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Scott Polacek is the featured Columnist for January 18, 2022.
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J.J. Watt didn't hold back after the Arizona Cards' 34-11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card Round.
He told reporters that the team's season was a failure. There is only one way to describe it.
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It was a failure.
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J.J. Watt lost to the Rams in the playoffs.
It appeared as if Watt's season was over when he injured his shoulder in the Houston Texans game, but he came back and played in the playoffs.
The entire defense struggled to contain Matthew Stafford and Co. throughout the contest, as he finished with three total tackles and one tackle for loss.
Stafford accounted for three touchdown and was sacked just once, while Beckham caught a touchdown and even completed a 40-yard pass on a trick play.
Watt's resume includes three Defensive Player of the Year Awards, five All-Pro selections, five Pro Bowl nods and a Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, but he doesn't have a Super Bowl ring.
It's hard to argue with his assessment, as Arizona looked like it was the best team in the league when it was 10-2 and 7-1 before a late collapse cost it the conference's top seed and a first-round bye.
The Cards lost four of their last five games and wound up as the 5th seed and will play in the first round of the playoffs.
The one-time Super Bowl contender will be at home for the Divisional Round.
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