Before the trumpet of the first meeting of the 2008 Wild Cards season sounded the trumpet, the Arizona Cardinals had never won any playoff victory in history.

However, "Cinderella" Kurt Warner made history again, sending 271 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Arizona Cardinals to defeat the young and energetic Atlanta Falcons at home with a score of "24:30", winning the team's first playoff victory in history, and striding forward into the division game with a head high.

The young and immature Matt Ryan still lacked experience after all. He passed the ball with 199 yards and two touchdowns, but there were two interceptions. In addition, the Atlanta Falcons were unable to stop the opponent's tough ground attack, so he missed the final victory in this offensive battle.

This is also a small accident.

Judging from the pre-match perspective and analysis, the Atlanta Falcons were originally a relatively optimistic side. Although they were not very advantageous, they did have some advantages, which was not only reflected in the victory several times, but also had a more balanced offense and defense. Unfortunately, Matt Ryan still had to pay for his youth after all.

The whole game was amazing, and the score gap never widened. Until the last moment, the Atlanta Falcons also had the opportunity to reverse, but in this head-on battle between the "veteran vs rookie", Warner was even more experienced and calm, especially in the fourth quarter performance-

Warner truly showed control of rhythm, control of mistakes, and grasp of the game, and taught the young Ryan a lesson!

Warner once again continued his magical performance in the playoffs, which also made all the media furious, because if the Minnesota Vikings can beat the Green Bay Packers, it also means that the situation of the next divisional match will be highly anticipated:

"Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants".

Tom Cofflin and Eli Manning, who forced Warner to leave in dismay, were still in the New York Giants and grew up to be the pillars of the New York Giants. Their collaboration successfully topped the Super Bowl last year. As the defending champions this year, their performance of 12 wins and 4 losses in the regular season also ranked first seed seat at the National League.

So, can Warner take revenge when he faces the New York giant again?

Not only media reporters, but even fans couldn't help but start rubbing their hands, and their eagerness to try began to boil.

If the Green Bay Packers defeat the Minnesota Vikings, then the Green Bay Packers work as the No. 6 seed, ranking lower than the No. 4 seed Arizona Cardinals, so the divisional match will be the Green Bay Packers against the New York Giants, and the higher-ranked Arizona Cardinals will face the No. 2 seed Carolina Panthers, and the highly anticipated showdown will not happen.

So, the premise for Warner to face the New York Giants again is that the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers to advance to the next round.

Neutral fans who were afraid of the world were in chaos began to cheer on social networks, some cheered for the Minnesota Vikings, some begged Green Bay Packers to let go, some sang the curse of Green Bay Packers, and some prayed that the Minnesota Vikings would explode...

You can feel the unparalleled attention of the NFL playoffs from the side, and even neutral fans who missed the playoffs are still paying close attention.

However, the match between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings still needs to wait for 24 hours, and another focus showdown that was first launched has begun.

"San Diego Lightning vs Indianapolis Pony".

"Philip Rivers vs Payton Manning."

Philip Rivers, Eli Manning of the New York Giants, and Ben Rossrisberg of the Pittsburgh Steelers were all from the 2004 draft. These three quarterbacks performed very well after entering the professional league. They are known as the backbone of the Mesozoic generation and are now also representatives of excellent quarterbacks.

Rivers' match against Big Manning also attracted a lot of attention, but from pre-match analysis, the Indianapolis Colts, who still performs this season, are undoubtedly the most favored side. After all, San Diego's record of 8 wins and 8 losses can only be the dominant player in the American League's Western Conference.

From the perspective of strength and state, it is highly likely that the Indianapolis Pony will advance to the next round, but the actual game progress is different.

San Diego Lightning is the third highest team per game this season, while the Indianapolis Colts' pass and offense ranks fifth in the league, just like the first wild card game, which should be an offensive battle, but the actual game progression is that both offensive groups are silent, and eventually become a defensive battle.

However, the reasons for the silence vary.

The Indianapolis Colts still rely on Big Manning to advance, and the ground offense was completely destroyed. Although Big Manning still passed an excellent performance of 310 yards, the red zone offense was strangled to death. Only one pass touchdown was completed in the whole game, and the offensive efficiency was far lower than expected.

The San Diego Lightning was Rivers' overall downturn. There was no touchdown in the whole game. He had an interception and his performance on the pass end was almost an invisible man, but running back Darren Sproles stepped up, rushed for 105 yards, and two touchdowns supported the offense.

Both sides had only a fancy standout left on the offense, and there were quite a lot of noises, but it was very difficult to score. In the end, they could only rely on the defensive team to show their power. As the game was approaching the end, the Indianapolis Colts still led by three points, but Sprouls relied on his personal ability and had thirty-one seconds left before the end of the game, so he advanced the free kick range. The kicker equalized the score in one go, dragging the wild card game into overtime.

In overtime, neither side was able to score in the first wave of offense, and then Sprouls stepped forward and completed a 22-yard rushing touchdown, winning the game!

The final score was "17:23", San Diego Lightning exploded and overturned the Indianapolis Colts and entered the second round of the playoffs.

The wild card match was first played two games, but both games were unexpected, one was a minor accident and the other was unpopular, which once again proved the view of "in-area":

There are too many unexpected possibilities in the single-game elimination system playoffs!

The Indianapolis Colts lost their hooves unexpectedly, San Diego, who had the third highest score per game, suddenly froze, "Iceman" Matt Ryan made a lot of mistakes, the Arizona Cardinals made history, Darren Sprouls unexpectedly shone as the savior role, Payton Manning was unable to turn the tide after all, Kurt Warner shone again...

Everything, the entire situation and situation have undergone subtle changes. There are many variables in every playoff game. Strong teams may not have the advantage, weak teams may not have no chance, and the suspense of victory or defeat will run through every game. The performance in the regular season can only be used as a reference.

So, what about the other two wild card games? Are the unpopular ones waiting in front of you? Can they bring more unexpected surprises?

In any case, the only beneficiary of the exciting showdown is the fans.
Chapter completed!