After the playoffs officially started, it seemed that the passage of time began to speed up, like a tornado, whizzing by, and before there was time to react, the wild card games were all over.
On January 7, the NFC's third-seeded New Orleans Saints defeated the sixth-seeded Detroit Lions, with a final score of "45:28"; the American League's third-seeded Houston Texans defeated the sixth-seeded Cincinnati Bengals, with a final score of "31:28". 10".
On January 8, the New York Giants, the fourth seed in the National League, defeated the Atlanta Falcons, the fifth seed, with a final score of "24:2"; the Denver Broncos, the fourth seed in the American League, defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, the fifth seed, with a final score of "29:23".
In other words, all the high-ranking seeds defeated the low-ranking seeds and advanced to the next round; and almost all of them won by a big score. The comparison of strength showed an exaggerated contrast. It was not like a playoff at all, but more like a playoff. A strong team is defeated like a fish belly.
As a result, all conference matchups have become matchups between high seeds.
In the National League, the Green Bay Packers face the New York Giants, and the San Francisco 49ers face the New Orleans Saints.
In the American League, the New England Patriots face the Denver Broncos, and the Baltimore Ravens face the Houston Texans.
Among the four games in the wild card round, the only unexpectedly anxious game came between the Broncos and the Steelers.
"The Chosen Son" Tim Tebow has once again become the focus of the entire league, even surpassing many rookie players such as Lu Ke, Cam Newton, Andy Dalton, etc., because this time, Tebow won the Victory in the playoffs, and the opponent defeated was the favorite Pittsburgh Steelers!
A miracle is born!
With a record of eight wins and eight losses, and narrowly escaping into the playoffs at the last moment, the Denver Broncos are undoubtedly the least favored team among all the teams in the playoffs in the entire league. Starting quarterback Tebow They are the laughing stock of everyone. No one thinks they can defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, the league's No. 1 defense.
Tebow's college wildcat formation was almost a child's play for the Steelers defense and was vulnerable.
Before the game officially begins, people can't wait to start discussing that the Pittsburgh Steelers are bound to become a time bomb in the American League playoffs this year. After defeating the Denver Broncos, they will face New England led by Tom Brady. The Patriots, these two absolute strong teams in the American League, will have another classic showdown.
But everyone was shocked!
In this wild card game, Tebow had an all-out explosion in the second quarter, achieving a "20:0" record in a single quarter, taking an absolute advantage and defeating the Steelers. They were immediately blinded; later in the second half, Ben Roethlisberger woke up from his dream and led the offensive and defensive teams in a comprehensive counterattack.
As the game time was about to end, the Steelers tied the score at "23:23" and successfully dragged the game into overtime.
After entering overtime, the Denver Broncos gained the right to take the lead in attacking. On the first pass of the first offense, Tebow found wide receiver Demaryius Thomas with a short pass from the middle. The latter passed from his own secondary. On the ten-yard line, he ran all the way, ran for 80 yards, directly into the opponent's end zone, completed the touchdown, and killed the game.
According to the official rules of the NFL, in overtime, as long as one team scores the first touchdown, the game will end directly without extra points. It is similar to the golden ball in football, which means instant death.
The final score was, "29:23", the Denver Broncos defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers.
After the victory, Tebow knelt down alone, prayed devoutly, and thanked God. The photo caused crazy forwarding on the Internet; at the same time, social networks also ushered in a tsunami-like response. Everyone seemed to join in the wild wave of wonder and amazement.
On Twitter, an average of more than 9,000 tweets about the game appeared every second, nearly twice the number when Ben-** was shot, setting a new record in Twitter's history. All netizens are exclaiming, "The miracle of God's chosen son."
Precisely because everything is so incredible, God's care seems to be the best explanation.
In 2009, the New Orleans Saints ended the regular season with three consecutive losses. After entering the playoffs, they turned on strong enemy mode, swept all the way, and finally defeated Indiana led by Peyton Manning in the Super Bowl. The Colts successfully won their first Super Bowl trophy in team history.
At the same time, this also created a record: the first team in league history to win the Super Bowl after ending the regular season with consecutive losses.
In 2011, the Denver Broncos also ended the regular season with three consecutive losses and entered the playoffs cautiously. However, they turned on the God Halo mode in the first round and defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers. Does this mean that they will also copy it? Miracle?
