Greg Bedard of BostonSportsJournal.com joined the Felger & Mazz program on Tuesday, as he does every week to discuss the Patriots and the NFL games from the past week. While on, Greg Bedard did his weekly “3 Up & 3 Down” segment on the program following wild card weekend of the 2023 NFL season…..
But before ‘3 Up & 3 Down’, here are some notes from around the NFL….
The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills will meet in the playoffs for the third time in four seasons during the upcoming divisional round of the playoffs. The Chiefs have won the previous two playoff meetings between the two clubs. This game will be the first of the three to be hosted by the Bills.
With Wild Card weekend wins by the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, and Houston Texans, the four remaining teams in the AFC playoffs were the division winners during the 2023 season. The only division winner to lose their matchup in Wild Card weekend was the Dallas Cowboys, who went 12-5 to win the NFC East. With losses by the Cowboys and the wild card Philadelphia Eagles, the NFC East is the only division that will not be represented in the NFL’s Divisional weekend of the playoffs.
Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys led all quarterbacks in passing yards during Wild Card weekend. Prescott threw for 403 passing yards in the Cowboys 48-32 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones led all rushers in yards during Wild Card weekend with 118 rushing yards in his teams win, while Los Angeles Rams rookie wide receiver Puka Nacua led all pass catchers in yards with 181 in his teams loss to the Detroit Lions.
The Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, and Detroit Lions will be the home teams during the NFL’s Divisional round of the playoffs this upcoming week.
3 UP
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 19: Aidan Hutchinson #97 of the Detroit Lions leaves the field after a game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field on November 19, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
1. Aiden Hutchinson
Bedard: He was amazing for the Lions this weekend. Nine total quarterback pressures.
Aug 19, 2023; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) breaks a tackle by New England Patriots defensive tackle Davon Godchaux (92) in the first quarter at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
2. Jordan Love
Bedard: First playoff game, I mean, pretty smooth against what was supposed to be a really good defense. He just cut through them.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 14: Puka Nacua #17 of the Los Angeles Rams celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Wild Card Playoffs at Ford Field on January 14, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
3. Puka Nacua
Bedard: I don’t know how he does it. He’s slow as hell but tough. He blocks in the running game and has strong hands. I mean, I’m trying to compare him to Jakobi Meyers. I don’t know how that guy wasn’t drafted by the Patriots.
3 DOWN
FOXBOROUGH, MA: Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys scrambles with the ball against Matthew Judon of the New England Patriots in the first half at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 17, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
1. Dak Prescott
Bedard: He was awful. He just choked. He wasn’t close to anybody. His throws were way off during the game.
DAVIE, FLORIDA – AUGUST 18: Austin Jackson #73 of the Miami Dolphins in action during training camp at Baptist Health Training Facility at Nova Southern University on August 18, 2020 in Davie, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
2. Austin Jackson
Bedard: That Dolphins tackle was a complete turnstile in that game.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JANUARY 08: James Bradberry #24 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates an incomplete pass during the first quarter against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field on January 08, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
3. James Bradberry
Bedard: The Eagles cornerback. He gave up 108 yards and a touchdown. He was awful.
