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What to Look for – Super Wild Card Weekend FOR USE AS DESIRED 1/6/21 http://twitter.com/NFL345 WHAT TO LOOK FOR – SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND MORE TEAMS, MORE GAMES, MORE WILD: The addition of a third Wild Card team in each conference and the subsequent expansion of the playoffs has resulted in a Super Wild Card Weekend of NFL action. For the first time ever, there will be three games on Saturday, January 9, and three games on Sunday, January 10, to be played at 1:05 PM, 4:40 PM, and 8:15 PM ET on each day. Seven of the 12 teams in action this weekend are new to the postseason in 2020, having missed the playoffs a year ago: the CHICAGO BEARS, CLEVELAND BROWNS, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, LOS ANGELES RAMS, PITTSBURGH STEELERS, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS and WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM. Two of those teams – Pittsburgh (AFC North) and Washington (NFC East) – won their division. Since 1990, at least four teams every season have qualified for the playoffs after failing to make the postseason the year before. Additionally, at least two teams have won their divisions the season after missing the playoffs in 17 of the past 18 years, including the 2020 season. Each of the 12 teams playing this weekend hope to earn their first of four wins needed to capture the Lombardi Trophy. Winners in the Wild Card round have won the Super Bowl nine times. The Wild Card round participants to win the Super Bowl: SEASON TEAM SUPER BOWL RESULT 1980 Oakland Raiders Defeated Philadelphia in Super Bowl XV, 27-10 1997 Denver Defeated Green Bay in Super Bowl XXXII, 31-24 2000 Baltimore Defeated New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, 34-7 2005 Pittsburgh Defeated Seattle in Super Bowl XL, 21-10 2006 Indianapolis Defeated Chicago in Super Bowl XLI, 29-17 2007 New York Giants Defeated New England in Super Bowl XLII, 17-14 2010 Green Bay Defeated Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV, 31-25 2011 New York Giants Defeated New England in Super Bowl XLVI, 21-17 2012 Baltimore Defeated San Francisco in Super Bowl XLVII, 34-31 -- SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND -- HIGHEST SCORING TEAMS IN ACTION: Five teams averaged at least 30 points per game in 2020 - the GREEN BAY PACKERS (31.8), BUFFALO BILLS (31.3), TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (30.8), TENNESSEE TITANS (30.7) and NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (30.1) – the most such teams in a single season in NFL history. Four of these teams will be in action on Super Wild Card Weekend, with Green Bay earning the first-round bye in the NFC. Each of the past four Super Bowl matchups have featured two teams that each ranked in the top five in points per game during the regular-season. SUPER BOWL TEAM PPG (RANK) TEAM PPG (RANK) RESULT LIV Kansas City 28.2 (5th) San Francisco 29.9 (2nd) KC 31, SF 20 LIII New England 27.3 (4th) L.A. Rams 32.9 (2nd) NE 13, LAR 3 LII Philadelphia 28.6 (t-2nd) New England 28.6 (t-2nd) PHI 41, NE 33 LI New England 27.6 (3rd) Atlanta 33.8 (1st) NE 34, ATL 28 (OT) -- SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND -- PLAYOFF VETERANS: Four of the seven all-time postseason leaders in passing yards are active in the 2020 postseason, including three appearing on Super Wild Card Weekend: Tampa Bay’s TOM BRADY (11,388 postseason passing yards), Pittsburgh’s BEN ROETHLISBERGER (5,256) and New Orleans’ DREW BREES (4,967). Green Bay’s AARON RODGERS (5,027 passing yards) will make his first 2020 postseason appearance in the Divisional round. The quarterbacks with the most career postseason passing yards in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM(S) PASSING YARDS Tom Brady New England 11,388* Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 7,339 Brett FavreHOF Green Bay, Minnesota 5,855 Joe MontanaHOF San Francisco, Kansas City 5,772 Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh 5,256* Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 5,027* Drew Brees San Diego Chargers, New Orleans 4,967* *Active in 2020 postseason With a Pittsburgh victory against Cleveland on Sunday night (8:15 PM ET, NBC, Telemundo, Peacock), Roethlisberger would tie Pro Football Hall of Famers TERRY BRADSHAW (14 wins) and JOHN ELWAY (14) as well as PEYTON MANNING (14) for the third-most playoff wins by a starting quarterback in NFL history. Tampa Bay quarterback TOM BRADY is the all-time postseason leader in wins with 30 and makes his playoff debut in a Buccaneers’ uniform on Saturday night at Washington. The starting quarterbacks with the most career postseason wins in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM(S) POSTSEASON WINS Tom Brady New England 30* Joe MontanaHOF San Francisco, Kansas City 16 Terry BradshawHOF Pittsburgh 14 John ElwayHOF Denver 14 Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 14 Brett FavreHOF Green Bay, Minnesota 13 Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh 13* *Active in 2020 postseason Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON – who has led the Seahawks to the