One game on Friday and three more on Saturday leave a different picture heading into the NFL playoffs in the middle of Week 16
After playing the first four games of the week 16 from NFL, –On unusual days for the NFL, Friday and Saturday–, has changed the landscape of playoffs for both conferences.
Here, let’s take a look at what happened after these four games:
the Vikings cause the Saints some migraines in recent postseason, but revenge came. New Orleans took advantage of the stellar performance of Alvin Kamara, Who tied a league record with six ground scores, to beat a Minnesota by 52 to 33. With the result, the Saints tie the divisional title for the fourth year in a row. At the same time, they eliminated the Vikings mathematically of the contest for the postseason of the NFL.
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The Buccaneers proved to have a complete dominance of the game winning 47-7.
We knew that the Lions they were going to have a lot of trouble stopping the attack of the Bucs, Without being able to count on his interim head coach Darrell Bevell, Without its defensive coordinator Cory Undlin, And without a handful of attendees due to COVID-19 protocols. What we didn’t know was how bad it would look Detroit throughout the match, on both sides of the ball, To make matters worse, the Lions lost due to ankle injury in Matthew Stafford at the start of a game that ended, also, in a beating, 47-7. Tom Brady require to play only the first half, and with the victory, the Bucs ensured his return to the postseason NFL for the first time since 2007.
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In a very close match, those of Sant Francesc manage to save the victory.
San Francisco came to that game eliminated from the playoff contest, however Arizona he had control of his destiny … even before losing at home by 20-12. Now, the Cardinals they need help. the Cards they need to win in Week 17 against Los Angeles Rams, Visit, and wait for them Jacksonville Jaguars O Green Bay Packers defeat the Chicago Bears, Those who are placed only half a game behind Arizona and with the criterion of tiebrake in favor in the NFC. These are the kind of results that lighten a bit a season for oblivion, speaking in the case of the Niners, Who will not be able to defend their title from the NFC from last year.
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A field goal was enough in the final moments of the game to get the win in Las Vegas.
The most exciting match – not necessarily the best played – was reserved until the end, with the Dolphins i Raiders fighting to stay in the thick of the race for the playoffs. Miami took out, again, a Your Tagovailoa of the party, handing over the reins to Ryan Fitzpatrick, A move that would pay dividends in the least expected way. In the final stretch of a very close match, las Vegas took advantage of a very dubious interference from defensive pass against Nelson Agholor to stay at the door of the annotation area. The box of Jon Gruden play to finish the clock and score a field goal that would put them up by 25-23, instead of trying to extend the lead to a touchdown. With only 18 seconds on the game clock, after the field goal of the Raiders, Fitzpatrick connected a long pass to Mack Hollins who benefited from a punishment for pulling the mask a Fitzpatrick, Leaving the Dolphins with the unusual opportunity to win with a home goal of his own, which connected moments later Jason Sanders. With the victory, Miami they approached the playoffs while the Raiders they were mathematically eliminated from the contest, for not being able to retain an advantage for 18 seconds.
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Our analyst crumbles Miami’s win over the Las Vegas set.