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6899:, New York won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff of overtime; however, four plays later, they elected to punt the football. With the new overtime rules in place, this meant that since both teams had taken possession of the ball, the game was now sudden-death where the first team to score would win the football game. However, San Francisco could not advance the football on their possession and the 49ers elected to punt the football after three plays. The Giants started their drive from their 36-yard line and advanced near midfield on third down, but Manning was sacked by 281:, the game will not immediately end if the team that wins the coin toss scores a field goal on its first possession (the game will end if a touchdown is scored by the offense or if the defense scores a safety on the first possession of the overtime period). Instead, the other team will get a possession. If the loser of the coin toss scores a touchdown on that possession, it will be declared the winner. If the winner of the coin toss does not score on its first possession, or if both teams score field goals on their first possession, the game will revert to sudden death. 6865:, seeing this, began sprinting toward the ball and picked it up near the 30-yard line. The officials gave the 49ers possession at the spot where Thomas had picked the ball up. Thomas, however, was insistent that Williams had touched the ball first, and ran the rest of the way into the end zone with the ball; if he was right, possession would have gone back to the Giants on a muff and a recovery, but the ball would be placed at the spot of the recovery since muffed punts, by rule, are unable to be advanced by the recovering team. 5734:
team after the 1998 Vikings, the 2004 Steelers, and the 2007 Patriots to win at least 15 games during the season and not win the Super Bowl. As previously mentioned, the Packers became the fourth team in five years – 2007 Cowboys, 2008 Giants, and 2010 Falcons – to get the NFC's top seed and lose their first playoff game. This was also the sixth consecutive year in which the defending Super Bowl champion failed to win a playoff game. The win by the Giants also was the first win by a road team in the 2011–12 NFL playoffs.
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touchdowns while Cruz added five catches for 74 yards and Manningham caught three passes for 31 yards and one touchdown. In the defeat, Rodgers finished with 264 yards on 26-for-46 passing, two touchdowns, and an interception. Jennings led the Packers in receptions with four for 40 yards while Driver added three and led the team in receiving yards with 45. New York forced four turnovers (the interception and three fumbles) and sacked Rodgers four times.
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in a touchdown pass, but Moore knocked the ball out of his arms just before he held it long enough for a reception. Then on third down, he broke up a pass intended for Pitta at the 2-yard line. Cundiff then came onto the field to try a 32-yard field goal attempt which would have sent the game into overtime for the first time in an AFC Championship Game in
2968:. Atlanta responded with a drive to the New York 21-yard line, but once again they came up empty when Ryan was tackled for no gain on fourth and one for a second time. A few plays later, New York increased their lead to 17–2 with Manning's 72-yard touchdown completion to Nicks. In the fourth quarter, Manning threw his third touchdown pass, a 29-yarder to 347:, the number 1 seed hosts the worst-surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5, or 6), while the number 2 seed will play the other team (seed 3, 4, or 5). The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games met in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the 6818:
kick. Cruz was again Manning's key target on the drive, with four receptions including a catch that set up Tynes' attempt. With 5:18 remaining in the third quarter, the 49ers regained the lead on Smith's second touchdown pass. San Francisco was able to move the ball 54 yards in six plays and was aided by Williams' 24-yard return of
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38-yard line. But on the next play, Reed picked off a deep pass from Yates on his own 4-yard line with less than two minutes left in regulation. Houston still managed to force a punt with 45 seconds left, but the Ravens defense rose to the occasion once again, forcing a turnover on downs at their own 43-yard line.
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career long 28-yard run, making the score 29–24 after the two-point conversion failed. Not to be outdone, Brees matched the score with his fourth touchdown pass of the day, a 66-yard completion to Graham, and then threw the ball to Sproles for a successful 2-point conversion, giving the Saints a 32–29 lead.
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would be the ball carrier. Williams, however, could not handle the handoff on the end-around and fumbled the ball but was able to recover when the ball squirted out of the grasp of a Giants defender. The 49ers punted three plays later, but this would not be the last time Williams' ball-handling would
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Green Bay was playing in its first playoff game at home since the aforementioned 2007 NFC Championship Game and lost for the second consecutive time. The Packers became the first team to win at least fifteen games during the season and not advance beyond their first playoff game and became the fourth
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With the victory the Giants advanced to their fifth NFC Championship Game and first since 2007, when they defeated the Packers to advance to the Super Bowl. Manning passed for a postseason career high 330 yards on 21-for-33 passing and three touchdowns. Nicks caught seven passes for 165 yards and two
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San Francisco got the ball back on their own 15-yard line with 1:37 left in the game. Smith started the drive with two completions to Gore for 18 yards. Then after an incompletion, he connected on a 47-yard pass to Davis, advancing the ball to the Saints 20-yard line. A 6-yard completion to Gore then
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carried the football on three successive plays and rushed for eight, six and four yards to the San Francisco six yard line. On the fourth snap, Manning simply took the ball to the middle of the field and kneeled, which brought up third down. Tynes was called out onto the field for what was a 26-yard
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on running plays. Three plays later, Akers was called on to kick the game-tying field goal as the drive stalled at the New York 8-yard line. Akers converted tying the game at 17–17. The rest of the fourth quarter was uneventful as the teams traded possessions six times. The Giants punted three times
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The Ravens defense forced a punt with 1:44 left, giving them one last chance to tie or win the game. Three receptions by Boldin for 41 yards helped move the ball to the Patriots 13-yard line. But Moore made two critical pass deflections to keep them out of the end zone. First, Evans appeared to haul
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rushed three times for 29 yards and caught a pass for 16 on a 59-yard drive that ended with Rackers' second field goal, cutting the score to 17–6. Then after a punt, Foster rushed for 53 yards, including a 28-yard burst on the first play, on a 12-play, 86-yard drive that consumed just 5:46 and ended
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With 4:02 left in the game, New Orleans took their first lead of the game at 24–23 with Brees' 44-yard touchdown pass to Sproles. But it lasted less than two minutes before San Francisco took it back, with Smith hitting Davis for a 37-yard gain before taking the ball into the end zone himself on his
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Manning, despite being sacked six times and constantly under pressure by the 49ers, was praised for his gutsy performance. He completed 32 of 58 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers in the rainy contest. Smith had 196 passing yards and two touchdowns – both to Davis – finishing
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twice on the drive, one for a large gain that afforded New York the football in San Francisco territory. It was among two of 10 catches that Cruz made during the game. They then gained the lead on the last drive of the half, as Tynes converted the first of two successful field goals with a 31-yard
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New England started off the second half with another long scoring drive, moving the ball 74 yards to the Ravens 6-yard line. But on third and two, Green-Ellis was tackled for no gain, so Gostkowski kicked his third field goal to give them a six-point lead. Later in the quarter, Baltimore took their
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New York recovered a fumble by Kuhn with 3:37 left in the half and on the first play of the ensuing drive Manning found Nicks for a 29-yard gain to the Green Bay five-yard line. The drive stalled afterward and Tynes kicked his second field goal of the game from 21 yards out. After forcing a Packers
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Flacco threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Webb had four tackles and two interceptions. For Houston, Foster rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown, while also catching five passes for 22 yards. Johnson was the top receiver of the game with eight receptions for 111 yards. Watt had 12 total tackles
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Midway through the fourth quarter, Webb recorded his second interception of the day on the Ravens 29-yard line, and Baltimore converted the turnover with a 44-yard field goal, taking a 7-point lead at 20–13. Yates responded with two completions to Johnson for 34 yards, moving the ball to the Ravens
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Brady completed 26 of 34 passes for 363 yards and six touchdowns. Gronkowski caught 10 of those passes for 145 yards and tied a playoff record with three touchdown receptions. Ninkovich had four solo tackles, 1.5 sacks, and a forced fumble. McGahee was the top rusher of the game with 76 yards and a
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decided to take a chance and threw his red challenge flag onto the field to ask the officials to review the play. The replay showed that the ball had touched Williams' right knee at the spot where he attempted to field it, and the Giants received possession at the spot where Thomas picked the ball
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Cundiff pointed the finger at himself alone following the game, but stated that these moments do not define a player, and that he had intended to move on with his career. He said that he had made kicks like that 1000 times before, and that there was no excuse. He said it is a lesson he would learn
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Following a touchback on the opening kickoff, Pittsburgh anticipated that Denver would take to the ground, so the Steelers defense put all 11 players within six yards of the line of scrimmage. But Tebow hit Thomas in stride on a slant pattern across the middle of the field, and he took the ball 80
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The second half didn't get any better for the Broncos. New England forced a punt on the first drive, which Edelman returned 15 yards to the Broncos 42-yard line. Five plays later, Brady tied a playoff record with his sixth touchdown pass of the day, a 17-yarder to Hernandez. Denver responded with
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This time Detroit stormed back, with Stafford completing two passes to Johnson for 63 yards before rushing the ball into the end zone himself on a 1-yard run, making the score 24–21. But their defense still could not stop Brees, who completed five passes for 52 yards on a 78-yard drive that ended
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recovered the ball after Rodgers fumbled. However, Green Bay got the ball back after forcing a three-and-out and scored on the next drive when Crosby converted his second field goal. It was the last scoring play of the third quarter, as neither team was able to put a drive together for a score.
