|
|
|
So maybe road teams got off too Glenn Hubbard Jersey easy in Wild Card Weekend -- every five- and six-seeds won away from home last week, a first in NFL history. Every one of those teams came crashing back down to earth on Saturday and Sunday, under the weight and pre sure of toppling rested higher seeds. But they didn't go down without a fight, and a few spectacular performances. Three wide receivers, in particular, stood out from a quartet of losing teams, dazzling viewers with brilliant routes, strong catches and one magical moment. Greatne s On the Road winnerJeff Janis One by one, wide receivers limped off the field in 2015. in Pittsburgh. in Landover. in Glendale. By the end of the season, ' receiving corps was as depleted as any in the league, and against a Jose Canseco Jersey stiff secondary in the Divisional Round, Green Bay's offensive ma-cheese-mo looked certain to mold. Enter Jeffrey Ronald Janis. The second-year wideout was drafted in the seventh round by Green Bay in 2014 and saw action in just three games his rookie season. After Nelson went down for the count in the preseason, Janis was looked at as a po sible plug-in replacement, but his role on the never increased during the trying campaign -- he finished with just two receptions on 12 targets for 79 yards. In the ' Wild Card Round win over the , Janis was still invisible, fixed on the sideline waiting his turn. Janis' time to shine came Saturday night in Arizona. With Adams and Cobb out, Rodgers needed another pair of hands; Janis brought that and a whole lot more. The wideout earned five receptions on nine targets for 44 yards through 59 minutes of play, but it was Green Bay's grand finale that saw Janis truly break out as a big play threat. On a fourth-and-20 from the ' four-yard line with 55 seconds left, Janis found himself on the receiving Rickey Henderson Jersey end of a ma sive 61-yard Rodgers heave. Finding that much open space behind Arizona's corners would have been enough to earn Janis all the respect and attention from the bra s he needed -- but he wasn't finished. On a play that will anchor NFL Films countdowns for years and millenia to come, Janis high-pointed a 40-yard Hail Mary over two defenders and came down with a miraculous game-tying touchdown grab as the clock expired. The play, which will likely be more remembered as Rodgers' second improbable of the season -- -- was as much Janis' as it was the legendary quarterback's. Thanks to a penalty on the previous play, Janis was able to ama s 101 yards on two plays with under one minute of play in the fourth quarter, bringing his game total to 145 yards on seven catches and two touchdowns. A player who barely saw the field all season covered an entire one in 55 seconds. Runners upJermaine KearseKearse caught two touchdowns during Seattle's furious, albeit failed second-half comeback attempt. Rollie Fingers Jersey The wideout was 's go-to guy down the stretch and . The will be happy not to see Kearse next week -- the Carolina killer has burned 's bunch for 239 yards in two postseason games. Martavis Bryant quarterback called out Bryant ahead of Pittsburgh's Wild Card Round matchup in Cincinnati, and the wide receiver responded. Bryant didn't needanymore motivation to step up this week. Sans Joe Morgan Jersey , who was out with a concu sion, the relied on Bryant early and often Sunday. Against and a dominant Denver defense, , compiling 154 yards on nine receptions and 40 yards on the ground. The wideout was so good he led his team in rushing and receiving. However, the cherry on top on his Sunday -- a touchdown -- evaded him, and kept the from advancing to the AFC Championship Game. |
|
发表于 2025-5-26 19:19:04
