That’s how the landscape changed to the NFL playoffs

A game on Friday and three more on Saturday leaves a different picture to the NFL playoffs in the middle of Week 16

After the first four games of Week 16 from NFL, – on unusual days for NFL, Friday and Saturday – changed the playoff landscape for both conferences.

Here, let’s take a look at what happened after these four games:

Vikings caused saints a few headaches in recent postseason races, but revenge has come. New Orleans took advantage of the stellar performance of Alvin Kamara, which equaled a league record with six rushed touchdowns to beat Minnesota with 52 to 33. As a result, saints they equalized the divisional title for the fourth consecutive year. At the same time, they eliminated Vikings mathematician of the post-season competition of NFL.

I knew this lions they would have a lot of trouble stopping the attack from pcs, without being able to count on his head coach in office Darrell Bevell, without your defensive coordinator Cory Undlin, and without a handful of participants due to COVID-19 protocols. What I didn’t know was how bad it would look Detroit throughout the match, on both sides of the ball. To make matters worse, lions lost due to an ankle injury Matthew Stafford at the beginning of a game that ended with a beating, 47-7. Tom Brady needed to play only the first half, and with the victory, pcs assured them to return to the postseason NFL for the first time since 2007.

San Francisco came to this game eliminated from the playoff dispute, but Arizona he was in control of his destiny … just before he lost at home 20-12. Now cardinal they need help. CARDS I have to win in week 17 against Los Angeles Rams, visiting and waiting Jacksonville Jaguars A Green Bay Packers defeat Chicago Bears, who only half a game ago Arizona and with the tiebreaker criterion in favor in NFC. These are the kind of results that ease a season into oblivion, so to speak Niners, who will not be able to defend their title NFC from last year.

The most interesting game – not necessarily the best played – was booked until the end, with dolphins and Raiders struggling to stay in the horror of the playoff race. Miami took out again Your Tagovailoa party, handing over the reins to Ryan Fitzpatrick, a move that would pay dividends in the least expected way. In the final section of a very close match, Las Vegas took advantage of a very dubious defensive interference against Nelson Agholor to be at the goal of the final area. box Jon Gruden he played to keep watch and score a 25-23 field goal, instead of trying to extend the lead to a touchdown. With only 18 seconds left in the game clock, after the target of the field Raiders, Fitzpatrick hit a long pass to Mack Hollins who received a penalty for wearing a mask Fitzpatrick, leaving dolphins with the unusual opportunity to win with his own field goal, which he connected a few moments later Jason Sanders. With victory, Miami approached the playoffs while Raiders they were mathematically eliminated from the competition because they could not hold an advantage for 18 seconds.