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243: 4023:'s 25-yard reception and a 12-men on the field penalty against the Broncos that gave Jacksonville a first down as they were getting ready to punt. This score, the fifth consecutive scoring possession against the fourth-ranked defense in the NFL, gave the Jags a 23–12 lead with less than 11 minutes left in the game. On Denver's next series, Hebron's 38-yard kickoff return fired up a 57-yard drive that ended on Davis's 2-yard touchdown run, and then his successful 268: 250: 322: 286: 340: 304: 394: 448: 376: 358: 430: 412: 475: 481: 2869:, who was routinely used by the team in short-yardage situations, eventually finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run, giving the Steelers a 10–0 lead with 4:55 left in the first quarter. Following another Colts punt, Pittsburgh increased their lead to 13–0 with Norm Johnson's 50-yard field goal 10 seconds into the second quarter. 514:, the number 1 seed hosted the worst-remaining seed from the first round (seed 4, 5, or 6), while the number 2 seed played the other team (seed 3, 4, or 5). The two winning teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the 5312:

Midway through the fourth quarter, the Patriots drove to the Jacksonville 23-yard line. They were in prime position to build a big lead, but Bledsoe was sacked for a 6-yard loss on third down and Vinatieri drilled his 46-yard field goal attempt wide left. Jacksonville took the ball back and drove to

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Brunell had the best postseason performance of his career, throwing for 245 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, and also rushing for 44 yards. Means rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown, while also catching four passes for 46 yards. Davis rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown, while also

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On the first drive of the second half, Green Bay moved the ball 73 yards in 11 plays and scored with another Jacke field goal. The Panthers managed to respond with an 11-play, 73-yard drive of their own and score with Kasay's second field goal, which cut their deficit to seven points. But Green Bay

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Smith rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching four passes for 26 yards. Irvin caught eight passes for 103 yards. Teague had five tackles, two forced fumbles, and an interception return for a touchdown. This was the last time the Cowboys won a playoff game until January 9, 2010,

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missed a last-second potential game-winning 30-yard field goal), overcame a 12-point deficit by racking up 443 yards (including 202 on the ground) and scoring on six consecutive possessions to upset the Broncos, who had finished the season with an NFL best 13–3 record (and had rested most of their

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Early in the second half, Oliver fumbled a punt return that Johnston recovered to set up a Boniol field goal, cutting the deficit to 17–14. But this was as close as the Cowboys would get, as the Panthers kicked three more field goals over the Cowboys' one. On the ensuing drive, Johnson rushed six

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run shrunk the lead to 23–20. But Jacksonville responded with another touchdown drive, featuring a 29-yard run by Brunell to the Denver 21-yard line in which he covered both sidelines, broke one tackle and eluded three other defenders. Shortly later, he finished the drive with a 16-yard touchdown

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sparking a drive to the Panthers' 1-yard line. However, Irvin suffered a separated shoulder on his reception and had to miss the rest of the game. Meanwhile, Dallas could not get into the end zone despite two chances from the 1. Aikman threw an incomplete pass on second down, and on third down,

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with 24 seconds left in the half. Then in a odd error, Howard did not come out of the locker room in time for the second-half kickoff, and no one on the team noticed. With only 10 Green Bay players on the field to receive the second-half kickoff and no one in the returner position, the kickoff

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The game was also notable for a power outage (due to the power use at and around the stadium due to very cold temperatures) just minutes before halftime, which knocked out much of the lighting of the stadium, as well as most of the power in the surrounding community. (The television broadcast,

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picked off Brunell's pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown to give his team a 27–20 lead. Jacksonville countered right back, moving the ball 65 yards in 10 plays. McCardell caught two passes for 39 yards on the drive, while Means kept it going with a 2-yard run on fourth and 1. Brunell

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called the game the "Mud Bowl." Neither team had much success moving the ball on offense due to the field conditions. The Packers, who averaged over 345 yards per game during the season, gained just 210 yards, while the 49ers managed only 196. The longest completion of the day was an 18-yard

