(Keith Srakocic/Associated Press)Philip Rivers and Tom Brady are facing a far grander opponent than each other, no matter what the NFL schedule tells you. In the seven games, Brady has passed for 2,000 yards and 14 touchdowns with eight interceptions; Rivers has passed for 1,735 yards and seven touchdowns with 10 interceptions. In the playoff games, Brady passed for 480 yards, with four touchdowns and six interceptions, and Rivers for 441 yards, with no touchdowns and three interceptions. (Note that in one playoff game, for the AFC championship, Rivers was dealing with a torn anterior cruciate ligament). They’ll host their ninth straight divisional playoff game and have won 15 divisional playoff games overall, one less than Pittsburgh’s NFL record.

Source: Washington Post January 13, 2019 11:02 UTC