postseason in eight of his first nine seasons in the league – tied for second in the NFL with a career-high 40 touchdown passes in 2020 and recorded at least four touchdown passes in five games, the second-most in the league this season. With at least four touchdown passes against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday (4:40 PM ET, FOX, FOX Deportes), Wilson can surpass TOM BRADY (26 touchdown passes) for the most career postseason touchdown passes by a player in his first nine seasons in NFL history. The players with the most career postseason touchdown passes in their first nine seasons in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM TOUCHDOWN PASSES Tom Brady New England 26 Brett FavreHOF Green Bay 25 Joe Flacco Baltimore 25 Russell Wilson Seattle 23* *In ninth season -- SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND -- RUSHING INTO THE POSTSEASON: For the second consecutive season, the BALTIMORE RAVENS and TENNESSEE TITANS will meet in the postseason (Sunday, 1:05 PM ET, ESPN/ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, Freeform), after Tennessee defeated Baltimore in the Divisional round last year. It will mark the first time that two teams will meet in consecutive postseasons since Carolina played both Arizona and Seattle in 2014 and 2015. Baltimore (191.9 rushing yards per game) and Tennessee (168.1) were the top-two ranked rushing teams in 2020 and their meeting on Sunday will be the fourth postseason game featuring the top-two ranked rushing offenses in the regular season since 1970. The top-ranked rushing team won two of the previous three meetings. The postseason games featuring the top-two ranked rushing offenses in the regular season since 1970: PLAYOFF ROUND NO.1 RUSHING OFFENSE NO. 2 RUSHING OFFENSE RESULT 2020 Wild Card Baltimore Ravens Tennessee Titans ??? Super Bowl XXIII Cincinnati Bengals San Francisco 49ers SF 20, CIN 16 1972 AFC Championship Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers MIA, 21, PIT 17 1970 Divisional Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions DAL 5, DET 0 Tennessee running back DERRICK HENRY led the NFL with 2,027 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns this season, the fifth-most rushing yards by a player in a single season in league history. In last year’s postseason meeting against Baltimore, Henry rushed for 195 yards, his third-career postseason game with at least 150 rushing yards. With at least 150 rushing yards on Sunday, Henry would tie Pro Football Hall of Famer TERRELL DAVIS (four games) for the most games with at least 150 rushing yards in postseason history. Baltimore running back J.K. DOBBINS ranked third among rookies in rushing yards (805) and rushing touchdowns (nine) this season and has recorded a rushing touchdown in six consecutive games (Week 11, 13-17). With a rushing touchdown on Sunday, Dobbins would tie CURTIS DICKEY (seven games in 1980) and STAN FRITTS (seven games in 1975) for the second-most consecutive games with a rushing touchdown by a rookie in NFL history, including postseason. Only MAURICE JONES-DREW (eight games in 2006) had a longer streak. The rookies with a rushing touchdown in the most consecutive games, including the postseason, in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM SEASON GAMES Maurice Jones-Drew Jacksonville 2006 8 Curtis Dickey Baltimore Colts 1980 7 Stan Fritts Cincinnati 1975 7 J.K Dobbins Baltimore 2020 6* *Active streak -- SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND -- SEARCHING FOR PLAYOFF TREASURES: Tampa Bay quarterback TOM BRADY is the league’s all-time postseason leader in starts (41), completions (1,025), passing yards (11,388) and touchdown passes (73), with 12 of his 73 postseason touchdowns to tight end ROB GRONKOWSKI. With a touchdown pass from Brady to Gronkowski at Washington on Saturday night (8:15 PM ET, NBC, Universo), the pair will surpass the Pro Football Hall of Fame combination of JOE MONTANA and JERRY RICE (12 touchdowns) for the most postseason touchdowns by a quarterback-receiver pairing in NFL history. The quarterback-receiver pairings with the most postseason touchdowns in NFL history: QUARTERBACK RECEIVER TOUCHDOWNS Tom Brady Rob Gronkowski 12* Joe MontanaHOF Jerry RiceHOF 12 Brett FavreHOF Antonio Freeman 10 *Active in 2020 postseason Additionally, with a touchdown reception on Saturday night, Gronkowski will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer JOHN STALLWORTH (12 touchdown receptions) for the second-most touchdown catches in postseason history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer JERRY RICE (22) has more. The players with the most career postseason receiving touchdowns in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM(S) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS Jerry RiceHOF San Francisco, Oakland Raiders 22 Rob Gronkowski New England 12* John StallworthHOF Pittsburgh 12 *Active in 2020 postseason Tampa Bay wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN enters the postseason after recording season highs in catches (11), receiving yards (138) and receiving touchdowns (two) in Week 17.
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