The regular season in the NFL has ended, and everyone is ready for the following weeks (approximately a month), where the playoff matches promise to be full of emotions and good plays with 14 teams looking for the Super Bowl title and with seven new guests, know the new teams in 2023
The postseason will have seven new teams that were not in the final rounds last year, which refreshes this type of kill-or-be-killed NFL spreads matchups.
These new teams from the American conference in the playoffs are the Dolphins, Los Angeles Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, and the Jaguars, while in the National, they are the Seahawks, the Vikings, and the NY Giants. With this, it will be 33 consecutive seasons with at least four new teams in the playoffs.
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The Postseason games will be played starting this weekend and are as follows:
- January 14: Seattle Vs. San Francisco National
- January 14: La Chargers Vs. Jacksonville American
- January 15: Miami Vs. American Buffalo
- January 15: Minnesota Vs. Giants Ny National
- January 15: Baltimore Vs. American Cincinnati
- January 16: Dallas Vs. Tampa Bay National
Dolphins Vs. Bills
The Wildcard games will give us matches between teams from the same Division, which gives it a special flavor. It’s because sharing a division will be the third time in the campaign that they meet each other; both squads now know each other quite a bit.
Such is the case of Miami against Buffalo, which shares the East Division.
In Week 3, the Dolphins had a remarkable 21-19 victory against the Bills with a great performance by Tua Tagovailoa, and in Week 15, in another very close NFL duel, coach McDermoth’s team took the victory 32-29.
The Bills are one of the big favorites in the American Conference since they have Josh Allen at the controls.
Chargers Vs. Jaguars
It’s a duel with two new guests to the postseason, the Chargers “knocking” on the door since Justin Herbert arrived as the starting Quarterback and with Jacksonville. It was one of the big surprises, having a great second half of the season.
They started with a 3-7 record, including five straight losses, and then turned around, winning 6 of their last seven games, 5 of which were consecutive.
The head coach, Doug Pederson, has done an excellent job. For this reason, he is a firm candidate for Coach of the Year. He has led the Jaguars back in the playoffs since 2017, when they surprisingly reached the American Conference Final, losing to the New England Patriots.
In Week 3, these two teams met with a 38-10 victory over Jacksonville, with Trevor Lawrence throwing three touchdown passes.
Seattle Vs. San Francisco
Another duel with teams from the same Division, in this case from the NL West, and with the 49ers as favorites since they have the best defense in the league and a rookie named Brock Purdy who is having a true “Cinderella” story.
Saturday the 14th will be the third time that these two teams collide, and on both occasions, the victory corresponded to the Gambusinos, first in Week 2 (27-7) and later in Week 15, now winning (21-13).
In Week 13, San Francisco faced Miami, and just in the first quarter, starting Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was injured after a tackle and had to enter 23-year-old rookie Brock Purdy. Purdy was largely unknown and without good credentials since he was recruited in the 2022 Draft until the seventh round and in 262nd place.
However, on December 4, he stepped onto the field and led the 49ers to a 31-17 victory over the Dolphins with two touchdown passes, and from there, his life and career changed dramatically.
Minnesota Vs. Giants NY
It’s another good matchup between the Vikings and Giants, returning to the postseason for the first time since 2016.
Between injuries and inconsistencies, the Giants generated an animosity that radically changed this campaign with a winning record. The team owes a lot to the new head coach, Brian Daboll. With more than five losing seasons, in 2022, everything changed, and the Giants took advantage of their good 6-1 start to the season.
On the other side are some Vikings returning to the playoffs. It’s a team full of talent, but its big problem is its Quarterback Kirk Cousins, who registers good numbers but is very inconsistent, especially in vital games and which are the ones that consecrate the great Quarterbacks.
Minnesota finished with a 13-4 mark, they will play at home, and the fans are no longer willing to continue receiving disappointments. They will play on Sunday at 3:40 p.m. In Week 16, they faced off with a 27-24 victory for the Vikings in a somersault game.
Dallas Vs. Tampa Bay
Dallas against Tampa Bay will be an attractive game since, from the outset, it could be the last playoff in Tom Brady’s brilliant career, although, with this player, you never know anything in that sense.
Brady again had a great campaign of almost 5,000 yards, but the Buccaneers were very inconsistent. With a record of 8-9, they qualified for the postseason thanks to being in the weakest Division in the league.
The Cowboys have a better set than Tampa, especially in defense and the running game. Where they are below is with Dak Prescott, who, despite having quality, is not up to Brady, who has lots of experience and is playing at home. It won’t be surprising for the Buccaneers to get the win.
Baltimore Vs. Cincinnati
Another series with two teams from the same Division, and where the Bengals are the great favorites. It’s especially true if their Quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has been injured recently, does not play.
In the third meeting between these two teams, in Week 5, they won 19-17, and the second duel was just last weekend in Week 18 with an easy victory for the Bengals 27-16, taking advantage of Jackson’s absence.
Cincinnati is the current champion of the American Conference, and Joe Burrow once again had a great campaign of more than 4,000 yards and 35 touchdown passes.
The Bengals are most enraged to reach the postseason with eight consecutive wins. The Ravens’ aspirations will depend greatly on whether or not Lamar Jackson will be on the pitch next Sunday.
There you have it. Which team are you rooting for? We hope you had a great read!