We’re hours away from the NFL’s divisional playoffs weekend, and fans are filled with the quivering thrill of anticipation, much like Jerry Jones gets when he’s about to fire somebody. Rather than do the usual capsule previews or power rankings, let’s change it up.
Let’s rank our contenders this weekend by who truly deserves to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Who has put in the months of effort, the years of frustration, the decades of hope? Whose victory could bring a little light to these dim gray times … and whose win would be another entire season of grim despair?