January 9th, 2022 at 7:42 PM ^
Go niners! Go blue! Great for Ambry! !!!
January 9th, 2022 at 7:43 PM ^
2 seeds don't get a bye...
January 9th, 2022 at 7:51 PM ^
Did they just change that?!
January 9th, 2022 at 8:09 PM ^
Yep. Shitty change to the rules. Or should I say greedy. $Ms each for two additional games.
January 9th, 2022 at 9:06 PM ^
I kind of like the change. Makes teams compete for the 1 seed instead of resting players as there is only one bye week to fight over.
January 9th, 2022 at 10:39 PM ^
Home-field advantage and a first round bye are pretty big benefits for that one team even if they happen to tie with the other team and it’s a silly tiebreaker. Two best teams should get it bye.
January 10th, 2022 at 8:17 AM ^
You can still get a silly tie-breaker between the #2 and #3 seeded teams when there are two byes, so that doesn't really matter.
I initially thought the single-bye as silly too, but it actually works out pretty nicely: if you win your division, you either get the bye or you get a home game the first round, which nicely awards division winners.
January 9th, 2022 at 7:43 PM ^
Pretty sure only the top team in each conference gets a bye
January 9th, 2022 at 7:58 PM ^
This old dog can't keep up with all these rule changes...
January 9th, 2022 at 8:07 PM ^
Yeah, I really think adding a seventh playoff team was unnecessary but I’m sure the NFL is making some sweet $$ off of it.
January 9th, 2022 at 8:54 PM ^
I thought 6 was too many. I stopped watching when the worst team to make the playoffs, the 6th seed Giants, who had lost to the undefeated Patriots in the final game of the regular season was suddenly now the best team because they beat the Patriots the one time out of ten that season. It ruined the NFL for me. Now we have 7 and making the playoffs is almost as easy as the NBA. At least the NBA has best of series so it's a little more accurate to who the better team is.
January 9th, 2022 at 7:44 PM ^
Incorrect. Only top seed gets a bye.
January 9th, 2022 at 8:01 PM ^
You're correct. I'm an idiot.
January 9th, 2022 at 7:45 PM ^
Ya just the 1 seed gets the bye now. Way to go Ambry!
January 9th, 2022 at 7:48 PM ^
And a link!
January 9th, 2022 at 7:56 PM ^
Play of the game per announcers. Congratulations Ambry !
January 9th, 2022 at 8:24 PM ^
Ambry was pretty rough for a lot of the year, but started to come on late in the season. Good to see him make a massive play to win the game.
January 9th, 2022 at 8:26 PM ^
Great play by Ambry, clinched a playoff spot for the Niners - but pretty sure only the Pack get a bye in the NFC, only Tennessee in the AFC.
Look it up ?♂️
January 9th, 2022 at 9:26 PM ^
And of course it was against former detroit lie-down - Statts Padford!