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Bettis rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns (his 11th 100-yard game of the year), while also catching a pass for four yards. Johnson caught five passes for 109 yards. Neither starting quarterback had a big day. Tomczak completed 13 of 21 passes for 176 yards, with two interceptions and no

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Moulds returned the second-half kickoff 26 yards to the Bills' 38-yard line, where the Bills went on to retake the lead with Christie's 47-yard field goal. But after a few punts, Jacksonville managed to tie it again with an 11-play, 62-yard drive that included a 27-yard catch by receiver

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1–3 based on the overall won-lost-tied record, and the three wild card teams were seeded 4–6. The NFL did not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there were no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the

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intercepted a shovel pass intended for Thomas and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown to tie the game. Buffalo stormed right back with a 10-play, 68-yard drive that ended with Thomas' 2-yard touchdown run, making the score 14–7. However, Jacksonville running back

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stormed right back with a 74-yard touchdown drive, featuring a 66-yard reception by Levens. On the next play, Bennett's 4-yard touchdown run gave the Packers a 27–13 lead with two minutes left in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Packers defensive tackle

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on fourth and 5, and another completion to Jefferson that moved the ball 38 yards to the Jacksonville 3-yard line. New England could go no further, however, so Vinatieri kicked his second field goal of the day to increase their lead to 13–3 going into halftime.

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on the New England 39-yard line. Six plays later, Martin's 23-yard touchdown run increased New England's lead to 28–3. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers managed a drive to the Patriots 15, only to lose the ball again on an interception by linebacker

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said. "Our football team just hung in it, and that touchdown to Jimmy Smith in that situation was huge. I told the players at the beginning of the week I believed we could win. I didn't know how it would come down. I didn't give them that script."

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took off for a 37-yard touchdown run on the next play. Then during Minnesota's next possession, Teague intercepted a pass from Johnson and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown, giving the Cowboys a 24–0 lead with 8:36 left in the second quarter.

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starters over the last three games after clinching the #1 AFC seed at 12–1) and were favored to win by over 14 points. The Broncos' loss meant that for the second consecutive year the AFC's top seed was eliminated in the divisional round.

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on the Jags' 42-yard line. Brunell then completed a pair of passes to Smith and McCardell for gains of 14 and 11 yards to set up Hollis's 45-yard field goal, putting them back in front for good at 30–27. The Bills offense, now led by

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The Steelers blew a 13-point lead in the first half but scored 29 unanswered points in the second half. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh held the Colts to 146 total yards of offense, while gaining 407 yards for themselves (236 on the ground).

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The second-year Jaguars forced four turnovers, racked up three sacks, and outgained Buffalo in total yards 409–308 to earn their first playoff win. After trading points back and forth all day, almost drive for drive, Jaguars safety

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interception for Denver, Means gained 29 yards on a reception at the Broncos' 42, and later took the ball across the goal line on an 8-yard run. Following a Denver punt, Jacksonville got the ball back with 57 seconds left.

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Although New England gained just 234 yards compared to the Jags' 289, they made up the difference by forcing four turnovers, including three consecutive takeaways on the last three Jacksonville possessions of the game.

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This was the first postseason meeting between the Broncos and Jaguars, and the last time the Broncos ever wore their "Orange Crush" uniforms, they would bring them back just one more time as alternate uniforms in 2001.

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intercepted a Brunell pass in the end zone. Following a punt, Jacksonville got another chance to drive for the tying touchdown with 2:36 left. However, this time they lost the ball on their first play with a fumble by

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However, the Steelers dominated the rest of the game. They started out the second half with a 16-play, 91-yard possession that ate 9:30 off the clock. Tomczak completed 5/5 passes for 37 yards on the drive, while

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returned seven punts for 72 yards and rushed for 18. Tomczak was held to 110 passing yards and intercepted twice in the final postseason game of his career. He was periodically replaced by versatile quarterback

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kicked a 29-yard field goal as a result of the turnover, making the score 10–3. Later on, with 1:29 left in the half, Bledsoe led the Patriots down the field on a 68-yard drive, completing a 19-yard pass to

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recovered the ball and returned it 47 yards for the game-clinching touchdown, giving his team a 20–6 lead. Jacksonville would get one more possession, which ended with an interception by middle linebacker

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times for 44 yards to set up Kasay's 40-yard field goal. Then after a punt, he carried the ball six times for 22 yards to set up another score on Kasay's 40-yard kick a few plays into the fourth quarter.