As a result, people began to speculate, is the Chosen One really going to complete a counterattack? The next game is against the New England Patriots. One is an unyielding counterattack career of a low-ranked quarterback, and the other is a miraculous journey of the chosen one who became the laughing stock of the league. Who will have the last laugh?
The playoffs are indeed the playoffs. From matchups to surprises, everything is possible. The stories of dark horse counterattacks are always surprising, but also exciting. For neutral fans, this is a complete carnival!
Suddenly, the second round of the divisional round got interesting.
National League, Lu Ke faces Brees! American League, Tebow vs. Brady!
In both games, the new generation of quarterbacks challenged elite quarterbacks; moreover, both quarterbacks have written fairy tale-like rise trajectories this season, just like a Cinderella story, after casting magic, they stood in front of the prince. , has won the attention of the whole world. The question now is, when will the clock ring at midnight? Or will it never ring?
In addition, in the National League, Manning Jr. vs. Rodgers!
Everything went according to the script expected by the league.
Strictly speaking, except for the game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens, which is slightly less exciting, the other three divisional games are bound to be highly anticipated and can be regarded as the top feast of quarterback duels that no one is willing to miss; but even if This is an exceptional divisional game, and it is quite interesting this year.
Rookie defensive end JJ Watt of the Houston Texans showed strong dominance. In the wild card game, he contributed six personal tackles, three joint tackles, two quarterback sacks and one By intercepting the ball and returning it for a touchdown, this rookie player has already shown his powerful ability to influence the direction of the game, which is jaw-dropping.
After joining the league in 2002, the team entered the playoffs for the first time in its history, and they passed the first round, which was eye-catching.
The game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens will be a battle between the league's fourth defense and the league's third defense; at the same time, the battle between rookie defensive end JJ Watt and Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco will also be inevitable. Will create more topics for discussion.
The four divisional games were also filled with constant topics and attention! The playoffs are different after all. Even the weakest team is enough to cause a storm!
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When the first wild-card round of the playoffs is over, the losers are quickly forgotten, even the Pittsburgh Steelers, their season is over, and now all eyes are on the winners, regarding the second. Discussions of the divisional round quickly began to heat up.
Needless to say, every playoff game is full of countless variables. Any team can win, and any team can lose, even the two favorites, the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots. No exception, every game can be said to be a "50-50", with both teams having an equal chance of victory, including the Denver Broncos.
Then, predicting the outcome of the playoffs becomes exponentially more difficult.
It's another episode of "Inside the League," and it's Charles Davis again.
However, this time Charles's opinions were supported by his colleagues, because after losing the third bet, Charles seemed to have finally restrained his sharp edge and no longer spoke sharply, but became more relaxed; and because of Ji The postgame was supposed to be a showdown that both sides could win, and even if Charles made a slightly drastic statement, that was natural.
There is no doubt that Charles chose the New Orleans Saints, or his opponent, the San Francisco 49ers.
"The Saints are in good shape. Brees has reached the peak of his career this season, leading the league in passing yards and passing touchdowns. Although the quarterback rating lags behind Rodgers, personally, the Saints The Saints have more championship looks than the Packers. The reason is simple. The Saints' defensive team has performed better this season, far surpassing the Packers."
"In the wild card game, Brees showed his explosive power. In the last quarter of the game, he completely blinded the Lions defensive team. He has such strength. Obviously, standing on the stage of the playoffs On top of that, this veteran’s experience and strength will be the key to dominating the game.”
"We all remember that the Green Bay Packers are the defending champions, but no one should forget that the New Orleans Saints were the Super Bowl champions the previous year. In this year's NFC Championship Game, the Packers will face the Saints, which is a high probability event."
Charles' analysis seemed calm and clear, but he lost his edge and was quite lawful. It seemed that after three gambling games, he had become cautious. Once, his sharpness and sharpness were sought after by countless fans, but now, he The analysis has lost its uniqueness and is full of truth, but too rigid.
Host Edward Bowen could also feel this, so he asked additionally, "What about the San Francisco 49ers? Spencer, are you ready to express your views on the 49ers? Or do you also think that this game Will the Saints win the game?"
Spencer Larson, the biggest supporter of the San Francisco 49ers this season, has also become the commentator with the highest prediction accuracy "within the league" this season. Obviously, this time he still made the unswerving choice. He expressed his position, "The 49ers, of course the 49ers."
