The 2022 playoffs have a theme: rematches. Every game in the wild card round was a rematch. The Cowboys and Buccaneers played each other in Week 1, the Chargers and Jaguars played each other in Week 3, and the Giants and Vikings played each other in Week 16. The other half were divisional matchups: Dolphins-Bills, Ravens-Bengals, and Seahawks-49ers. We’re giving a new meaning to when people say the NFL is a “copycat league.”
The divisional round continues that theme. The Jaguars and Chiefs faced each other in Week 10, the Bengals and Bills in Week 17, and of course the Eagles and Giants are a divisional matchup.