It was a weekend free from surprises in the NFL for football betting fans, as all 4 favorites made it through the Divisional Round and into the Conference Finals. That’s not to say that we didn’t have any drama, though, as all 4 games had a little something to talk about. Let’s take a brief look at how those games went down.
#Patriots win 27-20! #DoYourJob pic.twitter.com/2u0Lx7YZlf
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) January 17, 2016
Defending Champion Patriots Repel The Chiefs
It was pretty much business for usual for the Patriots, as the Brady/Gronkowski connection once again paid big dividends. Gronk snagged another 2 TD passes, and Brady threw for over 300 yards in a 27-20 win. Perhaps the biggest difference maker in this game, though, was Julian Edelman, who had 10 catches for 100 yards in his first game back from injury. The game was actually more comfortable than the final score suggests, although things could have been different had the Chiefs not managed the clock so poorly in the 4th quarter.Cardinals Win A Classic In The Desert
If you had hired a writer to come up with a script for a Divisional Game in the playoffs, he couldn’t have come up with anything wilder than what we got here. There were too many wild and wonderful plays and moments to mention here, but the Aaron Rodgers 41-yard Hail Mary pass with no time left on the game clock, and the Larry Fitzgerald 75-yard catch and run in the first play from scrimmage in OT were among the highlights. The Cardinals were probably just deserving of their 26-20 win.
