Our Guide To The NFL’s Divisional Round

With one weekend of the 2020-21 NFL playoffs in the books, we’re excited to see what kind of football treats the divisional round will bring. For each matchup, we’re breaking things down using our Elo ratings — which track how well each team is currently playing, with adjustments for the quality of each starting quarterback — and also identifying the facets of the game in which each team was best (and worst) according to ESPN’s expected points added (EPA)1 this season. So here is our guide to the good, the bad and the must-see for each matchup in next weekend’s slate of games: Tale of the tape: No. 1 Green Bay vs. No. 6 L.

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