One X-factor for each team in the NFL playoffs:

Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph

Dallas Cowboys – Kelvin Joseph

Trevon Diggs and his league-leading 11 interceptions have been well-documented. However, he has also allowed more yards than any other player.

Still, even if those two things are equal, you’ll take that any day. The issue is the guy lining up on the other side of the field, Anthony Brown, who has been a liability for the majority of the season by allowing the third-most yards league-wide.

With the Cowboys pass-rush, you don’t necessarily need a lockdown corner out there, but if there’s one spot at which they could use an upgrade, it would be there.

That’s why it will be interesting to see how much Dan Quinn and his defensive staff wants to put second-round rookie cornerback Kelvin Joseph out there, who I thought was a phenomenal talent, in terms of length, speed and ability to play the catch point at Kentucky.

Joesph has barely seen an NFL field, with just two games of 20+ snaps, but he’s shown some positive signs. In Week 16, he was targeted five times, but didn’t allow any of those passes to be completed.

While the Eagles went after him a bit early on with stop routes by DeVonta Smith, he ended up being the highest-graded defensive player of the game, surrendering just 42 yards on as many coverage snaps.

A big reason Quinn has had a resurgence in Dallas as the defensive coordinator has been his ability to adapt and use individual skill-sets to his advantage. It shouldn't be a surprise to see Joseph play more to crowd receivers off the line and he has the make-up speed to get back if he’s beaten initially.