It is true, there are still a few weeks left until
February 12 , when a new edition of the
Superbowl
is held in Glendale, Arizona,
the great final of American football that surprises every year because of the show that unfolds beyond the game in which The two best teams of the season collide.
But NFL
lovers
know: the best weekend of the season is this, the
Divisional Round
, when the protagonists are no longer the show but the players, their coaches and the public.
In four all-or-nothing games, eight teams will take the field and only four will be left standing on their way to the aforementioned "Super Bowl."
And all the matches will be on TV, with a precise schedule to jump from stadium to stadium and not miss a thing.
The old rivalry between the
San Francisco 49ers
and the
Dallas Cowboys
in the National Conference (NFC) steal the spotlight, a match with history and the most even of all according to the bets, with a slight advantage for those from the bay.
match by match
This Saturday the activity will open with the clash between the
Kansas City Chiefs
, the best team in the American Conference (AFC), and the
Jacksonville Jaguars
.
Later the
New York Giants
will visit the number one in the NFC, the
Philadelphia Eagles
.
The first game on Sunday will be the AFC game;
Buffalo Bills
against the
Cincinnati Bengals
.
The divisional round will close in San Francisco-Dallas at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
49ers and Cowboys are, among the eight contenders, the ones that have met the most times in the playoffs;
they have met eight times since 1971 with Dallas dominating five wins and three losses.
Dak Prescott, the hope of the Cowboys, will have revenge against the 49ers, their executioners last season.
Photo: AP Photo/Ron Jenkins.
The most recent postseason game they played was last season, also in the divisional round.
San Francisco eliminated Dallas with a score of 17-23.
The NFC West champion 49ers come in as favorites as they finished in second place in the conference, have the best defense in the league and have an 11-game winning streak.
In the wild card round they beat the Seahawks
.
In their playoff Dallas kicked out
Tom Brady
's
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
with a great performance from their quarterback
Dak Prescott
, who got five touchdowns, four passing and one rushing.
In the other game of the NFC, the Eagles and Giants have played four times in the playoffs
with an even balance of two wins and two losses
.
The closest time they met was in the wild card round in 2009;
Philadelphia emerged victorious.
Philadelphia Eagles, number 1 of the National Conference.
Photo: AP Photo/Chris Szagola.
The Eagles look superior, in addition to their status as the number one team in the NFC, boasting that they have beaten New York in both games of the regular season.
In the American Conference, the
Chiefs and Jaguars
will hold their first postseason game in history.
The Jaguars is the youngest team among the eight in these playoffs, it was founded in 1993, since then Kansas City has been measured 14 times.
The Chiefs have won eight games against him, the most recent six in a row;
Jacksonville won six.
Kansas City is the favorite, it has the most productive attack, among the 32 teams in the league, which is led by
Patrick Mahomes
, the best quarterback in the regular season.
Patrick Mahomes: youth, talent and experience.
He already has a ring and is a favorite to reach the Superbowl.
Photo: Chris Unger / GETTY IMAGES.
In the other matchup of the AFC the Bengals will defend their conference title against Buffalo.
Cincinnati has won both times in kill-or-be-killed matches.
These teams have scores to settle after their regular-season game in Week 17 was suspended in the first quarter because of Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin
's cardiac arrest
.
Hamlin bounced back a week later, but the league dropped both teams to one game less.
That cost Buffalo the chance to finish first in the AFC, so if the Bills beat the Bengals and the Chiefs beat the Jaguars, the AFC title game
will be played on neutral ground
, at Atlanta Falcons Stadium, in instead of being held in Kansas City.
NFL divisional round games: schedules and TV
Saturday 21
Chiefs-Jaguars, ESPN, ESPN Extra and Star+.
18:30 (Argentine time)
Eagles-Giants, ESPN and Star+.
22:15 (Argentine time).
Sunday 22
Bills-Bengals, ESPN2, ESPN Extra and Star+.
17:00 (Argentine time).
49ers-Cowboys, ESPN4 and Star+, 8:30 p.m. (Argentine time).
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