Your team trails by two possessions with several minutes to play. The team you cheer for is in a playoff game. Here’s a fun hypothetical for you fine folks out there. New England Patriots 27, Kansas City Chiefs 20 So, even as the Packers began to pull away, there was always enough of a possibility that the Redskins might regain their dominant form.Īt the end of the day, though, a 17-point loss is just not that exciting.Ĩ. The fact is that Washington was the better team for basically the whole first quarter and into the second. Like Patrick Peterson’s muffed punt, we shall never know. What might have been? What if DeSean Jackson held the ball out ahead of his body and scored a touchdown? What if the Redskins had put up more of a fight in the fourth quarter that they entered trailing by only six points? Green Bay Packers 35, Washington Redskins 18 He did muff the ball, the Panthers did recover and score on the ensuing possession to take a 24-7 lead at halftime and poured it on in the second half.ĩ. Unfortunately for Arizona, we can’t play it back without Peterson’s fumble. The Cardinals only trailed 17-7 and with good field position, could have gone into the halftime locker room down by seven, or even three if not for his faux pas. Two, the game might have been competitive if Patrick Peterson hadn’t muffed a punt. The game was a personal highlight film for many of the team’s most prominent players. Tedd Ginn Jr., Corey Brown, and of course Cam Newton all crossed the goal line in tremendous fashion, while Luke Kuechly put a stamp on the game with a pick-six which mercifully ended the scoring. Kansas City was opportunistic, but it was not as overwhelming as Carolina was. One, the Panthers played better in victory than the Chiefs. This game gets a slight bump over the Chiefs vs. NFC Championship Game: Carolina Panthers 49, Arizona Cardinals 15 Brian Hoyer turned in one of the worst performances for a quarterback in playoff history, and the first game of the playoffs was never even remotely competitive.įortunately, things would get a little better.ġ0. It did start with a bang when Knile Davis returned the opening kick for a touchdown, but it didn’t open the door to a lot of excitement. Unfortunately, the first game of the 2015 NFL Playoffs didn’t give us a whole heck of a lot to talk about. If you’re wondering which games were the best and which games were the worst, you have come to the right place.ġ1: AFC Wild Card Round: Kansas City Chiefs 30, Houston Texans 0 Now that we’ve played every game of the 2015 NFL Playoffs, the only thing left to do is rank them.Įleven postseason games took place in all, capped off by the Denver Broncos being crowned as Super Bowl 50 champions in a 24-10 drubbing over the Carolina Panthers