Saturday vs Sunday

The Patriots defeated the Texans in a rock fight of a game with 8 total turnovers between the two teams. The elements played a role , but the main story was two outstanding defenses making it a miserable day for both offenses. 

Drake Maye proved he is deserving of MVP accolades along with Matthew Stafford. CJ Stroud on the other hand had another awful performance with for INTs in the first half. It's a shame the Texans cannot muster up any offense to pair with generational defense. 

The Patriots look like a complete team that can play complementary football and also play with a toughness that mirrors their Vrabel's personality.

Broncos:

The Broncos get a bittersweet victory in an overtime thriller against the Bills as Bo Nix suffers a season ending injury on the second last play of the game. 

Denver gets the win and now have to take the field in the AFC championship game with Jarrett Stidham as their quarterback. 

The probability of a Broncos trip to the superbowl is now almost zero unless a miracle happens next week. But hope springs eternal and sometimes the most improbably thing just might happen...but I'm not holding my breath.

Bills:

Josh Allen had four turnovers and the Bills had 5 overall. This was one of his worst performances from a ball security standpoint. For as good as he is, he is also reckless with how he handles the ball and with some of the decision making in the deep passing game. This performance will certainly cause some rumblings in Buffalo about what this team is lacking and why Allen continues to fail in the post season. 

There truly were no winners in this game as Denver has virtually no shot at winning the AFC championship game with Stidham, and the Bills gave this game away with 5 turnovers.

13 seconds into the game Seattle had already scored enough points to beat San Francisco. The Seahawks defense was overwhelming at all levels smothering the 49ers receivers and shutting down the run game. 

Sam Darnold wasn't asked to do too much as his defense awarded him with short fields. The Seahawks had touchdown drives of 47, 42, and 37 yards. And when they had to drive the field they also notched an 80 yard touchdown drive. 

There was simply nothing the 49ers could do on offense, defense or special teams to stop the Seahawks. This was a through of a beating a team could put on another team, dominating them in every aspect of the game from the opening kick. 

The cinderella story for the injury hobbled 49ers came to a crashing halt. 

The Seahawks are rounding into Super bowl form with a smothering defense and a complete offense that has weapons at all levels. It may be that the only team who can beat the Seahawks is themselves.

Wildcard weekend produced some classic games. 

Bears 31 - 27 Packers
Caleb Williams and the Bears erased an 18 point deficit to come from behind and beat the Packers. Coleston Loveland looks like an emerging super star tight end. Matt Lafleur's game management leaves a lot to be desired.

Rams 34 - 31 Panthers
Matthew Stafford engineered another game winning drive. Puka Nacua might be the most complete and best overall receiver in the NFL. The Rams might be the most complete overall team remaining in the playoffs.

Bills 27 - 24 Jaguars
Josh Allen did the Josh Allen thing again and willed his team to another win. Lawrence had two costly interceptions in what was otherwise a totally even game that could have gone either way.

Patriots 16 - 3 Chargers
Hard to believe a team can be 'blown out' when only giving up 16 points on defense, but that is exactly what happened. The chargers offense had no hope in this game. Drake Maye could be the MVP, and the Patriots look capable of making it to the super bowl.

49ers 23 - 19 Eagles
The most improbable win of the weekend was the injury riddled 49ers over the Eagles. The two starting linebackers for the 49ers weren't even on the team a month ago. The Eagles offense fell short once again and their fans let them know it.

DeAngelo Ponds picked off Dante Moore for a pick six on the first play of the game and set the tone for a total blowout. 

Oregon turned the ball over 3 times resulting in 21 points for Indiana. Even without the turnovers it was going to be a tall task to stay on pace with the Hoosiers. Fernando Mendoza was a brilliant going 17-20 5TDs.  

Indiana also ran for 185 yards, with Kaelon Black adding two more TDs on the ground. 

There are playmakers at every level of both the offense and the defense. At this point the Hoosiers seem inevitable.

Miami defeated Ole Miss in an instant classic fiesta bowl CFP semi final. The Hurricanes dominated time of possession running for 191 yards. Mark Fletcher Jr. went 22 133, CharMar Brown added another 54 yards and a TD on the ground. 

Carson Beck played a very efficient game going 23/37 268 yards 2 TDs (1 INT that was tipped at the line). 

Perhaps most important of all was Beck's ability to scramble and pick up critical yards with his legs. Indeed Beck scored the game winning TD on a scramble. 

Ole Miss stayed in the game with big plays from both Lacy and Chambliss, and a never give up attitude. This was the best year in Ole Miss program history, despite the late season coaching drama. 

Miami is waiting for the results of the Indiana Oregon game to see who they will be hosting for the national championship game on their home field.

Ole Miss wins a wild one against Georgia punching their ticket to the college football playoff semifinals. 

In a wild game with huge momentum swings, Chambliss remained cool and collected completing the biggest pass of his career to put his team in a position to with the game. 

The Rebels defensive line was disruptive with Will Echoles leading the way with two TFL's and two pass deflections and 5 total tackles. On offense Harrison Wallace III and De'Zhaun Stribling combined 278 yards and a TD. Kewan Lacy gutted out 98 tough yards on the ground and two TDs.

Despite the clumsy final second of the game, which dragged on far too long, this was a great game and an instant classic.

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The Indiana Hoosiers blasted the Alabama Crimson Tide in a Rose Bowl game that was essentially over mid third quarter. 

The Hoosiers were up 24-0 with 7 mins to go in the third quarter when DeAngelo Ponds knocked Ty Simpson out of the game with a punishing hit that also forced a turnover.  This play was a perfect encapsulation of the dominating performance of the Indiana defense.

The Hoosiers offense was equally dominant putting up 38 points, over 400 yards total offense, and 215 yards rushing. Fernando Mendoza threw 3 TDs and picked up key yards with his legs extending drives.

Indiana is a complete team and showed why they were ranked #1 going into the playoffs.

Much has been written about the Texas Tech defense, and they were every bit as good as advertised, however Oregons defense was even better. 

The Duck's defense pitched a shutout, Brandon Finney Jr. stole the show with two interceptions, a fumble recovery and 6 tackles.

The Ducks sacked Morton 4 times, had 7 TFL's, forced 4 turnovers, and held the Red Raiders to 215 total yards of offense. Simply a dominant performance at every level of the defense.

Dante Moore played well and could lead Oregon to a national championship playing complementary football with a stellar defense.

The Miami Hurricanes defensive line proved to be too much for the Ohio State Buckeyes to handle. Rueben Bain Jr., Akheem Mesidor and company  got home for 5 sacks and were harassing Julian Sayin all night. They also held the Buckeyes to 45 yards rushing. 

Miami's offensive line was also exerting its will opening up holes for Fletcher Jr, Pringle and Brown. The offensive line was also giving Beck enough time to make key throws to Daniels and Marion. 

Miami's defense has dominated both Texas A&M and now Ohio State in back to back playoff games. The Hurricanes look like they have what it takes to go all the way and win a national championship.