NFL Weekly Game Previews: Super Wild Card Weekend

These two met all the way back in Week one, Bucks one nineteen to three. My cobbons reach us up with one hand and grabs it in That was the game. Dac hurt his hand. He's been back for a while, but hasn't played great in a while. Buck's defense is taking on a dude who just faced back to back teams that had nothing on the line when he played them.

Two touchdowns to I and T s in a sub ninety rating versus Tennessee, who's past deefen is not good, mind you, followed by a forty five point eight rating game last week versus a Washington secondary that's decent at best fourteen of thirty seven, only twenty eight yards. Prescott might be a pick six well bag touch the washot to Prescott through for three point five an attempt that's so low they'd be better off handing to a bad back,

except last week they didn't even have that. Their run game also comes in off a dud, outing sixty four yards last week two point four a carry. As a team, Tony Pollard and Zeke both under three yards per run. Are they going to get some mojo here? Haven't had it today and they won't get into the run game here with Pollard going absolutely nowhere. Prescott's troubles extend beyond the last few weeks too. He can't stop throwing I n teams fifteen total, most of any quarterback this year.

Seven straight games. One of his passes ends up in the hands of another team. The fake Prescott run. It's intercepted by Sweat. Josh Sweat, breaks of tackle Sweat. It's gonna store some sort of good news for Cowboys fans. The Buccaneers defense he faces only ten picks. Only five teams had fewer this season. Prescott and company are squaring off with an unusual past defense not a lot of picks. Rating allowed to all three types of pass catcher between

ninety five and a hundred and eleven. What's coming pretty loft and going deep has McCaffrey Freeze got it touchdown San Francisco on the flip side. Though their three starters at corner, Sean Murphy Bunting, Jamal Dean Carlton Davis, all of held quarterbacks to sub eight ratings. Some of their overall numbers are a little skew due to some injuries. Tampa still held quarterbacks in two to six point seven yards per attempt, that's tied for sixth best yards per

completion allowed just ten point four that's top ten. Good intercepted Sean Murphy Bunting. Those corners have Seedee Lamb to primarily deal with over hundred yards this season over a hundred catches, nine scores deep to the middle. Lamb at the five spin dances in touchdown tell us. Dalton Schultz usually option number two, over fifty catches over five hundred yards close to forty yards per game. He was hurt

for some time this season. Two Scotland funny at time fires touchdown leaping grabbed by Dalton Schultz and take note tight end is the position Tampa Bay has struggled with more than any other safety. Mike Edwards a hundred plus rating allowed. Linebacker Devon White, same boat, Lavonte David plus ninety. That's not only an opportunity for Schultz, but for Pollard as a pass catcher, He's seen a lot more targets

the second half of the year. King checks it down Pollard on the edge, kings out of the tackle and sideways slides in for six slot corner. Antoine Winfield also has hundred plus rating allowed. That makes his battle with t Y Hilton key. T Y got added late to the Cowboys fold fifty plus yards in two of the three games he's played for the star Let's call breaking a tackle, pick up the first down, and whole lot

more is t Y hilping. Dallas's O line hasn't allowed a lot of sacks, but has allowed to high pressure rate. They're battling the Bucks front that's racked up a healthy forty five sacks on here. It's a free ball. Devin White's got it. They attain a lot of their bags by blitzing their plus thirty. Dak has a ninety three plus rating against five plus. That's acceptable. It's not as high as his counterpart. For all, Tom Brady's struggles in his quick pass approach allowed him to post a one

oh two point five rating against blitzing defenses. Rady over the middle, good catch Mike Kevin's go up and get it first down. He will need to be quick on the draw this week. Cowboys send extra heat twenty seven percent of the time. That's high ish. Brady will be trying to dodge four guys with six plus sacks this season, Dorance Armstrong's second with eight and a half. He deserves more, pub he doesn't get it because of Micah Brady knows.

