*Bills-Broncos (❌): The McDermott era (although shockingly not the Beane era) ended on a very fitting whimper. A game plagued with a perfect storm of super avoidable blunders and depressingly brutal bad breaks that only Buffalo could fall victim to. And in the case of the ultimate Schrödinger's Interception, both of the above at the same time. Fingers can and have been pointed over it (both by fans fuming at the refball and that useless owner seemingly trying to run the Bills and Sabres through the Freaky Friday simulator this year), but this team, despite having a very good shot at moving on, just wasn't clicking enough to overcome the odds. And unfortunately, not even Denver can celebrate their first playoff win in a long decade because Bo Nix's ankle got nixed at literally the 11th hour. So that means we'll have the potential for a Super Bowl between Jarrett Stidham and Sam Darnold, because how the hell else could this season possibly end? *49ers-Seahawks (✅): Respectable effort for San Fran to even get this far, but uhhh yeah, they were never getting out of Seattle in one piece. Rasheed Shaheed channeled his inner Percy Harvin on the opening kickoff and other than a little flicker in the 2nd, that was basically the story of the night. One of the biggest playoff bloodbaths in recent memory as Seattle left practically no remaining doubt that they more than earned this top seed. If this is the Seahawks' standard this postseason, well, somebody better have some body bags ready.
*Texans-Patriots (❌): Well, this was a depressing way to reveal that the 2000 Ravens would probably not win a Super Bowl in today's NFL. That defense played its heart out, but this offense is just in shambles, especially with Stroud. I wouldn't go as far as to say he's a lost cause, but between the crappy O-line, the dunce that is Nick Caley, and his stunted development as a whole, it genuinely feels like this organization is at a crossroads with C.J. Stroud, and DeMeco Ryans's increasingly apparent flaws as head coach (from keeping the beyond rattled Stroud in there to punting down by 2 scores with just minutes left in addition to the lackluster accountability for a couple years now) aren't helping. The Patriots didn't even need to do much here, and while the Texans now drop to 0-7 in Divisional history and remain the only team without so much as a cameo in the final 4, the Patriots are now back in the AFC Championship Game after a brutal 7-year drought. Long live the underdog. *Rams-Bears (❌): This looked for a moment like yet another Caleb Williams classic. A rollercoaster game culminating in McVay playing it too safe and a 4th-down play that went in seconds from brilliant D-line pressure to one of the greatest miracles in playoff history. But just when the Bears had a golden opportunity to go for the kill, the clock finally struck midnight on Caleb Williams and the Rams barely squeaked it out. It will definitely be interesting seeing how the Bears follow up on this unusual, yet thrilling season, but now the Rams will be returning to the House of Horrors for the ultimate rubber match.
![25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th teams voted out and the next 4 members of our jury: Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, and Chicago Bears. The tribe has spoken.
[4 more playoff torches snuffed Survivor-style, making for 4 more jury seats taken]
2025/26 Divisional Picks: 1/4, or 25%
2025/26 NFL Picks so far (up to Divisional): 185.5/282, or 65.8%](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ceuwr6j6pt5hryzinevkvctl/bafkreihbkxpglhhb2jmsucn6kbvdhvtkx2ewz4raycnfe6ivlsrpiwnxfu)
25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th teams voted out and the next 4 members of our jury: Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, and Chicago Bears. The tribe has spoken. [4 more playoff torches snuffed Survivor-style, making for 4 more jury seats taken] 2025/26 Divisional Picks: 1/4, or 25% 2025/26 NFL Picks so far (up to Divisional): 185.5/282, or 65.8%
SortaSports: SortaPicks 2025/26 NFL Divisional Round Recap
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