This became the first time in league history that four road teams won each game, but it did take a couple miraculous finishes in Cincinnati and Minnesota to make it happen.
Rodgers came into the game with the worst four-game stretch since becoming the starter back in 2008. The veteran finished the game completing 21 of 36 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns, not great numbers, but his confidence level looked great and he showed why he’s one of the best players in the game with the way he guided his young skilled position players and makeshift offensive line.
It wasn’t a good start rom the Pack as they fell behind early, trailing 11-0, but the defense tightened and running backs Eddie Lacy and James Stark combined for 116 yards and two scores. It won’t get any easier next week as they travel to Arizona to take on the second-seeded Cardinals Sunday afternoon.
The weekend started with an easy win by Kansas City as they cruised to a 30-0 victory over Houston. The Chiefs defense was outstanding and the offense capitalized on turnovers to advance against New England next weekend.
Pittsburgh used some poor judgement and a heroic return of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to pull off an upset over the Bengals 18-16. The victory could come at a cost as the veteran quarterback and the team’s top receiver, Antonio Brown are both questionable to play at Denver next Sunday afternoon.
Seattle is looking to make three straight trips to the NFC Championship, but they needed a late miracle, a missed 27-yard field goal in the games final seconds to escape with a 10-9 victory over the Vikings.
This figured to be one of the best years in NFL history playoffs with so many quality teams and after two heart stopping games, next weekends divisional round has plenty of great story lines as the final eight teams look to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