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completed 18 of 25 passes for 246 yards and a postseason record five touchdowns in the first half as the Patriots dominated the game the whole way through, setting new franchise postseason records for total yards (509), points (45), and margin of victory (35). Brady finished with six touchdown
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Smith threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, while adding 28 yards and a touchdown on the ground. He was the first quarterback in NFL playoff history to lead two go-ahead touchdowns in the final three minutes of a game. Davis caught seven passes for 180 yards and two
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challenged the call the play was upheld. Kuhn's touchdown tied the score at 10. Green Bay then attempted an onside kick to try and catch the Giants off guard, but New York recovered in Packer territory. However, on the drive that followed Tynes saw his 40-yard field goal attempt blocked.
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was called for a roughing the passer penalty, which added fifteen yards to the end of the play and advanced the ball to the San Francisco 45-yard line as the fourth quarter began. Gore ran for six yards on the next play, with Anthony Dixon adding three more on the play after that.
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to kick off from the 49ers' 20-yard line. San Francisco took possession of the ball on downs when New York failed to convert a fourth-and-1 situation from their 34-yard line. On the first play of the ensuing drive the 49ers attempted an end-around reverse play where receiver
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This game was the first one ever played under the league's new overtime rules, in which winning would be more difficult for the team that won the coin toss because the game would not end on an opening field goal. It did not matter, as it took Denver just one play to win with
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sack. Weatherford again came out for a punt, with Williams standing ready to field the ball at his own 38-yard line. The ball hit the turf at the 45-yard line and bounced back toward Williams, who chose to let the ball continue rolling down the field. Giants receiver
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1–4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5–6. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the
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But Denver, which gained just eight yards in the first quarter, suddenly exploded with offensive production in the second. On their first drive of the quarter, Tebow completed a 51-yard strike to Thomas. Then he followed it up with a 30-yard touchdown pass to
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led New York with one and a half of the team's three sacks. San Francisco fumbled the football on four occasions and Williams lost the two fumbles which were the only turnovers of the game. There were twenty-two combined punts in the game, as Weatherford and
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Brees completed 33 of 43 passes for a franchise postseason record 466 yards and three touchdowns. Meachem and Colston both recorded over 100 receiving yards each, while Thomas and Sproles combined for 264 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns between them.
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basketball fans mocked Cundiff during a game that took place the following day. This included holding up white cardboard letters that spelled out C-U-N-D-I-F-F, and tilting them to the shooter's left, during the game whenever an opponent shot a free throw.
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field goal, but the Giants were called for a delay-of-game penalty, making it a 31-yard attempt. Tynes alleged there was a patch of dirt at the 16-yard line and felt more comfortable kicking 5 yards back. After San Francisco called timeout to try to
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As had happened in the previous four conference championship games that required overtime to decide them, the winning margin was a field goal. Tynes became the first person to kick the winning field goal in overtime twice and became the first since
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in the end zone to tie the game back up at 10. But New England retook the lead on their next drive, with Brady completing five of seven passes for 60 yards on the way to Gostkowski's second field goal, making the score 13–10 at the end of the half.
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was the winning score as the Giants defeated the 49ers for their fifth NFC Championship Game victory. The Giants became the third team in NFL history to advance to the Super Bowl with fewer than 10 wins during a 16-game regular season, joining the
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gave Atlanta the first points of the game by committing intentional grounding in the end zone, resulting in a safety that made the score 2–0. After forcing a punt, New York earned their first score with an 85-yard drive, featuring a 34-yard run by
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in the 2008 season after clinching the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Atlanta's playoff losing streak reached four games with the loss. It was the first playoff game an offense was shut out since the Giants were shut out by the Carolina Panthers in 2005.
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but Umenyiora was called for hitting Rodgers late and the Packers received a new set of downs. Six plays later Rodgers found Driver for a 16-yard touchdown to cut the Giants' lead to 30–20. However, they failed to recover the onside kick as
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also defeated them twice. Meanwhile, New York won their fifth NFC Championship Game in as many tries and won their third conference championship game on the road in the process. The three road wins all came on the last play of the game
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New York shut out Atlanta's offense, outgaining them in total yards 442–247, while also limiting them to 4/14 on third down conversions and 0/3 on fourth down attempts resulting in a dominating win in their only playoff game to date at
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touchdown, while Thomas was Denver's top receiver with six receptions for 93 yards, including a 41-yard catch in the fourth quarter. The Broncos also gave up a postseason record of 16 negative yardage plays from the line of scrimmage.
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in the 2005 playoffs, with their next game seeing them lose to the same Steelers. Pittsburgh failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2007, after winning the AFC Championship Game the year prior.
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After the teams traded punts on the next three possessions, the 49ers began on their own 12-yard line as the third quarter was drawing to a close. An eleven-yard run by Gore was followed by a short completion from Smith to tight end
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in the 1981 NFC Championship against the Cowboys – known as the most famous play in 49ers history. San Francisco had another famous playoff win in the 1998 Wild Card round against the Packers on a last second touchdown pass from
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reached in and stripped the football from Williams and Thomas recovered it at the San Francisco 24-yard line. It was Williams' second official fumble and second lost fumble, and the last time the 49ers would possess the ball.
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For the second consecutive year and for the fourth time in five seasons, the No. 1 seed in the NFC lost its opening game as New York topped Green Bay behind a career postseason high passing yardage day from Giants quarterback
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recovered it at the Steelers 45-yard line. Though Roethlisberger was sacked on the first play, he recovered with a 15-yard completion to Sanders and a 6-yard run before tying the game with a 31-yard touchdown completion to
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New Orleans never punted the ball, gained a postseason record 626 yards, converted three fourth downs, and scored 35 points in the second half to defeat the Lions, who were playing their first playoff game in twelve years.
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in 2012. Bradshaw and Gore each rushed for 74 yards while Cruz led all receivers with 10 catches for 142 yards. Davis caught three passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns. Of San Francisco's six sacks, defensive end
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moved the ball to the 14, where Smith spiked the ball to stop the clock. On the next play, he threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Davis with nine seconds left, who managed to hang onto the ball despite a hard hit from
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that there was a miscommunication on the sideline prior to the missed field goal. He blamed it on the scoreboard, which he said inaccurately stated there was a first down. In fact, the Ravens were one yard shy.
