NFL Wild Card Fans Respond To Zane Gonzalez, Washington Commanders Kicking Aside Tampa Bay Buccaneers

A doink for the NFL Wild Card dub.  Journeyman placekicker Zane Gonzalez, who returned to the league for the first time since 2021 after the Washington Commanders cycled through five other kickers since training camp, lined up for a game-winning attempt, sticking the right upright. But the 37-yard field goal attempt bounced through the goal […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  12 Jan 2025
Sportsbook Lists Odds For 3 NFL Wild Card Teams Who Could Face No. 1-Seeded Detroit Lions In Divisional Round

With a week to rest and rehabilitate, the injury-depleted Detroit Lions saved most of their NFL playoff prep until Tuesday.  The NFC’s top-seeded franchise didn’t have much of a choice.   The Lions’ coaching staff will not know which Wild Card team will face the Lions in the divisional round Jan. 18-19 at Ford Field until […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  12 Jan 2025
NFL Wild Card Fans Respond To Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens Running Past Pittsburgh Steelers Early, Often

Total dominance.   That was Lamar Jackson. That was Derrick Henry.   And that was the host Baltimore Ravens during the first half of Saturday night’s AFC Wild Card matchup, enabling Jackson to shed past Pittsburgh Steelers demons.  Building a 21-0 halftime advantage, Jackson went 13-of-15 for 144 yards and two touchdown passes. He also added […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  11 Jan 2025