The playoffs are nearly here and NJ.com's high school football reporters are here to break down all the action — and what's to come. In this week's episode of The Jersey Blitz, we dive into all of the playoff projections, from the games that matter the most on cutoff weekend to the sections that will be the best come November. We also recap last weekend's chaos with a couple of ranked teams going down and look ahead to this weekend's championship game in the NJIC and a couple of marquee showdowns involving non-public teams.

Teams mentioned in this episode (listed alphabetically): Atlantic City, Becton, Bergen Catholic, Bishop Eustace, Bridgeton, Butler, Caldwell, Camden, Cedar Grove, Chatham, Cherokee, Cherry Hill East, Colonia, Cranford, Delbarton, Delsea, DePaul, Freehold Township, Glen Rock, Hanover Park, High Point, J.P. Stevens, Kingsway, Kipp Cooper Norcross Academy, Lenape Valley, Linden, Livingston, Lyndhurst, Madison, Matawan, Mendham, Middletown North, Millville, Montclair, Montville, Morris Knolls, Mount Olive, Newton, Northern Highlands, Old Tappan, Paramus Catholic, Pascack Valley, Passaic Valley, Pequannock, Phillipsburg, Pinelands, Plainfield, Point Pleasant Boro, Rahway, Ramapo, Rancocas Valley, Randolph, Red Bank Catholic, Red Bank Regional, Ridge, Rumson-Fair Haven, Rutherford, Schalick, Shabazz, Snyder, Sparta, St. Augustine, St. Joseph (Mont.), Summit, Toms River North, Waldwick, Wall, Wallkill Valley, Washington Township, Wayne Hills, Wayne Valley, Weequahic, West Essex, West Morris, West Orange, Westfield, Winslow, Woodbridge, Woodbury.

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