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The Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs is upon us. Four games, eight teams. Who is punching their ticket to Conference Championship weekend? With two games on Saturday and Sunday, your weekend is booked with hopeful NFL drama. As we all must patiently wait for one more sleep before another football weekend, let’s take a closer look at the matchups this weekend. Check out our preview and the current betting odds for each Divisional Round matchup.
Saturday Games
Jacksonville vs. Kansas City (-9) 4:30 pm ET
ML: KC (-470) O/U 52

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Trevor Lawrence has already given the Chiefs Kingdom plenty of ammunition, as the Jaguars QB commented this week that he doesn’t expect the noise at Arrowhead to be any different than the crowd in Jacksonville. The second-year quarterback seems calm and collected as he embraces the challenge of his first road playoff game. The Jaguars are coming into this one with a nothing to lose mentality. No one expected them to be here. For some, this is more of a rebuild ahead of schedule for the AFC South Champions.
On the other hand, Kansas City is looking toward the definition of a dynasty. With Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and a slew of speedy receivers, the Chiefs are no longer in just happy-to-be-here mode. This team expects Conference Championship appearances and multiple Super Bowl victories. Kansas City will make its playoff debut on Saturday after earning the number one overall seed in the AFC. This will be the second meeting between the teams, as KC won the first 27-17 at Arrowhead Stadium.
NY Giants vs. Philadelphia (-7) 8:15 pm ET
ML: Phil. (-350) O/U 47.5

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The NFC East is a division that always receives a ton of flack. They’re also the only division in the league with three teams still fighting for a Super Bowl bid. A clash of rivals is set to be the main event on Saturday when the New York Giants visit the Philadelphia Eagles for a second time in Philly. The Eagles swept the regular season matchup with the Giants, winning 48-22 in New York and 22-16 in the regular season home finale.
The Eagles are the top dogs of the NFC but haven’t looked much like a dog as the team stumbled through the end of the season with a 1-2 record in their last three regular season games. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has been dealing with a sprained shoulder that caused the MVP candidate to miss two games and also not look his best in the season finale victory over the Giants. Hurts is off the injury report heading into this weekend. Big news for a team looking to find their swagger again.
Sunday Games
Cincinnati vs. Buffalo (-5.5) 3:00 pm ET
ML: Buf. (-250) O/U 49

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The game that never resumed will finally be seen on Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Buffalo Bills. As we all know, the two met in Cincinnati in a late-season matchup that felt like a precursor to an inevitable playoff matchup. Unfortunately, the game was rocked by the devastating injury of Demar Hamlin, and the game was canceled during the first quarter. Emotions will be high in this one.
It’s Burrow vs. Allen. Not sure you would want to see another matchup of gunslingers in a game with so much on the line. If you can take anything from the small glimpse of the action we saw between the two teams back on January 2nd, it’s that the Bengals’ offense was moving the ball with a lot of ease against arguably one of the top 5 defenses in the league with the Bills. However, this time, the Bengals are on the road. A fact that will surely change the start of this one.
Dallas vs. San Francisco (-4) 6:30 pm ET
ML: San Fran. (-205) O/U 46.5

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No, we haven’t taken a time machine back to the ’90s. The matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers is, in fact, happening this weekend. Cowboys and Niners take top billing of the weekend, and rightfully so. Two of the biggest fanbases in the NFL are looking for bragging rights and a spot in the NFC title game. There hasn’t been a better story this year than 49ers QB Brock Purdy taking the football world and dropping it on its head. What better way to continue his legacy than with a win over Dallas?
The Cowboys didn’t win the NFC East this season, but that doesn’t mean they were slouches. Dallas finished the year 12-5 and proved last week that they earned their right to be in this divisional matchup when they slaughtered Tampa Tom and the Buccaneers on Monday night. The Cowboys haven’t been to the conference title game since 1995. 1995 was also the last team the franchise won a Super Bowl. A win Sunday night will put this Dallas team in rarefied air for a franchise starving for greatness again.