NFL Playoff History: 1st Round Memories
It’s time for another weekend with the first round of the NFL playoffs. Yesterday, as I was making a three-hour drive through central Wisconsin, I grabbed a diet Dr. Pepper, relaxed and tried to think of the most memorable games in NFL playoff history this round since 1990. That year is the cutoff point because it’s when the NFL expanded the postseason to 12 teams and had four opening-round games. I’m afraid to say I was able to remember the matchup and winner of all 84 first-round games, and pertinent points from a lot of them. The fact I can remember this stuff while casually driving is surely at least one explanation for a lot of the problems in my life. But it is what it is, and I am who I am. So I thought I’d put a few of those memories down here.