What We Learned in the N.F.L.'s Divisional Round – The New York Times, Nytimes.com
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The Titans pulled off a stunning upset, the Chiefs won in a blowout, the ers got healthy and the Packers survived a comeback attempt . The conference championship field is set.
Patrick Mahomes will ************ not repeat as winner of the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award, but he looked every bit as good on Sunday as he did last season.. ..(Charlie Riedel / Associated Press********************************************************
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******************************** A little rest goes a long way. San Francisco needed a win over Seattle in Week to secure a first-round bye, and doing so appears to have set the team up for an extended run in the playoffs. The 53 ers had three key starters return from injuries on defense and the difference was made readily apparent on Saturday in an (easy) ************************************************************************************************************** – win over Minnesota. The one area of concern? Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo appeared to turn his ankle during the game, and was asked to do almost nothing in the second half, with the ers running the ball on nearly every play. Could those two things be related? And will that limitation stretch into Sunday’s N.F.C. championship game against Green Bay? One bonus of the scheduling is the ers, who played the early game on Saturday, having the longest rest of any of the team’s playing next week. (**********************************
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A week after three road teams advanced in the wild-card round, three home teams took care of business in the divisional round. The weekend featured one of the biggest upsets in recent memory –Tennessee’s – stunner over Baltimore– but otherwise stuck to the expected script. That is not to say it was boring, however, with the 53 ers, the Titans, the Chiefs and the Packers all making clear cases for themselves as Super Bowl contenders. Here’s what we learned:
. Tennessee has not been taking any chances, letting their workhorse run the ball a combined 73 times, but Henry still has a long way to go if he wants to set a (record for rushing yards in a single postseason) ****************************: John Riggins had yards over the course of four games in the postseason following the (season, including 195 in the Washington Redskins’ win in Super Bowl XVII. (********************************
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