This is the first year of the 14-team, one-team sits, 6-game wild card, wacky, wooly, weird and wild football weekend. We even get a Monday night tilt.
Saturday:
- Raiders (10-7) @ Cincinnati (10-7) 1:30 PM NBC – Cincy -5
- Patriots (10-7) @ Bills (11-6) 5:15 PM CBS/NFL Network – Bills -4
Sunday:
- Eagles (9-8) @ Bucs (13-4) 10:00 AM Fox – Bucs -8.5
- Niners (10-7) @ Cowsluts (12-5) 1:30 CBS – Sluts -3
- Steelers (9-7-1) @ Chiefs (12-5) 5:15 NBC – Chiefs -12.5
Monday:
- Cards (11-6) @ Rams (12-5) 5:15 ESPN/NFL Network – Rams -4
Strange days indeed. For all the angst around letting shitty teams (Pittsburgh, Philly) into the playoffs, only 2 of the teams were under 10 wins. Pittsburgh and Philly.
Really a shame that Brandon Staley was stupid enough to call a timeout while the Raiders were happy to simply let the clock run out. Can’t believe they didn’t fire him as he went for in on his own 18 yard line on 4th and 1 in the 3rd quarter with a 3 point lead that quickly vanished.
If Eddie D was the boss, Staley would have been frog-marched off the field 2 minutes later. Justin Herbert is fun to watch and the Chargers are an old fave of mine. Pittsburgh? Fuck them. I’ll gladly watch the Chiefs annihilate them. Not that I like the Chiefs, but they win big, 38-17.
Raiders / Bengals? This one is a great one to kick off the WC weekend. This one can go in 150 different directions. Both teams look unbeatable one minute, and unwatchable the next. Carr has been Studly at times, and wild at times. Cincy and Burrow are all over the place as well. We should be thanking the Bengals for running in OT and kicking that FG. We were NOT stopping the pass that day, and we lucked out wildly. A toast to Zac Taylor. Raiders cover and win 34-30.
Pats Bills? Jac Mones looks to be overwhelmed as a rook in the playoffs. Belichick notwithstanding. The Bills can control the clock and the game and win going away 27-20.
Eagles Bucs looks to be another wipeout. Eagles shouldn’t be here. Seattle is better than them.
Bucs 31 – Eagles 13.
Us? Sunday is the day the Niners play a complete game and smash the Cowboys 28-17.
Rams Cards looks to be a close one, but I think the McVay hold over the Cards continues, but they don’t cover. Rams win 28-27.
I guess the Niners and Raiders qualify as the only upsets that I think happen this wild wooly weekend.
Forty Niners Forever 
Shit, man. Can’t wait for this game!!! No idea what will happen, but if we play clean we should win..
Big fucking IF
Exactly. You just don’t know which Niners team will show up. It feels like they’re long overdue to put together a complete game. They’re going to have to do that to have a chance to win. Dallas is going to come out swinging and the Niners always seem to start slow. They can’t do that today.
GO 49ERS!
That’s why I liked this guy
Kendrick Bourne caught 7-of-8 targets for 77 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ Wild Card loss to the Bills.
Part of the Patriots’ skill position spending spree in free agency, Bourne easily out-produced each of Hunter Henry, Jonnu Smith and Nelson Agholor on his way to a 55/800/5 regular season statline as he appeared in all 17 games. As was the case in San Francisco, Bourne displayed tough hands and made some big catches in the red zone. He was a dangerous YAC man, checking in 20th amongst receivers in yards after the catch. Bourne is already at his NFL ceiling, but he should remain a useful real-life player for 2022, one who will operate as a mid-range WR4 in fantasy.
Allen is a bad ass. Not only great throwing the ball but the way he runs for his size is impressive. Great pick by the Bills. Let’s hope Lance comes near that level of performance. Mac Jones looked to be out of his depth, but it just goes to show that playing QB as a rookie in the NFL is a hell of a hard thing to do.
The Bills look like a serious contender for a championship. If the 49ers don’t do it, I wouldn’t mind seeing Buffalo finally get their first trophy.
And yes, that first Buffalo TD immediately had me thinking of The Catch. Nowhere near the moment, but the way the play developed looked similar.
We really, really, really need good Jimmy to show up today. I think they could survive one pick, but this ugly, multi-interception crap needs to disappear in this game. The Cowboys can really get after the QB and Jimmy doesn’t usually do well under a lot of pressure. No QB does, really, which is why the 49ers have to get in Prescott’s face all game too.
yeah, it’s a toss-up on which 49er team will show up today. I would love to see us hammer stinkin Dallas but I don’t expect a game like that. Go Niners
Almost time!!!
New thread is up.