Another good weekend of football, with each game playing out very differently. San Francisco and Minnesota played out like a fading boxer attempting to usurp a champion. The Vikings faded as the champ kept landing punch after punch. Tennessee at Baltimore played out like Rocky 4, with the underdog definitively showing they could take a win most people didn’t anticipate. Houston at Kansas City was like watching Creed II, with Houston in the role of Drago and KC as Adonis. Houston wasn’t trusted, but after breaking the Chiefs in the beginning, Kansas City showed the heart of a true champ, coming back hard, not giving up, and historically beat their opponent. Green Bay and Seattle was the initial Rocky film; even with doubt cast on the winner due to a controversial decision (game sealing first down), the whole bout was entertaining and went the distance, the closest outcome of the whole docket.
In all, fans were treated to a successful beat down, the comeback of the year, the upset of the year, and a comeback which fell just short. Derrick Henry is in Adrian Peterson territory with over 1,200 rushing yards rushing yards in an 8-game span. Lamar Jackson had the best combination of passing and rushing by a QB in the playoffs. Mahomes and Kelce combined with Williams for the most productive 2nd Quarter in history, and the best comeback ever by going from trailing 24 to winning by 20. The 49ers shut down the team which shut down the vaunted Saints the week before. Green Bay avenged the playoff collapse from 5 years ago. Individual performances were great, and the overall weekend was thoroughly entertaining. We are now facing Championship weekend.
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