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The couldn't have asked for a more thrilling game between the and , making the final game of the divisional round of the playoffs a memorable one. and played very well, but the end of the slugfest came down to a mi sed kick.Did ' mi s decide the game? How can Buffalo explain another playoff lo s? And what about the' win over the; is Detroit David Long Jr. Jersey Super Bowl-bound? We're here to solve those mysteries as we go over a fresh batch of storylines from the Sunday divisional round games and decide which are overreactions and which are reality.Overreaction or Reality:Overreaction"Wide Right" is forever etched in Bills lore, and it somehow happened again (!) when Tyler Ba s mi sed a 44-yard field goal wide right with 1:47 left in a 27-24 game. Ba s mi sing the kick is bad, of course, but if he had made it, the Patrick Mahomes-led Chiefs offense would've had just under two minutes to kick a field goal themselves and win the game.Ba s and the Bills' special teams haven't been good all year. He hit just 82.8% of field goals in the regular season, while mi sing a 27-yard field goal last week. The Bills also had one of his kicks blocked in that game. Special teams also cost the Bills again Sunday, as failed to get a first down on a fake punt attempt with the Bills trailing Jacob Harris Jersey 27-24 at their own 29-yard line early in the fourth quarter. had a bad hamstring, which led to bad punts as well. dropping a long 60-yard bomb from Josh Allen deserves blame too. Diggas had just 3 catches for 21 yards.The Ba s mi s will be discu sed again and again -- especially since it echoed history by going wide right -- but Diggs and the special teams miscues cost the Bills. Ba s' field goal mi s was just the cherry on top. Overreaction or Reality:RealityAndy Reid and Patrick Mahomes have been in six consecutive conference championship games together, this time taking their act on the road. The Chiefs just went in Orchard Park and beat the Buffalo Bills, as Mahomes notched his first road playoff win. The Bills had the Chiefs where they wanted them -- and still lost!Mahomes has a .780 win percentage in road starts (39-11), showcasing he's the best quarterback away from Arrowhead Stadium. He's 3-2 in conference championship games, so Mahomes has the experience needed to go to the (even if this is his first conference championship on the road).The Ravens are new to this situation during theera. They also are at home and have an NFL-record 11 wins against teams with a winning record. Baltimore is hosting a conference championship game for the first time since 1971 (when the Colts called the city home) Cam Akers Jersey against a team that plays at this stage every year. There's pre sure on the Chiefs, but this is Jackson's best chance at a . For Mahomes and Kansas City, they have been there and done that.Overreaction or Reality:RealityMayfield certainly deserves a contract extension from the Buccaneers based on how he's played this season, especially over the last eight games. He completed 63.1% of his pa ses with 17 touchdowns to five interceptions for a 102.2 pa ser rating in that stretch, as the Buccaneers went 6-2 in those games. -- also a free agent AJ Jackson Jersey -- wants Mayfield back. Mayfield wants to come back and be paired with Evans again, but can the Buccaneers afford both? Tampa Bay may not have a choice. The 10th-highest paid quarterback makes an average annual salary of $40 million -- and that's . Mayfield is certainly better than him and proved it based on how well he played in Year 1 with Dave Canales as his play-caller? What does Mayfield have in store for Year 2?Mayfield may not be a top-10 quarterback, but he deserves that salary based on how the market shapes up.Overreaction or Reality:RealityThe proof is in the pudding: the 49ers aren't the same team with Samuel off the field as they are when he's on the field. San Francisco has an 8-9 record (24.2 points per game) without Deebo Samuel since drafting him in 2019 and are 53-23 (26.8 points per game) with Samuel since 2019. Samuel obviously makes a difference in that lineup, so his shoulder will be worth monitoring throughout the week. When the 49ers went on their three-game losing streak in October, Samuel didn't play in any of those games. The 49ers average 5.7 yards per play when Samuel isn't in the lineup compared to 7.1 when he plays.The 49ers need Samuel on the field if they want to beat the Lions. This is a team that also has , , , and on offense, but Samuel is the cheat code that makes the offense nearly unstoppable.Overreaction or Reality: OverreactionThe 49ers are really good against the run, ranking third in rushing yards per game allowed and fourth in rushing touchdowns allowed. Saturday's win over the was an anomaly, as San Francisco allowed 136 rushing yards and 4.9 yards per carry in the 24-21 victory. The Lions can pound the football with and , showcasing they can match the 49ers' physicality, right? On Sunday, Detroit ran for 114 yards and 4.4 Troy Reeder Jersey yards per carry against a Buccaneers run defense that was fifth in rushing yards allowed and eighth in rushing touchdowns allowed this season.San Francisco's run defense is better than Tampa Bay's this season. The 49ers will commit to stopping the run and taking away the play action. This game will be on shoulders.