The NFL sure put the “Wild” in Wild Card Weekend this year.
Almost every game had it’s thing.
The Chargers put on an all time Chargering performance.
The Bills almost blew a 17 point lead at home to a third-string quarterback.
The Vikings proved to be the bigger fraud than the Giants despite a valiant effort from the G-Men.
The Bengals almost let Windows Vista Lamar Jackson steal one if not for a 14-point swing play.
This was all just insane.
Let’s go over the weirdness in detail.
And I would never see anything like it ever again until I watched Brett Maher two days later.
Purdy was phenomenally inept in that first half.
But let’s get real.
There is no contest for who won this weekends Yip Off.
Brett Maher was absolutely historic in missing his first four extra points Monday Night.
Brett Maher isn’t a bad kicker, so the yips theory totally plays here.
Dude got a double-dose of Monstar roofie.
He went 0-2 in extra points and tacked on an 0-4 in field goals.
His longest make was from 72-feet which sounds a little less pathetic than saying 24-yards.
With five minutes left in the game down 48-0, Jake Plummer finally got the Cardinals on the scoreboard.
I respect this move by McGinnis.
If you’re not going to try, why take the field?
I think we can all agree he’d have made a fantastic Black Night from Monty Python.
Let’s talk about the Chargers.
The last time a team lost a game with a +5 turnover differential was the Arizona Cardinals in 2012.
Everyone had their moment when this undeniable fact clicked.
For many it was Lawrence marching down for a half-ending touchdown to put the Jaguars on the board.
We all know this team is just destined for disappointment.
This game was no fluke.
Everything about this team starts by seeming really cool and ends up being super lame.
There’s no better example than their very name.
Sorry if I just ruined how cool the Chargers name seemed by stating this fact.
but maybe that’s why this team is so cursed after all.
That’s literally the story of this team.
And it’s all in front of everyone’s fucking face to see hiding in plain sight.
It’s not just the essence of the team.
It’s the goddamn name.
The last one was way back in 2004 (Rams vs Seahawks).
Congrats to the Vikings.
They were never what their record said they were.
What on Earth is going on with these weak roughing the passer penalties?
I have a theory.
You know how the cops always pull speeders over at the end of the month to hit their quota?
Well check this out:
Roughing the passer calls are actually way down this year.
What an absolutely wild weekend.
Let’s run it all back.
