- The Packers were taking no chances. Third quarterback Clayton Tune did the honors today, and the Packers fell 13-3 to Minnesota, but, even with four losses in a row, they're in the playoffs as the 7.
- Jacksonville now gets to wait for Denver and New England. They routed Tennessee 41-7.
- Houston holds it's position in the wild-card chase with a 38-30 win over Indianapolis.
- And Carolina is back in the playoffs at 8-9, winning the three-way tiebreaker after Atlanta joined it with a 19-17 win over New Orleans, a Saints turnover with about three minutes left dooming Tampa Bay.
And now at halftime...
- Detroit is leading Chicago 13-0.
- Washington is leading Philadelphia 10-7 -- both on the road. Scores hold, it'll be as if Chicago had won -- Chicago the 2, Philly the 3, Chicago faces the Packers.
- Rams are up 16-6 on the Cardinals. Rams get the #5 if they win, the #6 to San Francisco's #5 if they lose.
- Denver is up 10-3 on the Chargers. Denver gets the #1 if they win.
- New England is 17-10 up on Miami.
- Buffalo is 21-0 up on the Jets. Scores hold, it's Houston, then Buffalo, then the Chargers for the three AFC wildcards.
And here are the results... Yeah, it's a liveblog no one will read, but...
- Chicago loses to Detroit, 19-16, on a last-minute field goal. After, in rapid succession, going from 16-0 down 16-16 in the fourth quarter.
- Rams win 37-20. They're the #5, San Francisco the #6 -- The Rams go to Carolina next week.
- New England destroys Miami.
- Buffalo destroys the Jets.
- But I think we have a live one here in Philadelphia. So you either get to face a badly-undermanned Green Bay team, or you face (The Rams, at the beginning of the day, or) San Francisco.
- So you start Tanner McKee as your quarterback at home against the Commanders, and you lose 24-17.
- That means Philadelphia gets San Francisco and the Bears get Green Bay -- two wildly superior matchups to the NFL than if you invert the wildcard teams.
- And Denver basically neuters San Diego.
So:
Denver and Seattle are the #1s.
NFC:
Green Bay at Chicago
San Francisco at Philadelphia
LA Rams at Carolina
AFC:
LA Chargers at New England
Buffalo at Jacksonville
Houston at the Pittsburgh/Baltimore winner tonight
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