He met Parsons twice in Week one. Parsons got party again. Two sacks from Mike of Parson when the ball is in the air, probably going to a wide receiver. Julio Jones is back. He's still sort of a threat right Russell Gage has carved a bigger role for himself in the second half of the year. And then there's the go to Chris Godwin a hundred plus catches a thousand plus yards in fifteen games. There's the staff quick past god touchdoups have a bay Mike Evans went for eleven

hundred and twenty four yards in his fifteen contests. Seven hats, touchstops have a by favorite tiles three fire the cat its fire A Dallas overall versus White outs and ninety three point four rating aloud, that's not great. Will need to play better than that this week if they want to keep it close. The Trayvon Digs Evans one on one will be fun to watch. Diggs ended with a sub ninety rating. Aloud, he knew it was his ball. Something overcame him and you could just tell by his

body language. Fire the Cannons is really hoping. TV twelve Evans and Godwin looked like they did in their last full game together week seventeen versus Carolina, when Brady went for over four hundred yards Evans over two hundred, Godwin over a hundred. By open again, please got it evens it's stars, Brady has to have time and a willingness to get hit. And we can't leave Lenny out. I mean, it's the playoffs for net is the X factor. Dallas

isn't great versus running backs. Tampa Bay doesn't run much. Leonard has only had one really good game this year. Let's see who was that hundred and twenty seven yard outing against opening into the second area. Probably the biggest thing to watch in this game. Bucks on third down when they have the ball, they have struggled all year to keep the sticks moving. That's what's really handcuffed their

offense this season. The Boys play top ten third down football like they have all year, they could really swing things in their favor. A third down and four four thirty three to play in a tap game, min shoot throws. Who's got it? Looks like Plann has it? Game is close late. Ryan suck up kicks for the Bucks thirty one thirty eight this season. Seven misses is a lot,

but five were from fifty plus. He was two for seven from deep fifty four his long Brett Mayor the kicks through for Dallas only three missed field goals, two of those from fifty plus. He was nine for eleven from way outside and hit from sixties never misses. So we have a split panel, as you'd expect, four votes

for Dallas, the other six to the Bucks. The top three and picks on the panel all took Tampa Bay run back am I right. Giants in Minnesota Again playoff sequel rematch of what is at least a Game of the Year nominee. He Do It Again had a new

Christmas hero in Minneapolis, Greg Joseph. That masterpiece just happened to as in just a few weeks ago Week sixteen, and being one of these teams played the Washington General's last week, and one of these teams was the Washington General's last week, it means they both only played one real actual game since facing each other. That makes that match up the logical starting points. Vikings pulled out a dramatically when Kirk Cousins drove them in the waning moments

to set the field goal up. He had a great game two yards, three touchdowns, no picks, one of his league leading fourth quarter comebacks to play action back to pass two the ends on touch down. James J. J. Good Times twelve catches, a hundred and thirty three yards, danced in the paint versus Big Blue. He led the NFL and yards in two receptions to looking deep over thee Justin Jeffers said the cuts play of the day. T J. Hawkinson a hundred plus yards two touchdowns versus

the Giants. He's second in the Vikings pass catching food chain, Dozens walks it to the end zone to j Hawkinston Chris shut down Vikings, Dalvin cook in the run game not used very much that week, but they were efficient versus the Blue efficient that was Cooks two to ended with over eleven hundred yards four point four a run and off. Dalvin rooms to the left side, gallops to the first Dalf kicks the table. Look the party handles inside the numbers forty five and Dalvin was some steam.

All the of stars on each team's OH eight that game. That's why it was so fun to watch sa kuon Barkley a touchdown eighty four yards, nice rebound season four point five a pop for sake, Kuan over hundred rushing yards. They're gonna want it and in the biggest moments Sat Clark Barkley said he wanted the ball touchdown Giants Danny Boy gave him a nice one to ground punch against the Vikes, gave him that all year two. Over seven hundred rushing yards for Jones. He actually dropped a few

dimes on the Purple too. Over three hundred and thirty yards passing led them back late. Jones hearing it from the fans. Now you're a boy blue. What a throw by Daniel Jones, picture perfect, Richie James, Isaiah Hodgens, Darius Slayton Barkley all involved in the rare New York passing barrage, probably the most complete their offense looked all year, and it came at the hands of the Vikings. Jones as the first own. It is this top target Darius Slatan

for a pictator from that marker on the schedule. These two teams went opposite directions. The Vikings went to Green Bay and got embarrassed. The offense completely fell apart. Cousins one touchdown against three. I n t s Jefferson the worst times he's ever had. He was held to fifteen yards, got grittied on sideline and they took place Alexander who broke it up all He's got a little gritty right next to Jefferson. The Giants they big Seawanda after taking

