Which QB has the most to prove on Wild Card weekend?
By Joel Deering
Eight QBs will be leading their team into a playoff game on Wild Card weekend. Which of those eight QBs have the most to prove as they head into the playoffs?
The Indianapolis Colts take on the Houston Texans and the Seattle Seahawks play the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday. The Los Angeles Chargers will face the Baltimore Ravens and the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Chicago Bears on Sunday. It’s Wild Card weekend!
Eight teams will be entering their first playoff game of the season. For some, this will be their only playoff game. For others, who knows how far they can go? No matter the result of these playoff games, the QBs will get the credit for how successful their team is in the postseason.
That credit could be good or bad, depending on the results. For some QBs, losing is not an option. For some, it’s not going to be as big of a deal if their team losses in the first-round or doesn’t make the Super Bowl.
Of course, every team wants to make the Super Bowl, but some of the QBs playing on Wild Card weekend have already been there and done that, making it not as crucial for them to make a deep playoff run.
There’s a good mix of youth and experience among the eight QBs playing this weekend. Some are seasoned veterans, while others are first or second year QBs who are making it to the playoffs for the first time.
Which QBs have the most pressure on them entering Wild Card Weekend? Who has the most to prove? I’ve ranked the eight QBs from eighth to first in order of who I feel has the most to prove to their teams in their first-round playoff game.