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The Divisional Round of the playoffs offers a scintillating series of QB matchups:SATURDAY vs. (): As , Flacco has gotten the best of Brady in their postseason encounters. vs. (): A battle of two of the NFL's most promising young signal-callers, one of whom took home the Lombardi Trophy le s than a year ago? Yes, please!SUNDAY vs. (): Rodgers is the MVP favorite, but Romo led the league in quarterback rating and completion percentage during the regular season. vs. (): Luck versus his predece sor -- a cla sic bout between generational talents.So, which quarterback duel is most enticing?!Adam Schein Luck-Manning III tops the marqueeAll four QB matchups have sizzle, but there's nothing more compelling than versus his old team and the quarterback who replaced him, . The two signal-callers are 1-1 in previous head-to-head meetings, with Peyton back in Week 1 of this season. It's an intense battle of the ' past against the ' present (and future). Luck has enjoyed a better season than Manning, but Peyton plays on the more well-rounded team that is rightly favored to win . For Indy to prevail, Luck would have to single-handedly carry his flawed squad to victory. Is he capable? It is a tall task, but you can't put anything beyond his reach. At the same time, as , there isn't a quarterback with more at stake this postseason than Manning. Can't wait for this one!!Gil Brandt Flacco vs. Brady is a sweet matchup of contrasting styles -- and I'll take the cannon armI'll go with the big-armed playoff maestro vs. one of the best in history: vs. . These guys are kind of opposites, in that Flacco will throw a 40-yard out on a line downfield, whereas Brady is adept at finding the open man and identifying the receiver with the best chance of catching the ball and making a play. Both have dazzled in the postseason -- Flacco is 10-4 lifetime with seven wins on the road, while Brady has the most playoff wins by a Hassan Belton Jersey quarterback in NFL history (1 Cool

-- though Brady is just 4-5 since Flacco entered the league, with a 1-2 postseason record against Flacco's . Yes, the Baltimore QB will have to deal with , but ultimately, I like Flacco's chances, as I think he'll fearle sly attack Revis, regardle s of how good the ' cornerback is. Flacco can get the ball to his man no matter who's covering him. I think the guy with the cannon arm will advance to Championship Sunday.!Bucky Brooks Saturday night's Newton-Wilson matchup offers a glimpse into the NFL's futureThe - battle is this weekend's most intriguing matchup. It features a pair of "new school" quarterbacks capable of doing damage as dual-threat playmakers. Although traditionalists still pound the table for the conventional pocket pa ser, the seismic shift at the quarterback position at the high school and collegiate levels is producing more signal-callers adept at making plays with their legs outside of the pocket. Newton and Wilson are ideal representatives of this growing trend, based on their ability to thrive as running threats within their respective offenses. With both playmakers also capable of delivering pinpoint pa ses from the pocket, this NFC Divisional Round bout will give fans a glimpse at how the pro game will continue to evolve over the next few seasons.!Chris We seling All four matchups are appealing, but Romo-Rodgers is the no-brainer answerThese are all great matchups. Wilson and Newton are representative of the alleged new breed. Brady is the best cold-weather and home-field quarterback in NFL history -- and he's being overshadowed by Flacco this week. Manning and Luck represent the ghosts of playoff past and present. But the easy answer is the matchup between two MVP candidates, Romo and Rodgers. The former is under pre sure to shake his unfair reputation as a crunch-time choker. The latter has been the game's best for over three years but . These two quarterbacks not only have the two highest career pa ser ratings in NFL history, but also boast the highest combined single-season pa ser rating (225.4) of any playoff matchup in NFL history. Anything short of a shootout will be a letdown. Brendan Bordner Jersey