the l bounced back. That's how you know you're a real one, I believe dismantled the Colts. That still counts sort of and within it. Dj had another good dual threat performance too, touchdowns through the air too, along the ground, along with over ninety yards rushing. Took last week off, so he comes and rested and hot rolls to his luck. Gets a clock Fromtomosey for the five John Prices in

touchdown Giants cousins. He used the Bears a mouthwash last week seventeen for twenty five yards a rating over one thirty. It was a little Billy Madison basketball ish. What you want some of this, But when he walks out this week, he won't have that taste in his mouth, at least some of you know. I don't born If the Green Bay showing was a partial aberration, Minnesota will expect their offense to look like it did versus New York and not the pack. So what do the Giants have to

correct if that's the case. Obviously, the secondary has to play better. Specifically, cornerback Fabian Moreau has to lose the Waldo hat. In that game, seven receptions allowed eighty four yards in a touchdown that pencils out to a one forty two point six rating against Jefferson gets separation Tharaus, it gets away from Morrow, it takes it to the forty yard line. He had the worst individual showing of the unit the team collectively didn't play Jefferson well. They

could get cornerback of Doory Jackson back this week. It's been a while though, so it's hard to say what kind of impact he might make. Don't mean to ignore kJ Osborne and Adam Feeling. All of New York's corners will be tested every snap and their issues with Hawkinson could be issues again. Tight End has been a year long issue for the g Men, finished bottom five and rating aloud to the position throws lofting ends and it is taught for the touchound. Don't insults. What about the Vikings?

What do they need to do if they want to avoid needing a miracle field goal to win this time around? Their secondary needs to show improvement as well their waldo. In the first meeting, Slot corner chinned and Sullivan he needs to show better. He gave up a one eighteen point eight ratings, six targets, five catches allowed, seventy eight

yards and again connects down field. Patrick Peterson gave up a touchdown that game too, along with six catches and sixty seven yards, but he also picked off Jones and he's held quarterbacks to a sixty five rating this season. Maybe DJ doesn't go back to the well again. He picked off Patrick. Peter said he was waiting for his moment against Touch. This time he got the best of us and the best of Jones. Vikings rush defense has

room for improvement as well. They played running backs well this year, only surrendering four run to them, so they fared worse than normal versus Barkley, but the success Jones found along the ground against them was par for the course. Mobile quarterbacks have given them trouble. They faced a lot of them too, and all of them have had some sort of success against them. So he's gonna do what he does. Runs again Lars the Sower again, both passed.

Russia has made at home plenty against each other appear prime to repeat it too. The Giants got to Cousins four times, hit him a fat eleven. Remember they are a blitz happy team over pass attempts, so the heat will be there. Cavon, Thibodeau, Dexter, Lawrence Azizo Julari will be after Cousins again. Cousins nearly lost it Oltlari nearly brought him down once and then on the second attempt a Zizari comes up with the sec do they send the heat at Cousins as often as they did the

last time. Cousins faced the Giants ballroom Blitz twenty one times, beat it twice for touchdowns a one twenty two point one rating, and he's had good season numbers against the Blitz, so it wasn't a fluke. Cousins good put sections, good flits, pick up that time from clock and that allows c j Hand will wrestle his way to the twenty nine. Vikings aren't heavy blitzers themselves. They got to Jones three times despite that hit him eleven times as well. Daniel

Hunter buried him twice. He ended two with ten and a half bags. They still get to Jones who watch the ball. Danil Hunter got into the backfield to knock get free from Jones. Zadarius Smith will be hunting too. He was a ten sackman this year. Vikings should expect to track down Jones. He knows that Pineapple Express well, he likes Seth Rogan checked out all sorts of grass strains this year. The Giants gave up forty eight sacks and hoping the other world and Jones is gonna get

shot if it's close. Again. We saw how great Joseph handled his biz versus New York. He's twenty six of thirty three overall, but six of those misses are from fifty out and his long sixty one giants Graham Gano onliness three times as well. And if you haven't said Graham gay yet to one of his kicks, you were lying. But they get a one point game and Graham Gunn continues to deliver from distance. Minnesota did not sweep the ten Panels Picks Picks leader. NFL dot Com writer Eric

