NFL Power Rankings: Bills, Texans on the rise heading into Super Wild Card Weekend

As a history buff, I've been mulling a few tasty playoff possibilities for the past several weeks now. That two of the bigger ones actually came to fruition in the postseason's opening weekend is pretty phenomenal:

You really can't beat those two storylines, and the games themselves appear fantastic on paper. More history could come down the line after these, but I'm conflicted. Do I root for the other reunion people have pined for -- Joe Flacco and the Browns vs. Lamar Jackson and the Ravens in Baltimore -- or do I pull for precocious rookie C.J. Stroud to get his second crack at the Ravens after losing to them in his NFL debut?

The best approach appears to be letting things play out as they will, which is a strategy that's worked well for me for years -- and with this Super Wild Card Weekend slate, it shouldn't be difficult. Even with this season's two marquee teams getting a bye, the first set of games look like as tasty a six-pack as I can remember. There isn't a matchup that doesn't have at least a little sizzle to it.

In programming news, we'll be chopping the list down next week to focus on the 14 teams that made the postseason. To the other 18 teams (and their fans) to whom we'll be bidding adieu from here through the end of the playoffs, thank you for sticking with me during what has been a wild ride in my first year authoring the Power Rankings. May next season find you landing in the group that is covered here just a little bit longer.

NOTE: Up/down arrows reflect movement from the Week 18 Power Rankings.