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Bears, Bills and Rams rewrite NFL playoff history with three wild late finishes on Wild Card Weekend
The Bills, Bears and Rams all won their opening playoff games by scoring a touchdown in the final two minutes, marking the first time in NFL history that three different playoff games have ended with a game-winning touchdown in the final two minutes. This isn't just a record for the wild card round -- it's the NFL record for an entire postseason.
Brock Purdy threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey, leading San Francisco to a 23-19 victory over defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia in a wild-card game.
The New England Patriots have secured its first playoff win since the 2018 season, as they dominated the Los Angeles Chargers at home on Sunday night.
So let's try to spin it forward, dive deeper and think outside the box about what we witnessed in the wildest of wild-card weekends. This is "Sound Smart," where we prepare you for Monday morning with eight observations from the opening round of the postseason. If I do my job, you’ll be fluent in the NFL ’s playoff action so far.
Justin Herbert Struggles Again In Wild Card Round
It's been a rough start to Maxwell Hairston's NFL career. He hurt his knee in training camp, spent time on IR until Week 8, returned to play well. and then suffered an ankle injury late in Week 18 that will keep him out of the Wild Card game against the Jaguars.