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NFL divisional playoffs primer: Get ready for Baker Mayfield vs. Jared Goff

Baker Mayfield of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions hug after Detroit's 20-6 win at Raymond James Stadium on Oct. 15, 2023, in Tampa, Florida.

They have experienced their share of NFL ups and downs, but at the moment, these onetime No. 1 picks are riding high.

Quarterbacks Jared Goff of Detroit and Baker Mayfield of Tampa Bay will meet in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

The Buccaneers advanced to the second round Monday night by knocking off Philadelphia 32-9 a day after Goff's Lions beat the Rams — his former team — to keep their Super Bowl dreams intact. (Mayfield, too, had a brief stint with the Rams

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