 distressing news though to be serious here for Ravens fan this morning man NFL networks Ian Rappaport and Garifolo are reporting that Lamar Jackson faces an uphill battle to play this weekend against the Bengals this sucks this totally sucks Garifolo he adds that Lamar has tried to do some work on his injured knee but hasn't felt right to this point he's yet to practice at all getting her at all since getting hurt as the Ravens begin practice work for the Bengals today I'm shocked by this we thought he'd be back and it really is surprising and I hate this for him he's missed the final five games of the regular season it would be awful like a nightmare scenario if he misses what could be his last chance to get out there make a statement on the field before dealing with looming and potentially dooming contract negotiations and it would also be clearly a downgrade in the shot to the Ravens chances this weekend in their third matchup against this bangle squad backup Tyler Huntley missed last week of course the shoulder so if Lamar can't go is it Anthony Brown again this is tough news and will of course be tracking it but barring a perfect defensive performance from this Raven squad they need to put up what 25 points and I'm not sure if that's Huntley or if that's Brown so we're gonna be following that story and getting you guys set with the playoff picture very curious about Gronk thoughts very curious about what cam Jordan thinks and will of course hit the Giants in the Vikings battle as well so we're gonna turn our attention to wildcard weekend here on this and we're gonna turn the page from the 2022 regular season and start looking ahead to the playoffs and I always do under reactions on Wednesday so it should have been my first sign that that was the day of the week but I'm going to do it wildcard style and we're going to focus on the NFC today AFC tomorrow so lots of focus on Brock Purdy's incredible run their number one defense lots has made of that and I think it's made us collectively you and me underreact to how big of an impact Christian McCaffrey's actually had on the San Francisco 49ers I think we take it a little for granted and we're not giving it its credit so if you just look at what CMC has done since taken over the starting rope of the Niners back in a week eight I mean are you kidding me the Niners have gone a perfect 10 no and he's averaged over a hundred total yards per game scored 10 total touchdowns which tie with Jamal Williams with a league lead by the way over that span we've got plenty of love for it against the Lions as they bounced the Packers on Sunday night and he's caught 50 balls this is the ultimate security blanket for Brock Purdy so we gave George Kittle his love we've given Brock his love we've given Shanahan his love we've given Bosa his love we've given the number one defense love but you know don't forget the Niners were three and four before integrating him fully into this offense that they have up there I mean this is probably the most impactful midseason addition that we've seen in the history of the league challenge me on that most impactful midseason addition in the history of the league who am I missing Bueller Bueller let me know add up an Adam show and I'm excited to see this first playoff appearance he of course had one I could hardly remember it it was his rookie year back with the Panthers this is five years in the making and he's healthy and he's gonna be the key in this game against the Seahawks the Niners of course beat the Seahawks when they did it a couple weeks ago we racked up 32 touches he looks so healthy he looks so good 138 yards and a touchdown you know this offense is going to run through him against the Seahawks they have the 30th ranked run defense and I'd have to imagine that he's gonna keep that success rolling this week another thing we're under reacting to let's move on here to the Giants Kenny Galladay why is this not getting enough love I saw this and I was like am I the ghastly cap in divide there are fumes in my head is this really happening here Calladay scored a touchdown Sunday against the Eagles on Darius Slay what and I think we're under reacting not only to that but to also the Giants receivers and how they're playing of late what this acrobatic grab in the fourth quarter marks his first touchdown in almost three years I saw that was like okay what are we what are we working with here going into the playoffs and maybe this gets him going just in time a little spark a little momentum a little something either way so much was made about how terrible this Giants receiving core is like do they even have a receiving core we need Odell Beckham Jr. get Brandon Marshall's coming on saying get him to the Giants they needed Daniel Jones needs him but these guys have been making plays lately and there's going to be room for them to make a big impact against the Vikings one on a why because as good as we think the Vikings are and I know they got magic and these one possession situations you know they're a roller coaster and it always goes their way and they land safely and everybody's okay they have the thirty first ranked past defense in the playoff is that insane thirty first and just as they did in week 16 OK former nine or seventh rounder Richie James had eight catches for 90 yards in that first match up Hodgins hello Isaiah Hodgins welcome to the conversation here he's the Giants guy that they signed midseason he was cut of course by the Buffalo Bills he had eight grabs for 89 yards in a touchdown Darian Slayton chipped in he had 79 yards of his own it took two turnovers it took took a blocked punt it took a 61 yard field goal for the Vikings to overcome that effort and get the win in that one so I think under reacted to is that this group of playmakers sort of misfits what are we making of them they're going to have a big say in this rematch unless the Vikings magically change something with their pasty overnight and they're peeking at the right time so that's definitely something I'm looking at. OK let's move on to NFC what's the last one. Oh Bucks Cowboys I know the Buccaneers offense has been struggle city. OK. Sure. And I know that their run game ranks dead last in the NFL and those are things that we know. I think we're under reacting to the fact that playoff Lenny. Remember that nickname. Playoff Lenny. Are you here. Are you with us. Do you exist in eight career playoff games. Let's let's remember here. This isn't just with the Bucks and Tom Brady with the Jags to four nets gone six and two. He's averaged 105.1 total yards a game and he scored 10 touchdowns. So he's one of the truly great postseason performers this leak has ever seen. Think about that until McCaffrey comes and you know crushes them with Super Bowl but that's nearly here and over there Leonard four net was the driving force on this Bucks offense. This is what brought Brady that seventh ring. If you really think about it when they started clicking what started clicking why he got a nickname you don't get a playoff nickname for nothing. And while I know Tampa's offensive line is not the same as it was especially not back then in these numbers that I'm talking about at least with this time with the Buccaneers. We can't underestimate what Lenny could do especially in this matchup this defense with the Cowboys. They got some playmakers they can do some things but they are bottom 10 against the run. He went off for 137 yards in Tampa's week one win over Dallas. I know it's been a long time but what if he can have another big day. And what if he's the reason that they don't and they get bounce. So Lenny is going to play huge in this matchup on wild card weekend. OK. I want you to send me guys if there's a midseason addition on any team that made a huge impact a lot of McCaffrey that I'm missing. 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