EST. 1961 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS EST. 1946 Minnesota Vikings (NFC North - 11-6) at San Francisco 49ers (NFC West 13-3)
NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS // SATURDAY, JAN. 11, 2020 // 4:35 PM ET // LEVI’S STADIUM // REFEREE: WALT ANDERSON SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: All-time series tied, 23-23-1 LAST GAME: 9/9/18: 49ers 16 at Vikings 24 STREAKS: Vikings have won 4 of past 5 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/14/15: 49ers 20, Vikings 3 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: 49ers lead all-time series, 4-1 LAST GAME: 1/3/98: Vikings 22 at 49ers 38 STREAKS: 49ers have won past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 1/3/98 MINNESOTA VIKINGS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 21-29 PLAYOFF RECORD 30-20 W 26-20 (OT) at New Orleans LAST WEEK Bye (Week 17: W 26-21 at Seattle) 3-3 (Atl 1-0, GB 0-2, NO 1-0, Sea 0-1, Was 1-0) VS. COMMON OPP. 4-2 (Atl 0-1, GB 1-0, NO 1-0, Sea 1-1, Was 1-0) 25.4/18.9 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 29.9/19.4 353.5 OFFENSE 381.1 Kirk Cousins: 307-444-3603-26-6-107.4 PASSING Jimmy Garoppolo: 329-476-3978-27-13-102.0 Dalvin Cook: 250-1135-4.5-13 RUSHING Raheem Mostert: 137-772-5.6-8 Stefon Diggs: 63-1130-17.9-6 RECEIVING George Kittle (TE): 85-1053-12.4-5 341.6 DEFENSE 281.8 Danielle Hunter: 14.5 SACKS Arik Armstead: 10 Anthony Harris: 6 INTS Richard Sherman: 3 +11 (31/20) TAKE/GIVE +4 (27/23) Mike Hughes: 7.4 PR Richie James: 8.0 Ameer Abdullah: 25.0 KR Richie James: 21.4 Britton Colquitt: 45.2 (42.6) PUNTING (NET) Mitch Wishnowsky (R): 44.9 (41.6) Dan Bailey: 121 (40/44 PAT; 27/29 FG) KICKING Robbie Gould: 110 (41/42 PAT; 23/31 FG) HEAD COACH: MIKE ZIMMER HEAD COACH: KYLE SHANAHAN 1-1 VS. OPPONENT 0-1 2-2 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 VIKINGS TEAM NOTES 49ERS TEAM NOTES • MINNESOTA qualified for the postseason & won 10+ games • SAN FRANCISCO won NFC West for 1st time since 2012 & for the 2nd time in the past 3 seasons. won 13+ games for 1st time since 2011. • MIKE ZIMMER has won 8+ games in 5 of his 6 seasons as • KYLE SHANAHAN makes postseason debut as head coach. Vikings head coach. • 49ERS ranked 3rd in NFC in takeaways (27) & led NFL with 21 • VIKINGS tied for 5th in NFL in fewest points allowed per FFs in 2019. game (18.9) & sacks (48) this season. • SAN FRANCISCO led NFC in points per game (29.9) & ranked • MINNESOTA was 1 of 4 teams (NEW ENGLAND, PITTSBURGH 4th in NFL in total yards of offense per game (381.1). & SEATTLE) with 30+ takeaways (31) in 2019 & ranked 5th in • 49ERS led NFC in total defense (281.8) & ranked 3rd in NFL in turnover differential (+11). conference in scoring defense (19.4). • VIKINGS had 3 players selected to the 2020 Pro Bowl: RB • SAN FRANCISCO had 4 players selected to 2020 Pro Bowl: DALVIN COOK, DE DANIELLE HUNTER & S HARRISON DE NICK BOSA, FB KYLE JUSZCZYK, TE GEORGE KITTLE & SMITH. CB RICHARD SHERMAN.
