NFL divisional round playoff game plans - Keys to win, players to watch, matchup advantages for all eight teams

Six NFL playoff games down, seven to go. We're onto the divisional round, which will feature seven of the eight division winners and the No. 1-seeded Packers and Titans, who had a bye in last weekend's wild-card round. On Saturday, the Bengals roll into Tennessee off their first playoff win in more than 30 years, before the Niners head to Lambeau Field to take on Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. On Sunday, the Rams will try to shut down Tom Brady and the Buccaneers, and the Bills and Chiefs will try to come out on top of what should be a shootout.

So how can each team continue their playoff run at least another week and earn a bid to the conference championship games? We took a closer look at the game tape and outlined the winning blueprint for all eight teams. For each of the four divisional-round matchups, we identified the biggest thing each team must do to create an advantage and win, picked a played to watch and pointed to a scheme that could make all the difference in the outcome. We're looking at personnel matchups, scheme advantages and coaching tendencies that can clear a path for every team to the next round — and one step closer to Super Bowl LVI.

Here are the focal points, key game-breaking players and impact schemes for all four matchups. (We included ESPN's Football Power Index projections for each matchup, along with the current game lines.)

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When: 4:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Jan. 22 (CBS)Line: TEN -3.5 (47.5)FPI prediction: TEN (59.5%) by 3

Quarterback Joe Burrow attempted 124 passes out of empty sets during the regular season — the second-most in the league behind Matthew Stafford — and completed 71% of those throws. The very disruptive Titans' front four can win