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The New York Giants entered the 2023 NFL Playoffs on a bit of a slump, only winning two of their final eight games of the regular season. But once the postseason rolls around, that simply doesn’t matter anymore, and the Giants proved as much by picking up a hard-fought 31-24 victory over the Vikings to […]

The Cincinnati Bengals walked away with a win during the Wild Card round, but Eli Apple seems to have come out as the biggest loser in all of this. Apple has long been a target for jokes on NFL twitter because of his trash-talking and… less than ideal play at times. The second reason came […]

The New York Giants are moving onto the second round of the NFL playoffs thanks mostly to the play of Daniel Jones. Not too long ago, that seemed impossible. The Minnesota Vikings found out the hard way that Jones has improved his game significantly as the Giants defeated them in the Wild Card round 31-24. […]

Former NFL star Chad Johnson is back to his generous ways, this time dropping a $1000 tip to a server rocking with the Cincinnati Bengals. Ahead of the Bengals’ Sunday Night Football showdown with the Baltimore Ravens, Johnson took a trip to Cincinnati on Saturday and went into a local bar called Holy Grail. On […]

The Baltimore Ravens certainly missed Lamar Jackson on Sunday. They fell to the Cincinnati Bengals in a close game, and are one-and-done in the 2023 NFL playoffs. The result certainly won’t please Ravens fans, and it definitely didn’t please head coach John Harbaugh. One other person left unhappy with the way things went Sunday is […]

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins opted not to target the team’s — and arguably the NFL’s — best receiver in Justin Jefferson with Minnesota’s season on the line. With the Vikings down a touchdown in the waning moments of their Wild Card matchup against the New York Giants, Cousins hit tight end T. J. Hockenson with […]

A year after making the playoffs with a 10-7 record behind a rookie quarterback, the New England Patriots went home earlier than expected in 2022. They went 8-9 to miss the postseason for the second time in three seasons as they had several frustrating ups and downs throughout the season. Here are the five biggest […]

The dreams for a Super Bowl win this season for John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens came to a crashing end Sunday night, as they fell prey to Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals in a 24-17 road loss. Making that loss even harder to swallow for the Ravens was the competitive nature of the […]

The Green Bay Packers did not qualify for the playoffs in 2023. However, their players have kept an eye on the proceedings, especially their division rival Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota won 13 games and the NFC North, but it didn’t matter. The Vikings lost to the New York Giants on Sunday after a strong performance from […]

Somebody tell Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple not to check Twitter for at least maybe a couple more hours, with NFL fans still having fun on social media at his expense, particularly over his blown coverage of Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Demarcus Robinson in the third quarter. It wasn’t really a massive juke from Robinson, […]

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills survived a huge challenge Sunday from the Miami Dolphins, as they pulled through with a 34-31 home win to advance to the next round of the NFL playoffs. The game was thoroughly entertaining, with the Dolphins managing to keep in step with Buffalo until late in regulation. Dolphins defensive […]

The Cincinnati Bengals were in a phonebooth slugfest Sunday night against bitter AFC North division rivals Baltimore Ravens, but they managed to pull through, thanks in large part to the play of quarterback Joe Burrow, who even already joined an exclusive Cincinnati statistical club that also features Boomer Esiason (via ESPN Stats & Info). Joe […]

The Buffalo Bills entered their Wild Card matchup with the Miami Dolphins as huge favorites. Once news of Tua Tagovailoa being unavailable to play due to concussion protocols, the line jumped all the way to 13.5, per FanDuel. This game was not expected to be close by most people, myself included. The Dolphins were starting […]

The Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens are locked into a tight, AFC Wild Card matchup. Thus far, the game has been what a lot of people expected. It was very physical with Baltimore mostly taking the punch to Cincinnati. With the game tied 17-17 in the fourth quarter, the Ravens were on the march. They […]

Sam Hubbard and the Cincinnati Bengals sent the whole NFL Twitter into frenzy with an unreal fumble return that flipped their Wild Card showdown against the Baltimore Ravens on its head. With the Ravens well in position to score a touchdown near the end zone, the Bengals defense came up clutch and forced a fumble. […]

The New York Giants won their first playoff game since 2011 on Sunday. And a standout performance from Giants quarterback Daniel Jones helped drive the team toward victory. Jones did it all against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. He went 24/35, throwing for 301 yards and two touchdowns. He also led the way on the […]

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills put themselves and their fans on a rollercoaster of emotions in Sunday’s AFC Wild-Card Round matchup against the Miami Dolphins at home. But at the end of the day, the Bills let out a huge sigh of relief, with Buffalo surviving a Dolphins squad that did not even have […]

The New York Giants won on the field Sunday night and they continue to win off the field, with their official Twitter account dropping a savage troll job of the team they just upset and knocked out of Super Bowl contention. Following the Giants’ 31-24 victory on the road against Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are in a tough matchup against an upset-seeking Baltimore Ravens Sunday night in an NFC Wild-Card Round matchup, and it could get even harder for Joe Burrow and company to score a victory, with two key Bengals players seemingly picking up injuries in the first half. Cincy cornerback Eli Apple went down […]

The Buffalo Bills entered their Wild Card Game against the Miami Dolphins as heavy favorites. However, the Bills barely managed to scrape by with a 34-31 win. The manner of victory doesn’t matter to Bills fans, and it certainly doesn’t matter to Josh Allen. The Bills quarterback only cares about the end result, not the […]