TV: NBC (4:35 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Tony Boselli, Scott Kaplan (field reporter) SIRIUS: 82 (Min), 83 (SF) | XM: 226 (Min), 225 (SF) EST. 1961 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS EST. 1946 Minnesota Vikings (NFC North - 11-6) at San Francisco 49ers (NFC West 13-3)
VIKINGS NOTES 49ERS NOTES • QB KIRK COUSINS passed for 242 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for • QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO makes 1st career postseason 96.4 rating at NO in NFC-W. Had career-high 107.4 rating & 26 start. Passed for 3,978 yards in 2019, most by SF QB since TDs vs. 6 INTs in 2019. Is only QB with 25+ pass TDs in each of JEFF GARCIA (4,278 in 2000). Was 1 of 5 NFC QBs with 100+ past 5 seasons. Has 574 pass yards (287 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rating (102) & joined HOFers JOE MONTANA & STEVE YOUNG pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 98.8 rating in 2 career games vs. SF. as only SF QBs with 100+ rating since 1950. • RB DALVIN COOK had 130 scrimmage yards (94 rush, 36 rec.) • RB RAHEEM MOSTERT had 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) from Week & 2 rush TDs in playoff debut last week. Had 95 scrimmage 12-17, tied with DERRICK HENRY for most in NFL. Aims for yards (55 rec., 40 rush) in last meeting. Has 8 rush TDs in last his 7th in row with rush TD. RB TEVIN COLEMAN has 60+ 9 road games, incl. postseason. Became 3rd RB (TED BROWN scrimmage yards in 4 of 5 career postseason games. & CHUCK FOREMAN) in franchise history with 1,000+ rush • TE GEORGE KITTLE ranked 3rd among TEs in rec. yards yards (1,135) & 500+ rec. yards (519) in single season. (1,053) & 4th in receptions (85) & had 5 rec. TDs in 2019. Has • WR STEFON DIGGS had career-high 1,130 rec. yards in 2019. 2,945 career rec. yards & surpassed HOFer MIKE DITKA Had TD catch in last meeting. WR ADAM THIELEN had 7 (2,774) for most rec. yards by TE in 1st 3 seasons in NFL catches & 129 rec. yards last week. Had 6 receptions for 102 history. Had 5 catches for 90 yards in last meeting. In his yards in last meeting. TE KYLE RUDOLPH had GW-TD in OT past 5 at home, has 498 rec. yards (99.6 per game) & 3 rec. last week. Aims for his 3rd playoff game in row with TD catch. TDs. WR EMMANUEL SANDERS aims for his 6th postseason Has 3 rec. TDs in 3 career games vs. SF. game in row with 5+ receptions. WR DEEBO SAMUEL ranked • DE DANIELLE HUNTER tied for 4th in NFL & tied his career 4th among rookies in catches (57) & rec. yards (802). Had 3 high with 14.5 sacks this season. Had 1.5 sacks & FF last games with 100+ rec. yards, most by rookie in SF history. week. Aims for his 3rd postseason game in row with sack. Had • DL NICK BOSA had 16 TFL in 2019, tied most among sack in last meeting. DE EVERSON GRIFFEN had 1.5 sacks in rookies. DL ARIK ARMSTEAD had career-high 10 sacks this NFC-W. Has sack in 4 of his 5 career postseason games. S season. DL DEFOREST BUCKNER had 2.5 sacks & 3 TFL in HARRISON SMITH led team with 11 tackles last week. Had last meeting. LB FRED WARNER was 1 of 2 (LOGAN RYAN) sack, FR & INT in last meeting. S ANTHONY HARRIS has INT with 100+ tackles (118), 3+ sacks (3) & 3 FFs (3) in 2019. CB in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 4th in row with INT. RICHARD SHERMAN had FR in last meeting. PLAYERS TIGHT ENDS RUSHING WITH MOST 1,000+ YARDS RECEIVING YARDS RECEIVING IN FIRST THREE SEASONS WITH & 500+ YARDS IN NFL HISTORY IN A SINGLE SEASON GEORGE KITTLE IN TEAM HISTORY SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS CHUCK FOREMAN 2,945 RECEIVING YARDS 1,070 RUSH, 691 REC. 1975 SEASON MIKE DITKAHOF CHUCK FOREMAN CHICAGO BEARS 1,155 RUSH, 567 REC. 2,774 RECEIVING YARDS 1976 SEASON TED BROWN ROB GRONKOWSKI 1,063 RUSH, 694 REC. