Story byEvan SaacksTue, January 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC·3 min readThe first weekend of the NFL Playoffs featured four absolutely wild games, and two blowouts by teams that were littered with LSU alumni. You’re gonna wanna read this breakdown. Rams 34 at Panthers 31Omar Speights had two tackles and Damien Lewis blocked valiantly. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNFLSU Score: 3/10Packers 27 at Bears 31No Tigers were rostered in this all-time thriller, HOWEVER I believe the thing that spurned Chicago’s all-time comeback was one of their baseball teams signing Tiger legend Alex Bregman to a lucrative five-year contract during the third quarter. Therefore, I will give this game a single courtesy point. NFLSU Score: 1/10Bills 27 at Jaguars 24Despite an up-and-down sophomore season, Brian Thomas Jr.