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“WILDCARD WEEKEND..WILL BE WILD”
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Explosions are upcoming.
Firepower is everywhere.
Hi octane offenses.
Big power defenses.
A few overachievers too.
The field is set and here comes Saturday-Sunday-Monday playoff football.
AKA-Wildcard weekend.
A scouting report:
CHARGERS-PATRIOTS…Matchups galore…The shootout between star QBs, Justin Herbert (4225APY-28TD) and Drake Maye (4844APY-35TD)…Or maybe the matchup of what Bolts defensive coordinator Jess Minter calls and how the Patriots offensive line blocks it…There is a big argument about ‘who have the Pats played’-a lineup that included 12-non playoff teams…The Pats scored 58TDs-gave up 38TD-but the schedule had something to do with that…The Chargers scored 42TD-but gave up 40TD…We will see if they can hold up to the big pass plays to Stefon Diggs-Hunter Henry…Justin Herbert-yet to win a playoff game…Drake Maye-yet to be in a playoff game.
BILLS-JAGUARS…Questions worth asking…’Hey Bills-who are you’….’Hey Jags, you have 7-wins against bottom feeder teams-how good are you’…Josh Allen is all world with his 39-TD season…RB-James Cook (1621Y) rushing…But the wideouts have been erratic…Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrene comes off a (4007Y-29TD) and (359R-10TD)..The defense is improving (303YPG)…Which Bills team shows up? Is Jville for real?
HOUSTON-STEELERS..’On fire’ the only way to describe the Texans defense…47-sacks..29-takeaways…giving up just (277YPG)…and it doesn’t matter where they play-that is how they play…CJ Stroud sprays the ball everywhere..It is a team with a 9-game winning streak heading into Pittsburgh…and even in losses (1-3-5-7) they are in games…Aaron Rodgers has gotten better and better as this year has gone on (3322P-27TD) and they get DK Metcalf back but this will be so hard to move the ball on Houston
RAMS-CAROLINA..LA is loaded, possessed, with a great QB and a great coach…Yes they lost 3-in a row on the road to end the season, but now they pay back Carolina for what happened early…’Firepower & Fury’ is the calling card…QB-Matthew Stafford (4707P-46TD)…Nacua-Adams have combined for (189R-13YPC), they have (1900Y) worth of running backs and the Rams defense 47-sacks-26-takeaways..What is there not to respect?…Carolina’s Bryce Young will have his hands full..and by the way, does an (8-9) record impress you, or the fact they went (2-5)-vs-playoff teams this year?
BEARS-PACKERS..Chicago has firepower and needs it (369YPG) because the defense leaks oil (361YPG)…Caleb Williams (4330Y-30TD) throws to everyone and they are hard to contain..They earned the (11-6) record…The Packers are ailing…4-straight losses…Jordan Love’s concussion…the season ending knee injury to Micah Parsons..and the major injuries to virtually all his receiving corps…Just not the same team any longer-wrong time of year to be hurt.
49ERS-EAGLES…Asking this.. ‘San Francisco spent-any bullets left in the gun?’…Great season thru all the adversity that Kyle Shanahan has had to face, but maybe this is the end of the run…So many people on defense are out…Strange season in Philadelphia-the oft-injured offensive line…a hot-cold Jalen Hurts..but Saquon Barkley finished strong (1140Y) and those two WRs (AJ Brown-Davonte Smith) combined for (202R-2004Y)…The defense has regained its swagger too (42-sacks-21-takeaways)…Challenging day ahead for Brock Purdy-great-gutty season-but likely to end this weekend.
What a fun-first weekend…will be a wild-Wildcard Weekend.
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