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1981 SEASON 2,663 RECEIVING YARDS DALVIN COOK JIMMY GRAHAM 1,135 RUSH, 519 REC. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 2019 SEASON 2,648 RECEIVING YARDS EST. 1960 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS EST. 1996 Tennessee Titans (AFC South - 10-7) at Baltimore Ravens (AFC North - 14-2)
AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS // SATURDAY, JAN. 11, 2020 // 8:15 PM ET // M&T BANK STADIUM // REFEREE: BILL VINOVICH SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: Ravens lead all-time series, 12-11 LAST GAME: 10/14/18: Ravens 21 at Titans 0 STREAKS: Ravens have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/9/14: Ravens 21, Titans 7 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Ravens lead all-time series, 2-1 LAST GAME: 1/10/09: Ravens 13 at Titans 10 STREAKS: Ravens have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 1/3/04: Titans 20, Ravens 17 TENNESSEE TITANS BALTIMORE RAVENS 16-20 PLAYOFF RECORD 15-9 W 20-13 at New England LAST WEEK Bye (Week 17: W 28-10 vs. Pittsburgh) 4-2 (Buf 0-1, Cle 1-0, Hou 1-1, KC 1-0, NE 1-0) VS. COMMON OPP. 4-2 (Buf 1-0, Cle 1-1, Hou 1-0, KC 0-1, NE 1-0) 25.1/20.7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 33.2 (1L)/17.6 362.8 OFFENSE 407.6 Ryan Tannehill: 201-286-2742-22-6-117.5 (1L) PASSING Lamar Jackson: 265-401-3127-36 (1L)-6-113.3 Derrick Henry: 303-1540 (1L)-5.1-16 (T1L) RUSHING Mark Ingram: 202-1018-5.0-10 A.J. Brown (R): 52-1051-20.2-8 RECEIVING Mark Andrews (TE): 64-852-13.3-10 359.5 DEFENSE 300.6 Harold Landry: 9 SACKS Matthew Judon: 9.5 Kevin Byard: 5 INTS Marlon Humphrey, Marcus Peters: 3 +6 (23/17) TAKE/GIVE +10 (25/15) Adam Humphries: 6.5 PR De’Anthony Thomas: 7.2 Kalif Raymond: 22.4 KR De’Anthony Thomas: 16.6 Brett Kern: 47.1 (43.1) PUNTING (NET) Sam Koch: 46.4 (39.8) Greg Joseph: 9 (9/9 PAT; 0/0 FG) KICKING Justin Tucker: 141 (57/59 PAT; 28/29 FG) HEAD COACH: MIKE VRABEL HEAD COACH: JOHN HARBAUGH 0-1 VS. OPPONENT 3-3 1-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 10-6 TITANS TEAM NOTES RAVENS TEAM NOTES • TITANS won playoff game for 2nd time in past 3 seasons. Won • RAVENS won AFC North for 2nd-consecutive season & won 14 9+ games for 4th-consecutive season, longest streak since games for 1st time in franchise history. 1987-93 (7 consecutive seasons). Aim for 1st Conference • JOHN HARBAUGH makes 8th career postseason appearance. Championship appearance since 2002. Led Baltimore to SB XLVII championship in 2012. • MIKE VRABEL won 1st career postseason game as head • BALTIMORE had NFL-high 12 players named to 2020 Pro coach last week. Bowl: TE MARK ANDREWS, LS MORGAN COX, CB MARLON • TENNESSEE had 2 players named to 2020 Pro Bowl: RB HUMPHREY, RB MARK INGRAM, QB LAMAR JACKSON, DERRICK HENRY & P BRETT KERN. LB MATTHEW JUDON, CB MARCUS PETERS, FB PATRICK • TITANS ranked 4th in AFC with 25.1 points per game, team’s RICARD, T RONNIE STANLEY, FS EARL THOMAS, K JUSTIN highest mark since 2003 (27.2). TUCKER & G MARSHAL YANDA. • TENNESSEE averaged 138.9 rush yards per game, 3rd-most • RAVENS led NFL with 3,296 rush yards, most by team in in NFL & most by Ten. in single season since 2009 (162 rush single season in NFL history, & 206 rush yards per game, 1st yards per game). team averaging 200+ rush yards per game since 1977. TV: CBS (8:15 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Brandon Gaudin, Ross Tucker, Laura Okmin (field reporter) SIRIUS: 82 (Ten), 83 (Bal) | XM: 226 (Ten), 225 (Bal) EST. 1960 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS EST. 1996 Tennessee Titans (AFC South - 10-7) at Baltimore Ravens (AFC North - 14-2)
