Football Update

The 8-9 Falcons decided to hire the interim head coach of the Jets. Good luck with that. 

The Commanders/Bucs game was the only fully competitive Wild Card Round game. The Bucs made a key mistake and the Commanders won by three. 

The Commanders had the one upset in the Divisional Round, outscoring a mistake-prone Lions team. I'm sorry I missed it. Kansas City did the usual -- got calls going their way, the other team had a messy game, etc. Net result: won game but other team had shot.

Washington has to play the Eagles again [the two split the season series] because the Rams (in the snow) fumbled twice in back-to-back series, providing the two field goal difference. They drove to the Eagles 13 in the final minute but with two yards to gain, that is as far as they got.  The former Giants guy was key to the victory with two long runs scoring two TDs. 

That left the Ravens and Bills to decide who would (hopefully) successfully beat Kansas City—who I'm so tired of. My first concern is beating Kansas City. Either team probably could do it. I like the Bills, but if the Ravens can beat KC, I'll be okay with that, too. Hopefully, though the Eagles will be favored, the winner will face the Commanders in the Super Bowl. 

[ETA: The Bills won. The Ravens had too many turnovers. Still, they could have tied the game late if they had kicked the XP twice instead of trying for two earlier to tie. They didn't make it. They missed it again. So, they lost by two points.] 

The college championship game is on Monday night, which seems a bit late. For those who care, and I don't, enjoy the game.