The National Football League Super Wildcard Weekend took place this past weekend. Here are the five headlines.
5) Another weekend of Taylor Swift.
Music fans will rejoice as they will get to see another weekend of music icon Taylor Swift, also known as the girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce of Westlake, Ohio. On Saturday evening in the fourth coldest game ever for a NFL playoff game, the Chiefs defeated the Miami Dolphins 26-7. It was a great night for Chiefs rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice of North Richland Hills, Texas, who had eight catches for 130 receiving yards and one touchdown.
4) Texans win fifth ever playoff game.
The Houston Texans won their fifth ever playoff game since joining the league in 2002. They defeated the Cleveland Browns quite handily, 45-14. The result was surprising when you consider the fact they were a two-point underdog. Texans rookie quarterback CJ Stroud of Rancho Cucamonga, California completed 16 of 21 passes for 274 passing yards and three touchdowns.
3) Lions win their first playoff game since 1992.
Detroit beat the Los Angeles Rams 24-23 on Sunday in the best game of the weekend. Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown of Anaheim Hills, California had seven catches for 110 receiving yards. This was Detroit’s playoff win since clobbering the Dallas Cowboys 38-6 in the NFC Divisional Playoff on January 5, 1992.
2) Secondaries for Eagles and Cowboys were awful.
Nobody expected the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles to be out after the first weekend, but that is what we have. The reason why the Cowboys and Eagles lost was because of their awful secondaries. Even though cornerback DaRon Bland had a record breaking season for pick sixes, he was part of a Dallas unit that was completely blitzed by Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, who completed 16 of 21 passes for 272 passing yards and three touchdowns in a 48-32 win. Then on Monday night, Baker Mayfield of Austin, Texas completed 22 of 36 passes for 337 yards and three touchdowns as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 32-9.
1) Weather delays Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
Kansas City was not the only city where it was bitterly cold this weekend. The weather was so bad in Buffalo on Sunday, the game was delayed 27 hours. In the end, the Bills still prevailed with a 31-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Bills had a great first half, as they took a 21-0 lead, and covered the spread as they entered the game as a 10-point favourite.
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