TITANS NOTES RAVENS NOTES • QB RYAN TANNEHILL won 1st-career postseason game last • QB LAMAR JACKSON led NFL with 36 TD passes & set career week. Passed for 2,742 yards with 22 TDs vs. 6 INTs in 12 highs in pass yards (3,127), comp. pct. (66.1) & rating (113.3) in regular-season games this season & set career highs in comp. 2019. Rushed for 1,206 yards & 7 TDs, most rush yards by QB pct. (70.3) & league-high rating (117.5), 4th-highest rating in in single season in NFL history. Had 5 games with 100+ rush single season among qualified passers in NFL history. Has 20 yards, most by QB in single-season in NFL history. Aims for his TDs (17 pass, 3 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 124.2 rating in his past 4th in row with 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Passed for 2 TDs & 8, incl postseason. Passed for 226 yards & TD in only career rushed for 54 yards in only career postseason game. game at Bal. (12/4/16 with Mia.). • RB MARK INGRAM rushed for 1,018 yards & team-high 10 • RB DERRICK HENRY rushed for 182 yards & TD last week, TDs in 2019, his 3rd-career season with 1,000+ rush yards. the most rush yards in postseason game since 2007 (RYAN Aims for his 3rd in row with TD. Ingram & Jackson became 9th GRANT - 201 rush yards in Divisional Round). Has 150+ rush pair of teammates in NFL history each with 1,000+ rush yards yards & rush TD in 2 of 3 career postseason games. Led NFL in single season. RB GUS EDWARDS rushed for 711 yards & 2 with career-high 1,540 rush yards in 2019 & tied for league TDs in 2019. Had career-high 130 rush yards in Week 17. lead with career-high 16 rush TDs. • TE MARK ANDREWS led team with career-high 64 catches • WR A.J. BROWN led all rookies with 1,051 rec. yards & tied for for 852 yards. Had 10 rec. TDs, most among TEs. Aims for his lead with 8 TD catches this season, 2nd rookie in franchise 3rd in row with TD catch. WR MARQUISE BROWN had 46 history with 1,000+ rec. yards. Has 100+ rec. yards & TD in 3 catches for 584 yards this season, both 2nd-most by rookie of past 4. WR COREY DAVIS had 43 catches for 601 yards in fran. history. Had 7 rec. TDs, tied 2nd-most among rookies. in 2019. Has 2 TD catches in 3 career postseason games. TE WR WILLIE SNEAD had career-high 5 TD catches in 2019. ANTHONY FIRKSER caught 1st-career playoff TD last week. • CB MARCUS PETERS had 5 INTs, incl. 3 INT-TDs, in 2019. • CB LOGAN RYAN set career highs in tackles (113), PD (18), Has PD in 6 of 7 career postseason games. CB MARLON sacks (4.5) & FFs (4) in 2019. Had 9-yard INT-TD last week, HUMPHREY had career-high 3 INTs & 2 FFs in 2019. S EARL his 2nd-career postseason INT. S KEVIN BYARD led team THOMAS had 2 INTs, 2 sacks & FF this season. Has 2 career with 5 INTs this season. Since 2017, leads NFL with 17 INTs. LB postseason INTs. LB MATTHEW JUDON led team with career- RASHAAN EVANS led team with 10 tackles & 3 TFL last week. high 9.5 sacks. