Divisional Round Recap: Walker Bulldozes the Niners as Denver Outlasts Buffalo in a Divisional Thriller

The Divisional Round delivered one of everything, but the story of the week happened in Denver. The Broncos edged the Bills 33-30 in a game that was both the closest finish and the highest-scoring affair of the round, with 63 combined points. Bo Nix went 26-of-46 for 279 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Josh Allen matched him nearly yard for yard at 25-of-39 for 283 yards and three scores, but his two interceptions loomed large in a game decided by a field goal's margin.

The Denver-Buffalo game was a DFS goldmine on both sides. Marvin Mims Jr. led the Broncos with 8 catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. Dalton Kincaid paced Buffalo with 6 grabs for 83 yards and a score. James Cook III did his damage on the ground with 24 carries for 117 yards. Nix also chipped in 29 rushing yards on 12 attempts, so his rushing floor stays real even when he isn't breaking off big runs.

The blowout belonged to Seattle, which demolished San Francisco 41-6 for a 35-point margin. Kenneth Walker III was the engine, piling up 116 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries. Sam Darnold barely needed to throw, finishing an efficient 12-of-17 for 124 yards and a touchdown, with Cooper Kupp leading the Seahawks at 5 catches for 60 yards. On the other side, Brock Purdy managed just 140 yards on 15-of-27 passing with an interception. His 37 rushing yards and Jake Tonges' 5-catch, 59-yard line were about all the Niners had to show for it.

Elsewhere, New England handled Houston 28-16, and the Rams survived Chicago 20-17 on the road. That makes for a field of four: Seattle and Los Angeles in the NFC, New England and Denver in the AFC.

For managers playing out the postseason, Walker is the priority. A three-touchdown game in a script where Seattle leaned on the run makes him a cornerstone if the Seahawks control the game again, though Darnold's low passing volume caps the ceiling of Seattle's receivers. In Denver, Nix's combination of 46 pass attempts and rushing work gives him one of the safest floors left on the board, and Mims earned a target share worth chasing. The Patriots and Rams advance too, but with only final scores to go on, build your conference-round lineups around the Walker and Nix-to-Mims stacks that showed up this weekend.