Doormats combined for 240 points and over 3,000 yards of offense--1,000 of it by the defense--in a bizarre Doormat Wild Card round on Jan. 6 that sent Tennessee, St. Louis, the NY Giants, and Jacksonville on to the Divisional Round in the playoffs.
"I thought we would play Oakland tough, but it turned out to be a cakewalk for us to get the loss," said Gaguars passing ace Chad Henne, who threw four interceptions and coughed up two fumbles against the Raydurz. "It was disappointing to go 0-13 and then wind up a Wild Card, but I think we proved today that losing against us is nearly impossible, even for Oakland."
Henne added that Jacksonville may not have been the worst team of the season, but every team that lost to them this year--including the Houston Toxins--fired its coach by the end of New Year's Day 2014. (It's true, read: Every Coach Who Lost to the Jaguars Was Fired.)
In other action, Atlanta racked up 60 points as it sent the NY Giants to the next round. "They scored 39 points," Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan said. "Not a very doormat performance, but we just weren't in it today and could not stay out of the end zone."
And here are the results for the Wild Card round. By the way, a clerical error on the part of the Oracle from the Basement had Detroit in the playoffs. That's ridiculous. They may have been 7-9, but so was St. Louis and the NY Giants, and Detroit actually outscored it's opponents this year and was over .600 in divisional play. The Lambs were a paltry .333, so they got the nod for the playoffs.)
WILD CARD ROUND RESULTS
NFC
Minnesota-22
St. Louis-21
Atlanta-60
NY Giants-39
AFC
Buffalo-19
Tennessee-17
Jacksonville-18
Oakland-54
The Divisional Round will be:
NFC
NY Giants at Washington
St. Louis at Tampa Bay
AFC
Jacksonville at Cleveland
Tennessee at Houston
Gentlemen, make your predictions!
It's just more proof that something is fishy about how the Jags ended up winning 4 games this year. But you can't blame these aspiring doormat coaches from aiming low. The firing line gets trotted out after just one season these days. Cleveland barely waited for 16 games.
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ReplyDeleteJags mascot looks really diseased.
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