NFL1000: Reviewing 2017 Divisional Playoffs

January 17, 2017   ·   Doug Farrar   ·   Jump to comments

Throughout the second half of the season and into the playoffs, the Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan and the Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers have been the NFL's two most efficient and productive quarterbacks. 
It seems especially fitting that their teams will face off in the NFC Championship Game. Both quarterbacks made the top five in the NFL1000 divisional-round player rankings, of course, and both quarterbacks were the main reasons their teams advanced.
No surprise there, and Cian Fahey, our NFL1000 quarterbacks scout, has great write-ups on both players later in this slideshow. But overall, the NFL1000 project is just as much about unearthing less-heralded players and letting you know why their performances are so crucial to the success of their teams.
David Bakhtiari, Rodgers' left tackle, finished third overall in this week's player rankings, and he was one of the reasons Rodgers wasn't pressured too often. Rodgers was on the receiving end of two sacks, but he was ...

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