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senior NFL national reporter- Dan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, and he is also the author of two published novels.
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ESPN- Ben Solak joined ESPN in 2024 as a national NFL analyst. He previously covered the NFL at The Ringer, Bleeding Green Nation and The Draft Network.
We're through all six games of the NFL's wild-card weekend to kick off the playoffs. On Saturday, the Texans opened with a 32-12 victory over the Chargers in a game that featured seven total turnovers, and the Ravens beat the division-rival Steelers 28-14. To finish off the AFC's wild-card matchups, the Bills topped the Broncos 31-7 on Sunday afternoon. Then in the NFC playoffs, the Eagles rolled 22-10 past the Packers, and the Commanders edged the Buccaneers 23-20 on a walk-off field goal. The Rams' 27-9 win against the Vikings on Monday completed the divisional round bracket.
What are the lessons from each matchup, and what's next for these teams? We asked NFL analyst Ben Solak and national insider Dan Graziano to help size up the opening six playoff matchups and look forward from all angles. For each wild-card game, Ben answered one big remaining question and Dan judged the legitimacy of one potential overreaction.
Let's jump in, making sense of Sam Darnold's future, Jayden Daniels' impact, the Packers' first-round loss, Josh Allen's recent play, the Steelers' next steps and Justin Herbert's four-interception day.
Jump to a matchup:
Vikings-Rams | Commanders-Bucs
Packers-Eagles | Broncos-Bills
Steelers-Ravens | Chargers-Texans
Rams 27, Vikings 9
Overreaction? Sam Darnold just played his last game with the Vikings.
