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Traina Thoughts: Good Games Can't Help NFL Playoff Ratings

1. Three of the four NFL playoff games this past weekend were competitive, but that did not help the ratings. Just like the previous week, all four windows were down from the rating it pulled a year ago. Here's the breakdown:

Falcons-Eagles did a 17.4 rating -- down 5 percent from Seahawks-Falcons (18.3) last year.

Titans-Patriots did a 16.6 rating -- down 9 percent from Texans-Patriots (18.2) last year.

Jaguars-Steelers did a 20.4 rating -- down 7 percent from Steelers-Chiefs (21.9) last year.

Saints-Vikings did a 21.8 rating -- down 23 percent from Packers-Cowboys (28.