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It's almost fitting that the first round of the NFL playoffs is now called "Super Wild Card Weekend" because things got definitely got super wild over the weekend. I mean, there was a game on Nickelodeon.I was expecting things to get crazy when the playoffs started with the picking up their first playoff win in 25 years, but I wasn't expecting full crazy. The first round of the playoffs never goes full crazy, but that's what we got.Here's a quick rehash of what happened:The won their first playoff game since 1994 by embarra sing the .The lost to a team that had zero healthy quarterbacks. almost got out-dueled by Washington's fourth-string quarterback.The somehow held to just 40 rushing yards.Sean Payton got slimed.And that's just a small taste of everything that went down during the 's first-ever Super Wild Card Weekend.We'll be covering all Pittsburgh Steelers Hats things playoffs in today's newsletter, which isn't good news for Mike Vrabel or Mike Tomlin, who made two of the most bizarre coaching decisions of the weekend. By the way, if you're still trying to think of a New Year's resolution, I have an idea: You can share this newsletter with everyone you know. Just , and if you do that, then we'll all have a fun 2021. 1. Today's Show: Wild-card winners and losers plus full recapIt's Monday, which can only mean one thing: I stayed up until 3 a.m. last night recording a podcast with Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson and this one was extra special, because not only did we podcast, but we also went live on YouTube, Periscope and Twitch during the fourth quarter of the Browns-Steelers game so everyone could witne s Wilson's meltdown in real time (Wilson is a noted Steelers fan). One thing we do every week is hand out our weekly winners and losers from Sunday's action. For our losers this week, Wilson got introspective and crushed his own team, Brinson went full Dennis Green on the and I gave it to a coach who apparently doesn't know when to not punt. Ryan WilsonWinner: .By starting his playoff career 0-2, Jackson was getting dangerously close to territory, but he was able to get the postseason monkey off his back with a win over the . After the game, he apparently decided he didn't want to shake hands with any Titans players, which I respect. Jackson was apparently still upset about the Titans walking all over the Ravens' logo . Loser: Steelers.As the resident Steelers homer here at CBSSports.com, Wilson was in agony for four straight quarters watching his beloved team get pummeled. I'm somewhat surprised he didn't also name himself a loser for cheering Cameron Sutton Jersey on a team that closed the season by losing five of six games. Will BrinsonWinner: Sean Payton. In the first ever Nickelodeon game, not only did the get the win, but Sean Payton lived up to his word and got slimed after game. If you want to know what it looks like for an NFL coach to .Loser: Bears.All season, Brinson insisted that the Bears aren't a good team and as it turns out, the Bears are exactly who Brinson thought they were. THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE. They backdoored their way into the playoffs, but then the Saints quickly knocked them out of the playoffs by throwing them out of the same backdoor they came in.John BreechWinner: Browns fans.Waiting 18 years between playoff berths doesn't sound like a lot of fun, but I'm gue sing most Browns fans thought it was TOTALLY WORTH THE WAIT after what happened on Sunday. Not only did the Browns destroy the Steelers, but they may have forced into retirement, which is something Browns fans have been hoping would happen for at least the past 10 years. Loser:Mike Vrabel.The first thing they teach you in coaching school is to NOT punt when you have a fourth-and-2 from the opponents' 40-yard line in the fourth quarter of a game where you're trailing. I'm gue sing Vrabel skipped that le son. Last year, this man said he would cut off his reproductive organ if the Titans won the . This year, he' Stephon Tuitt Jersey s calling for a punt in a situation where no one ever punts. He's clearly gone soft. Not only did we list our winners and losers, but we also recapped every game from Sunday. If you want to listen -- and you definitely should -- . There's also a separate podcast in the feed covering Saturday night's games. 2. Killer B's: Two lengthy playoff droughts come to an endBefore the weekend started, the Browns and Bills had two of the four longest active droughts in the NFL without a playoff win, but that all change during the wild-card round after both teams won.Bills 27-24 over . Heading into the wild-card round the Bills were in a 25-year playoff drought that dated back to December 31, 1995 when they beat the 37-22 in a home wild-card game. Following that lo s, the Bills would lose their next six playoff games before finally bringing the drought to an end against the Colts. With the Bills now in the divisional round, they'll be looking Alex Highsmith Jersey to end another drought: If they beat the Ravens, they'll be headed to the AFC title game for the first time since the 1993 season.Browns 48-37 over Steelers. With just one win, the Browns basically just exorcised nearly every demon they've ever had. Not only did the Browns pick up their first playoff win since the 1994 season -- when Bill Belichick was their coach and Nick Saban was their defensive coordinator -- but they also won their first game in Pittsburgh since 2003 (They had been 0-17 there since 2004). Like the Bills, the Browns will now head to the divisional round looking to end another drought: If they somehow manage to beat the , they'll be headed to the AFC title game for the first time since the 1989 season. In an odd coincidence, that was also the last time the Bills and Browns were in the playoffs together.The wins by both Buffalo and Cleveland mean that there are now only two teams left in the NFL that haven't won a playoff game this century: The and . Cincinnati's last playoff win came during the 1990 season while Detroit's came one year later in 1991. Every other team in the NFL has won at least one playoff game since 2000. 3. Mike and Mike: Two worst coaching decisions of the weekendFans of the Steelers and Titans actually had a lot in common this weekend. Besides the fact that both of their teams lost, I'm gue sing both fan bases spent 30 straight minutes yelling four words at their television, "WHY ARE YOU PUNTING?" Two of the most perplexing decisions of the wild-card round came from Mike Tomlin and Mike Vrabel and they both involved punts. Here's a quick look at the two Plaxico Burress Jersey decisions.Ravens 20-13 over TitansSituation: Titans facing a fourth-and-2 at Baltimore's 40-yard line with 10:03 left to playScore at the time: Ravens lead 17-13During the offse |
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