Edelm took Minnesota along with six others. NFL Media's Calleen Wolf and Daniel Jeremiah went Minnesota, as did NFL dot Com writer Grant Gordon. The l A Chargers have to fly east for their wild Card showdown. Should expect to hear some old Aubrey Graham during warmups. That's because they take on the new Kings of the a f C South. Dobbs is hit from behind the balls out. They're calling us a fumble at the moment, and they returned by Alan put a Touchdow started from the bottom. Now they're here,

started from the bottom. Now the whole team's here. Great job, boy, this is fun when hot. And not only is l A facing a team that pulled off the worst of first feet, they get a Jacksonville Jaguars club barreling into the playoffs on a five game winning street dogs airs it out, berks. That's this contest is a complicated case. Lots of ends, lots of outs, a lot of strands to try and sort through. This is two young qbs, both starting their first playoff games. Trevor Lawrence on one side,

twenty five touchdowns against eight I n t s this season, two forty one yards per game, mid nineties ratings. You got play with comference play. We've got plenty of time. We're all over it, Come go with it. On the

other side, another nice head of hair. Feels like zoo Lander all of a sudden, Justin Herbert t d s ten I n T s very similar to Lawrence three point two rate also alike also has played better as the year wound down, but he's not as broad, both passing out through three seasons in the history of the NFL. If l A is having its way, Herbert will be utilizing Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Joshua Palmer, Austin Ekeler, maybe a little Gerald Everett. They don't have anyone named Jimmy,

but their pass catching group runs deep. Alan is the key fires out of the slot of Loft these days. Herbert is at his best when Alan is on the field and healthy on the outside. Palmer seven hundred plus yards, Williams eight hundred plus as well to Mike Williams for the first step the track. His status. He suffered an injury last week. Unclear how bad it is right now.

So what kind of corners are they up against? Alan may have the best matchup with Trey Herndon a one twelve point six rating, Aloud, Palmer and Williams if he plays, have it tougher. Cornerback Arius Williams holding it down to a seventy point eight rating, Tyson Campbell seventy five point nine. There are the reason the Jaguars are holding wide receivers overall to a ninety rating plenty respectable. Another key battle

in the passing game. We've got the second best defense against pass catching running backs versus the best pass catching back in the game, Austin Ekeler over one hundred catches in two All right, yeah, we got get the ends on end the Jags. They haven't allowed one passing touchdown to a running back three i n t s, holding them to the second lowest rate in the NFL. That was gonna go play action side steps and it's incomplete. The Jaguar soft spot in past defense is tight end

like really soft. Hundred nineteen point three rating allowed to the position. That's one of the highest seven touchdowns against just one pick. Lyres that way into the end zone. Hi money, the ball is Gelanti Woods, He's got it. Touts down Herbert can take advantage of that weakness. He has Gerald Everett. He's not the focal point usually, but over five d and fifty yards how much time will all those battles have to play out? Chargers our middle of the pack and sacks taken, but have allowed a

plus thirty pressure rate, which is not good. And while Jacksonville's pass rush doesn't always make it home, they spend a lot of time in the neighborhood plus thirty pressure rate. They planted Joshua Dobbs four times and hit him thirteen times in Week eighteen. They take that again this week. All week long, Dobs is brought down by Roberts Harris the pass rush versus O line battle will be just

as beefy the other way around. The Jaguars pink Floyd Lawrence has to hope his tackles can keep Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa at bay long enough for him to do his thing. Most game, Lawrence has received pretty good protection their top five and sacks allowed. They gave up less than two a game this year, but for the touchdown. Mac has eight sacks this season, most collected without Bosa. Bosa hoping he didn't re injure his groin had a QB takedown last week and he left that game hurt.

If he and Mac were at full strength, it could present more problems for Lawrence than Mr Hand did. A sack by Khalil Mack the fourth for the night. When Lawrence has time. Marvin Jones is the X factor guy over five hundred yards in the primary whiteouts, Christian Kirk over eleven hundred yards. A t d s Lawrence to the end, holds on for the touchdown. That's the guy right there is a Jones over eight hundred yards for him.

A man Jones is open, He's got it. It's the ten diving for the inso touchdown Chargers versus wide receivers, holding them to an eighty eight point four rating fourteen to ten t D two I N T ratio. Thank you for those numbers, Michael Davis. These locking dudes up seventy one point for rating against a nice fifteen passes defense. Cha Davis was one of the step up players for the Los Angeles Chargers. Chargers play versus tight ends also in healthy shape, holding them to an eighties seven rating.

Nice having Derwin James back there, let James will be keeping tabs on Evan Ingram, who had a great two over seventy catches over seven hundred and fifty yards to be caught for the touchdown by most lopsided matchup of the game. When Travis E. T N gets handed the ball. He's rushed for over eleven hundred yards on the year and has a five point one yard per harry average.

