NFL wild card: Bills, Lions lead top trolls
The trolls haven't shied away during the NFL wild-card round.
The Buffalo Bills took care of the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning 31-17to advance to the AFC divisional round.
Buffalo ran for 179 yards, its most in a playoff game since Dec. 30, 1995, including 79 yards on the ground from James Cook. Josh Allen added 74 rushing yards himself, including a 52-yard touchdown run. He also threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns. Mason Rudolph had 229 passing yards and two touchdowns, plus one interception.
The Bills offered up a double troll for the Steelers, including a reference to head coach Mike Tomlin gifting the team all-black Nike Air Force 1s before the 2022 season.
Here are more of the top trolls from the NFL wild-card games.
Houston Texans 45, Cleveland Browns 14
C.J. Stroud threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns in his first career playoff start. He is the youngest starting quarterback to win a playoff game since 1950, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Devin Singletary added 66 yards rushing and a touchdown.
The Texans' defense forced consecutive pick-sixes by Joe Flacco in the third quarter, jumping to a 38-14 lead. Flacco became the sixth player in NFL postseason history to throw multiple pick-sixes in a playoff game.
If the win on the field wasn't enough, Houston trolled Cleveland twice on social media.
Kansas City Chiefs 26, Miami Dolphins 7
The Chiefs' defense kept the Dolphins in check, holding them to 264 total yards and seven points. Miami is now tied for the second-fewest points in a playoff game by the league leader in offense.
Patrick Mahomes threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, while rookie Rashee Rice led Kansas City with eight receptions for 130 yards and a score. Tua Tagovailoa had his third-lowest passing yards total of the season (199) plus a touchdown and an interception. In his return to Kansas City, Tyreek Hill had five receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown.
The Chiefs had a simple troll aimed at the Dolphins.
Green Bay Packers 48, Dallas Cowboys 32
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys48-32 on the road to become the first No. 7 seed to win an NFL playoff game. Dallas is the first top-two seed to fail to reach the divisional round since seeding began in 1975, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Jordan Love threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns in his first career playoff start. Aaron Jones ran for 118 yards and tied a postseason record with three rushing touchdowns in a road game. The Cowboys had just seven points in the first half as Dak Prescott threw two interceptions, one of which the Packers returned for a score. Prescott finished with 403 passing yards and three interceptions.
The Packers celebrated the win with a graphic depicting Love riding a horse toward their next opponent: the San Francisco 49ers.
Detroit Lions 24, Los Angeles Rams 23
The Detroit Lions defeated the Los Angeles Rams 24-23 for their first home playoff game since 1992.
In a matchup between two quarterbacks who were traded for each other in 2020, Jared Goff threw for 277 yards and one touchdown while Matthew Stafford had 367 passing yards and two touchdowns. For the Lions, David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs ran for a score each. Amon-Ra St. Brown added seven receptions for 110 yards. Puka Nacua had nine receptions for 181 yards, the most receiving yards by a rookie in NFL postseason history, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Prior to kickoff, Los Angeles posted a video of Stafford leading his teammates out onto the field with the caption "Whose House?" a reference to the team's in-house chant at SoFi Stadium. Detroit had a petty response to that question after the game, while also trolling Los Angeles fan and actor Bryan Cranston in "Breaking Bad" fashion.
