Participants,

What a weekend of playoff football action!  3 upsets and a game delayed over 24 hours due to snow!  Let’s get right in to the results:

Houston Texans 45, Cleveland Brownies 14
Rookie QB CJ Stroud wasted no time in putting his stamp on this one, tossing 3 TD’s against the vaunted Browns D (no sacks for the game).  The Flacco experiment served Cleveland well, as they finally made the playoffs.  The over/under on the game was 44 points.  I guess that now means points for the winning team?

The Texans look to now be a serious contender.

HSBT Results
Henrico FiveOh starts out strong with 30 points.  Newcomer Ice Cold gets a “Coled” reception with a goose-egg in his very first game.

KC Chiefs 26, Miami Fins 7
Brr!!  -6 at kickoff with a 20-mph breeze.  A “Swift” start for the favored Chiefs and that was all she wrote.  The last time the Fins were seen was in the frozen fish section of your local supermarket.  Tua was reduced to One-a.

The Chiefs played well enough to win, but will it be good enough to continue to advance in the playoffs?

HSBT Results
Comeback Kid and 2024 Winner shared the honors with 66 points each.

Green Bay Packers 48, Dallas Cowboys 32
As predicted by The Commish, the Pack dominated this one and sent Jerry Jones into another post-season tailspin (one and done).  Gotta Love how Packer QB Jordan played.  Especially against a supposedly stout Cowboy D.  First loss of the season at home for Big D.  State of Texas fans are now aligning with the Texans.

HSBT Results
All Participants picked Dallas to win, and Comeback Kid took top honors again, this time with 76 points.  Greg the Great recorded the second goose-egg of the post-season.

Detroit Lions 24, LA Rams 23
A nail-biter and the Lions win their first playoff game in 32 years, when they clobbered the Cowboys 32-6.  An evenly matched game saw a battle of former QB’s (Stafford from Detroit and Goff from the Rams – both in trades).

HSBT Results
HenricoFiveOh takes top honors for the second time, with 36 points.

Buffalo Bills 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
Surprisingly, all the fans were able to locate their seats and dig out a place to sit for the game.  Almost 4’ of snow blanketed Highmark Stadium the day before.

The Bills got off to a great start and were able to hold off the Stealers, who were looking for the upset during the second half.  Josh had zero turnovers to go with 3 TD passes and a spectacular 52-yard TD scamper.  A lot of injuries in this game, however.

HSBT Update
Ice Cold gets his first game victory, with 53 points!

Tampa Bay 32, Philadelphia Hurts 9
Ouch, this one Hurts!  Is Tampa Bay that good or are the hapless Eagles that bad?  Bucs QB Baker had the recipe that reduced the Philly Cheesesteak to Cheez Wiz and Spam.  Just a horrible effort by Philly.  A year ago, they were close to winning it all and now they finish the year going 1-6.  I smell some coaching changes.

HSBT Results
Buffalo Bill gets in on the action with a 65-poiunt effort, while Greg the Great posts his second goose-egg of the playoffs.

HSBT RESULTS AFTER SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND

• Comeback Kid – off to another hot start with 210 points
• JTB – hot on his heels with 209 points
• Buffalo Bill – 189 points, good for the bronze chicken wing
• HenricoFiveOh – 163 points and a solid start
• 2024 Winner – 158 points and in a good position to strike quickly
• Ice Cold – 128 points in his first campaign
• Pete the Terp – a slow start with 90 points, but his Ravens play this upcoming weekend
• Greg the Great – 66 points (those 2 goose-eggs did not help)

Our analysis for the Divisional Games will be posted later this week.  Stay warm and get ready for 4 great games this weekend!

Until then, I remain
The Commish