He did it help filled fifty ten five touchdown tlaveth Chargers defense a running backs dream five point six yards per carry allowed to backs, almost a half yard worse than the next worst. Last week versus Latavious Murray hundred and three yards six point nine a run, a touchdown. It's like that almost every week with them small rick the touchdown. In fact, it was that way when these two teams played back in Week three. Jacksonville still had James Robinson. He went for a hundred yards. E t

n went for forty five. The Jaguars blew the Chargers out thirty eight to ten. You've got it in more forty five touchdown on fourth down, Lawrence threw for over two hundred and sixty yards three t ds in that game. Chargers run game. Beckler only averages fifty three yards per game, but he hits at four point five a run. They want efficiency as much as anything. There we go touchdown Chargers Austin Deckler for the second time to day slam

that door shut. L A doesn't run a lot, though, and being Jacksonville's holding acts under floor a carry, wouldn't expect them to run much this week. If you think it's a tough game to call, you're not alone. Ten person panel split five to five. NFL dot Com writer Eric Adam leads the panel and correct picks. This season, he took Jacksonville. We got a bunch of a bunch of fighters. I to love our guys. I love the way they play, I love the way they compete, and uh,

you know we're looking forward to the playoffs. The Baltimore Ravens are on the road for the playoffs. No coin needed. Back in the jungle for Round three. Sunday Night football, last game of a triple header Inner Division rivals. You know what it is, facing off for the second time in two weeks. I don't have any feelings about it.

I don't have any feelings about it. Donal feelings. These Bengals will look a little different when they walk out this week, though finished the second half of the season eight no the right way going into the playoffs with with a lot of momentum. You know, they'll have a f C North Crowns on their heads about one up. I feel like flow from that commercial. I remember talking about how if the Ravens didn't have Lamar toppling the

Bengals would be a tall order. Maybe he'd come back, No one knows. And then the Wednesday, like Emo worker Lady pops up from behind me. You know you're going to talk about all of this again next week, don't you. They're in our division, so we play them all the time. They know our scheme. They know our guys, they know

what we're trying to do. Sure, the Ravens gave the Bengals a pretty good fight for that fifty cent piece last week, and that was despite Baltimore's third string quarterback Anthony Brown, throwing two I n T s no touchdowns. Are rating a forty six point two over the middle and it's dropped and intercepted. Yeah, that's tough for Anthony Brown. That wasn't his fault. This is a tough start for a young quarterdeck. So here we are again. It's deja vu all over again, I tell you, or as Yogi

would tell you. Let's treat part of this like an episode of Obi one. We quickly recap for anyone who might have forgotten, some Star Wars fans are really old now. And for those who missed it, Joe Burrow had a great year. Jamaar Chase, Tyler Boyd Te Higgins best wide receiver trio in the game. Right, Burrow doesn't have protection issues anymore. That old issue has been snipped for a while, eight straight games without being sacked more than three times.

They have one of the highest scoring offenses in the game. He's gonna take a dose founds of the franchise director Ravens defense. They face hot heading into the playoffs. They shop a lot. Not many have more bags than they do. This year, they've been locked in on d for a while. Even last week, wait for it, they've held wide receivers to a sub ninety rating. That Garner's respect. We also hit last week. The fact that Rave win over Cincinnati in Week five, when they won nineteen to seventeen, was

Ravens ball. It was a little lamar to Mark Andrews. Jackson got him on the ground. Defense took care of Burrow and Chase Night for they come back to beat thee and the reality is their defense fared well enough against Burrow last week. There it is. By the way, Brown didn't just throw two picks. Sammy Watkins turned it over and Brown lost one to four turnovers, one that gave the other team six points. What thing looks as little text. Cincinnati flock will squawk, that's flukey, something like

that won't happen again. Most likely right did win the game. Let's go their previous giveaway high too, So you can't hang last week's twenty seven on their defense. They held Burrow to five point one yards per attempt at eighty point nine rating. They didn't dominate at him, but they got the upper hand. Let's go. Ravens sacked Burrow a couple of times, hit him six. They held Cincinnati's run game to two point eight per carry on twenty attempts.

