NFL playoff schedule and results 2016: Packers, Seahawks complete road weekend sweep

The $10,000 fine that Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak received for his part in a sideline scuffle during a playoff game between the Steelers and the rival Cincinnati Bengals has been rescinded, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

Munchak was originally fined for yanking Reggie Nelson’s hair when the safety approached the Pittsburgh sideline. His hand clearly pulled on Nelson’s dreadlocks, whether intentionally or not, which resulted in both a penalty on the Steelers and the fine.

Jones took to Instagram after the game to go on a profanity-laced rant about the penalty and Porter’s presence on the field, although he quickly took down the post.

“It’s definitely sore,” Roethlisberger said. “I think it’s a little bit better than it was, but we’re still going to just take it day-by-day.

“I’ll go in tomorrow with the intent to see what I can do,” Roethlisberger said. “I honestly don’t know. I haven’t tried to throw a football since the game, and maybe that’s not even the right thing to do right away. I’ll see the doctors and trainers tomorrow, we’ll evaluate kind of how I feel.”

The Steelers were trailing 16-15 as the fourth quarter neared its end, and with 22 seconds remaining in the game they were on the Cincinnati 47-yard line. Two ill-timed penalties against the Bengals advanced the Steelers 30 yards, giving them a chip shot opportunity to win 18-16.

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said both Burfict and Jones were “heartbroken” by the outcome on Saturday, adding that he didn’t believe Burfict’s hit on Brown crossed a line.

While the Minnesota Vikings were driving down to set up a potential game-winning 27-yard field goal, hundreds of people in Seattle had taken their seats for a “Book of Mormon” afternoon show. As the show was about to start, the crowd got very excited and broke into cheers, but it wasn’t for what was about to be on stage.

According to the person who uploaded the video, the theater had just announced a 30-second to show warning and asked the crowd to put away their cell phones. Obviously, no one did that and instead they all followed along as Blair Walsh shanked the 27-yard attempt and the Seahawks escaped with a 10-9 win.

As many feared before game time, Saturday’s game is in danger of spiraling out of control.

Update: Early Monday, Shazier tweeted at Bernard and promised that he wasn’t trying to injure the running back:

The Green Bay Packers had many doubters heading into the playoffs. They were coming off a loss in Week 17 that gave the Minnesota Vikings the NFC North title, and a week before that, they suffered a humiliating defeat to the playoff-bound Arizona Cardinals.

“I have confidence in those guys and myself that when it matters for all of the marbles we’re going to show up,” quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after the 38-8 loss to Arizona.

Pete Carroll was excited before the Seahawks took on the Vikings -- really excited. In fact, the 64-year-old coach was so fired up he tackled a whiteboard, scared his players and came off as “crazy” to those in attendance. Sports Illustrated has the story, which began with a little reminiscing by Carroll about his time as a safety.

Then this happened ...

“Man, Antonio Brown was not hurt,” Jones told Patrick on Monday. “I know he was faking it. Go back and look at the play. If you go back and slow-motion the play, you tell me that Vontaze [Burfict] hit him in the head. Or did his shoulder pad barely touch him?”​

“I think he deserves a Grammy Award for that one,” Jones said, who was corrected by Patrick to say it’s an Academy Award that he meant. The cornerback also said that Brown winked at him after suffering the injury.

The Cincinnati Bengals were beating the Pittsburgh Steelers, and were en route to a victory. Then, a pair of needless penalties doomed them. First, linebacker Vontaze Burfict was flagged for hitting Antonio Brown with this shoulder-to-helmet hit:

It was a pretty textbook call. Burfict’s hit was late and aimed at the head of a defenseless receiver. And it was dangerous: Brown has a concussion.

Rule 13.1.2 is pretty clear:

Not even head coaches are allowed on the field.

With Kirk Cousins and Washington’s inevitable exit from the playoffs, you had to know it was coming.

Kirk Cousins has made a name for himself all season with, “You like that!” And Randall Cobb didn’t hesitate to jump on the opportunity to throw it right back at Washington’s quarterback.

Kirk Cousins became a bit of an Internet sensation earlier this season when he asked the media one simple question: YOU LIKE THAT?

With the Packers beating Washington in the Wild Card round, Green Bay fans in attendance had the same question for Cousins.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 210 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Kirk Cousins threw for over 300 yards and a touchdown. Green Bay wound up with over 100 yards rushing, with Eddie Lacy picking up 63 yards and a touchdown and James Starks picking up 53 yards and a touchdown. They played more consistent football and Washington, who hosted this game due to a victory in the NFC East despite a worse record, is now out of the playoffs.