For the first time in over a decade, the New York Giants have won a playoff game, thanks in large part to the spectacular performance of running back Saquon Barkley in Sunday night’s NFC Wild-Card Round upset win on the road over the Minnesota Vikings. And guess who’s having so much fun seeing Barkley and […]

Quarterback Lamar Jackson was already ruled out for the Baltimore Ravens’ first-round playoff matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. But after not even traveling with the team, some are wondering if Jackson has played his final game with the Ravens. Jackson’s non-appearance on the Ravens’ sideline first caught the eye of NBC’s broadcasters. It has since […]

Twitter isn’t being too kind to Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings following their upset 31-24 home loss in the NFL Wild-Card Round at the hands of Daniel Jones and the visiting New York Giants. The Vikings got virtually doomed when Cousins, on a 4th and 8 and with Minnesota’s season on the line, decided […]

With the New York Giants returning to the playoffs and winning their first postseason game in six years, star running back Saquon Barkley couldn’t contain his delight. And who can blame him? It is Barkley’s first postseason trip after arriving in New York in 2018, and he definitely stepped up big time to help the […]

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones rose to the occasion in the first playoff game of his career. Jones led the Giants to an upset road win over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC wild-card round on Sunday. The Vikings did not have much of an answer for Jones both in the air and on […]

Both the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins started seventh-round rookies in their playoff-openers during NFL Super Wild Card Weekend. Brock Purdy and Skylar Thompson, both of whom were selected in the seventh round in 2022, drew starts for their teams in the Wild Card Round, and they made history with their impressive performances. While […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been an explosive offensive team all season, and they have gotten a huge boost from tight end T.J. Hockenson since acquiring him in a midseason trade with the Detroit Lions. He continued his impressive string of performances in the Wild Card game against the New York Giants. T.J. Hockenson is the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James gave a special shoutout to New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley for his epic tribute on Sunday night. During their Wild Card showdown against the Minnesota Vikings, Barkley wore Zoom Generation cleats that drew inspiration from LeBron’s first signature shoe with Nike. James saw the awesome kicks and […]

Joey Bosa and the Los Angeles Chargers took an embarrassing playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Wild Card Round. Bosa didn’t hold back when expressing his frustration on the Chargers’ loss. Los Angeles held a 27-7 lead at halftime and had intercepted Jaguars’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence four times. However, the Jaguars rallied back […]

The New York Giants are facing a huge assignment in their Wild Card game against the high-powered offense of the Minnesota Vikings, and the job got tougher in the first half because of a key injury. Defensive end Azeez Ojulari was ruled out of the game after suffering a quad injury. Ojulari has proved to […]

The Buffalo Bills defeated the Miami Dolphins in the first-round of the playoffs. The Bills were able to come out victorious, despite playing an overall sloppy game. Buffalo defeated Miami 34-31. Quarterback Josh Allen had two interceptions and a fumble – which was returned for a touchdown. While the Bills did intercept Dolphins’ QB Skylar […]

The Miami Dolphins’ 2022 season came to a close on Sunday, as they crashed out in the AFC wild-card round at the hands of the Buffalo Bills. Even with Tua Tagovailoa ruled out for the contest, the Dolphins still managed to make it quite interesting against the reigning AFC East champions. From the five scoring […]

Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants were undaunted when the Minnesota Vikings took the opening kickoff of their Wild Card playoff game and drove for a touchdown. The Giants responded boldly with their own touchdown drive and the New York running back scored the team’s first postseason rushing touchdown since Super Bowl XLVI. Saquon […]

When Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen prepared to face the Miami Dolphins in Sunday’s AFC wild-card game, the only result he was probably concerned about was winning. Little did Allen know as he was leading the Bills to a 34-31 victory, he would put his name in the record books. Josh Allen joined Bills legend […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins got off to a historic start in their Wild Card showdown with the New York Giants on Sunday, putting him in elite company in franchise history. Cousins scored the team’s first touchdown off a short run in the first quarter before throwing for their second TD late in the second. […]

While they put up quite the fight, quarterback Skylar Thompson and the Miami Dolphins fell to the Buffalo Bills in the first-round of the playoffs. Thompson wore his heart on his sleeve after the game, taking accountability for the loss and praising his Dolphins teammates. Miami lost 34-31 in a game no one expected them […]

It was anything but easy for the Buffalo Bills, but they survived and advanced after recording a 34-31 victory over the Miami Dolphins in their Wild Card matchup. Shortly after the victory, defensive back Damar Hamlin reacted by tweeting out a “W,” along with several hearts to indicate his happiness with the results. W 🫶🏾💙❤️ […]

The Buffalo Bills were able to sneak by the Miami Dolphins and advance in the playoffs with a 34-31 victory. However, the Bills’ win came after a controversial call to end the game. The Bills were up 34-31 with less than two minutes remaining in the contest. On third down and with seven yards to […]

A multitude of miscues marred the Miami Dolphins’ performance in their AFC wild-card round loss to the Buffalo Bills. Among them, Miami was called for a costly penalty in the fourth quarter. With the Dolphins in need of a mere 1-yard to convert a fourth down in the late stages of the contest, they were […]