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Ten. with sack. QUARTERBACKS PLAYERS WITH MOST RUSHING WITH MOST RUSH YARDS IN A SEASON IN A SINGLE SEASON IN NFL HISTORYYARDS IN FRANCHISE HISTORY LAMAR JACKSON 2019 - BALTIMORE RAVENS CHRIS JOHNSON 1,206 RUSHING YARDS 2,006 RUSH YARDS - 2009* *LED NFL MICHAEL VICK EARL CAMPBELLHOF 2006 - ATLANTA FALCONS 1,934 RUSH YARDS - 1980* 1,039 RUSHING YARDS *LED NFL BOBBY DOUGLASS HOF EARL CAMPBELL 1972 - CHICAGO BEARS 1,697 RUSH YARDS - 1979* 968 RUSHING YARDS *LED NFL DERRICK HENRY RANDALL CUNNINGHAM 1990 - PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1,540 RUSH YARDS - 2019* 942 RUSHING YARDS *LED NFL MICHAEL VICK EDDIE GEORGE 2004 - ATLANTA FALCONS 1,509 RUSH YARDS - 2000 902 RUSHING YARDS EST. 2002 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS EST. 1960 Houston Texans (AFC South - 11-6) at Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West - 12-4)
AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS // SUNDAY, JAN. 12, 2020 // 3:05 PM ET // ARROWHEAD STADIUM // REFEREE: SHAWN HOCHULI SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 6-5 LAST GAME: 10/13/19: Texans 31 at Chiefs 24 STREAKS: Texans have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/13/19 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 1-0 LAST GAME: 1/9/16: Chiefs 30 at Texans 0 STREAKS: Chiefs have won only meeting LAST GAME AT SITE: First meeting in Kansas City HOUSTON TEXANS KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 4-5 PLAYOFF RECORD 10-19 W 22-19 (OT) vs. Buffalo LAST WEEK Bye (Week 17: W 31-21 vs. Los Angeles Chargers) 7-4 (Bal 0-1, Den 0-1, Ind 1-1, Jax 2-0, LAC 1-0, NE 1-0, Oak 1-0, Ten 1-1) VS. COMMON OPP. 9-2 (Bal 1-0, Den 2-0, Ind 0-1, Jax 1-0, LAC 2-0, NE 1-0, Oak 2-0, Ten 0-1) 23.6/24.1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 28.2/19.3 362.0 OFFENSE 379.2 Deshaun Watson: 333-495-3852-26-12-98.0 PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 319-484-4031-26-5-105.3 Carlos Hyde: 245-1070-4.4-6 RUSHING Damien Williams: 111-498-4.5-5 DeAndre Hopkins: 104-1165-11.2-7 RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 97-1229-12.7-5 388.3 DEFENSE 349.6 Whitney Mercilus: 7.5 SACKS Chris Jones: 9 Tashaun Gipson: 3 INTS Tyrann Mathieu: 4 0 (22/22) TAKE/GIVE +8 (23/15) DeAndre Carter: 9.7 PR Mecole Hardman (R): 9.3 DeAndre Carter: 22.0 KR Mecole Hardman (R): 26.1 Bryan Anger: 46.5 (44.5) PUNTING (NET) Dustin Colquitt: 44.3 (40.3) Ka’imi Fairbairn: 100 (40/45 PAT; 20/25 FG) KICKING Harrison Butker: 147 (1L) (45/48 PAT; 34/38 FG) HEAD COACH: BILL O’BRIEN HEAD COACH: ANDY REID 2-3 VS. OPPONENT 7-2 2-3 PLAYOFF RECORD 12-14 TEXANS TEAM NOTES CHIEFS TEAM NOTES • TEXANS won AFC South division title for 2nd consecutive • CHIEFS won AFC West for 4th consecutive season, longest season & 4th time in past 5 years. Won 1st playoff game since streak in franchise history. 2016 last week. • ANDY REID makes 15th career postseason appearance. Has • BILL O’BRIEN advanced to Divisional Round for 2nd time in led KC to 77 wins since becoming HC in 2013, 2nd-most over head coaching career (2016). past 7 seasons (New England - 86). • HOUSTON had 3 players named to 2020 Pro Bowl: WR • KANSAS CITY had 6 players named to 2020 Pro Bowl: DE DEANDRE HOPKINS, T LAREMY TUNSIL & QB DESHAUN FRANK CLARK, RS MECOLE HARDMAN, WR TYREEK WATSON. HILL, DT CHRIS JONES, TE TRAVIS KELCE & QB PATRICK • TEXANS ranked 5th in AFC with 23.6 points per game & 6th MAHOMES. with 362 yards per game. • CHIEFS ranked 2nd in AFC in yards per game (379.2) & pts. • HOUSTON rushed for 2,009 yards this season, 6th time in per game (28.2). franchise history team rushed for 2,000+ yards, & 