2021 What To Look For - Divisional Playoffs

Wild Card Weekend only produced one upset with its six opening-round games. With a majority of the higher seeded teams remaining, the divisional round is bound to provide some excitement and surprises.

Key veterans, Derrick Henry and Julio Jones, have the chance to return from the injured list this week to help improve Tennessee’s playoff odds.

Green Bay and San Francisco, two of the most successful postseason teams in league history, will battle on Saturday night. The 49ers own the second highest postseason winning percentage (.611) while the Packers rank third (.600). With a victory by Green Bay, they would tie the New England Patriots (37) for the most postseason victories by a franchise.

Keep reading for what to watch for this weekend…

PLAYOFF TITANS:

After securing the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC playoffs for the first time since 2008, the TENNESSEE TITANS (12-5) will be making their 2021 postseason debut when they host the CINCINNATI BENGALS (11-7) on Saturday (4:30 PM ET, CBS/Paramount+).

Running back DERRICK HENRY is expected to return to the field for the first time since Week 8. In eight games this season, he totaled 937 rushing yards (league-best 117.1 per game) and 10 rushing touchdowns. He is the only player in the league with at least 10 rushing touchdowns in each of the past four seasons.

In three of Henry’s six career postseason games, he has surpassed 150 rushing yards. His three career postseason games with at least 150 rushing yards are the second-most in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer TERRELL DAVIS (four games).

Henry is also one of three players all-time with at least 200 scrimmage yards in multiple postseason games, along with Pro Football Hall of Famers MARCUS ALLEN (two games) and THURMAN THOMAS (two).

In his postseason career, Henry has totaled 758 scrimmage yards (670 rushing, 88 receiving) and three rushing touchdowns. His 111.7 rushing yards per game in the postseason are the second-most since 1970, minimum five games played.

The players with the most rushing yards per game in the postseason since 1970, minimum five games played:

Tennessee wide receiver JULIO JONES is expected to appear in his ninth-career postseason game this weekend, and first as a Titan. In each of his previous eight playoff games, all with Atlanta, Jones surpassed 50 receiving yards.

With at least 50 receiving yards on Saturday, Jones will become the fifth player ever to record at least 50 receiving yards in nine consecutive postseason games. He can also join WES WELKER as the only players to surpass 50 receiving yards in each of their first nine career postseason games.

The players with at least 50 receiving yards in the most consecutive postseason games in NFL history:

BENGALS BREAKING THROUGH:

Last week, the CINCINNATI BENGALS earned their first postseason victory since 1990 and on Saturday, will be looking to advance to their first AFC Championship Game since the 1988 season.

In their Wild Card victory, quarterback JOE BURROW completed 24 of 34 attempts (70.6 percent) for 244 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions for a 110.4 rating in his postseason debut.

Burrow’s top target was rookie wide receiver JA’MARR CHASE, who recorded nine receptions for 116 receiving yards. It marked his sixth game this season with at least 100 receiving yards.

With at least 100 receiving yards on Saturday, Chase can become the first rookie in NFL history to record at least 100 receiving yards in multiple postseason games.

Defensive end TREY HENDRICKSON recorded a sack and forced fumble in last week’s victory. It marked his 13th game this season in which he had a full sack. With a sack on Saturday, he can become the third player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, to record a sack in 14 games within a season, including the postseason.

The players with the most games with a sack in a season since 1982, including the postseason: