Playoffs are Set, Looking At a Wild NFL Week 18
The NFL Playoff picture is now set after an wild, eventful week 18 over the weekend. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs locked up top seeds in their respective…
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 08: Tre’Davious White #27 of the Buffalo Bills holds up a three in honor of Damar Hamlin #3 of the Buffalo Bills after intercepting a pass during the third quarter against the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium on January 08, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)
The NFL Playoff picture is now set after an wild, eventful week 18 over the weekend. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs locked up top seeds in their respective conferences, while the Buffalo Bills -- off the heels of emotion from Damar Hamlin's remarkable recovery from cardiac arrest -- knocked Bill Belichick and the Patriots out of the playoffs with a 35-23 victory. The Bills are the AFC's number 2 seed.
Then, of course we have the Giants giving the Eagles a slight scare, but not enough to keep Philly from the division title as the Cowboys were no-shows in Washington against the Commanders. And how about those Detroit Lions pulling out the upset in Green Bay to knock the Packers out of the playoffs? The Seahawks will be the 7th seed instead in the NFC, not Detroit, because the Seahawks own a head-to-head tie breaker.
What does the playoff schedule look like? Here it is:
Saturday will feature two games: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers at 4:30 p.m. on FOX, and LA Chargers at Jacksonville at 8:15 on NBC.
Sunday will feature three games: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills at 1 p.m, on CBS; NY Giants at Minnesota Vikings at 4:30 on FOX and Baltimore at Cincinnati at 8:15 on NBC.
Finally ESPN gets the game of the week with the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Let's look back at some of the biggest moments of the week.
"This is Story Book"
Nyheim Hines brings back the opening kick in Buffalo back for a touchdown, some three years and three months since the last kick return for a touchdown for Buffalo. All in the honor of number 3, Damar Hamlin.
So Nice, The Bills Did it Twice
Emotional Josh Allen
Josh Allen reflects on the wild, deeply moving coincidence of the Bills kick return for a touchdown and Damar Hamlin.
Seahawks INT Stops Rams and Lions
Former Detroit Lion Quandre Diggs picked off this Baker Mayfield pass that looked destined for a Rams touchdown. Instead the INT set up the Seahawks game winning field goal that essentially knocked the Lions out of the playoffs.
J.J. Watt's last game
Hall of Famer J.J. Watt left the field for the last time as a football player in the Cardinals loss to San Francisco.
Kenny Golladay Better Late than Never
Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay waited until the last game for his first Touchdown of the year. Giants fell short in Philly 22-16.
Washington Commanders Put Away the Boys
The Commanders put away the Dallas Cowboys 26-6 thanks in major part to this connection from Sam Howell to Terry McLaurin.
Watch out 49ers Fans
A little too excited there, eh?
Jets Gonna Jets
This wild play led to a safety and turned a 9-6 Dolphins win into an 11-6 Dolphins win.
Jamaal Williams Intro on Sunday Night Football was ... in a word ... different
Williams TD Knocks Out Packers
Jamaal Williams record setting touchdown for the Lions knocked out his old team the Green Bay Packers.
Legendary Interview
Aaron Rodgers Retiring??
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers turned down a jersey swap leading many to speculate he will retire.
First Coach Fired on Black Monday
While the Panthers and Broncos were already in the market for new Head Coaches, add the Houston Texans, who for the second straight year fire a Head Coach after one season.
