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Home and road teams split the outcomes for Wild Card Weekend games. The sixth seeds in each conference advanced to the divisional round, shocking two regular-season juggernauts.
Some playoff brackets had the New England Patriots vs. the New Orleans Saints facing off in Super Bowl LIV—toss those brackets in the trashcan. Both teams lost at home. Quarterbacks Tom Brady and Drew Brees will begin to contemplate their respective futures. The former sees retirement as "pretty unlikely."
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins won his first playoff game in an impressive overtime victory in New Orleans.