NFL Playoff Schedule 2012: Which Wild Card Games Could Produce Fireworks?

With the playoffs approaching and America's new-found love for insane offensive performances in the NFL, it's time to identify the most captivating games of the weekend. 

Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints (Saturday, 8 EST, NBC)

With Matt Stafford and Drew Brees on the field, both 5,000-yard passers in 2011, it's blatantly obvious this game will be filled with offense. 

The Lions averaged 29.6 points per game this season, good for fourth in the NFL. Meanwhile, the Saints scored 34.2 points per game, trailing only the New England Patriots. 

The pass-catching talent in this game will be second to none. 

Calvin Johnson leads the way as the most dynamic and unstoppable receiver in the NFL. Nate Burleson, Titus Young and Tony Scheffler aren't bad, either. 

Where to start with the Saints? 

Marques Colston and Jimmy Graham have been re-occuring matchup nightmares for opposing defenses this season and we all know how well Brees can distribute the football to his other pass-catchers if those two guys are somehow limited. 

Don't sleep on New Orleans' sixth-ranked running attack, either.

Darren Sproles set the record for most all-purpose yardage this season and Pierre Thomas—along with Chris Ivory—are capable between-the-tackles runners. 

Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants (Sunday, 1 EST, FOX) 

This game won't be short of receiving talent, either. 

No way. 

Tony Gonzalez, Roddy White, Hakeem Nicks, Julio Jones and Victor Cruz formulate quite the group, don't you think?

Gonzalez and White have been extremely reliable over the past few seasons while Jones and Cruz have been two of the most dynamic players over the final weeks of the regular season. 

Eli Manning and Matt Ryan both completed the best season's of their careers and both have total command of their respective offenses. 

While the Giants enter this showdown as the league's worst rushing offense, Ahmad Bradshaw has brought a much-needed spark to the ground game and the Falcons' Michael Turner ran for over 1,300 yards for the second-straight season. 

Fireworks galore in MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon.