FN's "Monday Morning Huddle": Controversy & Injuries the Story in Wild Card Weekend

Football Nation presents its 29th episode in Season Three of "Monday Morning Huddle". Wild Card Weekend was full of injures with the Cardinals missing their top two quarterbacks, the Steelers without their Pro Bowl running back and the Bengals missing their top two receivers. All three teams struggled on offense. To help host Dave Holcomb sort through all the injury madness, the show welcomes longtime guest star Cooper Allen and new guest Doug Tozier.

Allen and Holcomb breakdown the Cardinals and Panthers Wild Card matchup to kick off the playoff season while Tozier helps analyze the Bengals' fourth straight playoff disappointment. Holcomb also shares his thoughts from the other two Wild Card games from the weekend. To cap the episode, Holcomb then discusses what could have contributed to the referee controversy in Dallas and the squabbling going on in Upstate New York. All that and more on this episode of Monday Morning Huddle.

This episode is in tribute of ESPN's Stuart Scott, who passed on Sunday morning after three battles with cancer.

Next Week's Games

Saturday

Baltimore at New England, 4:25 pm
Carolina at Seattle, 8:15 pm

Sunday

Dallas at Green Bay, 1:05 pm
Indianapolis at Denver, 4:40pm

Wild Card Weekend Results

Saturday

Carolina 27, Arizona 16
Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17

Sunday

Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10
Dallas 24, Detroit 20

Previous Season Three Episodes
- Week 17: Packers & Steelers Win North Despite Hurt MVPs
- Week 16: Cowboys & Steelers Back in Playoffs
- Week 15: Division Showdown Week
- Week 14: East Meets West
- Week 13: Packers Edge Patriots in Super Bowl XLVIII 1/2
- Week 11: Patriots & Packers Stay Hot
- Week 10: Midseason Report
- Week 9: Big Games, Bigger Blowouts
- Week 8: The Passing Sunday
- Week 7: Broncos D Shines on Manning's Night
- Week 6: Impressive NFC East
- Week 5: Win $1 Million Playing Fantasy Football
- Week 4: 49ers & Packers Rebound, NFC South Struggles
- Week 3: Western Showdowns
- Week 2: Off the Field Issues Overshadow Great Week 2
- Week 1: Early Dominance & Near Comebacks

For Holcomb's playoff breakdown and terrible postseason predictions: Seattle Seahawks Will Repeat

This Week's Music
Album: Heaven Tonight
Artist: Cheap Trick
Songs: Surrender, On Top of the World, Heaven Tonight

Theme Song: Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac

Dave Holcomb’s Contact Information
Twitter: @dmholcomb
E-mail: holcombmdavid@gmail.com
Facebook: Dave's Football News