Monday Morning Hangover: 10 Overshadowed Players Who Hold Keys to Playoffs

December 14, 2015   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

Every NFL season hinges on the quarterbacks. So we know this year's playoff chase will come down to Cam Newton, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Russell Wilson, Andy Da...er...AJ McCarron and others. 
We also know all about Adrian Peterson, Rob Gronkowski, Luke Kuechly, Larry Fitzgerald, J.J. Watt and other atop-the-marquee superstars. The playoffs always hinge on the health and success of players like these.
The quarterbacks and perennial All-Pros were left off this alphabetical list of players who will change the course of the postseason. These Week 14 newsmakers are fulcrum guys for their teams—the ones who can bring out the best in their quarterbacks, give a late-season foe or playoff opponent more than it can handle, change a team's personality for the better or keep a struggling team from falling completely off the pace.
 
Doug Baldwin
For a receiver who started for a Super Bowl champion, led an NFC champion in receptions and yards and is cu...

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