Wild Card Weekend Wrap Up

New York Jets-24
Cincinnati Bengals-14
In a game dominated by the Jets defense and running game, as predicted here on The Let Out, the Jets were in control from the first play. Mark Sanchez only attempted 15 passes, completing 12 of them, and didn't commit a turnover. Shayne Graham missed two short field goals and Darrelle Revis shut down Ocho Cinco once again to end the Bengals exciting season.

Philadelphia Eagles-14
Dallas Cowboys-34
In what looked like a replay of last week's game, the Eagles could get nothing accomplished on either side of the ball. The Dallas defense moved up and down the field all game with a mix of the run and pass and the Eagles defense was never able to neutralize it. McNabb looked shaky and the offensive line looked horrible, leading to a stagnant offense. The Eagles, having been dominated by the hated by the hated Cowboys in all three meetings this year, head into the offseason with a lot to think about.

Baltimore Ravens-33
New England Patriots-14
The Ravens came out from the jump and dominated this game. On the first play of the game, Ray Rice gashed through the defense for an 83-yard TD and the Ravens never looked back. Ray Lewis and the Ravens defense forced Tom Brady into three interceptions and had him under duress for the entire game. The Patriots need to get healthy in the offseason and add some more pieces to their defense if they want to become an elite team again.

Green Bay Packers-45
Arizona Cardinals-51 (OT)
In a game that started off like it was going to be a slaughter of the Packers, it turned out to be the best game of the weekend and one of the best playoff games I have ever seen. On the first play of the game, Aaron Rodgers threw an interception and the roll began. At one point the score was 31-10 Arizona, then the Packers came back. Rodgers threw for 422 yards and 4 TDs, but Kurt Warner was masterful going 29 for 33 and throwing for 5 touchdowns, even without Anquan Boldin. The game was forced into overtime and after missing a wide open Greg Jennings on a wide open deep ball that would have ended the game for sure, Aaron Rodgers was sacked by Mike Adams and the fumble was picked up by Karlos Dansby and returned for a TD. The game featured an NFL-playoff record 96 points and over 1000 yards of total offense.