Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action has come and gone. The week that was the first round of the playoffs and they didn't disappoint for viewers. Fans would witness a drubbing in San Francisco, a comeback in Jacksonville, a near upset in Buffalo, a slugfest in Minnesota, a physical matchup in Cincinnati and
Wildcard Weekend Recap
Seattle 23, San Francisco 41: TW: 49ers; CV: 49ers
In rain drenched Santa Clara, the 49ers would ride the storm and prevailed. Geno Smith hit 25 of 35 passes for 253 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Smith would have an easy time in the 1st half, orchestrating the offense. The 2nd half not so much. Kenneth Walker III rushed for 63 yards with a touchdown in the 2nd quarter that put the Seahawks on the board. DK Metcalf had a good day with 10 catches for 136 receiving yards and caught both of Geno Smith's touchdowns. The 2nd half was one that Seattle wouldn't recover from as the 49ers put on a buzzsaw and unleashed their defense. They caused two costly turnovers that turned into 49ers points. Brock Purdy was phenomenal in his first playoff start. He hit 18 of 30 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran it in for the endzone for a score as well. Deebo Samuel caught one touchdown pass while getting 133 receiving yards. His 74-yard score was in the 4th quarter. Elijah Mitchell and Christian McCaffrey also caught touchdown passes. San Francisco put the hurt on Seattle in the 4th quarter with 18 points scored in that period and put forth 505 total yards to the Seahawks 332 total yards. For the Seahawks, the season ends in a bout of disappointment but they have a bright future with a high 1st round pick in the upcoming draft. For the 49ers, they move on and will either have to face the winner who is a higher seed next week.
Next week:
Seattle: go to a fish market and toss fish
San Francisco: Divisional Round vs Dallas
TW: 1-0; CV: 1-0
LA Chargers 30, Jacksonville 31: TW: Chargers; CV: Chargers
A tale of two halves in Jacksonville. Justin Herbert had a solid game with 25 of 43 passes for 273 yards and a touchdown pass to Gerald Everett in the 2nd quarter. Austin Ekeler wouldn't get a lot of yardage but did get two touchdown runs with 35 yards rushing in the game. Gerald Everett had 109 receiving yards with six catches. Trevor Lawrence had a rough first half but made a run for the ages in the 2nd half. He hit 28 of 47 passes for 288 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. Keep in mind the four interceptions happened in the 1st half. Travis Etienne had 109 yards rushing in the game. Evan Engram, Christian Kirk, Zay Jones and Marvin Jones were the players that caught the touchdown passes from Lawrence. The Chargers did have opportunities to put the game out of reach. One example was the field goal that was missed by a hair when the Chargers were up 30-20. Down 30-28 with a minute and change left in the game, head coach Doug Pederson made a gutsy 4th down and 1 call, an outside run to Travis Etienne that yielded results for the Jags. Eventually the Jaguars called on kicker Patterson to try a 36-yard field goal. Patterson's kick went through the uprights and jubilation engulfed TIAA Bank Field. For the Chargers, the playoff run ends in a disheartening choke job and an unknown future ahead for head coach Brandon Staley. For the Jaguars, they move on to the next round of the playoffs.
Next week:
LA Chargers: get a new head coach or something
Jacksonville: Divisional round @ Kansas City
TW: 1-1; CV: 1-1
Miami 31, Buffalo 34: TW: Bills; CV: Bills
The Bills Mafia can relax as the shock of the year didn't happen. Skylar Thompson started and finished the game for the Dolphins. He wouldn't play great as he hit 18 of 45 passes for 220 yards with a touchdown pass to Mike Gisecki Jr. Thompson threw two costly interceptions in the game. Jeff Wilson scored a touchdown run with 23 yards rushing. Dropped passes were key to the Dolphins as a number of Dolphins receivers dropped passes that could've easily been big gains. Miami had 231 total yards in the game. They also had seven penalties for 34 yards. Miami's defense would take advantage of a fumble that was recovered by Zach Sieler for a 5-yard fumble-six. Jason Sanders was utilized a lot as he hit three field goals. Josh Allen was probably the most important player on the field as he threw three touchdown passes. He finished the game with 23 of 39 passes for 352 yards and threw two interceptions as well as the fumble. Devin Singletary was the leading rusher for the Bills with 48 yards on 10 carries. James Cook had 39 yards rushing with a touchdown. Stefon Diggs had 114 receiving yards on seven catches. Despite nearly outgaining the Dolphins 2:1 the Bills would only get 423 total yards in the game. Both teams would rush seldom as both combined for 149 total yards and a lot of incompletions. The incompletions made the game go nearly four hours long. Enough to push the kickoff time of the Giants-Vikings game. For the Dolphins, the season ends on a close upset with a very unknown future ahead of them with Tua Tagovailoa. For the Bills, they move on and will play the Bengals in a Week 17 rematch that was canceled due to Damar Hamlin hospitalization.