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intercepted a pass from Bledsoe to give his team a chance to get back in the game. But Pittsburgh turned the ball over on downs on the Pats' 24-yard line and the score remained 21–0 going into halftime.

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set up the final score of the game with his 3-yard touchdown catch from Young, finishing off a 61-yard drive in the third quarter. This was the lowest scoring wild-card playoff game in NFL history.

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as analyst. Musburger and Vermeil, who at the time comprised ABC’s #2 college football broadcast team, had called one of the two Wild Card matchups every year since the playoffs expanded in 1990.

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and returned 49 yards to the Cowboys' 19-yard line, setting up Kasay's fourth field goal to make the score 26–17. The next time Dallas got the ball, Aikman was intercepted again, this time by

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Dallas outgained the Vikings in total yards 438–268, plays 78–44, and time of possession 42:03–17:57. They also forced six turnovers and scored on five first half possessions to win the game.

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blocked the extra point. Then after the Broncos' defense forced a punt, Elway completed 4/4 passes for 57 yards on a 64-yard drive that ended on his 18-yard scoring connection to tight end

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forced a turnover by sacking Johnson on fourth down, giving Dallas the ball on the Vikings 39, which led to another Boniol field goal. On the ensuing drive, Johnson's 50-yard completion to

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caught up with Lee at the 1-yard line and poked the ball out of his hands, knocking it out of the end zone for a touchback. Dallas then drove 70 yards, including a 22-yard carry by

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recovered on the Indy 18-yard line. Five plays later, Bettis scored another 1-yard touchdown run to give the Steelers a 28–14 lead less than a minute into the fourth quarter.

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that tied the game at 27. On Buffalo's next drive, Hudson made a devastating hit on Kelly, knocking him out of the game and forcing a fumble that was recovered by cornerback

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completed 6/7 passes for 60 yards on a 74-yard drive and finished it off with a 9-yard touchdown run. The Eagles then reached the San Francisco 8-yard line, but quarterback

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and Freeman for gains of 23 and 25 yards moved the ball into field-goal range, and Jacke's 31-yard field goal finished the drive, giving Green Bay a 17–10 halftime lead.

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Although they gained more yards than the 49ers, the Eagles were shut out in a rain-soaked, muddy game with 62 miles per hour winds. San Francisco won 14–0 in what coach

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Stewart ended up as the Steelers' QB for the rest of the game. He finished with just one pass attempt, but his 24-yard run on a quarterback draw set up running back

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Denver dominated the first quarter, scoring two touchdowns while preventing the Jaguars from gaining a single first down. At the end of the Broncos' first drive,

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pass to Smith with 3:39 remaining, making the score 30–20. The Broncos then drove 80 yards in six plays and scored on Elway's 15-yard touchdown to wide receiver

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managed to overcome two early turnovers that set up 10 Carolina points, completing 19 out of 29 passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns. Packers running back

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caught one of them and rushed for 42 yards on eight carries, the last a 1-yard touchdown run. Then Stewart completed a 2-point conversion pass to tight end

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In their first home playoff game in 18 years, the Patriots blew out the Steelers 28–3 with 346 yards of total offense, while limiting the Steelers to 213.

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for 65 yards and finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run. Perhaps the key point of the game occurred on the next series when Minnesota running back

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The wild-card Jaguars, who had barely made the playoffs with a 9–7 record by winning their last five games of the season (including their final one when

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reception by Freeman. Bennett was one of the top players of the day with 80 rushing yards and two touchdowns, along with two receptions for 14 yards.