On third down Bengals just five for fifteen, and the Ravens defense gets stiff in the red zone and forces that kicked team on for Cincinnatic. That's the evidence of Baltimore fans will point to when they explain why they genuinely believe they can win this week. They just need their offense to work with them, not against them. Now, he ripped the ball. The way the Bengals recover the ball is pumple. It is unlivable. So if Jackson comes

to the rescue, which version shows up? We all know what the A plus version of Lamar is all about. Hot down, Then there's the two version. He hasn't played since Week thirteen, hasn't had a ninety ratings since week eight. We're going in the playoff version one in three records sixty eight point three rating, three touchdowns, five picks, and accept it two yards deep in the end zone, he may go all the way. Whoever the Ravens quarterback is.

They face a top rated defense in every way. Past defense finished with elite numbers top five versus tight ends, which is important when you play Baltimore. Good pass rush, stingy run defense against both running backs and quarterbacks also vital versus the Ravens. They will give it to Drake, not get variables. Bengals lost guard Alex Cappa track that one. They're already down a starting right tackle. Ravens lost Gus Edwards to a concussion last week, so we have to

see what happens with him. Ravens sat J. K. Dobbins and Mark Andrews, so they're back and maybe Lamar, which could make for an exciting third installment. Touched off if it's a nail biter. Justin Tucker kicks On one side, he's the old vet, best in the game history, Jerry for a long time. On the other side, the cocky kid coming after him. Evan McPherson has five misses, all under forty nine yards. He's five or five from fifty plus. The Lamar uncertainty has all ten of our voters on

the Bengal train. The Miami Dolphins are in the playoffs. Who cares if they only kicked three field goals to get there with distance? Who cares if they stumbled into the dance looking like Spalding at the country club gala. They are on the road in Buffalo, meaning round three between these two, the Bills writing an emotional wave into the playoffs like no others. On the run back, they've taken it past five the down, decide that he goes. This is story. Great to see how the story of

number three turned out. Three we've got Meanwhile, this is the rubber match between these two. Dolphins beat the Bills twenty one nineteen in Week three in a defensive nail. By then, the Bills beat the Dolphins in a shootout type game in week fifteen, thirty two to twenty nine. Still went down to the wire. Hold is good, the kick is up, the kick is Bills win at thirty two to twenty nine. Amazing, amazing. Unfortunately, this part three is going the route of home Alone or the original Batman.

The headline to this preview twa is out tongue of Blois. Concussion issues won't allow him to make it back. Starting his place, the guy behind the guy behind the guy, Skyler Thompson. He at least can say he won his last start twenty of thirty one no picks. Skyler Thompson scrambles and throws a Jen rattles on the other end of it for the first step. No t ds either, a hundred and fifty two yards four point nine yards

per attempt, didn't lead a single t D drive. He's had relevant playing time in four games this year, sixty two point two rating touchdown against three I N T s reflected by mostly an incomplete cheetah and the Penguins stuck in their cages for the most part, with Skyler

leading things. Last week, of course, Thompson's last start came against the staunch Jets defense. Hill and Waddle had elite corners on them. They were up against one of the toughest secondaries on whiteouts. Buffalo did not defend the position nearly as well as in New York did in over the middle. One open at the forty yard line is Jail and Waddle living the bells in the dust. Of the three pass catching types, that's the position they were

most generous too. They've allowed a rating over ninety two wide receivers. That's not terrible, but it's not good either. To look at Waddle is there. He's got it on some level. Miami's hopes on offense hinge on whether Waddle and Hill can make Thompson looked good. You can't rule it out. They're the best wide receiver duo in the game. Waddle a hundred plus yards and each game versus Buffalo hundred plus yards for the year eight waddles a touch

stoff for Waddle right down the pedal. Gad, nobody was gonna catch up. The Cheetah scored on Buffalo in their most recent meeting and in the end, Tyreek running up that hill for seventeen hundred ten yards this season ran up that road for a hundred nineteen receptions. So what he ran up the building for sevent t d s. That's a stretch and it's a weird direction for that

song to go. Well, I'll vote a vote vote. Miami could very well triumph pull to keep the other team off the field with lots of long drives driven by the run game. Buffalo's run defense is their weakness, so to speak. They've given up four point four yards per carry two running backs. What it's steven s Herb. They gave up a hundred and thirty six yards on seventeen

carries to Miami's Raheem Most in that last game. He probably isn't playing either, though, so it will be up to Jeff Wilson, a burner who's hitting at four point seven to carry. It is a run for Jeff Wilson, got a good plot for Robert Hart. Wilson went for over four and a half a carry last week, and he was facing a tough Jets d. With all that said, though, eleven points probably doesn't do it this week. Jets and Bill's oh faces aren't anything alike, and Miami has seen both.

