NFL Playoffs 2017: Overtime Rules, Bracket and Postseason Format

January 7, 2017   ·   Steve Silverman   ·   Jump to comments

The first game on the NFL playoff schedule Saturday is the one that probably has the least flash and intrigue of the four on the schedule.
As a matter of fact, the Wild Card game between the Oakland Raiders and the Houston Texans might as well be the "Pity Bowl," because both teams could feel sorry for themselves as they limp into the playoffs.
The Raiders were having a brilliant season as they got ready to play in Week 16 against the Indianapolis Colts. They would win that game, but they suffered a huge blow when quarterback Derek Carr broke his fibula.
Backup quarterback Matt McGloin injured his trapezius in the finale against the Denver Broncos, and rookie quarterback Connor Cook will make his first start in this playoff game.
Cook, who was a star at Michigan State, was drafted in the fourth round last spring. He didn't play at all this year until he came on in relief of McGloin and completed 14 of 21 passes against the Broncos.
The pressure on a rookie quar...

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