Every NFL team's highest-graded wide receiver from the divisional round

2WDNNJF Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, foreground, catches a touchdown pass in front of Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Zyon McCollum (27) during the second half of an NFL football NFC divisional playoff game, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Amon-Ra St. Brown comes up big: St. Brown caught eight passes for 77 yards, moving the chains five times. He tallied two gains of 15-plus yards and caught a 9-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to put the Lions up by 14.

• One last stand from Mike Evans in a Bucs uniform? Evans shined bright in defeat, as his 147 yards and six catches of 15-plus yards ranked first among receivers in the divisional round.

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AFC Divisional Round

Houston Texans @ Baltimore Ravens

Houston Texans: Nico Collins (78.8)
Snaps Targets Receptions Yards Touchdowns First Downs
31 10 5 68 0 4

Houston’s playoff run came to an end with a 34-10 loss to Baltimore. Collins was targeted a game-high 10 times and came down with four catches for 58 yards in the first half alone.

Four of Collins' five catches went for 10 or more yards, as he produced grabs of 16 and 29 yards in the second quarter.

The Texans pass-catcher finished his playoff run with 11 catches for 164 yards and one touchdown. He moved the chains nine times and recorded five catches of 15-plus yards.

Baltimore Ravens: Zay Flowers (69.1)
Snaps Targets Receptions Yards Touchdowns First Downs
25 5 4 41 0 3

Baltimore scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to pull away and advance to the AFC Championship game. Zay Flowers caught four passes for 41 yards and moved the chains three times. He recorded two catches of 10 or more yards, including a 17-yard reception in the second quarter.

Flowers has 16 catches for 219 yards in his last three games. He leads Baltimore in receiving yards and first-down gains in that span, with quarterback Lamar Jackson recording a 140.8 passer when throwing in Flowers' direction.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Buffalo Bills

Kansas City Chiefs: Marquez Valdes-Scantling (82.0)
Snaps Targets Receptions Yards Touchdowns First Downs
14 4 2 62 0 2

Kansas City came out on top of the divisional-round thriller against the Buffalo Bills and will square off against Baltimore for the AFC championship.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling recorded two 30-plus-yard catches, both coming in the third quarter. He secured a 30-yard catch over Taron Johnson to open the period and was later able to separate for a 32-yard gain late in the quarter.

Valdes-Scantling is now up to three catches for 70 yards in the playoffs and finished as the highest-graded receiver for the divisional round.

Buffalo Bills: Khalil Shakir (73.1)
Snaps Targets Receptions Yards Touchdowns First Downs
32 8 7 44 1 4

The Buffalo Bills suffered yet another playoff defeat at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs, their third in the last four seasons.

Khalil Shakir recorded a game-high seven catches and moved the chains four times. He came down with two catches of 10-plus yards, including a 13-yard touchdown where he was able to make an excellent adjustment to secure a sideline catch.

Shakir caught 10 of his 11 targets for 75 yards in the postseason. He was the only Bills receiver to score, and he generated a team-high 134.7 passer rating when targeted.

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NFC Divisional Round

Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers

Green Bay Packers: Romeo Doubs (73.5)
Snaps Targets Receptions Yards Touchdowns First Downs
30 6 4 83 0 3

Green Bay’s playoff run came to a heartbreaking end with a 24-21  loss to San Francisco.

Doubs put up a game-high 83 receiving yards in the contest. Three of his four catches gained 15 or more  yards, including third-down conversions of 22 and 38 yards in the first half.

The Packers receiver exits the playoffs having recorded 10 catches for 234 yards. He led all players in receiving yards through the divisional round and tied for first with eight explosive gains of 15 or more yards.

San Francisco 49ers: Jauan Jennings (77.1)
Snaps Targets Receptions Yards Touchdowns First Downs
31 6 5 61 0 4

Jauan Jennings stepped up for the 49ers in the wake of Deebo Samuel’s shoulder injury. He tallied three catches of 10-plus yards, with his longest gain coming from a 21-yard third-down grab in the third quarter. Jennings moved the chains four times and generated a 109.0 passer rating when targeted.

Jennings had 19 catches for 265 yards entering this game and finished the night with his second-highest target count of the season. That trend could continue if Samuel is hampered come Sunday.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Detroit Lions

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Evans (76.9)
Snaps Targets Receptions Yards Touchdowns First Downs
41 12 8 147 1 6

Mike Evans shined bright in defeat, as his 147 yards and six catches of 15-plus yards ranked first among receivers in the divisional round. Four of his catches gained 20 or more yards, and he averaged 3.59 yards per route run.

Two of Evans' biggest catches came with the game on the line. He was able to separate for a 24-yard gain to convert a fourth down with 5 minutes remaining in the game, and caught a touchdown pass four plays later to cut Detroit’s lead to 8.

Evans ends his playoff run with 11 catches for 195 yards, eight explosive gains and a touchdown.

Detroit Lions: Amon-Ra St. Brown (79.6)
Snaps Targets Receptions Yards Touchdowns First Downs
45 13 8 77 1 5

St. Brown caught eight passes for 77 yards, moving the chains five times. He tallied two gains of 15-plus yards and caught a 9-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to put the Lions up by 14.

St. Brown has 15 catches for 187 yards through the first two rounds of the playoffs. He leads all receivers with 12 first down gains and ranks top-three in playoff yards and explosive gains.

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