StatMan - Episode #61 | Things I Learned this past NFL Wild Card Weekend
StatMan Sports Podcast
English - January 07, 2020 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBasketball Sports Football nba nfl ncaa basketball football sports professional college soccer la liga Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Over the course of two days, the N.F.L. saw its playoff field upended, with the No. 3 seed in both conferences being sent home by the No. 6 seeds, while each game was decided by a single score. It was a wild-card weekend that delivered on its name, and it set up a divisional round for next weekend that looks far different than most people predicted.
The 32 things I learned from wild-card weekend of the 2019 NFL playoffs:
1.The NFL's 100th season rolled on in style with a compelling quartet of games kicking off the postseason. But despite two overtime thrillers, the apparent demise of a dynasty and a shocking upset in New Orleans ... just a reminder — the last team to reach (and win) the Super Bowl after playing in the wild-card round was the 2012 Baltimore Ravens.
1a. The last time a wild-card matchup went into overtime prior to this weekend? Tim Tebow ... 2011.
1b. The road teams went 3-1 with both sixth seeds prevailing — which hadn't happened since ... last year.
2. Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is now 5-0 against the Eagles. Never a doubt.
2a. Of course, it helps Philadelphia has averaged 11.4 points in those five losses.
3. The injury bug finally dealt the Eagles a fatal sting, QB Carson Wentz sidelined by a blow to the head in the first quarter of a playoff debut he'd long anticipated. Tough luck — or dirty play, depending on how you feel about Jadeveon Clowney's game-changing hit — for a player who had virtually willed Philadelphia to the NFC East crown in December.
---
Get the rest on our show notes on the website!
---
Enjoy the episode!
----
To share your thoughts:
To help out the show:
Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help!Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, and now Google Podcast