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Lord I Love The NFL Playoffs: Saturday Wildcard Edition

The Seattle Seahawks are packing their bags for Green Bay after overpowering the Washington Redskins 35-14. Matt Hasselbeck, though, should be riding in the back of the plane considering he threw two picks and did just about everything else to lose the game for Seattle.

Riding shotgun on the way to Lambeau Field — and getting special attention from the flight attendants — should be the Seahawks defense. They stonewalled the Skins on the ground and came after Todd Collins from every direction. Marcus Trufant and Jordan Babineaux both came away with pick sixes in the fourth quarter to ice the game for Seattle.

Poor Collins, though. His brilliant and unexpected career as a starter after a dozen years in the league probably just ended with the Redskins season. Had he led Washington deeper into the playoffs, who knows what could have happened, but now he’ll probably just get benched again next year — a flash in the pan, a one hit wonder — replaced by someone younger and prettier.

Speaking of pretty, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger used to date Natalie Gulbis. Now she is pretty, and a way better girlfriend if you ask me than Jessica Simpson. But they broke up for reasons unknown and now Big Ben is on the outside looking in as far as the NFL playoffs are concerned.

Last night’s AFC Wildcard game was virtually a repeat performance of the regular season meeting between Pittsburgh and Jacksonville: The Jaguars took an early lead, the Steelers battled back, but the Jags had just enough left in the tank to come away with the victory. Game ball goes to quarterback David Garrard for his 32-yard scramble on fourth down in the final minute that kept Jacksonville’s season alive. Or maybe it should go to Maurice Jones-Drew for his 96-yard kickoff return and a 43-yard touchdown reception. Or maybe Rashean Mathis, who had two interceptions in the first half, including a pick six. Seriously, none of these guys got voted to the Pro Bowl?

Jacksonville has to wait until the conclusion of today’s game between San Diego and Tennessee to find out where they will be playing next, but odds are the Jags will be traveling to Massachusetts to face the unbeaten New England Patriots. They’ll need to be hitting on all cylinders if they’re to beat the Pats on the road, but they’ll have everyone outside of Boston rooting for them.

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