NFL play-offs: Profiles and ones to watch for eight teams in divisional round

And then there were eight.

After the longest ever regular NFL season and a rather predictable wildcard weekend, we've got the eight best teams playing in four blockbuster contests to look forward to on Saturday and Sunday.

Here, we take a look at the eight remaining Super Bowl contenders and highlight what to watch for in the big games.

Saturday(away team first, times in GMT)

Sunday

The Bucs are a well-rounded side who can run and throw the ball. They're big scorers, and have scored 30 points or more in the five play-off wins they've managed with quarterback Tom Brady, including the Super Bowl victory in his first campaign with the team last season, so they're a tough team to stop.

Brady may be 44, but this year he led the NFL in touchdown passes and passing yards — with his 5,316 his best ever return in a season. He's beaten everyone in the NFL and is now giving Old Father Time a run for his money as well.

On defence they can cause plenty of problems too, but their main stars will be receiver Mike Evans and tight end Rob Gronkowski. 'Gronk' is a four-time Super Bowl winner alongside Brady, and came out of retirement to join his long-time quarterback last season.

Brady and Gronkowski have combined for the most play-off touchdowns in history (15) and when the chips are down this combination often breaks the game wide open.

Having started in Cleveland and now in their second stint in LA, the nomadic Rams won the Super Bowl while based in St Louis — when they became known as 'The Greatest Show on Turf' due to their high-scoring attacking play.

No-one has been more aggressive in the trade market than this Rams team, who are going all-in to win under head coach Sean McVay. The Rams have spent money and draft picks to bring in