The beginning of the NFL playoffs happen Saturday as 14 teams vie for a trip to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. SBLive WA ranks the projected five most important contributors to their respective teams' chances who began playi high school football in Washington: Fourth-round draft pick in 2023 has played in 34 games during his career as a backup cornerback who plays on Eagles' special teams.

We’ll run through each wild-card team, look at season stat rankings, most recent results and key matchups, then handle some Q&A styled answers in this breakdown.

The Packers had a surprise playoff win last year over another NFC East opponent in the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles had a disappointing first-round exit last year but made the Super Bowl just two seasons ago, where they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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McCord’s decision came just hours after Georgia QB Carson Beck reversed his NFL draft declaration, opting to transfer to Miami and effectively replace Ward. Texas QB Quinn Ewers also hinted on Friday that he expects to enter the draft once his season concludes.

Pete Thamel says that Kyle McCord is projected to be a mid-round pick, but can end up being a "riser" by draft day.