NFL Playoffs get underway today...Sabres without their captain for a second straight game...and Fischer goes off against his former school. More details from Greg Larson on today's Saturday Sports Update...
Saturday Sports Update
Top left: Buffalo Bills fans remember Frank Reich for engineering the greatest comeback in NFL history 26 years ago, when he led the Bills from a 35-3 deficit to a 41-38 overtime win over the Houston Oilers in the playoffs. Today, Reich makes his postseason debut as a head coach, as his Indianapolis Colts take on the Houston Texans in the first of two Wild Card games to begin the 2018 NFL Playoffs. The Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys will face each other in the second playoff game on today's schedule. Photo by the Indianapolis Star
Top right: The Colts have been an under-the-radar team this NFL season, and with the team's resurgence comes a possible head coaching opportunity for a Chautauqua County native who is one of Frank Reich's assistants. Nick Sirianni, who graduated from Southwestern High School in 1999, is slated to interview for the Cleveland Browns' head coaching position next week. Photo by the Indianapolis Colts
Bottom left: Jack Eichel will miss a second consecutive game for the Buffalo Sabres tonight. Eichel, who got named to the Atlantic Division All-Star Team this week, is dealing with an upper body injury and did not play in the Sabres' 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday. The Sabres face the Boston Bruins this evening at 7:10 PM. Photo by the Buffalo Sabres
Bottom right: You could say there was motivation for Chautauqua Lake High School basketball player Zach Fischer on Friday. Going up against his former school, Maple Grove, Fischer went off in a 90-73 victory for the Thunderbirds. Fischer poured in 38 points and grabbed seven rebounds in his team's win. Photo by the Post-Journal