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made a diving interception just before it hit the ground. Then he got back up and returned the ball to the Ravens 39-yard line. Baltimore subsequently drove to the Patriots 30-yard line, but on third and three,
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to put the ball at the Packers' 37. More importantly, Bradshaw was able to get out of bounds and stop the clock which gave the Giants four seconds to run one final play before the half. Manning then converted a
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Pittsburgh regrouped in the second half. After its defense forced a punt, Roethlisberger completed an 18-yard pass to Sanders and Redman broke off a 32-yard run on the way to a 1-yard touchdown run by receiver
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The Saints dominated the second half, scoring touchdowns on five consecutive possessions before ending the game on their sixth. On the first play of the third quarter, Thomas rushed for 18 yards. Running back
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Foster finished the game with 153 rushing yards, three receptions for 29 yards, and two touchdowns. He became the third undrafted player in NFL history ever to rush for over 100 yards in a playoff game, after
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deep for a 73-yard touchdown pass midway through the opening quarter. Davis was called for an excessive celebration penalty after he climbed atop the camera tower in the back of the end zone, which forced
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Flacco threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. Boldin caught eight passes for 101 yards. Brady won his 16th postseason game as the Patriots quarterback, tying the NFL record held by
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made a tackle on the third down play to stop the drive at the New York 46-yard line. Instead of going for it, the 49ers elected to take a delay of game penalty and punt the football back to the Giants.
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caught a pass from Smith on the second play of the drive for a 24-yard gain to the New York 28-yard line whereupon Davis caught his second touchdown pass on the next play to give the 49ers a 14–10 lead.
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In the second half, Houston completely took over the game. After the first three drives ended in punts, Yates completed two passes to Foster for 27 yards before tossing a 40-yard touchdown pass to
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Tebow completed only 10 of 21 passes, but threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns without any interceptions, and added 50 yards and a touchdown on the ground, and also set a franchise record for
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recovered it, leading to Akers' second field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Saints managed to close the gap back to three points with a franchise postseason record 48-yard field goal from
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This was the seventh postseason meeting between the Giants and Packers, with Green Bay having won four of the prior six meetings. New York won the last meeting 23–20 in overtime in the
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and the Packers turned the ball over on downs. The Giants scored on their possession with a third field goal by Tynes, this time from 35 yards. New York then capitalized on a fumble by
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For the fifth time in conference championship history and for the third time in five years, overtime decided the game, and as it was in the 2007 NFC Championship Game, a field goal by
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Both teams combined for just one first down over their first five possessions. Eventually, Atlanta managed to sustain a drive, but on the first play of the second quarter, quarterback
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ran the ball into the end zone on the next play, giving Cincinnati a 7–0 lead. Houston struck back with a 6-play, 80-yard scoring drive. The key player on the drive was running back
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with nine seconds left gave San Francisco their first playoff win since 2002 at the end of a wild, back and forth final quarter which featured four lead changes in a span of 3:53.
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Woodhead returned the ensuing kickoff 41 yards to the 37-yard line, and the Patriots offense took the ball to the end zone from there, featuring a 23-yard reception by tight end
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intercepted a pass from Brady and returned it 17 yards to the New England 24-yard line. On the last play of the quarter, Tebow kept the drive going with a 12-yard completion to
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for a 3-yard loss. Rather than attempt a 50-yard field goal, Baltimore decided to go for it on fourth down, but Flacco's pass was incomplete and the team turned the ball over.
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The missed kick – and the fact that the football's laces were not out, as customary during placekicks – drew comparisons to the fictional kicker Ray Finkle from the 1994 film
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The 49ers responded on their next possession and on the first three plays, they achieved successive first downs. The first was awarded as the result of a defensive foul, as
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Brees led the Saints back, completing seven consecutive passes for 65 yards and rushing for five on an 80-yard drive that ended with his 14-yard scoring pass to tight end
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up, which was determined to be the 29-yard line of San Francisco. It took seven plays for New York to reach the end zone from there, with a 15-yard pass from Manning to
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Manning threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, while Jacobs added 100 all-purpose yards. Nicks caught six passes for 115 yards and two scores.
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Stafford threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns, with two interceptions, while Johnson set franchise playoff records with 12 receptions for 211 yards and two scores.
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This was the seventh postseason meeting between the Steelers and Broncos. Both teams split the first six meetings. Pittsburgh won the most recent meeting 34–17 in the
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The ensuing drive for the Giants started at their own 20-yard line, but the 49ers held them to a three and out with two Manning incompletions sandwiched around an
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moved the ball to the Patriots 28. However, New England's defense managed to halt the drive at the 3-yard line, where Cundiff kicked a field goal to tie the game.
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for the game also peaked at 31.6. Pittsburgh's time of possession was 31:06. In addition, Thomas, who caught the winning touchdown pass in overtime, was born on
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on an end-around play, cutting the score to 20–13. Denver struck back with their third field goal from Prater, aided by a 32-yard pass interference penalty on
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on a drive that advanced to the Broncos 32-yard line. But on third down, a fumbled snap resulted in a 23-yard loss, pushing the team out of field goal range.
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and Weatherford came out for his twelfth punt of the game. Once again, Williams fielded the kick. After returning the ball five yards Giants linebacker
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picked off a pass from Flacco and returned it 19 yards to midfield. Brady tried to capitalize on the next play with a deep pass to the end zone, but
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In April 2012, leaked audio of a pre-game team meeting of Saints defensive coordinator Greg Williams from a day before the game that was captured by
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This game was also notable for the fact that it was the first game in NFL postseason history in which a safety was the only score awarded to a team.
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This was the eighth postseason meeting between the Giants and 49ers. San Francisco had won four of the prior seven meetings, including 39–38 in the
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The Giants' win was their fifth consecutive away from home in the playoffs. Dating back to their 2007 Super Bowl season, the Giants played games in
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was attended by 72,744 fans. The Bengals extended their current playoff losing streak to four, dating back to the divisional round loss against the
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at home to the Packers. The 49ers dropped to a win–loss record of 1–5 in NFC Championship Game appearances since their victory in 1990 over the
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and a 15-yard penalty against Houston at the end of the play set up Nugent's 37-yard field goal to make the score 10–7. Houston countered with
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in a playoff game, with 125.5. Thomas had 204 yards and a touchdown on just four receptions, an average of 51 yards per catch. Defensive end
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intercepted Stafford's pass at the New Orleans 39-yard line. Four plays later, Brees converted the turnover with a 56-yard touchdown pass to
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Detroit responded on their next drive, moving the ball 87 yards in nine plays and taking a 14–7 lead on Stafford's 13-yard touchdown pass to
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However, this would be the closest scoring margin the Broncos would reach for the rest of the game. At the end of New England's next drive,
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intercepted a pass from Dalton at the line of scrimmage and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown to give the Texans a 17–10 halftime lead.
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broke up consecutive passes in and near his own end zone, forcing Baltimore to attempt a 32-yard field goal to send it into overtime. But
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kept the drive going with a 20-yard gain on a screen pass, and Flacco ended up finishing it off with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Boldin.
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with his 1-yard touchdown run, making the score 17–13. Baltimore responded with a drive to the Texans 33-yard line. But on third down,
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recovered it. Brady went right back to work, completing five consecutive passes for 47 yards on the way to a 10-yard touchdown toss to
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on fourth down and 3. However, New England halted the drive at their 24-yard line, forcing them to settle for a 41-yard field goal by
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Green Bay moved into New York territory but the drive was stalled at the Giants' 39-yard line early in the fourth quarter. Coach
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This was the second postseason that the modified playoff overtime rules were in effect. Under these rules, instead of a straight
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in the end zone that was caught by Nicks, who secured the catch by holding the ball against his helmet in a play reminiscent of
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completed five of six passes for 70 yards on the opening drive of the game, the last one a 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end
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went into overtime. The first overtime game that used these new rules was this postseason's Wild Card playoff game between the
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hit a 47-yard field goal. New York scored again on the following drive as Manning threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to receiver
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on the way to his 19-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski, increasing the lead to 35–7 with just five seconds left in the half.
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rushed five times for 33 yards on a 47-yard drive that ended with Suisham's 38-yard field goal, increasing the score to 6–0.
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that set up Foster's 42-yard touchdown run, increasing their lead to 31–10 with just over five minutes left in regulation.
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This was the second postseason meeting between the Ravens and Patriots. Baltimore won the only prior meeting 33–14 in the
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After the season, this "modified sudden death" overtime system was applied to all preseason and regular season games.
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punt on their next drive, Manning and the Giants advanced into Packers territory on third down with a 23-yard run by
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recovered for Baltimore at the Pats 28-yard line, setting up Cundiff's second field goal to make the score 20–16.
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on the first play of the second quarter. Green Bay was aided by a controversial call on the drive where receiver
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was stuffed for no gain on fourth down and one on the Giants 24-yard line. Two plays later, New York quarterback
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missed a 50-yard field goal attempt. On the Bengals next drive, Dalton's 36-yard completion to reserve tight end
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Trailing 37–20, the Packers took the field trying again to score as they had on their last drive. After hitting
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This was the second Super Bowl matchup between the Giants and Patriots, with New York pulling off the upset in
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for a six-yard touchdown pass to complete a 10-play, 69-yard drive. Manning completed passes to wide receiver
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New England scored on their opening drive, moving the ball 80 yards in five plays, including a 43-yard run by
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The Giants received the opening kickoff, and scored on the opening drive with a 31-yard field goal by kicker
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gave the Bengals a first down at the Houston 24-yard line. Then facing third down and seven, backup tailback
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was ruled down by contact on a play where replays showed that he had lost the ball, but after Giants coach
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recorded twelve and ten punts, respectively. The 49ers converted only one third down in 13 opportunities.
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while he was still in mid-air, earning San Francisco their first conference championship game since 1997.
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recovered on the Saints 13-yard line. This time New Orleans managed to keep them out of the end zone, but
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New York appeared to have stopped the Packers' on a third down when Rodgers threw an incomplete pass to
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making the final score 45–10, New England's first playoff victory since the 2007 AFC Championship Game.
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New Orleans started off the game with a 78-yard drive to the 49ers 2-yard line, but came up empty when
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The Packers turned the ball over on their first drive of the second half after Rodgers was sacked by
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for an 11-yard gain on the first play Rodgers was then sacked by Umenyiora. After a short pass to
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with Sproles' second touchdown on a 17-yard run. Then on the first play of the Lions' next drive,
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first lead of the game, 17–16, on Flacco's 29-yard touchdown pass to Smith. Then Ravens receiver
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failed to control the kick from Crosby initially. It took New York six plays to score again when
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recovered and took the ball to the Packers' 4-yard line. Manning then zipped a touchdown pass to
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kicked a field goal to give the 49ers a 17–0 lead less than a minute into the second quarter.
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returned the opening kickoff 60 yards to the Ravens 41-yard line, setting up a field goal by
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then added a 19-yard run before Brees finished the drive with a 41-yard touchdown pass to
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completed just nine of 26 passes, and the Denver offense had 14 plays that lost yardage.
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and returned it 41 yards to the 4-yard line, setting up Smith's touchdown completion to
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was flagged for illegal use of hands, while the following two were earned by Smith and
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had two sacks. For the Steelers, Redman finished with a career-high 121 rushing yards.
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Davis' game-winning touchdown catch occurred four days after the 30th anniversary of
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qualified the playoffs for the first time since entering the league in 2002, and the
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In the first quarter, a 52-yard pass interference penalty against Texans cornerback
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said the play felt rushed. Cundiff himself said he was late getting on the field.
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Ravens fans reacted to the loss with shock and were described as "heartbroken".
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AFC Championship Game – Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
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On Houston's first drive of the second half, Yates completed a 17-yard pass to
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ran the ball into the end zone from five yards out, cutting the score to 14–7.
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NFC Championship Game – New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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NYG – Hakeem Nicks 37-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 0:00.
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on fourth down – Dobbins' only tackle of the game – and they failed to score.
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NYG – Hakeem Nicks 72-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 2:44.
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After a lengthy description of the current playoff overtime rules by referee
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while the 49ers did so twice, and regulation ended on a play where tight end
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sacked Flacco for a 9-yard loss, pushing the Ravens out of field goal range.
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inspired the Patriots and some fans credited her intervention for the miss.
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helped put the margin back up to six on Akers' third field goal of the day.
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elected to go for the first down on fourth and 5 but Rodgers was sacked by
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on the first play of the new possession and gave the Giants a 30–13 lead.
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Super Bowl XLVI – New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
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SF – Vernon Davis 14-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), 0:09.
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completing four passes for 38 yards on a 59-yard drive that ended with
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began on January 7, 2012. The postseason tournament concluded with the
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This was the first postseason meeting between the Falcons and Giants.
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broadcast the first two Wild Card playoff games and Super Bowl XLVI.
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recovered for Baltimore on the Texans 2-yard line. Two plays later,
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of the game was thrown by Roethlisberger on third down and 16. The
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as one of the only quarterbacks ever to play in five Super Bowls.
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non-division winners with the best overall regular season records)
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12-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 11:20.
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that resulted in the loss of a yard Rodgers tried to throw to
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17-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 11:46.
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Denver won its first playoff game at home since defeating the
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13-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 9:11.
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In the second quarter, Houston managed to fight back. First,
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61-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:57.
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10-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 6:42.
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field goal to cut the score to 14–10 at the end of the half.
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4-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:08.
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put the Ravens on the board with a 1-yard touchdown pass to
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and their first home playoff win since their victory in the
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17-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 8:34.
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16-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 4:46.
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showed that bounties where placed by the Saints to injure
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qualified for the playoffs. The four division winners are
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29-yard interception return (Neil Rackers kick), 0:52.
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had six solo tackles, 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.
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3-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), 4:03.
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NFC: New York Giants 20, San Francisco 49ers 17 (OT)
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Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans – Game summary
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AFC: Denver Broncos 29, Pittsburgh Steelers 23 (OT)
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Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary
121: 111: 101: 91: 67: 59: 51: 41: 33: 8350:"Even Kansas basketball fans mocked Billy Cundiff" 7833:"Davis's Performance Recalls Winslow's 'Epic' Day" 7502:. Yahoo! Sports. December 31, 2006. Archived from 6035:NE – Stephen Gostkowski 24-yard field goal, 9:06. 6019:NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 3:00. 5121:at the Houston 34-yard line. On third down and 9, 4715:Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens – Game summary 3602:NFC: San Francisco 49ers 36, New Orleans Saints 32 3535:yards to the end zone for the game-winning score. 3514:With 7:35 left in regulation, Denver running back 2594:Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants – Game summary 8075:"Hail Mary before half lifts Giants over Packers" 7523:. Reuters Canada. January 7, 2012. Archived from 5774:AFC: New England Patriots 23, Baltimore Ravens 20 4322:: 24 Β°F (βˆ’4 Β°C), partly cloudy and cold 6805:The Giants tied the score on the next drive, as 6184:that wiped out an interception, and scored with 8209: 8207: 7876:"TD could become 'The Catch III' in 49ers lore" 7286:NYG – Lawrence Tynes 33-yard field goal, 0:35. 7277:NYG – Lawrence Tynes 38-yard field goal, 6:43. 6671:NYG – Lawrence Tynes 31-yard field goal, 7:06. 6610:NYG – Lawrence Tynes 31-yard field goal, 0:02. 5753:twice (including this game) and won each game. 5476:NYG – Lawrence Tynes 35-yard field goal, 7:48. 5435:NYG – Lawrence Tynes 23-yard field goal, 1:51. 4207:AFC: New England Patriots 45, Denver Broncos 10 3455:Pittsburgh scored on their opening drive, with 2815:NYG – Lawrence Tynes 22-yard field goal, 7:51. 7810:"49ers' magic run had beginnings at Camp Alex" 6057:BAL – Billy Cundiff 39-yard field goal, 0:50. 4986:BAL – Billy Cundiff 44-yard field goal, 2:52. 4947:HOU – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 11:42. 4918:BAL – Billy Cundiff 48-yard field goal, 6:02. 3467:. Later in the quarter, Steelers running back 3318:PIT – Shaun Suisham 37-yard field goal, 9:59. 3218:PIT – Shaun Suisham 38-yard field goal, 0:23. 8771: 8459: 6077:1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 11:29. 5993:7-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:35. 5683:on the second play of the following drive as 5182:NFC: New York Giants 37, Green Bay Packers 20 3309:DEN – Matt Prater 35-yard field goal, 13:10. 1801:HOU – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 1:48. 1548:AFC: Houston Texans 31, Cincinnati Bengals 10 1129: 260:Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are 8: 7695:"John 3:16 trends again thanks to Tim Tebow" 5460:GB – Mason Crosby 35-yard field goal, 3:50. 5160:(nine solo) and 2.5 sacks, while linebacker 4498:DEN – Matt Prater 41-yard field goal, 2:14. 3872:SF – David Akers 41-yard field goal, 10:36. 3822:SF – David Akers 25-yard field goal, 14:12. 3273:DEN – Matt Prater 28-yard field goal, 1:05. 3264:DEN – Matt Prater 20-yard field goal, 7:30. 2051:NFC: New Orleans Saints 45, Detroit Lions 28 1792:CIN – Mike Nugent 37-yard field goal, 7:09. 28: 6655:SF – David Akers 25-yard field goal, 5:39. 6309:said "We had an angel looking out for us." 6192:on his own 30-yard line. On the next play, 4708:AFC: Baltimore Ravens 20, Houston Texans 13 4055:intercepted a pass from Saints quarterback 3897:SF – David Akers 37-yard field goal, 7:36. 3888:NO – John Kasay 48-yard field goal, 13:08. 1977:was sacked for a 9-yard loss by linebacker 8778: 8764: 8756: 8466: 8452: 8444: 8274:"Billy Cundiff kicking himself after miss" 7521:"Foster powers Texans to win over Bengals" 5889:: 29 Β°F (βˆ’2 Β°C), cloudy and cold 2587:NFC: New York Giants 24, Atlanta Falcons 2 2293:NO – John Kasay 24-yard field goal, 0:00. 1136: 1122: 27: 8184:"Patriots had angel looking out for them" 8131:"Life's harder for today's playoff goats" 5511:14-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 2:36. 5171:, and their first home playoff win since 4105:. But a 42-yard run from San Francisco's 3483:quickly led to a 20-yard field goal from 8407:. ESPN. Associated Press. Archived from 8236: 8234: 8232: 8161:Myra Kraft inspiration drives Pats, fans 7906:"Tape Reveals Coach Asking for Injuries" 7500:"NFL Playoff Procedures and Tiebreakers" 7027: 6802:cause his team trouble during the game. 6385: 5790: 5198: 4718: 4223: 3612: 3027: 2597: 2061: 1558: 353: 7406: 5557:GB – Aaron Rodgers – 7 rushes, 66 yards 4063:and giving the 49ers a 14–0 lead. Then 4032:'s 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end 3293:1-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 4:29. 2700:: 44 Β°F (7 Β°C), partly cloudy 8182:MacMullan, Jackie (January 23, 2012), 7763:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 7756: 6826:, who missed the game with an injury. 4960:1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 4:48. 608: 7820:from the original on August 19, 2013. 6232:– forced a fumble from kick returner 6228:– a college teammate of Smith at the 3518:lost a fumble while being tackled by 1076: 1039: 997: 978: 969: 963: 939: 900: 860: 841: 832: 826: 821: 794: 757: 715: 696: 687: 681: 657: 602: 592: 7: 9309:2011 National Football League season 8348:Eisenberg, Jeff (January 24, 2012). 8299:McMillion, Dave (January 22, 2012). 7874:Ortiz, Jorge L. (January 15, 2012). 7415:"Rules proposal passes on 28–4 vote" 4695:his first playoff loss 27–13 in the 4668:Tebow completing an 18-yard pass to 3355:80-yard pass from Tim Tebow, 14:49. 2785:in the endzone for a safety, 13:44. 2390:1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 3:36. 237:This was the first postseason since 8073:Schwartz, Paul (January 15, 2012). 7964:Farooq β€’ β€’, Sajid (April 5, 2012). 7864:National Football League on Twitter 7421:from the original on March 27, 2010 7197:in the endzone for a safety, 8:52. 6484:: 6:30 pm EST/3:30 pm PST 5622:threw a touchdown pass to fullback 5291:: 4:30 pm EST/3:30 pm CST 3559:2009 BCS National Championship Game 3463:setting up a 45-yard field goal by 3459:'s 33-yard completion to tight end 3110:Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2158:: 8:00 pm EST/7:00 pm CST 1962:16 yards to the 1-yard line, where 981:Sports Authority Field at Mile High 298:Sports Authority Field at Mile High 218:qualified for the first time since 7808:Brown, Daniel (January 21, 2012). 7779:"San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32" 14: 9304:National Football League playoffs 9252:American Football League playoffs 8875:career passing touchdowns leaders 8272:Ventura, Dan (January 23, 2012). 7831:Hoffman, Ben (January 17, 2012). 7693:Brinson, Will (January 9, 2012). 7451:. January 8, 2012. Archived from 5109:set up a 48-yard field goal from 4607:passes, while Denver quarterback 4201:New Orleans Saints bounty scandal 4047:that was recovered by linebacker 1668:: Sunny played with roof closed, 178:National Football League playoffs 8241:Vense, Matt (January 23, 2012). 8158:Stout, Matt (January 23, 2012), 7904:Battista, Judy (April 6, 2012). 7606:Chase, Chris (January 8, 2012). 