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Re: The Most Disappointing Playoff losses of Wildcard weeken

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If I had to rank them as a neutral fan it would look like this.

1. Redskins - Seahawks are damn good and they were the last team I would want to have faced in this years playoffs, but the Redskins were the only home team to lose. It was their first home playoff game since '99 and they blew a 14 point lead. And now RG3 might miss the beginning of next season with that knee injury. It almost can't get more disappointing than that.

2. Colts - I thought they had a real shot at beating the Ravens. The Ravens had been playing like crap and the Colts were hot and still riding the emotion of their coach. Plus I expected to see some Luck magic, but the Ravens got more than plenty of Ray Lewis over hype to get the job done.

3. Bengals - I don't think anyone expected them to win. They're one of those teams that's happy just making the playoffs. The Texans had been on a slide, but they were still a damn good team. I guess it all came down to which Texans team would show up and they somewhat got their act together. Maybe if Dalton hadn't picked the worst game of the year to deliver his best Ponder impersonation, they could have won easily. I bet Dalton can't get that missed TD to A.J. Green out of his head.

4. Vikings - Being as neutral as I can possibly be, I wouldn't have given the Vikings much of a chance of beating Rodgers with or without Ponder. I would have given them a slight chance just because of AD and the fact that Rodgers doesn't seem to play well in the cold. But the outcome of this game wasn't disappointing at all, and because of Webb I would've tuned out before halftime. As a Viking fan, it was about as disappointing as it can get. To lose that way after such an improbable run.
"Our playoff loss to the Vikings in '87 was probably the most traumatic experience I had in sports." -- Bill Walsh
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Bengals D is actually solid - It's Dalton that is at fault in that playoff game vs Houston
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Texans kind of remind me of the Vikings in a way. Clearly they have a better D but aren't really explosive in the passing game. Foster is a little more "dynamic" as an all around RB than Peterson as he catches several balls a game. I just don't see them hanging with New England.
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