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The featurejust one maybe two quarterbacks who will be making their first postseason start.Cleveland's Baker Mayfield,who led the Browns to their first playoff berth since the 2002 season,is one of those QBs. Los Angeles'John Wolford would be the other if Jared Goff (thumb) cannot go.The rest of the field is loaded. Six quarterbacks Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Ru sell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes have won Super Bowls.Brady, Rodgers, Mahomes and Lamar Jackson have won NFL MVP awards. It's a good mix of youth and experience at the NFL's most important position.Here are those quarterbacks sorted by age:QUARTERBACKAGEMVPPLAYOFFSSUPER BOWLLamar Jackson2310-20-0Josh Allen2400-10-0Pat Mahomes2514-11-0Baker Mayfield2500-00-0Jared Goff2602-20-1Mitchell Trubisky2600-10-0Ryan Tannehill3202-10-0Ru sell Wilson3209-61- Scott Wedgewood Jersey 1Alex Smith3602-50-0Aaron Rodgers37210-81-0Ben Roethlisberger38013-82-1Philip Rivers3905-60-0Drew Brees4108-81-0Tom Brady43330-116-3SN ranked the playoff quarterbacks using this question: Who do you want right now? 1. Patrick Mahomes, ChiefsMahomesis drawing comparisons to a video game bo s after another outstanding season in which he finished with 4,740 yards, 38 TDs and just six interceptions. The Chiefs finished 14-2and have home-field advantage in the AFC again. Mahomes might not win the MVP award, but Kansas City has abetter path to the Super Bowl than the next quarterback on the list.Can Mahomes lead the first repeat since Brady in 2004-05?2. Aaron Rodgers, PackersIf you want to put Rodgers at No. 1, that's fine. Heis at the top of his game. He will likely win the MVP after pa sing for 4,299 yards with 48 TDs and just five interceptions, and the Packers have home-field advantage for the first time since 2011. Rodgers is flourishing in his second season in Matt LaFleur's system, andthis is his best chance to get a long-awaited second Super Bowl appearance. Brady, Brees and Wilson are among the top challengers in the NFC. That's not going to be easy. The referenced media source is mi Jonne Tammela Kids Jersey sing and needs to be re-embedded.3. Tom Brady, BuccaneersYes, we know Brady has six Super Bowl championships and nine appearances and 30 career playoff career victories. All of that was in New England. Tampa Bay is the No. 5 seed, but theyarearguablythe most dangerous wild-cardteamafter winning four straight games to close the season. The Buccaneers were just 1-5 against teams that made the postseason, and they will have to do it on theroad.Can Brady do it without Bill Belichick? We're about to find out.4. Ru sell Wilson, SeahawksWilson's playmaking ability propelled the Seahawksto a 12-4 record,but the offense had only one game with more than 28 points in the second half of the season. Wilson still had 40 more TDs, and his improv style typically translates well in the postseason.The Seahawks will have to go on the road at some point, and Wilson is 3-5 in road playoff games. The referenced media source is mi sing and needs to be re-embedded.5. Josh Allen, BillsAllen emerged as a legitimate MVP candidate this season, and he's one of just three QBs with a QBR above 80.The connection with Stefon Diggs has elevated the entire offense, and Allen closed the regular season with 16 TDs and just three interceptions in the Bills J T Brown Kids Jersey 'six-game winstreak. That gets erased in the postseason, of course, but Buffalo looks like Kansas City's best challenger in the AFC.6. Lamar Jackson, RavensJackson might face more pre sure than any other QB in these playoffs given his 0-2 postseason record.Since returning from COVID-19, however, Jackson averages 161.8 pa sing yards and 86 rushing yards with 15 total TDs and just three interceptions. The season-saving heroics against Cleveland in Week 14 woke up the offense, and Baltimore will be a tough out in the playoffs as a result. 7. Drew Brees, SaintsIs this too low?Brees mi sed five games this season because ofa rib injury, but the Saints a remain a good bet to make a run in the NFC.That hinges just as much on Alvin Kamara as Brees, however.Brees averaged 248.7 pa sing yardswith six TDs and three interceptions after returning from the injury, and New Orleans did push the Chiefs to the limit. Brees is 8-8 in the postseason, and the chance to avenge last year's wild-card lo s to Minnesota is there.8. Ryan Tannehill, TitansTannehill proved this season that last year's run to the AFC championship game wasn't a fluke, and it doesn't hurt to have 2,000-yard rusher Derrick Henry in the backfield. Tannehill has 22 TDs and just two interceptions at home this season, but the Titans were 5-3 in those games.Tenne seefinished 3-3 against the other teams in the AFC playoffs this season, and there likely will be shootouts. 9. Ben Roethlisberger, SteelersRoethlisberger is a two-time Super Bowl Callan Foote Women Jersey winner and he's won 13 career playoff starts, but the last postseason victory was in 2016.Roethlisbergerhad eight TDs and four interceptions Pittsburgh's last four games, and the offense finally clicked again in the second half against Indianapolis.Big Ben is 4-1 in the playoffs against AFC North teams, but this is his first postseason start against the Browns.10. Baker Mayfield, BrownsFor what it's worth, Mayfield is the highest-ranked former No. 1 pick in this year's playoffs.Mayfield evolved with first-year Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland, especially in the second half of the season.Mayfield threw just one interception in the Browns'last nine games.Mayfield is 0-3 at Heinz Field for his career, but if he continues to make good decisions Yanni Gourde Kids Jersey with the support of a strong running game led by Nick Chubb and Kareem, then Cleveland will have a chance. 11. Philip Rivers, ColtsThe Colts slipped into the playoffs, and Rivers who is 5-6 in the postseason for his career did help stabilize the quarterback position in Indianapolis.Rivers can still go off at any given time, but he ranked 19th in the NFL in QBR this season.Indianapolis was just 5-3 on the road this season, and they are up against one of the hottest teams in the league in Buffalo.12. Jared Goff, RamsThis a sumes Goff who started in a Super Bowl two years ago plays in the wild-card matchup against the Seahawks. If that isn't the case, John Wolford has not made a playoff start. Goff, meanwhile,has struggled with turnovers this season.The Rams are 4-1 against teams that made the NFC playoffs, and that included wins against Seattle and Tampa Bay. The referenced media source is mi sing and needs to be re-embedd