Josh Allen in their Week fifteen triumph over three hundred yards, four touchdowns, a rating just under one on the run throwing for the INDs Boss and his elbow that had given him trouble for a while sure looked good last week through three t d s versus New England's upper tier past defense forty nine yard dot. There's your elbow for you, So Dolphin's corners top priority. Stefon Diggs his season hundred and eight catches over fourteen hundred yards eleven

scores China. Dolphins at least held digs and check in their two face offs. Miami playing the white out position well this season, holding them to an eighty six point six rating, and Xavian Howard, who had struggled, is playing better down the stretch one on one. Garrett Wilson ahead and at first, but then it's knocked out Xavian Howard.

But the coverage John Gabe Davis will be testing Miami deep on the other side eight hundred plus yards this year, seventy d s. But the guy who may be especially important to Allen this week Dawson Knox Miami ten touchdowns allowed to tight ends, zero I n T S rating allowed to the position over one Knox nos last time he played him, six catches ninety eight yards into touchdown, fires into the end zone, and knocks touchdown Buffalo. How

will Alan handle the Dolphins sending the house. They have one of the highest blitz rates in the NFL to Alan has been okay enough versus the blitz as a passer, but he's even more dangerous against it as a runner. He's racked up over seven hundred yards on the ground this year, ten attempts seventy seven yards versus the Dolphins in Week fifteen. His legs played a big role in them staying close to Miami in Week three and beating

them in Week fifteen. He's part of the reason the Aqua has allowed the fourth highest yards per carry average. Two quarterbacks, Alan headed for the sideline, shosh Ellen chugging down the sidel Both these teams run games right in the backseat most games, but they can both factor if the other defense is having trouble on the back end. Dolphins are better equipped to handle Buffalo's backs. They finished the year holding them to three point seven a run

third best. So you've got a safety flits coming off the edge, and you've got a guy that gets beat quit right at the point of attack. Bills will hit them with Devin Singletary. He's a four point six guy. James Cook five point seven per runs on the right side, has first down yard Egen more inside the five tuchsdown bill Bill's special teams showed how they can impact a game.

Nihim Hines took two kickoffs to the house last week, and if it's close and they need to call on Sea Bass Tyler has been pretty money for them all year. Jason Sanders got Miami here. He hit all three of his field goals last week, one from fifty, so they trust him plenty too. Great stuff. It's all the mechanics right, snap hold everything perfect. They're like the Ravens. Miami's quarterback question has all our voters taking Buffalo. Hey boys, here

we go. The Seattle Seahawks made it to the dance, so they'll be doing the tango with a familiar partner. They get a third chance to try and figure out the combination of the San Francisco defense. Better signed that dude from Ocean's eleven, because they got one heck of a safe to try and figure out. Frank the tank is in San Francisco's rear view mirror. At this point, ten straight wins is beyond streaking, and their opponent this week they've already beaten them twice. They only gave up

twenty points combined. No defense was harder to score on all season in the NFL than the forty niners, so those two games very much fit their body of work. You're really the first meeting between the two was all the way back in Week two, but the second bout took place Week fifteen much more relevant. Most of the pieces in play for that one will be in play

this week. Seattle only managed thirteen points against San Francisco out of Travis Over, Jimmy wall Go re cover back, her Various Ward running back the other n what a fly by Bony Van. They couldn't get Kenneth Walker going on the ground. Gino Smith pretty much nothing but short stuff to Calin Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. Both held under ten yards per catch. D K. Yeah to Calin I like it, but he did not like having her various Word in his back pocket all game. He only managed

fifty five yards. Well, I've laft in Sarvarious Ward all over GK Meccan. Great coverage there and then there is and was the Nick Bosa problem. Bosa is gonna destroy

Geno Smith if you've got to hold the ball, I promise you they cannot block him. Can't agree more. NFL sack leader eighteen and a half Bags was on Gino's back almost every snap in Week fifteen, sacked him two times in Week two to a sack of larterback Dude Man is on the back of just about every quarterback he plays, pressuring hurrying, hitting, planting, my d p o y vote goes to him. Oh my power is getting him, chase my prower, get Sacrifiedaroni baby. So what's changed since

they last played? Making matters more problematic for the Twelves. They're once high scoring offense enters the playoffs sputtering, starting with that loss to San Francisco. Four straight games now without scoring twenty four or more points, under twenty points in three of their last four. So you know it's looking that way, looking left, going to throw towards the back of the ends. One, it's intercepted. Gino threw the ball,

