The NFL playoffs continue Saturday night after upsets in the Wild Card games last week.
SCOTT DETROW, HOST:
And finally, let’s talk football. The NFL playoffs continue this weekend. In the divisional round. It’s down to eight teams, including some postseason regulars like the Chiefs and some teams that are usually on the beach this late in the winter, and I am looking at you, Detroit Lions. Here to break down what to expect, we’ve called Lindsay Jones. She’s a senior editor at the sports news outlet The Ringer, where she covers the NFL. Welcome back to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
LINDSAY JONES: Hi. Thanks for having me.
DETROW: So we’ve got some classic rivalries this weekend, like Packers-49ers. We’ve got some of the more recent big rivalries like Chiefs-Bills. I mentioned that surprising Lions run. What storyline this weekend are you most interested in and excited about?
JONES: Yeah, I mean, you mentioned Chiefs-Bills, and this is really becoming kind of a, you know, the Brady-Manning of a new generation between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. This is going to be the third time that these two quarterbacks have met in the playoffs. But it’s the first time that this game is happening in Buffalo.
DETROW: Yeah.
JONES: So you know, the – a couple of years ago in the divisional round, these two guys, these two teams played one of the most memorable postseason games that I’ve ever seen, probably a lot of people have ever seen. So we’re really hoping that, you know, this could be another classic matchup.
DETROW: And, of course, we saw the Bills fans out there, some of them shirtless, clearing off the snow before…
JONES: Yes.
DETROW: …This weekend. I mean, you mentioned Chiefs-Bills. Unlike those Manning-Brady rivalries in the past, like, the Chiefs have had the upper edge by far here. The Bills have kind of come up short in the playoffs over and over again. Is this the make-or-break window moment for the Bills this year?
JONES:…
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