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NFC Divisional Round Playoff Preview 2018

by Aaron Schatz (ATL-PHI) and Vincent Verhei (NO-MIN)

Divisional round weekend is usually considered the best weekend of NFL football for the entire season: two days, four games, and eight (hopefully) good teams.

This year, it's clear the two best games of the weekend are in the NFC. That's because the best teams of the year were in the NFC. In the AFC, 10-6 good enough to be the third-best team. In the NFC, 10-6 is the wild-card that snuck into the divisional round with a big road upset.

The strength of the NFC divisional round is hurt not because the Falcons are here instead of the Rams, but because Nick Foles is here instead of Carson Wentz.