This week in the NFL playoffs offers multiple intriguing storylines and high-profile matchups involving former Texas Longhorns players. Two defensive players will face former Big 12 quarterbacks that they’ve faced before and the right legs of Justin Tucker and Michael Dickson will be bombing kicks on your television throughout the weekend. Here’s a preview of this weekend’s divisional round.
Saturday, January 11th
Arguably the game’s brightest coaching mind in Kyle Shanahan versus Mike Zimmer and the old school Minnesota Vikings. In a matchup between the league’s top defensive fronts, time will be hard to come by in the pocket for quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Jimmy Garoppolo.