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field goal to tie the game at 17. Jacksonville responded with a drive to the Buffalo 36, but on the last play of the half, Brunell was intercepted by

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The Dallas dominance would continue as Sanders returned an interception 22 yards to the Vikings 29 to set up a 31-yard Boniol field goal. Even

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Means finished the game with 175 rushing yards. Simmons finished with two sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown. Bills receiver

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However, the Packers marched 72 yards for another touchdown, in which a fumble by Bennett was recovered in the end zone by wide receiver

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while trying to convert a fourth and 1 on a quarterback sneak. Jacksonville then stormed to their first lead of the day with quarterback

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intercepted the ball and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown. On the Steelers next possession, Tomczak threw an interception to safety

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Young finished the game 14/21 for 161 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 65 yards and another score. 49ers defensive tackle

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recovered it for San Francisco on the Green Bay 4-yard line. On the next play, Grbac's 4-yard touchdown run cut the score to 21–14.

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touchdowns. Harbaugh completed 12 of 32 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown with one pick. He was also sacked four times, three by

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to 165 passing yards and forced three interceptions en route to their first playoff win in team history. On offense, running back

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gave them a first down on the Jacksonville 2-yard line. The Jaguars kept Denver out of the end zone for the next three plays, but

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made a 32-yard field goal at the end of a 13-play, 62-yard drive. Their defense then forced the Patriots to punt, but returner

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Jacksonville took the second-half kickoff and drove to the New England 31-yard line, only to lose the ball when quarterback

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Pittsburgh seemed to be taking control of the game, but with 4:35 left in the half, Tomczak threw a short pass intended for

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missed a 40-yard field goal attempt on Philadelphia's first possession. In the second quarter, San Francisco quarterback

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got it back for the Cowboys. This led to Boniol's 22-yard field goal, giving Dallas a 30–0 lead at the end of the half.

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catching seven passes for 24 yards. It was the only playoff game of his career in which he didn't rush for 100 yards.

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caught nine passes for 122 yards. Moulds returned five kickoffs for 142 yards. This was the final game of Kelly's

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recovered the fumble, leading to Jacke's third field goal that made the score 30–13 with 10:02 left in the game.

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at the Steelers 12, and he eventually converted a third and 7 situation with a 9-yard touchdown pass to receiver

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added three field goals. Carolina was held to just 251 total yards and had only one drive longer than 42 yards.

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as "the frozen tundra") Despite the poor weather, San Francisco finished the game without losing any turnovers.

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returned the ball 16 yards to the Jags' 43-yard line, setting up Kelly's 7-yard touchdown pass to running back

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recovered for Jacksonville on the Pats' 37 to set up a 28-yard Hollis field goal that cut the score to 13–6.

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intercepted Detmer with 43 seconds left in the half, and the Eagles would never seriously threaten again.

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was stuffed for no gain on fourth and 1. Three plays later, Bledsoe lost a fumble while being tackled by

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recorded 117 yards receiving and 88 yards rushing, including a 29-yard touchdown catch. Quarterback

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the New England 5-yard line, but with just under four minutes left in the game, Patriots safety

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intercepted a pass from Favre and returned it 10 yards to the Packers' 3-yard line, setting up

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The Jaguars were forced to punt on their first possession, but a high snap enabled cornerback

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The Packers recorded 201 rushing yards and 476 total yards of offense. Green Bay running back

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Dallas responded with a 78-yard drive, including a 25-yard run by Smith and a 16-yard run by

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before Means took off for a 30-yard touchdown burst, giving them a 17–14 advantage. However,

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kept it going with a pass interference penalty on third down, enabling Carolina quarterback

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scored a 1-yard touchdown run on fourth down, giving Denver a 6–0 lead after defensive end

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on the last play of the game. Meanwhile, a one handed 36-yard reception by 49ers receiver

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returned the ensuing kickoff 57 yards to the Jags' 42-yard line, setting up a 33-yard

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intercepted a pass from Collins on the Packers' 38-yard line. Favre's completions to

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kicked a 27-yard field goal to make the score 14–10 at the end of the first quarter.

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Pittsburgh drove 51 yards in eight plays, including a 30-yard reception by receiver

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to set up Hollis's 42-yard field goal, giving the team a 13–12 halftime lead.

