The NFL playoffs’ wild-card round schedule for the 2024 season is stacked with memorable matches. Some players would be in the playoffs for the first time.
Cowboys vs. Packers
The Cowboys and Packers would be going head-to-head in the playoffs. In this game, quarterback Jordan Love is making his first playoff start.
Dallas coach Mike McCarthy, who was with the Packers before joining the Cowboys, would be looking to advance to the divisional round of the playoffs for the second straight season.
The Packers are 5-0 at AT&T Stadium all time, including playoffs (4-0 versus the Cowboys, plus a Super Bowl XLV win against the Steelers).
The Packers were 10-7 ATS in the regular season with overs going 10-7. The Cowboys were 10-7 ATS in the regular season with unders going 9-8.
Lions vs. Rams
Lions coach Dan Campbell will try to lead Detroit to its first postseason victory since the 1991 season against the Rams.
According to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard, Rams coach Sean McVay is looking to improve his 7-3 career record in playoff games.
The Lions went for it on fourth down 34% of the time this season, the highest of any team this century. The Rams went for it 17% of the time, which ranked 20th this season.
Stafford, who played for the Lions for 12 seasons, has a career average of 277.7 pass yards per game at Ford Field, the fourth highest by any quarterback at a single stadium in NFL history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The Rams were 10-7 ATS in the regular season with overs going 9-8. The Lions were 12-5 ATS in the regular season, the best record in the NFL.
Steelers vs. Bills
Both teams faced similar setbacks this season, from losing key players to injury to putting together season-ending winning streaks. Both teams also fired their offensive coordinators at midseason, becoming the first playoff teams to have an in-season coordinator change since the 2012 Ravens.
The Steelers are looking for the team’s first playoff win since 2016, while the Bills are 13-2 in home playoff games since 1970.
The Steelers had nine wins in one-score games during the regular season.
