Previously, we previewed Sunday's NFL Divisional Round Playoff games. Here, we preview Saturday's games based on Madden NFL 2015 rankings.

The Carolina Panthers easily beat of the Arizona Cardinals last week. The 8-8-1 Panthers were lucky to make the postseason. The team looked great in holding the Cardinals to only 78 yards last week.

This week Carolina will taken on the Seattle Seahawks. That means facing Marshawn Lynch, one of the NFL's best rushers. Lynch is nearly impossible to tackle with just one guy. He is rated as 95 overall on Madden. He's not terribly fast, but he is hard to tackle. Carolina will utilize Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis to try and slow him down. Kuechly is 97 overall and Davis is 92. Carolina should probably keep one of those two backers on Lynch the entire game.

The Seahawks have some good defenders too. If Cam Newton (88 overall) struggles, the Seahawks could take advantage. The Seahawks have one of the best corners in the league in Richard Sherman. Madden 15 rates him as a 98 overall. Sherman can pick the ball off and stick to receivers like glue. He has been beat though at times.

Prediction: Seattle 27, Carolina 13

The AFC game Saturday puts the Baltimore Ravens up against New England. It seems like every year we see the Patriots in the playoffs, but the team has not been going to the Super Bowl in recent years. 

Tom Brady has been taking the Patriots to the playoffs, and he knows what he is doing. He's a 97 overall-rated quarterback and he has the experience to win this one. If Madden 15 updates the ratings after this game, Brady could either go up to a 98 (with a win) or down to a 95 (with a loss).

On the Ravens, Joe Flacco just won a Super Bowl in the 2012-2013 season. He does not have the talent nor game awareness that Brady has, but he's still capable of taking this team back to the Super Bowl. Flacco is an 89-rated quarterback. He could be higher, but he has not impressed much with his stats. He will need to have a pretty good game to win against Brady and company. 

Prediction: New England 31, Baltimore 20

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