Wild Card Sunday brought the end of the season to two more NFL fan bases. The day’s results also set the field for next week’s divisional round games.
In Cincinnati, the Chargers drubbed the Bengals, 27-10, on a cold, rainy day that Cincy QB Andy Dalton would probably like to forget. His three turnovers extended his team’s post-season struggles. San Diego’s win sent Philip Rivers and his bolo tie off to Denver, where they will face the Broncos next Sunday.
Despite sub-zero wind chills, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers, 23-20, on Phil Dawson’s game-winning field goal as time expired. Colin Kaepernick and the Niners will head east again next Sunday, when they will play the Panthers in Charlotte.
Fans on Twitter watched both games and didn’t spare any feelings when offering their direct criticism.