The NFL Divisional Playoffs are the best weekend of the NFL season. So, let's explain that. Wild Card weekend is pretty good because there are a lot of teams involved, it's spead over three days and everybody seems excited that the playoffs have begun. However, let's face it, there are so many teams involved that inevitably we get a couple of bad teams in the playoff mix and we leave ourselves open to enduring a few blowouts.
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS ARE THE BEST
By the time we get to the Divisional playoffs, the pretenders have usually been eliminated and we are ready for some great football with back-to-back double headers on Saturday and Sunday. That's the best!
Moving forward, the Conference championships are pretty special with the pressure that teams are one win from the Super Bowl. And sometimes, the Super Bowl, as great as it is, can occasionally be anti-climatic, and after all, it's just one game. That's why I think the drama and magnitude of the Divisional weekend is the best. Let's roll through some trivia heading into the Divisional weekend on Craig Shemon and Company on ESPN Southwest Florida.
TRIVIA
- Off the top of your head name the 8 teams still alive in the playoffs. Go! Texans, Ravens, Packers, 49ers, Buccaneers, Lions, Chiefs, Bills
- Off the top of your head name the eight head coaches still in the NFL playoffs. Go! DeMeco Ryans, John Harbaugh, Matt LeFleur, Kyle Shanahan, Todd Bowles, Dan Campbell, Andy Reid, Sean McDermott
- Name the two AFC stadiums in use this weekend. M&T Bank, Levi’s Stadium
- Name the two NFC stadiums in use this weekend. Ford Field, Highmark Stadium
- Who is Lamar Jackson’s backup? Tyler Huntley
- Who is Jared Goff’s backup? Teddy Bridgewater
- Where did DeMeco Ryans play in college? Alabama
- Before becoming head coach with the Chiefs and Eagles, where was Andy Reid QB’s coach and assistant head coach? Green Bay Packers
- Name the two remaining teams that have never been to a Super Bowl? Texans, Lions
- Other than the Chiefs, name the most recent team remaining to win a Super Bowl? Buccaneers
