The First Read, Championship Sunday: One question for each advancing/eliminated NFL playoff team

The doubters and haters had a rough weekend went it came to the NFL playoffs. This year's Divisional Round was all about slaying demons, knocking monkeys off backs and letting the naysayers know that recent history isn't always the best predictor of future results. There was a long list of players and coaches who had to prove a few things about themselves over the past 48 hours. A good amount of them answered those questions in emphatic fashion.

Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson stood atop that list, especially since he had one playoff win in four attempts before the Ravens beat up on the Houston Texans. Detroit's Jared Goff was right behind him, as he's led the Lions to their first NFC Championship Game in 32 years just three years after the Los Angeles Rams decided he wasn't good enough to be their quarterback anymore. San Francisco signal-caller Brock Purdy and head coach Kyle Shanahan -- the duo Detroit will face in that NFC title bout -- finally can say they know what a fourth-quarter comeback win feels like. The Kansas City Chiefs, on the other hand, reminded us that going on the road and winning isn't as tough a task in the playoffs as some might think.

So now the final four of the NFL postseason is set. We've got two teams that have been chasing a Super Bowl win for the past few years, another that has claimed two of the last four Lombardi Trophies and a franchise that has never even appeared in the league's signature event. It's going to be a fun Championship Sunday, but this edition of The First Read will examine some major questions that came out of Divisional Round weekend, both for the winners and the losers.