Monday?s 6-pack
NFL Wild Card games next week:
Saturday:
? Indianapolis @ Buffalo (-6.5)
? LA Rams @ Seattle (-4.5)
? Tampa Bay (-7.5) @ Washington
Sunday:
? Baltimore (-3.5) @ Tennessee
? Chicago @ New Orleans (-9.5)
? Cleveland @ Pittsburgh (-3.5)
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Tweet of the Day
?Can someone make it make sense to me what?s going on?.??
Saquon Barkley, watching the Washington-Philly game Sunday night
Monday?s quiz
Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls coaching Washington, playing three different QB?s; who were they?
Sunday?s quiz
John Calipari has led three schools to the Final Four; Kentucky, Memphis and UMass.
Saturday?s quiz
JJ Watt played his college football at Wisconsin.
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Monday?s Den: Wrapping up Week 17 of the NFL
Buffalo 56, Miami 26
? Dolphins get hammered here, don?t make the playoffs.
? Total yardage: 455-454, Buffalo
? Miami lost its last five games against the Bills.
? In two games vs Miami this year, Buffalo threw for 790 yards.
? Bills? first three drives: 15 plays, 37 yards, zero points:
? Bills? next nine drives: 43 plays, 420 yards, six TD?s.
? Buffalo won nine of its last ten games, covered last eight.
? Bills host Indianapolis in playoffs Saturday afternoon.
Indianapolis 28, Jacksonville 14
? Colts win, pass Miami and make the playoffs.
? Indy ran ball for 273 yards, outgained Jaguars 437-283.
? Colts are 9-0 when they score 27+ points. 2-5 when they do not.
? Colts visit Buffalo Saturday afternoon in the first Wild Card game.
? In two games vs Indy this year, Jaguars were outgained 882-524.
? Jacksonville lost its last 15 games, going 5-9 ATS in last 14.
? Jacksonville gave up 35 ppg in their last four games.
? Jaguars can start negotiating with Trevor Lawrence?s agent.
Green Bay 35, Chicago 16
? Packers? win gets them the #1 seed, and a bye next week.
? Green Bay won six in row, eight of last nine games.
? Packers scored five touchdowns on seven drives.
? Green Bay won 19 of its last 22 games with the Bears.
? Chicago made the playoffs when the Cardinals lost in LA.
? In two games vs Green Bay TY, Bears allowed 10 TD?s on 14 drives.
? In five trips to red zone, Chicago scored one TD, kicked three FG?s.
? Bears visit New Orleans for a Wild Card game Sunday.
Cleveland 24, Pittsburgh 22
? Browns win, make playoffs for first time since 2002.
? These two teams meet again Sunday night in Pittsburgh.
? Cleveland won six of its last eight games.
? Browns are 3-13-1 in last 17 games vs Pittsburgh.
? Steelers scored TD with 1:23 left, but 2-point conversion failed.
? Backup QB Rudolph threw for 315 yards in a losing cause.
? Last four games, Pittsburgh was outscored 57-20 in first half.
? Steelers lost four of last five games, thought this result didn?t matter.
Tennessee 41, Houston 38
? Sloman banked in 37-yard FG off right upright for game-winning points at gun.
? Henry carried ball 34 times for 250 yards, went over 2,000 yards for season.
? Tennessee converted 7 of 10 third down plays.
? Titans are a home underdog to Baltimore in Sunday?s early game.
? Tennessee scored 22 TD?s on their last 51 drives.
? Houston tied game on a 51-yard FG with 0:18 left.
? Texans lost last five games, giving up 32.4 ppg.
? Tennessee ran ball for 571 yards in two games vs Houston this year.
New Orleans 33, Carolina 7
? Saints picked off five passes, three in red zone.
? New Orleans ran for 156 yards, despite most of their RB?s missing game.
? Saints won eight of last nine series games
? In two games vs Carolina TY, New Orleans converted 18-28 third down plays.
? Carolina lost four of last five, nine of its last 11 games.
? Last three weeks, Panthers were outscored 30-0 in second half.
? Carolina was 0-11 when they allowed 23+ points, 5-0 if allowing 21 or fewer.
? Panthers covered two of eight home games this season.
New England 28, NJ Jets 14
? Jets fired coach Adam Gase Sunday night.
? Jets lost their last ten games with New England.
? Jets went 2-6 ATS on the road this season.
? Jets were outscored 148-84 in 2nd half of their last 11 games.
? Game was 14-14: Patriots scored TD?s 2:14 apart early in 4th quarter.
? In two wins against Jets this year, Patriots ran ball for 159-166 yards.
? Only one of New England?s four TD drives was longer than 58 yards.
? Jets lost their last ten visits to Foxboro, last five by 14+ points.
Minnesota 37, Detroit 35
? Vikings went 0-6 ATS in their last six games.
? This was only second time all year Minnesota won field position.
? Cousins threw for 405 yards, three TD?s.
