Official 2020 Other Playoff Games

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Courtney Cronin @CourtneyRCronin
Mackensie Alexander (knee) is OUT for Sunday. Mike Hughes has a neck injury and is being placed on IR. Major blow to the Vikings cornerback unit.

In other news, Minnesota signed veteran return specialist Marcus Sherels ahead of the Saints game. He was with both teams in 2019.

Doug Farrar @NFL_DougFarrar
Welp. Down to Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes, and their combined nine touchdowns allowed to one interception. Rhodes has allowed an opponent passer rating of 127.8; Waynes has allowed 109.9.

Against the NFC Offensive Player of the month, and the NFL's most uncoverable WR. Whoopee.

[texaspackerbacker]

How did it happen that both AFC games are Saturday, and both NFC games Sunday? I could be wrong, but I don't think that ever happened before.

[Fosco33]

Was thinking same thing, Tex. Looks like they are giving 1 seeds next Sat (one more day of rest before Conf Championship games).

[Fosco33]

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2019/12/30/why-both-afc-wild-card-games-are-saturday/6gsZuRghQ28vQ2ZewIqKeJ/story.html

[gbgary]

How did it happen that both AFC games are Saturday, and both NFC games Sunday? I could be wrong, but I don't think that ever happened before.

there's no rhyme or reason. it's ratings drivin. last year the nfc #2 seed (rams) played on saturday.

[MadtownPacker]

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/p...KeJ/story.html

Can you just tell us you damn dago!!

[CaptainKickass]

Allow me, CaptainKickass to elaborate for those less tech savvy:

"As it turns out, this approach isn’t unprecedented. In January 2016, both AFC wild-card games were on Saturday, with the Chiefs beating the Texans and the Steelers topping the Bengals. The Packers and Seahawks prevailed in the Sunday NFC games.
Still, since the league went to the current eight-division format in 2002, this is just the second time that the games have been divided up this way."

[texaspackerbacker]

Thanks for the link, Fosco. For anybody that wants to read it, that retarded pay wall was there the first time I clicked, but when I tried again, the second time is wasn't there for some reason.

It seems to amount to, like somebody said, TV considerations more than anything else - ratings.

[Fosco33]

Can you just tell us you damn dago!!

Ha! Que?

[scharpcheddar]

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Bills fans are ready!

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Guy who took photo is first post here:

big structural billy buffalo crashing a 4 wheeler @peterberkes
Up early and ready for a full day of billsposting

purwho @purwho
May your tables break clean and true

BEN WIERSMA @wiersma_ben
Those bud lights look like they are from 5-10 years ago.

Gary Gurecki @GaryRGurecki
Imagine robbing a bank in Buffalo then getting hit in the head with a can of Bud Light.

[George Cumby]

Not saying it’s gonna happen, but I could see any three of these four games being an upset.

Saints are the only sure thing, IMO.

[Zool]

Bills fans are ready!

Is that Captain Bill Batman America?

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Hmmmm. Maybe Tom Brady should consider throwing shorter passes?

Josh Dubow
Since 2010 when Rob Gronkowski entered NFL, Tom Brady has a 104.3 passer rating in games Gronk played (2nd to Mahomes) compared to 88.1 when he didn’t, tied with Matt Schaub for 26th best out of 52 QBs w/ 1000+ attempts