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🏈 Good morning to everyone but especially …
THE NFL PLAYOFF TEAMS AND NFL FANS
On Jan. 31, 2021, the Rams went all in, acquiring Matthew Stafford, who they hoped would be the final piece to their Super Bowl puzzle. The Lions‘ return was a pair of first-round picks, a third-round pick and, oh yeah, Jared Goff, who was viewed as a mere toss-in — a holdover until Detroit could start its next rebuild.
Fast forward to Sunday: Stafford, having already delivered a Super Bowl to Los Angeles, will return to Detroit for the first time. He’ll face Goff — no longer a toss-in but the quarterback who led Detroit to its first division title in three decades — and an impressive roster featuring several players selected with those draft picks.
This is the best Wild Card weekend I can remember, chock full of storylines, reunions, wild weather and legacies on the line. Rams-Lions sets up to be the best game, as Tyler Sullivan writes in his viewer’s guide. I can’t wait for Stafford’s return to Ford Field, which will be absolutely rocking, and what should be a shootout between two of the league’s best and most well-coached offenses.
Our NFL writers have done a terrific job previewing every matchup from every angle, so in chronological order …
And now for picks …
Pete Prisco | John Breech | Will Brinson | Tyler Sullivan | Jordan Dajani picks the entire postseason
Rams-Lions to close out the weekend will be awesome. So will Browns-Texans as the weekend’s opener. Here’s Tyler’s pick:
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