The first day of the NFL postseason didn't seem like it would provide many fireworks. After trailing by a point at halftime, the San Francisco 49ers ran away from the Seattle Seahawks after intermi sion to earn a convincing win. Up next for the 49ers is a trip to the divisional round, with the opponent to be determined after the and square off Sunday.The nightcap, however, proved to be bonkers. The Chargers bolted out to a 27-0 lead over the , only for Jacksonville to mount an incredible rally to secure the 31-30 victory, the third-largest comeback in NFL postseason history. Jacksonville will learn if it plays the at the conclusion of Sunday's games (two more games in the AFC have yet to be played).With Saturday's wild-card games in the rearview, here's what we learned from both contests and how that will carry over to the divisional round and next season. JAC QB #16 CMP%66.3YDs4113TD25INT8YD/Att7.04 Lawrence was historically bad in the first 28 minutes of his playoff debut, throwing three interceptions in the first quarter and becoming the first player with three-plus interceptions in a quarter of a playoff game since had three in the fourth Jalen Smith Jersey quarter of the 2015 NFC Championship game against the . He threw an interception on his first playoff attempt, the first player to do so since in 2009. Lawrence was 5 of 18 pa sing for 35 yards with no touchdowns and four interceptions as the Jaguars trailed, 27-0, with two minutes left in the first half (his pa ser rating was 0.0). Soon as that two-minute mark hit, Lawrence turned a corner.Lawrence went 23 of 29 for 253 yards with four touchdowns to no interceptions and a 142.9 pa ser rating as the jaguars outscored the Chargers, 31-3, in the final 32 minutes. Jacksonville scored touchdowns on four consecutive po se sions -- all via Lawrence touchdown pa ses -- before Lawrence led the Jaguars to the game-winning field goal with no time left on the clock.The Jaguars don't win that game without Lawrence playing like a top-five quarterback, and he showed that he can take over a game facing the biggest adversity po sible. LAC RB #30 Att204Yds915TD13FL3 An anatomy of a comeback goes two ways, especially when the team that had the 27-point lead saw it evaporate to a lo s. The Chargers actually had a dropback percentage of 75% after building the 27-0 lead, higher than the Jaguars at 70%. Which team had the 27-point lead again?Los Angeles had just 19 rush Aron Baynes Jersey yards after building its 27-0 lead, rushing seven times for 20 yards (2.5 yards per carry) in the second half -- and 13 yards of that came on a run by . had five carries for zero yards in the second half and six total touches for four yards. , but the Chargers offense got nothing out of the run game after being up 27-0. Put those two together, and you get one of the worst playoff lo ses in NFL history. The man who once called the "Philly Special" in the Super Bowl was up to his old tricks again. Pederson went for two when the Jaguars were getting within striking distance of the Chargers, cutting the score to 30-20 in the third quarter. The Jaguars didn't get the conversion on a Lawrence pa s, but that didn't stop their head coach from being aggre sive. On the Jaguars' next touchdown, Pederson decided to go for two again instead of kicking the extra point and making it 30-27. Thanks to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on , Pederson had Lawrence sneak it in from the one-yard line to cut the lead to 30-28.Jacksonville then forced a three-and-out to get the ball back, and after it drove into Chargers territory in the final minutes, Pederson had one more trick up his sleeve. On fourth-and-1 from the 41-yard line with 1:27 left and the game on the line, Pederson had line up in the T-formation and gave his best running back the ball. Etienne gained 25 yards and set up for the game-winning kick with no time left. The Jaguars are in good hands with Pederson, as his aggre sivene s in games are why he has a 5-2 postseason record in the first place. What Shawn Marion Jersey a call on 4th and 1! : on NBC: Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) SF QB #13 CMP%67.1YDs1374TD13INT4YD/Att8.08 Purdy looked like the last player taken in the NFL draft in the first half of his first career playoff start (and first game against a team that had already faced him). The seventh-round rookie was just 9 of 19 for 147 yards in the first half with a touchdown and a 91.3 pa ser rating, mi sing throws to several receivers and getting away with non-interceptions as the trailed Mikal Bridges Jersey 17-16 at the half.Then came the second half, where Purdy went 9 of 11 for 183 yards with two pa sing touchdowns and a perfect 158.3 rating. Purdy also added a rushing touchdown as the 49ers scored 25 unanswered points against the for the victory. Purdy finished with 332 pa sing yards, three pa sing touchdowns, and a rushing touchdown. He surpa sed Dan Marino as the youngest quarterback in the Super Bowl era with three pa sing touchdowns in a playoff game and was the lowest drafted quarterback since to win his first career playoff start. Purdy is the youngest quarterback (23) with 300 pa sing yards, three pa sing touchdowns and no interceptions in a playoff game.The 49ers quarterback turned things around in the second half -- . SF RB #23 Att244Yds1139TD8FL0 Shanahan is the architect behind Purdy's historic start with the 49ers, which clearly showed throughout Saturday's victory. When Purdy struggled early, Shanahan used the run with (15 carries, 119 yards) and (three carries, 32 yards) to set up play action. Purdy went 8 of 13 for 172 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions off play action, finishing with a 145.0 rating. All of Purdy's touchdown pa ses were thrown outside the pocket, and the 49ers pa s catchers averaged 10.3 yards after the catch -- the fourth-highest in a game since YAC was first tracked in 2006. Purdy was also 9 of 10 for 179 yards and three touchdowns when a receiver had separation of five-plus yards, showcasing the scheme had plenty to do with his impre sive performance.Purdy was just 9 of 20 for 153 yards and a 71.5 pa ser rating when his targets didn't get five-plus yards of separation. That's something to monitor as the 49ers go deeper into the playoffs. SEA OT #67 Seattle had and Chris Paul Jersey start together for 16 of 17 regular season games, yet the rookie tackles struggled against the 49ers defensive front again. Lucas allowed a sack and was beat on 4.9% of his pa s-blocking snaps, including the strip-sack on that was the turning point of the game. Cro s allowed three pre sures and went up against most of the night. Bosa got the initial pre sure on Smith that forced him to step up in the pocket and set up Omenihu for the forced fumble (Bosa had the recovery). Bosa had five tackles in the game and was finding the football even if he wasn't getting to the quarterback.Cro s and Lucas had to play a near-perfect game for the Seahawks to have a chance. They were solid, but both have plenty of room to grow over the next few years. The interior of the offensive line -- veterans and -- didn't no the bookend rookie tackles any favors either with all the pre sure coming through the A and B-gaps.
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