6985:had a team-high two and a half. 6215:for 20 before finding tight end 5297:: 31 Β°F (βˆ’1 Β°C), sunny 5093:fumbled the ball and cornerback 4821:: 31 Β°F (βˆ’1 Β°C), sunny 3714:: 62 Β°F (17 Β°C), sunny 3705:: 4:30 pm EST/1:30 pm 3133:: 4:30 pm EST/2:30 pm 2359:Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:15. 2334:Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 6:27. 2275:Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 5:19. 8375:"New York 20, San Francisco 17" 8038:Kolko, Dan (January 15, 2012). 7306:6-yard run (run failed), 0:57. 7252:Drive: 14 plays, 96 yards, 3:55 7239:Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:32 6614:Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 1:34 6605:Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:16 6490:: 52 Β°F (11 Β°C), rain 6081:Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:21 6052:Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:28 6039:Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 5:54 6023:Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:03 5997:Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:46 5964:Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:20 5480:Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:06 5464:Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:58 5376:Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:27 4990:Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:29 4964:Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:49 4951:Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:26 4518:Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:35 4502:Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:16 3963:– 40/63, 462 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT 3313:Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:19 3297:Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:56 3222:Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 5:50 3142:: 40 Β°F (4 Β°C), sunny 2848:Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:38 2819:Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:47 2803:Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 7:32 2412:– 28/43, 380 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT 2394:Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:04. 2372:Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:14. 2321:Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:51. 2297:Drive 14 plays, 78 yards, 5:03. 2251:Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02. 1855:Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:46. 1839:Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:37. 1805:Drive 13 plays, 59 yards, 5:21. 1780:Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37. 1763:Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:23. 8882:Head coaches by playoff record 8129:Gallo, DJ (January 23, 2012), 8100:"New England 23, Baltimore 20" 7665:Levy, Glen (January 9, 2012). 7310:Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 2:49 7290:Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 5:01 7281:Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:37 7272:Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:40 7219:Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:23 6675:Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:26 6659:Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:55 6650:Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:34 6630:Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:30 6577:Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:13 6014:Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:32 5984:Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:20 5515:Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:10 5502:Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:02 5448:Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 0:41 5439:Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:46 5430:Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:53 5406:Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:46 5389:Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:00 4935:Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:05 4922:Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:47 4892:Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:36 4493:Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:40 4473:Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:04 4464:Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:30 4451:Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:35 4442:Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 2:06 4418:Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:25 4405:Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:51 3945:Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 1:28 3936:Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 0:34 3927:Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:51 3914:Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:34 3901:Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 3:02 3892:Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:26 3860:Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:04 3847:Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:40 3797:Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:46 3339:Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:47 3322:Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:11 3277:Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:04 3268:Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:44 3259:Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:18 3250:Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:59 3213:Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:46 2828:Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:32 2795:4-yard pass from Eli Manning ( 2381:Drive 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:49. 2343:Drive 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55. 2288:Drive 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:50. 1796:Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:15 256:, which Baltimore won, 34–31. 1: 7335:– 27/41, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT 6876:giving them the lead again. 6099:– 22/36, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT 6061:Drive: 6 plays, 7 yards, 2:36 5747:University of Phoenix Stadium 5711:ran it in from 14 yards out. 5650:Manning's pass to David Tyree 5540:– 26/46, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT 5533:– 21/33, 330 yards, 3 TD, INT 5402:(Lawrence Tynes kick), 3:47. 4913:Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:21 4626:, and New England linebacker 4543:– 26/34, 363 yards, 6 TD, INT 3919:SF – Alex Smith 28-yard run ( 3876:Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:59 3826:Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:23 3810:Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:15 3448:'s 80-yard touchdown pass to 3359:Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11 2575:. This streak ended in 2023. 2571:– in their history since the 1939:In the first playoff game in 1901:– 24 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD 309:which resulted in a 35–35 tie 284:None of the games during the 7547:"New Orleans 45, Detroit 28" 6010:(Billy Cundiff kick), 6:03. 