Mike Reiss ESPN Staff Writer
Josh Allen has started 1-of-5 for 21 yards on passes thrown 15+ yards downfield, with all four incompletions being overthrown. Allen's four overthrows on 15+ yard throws already match his most in a game this season.
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Mike Reiss ESPN Staff Writer
The Bills made history in their divisional-round playoff game against the Ravens. According to Elias Sports Bureau, they are the only team in the last 60 postseasons to have 0 rushing plays in the 1st quarter of a playoff game.
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The wind is a notable factor in the kicking game. Ravens kicker Justin Tucker last missed two field goals in a game in Week 16 of the 2018 season against the Chargers, but both were from 50+ yards. This is the first time that Tucker, whose first season was 2012, has missed multiple field goals inside of 50 yards in the same game.
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The Bills are the first team in the last 30 seasons to have 0 rushes in the 1st quarter of a playoff game, per ESPN Stats & Information.
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The Ravens led the NFL in special teams efficiency in the regular season. They have a missed field goal and a 23-yard punt to set the Bills up at the Ravens 38 early on tonight.
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
Aaron Rodgers could barely keep the smile off his face throughout his postgame Zoom. One of the biggest came when asked about finally playing in an NFC title game at home: "It means a lot. Jordy (Nelson) and I talked about it years ago… had a lot of starts in this league without being able to host an NFC Championship.'
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
If the No. 1 scoring defense can't slow down the Packers, who can? "Nobody," Davante Adams said adding that the only ones that can stop them is themselves. "I think that's been proven at this point."
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Jaire Alexander played 31 coverage snaps and was the nearest defender on 3 targets per Next Gen Stats. The Rams had -3 yards on 1 reception when Alexander was nearest defender in the game.
Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer
Those hoping to see a back-to-back NFC championship and Super Bowl played at Raymond James Stadium will not have that, regardless if the Bucs upset the Saints tomorrow, as the Packers have defeated the Rams 32-18. The Packers will host the NFC Championship next week.
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
From ELIAS: The Packers finished with 484 total yards on offense. That's the most against a No. 1 defense (in terms of yards per game) in a playoff game since the merger.
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You can really see the effect play action has on Jordan Fuller (32) here on the Lazard touchdown. Animation via Next Gen Stats.
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
The Packers are now up to 451 yards of total offense, their fourth-most ever in a postseason game and most since putting up a franchise record 493 against Arizona on Jan 10, 2010.
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Jared Goff's completion percentage over expectation today -- through 3 quarters -- is +23%, per Next Gen Stats. His career-high CPOE game is +15%, in 2018 against the Cardinals.
Mike Reiss ESPN Staff Writer
Bills inactives: QB Jake Fromm, CB Dane Jackson, RB Antonio Williams, LB Tyrel Dodson, OL Jordan Devey, TE Tyler Kroft, DE Darryl Johnson. On Friday, the Bills had elevated Jackson and Williams from the practice squad -- which reflects that they were either insurance policies that are not needed, or the elevations were a reward for their hard work.
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Bills inactives vs the Ravens: QB Jake Fromm, DE Darryl Johnson, TE Tyler Kroft, RB Antonio Williams, CB Dane Jackson, OL Jordan Devey, LB Tyrel Dodson
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
The Packers are just the third team in the last 20 postseasons to score on each of their first 5 drives of a game. The 2003 Colts did so in the wild-card round vs. the Broncos and 2013 Chiefs in the wild card vs. the Colts -- the game in which KC blew a 38-10 lead.
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
The Packers have scored on each of their first five drives of a game for the first time since 2016 Week 3 against the Lions.
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
In the Super Bowl era (since 1966), the Packers are 13-1 in home playoff games when holding a halftime lead with the only loss coming in the 2007 NFC Championship against the Giants (in OT in Brett Favre's final game with the Packers).
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Jalen Ramsey lined up across Davante Adams on eight of Adams' 16 routes in the first half. Adams had two receptions for 13 yards and a TD on two targets with Ramsey when lined up across from him, and three receptions for 30 yards on four targets against all others, per NFL Next Gen stats.
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
Halftime numbers: Aaron Rodgers: 14-of-20 for 160 yards, 1 passing TD, 1 rushing TD. Jared Goff: 9-of-10 for 91 yards, 1 TD. Packers have the edge in rushing, 74 yards to 62.
Rich Cimini ESPN Staff Writer
New Jets coach Robert Saleh received an effusive sendoff from the 49ers, who released statements from HC Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch. Shanahan said Saleh "helped to build a successful environment that has developed both players and coaches." Lynch called Saleh "a gifted leader who has earned the opportunity to direct a team in this League. His contributions to the 49ers over the last four years have helped us establish a culture and a standard that will continue to serve us well."
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
Aaron Rodgers has a TD pass and a TD run in a playoff game for the third time in his career, but it's his first rushing TD in the postseason since the 2010 NFC title game.
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CB Darious Williams has only played 14 of the Rams' first 34 defensive snaps. Among outside corners, Williams had the third-lowest completion percentage over expectation allowed (-7%) behind only Xavier Rhodes and Jalen Ramsey this season, per NFL Next Gen Stats.
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
The Packers are the first team this season to score on each of their first three drives against the Rams, and it's also the fourth consecutive that the Packers have scored on each of their first three drives.
Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer
The Packers had 10 rushes for 46 yards in the first quarter. It's only the second time this season they rushed 10+ times in the opening quarter, and they ran four more times before Rodgers' 1-yard TD pass to Adams.