17 TDs, 4th- • KANSAS CITY was 1 of 5 teams in 2019 averaging over 25 most rush TDs in single season in franchise history. pts. per game & allowing fewer than 20 pts. per game (19.3). TV: CBS (3:05 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter), Jay Feely (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, Trent Green, James Laurinaitis (field reporter) SIRIUS: 82 (Hou), 83 (KC) | XM: 226 (Hou), 225 (KC) EST. 2002 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS EST. 1960 Houston Texans (AFC South - 11-6) at Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West - 12-4)
TEXANS NOTES CHIEFS NOTES • QB DESHAUN WATSON completed 20 of 25 passes (80 pct.) • QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 4,031 yards with 26 for 247 yards with TD for 121.2 rating & rushed for 55 yards TDs vs. 5 INTs for 105.3 rating in 2019 & became 1st QB to & TD last week. Has 131 rush yards in 2 career postseason pass for 4,000+ yards & 25+ TDs in consecutive seasons in games, the 3rd-most by QB in 1st 2 postseason games in NFL franchise history. Passed for 273 yards with 3 TDs vs. INT for history. Passed for 280 yards with TD & rushed for 2 TDs in 96.5 rating in Week 6 meeting. Has 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 Week 6 meeting. Has 8 TDs (6 pass, 2 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 101.5 INTs for 98.9 rating in 2 career postseason games. rating in 2 career games vs. KC. • RB DAMIEN WILLIAMS led team with 498 rush yards & • RB CARLOS HYDE had TD catch last week, 1st-career 5 rush TDs in 2019, both career highs. Aims for 3rd in row postseason TD. Has TD in 3 of past 4. Rushed for 116 yards in postseason with rush TD. RB LESEAN MCCOY had 646 & TD in Week 6 meeting. Had 1st-career 1,000-yard rushing scrimmage yards & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) this season. Aims for season (1,070) in 2019. RB DUKE JOHNSON had TD catch in his 3rd in row in postseason with 90+ scrimmage yards. Has Week 6 meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. KC with rec. TD. Is 1 90+ scrimmage yards in 4 of 5 career games vs. Hou. of 2 RBs (JAMES WHITE) with 40+ catches in each of past • TE TRAVIS KELCE led team with 97 catches for 1,229 yards 5 seasons. in 2019 & had 5 rec. TDs. Became 1st TE in NFL history with • WR DEANDRE HOPKINS led team with 6 catches for career 1,000+ rec. yards in 4 consecutive seasons. Had 8 catches for postseason-high 90 yards last week. Had 9 catches for 55 128 yards in 2015 WC game vs. Hou. (1/9/16). Has TD catch in yards in Week 6 meeting. Tied for AFC lead with 104 catches 2 of past 3 in postseason. WR TYREEK HILL had 58 catches for 1,165 yards & 7 TDs in 2019. WR WILL FULLER set career for 860 yards & team-high 7 rec. TDs in 2019. Had 5 catches highs in catches (49) & rec. yards (670) this season. Has 7 for 80 yards & 2 TDs in Week 6 meeting. WR MECOLE catches in 2 career postseason games. TE DARREN FELLS HARDMAN ranked 3rd among AFC rookies with 6 TD catches. ranked 3rd among TEs with career-high 7 rec. TDs in 2019. • DE FRANK CLARK had 8 sacks this season. Had FF in Week • DE J.J. WATT had sack last week & has 9 TFL, 6 sacks & 5 PD 6 meeting. Aims for 3rd in row in postseason with sack. DT in 7 career postseason games. LB WHITNEY MERCILUS had CHRIS JONES led team with 9 sacks in 2019. Had 4 PD in 2 sack & FF last week. Has 7 sacks in his past 5 postseason postseason games last year. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. S games. LB JACOB MARTIN had sack & FR last week. TYRANN MATHIEU led team with 4 INTs this season. PLAYERS PLAYERS WITH MOST WITHMOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN TOUCHDOWNS PASSES SINCE 2017 SINCE 2018
