NFL Playoffs Articles - Page 34

What a year it’s been for the Detroit Lions. After steadily improving in the last two years, Detroit took a massive leap this season. They took the NFC North by storm and captured the division title to make it back to the playoffs. However, as the season went on, expectations quickly shifted. Making it to […]

The Green Bay Packers were not supposed to be here as some would say. Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott’s Dallas Cowboys were flaming hot to start the season. Proclamations that it was their year came as early as Week 1. For Matt LaFleur, he was handling a new squad without a veteran like Aaron Rodgers […]

On Sunday, the Detroit Lions pulled off a historic feat, winning their first playoff game in 32 years. While the night ended in high spirits for those wearing the Honolulu blue uniform, the same could not be said for the Los Angeles Rams. Matthew Stafford in particular, faced a lot of adversity throughout the outing. […]

Detroit Lions fans can finally rejoice. It was a triumphant season campaign that led to this moment but other choices snowballed into their first NFL Playoffs win in 32 years. The choice to trade Matthew Stafford and the decision to get Dan Campbell were only some of them. But, it was Jared Goff that shined […]

The Detroit Lions are moving on to the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. Jared Goff led his team to a thrilling 24-23 win over his former team, the Los Angeles Rams. Lions fans showed their support for Goff during the game. And after the game, his teammates followed suit in a heartwarming manner. The […]

The marriage between Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams had a perfect start. But after a couple of trying seasons, is Stafford ready to move on, or perhaps even hang up his cleats? Doesn’t sound like it, despite a heartbreaking end to the season on Sunday. “That’s my plan right now, yeah, my plan […]

Jared Goff, Dan Campbell, and the Detroit Lions are familiar with the narratives. The team is leading the NFC North by a few games by the midway point of the season. They face an upcoming stretch of games against teams with winning records. Detroit finds themselves in a bit of a slump. Any one of […]

The Detroit Lions and their fans had quite a Sunday night. It was historic, even. For the first time since 1992, the Lions scored a win in the playoffs, as they scored a 23-22 victory at home over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card game. Everyone from the Lions has earned the […]

As the Detroit Lions players prepared for their Wild Card meeting with the Los Angeles Rams, it wasn’t lost on them how much hosting a playoff game meant to the people of Detroit. That pride shined through as the Lions defeated the Rams 24-23 to move onto the playoffs’ divisional round. “The city needed this […]

This NFL Playoffs game seemed like the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of storyline. The Detroit Lions traded Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams had to give up Jared Goff. Now, the two teams had to go toe-to-toe with one another. It favored the squad from Michigan which alleviated the pain they […]

The Los Angeles Rams will have to wait for at least another season for a shot at returning to the top of the NFL again. It is an early offseason for the 2022 Super Bowl champions after falling short Sunday night in the NFC Wild Card game against the Detroit Lions on the road. The […]

The Detroit Lions have finally won a playoff game. For the first time since 1991, Detroit is headed to the second round of the NFL Playoffs. They defeated the Los Angeles Rams in a 24-23 thriller to earn a second home playoff game next Sunday. Fans everywhere are reacting to the victory, including Washington Wizards […]

Jaire Alexander proclaimed Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott one of his “top QBs” after the Green Bay Packers defeated the NFC East champions 48-32 on Wild Card Weekend. Prescott probably won’t be flattered by the sentiment. After intercepting a Prescott pass for the second time in his career, Alexander rubbed some salt in the wound […]

Before Sunday night, one had to go all the way back to 1992 to check out the last time the Detroit Lions won a playoff game. Detroit finally ended that seemingly endless drought with a thrilling 24-23 home win over Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams in an NFC Wild Card game, which has […]

For the first time in the history of the NFL, a playoff game was exclusively shown via streaming platform Peacock, where fans at home watched the showdown between the Miami Dolphins and the reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium last Saturday. It was apparently a big success for both the league […]

After the Dallas Cowboys’ no-show against the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card Round, for many it’s a forgone conclusion that Mike McCarthy will be out of a job soon. Plenty of speculation surrounds the availability of Bill Belichick, but former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III has another candidate to coach the Boys: Deion […]

On Sunday, the entire country witnessed how the seventh-seed Green Bay Packers pulled off an upset over the number two-seed Dallas Cowboys. Among those viewing the game was Packers tackle David Bakhtiari. Regardless of how Bakhtiari is currently recovering from a knee injury, the three-time Pro Bowler continues to give unwavering support to his team. […]

When it comes to the Green Bay Packers’ win over the Dallas Cowboys, one would think Aaron Jones would get a lot of love. Jordan Love and his perfect passer rating or Matt LaFleur’s impeccable playcalling would also be in contention. But, it was an unsung hero who kept the team’s offensive engine away from […]

In many ways, Mike McCarthy has been consistent as the Dallas Cowboys head coach. Three straight 12-win seasons? Impressive. His performance against lower-seeded teams in the playoffs? Not as impressive. And for some fans, that’s enough to usher in the Bill Belichick Era at Jerry World. Sunday marked the third time the Cowboys played in […]

The Green Bay Packers came away with a dominant 48-32 win over the Dallas Cowboys in the wild card round of the playoffs, and Packers assistant head coach and special teams coach Rich Bisaccia took a jab on his way towards the locker room, yelling “HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS,” according to Matt Schneidman of The […]

