in a modern-day version of the Tom Brady-Peyton Manning postseason battles, with Mahomes having eliminated Allen and the Bills in 2020 and 2021 and owning two Super Bowl titles and two Super Bowl MVPs.
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