I apologize for not getting a preview article out for last week’s Divisional Round. My preview for this week is going to be a little bit different than my Wild Card preview. Since I already did a 2019 season recap for the Titans and I’m too lazy to do one for the other teams, you will only get a preview, players to watch and predictions. So with that, let’s go over Titans vs. Chiefs and Packers vs. 49ers.
6 Titans @ 2 Chiefs
An unexpectedly good matchup in AFC Championship at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Titans have history in their favor and the Chiefs have quality. The Chiefs have bad luck in big games and have choked in the playoffs on multiple occasions. These teams met earlier in the year in week 10; a Titans win at Nissan Stadium.
Titans player to watch: Ryan Tannehill. In the Wild Card round, I picked the leading rusher, Derrick Henry. This time around, I’m going to pick the Titans best player in the second half of the season, their main Quarterback, Ryan Tannehill. In 2019, he had the league’s best passer rating and fifth best completion percentage. Tannehill also lead the league in yards per catch and yards per attempt.
Chiefs player to watch: Travis Kelce. a huge part of their comeback win last week against the Texans. He had 134 yards and three crucial touchdowns in their 51-31 win. He wasn’t bad during the regular season either. He had 97 catches, 1,229 yards and five touchdowns in 2019.
Score Prediction: Titans 28, Chiefs 23
2 Packers @ 1 49ers
A classic two seed versus one seed matchup at Levi’s Stadium. This is another redemption game, but this time it is at the same stadium as the first. The Packers will hope to get the Niners back for the 37-8 thrashing in week 12. The 49ers have been an interesting team because they are one of the only teams to balance a great offense with a great defense. The key for the Packers this season has been consistency, which they haven’t had mush of in recent years.
Packers player to watch: Davante Adams. Huge for the Packers last week with 160 yards and two touchdowns. He has been the Packers main go-to this season with 83 catches. In 12 games, he had 997 yards with five touchdowns.
49ers player to watch: George Kittle. There are so many options we could choose here, but we’re going with Kittle. He had 129 yards and a touchdown versus the Vikings. In 2019, he caught 85 passes for 1,053 yards as well as five scores. The Packers are going to have a tough time stopping him.
Score Prediction: 49ers 35, Packers 21
Sources:
- NFL on Youtube
- teamrankings.com
- espn.com
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