Next week:
Miami: Go to Miami beach and hang out with Pitbull or someone
Buffalo: Divisional round vs Cincinnati
TW: 2-1; CV: 2-1
NY Giants 31, Minnesota 24: TW: Giants; CV: Vikings
The Giants give the Vikings their first loss in one score games. Daniel Jones played masterful in his first playoff game with 24 of 35 passes for 301 passing yards with two touchdowns and rushed for 78 yards. Isiah Hodgins and Daniel Bellinger caught the passes from Jones that yielded touchdowns. Saquon Barkley also made good on his first playoff game with 53 yards rushing and two touchdowns. The Giants made use of their passing game over the Vikings defense as they really couldn't be stopped for most of the game. Kirk Cousins was good up until the final play. He finished with 31 of 39 passes for 273 yards with two touchdowns to KJ Osborn and Irv Smith. Dalvin Cook did well enough on the ground with 60 yards rushing on 15 carries. They really seemed off balance on offense as they really should've ran the ball more. Granted that the Giants offense really controlled the time of possession all game. It is also the Giants first playoff win since winning Super Bowl XLVI in February 2012, nearly 4,000 days ago. For the Giants, they win and move on to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles next weekend. For the Vikings, the great season ends with some needed additions on defense for the offseason.
Next week:
NY Giants: Divisional Round @ Philadelphia
Minnesota: go ice fishing or watch the Northman or something
TW: 3-1; CV: 2-2
Baltimore 17, Cincinnati 24: TW: Bengals; CV: Bengals
A 98-yard fumble six was the game-decider in Cincinnati. Tyler Huntley got the start over Anthony St. Brown and Lamar Jackson. The dual threat hit 17 of 29 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns and an interception and a fumble. Demarcus Robinson and JK Dobbins were the Ravens that caught those passes from Huntley that were converted into touchdowns. The fumble was on a quarterback sneak where Huntley had jumped up to reach the goaline. Sam Hubbard pushed the ball away and grabbed the football for a 98-yard score in a 14-point swing. JK Dobbins was the leading rusher for the Ravens with 62 yards. Tyler Huntley also reached 54 yards rushing yards. Baltimore had success in their offense this go around as they had 364 total yards. Joe Burrow did good in the game as he hit 23 of 32 passes for 209 yards with a touchdown pass to Ja'Marr Chase that was the first touchdown in the game for Cincy. Joe Mixon rushed for 39 yards on 11 carries. Compared to last week, the Bengals had a trying time to generate enough offense to overcome but they put up 234 total yards. Perhaps it was a time of possession matter as the Ravens had 32:26 of possession while the Bengals had 27:34. There was questionable decision making by Ravens head coach John Harbaugh who didn't utilize his timeouts, let alone his time, late in the game. For the Ravens, their season ends in disappointment and will have to make a decision on Lamar Jackson in the offseason. For the Bengals, they move on and take a trip to Buffalo next Sunday.
Next week:
Baltimore: go hang out at Baltimore or something.
Cincinnati: Divisional round @ Buffalo
TW: 4-1; CV: 3-2
Dallas 31, Tampa Bay 14: TW: Buccaneers; CV: Buccaneers
It was a thorough demolition of the Buccaneers. Dak Prescott had taken hits over his performance against Washington. Critics like me criticized his play and he definitely torched the critics in flames. He hit 25 of 33 passes for 305 yards with four touchdowns and rushed for a touchdown and had 24 rushing yards. Dalton Schults had two and CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup had one of the touchdown passes thrown to them in the game. Tony Pollard had a good game as he had 77 yards rushing and Ezekiel Elliot had 27 yards. One blemish on the dominating performance by Dallas was Brett Maher who missed four extra point attempts. Other than that it was a perfect night for the team in blue jerseys who put up 425 total yards of offense. Tom Brady had a trying game as he hit 35 of 66 passes for 351 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Cameron Brate and Julio Jones were the players that caught the passes from Brady. The Buccaneers running game that had been under criticism didn't show up as Rashaad White had 41 yards and Leonard Fournette had 11 rushing yards with a combined total of 52 yards. Tampa Bay would only get 386 offensive total yards in the game. Dallas would put the pressure on Brady early and often as he did get sacked two times in the game. For the Cowboys, the win is their 4th playoff win since winning Super Bowl XXX in January 1996 and will take a trip to the Bay Area to take on their old rival the 49ers. For the Buccaneers, the frustrating season ends with an unknown future ahead of them with Tom Brady and company.
Next week:
Dallas: Divisional Round @ San Francisco
Tampa Bay: go to a Lightning game or something.
TW: 4-2; CV: 3-3
2022 Pick ‘Em Records
My record:
Week 1: 8-7-1
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 5-11
Week 4: 11-5
Week 5: 10-6
Week 6: 8-6
Week 7: 9-5
Week 8: 12-3
Week 9: 11-2
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 8-6
Week 12: 10-6
Week 13: 11-3-1
Week 14: 7-6
Week 15: 8-8
Week 16: 9-7
Week 17: 12-3
Week 18: 11-5
Wild Card Weekend: 4-2
Total: 170-105-2
Cardinal Viking's record:
Week 1: 6-9-1
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 5-11
Week 4: 6-10
Week 5: 9-7
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 8-6
Week 8: 9-6
Week 9: 9-4
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 8-6
Week 12: 9-7
Week 13: 8-6-1
Week 14: 9-4
Week 15: 13-3
Week 16: 10-6
Week 17: 9-6
Week 18: 11-5
Wild Card Weekend: 3-3
Total: 160-115-2
Previous Picking Records:
2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
2020: 163-92-1
2021: 167-104-1
2019: 161-94-1
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