Surprised that no one started a thread on this already...but I can certainly understand with us only two weeks removed from Christmas, and work among other things may have gotten in the way. That said, this past weekend was pretty exciting with the four wildcard games; three of which were decided by one, two and three points respectively, and the fourth, well, involved the last team to qualify in the AFC getting a road win against a team that was undefeated at home in the postseason.
My not-so-brief thoughts:
1. While the Chiefs had many key injuries and lost many key players, there is still no reason blowing a 28-point lead with less than two quarters of football to play. Kudos to Andrew Luck and the Colts to not get down on themselves and to not give up, resulting in the second-biggest comeback in playoff history. Still, that was an epic failure by the Chiefs coaching staff and players, IMO. (P.S. Steelers fans, please don't say the Chiefs loss was karma for them not winning their week 17 game to put you in the playoffs, your team should have found a way to win one more game...and I'm going to leave it at that.)
2. Saints get their first road playoff win in their 47-year existence!
A young Philly team played a great game, but let some opportunities get away, and the defense could not get one last stop when they needed it most. The Saints, however, will need more than their A+ game in Seattle, or the result could be very much like what happened last month in that Monday Night Football game
3. Bengals, Bengals, Bengals....(sigh). Once again, this is a classic example of what happens in the regular season means zilch when the postseason starts..8-0 at home and to lay an egg when you finally get a playoff game at home....I think the Chargers may have a shot in Denver given P. Manning's playoff history...
4. While the Chiefs/Colts game was exciting and high-scoring, the 49ers/Packers game was a classic throwback game that many of the older NFL fans can appreciate....Given all that the Packers went through, pulling the division out of the fire despite not having A-Rod for half the season and making this game interesting was a big accomplishment on their part.
That 49ers/Panthers game should be very good.
So what are your thoughts on any of the games? Is your favorite team still in the running? Any particular Super Bowl Matchup you want to see? Please share.