NFL1000: Reviewing the 2017 Wild-Card Playoffs

January 10, 2017   ·   Doug Farrar   ·   Jump to comments

Aaron Rodgers put on some kind of show against the New York Giants in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, but his four-touchdown performance to help the Packers advance to the divisional frame didn't put the Green Bay quarterback at the top of this week's NFL1000 ratings.
In fact, Rodgers didn't even make the top five.
Moving into the top spot this week is that rarest of beings—a 38-year old pass-rusher who can still bring it on a regular basis. The Pittsburgh Steelers' James Harrison has enjoyed a long and storied career built out of sheer determination, and he was certainly determined to wreck the Miami Dolphins offense on Sunday. In the Steelers' 30-12 thrashing of the Dolphins, Harrison was a nightmare for quarterback Matt Moore—sacking him twice, amassing a quarterback hit and four hurries and totaling eight stops. Harrison's reps have dropped in the last few years, but he's still a strong and dominant edge-rusher when the need arises.
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