5489:Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:05 5426:(Mason Crosby kick), 14:54. 4697:2005 AFC Divisional playoffs 3335:(Shaun Suisham kick), 3:48. 1514: 1468: 1438: 1409: 1384: 1356: 1328: 1294: 1266: 1243: 1215: 16:American football tournament 8870:Quarterback playoff records 8048:Mid-Atlantic Sports Network 7991:"New England 45, Denver 10" 7235:29-yard field goal, 13:48. 6999:2002 NFC Wild Card playoffs 6470:, San Francisco, California 6314:2009 AFC Wild Card playoffs 5980:20-yard field goal, 14:21. 4888:40-yard field goal, 12:24. 3377:– 22/40, 289 yards, TD, INT 3209:45-yard field goal, 11:14. 1835:(Neil Rackers kick), 1:08. 343:. In the second round, the 199:, 21–17, on February 5, at 9325: 7636:"Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23" 7014: 7008: 6937:1997 NFC Championship Game 6933:2009 NFC Championship Game 6839:for seven yards. However, 6372: 6351:in favor of rookie kicker 6294:Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 5960:29-yard field goal, 5:49. 5777: 5758:2007 NFC Championship Game 5385:47-yard field goal, 5:33. 5372:31-yard field goal, 8:33. 5185: 5029:– 27 rushes, 132 yards, TD 4210: 3597:Saturday, January 14, 2012 3586:2005 AFC Championship Game 3014: 3008: 2984:2000 NFC Championship Game 2957:, giving them a 7–2 lead. 2317:(John Kasay kick), 13:09. 957: 940:Jan 22 – Gillette Stadium 937: 935: 870: 815: 792: 790: 736: 725: 675: 658:Jan 22 – Candlestick Park 655: 653: 606: 37:January 7–February 5, 2012 18: 8715: 8531: 8486: 8481: 7349:– 17 rushes, 72 yards, TD 7159:(color commentator), and 6917:attempt to distract Tynes 6787:connected with tight end 6196:'s 42-yard completion to 6127:– 15 rushes, 68 yards, TD 6106:– 22/36, 239 yards, 2 INT 5922:(color commentator), and 5868:Foxborough, Massachusetts 5008:– 17/35, 184 yards, 3 INT 4645:on third and 3, and then 4585:– 10 rec, 145 yards, 3 TD 4557:– 17 rushes, 76 yards, TD 4355:(color commentator), and 4301:Foxborough, Massachusetts 3747:(color commentator), and 3690:San Francisco, California 2454:– 12 rec, 211 yards, 2 TD 2201:(color commentator), and 1873:– 27/42, 257 yards, 3 INT 1543:Saturday, January 7, 2012 1431:Conference Championships 1430: 1372: 1320: 1231: 1207: 1157:telecast the rest of the 1099: 1093: 1090: 1085: 1082: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1064: 1061: 1054: 1051: 1048: 1036: 1031: 1028: 1018: 1015: 1012: 1009: 1007: 990: 987: 984: 954: 949: 946: 932: 927: 924: 917: 914: 911: 897: 892: 889: 878: 875: 872: 853: 850: 847: 812: 807: 804: 787: 782: 779: 772: 769: 766: 754: 749: 746: 733: 730: 727: 708: 705: 702: 672: 667: 664: 650: 645: 642: 635: 632: 629: 622: 617: 614: 604: 600: 598: 590: 588: 582: 356: 148: 144: 7577:"New York 24, Atlanta 2" 7417:. 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March 24, 2010. 7045: 7042: 7039: 7036: 7033: 6742:– 3 rec, 112 yards, 2 TD 6700:– 12/26, 196 yards, 2 TD 6693:– 32/58, 316 yards, 2 TD 6406: 6403: 6400: 6397: 6394: 6391: 5808: 5805: 5802: 5799: 5796: 5769:Sunday, January 22, 2012 5764:Conference Championships 5571:– 7 rec, 165 yards, 2 TD 5216: 5213: 5210: 5207: 5204: 5117:intercepted a pass from 5015:– 14/27, 176 yards, 2 TD 4736: 4733: 4730: 4727: 4724: 4703:Sunday, January 15, 2012 4602:New England quarterback 4241: 4238: 4235: 4232: 4229: 4213:Broncos–Patriots rivalry 4012:– 7 rec, 180 yards, 2 TD 3970:– 24/42, 299 yards, 3 TD 3630: 3627: 3624: 3621: 3618: 3384:– 10/21, 316 yards, 2 TD 3048: 3045: 3042: 3039: 3036: 3033: 3017:Broncos–Steelers rivalry 2915:– 6 rec, 115 yards, 2 TD 2873:– 23/32, 277 yards, 3 TD 2615: 2612: 2609: 2606: 2603: 2440:– 8 rushes, 66 yards, TD 2419:– 33/43, 466 yards, 3 TD 2079: 2076: 2073: 2070: 2067: 1576: 1573: 1570: 1567: 1564: 7017:Giants-Patriots rivalry 6780:after a 9–4–1 season.) 6255:deflected the ball and 5780:Patriots–Ravens rivalry 5703:fell on the ball after 2964:set up a field goal by 2582:Sunday, January 8, 2012 2135:Mercedes-Benz Superdome 699:Mercedes-Benz Superdome 307:on September 22, 1974, 7328:– 30/40, 296 yards, TD 6892:fumbled the football. 6770:2008 Arizona Cardinals 6230:University of Maryland 5188:Giants–Packers rivalry 4672:and a 15-yard pass to 4005:– 9 rec, 136 yards, TD 3426:– 4 rec, 204 yards, TD 3398:– 17 rushes, 121 yards 1950:while trying to cover 1880:– 11/20, 159 yards, TD 1149:In the United States, 9273:NFL Championship Game 9268:AFL Championship Game 8853:Vince Lombardi Trophy 8833:NFC Championship Game 8828:AFC Championship Game 8816:NFL Championship Game 8811:AFL Championship Game 7814:San Jose Mercury News 7377:– 8 rec, 67 yards, TD 7356:– 10 rushes, 44 yards 7354:BenJarvus Green-Ellis 6766:1979 Los Angeles Rams 6721:– 16 rushes, 74 yards 6714:– 20 rushes, 74 yards 6523:(color commentator), 6205:BenJarvus Green-Ellis 6125:BenJarvus Green-Ellis 6120:– 21 rushes, 67 yards 5991:BenJarvus Green-Ellis 5739:Raymond James Stadium 5578:– 3 rec, 45 yards, TD 5554:– 12 rushes, 63 yards 5330:(color commentator), 5057:– 4 rec, 73 yards, TD 5036:– 21 rushes, 60 yards 4142:'s touchdown pass to 4125:touchdowns, breaking 4097:on a punt return and 4043:forced a fumble from 3991:– 13 rushes, 89 yards 3405:– 19 rushes, 61 yards 2894:– 14 rushes, 92 yards 2887:– 15 rushes, 41 yards 2733:(color commentator), 1922:– 5 rec, 90 yards, TD 1503:Indianapolis, Indiana 262:Eastern Standard Time 83:Indianapolis, Indiana 8865:Post-season droughts 8411:on January 23, 2012. 8027:on January 15, 2012. 7163:(sideline reporters) 7145:TV announcers ( 6531:(sideline reporters) 6509:TV announcers ( 6375:49ers–Giants rivalry 6362:University of Kansas 5908:TV announcers ( 5338:(sideline reporters) 5316:TV announcers ( 5276:Green Bay, Wisconsin 4840:TV announcers ( 4792:M&T Bank Stadium 4564:– 5 rushes, 61 yards 4341:TV announcers ( 3984:– 9 rushes, 23 yards 3733:TV announcers ( 3578:New England Patriots 3495:and an 18-yarder to 3161:TV announcers ( 2741:(sideline reporters) 2719:TV announcers ( 2482:Detroit quarterback 2433:– 6 rushes, 21 yards 2187:TV announcers ( 1894:– 3 rushes, 34 yards 1691:TV announcers ( 1519:New England Patriots 1444:New England Patriots 1362:New England Patriots 1321:Divisional playoffs 1112:Indicates OT victory 863:M&T Bank Stadium 385:New England Patriots 286:2010–11 NFL playoffs 193:New England Patriots 116:New England Patriots 29:2011–12 NFL playoffs 21:2012–13 NFL playoffs 8891:Playoff/conference 8860:Post-season streaks 8806:NFL playoff results 8054:on January 19, 2012 7843:on January 20, 2012 7707:on January 21, 2012 7527:on February 1, 2013 7506:on January 1, 2010. 7370:– 10 rec, 109 yards 6735:– 10 rec, 142 yards 5926:(sideline reporter) 5144:and a 19-yarder to 4854:(color commentator) 4850:(play-by-play) and 4359:(sideline reporter) 3923:run failed), 2:11. 3751:(sideline reporter) 3592:Divisional playoffs 3175:(color commentator) 3171:(play-by-play) and 2992:Philadelphia Eagles 2205:(sideline reporter) 2041:Los Angeles Raiders 1476:San Francisco 49ers 1334:San Francisco 49ers 1291:Pittsburgh Steelers 1208:Wild Card playoffs 834:Divisional playoffs 493:Pittsburgh Steelers 422:San Francisco 49ers 345:divisional playoffs 290:Pittsburgh Steelers 136:San Francisco 49ers 92:Defending champions 30: 8949:NFL playoff system 8429:. 