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Washington rookie quarterback Kirk Cousins came in for starter Robert Griffin III after exiting late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's NFC Wild Card game against the Seahawks with a re-aggravated right knee injury. Cousins was unable to lead his team back into the game as he completed just 3 of 10 passes for 31 yards in a 24-14 defeat.

Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson turned in a decent performance in his playoff debut during Sunday's NFC Wild Card game against the Redskins. Wilson was not asked to do much as he completed 15 of 26 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown pass in a 24-14 victory. Down 14-0, he led his team back into the game in the second half and connected with fullback Michael Robinson on a 4-yard strike. Wilson ran eight times for 67 yards and helped snap an eight-game postseason losing streak away from home for the Seahawks. He was sacked five times and finished with a 92.9 quarterback rating.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 23 of his 33 passes for 274 yards and a touchdown during Green Bay's 24-10 victory over Minnesota in an NFC Wild Card matchup Saturday night. Rodgers, who did not thrown an interception for the fifth consecutive game, connected with running back John Kuhn on a 9-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Overall, he fired passes to 10 different players as his 69.7 completion percentage marked his fourth straight outing over 60 percent. Rodgers has also totaled 11 touchdown passes and no picks in that span.

For the second straight season Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton saw his season come to an end in a mediocre performance at Houston in an AFC Wild Card game Saturday. Dalton endured one of his worst performances of the season as he completed 4 of 10 passes for just 3 yards in the first half. He picked up the pace in the second half as he completed 14 of 30 passes for 127 yards with an interception and was held out of the end zone in a 19-13 defeat. He also rushed for 19 yards on five carries. Dalton missed a wide-open A.J. Green in the end zone on a 3rd-and-11 play. The Bengals went 0 for 9 on third down attempts in the game.

Russell Wilson's hot streak has pushed the Seahawks into the playoffs and a date with the Redskins on Sunday. Wilson will take on a Redskins pass defense that's improved a bit of late, allowing multiple passing touchdowns to just two of the last five quarterbacks its faced. The defense corralled Tony Romo into three interceptions and has six total in its last three games. But not many passers are as hot as Wilson, who has found a way to score multiple touchdowns in eight of his last nine games.

After splitting the season series with the Vikings, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will see them again at home in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. Just last Sunday Rodgers scalded the Vikings for four touchdowns and 365 yards, the fourth time in his last five meetings with Minnesota he posted at least three scores. Rodgers has at least 250 yards passing in each of his last eight against Minnesota as well.

Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton heads into the Wild Card round at Houston trying to play at a high level after a down month in December. Dalton played five games in December against San Diego, Dallas, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Baltimore and had 16 Fantasy points or less in every game. The low stats coincide with receiver Mohammed Sanu (foot) being out after he got hurt in Week 12. This could be a tough matchup for Dalton against the Texans, who has allowed just six quarterbacks to score at least 20 Fantasy points, including only two in the past five games. Last year, Dalton played the Texans in the Wild Card round of the playoffs and was 27 of 42 passing for 257 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions.

With a playoff spot already locked up, the Ravens opted to rest their starters in Week 17 against the Bengals. Quarterback Joe Flacco played a couple of series Sunday, and then turned the reins over to Tyrod Taylor, a little-used second-year quarterback out of Virginia Tech. Taylor completed 15 of 25 passes for 149 yards in the game, while rushing for an additional 65 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. He did turn the ball over once, on an interception, in a 23-17 loss.

San Diego quarterback Charlie Whitehurst completed 7 of his 12 passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns during the Chargers' 28-20 win over Dallas in a preseason game on Saturday night. It was Whitehurst's first game action since being hampered by soreness in his left knee during training camp. He was the only San Diego quarterback to reach the end zone as starter Philip Rivers accounted for two interceptions and no scores.