After yesterday’s games, the Wild Card phase of the NFL continues today (Sunday) with three games. In the first meeting, as expected, Tampa Bay defeated Philadelphia 15:31. In the second game of the evening, Dallas and San Francisco competed, providing the highest quality game on the Wild Card. The Niners won 17:23. The night will lock in Kansas City and Pittsburgh.
Having a FLIPPIN’ good time
*sorry, couldn’t resist ???? pic.twitter.com/lFnZNfLNHC
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Buccaneers) January 16, 2022
Tampa Bay – Philadelphia 15:31
There are surprises in football, but in this game we did not expect a special sensation. With a limited quarterback in the form of Jaylen Hertz, the Eagles were not too tough an opponent for the champion. Tampa Bay quickly climbed to a 0:14 lead from Giovanni Bernard and Kishon Wen and went down to the break with a 0:17 lead. In the third quarter, Tom Brady added two of his own touchdowns, one to Rob Gronkowski and the other to Mike Evans.
With a 0:31 lead, completely stopping the runner, Tampa Bay took a foot off the gas and let the Eagles sweeten the taste of the loss. Boston Scott, in his only foray into the game, shrank to 31: 7, after which Hertz sent a message to Kenneth Gainwell, and along with a conversion to two points the score dropped to 31:15.
Brady finished with 271 yards and two touchdowns without a loss, Evans with 117 yards and a touchdown. Hertz closed out 258 yards, a touchdown and two losses in the air, 92 of the yards went to the Dallas Goodart.
AT&T Stadium doors have opened for Cowboys vs. 49ers pic.twitter.com/OtewlvaL82
– Jon Machota (jonmachota) January 16, 2022
Dak throws a pick and Deebo scores on the next play ????
HUGE swing for the 49ers
(via NFL)
pic.twitter.com/fJUR9plqkz— Bleacher Report (BleacherReport) January 16, 2022
Dallas – San Francisco 23:17
The Cowboys have not impressed in the playoffs in the last 25 years and tonight we again got an answer as to why. A series of silly offenses, undisciplined play, offensive ability not good enough, when on the other hand the Niners came prepared, and even if they got entangled in the end, the victory came to them.
Jimmy Garopolo and his excellent defense put the Niners down for the break with a 7:16 lead, which on paper should have been bigger. San Francisco had to make do in the second half without Nick Bosa being hit in the head and abandoned, but even so it snatched the weak Duck Prescott, a steal that translated into a great touchdown by Dibu Samuel – 7:23 left in the third quarter.
finished? not exactly. The Cowboys came back to life with a field goal and a steal that translated into a touchdown, and also got a chance to go up for a first-round advantage in the game, but lost it with four unsuccessful attempts to get a first down. The Niners, on the other hand, ran the ball, aided by another silly offense by the Cowboys defense, but Dallas got the ball and in a particularly silly move Prescott ran and failed to resume play before time ran out.
Garopolo finished with 172 yards and an air loss without a touchdown, Elijah Mitchell recorded 96 yards and a touchdown on the ground and Samuel assisted with 72 yards. 215 yards, a touchdown and a loss to Duck Prescott, who has yet to prove he has it.