With that in mind, the Cowboys should have blown them out, right? After all, Tampa Bay was a default playoff team after an 8-9 season that saw them go 4-7 against non-NFC South teams. However, I do wonder how much of it was them finally clicking and how much of it was due to their opponent in the Buccaneers. The Cowboys looked like a legit Super Bowl contender in their win on Super Wild Card Weekend. Cincinnati's banged-up offensive line is an issue, but I do think Burrow is savvy enough to get the ball out quickly to try to negate how much of an impact that'll be in this game. I don't think Burrow has that problem this week with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Last week, Dolphins receivers were able to get a step on Bills corners, but simply couldn't haul in the ball. Offensively, the Bengals feel like they can move the ball against this Bills defense that does seem like it can be beaten deep. Before play was stopped in their Week 17 matchup, Cincy elected to take the ball to begin that game and marched down the field for a touchdown. I also don't think that Buffalo instills much fear into the Bengals. With Joe Burrow waiting on the opposing sideline, Cincinnati is the type of offense you do not want to give a short field to, nor do you want to squander any scoring opportunities which I expect Buffalo to do once or twice. Now, he faces a Bengals defense that enjoyed a plus-6 turnover differential in the regular season, which ranked top five in the NFL. The Bills quarterback had three turnovers as they narrowly escaped an upset against the Dolphins last weekend, and that piles on top of the 19 turnovers he had during the regular season. Josh Allen's recent sloppy play has me fading Buffalo as it hosts the Bengals. I think we see similar pressure applied on Jones in this game, which slows down what the Giants can do offensively. We saw that on display back in Week 14 when the Eagles sacked Jones four times in a 48-22 win. Philly did provide the second-best pressure rate in the NFL this season, while New York's offensive line allowed the most pressure in the league. While I expect Philadelphia to be able to move the ball offensively, we now have to turn our attention to the Eagles defense slowing down Daniel Jones and the Giants. That could mean another big day for Miles Sanders, who rushed for a career-high 144 yards against this defense back in Week 14. Philadelphia should be able to run all over this Giants defense that ranked last in the NFL in DVOA against the run and ranked 30th in the league in rushing yards per attempt (5.2). Philadelphia should be healthier with that week off and - as we saw throughout the regular season - a healthy Eagles team is lethal. Jalen Hurts was banged up, Lane Johnson needed time to heal, and there are certainly a vast array of players on the roster who also enjoyed getting the week to recuperate. No team needed a first-round bye more than the Eagles.
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