? Vikings won last seven series games, winning last four visits here.
? Detroit scored TD with 4:26 left, but tying 2-point play failed.
? Lions allowed 27+ points in nine of their last ten games.
? Detroit lost four in row, eight of last ten games.
? Last three weeks, Lions were minus-7 in turnovers
Tampa Bay 44, Atlanta 27
? Falcons lost their last five games, only one by more than 5 points.
? Last four games, Atlanta was outscored 72-27 in second half.
? Falcons lost field position in this game, by 15 yards.
? Average total in last ten series games, 59.0
? Buccaneers won their last four games, scoring 37 ppg.
? Last six games, Bucs converted 39-81 third down plays.
? Tampa Bay is 11-0 when it scores 25+ points, 0-5 when it does not.
? Buccaneers visit Washington in Wild Card game Saturday night.
Baltimore 38, Cincinnati 3
? Ravens ran ball for 404 yards in this game; not sure I?ve seen that before.
? At one point in this game, total yardage was 255-7.
? Ravens? first seven drives: 58 plays, 440 yards, five TD?s and a FG.
? Ravens are a 3.5-point favorite at Tennessee Sunday.
? Bengals? first three drives: nine plays, minus-3 yards, three punts.
? Cincinnati completed only 6-21 passes, threw two INT?s.
? 3rd down conversions: Ravens 11-17, Bengals 1-9
? Last eight games. Cincinnati was outscored 121-47 in 2nd half.
LA Chargers 38, Kansas City 21
? Chargers won their last four games, after a 3-9 start.
? Bolts scored five touchdowns on eight drives.
? Chargers won field position by 11 yards.
? This was only Chargers?s 2nd win in last 14 games against KC.
? Chiefs scored TD?s on first two drives; ran 30 plays for 143 yards rest of game.
? Kansas City already had top seed clinched, Mahomes didn?t play.
? In two games vs Chargers TY, KC trailed 14-6/24-14 at the half.
? Last time Chiefs covered was November 1st against the Jets.
Seattle 26, San Francisco 23
? Seattle?s first seven drives: 39 plays, 120 yards, two FG?s.
? Seattle?s last three drives: 25 plays, 177 yards, three TD?s.
? Seattle won 13 of last 15 games against the 49ers.
? Seahawks host the Rams in a Wild Card game Saturday.
? 49ers? first four drives: 15 plays, 24 yards, four punts.
? With 12:00 left in this game, SF led 16-6.
? 49ers lost seven of their last nine games SU.
? SF is 6-17 SU in last 23 games Garoppolo didn?t play
Las Vegas 32, Denver 31
? Trailing 31-24, Raiders scored TD with 0:24 left, went for 2 and got it.
? Las Vegas was minus-5 in turnovers, had 14 penalties for 111 yards but still won.
? Raiders turned ball over 16 times in last six games (-12)
? Last seven games, Raiders gave up 20.1 ppg, just in second half.
? Lock threw a 92-yard TD pass to Jeudy, passed for 339 yards.
? Denver lost eight of its last ten games.
? Broncos gave up 37 ppg in their last three home games.
? Raiders won four of their last five games with Denver.
Rams 18, Arizona 7
? Arizona?s only TD came on a 14-yard drive after an INT.
? Murray sprained ankle on first drive, didn?t return until 14:25 left in game.
? Cardinals covered twice in their last nine games.
? Last three games, Redbirds converted 9-35 third down plays.
? Hill had an 84-yard pick-6 with 0:20 left in first half that put LA ahead.
? Wolford threw for 231 yards, ran for 56 more in his NFL debut.
? Rams won last eight series games, seven of them by 10+ points.
? Rams visit Seattle Saturday for a Wild Card game.
Washington 20, Philadelphia 14
? Last seven weeks, Washington allowed 15.9 ppg.
? Washington outscored last 11 opponents 155-44 in second half.
? Washington won five of its last seven games. (5-2 ATS) overall.
? Washington hosts Tampa Bay in a playoff game Saturday night.
? Trailing 17-14 in 3rd quarter, Eagles passed up easy FG to tie game, went for it on 4th down, and never came close to scoring again.
? Philly replaces QB Hurts with 3rd-stringer Sudfeld after that; it didn?t go well.
? Eagles lost seven of their last eight games overall.
? Last four games, Eagles were outscored 48-13 in second half.
NY Giants 23, Dallas 19
? Loss ends Cowboys? 7-game win streak against the Giants.
? Dallas had four red zone drives, scored only 13 points.
? Cowboys had 12 takeaways in their last four games (+10)
? Dallas is 4-7 ATS in last 11 games as a road favorite.
? Giants won despite converting 0-7 third down plays.
? Giants had six sacks, held Dallas to 3.8 yards/pass attempt.
? Giants were 4-2 SU, 5-1 ATS inside their division.
? Under was 9-1-1 in Giants? last eleven games.