One Play That Will Forever Haunt Wild Card Weekend's Losers

The average NFL football game consists of 120-140 total plays, but it takes just one to change the entire game.

Furthermore, in the NFL playoffs, a single play has the potential to make or break a franchise's entire season.

Four teams were eliminated from playoff competition last weekend, and here's one play from each game that will forever haunt those wild card losers.

Cincinnati Bengals: Watt Picks Dalton for the Score

Cincinnati and Houston were deadlocked at 10 nearing halftime of Saturday's wild card matchup, when an interception returned for a touchdown by rookie defensive end J.J. Watt changed the entire game.

The youthful Bengals never recovered from the blow as Houston ran away in the second half, securing a 31-10 victory.

Atlanta Falcons: Meachem Breaks It Open

In a battle of two dynamic offenses, the Detroit Lions were holding tight with Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints on Saturday until a second half explosion by New Orleans put the game out of reach.

The most crippling blow came when Brees connected with fifth-year wide receiver Robert Meachem for a 56-yard score late in regulation.

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Atlanta Falcons: Nicks for Six

Sunday's Atlanta-New York wild card blowout was a tough one for Falcons fans to watch, and no play stung more than Hakeem Nicks' 72-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

If you have some time on your hands, try to count the number of Falcons defenders who whiffed at Nicks as he flew by. Then, try to learn that dance Nicks busted out in the end zone.

Pittsburgh Steelers: Tebow Magic (Again)

Tim Tebow's overtime touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas against the Pittsburgh Steelers last weekend wasn't just one of the most memorable plays of wild card weekend, it was one of the single greatest plays in the history of the NFL.

It was overtime. It was Tebow. Did we really expect anything else?