Macca

I had to trot off to work but I'm not sure I want to see the dropped catch anyway (listened in via Bills radio) Those moments can stay with you for life. Don't go near social media for starters There's often such a fine line between success and failure 7.00am Monday - (+5.0) Washington @ (-5.0) Philadelphia 10.30am Monday - (+1.5) Buffalo @ (-1.5) Kansas City

Leaderboard Tipping Comp 15 - JV7, Clintosaurus 14 - Macca 13 - layzie, ElDiablo14 12 - Dr. Gonzo 9 - Gorgoroth, BDA 8 - DemonDave

Hard luck, Gorg You were right in it

Rams have a chance!

Yes, the danger with having the first week off is a rested top seeded team can come out rusty. But the top seeds could always conduct heavily simulated practice on the wild-card weekend (maybe they do that already?) Green Bay succumbed to the Giants in the 2nd week of the playoffs in 2011/12 after a 15 & 1 season. All over in a flash and a really empty feeling In that season, the NY Giants got hot at the business end of the season and ended up winning the SB. In the previous season, the Packers got hot in the playoffs and won it all (as the 6 seed) But I wouldn't change their playoff system, JV. It's incumbent on the seeded team to be ready to go and at their best The issue with Detroit today was that they didn't play very well and looked flat. But that's on them Also, Washington played really really well and committed no errors. They've now won 2 playoff games and have now reached the last 4 One more win and they're in the Super Bowl ... who would have thought?

The NFC North going 3 and out in the playoffs has exposed a few glaring weaknesses in the division ... Detroit need to strengthen their defence and/or get healthy on defence Minnesota probably need another QB after Darnold got exposed in their last 2 matches Green Bay need to get stronger on defense and with the passing game. The run is ok but another Josh Jacobs type would be handy Bears need a year with Caleb Williams at the helm but need to surround him with a decent running game and not being relied upon re deep passes A greater array of shot cut-out passes with a decent tight end involved wouldn't hurt

So we might get 2 snow games tomorrow if the forecast is right

Gold!!

5 errors is 5 too many for a no.1 seed. No excuses, none I didn't mind the trick play because that defines who the Lions are But to allow the opposition 45 points on your home field is diabolical. Their defense was their achilles-heel going into the playoffs ... and it has played out that way Offense commits the errors placing extra pressure on a dodgy defence It's not quite over but the fat lady is warming up

The Washington defence has been much better in the 2nd half They were 5th in yards allowed in the regular season ... we sometimes see a team that gets 🔥 in the playoffs and it might be the Commanders

It's all coming apart for the Lions A 15 & 2 season looking like it's down the drain after committing 5 costly errors vs Washinton's zero errors

Cost them a TD after gifting Washington a first & goal Shocking error! That might be the game

If Washington end up winning and if the Rams can beat the Eagles, you'll host the NFC Championship game

The scoring has been great but both defenses bog average The difference being the 3 turnovers in Washington's favour

Highly questionable TD celebration by Williams! haha

Wow!

We've got ourselves a real contest Washington are right in this with another TD Now leading 17-14 and there's still 6:23 until half time!

Wow what a catch by LaPorta! The grab in the left hand and then clutching it to the body was amazing

Washington go for it on 4th down and get the first down Pays off with the TD result

That is exactly what Washington needed ... they can now take the lead if they're good enough

Wow! Goff stripped! Turnover!!

Teams are under pressure to score TD's against Detroit (knowing that giving the ball back to the Lions can result in an immediate TD to Detroit) The Patriots for 2 decades had that same advantage That pressure can lead to errors with risky plays on offense Let's see if Washington can stand up

Detroit's offense slicing through (as per usual) Too easy

That's a big stop by the Lions No issue with Washington going for it though. They need TD's to win at Detroit

Houston had close to 400 yards of offense but didn't get into the redzone enough (zero passing TD's) So lots of cheap yards as opposed to impacting yards Against a team like the Chiefs at their house, a visiting team almost certainly needs to score 3+ TD's