According to Caesar’s, no double-digit underdog has ever won a wild-card game outright, though the Dolphins were in it until their final possession on Sunday as a sellout crowd in Buffalo held its collective breath.
The previous heaviest point spread favourite in a wild-card game, meanwhile, came a year ago when the Chiefs covered as 12-point favourite against the Steelers with a 42-21 win.QUICK HITS A Monday night nugget for the prime time conclusion of Super Wild-card Weekend: The Cowboys are 2.5 road favourites heading into Tampa Bay, making it the 11th time that Bucs QB Tom Brady has been a playoff underdog. In the previous 10, Brady led his teams to a 7-3 record, both straight up and against the spread.