Judging big overreactions from NFL wild-card playoff games - ESPN

NFL playoff overreactions can feel a little extraneous. After all, playoff games have real consequences. One team's season ends, the other's continues. We aren't overreacting to these results — they are massively important on their own without our help.

That said, there's nothing wrong with taking a big-picture look at these results as they come in. What we see in wild-card weekend can have repercussions on the rest of this postseason and maybe even next season. So join us in judging potential overreactions to the first round of playoff games. We begin with the first six games — one for each team — and will update through Sunday night and Monday.

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Love and the Packers' offense were awesome Sunday, beating Dallas 48-32 on the road against a defense that spent much of the season as the best in the league. But really, it was a continuation of what Love and coach Matt LaFleur have been doing throughout the past month or so. There were ups and downs in Love's first season as a starting quarterback, but he absolutely got better as the season went along, and there's no downgrading what he just did in his first playoff game.

Love — who threw for 272 yards and three touchdown passes Sunday — has one year left on his contract. As of now, he's scheduled to make about $11 million next year, but that could increase if the Packers keep winning and he triggers more escalators in his contract. Something will have to be done in terms of an extension. He has earned it.

Verdict: OVERREACTION

Prescott's starting point is higher, which matters in these situations. And the «extension» Love did last offseason gives the Packers all the leverage. They don't have to extend him. He's a bargain for