Dallas Cowboys entered Sunday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers in Arlington as the clear favorites to win the NFC Wild Card showdown. They left the field with perhaps plenty of questions about their future. Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy, just like most other Cowboys fans, was frustrated at the way his team played, […]

Plenty of prognosticators thought that Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers were going to fall to the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs. Jones would like to encourage that attitude to carry forward. After the shocking 48-32 win over the Cowboys, Jones was asked about those who gave Green […]

The Green Bay Packers came out with a dominant 48-32 win over the Dallas Cowboys in the wild card round of the NFL Playoffs, and Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was in awe of quarterback Jordan Love’s performance in the win. “Jordan Love. Wow. That’s all I can say, is wow,” Matt LaFleur said, via […]

Quarterback Jordan Love was happy to spread around credit for the Green Bay Packers’ unexpected thrashing of the Dallas Cowboys as expertly as he spread the ball around in a dazzling individual performance during his postgame comments. “I think it was just a great team win tonight. All three phases were able to step up,” […]

The curtains have closed on another season of what was supposedly the Dallas Cowboys’ year. Mike McCarthy and the defense just disappeared when they were faced with Jordan Love. Now, the Green Bay Packers are going to advance and face the San Francisco 49ers. For the Dak Prescott-led squad, changes are looming as they get […]

If home is indeed where the heart is, then the Dallas Cowboys’ heart was broken into a million pieces Sunday evening by the Green Bay Packers. AT&T Stadium had been a safe haven of sorts for the Cowboys, where they had won 16 straight on their home turf. But that still wasn’t a good enough […]

Death, taxes, and Stephen A. Smith having the time of his life whenever the Dallas Cowboys lose. Those are the only inevitable certainties known to humankind. And on Monday, the death of Dallas’ Super Bowl hopes at the hands of the Green Bay Packers triggered yet another all-time mocking from the sports personality and notorious […]

After a loss that would certainly qualify as both “dramatic and horrific”, Mike McCarthy is taking heavy criticism for his Dallas Cowboys’ performance in a 48-32 shellacking at the hands of the Green Bay Packers. Even worse, with Bill Belichick lurking as a coaching free agent, plenty of people have already identified McCarthy’s replacement. Fresh […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have soared through the 2023 NFL season, clinching an 11-6 record and securing a spot in the 2024 NFL Playoffs. However, amidst the excitement and anticipation, a looming concern threatens to clip their wings and dash their playoff dreams. Of course, it’s crucial to shed light on the fatal flaw that could […]

It was an offensive masterclass that was on display for the Green Bay Packers. The idea was that the Dallas Cowboys would make light work of the young Jordan Love and Matt LaFleur squad. To be fair, Dak Prescott along with the rest of the men have been blazing at home since the start of […]

Matthew Stafford didn’t get the warmest of welcomes as he returns to the Ford Field for the Detroit Lions versus Los Angeles Rams Wild Card game. As every Lions fan would know, Stafford requested a trade away from Detroit in 2021 as he didn’t want to be part of another rebuild. The team then granted […]

The Dallas Cowboys came out with about as bad of a performance as anyone could have imagined against the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, giving up the most points in the playoffs in franchise history, according to The 33rd Team. The Cowboys gave up 48 to the Packers […]

It’s the NFL Wild Card week and at the moment, things aren’t looking good for the Dallas Cowboys. Down big against the Green Bay Packers, the Cowboys are desperately trying to mount a second-half run in hopes that their season won’t come to an end just yet. To those rooting for “America’s Team,” it hasn’t […]

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy should have been taking notes when former Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson analyzed the Cowboys’ performance after their first-half playoff collapse against the Green Bay Packers. The supposedly dominant Cowboys trailed their ancient rivals 27-7 at halftime, and Johnson was steaming mad at what he saw from his former team. […]

The San Francisco 49ers will have to wait another week, bypassing Super Wild Card Weekend since they attained the No. 1 seed in the NFC and earned a first-round bye. They earned that right by being arguably the most talented team in the entire NFL, not to mention a favorite to win the Super Bowl. […]

It looks like Detroit Lions rookie tight end Sam LaPorta is going to give it a go in the Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. LaPorta suffered a bone bruise and hyperextended knee in Week 18, ands earlier reports mentioned he’s “trending in the right direction to play” in the Rams […]

Leave it to Stephen A. Smith to loudly send a message without uttering a word. As the ESPN personality watched the first half of the Cowboys’ Wild Card Round game against the Green Bay Packers, he let Dallas fans know exactly how he was feeling. Smith posted a video of himself watching a first half […]

With a minute and a half to go in the first quarter of the Dallas Cowboys’ Wild Card matchup against the Green Bay Packers, something strange happened: the refs threw a flag and determined that Cowboys star Micah Parsons was held. It’s scarcely believable, but it was the first time Parsons drew a holding call […]

The Dallas Cowboys welcomed the Green Bay Packers into town for a fiery Super Wild Card Weekend matchup. But in the game that matters most, the Cowboys had their worst start of the year. Dallas was held scoreless through the first quarter of play. It was the first home game this season that the Cowboys […]