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NFL winners, losers from wild-card weekend: Bills break out as Cowboys confound in playoffs

Nate Davis
USA TODAY

Since expanding its playoff field to 14 teams a year ago, the NFL has taken to calling the opening round "Super Wild Card Weekend."

But was it? Really?

Aside from the San Francisco 49ers' 23-17 upset of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon – easily the game of the weekend given the score, outcome, national profile of both teams and way it ended – it was largely a pretty forgettable serving of football, three of the five games quickly devolving into blowouts.

Maybe the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams, who meet Monday night in the first playoff "MNF" affair in 33 years, can end things with a bang for NFL viewers feeling a little let down to this point.

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