DEANDRE HOPKINS PATRICK MAHONES HOUSTON TEXANS KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 31 TOUCHDOWNS 76 TOUCHDOWNS
DAVANTE ADAMS RUSSELL WILSON GREEN BAY PACKERS SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 28 TOUCHDOWNS 66 TOUCHDOWNS
TYREEK HILL MATT RYAN KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ATLANTA FALCONS 26 TOUCHDOWNS 61 TOUCHDOWNS EST. 1967 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS EST. 1919 Seattle Seahawks (NFC West - 12-5) at Green Bay Packers (NFC North - 13-3)
NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS // SUNDAY, JAN. 12, 2020 // 6:40 PM ET // LAMBEAU FIELD // REFEREE: CLETE BLAKEMAN SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 13-9 LAST GAME: 11/15/18: Packers 24 at Seahawks 27 STREAKS: Packers have won 3 of past 4 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/10/17: Packers 17, Seahawks 9 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 2-1 LAST GAME: 1/18/15: Packers 22 at Seahawks 28 (OT) STREAKS: Packers have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 1/12/08: Packers 42, Seahawks 20 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS GREEN BAY PACKERS 17-16 PLAYOFF RECORD 34-22 W 17-9 at Philadelphia LAST WEEK Bye (Week 17: W 23-20 at Detroit) 5-1 (Car 1-0, Min 1-0, Phi 2-0, SF 1-1) VS. COMMON OPP. 3-2 (Car 1-0, Min 2-0, Phi 0-1, SF 0-1) 25.3/24.9 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.5/19.6 374.4 OFFENSE 345.5 Russell Wilson: 341-516-4110-31-5-106.3 PASSING Aaron Rodgers: 353-569-4002-26-4-95.4 Marshawn Lynch: 12-34-2.8-1 RUSHING Aaron Jones: 236-1084-4.6-16 (T1L) Tyler Lockett: 82-1057-12.9-8 RECEIVING Davante Adams: 83-997-12.0-5 381.6 DEFENSE 352.6 Rasheem Green: 4 SACKS Za’Darius Smith: 13.5 Many tied: 3 INTS Kevin King: 5 +12 (32/20) TAKE/GIVE +12 (25/13) David Moore: 7.5 PR Tyler Ervin: 9.6 Tyler Lockett: 19.9 KR Tyler Ervin: 26.7 Michael Dickson: 45.1 (40.9) PUNTING (NET) JK Scott: 44.0 (39.9) Jason Myers: 109 (40/44 PAT; 23/28 FG) KICKING Mason Crosby: 106 (40/41 PAT; 22/24 FG) HEAD COACH: PETE CARROLL HEAD COACH: MATT LAFLEUR 4-5 VS. OPPONENT 0-0 11-8 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 SEAHAWKS TEAM NOTES PACKERS TEAM NOTES • SEATTLE had postseason franchise-record 7 sacks in NFC-W • PACKERS won NFC North for 1st time since 2016 & won 13 vs. Phi. & team earned 1st road playoff win since 2015 Wild games, most in single season since 2011 (15 wins). Was 1 of 2 Card (at Min.). (BALTIMORE) with 7 wins at home in 2019. • PETE CARROLL has led Seattle to postseason in 8 of his 10 • MATT LAFLEUR makes postseason debut as head coach seasons as head coach. & joined JIM CALDWELL (2009), JIM HARBAUGH (2011), • SEATTLE ranked 4th in rush yards per game (137.5) & tied for STEVE MARIUCCI (1997) & GEORGE SEIFERT (1989) as 2nd in FFs (18) & 5th in INTs (16). rookie head coaches to win 13+ games. • QB RUSSELL WILSON has 95 career wins, including • GREEN BAY ranked 4th in NFC in scoring defense (19.6) & postseason, since 2012, 2nd-most by player in his 1st 8 tied-3rd in NFL with 17 INTs. seasons in NFL history. • QB AARON RODGERS led Packers to SB XLV in 2010. • SEAHAWKS had 2 players selected to 2020 Pro Bowl: LB • PACKERS had 2 player selected to 2020 Pro Bowl: T DAVID BOBBY WAGNER & QB RUSSELL WILSON. BAKHTIARI & QB AARON RODGERS.
