NFL Playoffs: Each team's X-factor and red flag

NFL Playoffs: Each team’s X-factor and red flag

Dec 28, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (center) picks up his red flag on the field against the Buffalo Bills in the second half at Gillette Stadium. Buffalo Bills defeated the Patriots 17-9. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /

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We break down each of the remaining four NFL team’s X-factor and red flag

Man, what a week! The Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs was full of intrigue, drama, last second scores, upsets and controversy. The end result is that we’re down to four teams in the NFL Playoffs – and those teams have four of the brightest, most compelling and most competitive quarterbacks in the league.

These four teams have run a gauntlet in the regular season and the post season just to arrive at this point – an opportunity to win one more game and advance to the Super Bowl. No team is perfect, and no team is perfectly healthy. Each has a Red Flag that could derail their run, and each team has an X Factor that will be vital to any hope of victory.

Let’s examine each team’s X Factor and Red Flag.

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