With five wild card games now in the books, a divisional round is beginning to take shape, but before that all happens, there is still one game to play in the opening round of the tournament. NFL playoffs: cowboy in pirates.
These two teams will round out the end of Super Wild Card Weekend with a game Monday night in Tampa Bay.
If this game is half as exciting as every other wild card game, then we should be in for a crazy ride. So far, the wild card round has given us the third-biggest win in NFL playoff history, which came on Saturday when the Jaguars came back from a 27-0 deficit to beat the Chargers.
The Dolphins nearly sent shock waves during the postseason, but their upset attempt against Buffalo came up short in a 34-31 loss. The Ravens also came close to causing an astronomical upset before falling to the Bengals 24-17. One of the two teams to pull off an upset was the Giants, who knocked the Vikings out of the playoffs with a 31-24 win in Minnesota.
The 49ers also advanced to the divisional round with a 41-23 win over the Seahawks on Saturday.
With that in mind, here’s a look at the entire postseason schedule. (And don’t forget, there may be a neutral spot on this year’s AFC game title: if Invoices And heads They end up playing each other in the AFC Championship game, and then the match will take place in Atlanta.)
Super Wild Card Weekend
Saturday 14 January
- (2) 49ers 41-23 over (7) Seahawks. The 49ers got a short scare from the Seahawks on a day when Seattle jumped out to a 17-16 halftime lead. In the second half, however, San Francisco broke up the game with a dominant performance. Brock Purdy threw for 332 yards while also becoming the first rookie in NFL history to total four touchdowns in a playoff game. (Purdie finished with three passing touchdowns and one rushing point.)
- (4) Jaguar 30-31 and more (5) Chargers. The Jaguars won this game by hitting one of the biggest comebacks in NFL history. The Jags trailed, 27-0, early in the game due to four interceptions by Trevor Lawrence, but rebounded to claim the stunning win, thanks in large part to Lawrence, who threw four touchdown passes.
Sunday 15 January
- (2) Bills 34-31 up (7) Dolphin. The Dolphins came into this game as the biggest underdog in wild card round history (+14) and despite those odds, they still managed to put a huge scare in the Bills. In the end, the Bills managed to avoid an upset thanks to Josh Allen (352 yards, three touchdowns) and a defense that came up with several big plays, including two turnovers, four sacks and an iced fourth-down stand. Game with only 2:30 left to play.
- (6) giants 31-24 over (3) Vikings. New York pulled off the Minnesota meltdown thanks to the historic performance of Daniel Jones, who became the first QB in NFL playoff history to throw at least 300 and two touchdowns while adding at least 70 yards on the ground. Not only did Jones throw for 301 yards, but he also threw for the game-leading rusher with 78 yards on 17 carries. The victory over Minnesota was the first playoff victory for the Giants since their victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in February 2012.
- (3) Bengals 24-17 over (6) crows. The Ravens had Cincinnati on the ropes for most of this game, but the Bengals managed to escape with a win thanks to their defense, which came up with one of the biggest plays in NFL postseason history. With the Ravens at the Cincinnati one-yard line, Tyler Huntley fumbled and Sam Hubbard returned that fumble 98 yards for what ended up being the game-winning touchdown.
Monday, January 16th
- (5) Cowboys in 4) hacker (+2.5), 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN, stream on fuboTV). If the Cowboys are going to advance to the Divisional Round, they’re going to have to do something they’ve never done before: beat Tom Brady. The Cowboys are 0-7 all time against the Buccaneers QB and that includes a Week 1 loss where Tampa Bay led Dallas 19-3.
Partition tour
Saturday 21st January
- (4) Jaguars at (1) The Chiefs, 4:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
- (6) giants in (1) the Eagles8:15 p.m. ET (Fox)
Sunday 22nd January
- (3) Bengals at (2) Bills, 3 p.m. EST (CBS)
- (5) Cowboys or (4) Buccaneers at (2) 49ers, 6:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
Sunday championship
Jan 29th
- NFC Championship, 3:05 p.m. ET (Fox)
- AFC Championships, 6:40 p.m. ET (CBS)
Super Bowl LVII
February 12th
AFC champ vs. NFC champ at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, 6:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
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