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One key stat for each team playing on Wild Card Weekend

NFL Research has one key stat that you might not know about all eight teams playing during Wild Card Weekend.

Raiders

Oakland QB Connor Cook has 21 career pass attempts -- the fewest for any QB making his first playoff start in the Super Bowl era.

Texans

Houston tied for the most home wins in the NFL this season (7). Two of those home victories came against teams that made the playoffs (Kansas City and Detroit).

Lions

Detroit allowed opponents to complete 72.7 percent of passes this season (worst in the NFL). That's the highest completion percentage allowed for a full season since the 1970 merger.

Seahawks

Russell Wilson has 7 pass TD and 8 interceptions in his last four playoff starts (2-2 record in those games). Wilson had nine pass TDs and one interception in his first six playoff starts (5-1 record).

Dolphins

Miami has lost its last two road playoff games by a combined score of 89-7. The Dolphins lost in Jacksonville 62-7 in the 2000 Divisional Round (Dan Marino's last game) and they lost 27-0 in Oakland in the 2000 Divisional Round.

Steelers

Pittsburgh has 25 sacks since Week 11 (most in NFL), with a 7-0 record during that span. Prior to Week 11, the Steelers had a 4-5 record and just 13 sacks (T-fewest in NFL).

Giants

The last two times the Giants have played on Wild Card weekend, they won the Super Bowl. In 2011, New York beat Atlanta in the Wild Card Round and went on to win Super Bowl XLVI. In 2007, the Giants beat the Buccaneers in the Wild Card Round and went on to win Super Bowl XLII.

Packers

Green Bay led all playoff participants with five regular-season wins over playoff teams in the 2016 regular season. Green Bay's 5-2 record against playoff teams tied the Titans for the best in the NFL in 2016.

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