Did you really pay attention to the AFC Wildcard game on Sunday? I really didn't care who won that one. The Bengals ended up losing to the San Diego Chargers.
I just noticed that the games were much closer this wild card weekend. The Bengals turned the ball over too many times. In the playoffs, you don't get a chance to make too many mistakes.
Phillip Rivers is a good quarterback and if you give him enough chances, he will get the job done. The Bengals are a good young team, but they have been saying that for years. If you start listening online, more people are starting to question if Andy Dalton can win in the playoffs. They are also starting to talk about Marvin Lewis.
The 49ers and the Packers was a good game, but again, this game should not have been this close. Seems like most of the playoff games are coming down to the end of regulation.
The 49ers were dominant in the first quarter, but they kept settling for field goals. I don't know what the 49er play callers have against running the ball inside the redzone. It made no sense to throw that many passes down there. The score could have easily been 21-0 in the first half.
The Packers were not able to move the ball early, but they got it rolling when they were allowed to grab and hold like they worked for the wwe. Eddie Lacy started slow, but kept on picking up steam. He looked like he was ready to break a big run at some point. The weather played a big part in this game. Players were dropping due to injury. I don't know how many Packer starters went down.
The amount of no calls in this game was just amazing. Aaron Rodgers was able to complete a pass after one of his offensive linemen put a choke hold on a 49er defender that had him in the grasp. I guess the refs were looking at their shoes when the play was happening. It turned into a big play that resulted in a touchdown.
The Packers seem to have a real problem dealing with Colin Kaepernick. He was able to break contain on a number of plays that resulted in big yards and first downs. The last drive was really a back breaker for the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay really had a chance to end the 49er comeback, one of the defensive backs just couldn't hold on to an interception.
The Niners milked the clock and put up a game winning field goal to escape all the holding and no calls to leave the frozen tundra with a victory.
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