Sports blog information from USA TODAY.
Check out what former Cardinals are on the Steelers and Bills.
The Arizona Cardinals did not make the playoffs but several former Cardinals players are on postseason rosters. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills play in the Wild Card round.
Between the two teams’ rosters, injured reserves and practice squads, there are eight former Cardinals.
IR JOrdan Phillips
PS Andy Isabella
Who do you think will move on to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs?
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills finally play their Wild Card game on Monday. Originally scheduled for Sunday but moved to Monday because of extreme winter conditions in and around Orchard Park, it is a banged-up Steelers unit against a Bills team that surged down the stretch to win the AFC East.
T.J. Watt is out for the Steelers but Minkah Fitzpatrick returns.
Who do you think will win? Vote in the poll!
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=2157]
Check out Jess Root’s betting picks for the final two Wild Card games of the weekend.
The NFL playoffs continue with the final two games of the Wild Card round on Monday. The first one is the rescheduled game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills. The second and final game of the round has the Philadelphia Eagles on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
So far, the home team has won three of the four games played, making them the best bets.
Will the trend continue?
Hopefully your playoff bets have paid off nicely so far over the weekend. If so, here are two more opportunities to stack wins. If not, here you can recover.
Below are my betting picks for the moneyline, spread and total for the two games on the schedule on Monday.
Here is the schedule and TV info for the two Monday NFL Wild Card games.
The Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs concludes with a pair of games on Monday, which is a holiday for many people around the country.
It wasn’t originally supposed to be that way. The game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills was originally scheduled to be played on Sunday but extreme weather caused it to be rescheduled to Monday.
So instead of a single game on Monday night, NFL fans get NFL playoff contests all afternoon and all evening.
Below are the dates, times, matchups, TV and broadcast teams for Monday’s games.
All four games have been set in terms of dates and times. The matchups for a couple of the games still are to be determined.
Two games still need to be played in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs but the schedule has been set for the divisional round.
The NFL announced the dates, times and TV networks for the four playoff games in the second round of the postseason.
The San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, the No. 1 seeds in their conferences will host night games.
Here is the divisional round schedule:
Saturday, Jan. 20
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs or Baltimore Ravens, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN, ABC)
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers, 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, Jan 21
Philadelphia Eagles or Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions, 3 p.m. ET (NBC)
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills or Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=2157]
The Lions were 3-for-3 in the red zone while the Rams went 0-for-3, leading to the Lions’ 24-23 win.
The Detroit Lions have won a playoff game for the first time in over 30 years. In what was a very evenly played game, the Lions beat the Los Angeles Rams 24-23 at Ford Field in Detroit Sunday night.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes, finished with 367 passing yards and didn’t turn the ball over, and the Rams outgained the Lions 425-334, but the Rams went 0-for-3 in the red zone, settling for three field goals, while the Lions scored touchdowns on all three red-zone trips.
They took a 14-3 first-quarter lead behind a pair of rushing touchdowns.
Lions quarterback was 22-for-27 passing for 277 yards and a touchdown in the win over his former team.
The Lions will host the winner of the Eagles-Buccaneers game next Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
Love had three touchdown passes and Aaron Jones rushed for three touchdowns in a big upset win.
Sunday’s first game of the Wild Card playoff games had the first road team coming away victorious. The Green Bay Packers, the lowest seed in the NFC, dominated the Dallas Cowboys on the road in a 48-32 victory to move on to the divisional round.
Quarterback Jordan Love was great, completing 16-of-21 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns. Green Bay rolled up 510 yards of offense and built a 48-16 lead before the Cowboys tried to rally a little.
It wasn’t that close.
Running back Aaron Jones had 118 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott had 403 passing yards and three touchdown passes but was intercepted twice in the first half. One interception was returned 64 yards for a touchdown by safety Darnell Savage.
The Packers move on to face the San Francisco 49ers Saturday night on the road in the divisional round.
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
The Lions and Rams have a few soon-to-be free agents who could help the Cardinals this offseason.
Arizona Cardinals fans do not get to see their team in the postseason. They do get to watch a bunch of teams with players who will be free agents and could be potential Cardinals targets.
The Sunday night Wild Card game is between the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions.
The following players on the Lions and the Rams are set to be free agents and could fit needs the Cardinals have this coming offseason.
Will the Lions or Rams win the Wild Card playoff matchup?
The Sunday night game in the Wild Cards round features the Los Angeles Rams on the road against the Detroit Lions.
It is the Matthew Stafford vs. Jared Goff playoff game, as the Lions and Rams traded the quarterbacks for one another.
Both have top offenses in the league. Both teams’ defenses are okay.
Who wins the game? Vote in the poll.
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
Check out which former Cardinals are on the Lions and the Rams.
The Arizona Cardinals are not in the playoffs but some of their former players are. The Sunday night game of the Wild Card round of the playoffs has the Detroit Lions hosting the Los Angeles Rams.
It isn’t many but the Rams have a pair of former Cardinals on their active roster, while the Lions have one former Cardinals player on their practice squad.
Rams RB ROnnie Rivers
Coleman Shelton
Lions David blough
