The first weekend of the NFL playoffs is behind us, and I think it is safe to say that it was truly a wild Wild Card weekend. We had the epic come back of the Colts on Saturday followed by the New Orleans Saints actually winning a playoff game on the road (thanks to the power of Popeye's Chicken of course).
Then there were the games on Sunday: the surprising Chargers continued to surprise and the Packers and 49ers gave those willing to brave the subzero temperatures a game for the ages.
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From those four games there were hundreds of GIFs making the rounds on the World Wide Web. After sifting through many of them I've picked out my top 12. My reason for selecting each was different. Some were phenomenal hits. Others were terrific plays, and a couple are what I think signify future greatness.
They all shared one trait--they were freaking awesome. So in no particular order (actually starting with Eddie Lacy showing Donte Whitner a thing or two about hitting):
What better way to end a fantastic game than with a field goal attempt flying between the outstretched arms of a defender?
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Colin Kaepernick made his fare share of plays, but this one by Aaron Rodgers is too impressive to ignore.
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A.J. Green is the big name play maker in Cincy, but last week and on Sunday it was former 5th round pick Marvin Jones that was coming through for the Bengals. Now if only Andy Dalton could have...
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Ref ninja.
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Great catch by Ladarius Green made even better by the way he drug his back foot and tapped it in bounds to make the catch legit.
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When this play happened I thought the Colts were done. They weren't of course, but I have a feeling that we are going to see a lot ore of this in the years to come.
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Shady McCoy doing what Shady McCoy does best.
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Like the Alex Smith to Dwayne Bowe connection the Nick Foles to DeSean Jackson one is going to be one to watch.
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| From Bleacher Report |
A month ago Shayne Graham did not have a job. Now he's kicking the game winning field goal to give the Saints their first road playoff win in franchise history.
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| From Bleacher Report |
Another connection that is going to be to one to watch for years to come--Andrew Luck to T.Y. Hilton.
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If his last name wasn't already Luck I think it would become his nickname after a play like this.
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