True, there are still a few weeks left February 12thwhen held in Glendale, Arizona, a new edition of the super bowlthe grand finale of American football that surprises every year for the show that goes beyond the match in which the two best teams of the season clash.
But the lovers nfl you know: the most beautiful weekend of the season is this, that of Divisional round, when the protagonists are no longer the show but the players, their coaches and the public. In four all-or-nothing games, eight teams will take the field and only four will be left standing en route to the aforementioned “Super Bowl.” And all the matches will be on TV, with a precise schedule to jump from stadium to stadium and not miss a thing.
The ancient rivalry between San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys in the National Conference (NFC) they steal the spotlight, a historic match and the most balanced of all according to the bets, with a slight advantage for those from the bay.
game by game
This Saturday the activity will open with the clash between the Kansas City Chiefsthe best team in the American Conference (AFC), and the Jacksonville Jaguars. later the giants of New York will visit the number one of the NFC, the Philadelphia Eagles.
The first game on Sunday will be the AFC game; buffalo banknotes before cincinnati bengal. The divisional round will close in San Francisco-Dallas at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The 49ers and Cowboys are, of the eight contenders, the ones who have met the most times in the playoffs; they have met eight times since 1971 with Dallas dominating five wins and three losses.
The last postseason game they played was last season, also in the divisional bracket. San Francisco eliminated Dallas by a score of 17-23.
The NFC West champion 49ers are favorites as they finished second place in the conference, have the best defense in the league, and have an 11-game hitting streak. They beat the Seahawks in the wild card round..
In their playoffs Dallas sent off the Tampa Bay buccaneers Of Tom Brady with a great performance from his quarterback dak pre-cookedwho had five scores, four for passing and one for floor.
In the other NFC game the Eagles and Giants made four playoff appearances with an equal balance of two wins and two defeats.
The closest they ever met was in the wild card round in 2009; Philadelphia emerged victorious.
The Eagles look superior, in addition to their status as the number one team in the NFC, boasting that they beat New York in both regular season games.
At the American Conference, Chiefs and jaguars they will hold their first postseason game in history.
The Jaguars are the youngest team among the eight in these playoffs, it was founded in 1993, since then Kansas City has been measured 14 times. The Chiefs have won eight games against him, their last six in a row; Jacksonville has won six.
Kansas City is the favorite, has the most productive offense, among the 32 teams in the league, by which it is led patrick mahomesthe best quarterback in the regular season.
In the other AFC matchup the Bengals will defend their conference title against Buffalo. Cincinnati won both times in kill-or-be-killed matches.
These teams have unfinished business after their regular season game in Week 17 was suspended in the first quarter due to a cardiac arrest suffered by the Bills defensive back. Damar Hamlin.
Hamlin rallied a week later, but the league brought both teams to one game down.
This cost Buffalo a chance to finish first in the AFC, so if the Bills beat the Bengals and the Chiefs beat the Jaguars, the AFC title game will be played on a neutral venueat Atlanta Falcons stadium instead of Kansas City.
NFL Divisional Round Games: Schedules & TV
Saturday 21st
- Chiefs-Jaguars, ESPN, ESPN Extra and Star+. 18:30 (Argentina time)
- Eagles-Giants, ESPN and Star+. 10:15 pm (Argentina time).
sunday 22
- Bills-Bengals, ESPN2, ESPN Extra and Star+. 17:00 (Argentina time).
- 49ers-Cowboys, ESPN4 and Star+, 8:30 pm (Argentina time).
Source: Clarin
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