Wild-card weekend winners, losers

Since expanding its playoff field to 14 teams a year ago, the NFL has taken to calling the opening round “Super Wild Card Weekend.” But was it? Really? Aside from the San Francisco 49ers’ 23-17 upset of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon – easily the game of the weekend given the score, outcome, national profile of both teams and way it ended – it was largely a pretty forgettable serving of football, three of the five games quickly devolving into blowouts. Otherwise, without further ado, your winners and losers from (a not so super?) wild-card weekend: Winners Buffalo Bills: Despite Saturday night’s single-digit temperatures, they’ve caught fire at the right time, carrying a huge wave of momentum into the divisional round after an up-and-down regular season.

SPORT SCHEDULE

Upcoming games/meets: Thursday: Varsity Wrestling 5 p.m @ Slayton Friday: Boys Varsity Basketball vs Waseca 7:15 p.m. @ home Girls Varsity Basketball vs Waseca 7:30 p.m.

COURT REPORTS

Speeding: Scott Tanner Miest, Rochester, 80/65, $60; Gutema Waritu Chakisso, Woodbury, 84/65, $60; Shane Lisandro Chavez-silva, St. Peter, 75/65, $40; Zachariah James Deloach, Kearney, NE, 81/65, $60; Cheyanne Rose Hays, Ham Lake, 75/65, $40; Santhiosh Reddy Lotakai, Plymouth, 97/65, $150; Paul Thomas Stimac, Princeton, 79/65, $50; Hannah Jane Vollbrecht, Vernon Center, 70/65, $40; Flor Limones, Butterfield, 75/65, $40 Driving after suspension/revocation: Bobbi Jo Darlene Riewe, Madelia, $200; Joleigha Lea Johnson, Truman, $200; Antulio Juarez Agustin, Worthington, $200; Wener Dagoberto Garcia Ambrocio, Butterfield, $200; Lorena Michele Surber, St.

MnDOT seeks applicants for rail service improvement program grants

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Ask a Trooper

Question: What is the law in regards to pushing snow from ones driveway out onto the road? Answer: It is illegal to place snow from a driveway on or next to a public highway or street. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds everyone, “The placing of snow on or near a public road creates hazards, including drainage problems, drifting, sight obstruction and unsafe access.

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