NFL Playoff Schedule 2017: AFC and NFC Divisional-Round Matchup Analysis

January 12, 2017   ·   Paul Kasabian   ·   Jump to comments

One single mismatch on an NFL field has the ability to make or break an entire game.
For example, when the Atlanta Falcons played the Carolina Panthers in Week 5, the young (and injury-depleted) Panthers secondary had no one who could slow down Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones.
The Panthers had a stout run defense and faced little trouble stopping backs Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman, and their offense moved the ball up and down the field all game, but they had no answer for Jones, who caught 12 passes for 300 yards and a touchdown.
That turned out to be the difference in a big Falcons win, marking a changing of the guard in the NFC South this season.
Let's take a look at the four divisional-round matchups and focus on one mismatch that will decide each game.
                                     
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