Yardbarker
x
NFL Divisional Round watchablity index
The rookie duo of Dak Prescott (#4) and Ezekiel Elliott (#21) will get a taste of their first bit of NFL playoff action Sunday night as the Dallas Cowboys host the Green Bay Packers. Tom Pennington/Getty Images

NFL Divisional Round watchablity index

During the regular season, we let you know how many times you could stand to get away from any given afternoon slate on Sunday. This isn’t the regular season; it’s the playoffs, when everything is ramped up to the nth degree and whatever other high degrees you might be familiar with. So here’s where I lay out what ridiculous situation would have to play out for you to abandon watching any given postseason game.

Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons
Saturday, 4:35 p.m. ET/1:35 p.m. PT (FOX)

Dan Quinn was asked this week whether the Falcons would be willing to play tracks from Future in the Georgia Dome to get under the skin of Russell Wilson. He replied that he wouldn’t even consider it. Such an antipathy for righteous owns would be a problem for me if I were in charge of a team, which luckily I am not. If the Seahawks pull off the upset, I lay all the blame on this decision. That or the Falcons having a terrible defense. To their credit, though, the Falcons are having Ludacris perform at halftime.

What Could Drive You Away: A chili cook-off two towns over.

Houston Texans at New England Patriots
Saturday 8:15 p.m. ET/5:15 p.m. PT (CBS)

The main drama here is whether Bill Belichick opts to show mercy for his old cohorts. Based on everything we know about him, the safe money is on no. How many fluky scores off turnovers would the Texans need to actually have a shot at pulling this off? No fewer than four, per my extremely just pulled out of nowhere estimation.

What Could Drive You Away: A preference not to see awful people continually triumph again and again, almost effortlessly.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
Sunday 1:05 p.m. ET/10:05 PT (NBC)

Kansas City has a less than gleaming record with playoff byes, having gone one-and-done the last three times they’ve earned the right to skip the Wild Card round. That nasty 10-year stretch between 1995 and 2003 has little to do with this year’s team, fans at Arrowhead surely know that history well, and will be quite vocal about the idea of it happening again. Roethlisberger says his foot is fine despite getting rolled up late in the win over Miami. Given that he was 22-27 for 300 yards and five touchdowns in the first meeting, Kansas City could use him at less than 100 percent.

What Could Drive You Away: Lena Dunham has promised to recede from public life but only if you meet her in a baseball diamond in a exurban park and listen to her views on ghosting RIGHT NOW.

Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday 4:40 p.m. ET/1:40 p.m. PT

Jordy Nelson’s status remains in doubt for Sunday. If he does play, he may be sporting a Kevlar vest underneath his jersey. The Packers offense likely can’t afford to take 27 minutes off the way it did against the Giants. Dallas has proved it can run well on Green Bay’s offense, which is likely to limit the amount of possessions the Packers will get. Dak Prescott tied Roethlisberger with 13 regular season wins in his rookie season, though hopefully he fares a little better in his first postseason.

What Could Drive You Away: A temptation to track down anyone who filled out the Cowboys bandwagon application.

Can you name every NFL coach to win a Super Bowl?
SCORE:
0/55
TIME:
10:00
SB I
Vince Lombardi
SB II
Vince Lombardi
SB III
Weeb Ewbank
SB IV
Hank Stram
SB V
Don McCafferty
SB VI
Tom Landry
SB VII
Don Shula
SB VIII
Don Shula
SB IX
Chuck Noll
SB X
Chuck Noll
SB XI
John Madden
SB XII
Tom Landry
SB XIII
Chuck Noll
SB XIV
Chuck Noll
SB XV
Tom Flores
SB XVI
Bill Walsh
SB XVII
Joe Gibbs
SB XVIII
Tom Flores
SB XIX
Bill Walsh
SB XX
Mike Ditka
SB XXI
Bill Parcells
SB XXII
Joe Gibbs
SB XXIII
Bill Walsh
SB XXIV
George Seifert
SB XXV
Bill Parcells
SB XXVI
Joe Gibbs
SB XXVII
Jimmy Johnson
SB XXVIII
Jimmy Johnson
SB XXIX
George Seifert
SB XXX
Barry Switzer
SB XXXI
Mike Holmgren
SB XXXII
Mike Shanahan
SB XXXIII
Mike Shanahan
SB XXXIV
Dick Vermeil
SB XXXV
Brian Billick
SB XXXVI
Bill Belichick
SB XXXVII
Jon Gruden
SB XXXVIII
Bill Belichick
SB XXXIX
Bill Belichick
SB XL
Bill Cowher
SB XLI
Tony Dungy
SB XLII
Tom Coughlin
SB XLIII
Mike Tomlin
SB XLIV
Sean Payton
SB XLV
Mike McCarthy
SB XLVI
Tom Coughlin
SB XLVII
John Harbaugh
SB XLVIII
Pete Carroll
SB XLIX
Bill Belichick
SB 50
Gary Kubiak
SB LI
Bill Belichick
SB LII
Doug Pederson
SB LIII
Bill Belichick
SB LIV
Andy Reid
SB LV
Bruce Arians

More must-reads:

Customize Your Newsletter

+

Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.