Wednesday 18 January 2017 16:43, UK
With Divisional Weekend in the books, four teams progress to Championship Sunday, while the rest of the NFL looks at what went wrong.
On this week's 'Inside the Huddle' podcast, Sky Sports analysts Neil Reynolds and Jeff Reinebold got into each of the play-off ties.
Neil was particularly critical of Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler, who struggled to find open receivers.
"Everything in the first half was how the Texans drew it up, particularly on defence," he said. "Tom Brady looked flustered, it was all those images we see when the Patriots have been knocked out of the play-offs.
"I get told off for picking on Osweiler - but I tell it like I see it - he threw three interceptions, made some crazy decisions, and if the Texans had better quarterback play, they win this game.
"If you flip the quarterbacks over and Brady's with the Texans, this is a blowout in Houston's favour. Osweiler let his team down."
Despite their defensive performance, Houston lost the game 34-16 and the Patriots will now play the Pittsburgh Steelers for a place in the Super Bowl.
Osweiler, who signed a $72m (£58.5m), four-year contract last summer, will cost the Texans' salary cap $25m (£20.2m) if they were to move on and pursue another quarterback.
"You can't have that $25m in dead money, because you have other guys you want to go out and sign," Reinebold said. "And you still need a quarterback.
"There isn't one in the draft, that will still be around when Houston are on the clock. They have a good team, but they are going to have to find their quarterback from within."
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