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to complete the 68-yard possession with a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end

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completed only five of 12 passes for 77 yards, including an interception to

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at the Jacksonville 4-yard line. Moments later, New England running back

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This was the first postseason meeting between the Steelers and Patriots.

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completed a 20-yard pass to Charles Johnson at the 8. Backup quarterback

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returned their punt 36 yards to the Colts' 31-yard line. One play later,

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This was the first Super Bowl meeting between the Patriots and Packers.

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This was the first postseason meeting between the Panthers and Packers.

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This was the first postseason meeting between the Panthers and Cowboys.

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This would be the last time the Eagles lost in the Wild Card game until

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was their top performer with 104 rushing yards and a 9-yard reception.

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recovered the fumble on the Packers' 45-yard line. A few plays later,

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set up the final score of the game on Johnson's 2-yard touchdown run.

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This was the first postseason meeting between the Eagles and 49ers.

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at the Green Bay 26-yard line. Six plays later, backup quarterback

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was dropped for a three-yard loss, forcing the team to settle for

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recovered the ball on the 49ers 15-yard line. Three plays later,

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non-division winners with the best overall regular season records

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Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

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Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary

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Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

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forced a fumble while sacking Collins that linebacker

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AFC: New England Patriots 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 6

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BUF – Burris 38 interception return (Christie kick)

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Dallas Cowboys vs. Carolina Panthers – Game summary

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AFC: New England Patriots 28, Pittsburgh Steelers 3

