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          NFL wild-card weekend playoff questions: How did the Browns beat the Steelers? What happened to Russell Wilson?

          • Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2021, 08:40 AM ET
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              Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X's and O's, offseason transactions and so much more.

              He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released once a week. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at Grantland. Follow him on Twitter here: @billbarnwell.
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          The biggest NFL wild-card weekend ever didn't disappoint. We had massive upsets, historic performances and what has to be the first slime cannons in league history. Two 12-win teams are one-and-done, and we've been left with four interesting matchups for next weekend's divisional round.