Monday Morning Hangover: Do Any Wild-Card Winners Have a Chance Next Week?

January 11, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

Here they are, the proud victors of Wild Card Weekend: bruised, battered, drenched, frozen and, in most cases, lucky to either still be standing or still be alive.
The Steelers used Ben Roethlisberger's last 1-Up Mushroom to get past the Bengals, who were eager to give away the game but flattened Antonio Brown (concussion) and injured Roethlisberger's shoulder as a going-away present. (Jason La Canfora of CBS reported Roethlisberger would probably not start throwing again until Thursday.)
The Packers soundly defeated the Redskins 35-18 after a shaky start, but they lost defensive back Quinten Rollins and wide receiver Davante Adams to injuries. The Packers don't have any wide receivers to spare (Adams told reporters "I think I'll be fine" after hurting his knee). No team facing the Cardinals has any defensive backs to spare (Rollins hurt his quad).
The Chiefs lost Jeremy Maclin, the last of the "last players they could afford to lose," in a 30-0 romp over the Texans, wh...

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