NFL playoffs: What to know about the first round

CNN — After 272 regular season games, we have the final 14 NFL teams vying to lift the Lombardi Trophy. The effectiveness of the Ravens’ rushing attack could decide Saturday’s game; they led the league in rushing yards in the regular season with the combination of superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson and running back Derrick Henry proving a nightmare for opposing defenses. ET The first game of NFC postseason action sees two of the best offseason running back acquisitions take to the field in the “City of Brotherly Love.” Saquon Barkley has enjoyed a historic year having switched the New York Giants for the Philadelphia Eagles, running for over 2,000 yards and falling just 100 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s all-time single-season rushing record. The revival of quarterback Baker Mayfield in Tampa Bay continues to garner attention, while veteran receiver Mike Evans needed a catch in the final seconds of the team’s Week 18 victory to reach the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the record-tying 11th straight season. A controversial late missed penalty call overshadowed the Los Angeles Rams’ impressive victory over the Minnesota Vikings, with TV replays showing that Rams linebacker Byron Young had grabbed Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold’s facemask on a crucial fourth quarter sack and safety.