Washington game out swinging in the first half, though they ended up with fewer points than they should have thanks to a mistake by DeSean Jackson. He almost scored a touchdown, but held the football in the wrong hand and just missed it. That forced Washington to settle for a field goal.

The Divisional round schedule and bracket are complete after the Green Bay Packers came back to beat Washington on Sunday. The win meant that all four road teams won on a Wild Card weekend -- a feat that had never been accomplished.

Road teams will not have it so easy next weekend. All four Wild Card winners will have to travel once again. The Packers go to Glendale to take on the No. 2 seed Arizona Cardinals. Earlier in the day, the Seattle Seahawks beat the Minnesota Vikings to earn a date with the No. 1 seed Carolina Panther in Charlotte. Wins by the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday set up bouts against the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, respectively.

It’s the playoffs and Washington is at home. Already we have heard a roaring “YOU LIKE THAT” chant from the stands, but that was when Washington was winning. So the crowd should really tune out any pro-Packers chants.

Now, the stands are chanting something else with the Packers holding on to a considerable lead.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams left Sunday’s game against Washington after suffering a knee injury in the third quarter. After making a short grab, Adams appeared to have his leg rolled up on by tight end and teammate Richard Rodgers. The Packers ruled him questionable to return.

Before leaving, Adams was one of quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ favorite targets with four receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown that gave the Packers the lead before Washington took it back in the third quarter. He was relatively quiet during the regular season after many predicted a breakout campaign, but was having little trouble getting open against Washington’s secondary.

The Blair Walsh missed game-winning kick was a heartbreaking end for Minnesota Vikings fans. The miss itself was pretty obvious to most fans in attendance and everyone watching at home with the luxury of the best view possible.

There are a few fans whose luck was made worse because of their seats. They began to cheer after Walsh kicked the field goal because how often will a kicker miss an attempt like that?

Washington put on a clinic early on against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. For starters, what at first looked like an easy Packers’ interception became a stellar one-handed grab by Jordan Reed. That later became a Reed touchdown.

But the real kicker is that Washington erupted in ‘YOU LIKE THAT’ chants.

Jordan Reed’s one-handed grab against the Green Bay Packers not only looked sweet, it also likely saved seven points.

Casey Hayward was aching to take that pass the other direction. It didn’t look like there was anyone between him and the end zone. Reed THEN capped the drive by burning the Packers secondary for a 24-yard touchdown reception.

Washington jumped out to a 5-0 lead against the Green Bay Packers. While that is a fine start, Washington should have a 9-0 lead had DeSean Jackson simply shifted the ball slightly on a near touchdown.

That was very close to a touchdown. In fact it was initially ruled a touchdown. After review, however, it was determined that because Jackson held the ball in his right hand, it never crossed inside the pylon and because his feet came down out of bounds the ball was out at the 1-yard line. It wouldn’t have taken much for him to bring the ball inside the pylon.

The Green Bay Packers shook of an iffy first half for a big win over Washington in the second game of Sunday’s NFC doubleheader. Aaron Rodgers and Co. will move on to face the Arizona Cardinals in the divisional round next weekend.

AFC Divisional Round Game 1: New England Patriots vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:35 p.m., CBS

NFC Divisional Round Game 1: Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m., NBC

Things weren’t going so well for the Green Bay Packers, and this safety proves it. But maybe it could have been prevented by listening to -- yup -- Danny DeVito.

This cardboard cutout of DeVito’s head is practically yelling at Aaron Rodgers. Is Danny DeVito the playcaller the Green Bay Packers have been looking for? We’ll never know since this play resulted in a safety.

The Vikings season ended with Blair Walsh’s stunning miss on a 27-yard field goal that would have given Minnesota a lead in the final minute of its NFC Wild Card game.

Walsh made his first three three field goal attempts — the Vikings only points Sunday — before the miss.

The last two games of Wild Card weekend have been pure insanity. You know this if you watched the endings of Steelers-Bengals and Seahawks-Vikings on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, respectively. If you didn’t see how those games ended, then a quick look at win probability charts from both game can tell you a lot.

Near the end of the third quarter, the Steeler led 15-0 and were near-statistically guaranteed to beat the Bengals. The Bengals turned fortunes in a hurry, however, and after AJ McCarron hit A.J. Green for a 25-yard touchdown to give them a 16-15 lead and backup Steelers quarterback Landry Jones threw a bad interception, their chances of winning were 95.9 percent according to Pro Football Reference.