The Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers were in action in the first playoff game of Super Wild Card Weekend as the NFL season reached its business end

Prior to Monday night's playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, singer Rachel Platten had the honors of performing the national anthem. She also had a pregame show for the fans at State Farm Stadium.

Norm Hall/Getty Images Rachel Platten basked in positive vibes after her recent national anthem performance was met with mixed reviews. Platten, 43, performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the NFL Wild Card playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings on Monday,

The network came under fire over not broadcasting two moments on its Sugar Bowl broadcast a day after a terror attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people and injured over two dozen more.

ESPN faced significant backlash after failing to air the national anthem before the Sugar Bowl, which had been rescheduled to the following day due to a terrorist attack in New Orleans, the game’s host city.

ESPN has faced significant criticism for failing to air the national anthem before the Sugar Bowl, a College Football Playoff game held in New Orleans. The game, which was delayed by nearly 24 hours following a devastating terrorist attack that claimed over a dozen lives,