The NFL playoffs, in whose first round the players are exempt Kansas City Chiefs, current champions, and the Green Bay Packers, both as respective leaders of the American Conference (AFC) and the National Conference (NFC), start this Saturday with two games, Buffalo Bills-Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks-Los Angeles Rams.
The Kansas City Chiefs del quarterback Patrick mahomes, who have been the best of the regular season (14-2), start as big favorites to win Super Bowl number 55 on February 7 in Tampa Bay with permission from the Green Bay Packers (13-3), the Buffalo Bills (13-3), the Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4), New Orleans Saints (12-4) go on Seattle Seahawks (12-4).
Only fourteen teams remain in search of the supreme title of American football and eight will remain after this first weekend of playoffs, which after the two games on Saturday have another three scheduled on Sunday (Washington Football Team-Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints-Chicago Bears) to close the first round with Monday’s match between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns.
With the best record at the end of the regular season (14 wins and 2 losses), the Chiefs, which in February 2020 were crowned for the second time in their history after defeating the San Francisco 49ers by 31-20 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, they have everything in their favor to install their supremacy thanks to a Mahomes irresistible and more impressive than ever as the driver of his attack.
At 25, Mahomes also compete with the veteran Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback of the Packers, for the MVP title of the season, which would be the second after the one he achieved in 2018.
Statistically, Mahomes gives fewer touchdown passes than Rodgers (38 in 15 games to 48 in 16), but he has covered more yards (4,740 by 4,299). Most of all, he took his team out of the rut several times thanks to decisive actions in the last moments, like last year in the final, during which he threw two touchdown passes to his receivers during the fourth quarter.
The Packers, Like the Chiefs, are exempt from the first round this weekend and therefore benefit from an additional bye week. A privilege for his record of 13 wins and 3 losses, the best in the National Conference (NFC).
Aaron Rodgers, MVP in 2011 and 2014, is the great star of the Packers. At 37, he has had one of his best seasons and was not in the least bothered by the decision of the team leaders to select a younger and more promising quarterback. Jordan Love, Last spring.
The Buffalo Bills They are the other team that has stood out this season, albeit unexpectedly. They were second in the American conference (13-3) behind the Chiefs thanks to the association of his quarterback Josh Allen with your favorite receiver, Stefon Diggs. Still, Bills are looking for a first playoff victory since 1995. But if they beat the Colts de Indianapolis This Saturday, it could uncomplex them for the future.
It is also necessary to see what the Buccaneers. After two decades of dominance by the Patriots, with six Super Bowls in 20 years, the superstar Tom Brady, 43, made the decision in the offseason to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, that after a difficult start, they finished the regular season with an 11-5 record and will play their future against the Washington Football Team.
The New Orleans SaintsFor their part, they also appear as a team with options with another veteran quarterback as Drew Brees (41 years old) and the runner Alvin Kamara, who just equaled a record by registering six touchdowns in a single game against the Minnesota Vikings.
FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS
Saturday January 9
Buffalo Bills (13-3)-Indianapolis Colts (11-5)
Seattle Seahawks (12-4)-Los Angeles Rams (10-6)
Sunday January 10
Washington Football Team (7-9)-Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5)
Tennessee Titans (11-5)-Baltimore Ravens (11-5)
New Orleans Saints (12-4)-Chicago Bears (8-8)
Monday January 11
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)-Cleveland Browns (11-5)
Exentos: Kansas City Chiefs yGreen Bay Packers
