NFL Playoffs 2017: Updated Schedule and Divisional-Round Predictions

January 9, 2017   ·   Steve Silverman   ·   Jump to comments

The preliminaries are out of the way in the NFL playoffs, and the heavyweights are about to take center stage.
The divisional round often represents the best and most exciting weekend of the NFL season, and the four matchups on the horizon have a chance to live up to past levels and perhaps surpass them.
The Atlanta Falcons have been overlooked for much of the season, and even though they clinched the NFC South title and rose to the No. 2 seed in the conference, they still have not garnered a ton of respect from football fans and aficionados.
Much of that has to do with a level of disappointment that has been associated with this team for decades. The Falcons have never won a Super Bowl and have been to the game just once in their history. In recent years, they have been known for fast starts and slow finishes, and their overall reputation probably won't change until they win it all.
The current version of the Falcons may be close to the real thing. They have played...

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