The best week of actual football is here. The NFL divisional round, while not as lengthy as the wild-card round, typically features the best four games we get of the season. And I don't expect this week to be any different.
Baltimore and Buffalo's Divisional Round matchup positions the superstar quarterbacks for an all-time showdown.
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Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen won’t decide the NFL MVP next week. The stakes are higher with a spot in the AFC championship game on the line.
The Josh Allen versus Lamar Jackson showdown is being labeled the best divisional round game of the NFL playoffs and will decide if the Buffalo Bills or Baltimore Ravens advance to the AFC championship game. It won't help determine who wins the NFL MVP.
The divisional round is next up on the docket, a four-game slate set to feature Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Saquon Barkley,
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) hands off the ball to running back James Cook (4) during the first quarter of an NFL wild card playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Credit: AP/Seth Wenig Ravens offense: overall (1), rush (1), pass (7), scoring (3).
The two AFC divisional round games are drawing more watch and interest with Sunday's Ravens-Bills in cold Buffalo the most anticipated of the playoffs. Odds, insight, picks and props with information you can bet on.
The MVP award won't be decided on Sunday, but the ramifications of the game figure to be immense for the two QBs and their franchises.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen knows he has to keep pace with the Baltimore Ravens' high-octane offense.
"Baltimore won that Week 4 game, 35-10, largely because it controlled the line of scrimmage and ran for 271 yards," NFL.com writes. "The Bills must be the more physical team to win this time around, needing to ease the pressure on their own defense. Sunday’s win over Denver proved they can do that."