1. The Trinity: Tom Brady, Eli Manning and Peyton Manning all have the same exact playoff passer rating (87.4).
2. Mark Sanchez has a higher playoff passer rating than Brady, Eli, Peyton, Brett Favre, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Steve Young and John Elway. And the Sanchize (are we still calling him that?) did it in six games. This wasn’t some one-game fluke. He still did this though…
3. Russell Wilson needs only two fourth-quarter comebacks in the playoffs to tie Tom Brady for the most all-time. He is only 28.
4. Julian Edelman, in his seventh season as a pro, already has more postseason receptions than Anquan Boldin, Fred Biletnikoff, Marvin Harrison, Cris Carter, Shannon Sharpe, Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Moss and Terrell Owens.
5. Six teams have won a playoff game without scoring a touchdown. The Steelers accomplished the feat on Sunday night. The 2006 Colts were the last to do it before going on to win the Super Bowl.
6. Notable playoff “choker” Tony Romo (93.0) has a higher playoff passer rating than “clutch” hero Tom Brady (87.4).
7. NFL kickers have been perfect (34-of-34) on field goals during the 2017 playoffs.
8. Eight different AFC teams have played in a conference championship game since 2000. Meanwhile, 13 teams have appeared in the NFC championship game over that time.
9. The three NFC teams that haven’t appeared in the conference title game? The Lions, Cowboys and Redskins.
10. Proof that playoff performance has no predictive value: Jake Delhomme had the best passer rating in NFL playoff history after his first six postseason games … he threw eight interceptions over his next two.
11. Whenever the Packers and Giants have played in the postseason, the winner has gone on to win the title. The Packers beat the Giants in the 2017 Wildcard round.
12. Only one QB over the age of 40 has won an NFL playoff game, Brett Favre. Tom Brady turns 40 next August.
13. Only three teams have made the conference championship game after starting the season 4-6 or worse. The Packers, who did it this year, would be the first to make the Super Bowl after doing so.
14. Only three running backs have rushed for more than 160 yards twice in the NFL playoffs. Terrell Davis, John Riggins and Le’Veon Bell, who is only 24.
15. The Ice Bowl remains the coldest game in NFL playoff history with a kickoff temperature of -13 degrees. The coldest-feeling game, however, was the 1982 AFC title game between the Chargers and Bengals. It felt like -59 degrees that day in Cincinnati.
16. Only one quarterback in NFL history has started multiple playoff games and gone undefeated: Frank Reich, author of the Bills’ famous comeback against the Oilers in 1993.
17. Brady and Peyton are the only two quarterbacks to attempt 1,000 passes in the postseason. No other quarterback has attempted more than 800.
18. In the 2012 playoffs, Tim Tebow averaged 23.8 yards per completion. That’s the highest mark in a single postseason since the merger.
19. In just 21 seasons of existence, the Ravens own the record for most road playoff wins with 10. The Giants have won the most road playoff games in a row with five.
20. The Lions have lost an NFL-record nine consecutive playoff games. Since the merger, Detroit is 1-13 in the postseason.
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