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(January 6, 1997). 4976:'s 3-yard touchdown pass to fullback 4636:on his own 47 and a 22-yard catch by 3604:and was recovered by San Francisco's 3578:'s 4-yard touchdown to wide receiver 2425:34–14, and their last playoff win at 2354:caught a short pass from quarterback 1235: 1198: 1156: 1137: 1128: 1122: 1098: 1059: 1019: 1000: 991: 985: 980: 953: 916: 874: 855: 846: 840: 816: 761: 751: 203:, 35–21, on January 26, 1997, at the 7: 6784:1996 National Football League season 5589:Stellino, Vito (December 29, 1996). 4296:NE – Martin 23 run (Vinatieri kick) 4284:NE – Martin 78 run (Vinatieri kick) 4068:The game was featured as one of the 2283:DAL – E. Smith 37 run (Boniol kick) 5779:Lambrecht, Gary (January 5, 1997). 5667:Preston, Mike (December 30, 1996). 5505:Yowell, Keith (December 28, 2010). 5193:NE – Martin 1 run (Vinatieri kick) 4272:NE – Martin 2 run (Vinatieri kick) 2831:PIT – Stewart 3 run (Johnson kick) 2825:PIT – Witman 31 run (Johnson kick) 2789:PIT – Stewart 1 run (Johnson kick) 2313:DAL – E. 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Cornerback 2373: 2369: 2365: 2361: 2360:George Teague 2357: 2353: 2349: 2348:Michael Irvin 2345: 2340: 2328: 2324: 2322: 2318: 2316: 2312: 2310: 2306: 2304: 2300: 2298: 2294: 2292: 2288: 2286: 2282: 2280: 2276: 2274: 2270: 2269: 2268: 2265: 2264: 2263: 2262: 2258: 2257: 2250: 2246: 2245:Frank Gifford 2242: 2238: 2236: 2231: 2229: 2228:Gerald Austin 2225: 2222: 2219: 2216: 2213: 2210: 2208: 2204: 2200: 2197: 2196: 2195: 2194: 2193: 2192:Irving, Texas 2189: 2188:Texas Stadium 2179: 2176: 2173: 2170: 2167: 2164: 2162: 2159: 2158: 2155: 2152: 2149: 2146: 2143: 2140: 2137: 2136: 2117: 2116: 2112: 2105: 2097: 2095: 2093: 2092: 2086: 2083: 2081: 2077: 2073: 2069: 2064: 2062: 2058: 2057:Tony Brackens 2054: 2049: 2048:Aaron Beasley 2045: 2040: 2035: 2033: 2027: 2025: 2021: 2017: 2013: 2012:Pete Mitchell 2009: 2005: 2000: 1998: 1994: 1993:Natrone Means 1989: 1988:Clyde Simmons 1985: 1981: 1976: 1974: 1970: 1955: 1951: 1949: 1945: 1943: 1939: 1937: 1933: 1931: 1927: 1925: 1921: 1919: 1915: 1913: 1909: 1907: 1903: 1901: 1897: 1895: 1891: 1890: 1889: 1886: 1885: 1884: 1883: 1879: 1878: 1871: 1867: 1866:Joe Theismann 1863: 1859: 1855: 1853: 1848: 1846: 1842: 1839: 1836: 1833: 1830: 1827: 1825: 1822:: 12:30 p.m. 1821: 1818: 1817: 1816: 1815: 1814: 1810: 1800: 1797: 1794: 1791: 1788: 1785: 1782: 1781: 1778: 1775: 1772: 1769: 1766: 1763: 1761: 1758: 1757: 1738: 1737: 1733: 1724: 1719: 1714: 1708: 1705: 1702: 1699: 1697: 1696: 1692: 1689: 1687: 1684: 1683: 1678: 1673: 1669: 1666: 1663: 1660: 1657: 1655: 1654: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1642: 1641: 1638: 1635: 1632: 1629: 1627: 1626: 1622: 1619: 1617: 1614: 1613: 1608: 1605: 1602: 1599: 1596: 1594: 1593: 1589: 1586: 1584: 1581: 1580: 1577: 1574: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1565: 1561: 1558: 1556: 1553: 1552: 1549: 1546: 1543: 1540: 1538: 1535: 1532: 1530: 1529: 1525: 1524: 1521: 1518: 1515: 1512: 1510: 1509: 1505: 1502: 1500: 1497: 1496: 1491: 1488: 1485: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1476: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1464: 1463: 1460: 1457: 1454: 1451: 1449: 1448: 1444: 1441: 1439: 1436: 1435: 1432: 1429: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1420: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1407: 1404: 1401: 1398: 1395: 1393: 1392:Buffalo Bills 1390: 1387: 1385: 1384: 1380: 1379: 1374: 1370: 1367: 1363: 1357: 1354: 1351: 1348: 1345: 1344: 1341: 1339: 1335: 1334:Joe Theismann 1331: 1327: 1322: 1320: 1316: 1312: 1308: 1304: 1300: 1292: 1287: 1282: 1280: 1275: 1273: 1268: 1267: 1256: 1255: 1247: 1239: 1238: 1226: 1225:San Francisco 1218: 1217: 1205: 1204: 1201: 1193: 1185: 