Wow, that was close. I didn’t watch it, but with the Lions out, I’ll root for Matt. I find it difficult to watch an entire game, and as usual won’t watch the SB with its degenerate halftime BS.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401772979/rams-panthers
Wow. Quite a fourth quarter!
from 1/5/2026:
Let’s through some darts over the shoulder. Who goes to the next round?
Rams
Bears (Packers backed in thanks to the Lions implosion vs Vikings)
Bills (alas; but their defense relies a lot on the offense)
Eagles
Chargers? Patriots? (should be a squeaker, home weather edge goes to NE)
Texans at Steelers (another squeaker, but the Steelers’ home record this year is, beat the bad teams lose to good teams)
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4360442/posts?page=41#41
Rams and Bears both won squeakers today, I watched most of the 4th Q of the Bears-Packers, looked up the score and found that concise highlight reel linked above. The next round matchups remain TBD until the Eagles-Niners play their game Sunday.
Sunday, January 11: Buffalo Bills (6) at Jacksonville Jaguars (3), 1:05 p.m. ET on CBS
Sunday, January 11: San Francisco 49ers (6) at Philadelphia Eagles (3), 4:40 p.m. ET on Fox
Sunday, January 11: Los Angeles Chargers (7) at New England Patriots (2), 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC
Monday, January 12: Houston Texans (5) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4), 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC
“Bills first road playoff win since 1992”.