NFL Super Wild Card weekend did not disappoint. Brock Purdy was electric for the 49ers. Chargers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and blew a 27-0 lead to the Jaguars. Bills made it a little too xlose for comfort before eventually holding on to win vs Miami. Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley led the Giants to a big road win against the fraudulent Minnesota Vikings. Cincinnati survived a slugfest against the Baltimore Ravens and the Dallas Cowboys destroy the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

The race to Glendale, AZ and Super Bowl 57 begins this weekend with 6 playoff games on NFL Super Wild Card Weekend! I make my predictions about each game and how I see the games shaping up in this edition of The Dion Gordon Podcast. 

Week 18 in the books and the 2022 NFL regular season has come to a close. As always there are a plethora of storylines to talk in the NFL. Playoff matchups have been set, coaches have been fired, Lamar Jacksons contract situation, and the continued recovery of Bills safety Damar Hamlin, are all discussed on this episode of the Dion Gordon Podcast.

A shocking and terrifying scene on Monday Night Football as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed to the ground unconscious after making a tackle on Bengals WR Tee Higgins. Hamlin would need on field CPR to resuscitate him and was transported to a nearby hospital where he was listed in critical condition. He has since regained neurological function and has had the breathing tube removed today. The fallout from the incident and cancellation of the game prompted the NFL to come up with convoluted playoff scenarios to try and maintain competitive equity. 

In a matchup of my favorite team vs my favorite player it was my team that prevailed. The San Francisco 49ers eviscerated Tom Brady and the Buccaneers 35-7 and it wasnt even that close. Brock Purdy so far has been a revelation at QB for the Niners. His exceptional play alongside an elite defense has kept the 49ers in the Super Bowl conversation. 

Anytime the 49ers need to get right all they have to do is play the LA Rams. Coming off that emasculating loss at home vs Kansas City the 49ers bounced back with a resounding 31-14 win vs their hated division rival. For the 4th straight regular season San Francisco sweeps the season series with LA. Jimmy Garoppolo was excellent and efficient with a 21-25,235, and 2 TD performance. The newly acquired Christian McCaffrey scored 3 TDs in 3 different ways and Kyle Shanahan coached circles against his son Sean McVay. 

The rematch of Super Bowl 54 was proof that the 2 participants of that game in 2020 are worlds apart in 2022. Kansas City absolutely destroyed San Francisco with explosive plays and offensive imagination. 49er defense failed their first true test of the season in an embarrassing display of defensive futility. 49er offense couldn't pick up the slack despite a plethora of weapons including their newest addition, Christian McCaffrey. An overall pathetic performance from a team that has Super Bowl aspirations.