1184: 1181: 1180: 1164: 1163: 1160: 1159:Lambeau Field 1154: 1153: 1141: 1135: 1134: 1131: 1126: 1125: 1120: 1119: 1111: 1103: 1102: 1089: 1081: 1080: 1068: 1067: 1064: 1063: 1054: 1046: 1045: 1042: 1041: 1027: 1026: 1023: 1017: 1016: 1004: 1003:Texas Stadium 998: 997: 994: 989: 988: 983: 978: 977: 969: 961: 960: 957: 944: 936: 935: 923: 922: 919: 911: 903: 902: 899: 898: 882: 881: 878: 872: 871: 865:Jacksonville 859: 853: 852: 849: 844: 843: 838: 837: 829: 821: 820: 807: 799: 798: 792:Jacksonville 786: 785: 779: 771: 770: 755: 745: 739: 738: 735: 733: 731: 729: 727: 725: 723: 721: 719: 717: 715: 713: 711: 709: 707: 705: 703: 701: 699: 698: 692: 690: 682: 679: 676: 673: 671: 668: 667: 663: 660: 657: 654: 652: 649: 648: 644: 641: 638: 634: 633:Buffalo Bills 631: 629: 626: 625: 621: 617: 614: 611: 607: 604: 602: 599: 598: 594: 590: 587: 584: 580: 577: 575: 572: 571: 567: 563: 560: 557: 553: 550: 548: 545: 544: 541: 538: 536: 533: 530: 529: 526: 525:Playoff seeds 522: 519: 517: 513: 509: 505: 501: 496: 492: 482: 476: 471: 458: 457: 440: 439: 422: 421: 404: 403: 386: 385: 368: 367: 350: 349: 332: 331: 314: 313: 296: 295: 278: 277: 260: 259: 244: 229: 227: 225: 221: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 189: 184: 183: 168: 165: 163: 159: 158: 155: 151: 147: 141: 138: 136: 133: 132: 130: 124: 121: 118: 114: 111: 108: 104: 101: 98: 94: 88: 85: 83: 80: 79: 77: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 51: 48: 44: 40: 36: 30: 19: 6753:Playoff Bowl 6736:Broadcasters 6575: 6296:Playoff Bowl 6262:NFL playoffs 6210:NFL playoffs 6209: 6148:Philadelphia 6138:Jacksonville 6130: 6116: 6065:Indianapolis 5932: 5927:Bibliography 5915: 5905: 5893:. 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4327:Keith Byars 4319:Terry Glenn 4246:Randy Cross 4242:Marv Albert 4055:Red Cashion 4010:Jimmy Smith 3997:Mike Hollis 3850:Dick Enberg 3837:Red Cashion 3814:/2:00 p.m. 3618:Terry Kirby 3614:Steve Young 3610:Elvis Grbac 3602:Chris Hayes 3580:Andre Rison 3576:Brett Favre 3498:Matt Millen 3481:Dick Hantak 3303:Mark Rypien 3284:Steve Young 3221:John Madden 3181:/1:00 p.m. 2882:Ray McElroy 2874:Ernie Mills 2753:Dick Enberg 2403:Cris Carter 2372:Leroy Hoard 2344:Troy Aikman 2241:Al Michaels 2205:/3:00 p.m. 2068:Quinn Early 2044:Jimmy Smith 2039:Jeff Burris 2016:Eric Moulds 1997:Mike Hollis 1265:This box: 968:New England 929:Pittsburgh 677:(wild card) 658:(wild card) 209:New Orleans 188:1996 season 6773:Categories 6758:Super Bowl 6313:Super Bowl 6180:Washington 6170:Pittsburgh 6070:Cincinnati 5895:October 1, 5845:October 1, 5795:October 1, 5745:October 1, 5714:October 1, 5683:October 1, 5605:October 1, 5492:References 5324:Otis Smith 5291:Ben Coates 5167:Phil Simms 4986:John Kasay 4697:Rohn Stark 4682:John Kasay 4343:Chad Brown 4107:See also: 4034:Jason Elam 4001:Tory James 3854:Phil Simms 3634:Mike Prior 3591:Sean Jones 3355:See also: 3311:Jerry Rice 3296:Roy Barker 3168:California 2933:Chad Brown 2925:Jon Witman 2757:Phil Simms 2740:Ed Hochuli 2704:Pittsburgh 2102:See also: 1336:replacing 1317:games and 1172:Green Bay 1035:Green Bay 943:Pittsburgh 516:Super Bowl 484:NFC Teams 478:AFC Teams 128:runners-up 126:Conference 116:Runners-up 6318:champions 6185:Tampa Bay 6158:St. Louis 6153:Minnesota 6143:San Diego 6118:Green Bay 6112:NY Giants 6038:Baltimore 5440:Louisiana 5125:Game time 4970:Sam Mills 4819:Game time 4705:Sam Mills 4678:Chad Cota 4609:CAR 26–17 4603:CAR 23–17 4597:CAR 23–14 4591:CAR 20–14 4585:CAR 17–14 4579:CAR 17–11 4573:CAR 14–11 4483:Game time 4250:Sam Wyche 4204:Game time 3968:returned 3966:Rod Smith 3962:Tom Rouen 3936:JAX 30–27 3930:JAX 30–20 3924:JAX 23–20 3918:JAX 23–12 3912:JAX 20–12 3906:JAX 13–12 3900:DEN 12–10 3808:Game time 3452:Game time 3288:Ty 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