Participants,

What a weekend of playoff football!  With 3 of the 4 home teams winning, we now have the lineup and times for the Conference Championship games next Sunday.

Let’s first wrap-up the action from this past weekend and see who is leading the HSBT:

Baltimore Ravens 34, Houston Texans 10
The Ravens QB was Lamar-velous in this one, and their suffocating D didn’t allow the under-manned Texans to do much on offense.  Those 10 penalties, 5 of which were in the 1^st quarter, kept the Texans out of any scoring range.  Texans QB CJ Stroud had about 1.06 seconds to pass after he received the snap from center.

You could tell early on it was going to be a very long day for the team from the Longhorn State.

The victorious Ravens will host their 1^st AFC Championship game since 1971.  Remember Johnny Unitas?

HSBT Update
Greg the Great sets a new Divisional Round single game scoring record with 237 points, breaking Ben the Butler’s 2012 total of 205 points. On the opposite end of the scoring, Buffalo Bill posts his 1^st goose-egg of the playoffs.

San Francisco 49ers 24, Green Bay Packing It Up 21
Let it rain, and it did all game.  2 rookie kickers.  SF QB Brock was not very Purdy in this narrow victory, looking more like Mr. Irrelevant (which he was in the 2022 draft).  You gotta Love the gritty performance by Pack QB Jordan and had a missed FG late in game not happened, who knows if the Pack would be playing at least one more game this season.

HSBT Update
HenricoFiveOh leads the way with 89 points.

Detroit Lions 31, Tampa Bay Bucs 23
Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell Gamble loves to play the analytic odds and go for it on 4^th down almost no matter where they are on the field.  It paid off handsomely, and the Lions are headed to the NFC Championship game for the 1^st time in 33 years.  Remember Barry Sanders?

The Bucs and QB Baker couldn’t find the right recipe to pull off the upset.

HSBT Update
JTB leads the way with 81 points, while Greg the Great puts up another goose-egg (his 3^rd of the playoffs)

Kansas City 27, Buffalo Wide Right
No more needs to be said.

HSBT Update
JTB takes the honors with 46 points. Greg the Great with his 4^th goose-egg of the playoffs, repeating his 2022 performance in the Divisional Round Sunday games.  With one missed FG, 4 of the 8 Participants are now out of contention for the 100-point SB Bonus.

With 3 games remaining, here is the HSBT leaderboard:

• JTB – 498 points, and a very commanding lead
• 2024 Winner – 365 points, and making an early move towards another trophy!
• HenricoFiveOh – 364 points, and in a “distant” 3rd place
• Pete the Terp – 352 points, and looking like a sleeper this year
• Greg the Great – 328 points, with 72% of those points in 1 game
• Comeback Kid – 301 points, and slipping (better look for trophy engravers and a mailing container)
• Buffalo Bill – 285 points, and needs to reducing his game variance
• Ice Cold – 255 points, and the pressure of his rookie season will be looming large going forward

Looking forward, The Commish will be sending his customary Championship weekend games analysis and predictions later in the week.

Until the I remain,
The Commish