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As Donald Trump would put it, the playoffs have been "sad!"

I don't care how big of a football fan you are, college or pro, the playoffs this year have reeked more than a freshly sprayed skunk going on a shower strike. Let me run down the scores of these 13 games:

NCAA
Alabama 24 Washington 7
Clemson 31 Ohio State 0
Clemson 35 Alabama 31
Total score: 90 - 38 = 52 (averages of 30.0 -  12.7 = 17.3)

NFL
Houston 27 Oakland 14
Pittsburgh 30 Miami 12
Seattle 26 Detroit 6
Green Bay 38 NY Giants 13
Atlanta 36 Seattle 20
New England 34 Houston 16
Green Bay 34 Dallas 31
Pittsburgh 18 Kansas City 16
Atlanta 44 Green Bay 21
New England 36 Pittsburgh 17
Total score: 323 - 175 = 148 (averages of 32.3 - 17.5 = 14.8)
Combined scores: 413 - 213 = 200 (averages of 31.8 - 16.4 = 15.4)

Of the 13 playoff games that have been played thus far, only 3 have been decided by one possession (23.1%), while 8 have been decided by three possessions or more (61.5%). If we exclude the three one-possession games, the combined score of these 10 playoff games is 326-135, which averages out to 32.6 - 13.5, nearly a 20-point margin.

There were plenty of exciting moments throughout the course of both the college and NFL seasons and those moments shouldn't be diminished because of the postseason. Having said that though, while the appetizer and main course were satisfactory, the dessert has been quite disappointing. Hopefully, like in the national championship between Clemson and Alabama, the Super Bowl makes up for the snoozers we've witnessed the rest of this postseason.
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