This weekend was the 2nd round of the NFL playoffs. For some it was a stepping stone to the conference finals while for others it was a season ender. The first game of the weekend was between the terrifying Seattle Seahawks and the road wary New Orleans Saints. The game started with neither team being able to put together a drive but the Seahawks finished the 1st quarter with a 6-0 lead on the Saints. The Hawks came out in the second quarter with a fire, with Marshawn Lynch running in a 15 yard touchdown with just 9 seconds off the clock. The Saints on the other hand didn’t get anything going until the 4th quarter when they ran in a touchdown and had a successful 2-point conversion to cut the lead to only 8. But then Marshawn Lynch came back a few drives later and destroyed any chance of a Saints comeback with a 31 yard touchdown. The Seahawks ended up winning 23-15.
The second saturday game was between Tom Brady’s Patriots and Andrew Luck’s Colts. The first quarter was a shootout, with the Patriots LeGarrette Blount putting up 14 on two touchdowns and the Colts putting up 7 with an Andrew Luck touchdown pass to Brazill. In the second the Pats started to pull away by putting up another touchdown while only giving up a field goal and a safety to lead the Colts 21-12 at halftime. The Colts attempted a comeback in the 3rd by bringing the deficit down to only 7, but it was the Pats time to shine in the 4th. Steven Ridley and LeGarrette Blount put up a touchdown each and the defense didn’t give up a thing to the comeback Colts ending their run. The patriots won the game 43-22.
To start out the Sunday games, the 49ers were set to take on the Panthers. The 49ers struck first with 2 field goals in the first leading the Panthers 6-0 at the end of the first. But Cam Newton and the Panthers stormed back with a quick touchdown in the second and a field goal in the middle of the quarter to jump up to a 10-6 lead over the 49ers, but Kaepernick came in and threw a touchdown at the end of the quarter to Vernon Davis to lead at the half. The second half was much different, with the 49ers putting up 10 points without giving up a point to win the game 23-10 over the Panthers.
The final game of the weekend was between Peyton Manning’s Broncos and Philip Rivers’ Chargers. The Broncos being heavy favorites going into the game did not disappoint in the 1st half, with Manning throwing 2 touchdowns to lead the Chargers 14-0 at the half. The 3rd quarter didn’t change a thing with Broncos hitting a lone field goal to take a 17-0 lead going into the 4th. The 4th quarter was much different. Philip Rivers came out with a passion to win the game throwing 2 touchdowns and getting the Chargers a field goal, but couldn’t overcome the deficit losing 24-17.
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