This is the picture on the road to the post-season after the first batch of games in week 17
Seven matches were played as part of the first round of matches Week 17, one that is played entirely like a Sunday game. Four of these games included at least one team still looking for a ticket to playoffs.
Here we present the most important, at this time, the last time of the matches of the regular season in National Football League, and what the post-season landscape looks like as the results of each game are generated:
dolphins they needed a triumph at home bills to ensure, in the most direct way, his transition to the post-season, although a defeat in the first round of the games in ravens A Browns they would have evaluated them as well. dolphins they didn’t count on the defender Ryan Fitzpatrick to jump off the bench immediately Your Tagovailoa they encountered difficulties, as happened twice a year, due to the protocols related to COVID-19. bills showed significant intensity in the game, opening a considerable gap on the scoreboard and putting a lot of pressure on the debutant defender of Miami to develop a critical comeback, which he did not have the opportunity to do at the beginning of the year, being replaced by Fitzpatrick. Josh Allen had another phenomenal start and, incidentally, set a new point in the franchise courtyards, in what was the best season of bills in more than two decades. With the victory 56-26, Buffalo secured second place at planting AFC. For Miami, which came into play with eight different routes to get the palyoffs, there is only one left: wait for a bell from jaguars Over Colts to save a passage that sometimes seemed safe in the postseason.
As Miami, the only thing I needed Baltimore to receive the official invitation to the playoffs was to win Cincinnati, although a defeat of Cleveland it would also have been enough. According to the rival in turn, it seemed that ravens They had one of the easiest ways to get into the playoff party on paper. Baltimore won the odds with a 38-3 victory in which Lamar Jackson he shone brightly as part of a historic performance in which he became the first defender in league history to record a second season with at least 1,000 yards. There were 10 of the 18 completions for 113 yards, with three touchdowns against an air interception, plus 97 yards on 11 carries for the Los Angeles defender. ravens, which for the third consecutive year will be present in the post-season.
Browns they also came into play, requiring a victory over a division rival to seal their passport in the postseason. In front of them, smelter –already classified as divisional champions ai AFC North-, he rested Ben Roethlisberger to align to Mason Rudolph, who had a personal story about Cleveland. A game that sometimes seemed controlled, was very complicated in the end, with a late touchdown Pittsburgh, and a short leg that barely controlled Browns. A dramatic third chance conversion of Baker Mayfield on the ground, with less than a minute to play, was enough to tie the playoff spot for Cleveland, who took a 24-22 victory.
Rivals ai NFC North Looking to end a disappointing season in a positive light, neither team struggled with anything in the playoffs for week 17. The Vikings were winners with a score of 37-35 due to the very notable matches from Alexander Mattison and the wide receiver of the beginner Justin Jefferson. What’s next for lions is to throw himself in search of his new head coach, after a 5-11 campaign.
There was no post-season significance in this game, and although a few weeks ago, this game was expected to help define the first general election in the next draft, it wasn’t, as the Jets are already locked in the round of two. On the other hand, and before the report that circulated before the game in the sense that Cam Newton would not follow next year in New England, at least there will be a farewell not so sad. Newton he completed 21 of 30 passes for 242 yards with three touchdowns without interceptions, in addition to adding 79 yards on 11 carries in what could then be his last game in the Los Angeles uniform. patriots after a season in which he did not meet somewhat excessive expectations at the head of a team with very little talent and depth. Finally, we’ll know in a few hours, I imagine, if it was the last game of Adam Gase as head coach of jets.
With NFC East we are still looking for a champion, Cowboys and giant faced in a duel to determine who will continue with mathematical possibilities, waiting for what will happen Washington later, he still has control over destiny in his own hands. Cowboys they played the entire first half without showing too much sense of urgency, not only because of the permissiveness of their defense against the New York attack, but also because of the number of critical penalties that revealed an alarming lack of concentration for a game of this magnitude. The second half was another song, starting with an interception of Donovan Wilson at a passage from Daniel Jones which struck directly into the hands of the tight end Evan Engram. From there, the offensive Cowboys, especially the running game, although the offensive line remained extremely permissive with Leonard Williams and company. The elimination Cowboys seemed sealed with an interception of Andy Dalton on diagonals in the last moments, by the kindness of the beginner Xavier McKinney, with just over a minute to play. However, an apparent fall from Wayne Gallman threatened that he will give one last chance to Dallas, with 58 seconds left on the game clock, until officials determined by review that the ball remained in New York. With the victory 23-19, giant they have life still in search of the title NFC East, Waiting for eagle perform the miracle before Washington, later.
Party NFC enabled Without implications for the post-season, no one can say that not much has been put into play, especially for Atlanta, Where Raheem Morris remains in audition to remain permanent head coach after taking over interim following mid-season dismissal Dan Quinn. pcs they won by winning 44-27, with Tom Brady playing virtually the entire game and getting four touchdown passes, against an interception. Worrying thing for Gulf of Tampa, while preparing for Round Wild Card, will be to know the severity of the knee injury with which Mike Evans he left the meeting.
According to the results of the first round of games in Week 17 and the games in the second round in the process, this is how the NFL playoffs have been played so far: