In the NFL, it was an crazy wild care weekend:

First up, the Houston Texans hosted the Kansas City Chiefs.  The Chiefs were favored to win, but nobody saw a complete route coming.  The Chiefs ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown and set the tone for the game.  Texans’ quarterback Brian Hoyer was dreadful and cemented the fact that he will lose the starting job next season.  The Chiefs, however, lost their star receiver Jeremy Maclin, and given that he was shedding tears on the sideline, he may be done for the year.  The Chiefs take on the New England Patriots next weekend.  Kansas City 30, Houston 0.

Next up, it was the Cincinnati Bengals hosting their rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers.  These teams really hate each other and it was evident during the game which was full of nasty, dangerous, and illegal hits.  The Steelers led the entire first half and appeared to be in control, but in the second half, the Bengals surged back and took the lead thanks to the excellent play of back-up QB A.J. McCarron.  It looked like the Bengals were going to hold on for the win, but some controversial late penalties on the Bengals gave the Steelers excellent field position and allowed them to try one last kick to win the game.  The Bengals have now lost 4 straight first round playoff games.  Their coach might also get fired in part due to the losses and the on-field misbehaving.  The Steelers take on the Denver Broncos next weekend.  Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16.

On Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks headed to Minnesota for a game that took place in zero degree weather.  The game was inching along and in the 4th quarter the Vikings were only up 9-0. But then some solid Seahawks drives led to the Seahawks taking a 1-point lead.  All the Seahawks defense had to do was hold the Vikings one more time.  The Vikings stayed strong and got the ball down to within the 10 yard line.  A chip shot game winner would have sent the Vikes to the next round.  In an epic shocker that Vikings fans will remember forever, their clutch kicker, Blair Walsh, shanked a 27 yard routine field goal.  The placeholder held the ball wrong, but that’s all it takes sometimes to mess with a kicker’s head.  The Seahawks caught a break and will head to Carolina to face the Panthers next weekend.

Finally, the Washington Redskins played host to the Green Bay Packers.  The Redskins snuck into the playoffs by winning the dreadful NFC East but the Packers haven’t been playing that well lately. Despite getting an early lead, the Packers’ offense was too much for the Redskins’ defense, and the Packers cruised to a victory.  The Packers will take on the Arizona Cardinals next weekend.  Green Bay 35, Washington 18.