Overall an underwhelming wildcard weekend: three blowouts, one overshadowed by the "phanthom whistle" and then last night in Arlington which was, let's say, an interesting conclusion ...
Bengals: probably deserved to win v Raiders but the whole whistle hoopla will overshadow their win. Not that they'll care one bit. Saturday in Nashville will be a good matchup I feel.
Bills: very impressive takedown of the Pats, Josh Allen being lauded from all quarters. Going into Arrowhead on Sunday night won't be as daunting as last year, but I still have this nagging feeling about Allen; there was a playoff game in Houston a few years ago when he had a spectacular meltdown and while I don't think that'll happen again, he can be stymied if Spagnola has his men curb the space.
Bucs: got the job done early and then coasted to the end versus a disappointing Eagles team who got shoved around a lot. Time will tell if the absence of Godwin will cost them, but they should get over either the Rams or the Cardinals next Sunday
49ers: what can you say? They tore into the Cowboys from the kickoff and were very very impressive in the first half. Jimmy G is their weak spot though, he let the Cowboys back into it last night and only for the multitude of Cowboy penalties and the Dak brain fade at the end the 49ers might have been caught. Can't afford to let the Packers build up a lead next Saturday night in Lambeau, but this looks like a tasty affair.
Chiefs: took care of business with minimum fuss and now face a Bills team in what may be a mirror of last year's matchup when KC had the mo. It'll be a good contest whatever happens.
Rams-Cardinals tonight could be a snoozefest or overflowing with drama. Neither side are convincing enough to warrant a short price but the winner could give the Bucs enough of it next Sunday.
At this stage you'd fancy the Packers and the Bills to go all the way to Inglewood (unless the venue is changed which is not impossible) on 13 February.
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