This is how the panorama looks on its way to the post-season after the first round of matches in Week 17
Seven matches were played as part of the first round of matches of the week 17, One that is played in its entirety as a Sunday. Four of these matches included at least one team still looking for their ticket for the playoffs.
Here we present the most important, at the time, the last date of regular season matches in the National Football League, And how the panorama looks on its way to the postseason, as the results of each match are generated:
the Dolphins they needed a triumph at the home of the Invoices to ensure, in the most direct way, his passage to the postseason, although a defeat in the first round of matches of Corbs O Brown they would have qualified them as well. the Dolphins they didn’t count on the quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to jump off the bench with regard to Your Tagovailoa encountered difficulties, as happened twice a year, due to protocols related to COVID-19. the Invoices they showed a significant intensity in the game, opening a considerable gap in the scoreboard and putting a lot of pressure on the new quarterback of Miami to put together a critical comeback, which he did not have the opportunity to do before in the year, to be replaced by Fitzpatrick. Josh Allen had another phenomenal start, and incidentally set a new record in yards per pass for the franchise, in what has been the best season of the Invoices in more than two decades. With the victory by 56-26, Buffalo secured second place in the planting of the AFC. per Miami, Who entered the game with eight different ways to get into palyoffs, was left with only one: to wait for a bell of the Jaguars about the Colts to save a passage that, at times, seemed safe toward the postseason.
how Miami, The only thing I needed Baltimore to receive his official invitation to the playoffs was to win Cincinnati, Although a defeat of Cleveland it would have been enough too. According to the rival in turn, it seemed that the Corbs they had one of the easiest paths to get into the playoff party, on paper. Baltimore made good predictions with a 38-3 stomach victory, in which Lamar Jackson shine brightly as part of a historic performance in which he became the first quarterback in league history to record a second season with at least 1,000 ground yards. Being 10 complete of 18 attempts by 113 yards with three touchdowns against an interception by air, in addition to 97 yards in 11 carries by ground for the quarterback of the Corbs, Which for the third year in a row will be present in the postseason.
the Brown they entered the match, too, requiring a win over a divisional rival to seal their passport towards the postseason. In front of them, the Steelers –already classified as division champions of the AFC North-, they gave him rest to Ben Roethlisberger to align Mason Rudolph, Who came up with something personal history regarding Cleveland. A game that, at times, seemed controlled, was very complicated in the end with a late touchdown of Pittsburgh, And a short leg that could barely control the Brown. A dramatic third chance conversion of Baker Mayfield on the ground, with less than a minute to play, it was enough to tie the ticket to the playoffs for Cleveland, Who took a 24-22 victory.
Rivals of the NFC North Looking to close out a disappointing campaign in a positive way, neither team was fighting anything in terms of playoffs for Week 17. The Vikings were winners by marker of 37-35 courtesy of very remarkable parties of Alexander Mattison and the novice open receiver Justin Jefferson. What follows for the Lions is to fully immerse himself in the search for his new head coach, after a 5-11 campaign.
There was no post-season significance in this game, and while a few weeks ago this game was expected to help define who would be the first overall pick in the next draft, it wasn’t either, with the Jets already secured in the second. turn. On the other hand, and before the report that circulated previous to the party in the sense that Cam Newton would not follow the year that in New England, At least there will be a not so sad farewell. Newton completed 21 passes of 30 attempts by 242 yards with three touchdowns without interceptions, besides adding 79 yards in 11 carries, in which it could be, then, his last party with the uniform of the Patriots after a season in which he did not meet somewhat outrageous expectations at the helm of a squad with very little talent and depth. Finally, we will know in a few hours, I imagine, if it was the last game of Adam Gase as head coach of the Jets.
with the NFC Est still looking for champion, the Jeans i Giants they clashed in a duel to determine who would continue with mathematical possibilities, waiting for what would happen to Washington later, he still has control of fate in his own hands. the Jeans they played the entire first half without showing much sense of urgency, not only for the permissiveness of their defense against the New York attack, but also for the amount of critical punishments that betrayed an alarming lack of focus for a game of this magnitude. The second half was another story, from an interception of Donovan Wilson to a projection of Daniel Jones which struck directly into the hands of the closed wing Evan Engram. From there, he aroused the offensive of the Jeans, Particularly the ground game, although the offensive line remained extremely permissive with Leonard Williams and company. The elimination of Jeans seemed sealed with an interception of Andy Dalton on the diagonals in the final moments, courtesy of the novel Xavier McKinney, With just over a minute to play. However, an apparent lost ball missed from Wayne Gallman threatened to return one last chance to Dallas, With 58 seconds remaining on the game clock, until officials determined by reviewing that the ovoid was left with the New Yorkers. With the victory by 23-19, the Giants they are still alive in search of the title of the NFC Est, Waiting for them Eagles perform the miracle before Washington, Later.
Party of the NFC enabled with no implications for the postseason, no one can say there wasn’t much at stake, particularly for Atlanta, on Raheem Morris remains in the audition to remain as permanent head coach after taking over as interim after the mid-season dismissal of Dan Quinn. the Bucs they won by beating 44-27, with Tom Brady playing virtually the entire game and getting four passing passes, against an interception. The worrying thing about Tampa Bay, While getting ready for the Ronda de Comodins, Will know the severity of the knee injury with which Mike Evans leave the party.
According to the results left by the first round of games of Week 17, and with the games of the second round in process, this is how the NFL playoffs would be played so far: