NFL wild card playoffs live blog

Follow the action in the first round of the NFL playoffs through tweets from top NFL reporters.

The big day is finally here. #FantasyRedemption

by nfl via twitter 1/5/2013 9:01:11 PM
If @AdrianPeterson would call Eric Dickerson, he'd tell him about his record, "It's going down." (Per @marshallfaulk) #Notdoubting

by Ian Rapoport via twitter 1/5/2013 9:01:29 PM
Highly unlikely suspended Saints coach Sean Payton will get early meeting with commissioner Roger Goodell for reinstatement, via sources.

by Adam Schefter via twitter 1/5/2013 9:03:12 PM
Hey, there's football today! That's exciting. A few hour break from coaching madness? #Notlikely

by Ian Rapoport via twitter 1/5/2013 9:05:43 PM
My 1 thought on Joe Webb possibly starting: Ponder is better clearly. But #Packers haven't scouted Webb. He's got skills. Could be dangerous

by Ian Rapoport via twitter 1/5/2013 9:08:24 PM
Don't just SAY you know which teams will win on Wild Card Weekend. PROVE it: http://on.nfl.com/PickEmWCW

by nfl via twitter 1/5/2013 9:08:45 PM
#Vikings QB Joe Webb does have a statistic this season. One rush for -1 yard. No pass attempts. So... well rested?

by Ian Rapoport via twitter 1/5/2013 9:10:42 PM
Ponder's elbow caused fatigue issues midweek. Vikings rested him, but based on the last 3 days, doesn't seems like it's improved. ...

by Albert Breer via twitter 1/5/2013 9:13:16 PM
... Ponder will get to Lambeau early and get treatment. Expectation has been he'll start, be monitored throughout. We'll see if that changes

by Albert Breer via twitter 1/5/2013 9:14:13 PM
RT @AlbertBreer: Ponder's elbow caused fatigue issues midweek. Vikings rested him, but based on the last 3 days, doesn't seems like it's ...

by nfl via twitter 1/5/2013 9:14:57 PM
RT @AlbertBreer: ... Ponder will get to Lambeau early and get treatment. Expectation has been he'll start, be monitored throughout. We'l ...

by nfl via twitter 1/5/2013 9:14:59 PM
15 minutes to PLAYOFF FOOTBALL. Watch online, and on your phone here: http://on.nfl.com/WatchWCW #NFLPlayoffs

by nfl via twitter 1/5/2013 9:15:21 PM
RT @Fakerapsheet: #waysforvikingstowin Doc Brown shows up in the Delorean with Randy Moss, Chris Carter, & John Randel #121gigawatts

by Ian Rapoport via twitter 1/5/2013 9:16:50 PM
My take on Packers-Vikings for http://nbcsports.com http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/50365035/ns/sports-nfl/

by Greg A. Bedard via twitter 1/5/2013 9:17:45 PM
RU rah rah #downgoespitt “@kustjt: Scrolling through NCAA scores, @GregABedard must be in a good mood.”

by Greg A. Bedard via twitter 1/5/2013 9:18:29 PM
Vikings beat guy @TomPelissero has more specifics on the Ponder injury here: http://bit.ly/UNzFD5

by Albert Breer via twitter 1/5/2013 9:26:39 PM
RT if you love Playoff Football. #NFLPlayoffs

by nfl via twitter 1/5/2013 9:31:56 PM
Whatta ya got, Matty Schaub? It's all on you

by Greg A. Bedard via twitter 1/5/2013 9:36:48 PM
I would if I were you. I don't care either way “@eltorro71: Don't we want him in NE next weekend?”

by Greg A. Bedard via twitter 1/5/2013 9:39:44 PM
RT @buffalobills: The 5 confirmed #Bills head coach interviews pbs.twimg.com/media/A_4GtfcCMAA6n5C.jpg

by Albert Breer via twitter 1/5/2013 9:40:46 PM
Wow. --> RT AKinkhabwala: I've been on the field at the Superdome twice this year. Right now, Reliant Stadium is louder. #CINvsHOU

by nfl via twitter 1/5/2013 9:43:15 PM
It was actually 38 not 48 for the block on the back that occurred at the 9 yard line before the runner was tackled.

by Mike Pereira via twitter 1/5/2013 9:44:22 PM
Bengals. Best hope vs. Broncos for home AFCCG “@tp546: as a @Patriots fan, who do you think I should be rooting for in this game?”

by Greg A. Bedard via twitter 1/5/2013 9:44:51 PM
Only when I make deadline “@hogue25: that's cause there's NEVER cheering in the press box.”

by Greg A. Bedard via twitter 1/5/2013 9:45:44 PM
Matt Schaub makes his first decent throw of the game.

by Zuri Berry, Boston.com 1/5/2013 9:45:46 PM
As soon as Schaub is able to make plays, it opens up the running game. Funny how that works. Like bizarro world.

by Zuri Berry, Boston.com 1/5/2013 9:46:27 PM
You expect a guy like Owen Daniels to make that catch every time. No excuses.

by Zuri Berry, Boston.com 1/5/2013 9:49:47 PM
RT @AKinkhabwala: I've been on the field at the Superdome twice this year. Right now, Reliant Stadium is louder. #CINvsHOU

by nfl via twitter 1/5/2013 9:52:51 PM
Yesterday, Urban got the best LB in Georgia. Today, the best LB in Texas. RT @11W: Mike Mitchell commits to Buckeyes. http://11w.rs/SbJUmi

by Albert Breer via twitter 1/5/2013 9:52:53 PM
A look at what the world was like the last time the @Bengals won a playoff game: http://on.nfl.com/BengalsPlayoffs #CINvsHOU

by nfl via twitter 1/5/2013 9:56:14 PM
JJ Watt got to Dalton so quick there, I thought there was a missed assignment. Nope.

by Albert Breer via twitter 1/5/2013 9:57:53 PM
The Law Firm exploits a big hole and J.J. Watt kills the Bengals drive with another sack in this prolific season. Didn't Cincy read the scouting report? Didn't Houston?

by Zuri Berry, Boston.com 1/5/2013 9:57:58 PM
Hate to jinx the game at this point but the officials were right on everything up to this point.

by Mike Pereira via twitter 1/5/2013 10:08:00 PM
After one quarter, Andy Dalton is 1 for 3 for -6 yards. Yikes.

by Zuri Berry, Boston.com 1/5/2013 10:08:14 PM
Me neither. Was sold that night. RT @DustinFox37: I'll still never forget that damn night in Madison where JJ Watt terrorized Pryor. #baller

by Albert Breer via twitter 1/5/2013 10:08:25 PM
Lol. RT @Ctaylor6060: @MikePereira Great here comes a Tuck Rule fumble which will be ruled a 1 point safety .

by Mike Pereira via twitter 1/5/2013 10:09:51 PM
RT @Bengals: End of 1st qtr with HOU first down at CIN 16. Total yards so far: HOU 112 CIN 19. #CINvsHOU

by nfl via twitter 1/5/2013 10:09:59 PM
The fact that Schaub is able to make that throw is good for the Texans overall, fitting the ball in tight spaces. Just sucks that the Texans walk away with a field goal again. That's a big win for the Bengals.

by Zuri Berry, Boston.com 1/5/2013 10:13:23 PM
Vikings QB Christian Ponder out on the field throwing now. Looks OK. Talking to the trainers too.

by Albert Breer via twitter 1/5/2013 10:16:01 PM
Andy Dalton just showed himself. Reckless QB.

by Zuri Berry, Boston.com 1/5/2013 10:19:47 PM
Another good call from the officials. That pass was an incomplete. Ball came loose on the way to the ground and hit the ground.

by Mike Pereira via twitter 1/5/2013 10:20:46 PM
RT @espn_nfcnblog: Joe Webb continues warmups with No. 3 Bethel-Thompson.

by Chris Mortensen via twitter 1/5/2013 10:21:01 PM
RT @espn_nfcnblog: Ponder's throws were soft and no longer than 15 yards. Not sure what to make of that. Musgrave now speaking with GM R ...

by Chris Mortensen via twitter 1/5/2013 10:21:49 PM
Hello, Leon Hall. That's just a great individual play by the #Bengals CB. And that's bad news for the #Texans. Can't be behind

by Ian Rapoport via twitter 1/5/2013 10:23:10 PM
Missed a chop block on the interception. Left tackle and left guard high-low block. Would be penalized on the kick-off if called.

by Mike Pereira via twitter 1/5/2013 10:24:02 PM