It's sailed over the receiver. Gino post that San Francisco loss, a great outing versus a tough Jets defense, sandwiched around two duds. He was picked twice by the Rams in week eighteen. He comes into this game wobbly. Good for telling a set it by Ramses he came Metcalf was the intended receiver. Metcalf hasn't scored in four straight either, last two games. Thirteen targets total, four catches, only forty three yards. DK Metcap his hammer that ball was on.

So yeah, just not in sync with k today it's big. They got lock it back after hurting his hand. He scored last week his ninth of the year. Looking for the end zone and lock it Tyler, look it with the touchdown? You kidding me? Also good they have Walker going. He might be the key to Seattle's hopes. Since the forty Niners game, he's gone on a tear. Finished the year with three straight one d plus rush yard games, ended with over a thousand yards for the season. That

can Walker the rookie rush. He's their hottest offensive player hands down. If he can find a way to keep that mojo going this week, then it could open things up a little for Gino. Problem. No one is rushed for a hundred plus yards against the forty Niners. Their rush defense is no. Number one in yards per carry

allowed to running backs. It happens when your linebackers are named Fred and dret Right now, if Seattle can flip the script even a little on the matchup on that side of the ball, there's still another problem stopping an offense that's put up thirty plus points and five of their last six and have scored thirty seven plus and three straight, and that is moor Chittle touchedown five touchdowns against the Arizona the last two days. Rock Purty isn't

just sitting behind the wheel. He's got his foot on the gas. Two plus t ds in every game since taking over, thirteen touchdowns against three picks since Week thirteen, rating of one ten plus, and four of his last five pass open to the five. What touched that, aren't you? Oh my goodness, it's twenty seven sacks. Don't bother him. Took four last weekend, was still on cruise control. Rock Purty the final pick take in this year's NFL drafts.

I wonder how everyone else is feeling about that right now? This looks amazing today. And as my friend Jeffrey L Might put it, I guess Brock is a positionally pretty cool then, because Seattle has to be good at guarding every type of pass catcher. He likes using them all on the outside. Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel came back from his injury in last week's game. George Kittle at

tight end, CMC out of the backfield. Everyone should be aware at this point the forty Niners passing attack is as diverse as it gets down, said McCaffrey was a problem for Seattle both through the air and on the ground. In the Week fifteen game, he hung a se no and change on them in rushing currency and McCaffrey prevolve party party all the way on to the forty four

yard line at caping hole for Christian McCaffrey. See how Alls defense has just as many corrections to make as its offense does if they want to turn this game around. They've given up four point seven to carry to running backs this season, so cemc the runner remains an issue. They've allowed a one hundred plus rating to running backs

as receivers, so that could still be a problem. And they have also given up a fat rate to tight ends and look at that Kit'll score two times on them last months and then to the middle touchdown San Francisco. Tell me this guy doesn't look like he's in the seventh year in the lake. Notice we didn't mention Auk or any white outs from Week fifteen because they didn't do much versus Seattle and most white outs don't. That's normal.

Michael Jackson and Tariq Woolen, your cornerback tandem no one talks enough about, mostly because m J doesn't get a lot of pub Who to thunk it, MJ is the one not getting a lot of pubs. It's the second pick out the game, and Michael Jackson that was just what it might help Seattle's cause if they could win the war in the trenches too. They only got to Purty once in that game. That's not the norm for

the Hawks. They finished top ten in sacks and created pressure on almost thirty percent of snaps despite not blitzing very often. Yes, should it be close at the end? Forty Niners believe in Robbie It's goal. Jerry five misses this season, three in the forties, one in the twenties. Two for two from fifty plus fifty one is long the Friday the thirteen Halloween guy kicks. On the other side, Jason Myers thirty four or thirty seven, six for six from fifty plus fifty six is long to shay, pretty

scary and it is scood. No brave souls here. All ten picks when chock spelled four four or nine e r s right. NFL Game Debut is a production of the NFL in partnership with i Heart Radio. For more podcasts for my Heart Radio visit the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.