TV: FOX (6:40 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (field reporter), Chris Myers (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, James Lofton, Hub Arkush (field reporter) SIRIUS: 82 (Sea), 83 (GB) | XM: 226 (Sea), 225 (GB) EST. 1967 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS EST. 1919 Seattle Seahawks (NFC West - 12-5) at Green Bay Packers (NFC North - 13-3)
SEAHAWKS NOTES PACKERS NOTES • QB RUSSELL WILSON passed for 325 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs • QB AARON RODGERS ranks 5th in postseason history in TD for 108.3 rating last week. Had 4,110 pass yards in 2019, his passes (36) & rating (99.4 - min. 10 games). Aims for his 6th in 3rd career 4,000-yard season. Joined PEYTON MANNING & row in playoffs with 2+ TD passes. Has 14 TDs vs. INT for 106.7 CAM NEWTON as only QBs with 3,000+ pass yards in each of rating in 6 career home playoff starts. Has 7 TDs vs. INT for 1st 8 seasons. Has 15 TDs (13 pass, 2 rush) vs. 6 INTs for 96 111 rating 4 career home games vs. Sea. rating in 7 career road playoff starts. Had GW TD pass in OT vs. • RB AARON JONES tied for league lead in both scrimmage GB in 2014 NFC-C (1/18/15). TDs (19) & rush TDs (16), second-most rush TDs in a single • RB MARSHAWN LYNCH had rush TD last week. Has 10 season in GB history. Was 1 of 3 RBs (DERRICK HENRY & rush TDs in 12 career playoff games. Aims for his 3rd in row CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY) with 6 games of 2+ TDs. Has 7 TDs with rush TD. Had 183 scrimmage yards (157 rush, 26 rec.) (6 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 4 at home. RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS & rush TD in last postseason meeting (1/18/15 - NFC-C). Has led NFC RBs with 5 rec. TDs in 2019. 6 postseason games with 100+ rush yards, tied 2nd-most in • WR DAVANTE ADAMS leads NFL with 40 rec. TDs since 2016 NFL history. & is 1 of 5 with 5+ TD catches in each of past 4 seasons. Has • WR TYLER LOCKETT led team with career highs in receptions 15 receptions for 242 yards (121 per game) & 2 TDs in 2 career (82) & rec. yards (1,057) in 2019. Rookie WR DK METCALF home playoff games. Aims for his 3rd postseason game in had 7 catches for 160 yards & TD catch in NFC-W, most by row at home with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch. TE JIMMY any rookie in playoff game in the SB era. Tied for 2nd among GRAHAM had 18 rec. TDs in 3 seasons (2015-17) with Sea. rookies in receptions (58), tied 3rd rec. TDs (7) & ranked 3rd • LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH had career-high 13.5 sacks in with 900 rec. yards. 2019, most by GB player since CLAY MATTHEWS (13.5 in • LB BOBBY WAGNER led NFL with 159 tackles. Had 10 tackles 2010). Smith & LB PRESTON SMITH (12) were only pair of in 2014 NFC-C vs. GB. LB K.J. WRIGHT had career-high 132 teammates in 2019 & 1st pair of teammates in GB history tackles in 2019. DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY had 1st career with 12+ sacks each. LB BLAKE MARTINEZ ranked 2nd in NFL playoff sack last week. S BRADLEY MCDOUGALD led team with 155 tackles in 2019. CB JAIRE ALEXANDER tied 2nd in with 11 tackles & had sack in NFC-W. Aims for his 3rd playoff NFC with career-high 17 PD. CB KEVIN KING was only NFC DB game in row with 10+ tackles. with 15+ PD (15) & 5+ INTs (5) this season. QUARTERBACKS QBS WITH MOST WITHMOST WINSIN POSTSEASON TD PASSES FIRST 8 IN NFL HISTORY SEASONS TOM BRADY INCLUDING POSTSEASON NEW ENGLAND IN NFL HISTORY 73 TD PASSES IN 40 GAMES JOE MONTANAHOF TOM BRADY SAN FRANCISCO/KANSAS CITY 100 WINS (2000-07) 45 TD PASSES IN 23 GAMES NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS BRETT FAVREHOF RUSSELL WILSON GREEN BAY/MINNESOTA 44 TD PASSES IN 24 GAMES 95 WINS (2012-19) SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (IN EIGHTH SEASON) PEYTON MANNING INDIANAPOLIS/DENVER 40 TD PASSES IN 27 GAMES
BEN ROETHLISBERGER AARON RODGERS 90 WINS (2004-11) GREEN BAY PITTSBURGH STEELERS 36 TD PASSES IN 17 GAMES