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January 14, 2012 7455:on January 9, 2012 7233:Stephen Gostkowski 7120:: 6:30 pm EST 6929:New Orleans Saints 6565:73-yard pass from 6186:Stephen Gostkowski 6141:– 6 rec, 101 yards 5958:Stephen Gostkowski 5883:: 3:00 pm EST 5398:66-yard pass from 5050:– 8 rec, 111 yards 4815:: 1:00 pm EST 4682:Stephen Gostkowski 4399:Stephen Gostkowski 4316:: 8:00 pm EST 3835:14-yard pass from 3785:49-yard pass from 3457:Ben Roethlisberger 3375:Ben Roethlisberger 3333:Ben Roethlisberger 3331:31-yard pass from 3238:30-yard pass from 2866:– 24/41, 199 yards 2694:: 1:00 pm EST 2461:– 7 rec, 120 yards 2313:41-yard pass from 2239:10-yard pass from 2164:: Played indoors, 1831:40-yard pass from 1538:Wild Card playoffs 1325:New Orleans Saints 1249:New Orleans Saints 1212:Cincinnati Bengals 1161:playoff games and 823:Wild Card playoffs 516:Cincinnati Bengals 449:New Orleans Saints 333:wild-card playoffs 247:Indianapolis Colts 9291: 9290: 8801:NFL playoff games 8753: 8752: 8710: 8709: 8303:. 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He also joined 6211:for 37 yards and 6162: 6161: 6157: 6156: 6148:– 5 rec, 87 yards 6132:Leading receivers 6006:6-yard pass from 5939:Game information 5859: 5858: 5724:Jermichael Finley 5705:Spencer Paysinger 5592: 5591: 5587: 5586: 5562:Leading receivers 5422:8-yard pass from 5351:Game information 5267: 5266: 5071: 5070: 5066: 5065: 5041:Leading receivers 4901:1-yard pass from 4867:Game information 4787: 4786: 4599: 4598: 4594: 4593: 4578:– 6 rec, 93 yards 4569:Leading receivers 4536:– 9/26, 136 yards 4393:7-yard pass from 4372:Game information 4292: 4291: 4199:as a part of the 4026: 4025: 4021: 4020: 3996:Leading receivers 3764:Game information 3681: 3680: 3529:Jerricho Cotchery 3522:, and linebacker 3440: 3439: 3435: 3434: 3419:– 6 rec, 81 yards 3410:Leading receivers 3329:Jerricho Cotchery 3188:Game information 3105: 3104: 2988:Carolina Panthers 2929: 2928: 2924: 2923: 2908:– 7 rec, 64 yards 2899:Leading receivers 2754:Game information 2666: 2665: 2475: 2474: 2470: 2469: 2445:Leading receivers 2218:Game information 2199:Cris Collinsworth 2130: 2129: 1936: 1935: 1931: 1930: 1915:– 5 rec, 47 yards 1906:Leading receivers 1734:Game information 1719:sideline reporter 1711:color commentator 1627: 1626: 1535: 1534: 1499:Lucas Oil Stadium 1414:Green Bay Packers 1103: 1102: 797:Lucas Oil Stadium 528: 527: 395:Green Bay Packers 337:wild-card weekend 305:Mile High Stadium 201:Lucas Oil Stadium 173: 172: 169: 168: 96:Green Bay Packers 78:Lucas Oil Stadium 9316: 8893:tiebreaker games 8780: 8773: 8766: 8757: 8720:2011 NFL lockout 8484: 8483: 8468: 8461: 8454: 8445: 8439: 8438: 8436: 8434: 8419: 8413: 8412: 8401: 8395: 8394: 8392: 8390: 8371: 8365: 8364: 8362: 8360: 8345: 8339: 8338: 8336: 8334: 8319: 8313: 8312: 8310: 8308: 8296: 8290: 8289: 8287: 8285: 8269: 8263: 8262: 8260: 8258: 8253:on July 19, 2012 8249:. 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The memory of 6079:Patriots 23–20. 6037:Patriots 16–10. 6021:Patriots 13–10. 5946: 5936: 5918:(play-by-play), 5864:Gillette Stadium 5791: 5689:Mario Manningham 5358: 5348: 5326:(play-by-play), 5199: 4874: 4864: 4719: 4643:Demaryius Thomas 4576:Demaryius Thomas 4516:Patriots 45–10. 4500:Patriots 42–10. 4379: 4369: 4351:(play-by-play), 4297:Gillette Stadium 4224: 4181:Michael Crabtree 4061:Michael Crabtree 3804:Michael Crabtree 3771: 3761: 3743:(play-by-play), 3686:Candlestick Park 3613: 3497:Emmanuel Sanders 3450:Demaryius Thomas 3424:Demaryius Thomas 3417:Emmanuel Sanders 3353:Demaryius Thomas 3195: 3185: 3028: 2970:Mario Manningham 2842:Mario Manningham 2761: 2751: 2729:(play-by-play), 2598: 2527:Devery Henderson 2484:Matthew Stafford 2410:Matthew Stafford 2311:Devery Henderson 2241:Matthew Stafford 2225: 2215: 2197:(play-by-play), 2062: 2010:Johnathan Joseph 1741: 1731: 1670:retractable roof 1559: 1523:February 5, 2012 1505: 1480:January 22, 2012 1472: 1449:January 22, 2012 1435:Baltimore Ravens 1418:January 15, 2012 1395:January 15, 2012 1390:Baltimore Ravens 1367:January 14, 2012 1339:January 14, 2012 1298: 1172: 1165:the rest of the 1138: 1131: 1124: 1118: 1041:AFC Championship 1000:Gillette Stadium 759:NFC Championship 718:Candlestick Park 538: 537: 412:Baltimore Ravens 354: 232:Tennessee Titans 146: 131:Baltimore Ravens 31: 9324: 9323: 9319: 9318: 9317: 9315: 9314: 9313: 9294: 9293: 9292: 9287: 9256: 9240: 8944: 8892: 8886: 8789: 8784: 8754: 8749: 8745:Super Bowl XLVI 8711: 8477: 8475:2011 NFL season 8472: 8442: 8432: 8430: 8421: 8420: 8416: 8403: 8402: 8398: 8388: 8386: 8383:Gannett Company 8381:. David Hunke; 8373: 8372: 8368: 8358: 8356: 8347: 8346: 8342: 8332: 8330: 8321: 8320: 8316: 8306: 8304: 8298: 8297: 8293: 8283: 8281: 8271: 8270: 8266: 8256: 8254: 8240: 8239: 8230: 8220: 8218: 8213: 8212: 8205: 8196: 8194: 8181: 8180: 8176: 8167: 8165: 8164:, Boston Herald 8157: 8156: 8152: 8143: 8141: 8128: 8127: 8123: 8113: 8111: 8108:Gannett Company 8106:. David Hunke; 8098: 8097: 8093: 8083: 8081: 8072: 8071: 8067: 8057: 8055: 8037: 8036: 8032: 8019: 8018: 8014: 8004: 8002: 7999:Gannett Company 7997:. David Hunke; 7989: 7988: 7984: 7974: 7972: 7963: 7962: 7958: 7948: 7946: 7945:. April 5, 2012 7937: 7936: 7932: 7922: 7920: 7903: 7902: 7898: 7888: 7886: 7884:Gannett Company 7882:. David Hunke; 7873: 7872: 7868: 7860: 7856: 7846: 7844: 7830: 7829: 7825: 7807: 7806: 7802: 7792: 7790: 7787:Gannett Company 7785:. David Hunke; 7777: 7776: 7772: 7755: 7748: 7746: 7742: 7729: 7727:"Archived copy" 7725: 7724: 7720: 7710: 7708: 7692: 7691: 7687: 7677: 7675: 7664: 7663: 7659: 7649: 7647: 7644:Gannett Company 7642:. David Hunke; 7634: 7633: 7629: 7619: 7617: 7605: 7604: 7600: 7590: 7588: 7585:Gannett Company 7583:. David Hunke; 7575: 7574: 7570: 7560: 7558: 7555:Gannett Company 7553:. David Hunke; 7545: 7544: 7540: 7530: 7528: 7519: 7518: 7511: 7498: 7497: 7493: 7483: 7481: 7473: 7472: 7468: 7458: 7456: 7439: 7438: 7434: 7424: 7422: 7413: 7412: 7408: 7404: 7396:Super Bowl XLII 7392: 7387: 7375:Aaron Hernandez 7270:Patriots 17–9. 7266:Aaron Hernandez 7250:Patriots 10–9. 7171: 7130:Game attendance 7026: 7019: 7013: 7011:Super Bowl XLVI 7007: 6945:Super Bowl XXIV 6925:Garrett Hartley 6846:Chase Blackburn 6757: 6752: 6705:Leading rushers 6684:Leading passers 6539: 6494:Game attendance 6384: 6377: 6371: 6322: 6299:Super Bowl XVII 6253:Bernard Pollard 6226:LaQuan Williams 6163: 6158: 6111:Leading rushers 6090:Leading passers 5995:Patriots 10–3. 5934: 5903:Alberto Riveron 5893:Game attendance 5789: 5782: 5776: 5771: 5766: 5685:Chase Blackburn 5654:Super Bowl XLII 5593: 5588: 5545:Leading rushers 5524:Leading passers 5346: 5301:Game attendance 5197: 5190: 5184: 5083:Danieal Manning 5072: 5067: 5020:Leading rushers 4999:Leading passers 4862: 4825:Game attendance 4717: 4710: 4705: 4637:After a punt, 4616:Aaron Hernandez 4600: 4595: 4562:Aaron Hernandez 4548:Leading rushers 4527:Leading passers 4491:Patriots 42–7. 4487:Aaron Hernandez 4471:Patriots 35–7. 4462:Patriots 28–7. 4449:Patriots 21–7. 4440:Patriots 14–7. 4416:Patriots 14–0. 4367: 4326:Game attendance 4222: 4215: 4209: 4084:Marques Colston 4027: 4022: 4003:Marques Colston 3975:Leading rushers 3954:Leading passers 3854:Marques Colston 3759: 3718:Game attendance 3611: 3604: 3599: 3594: 3567:Nielsen ratings 3557:in winning the 3441: 3436: 3389:Leading rushers 3368:Leading passers 3357:Broncos 29–23. 3320:Broncos 23–16. 3311:Broncos 23–13. 3295:Broncos 20–13. 3183: 3146:Game attendance 3026: 3019: 3013: 3007: 2980:Super Bowl XLII 2935:MetLife Stadium 2930: 2925: 2878:Leading rushers 2857:Leading passers 2749: 2704:Game attendance 2675:East Rutherford 2671:MetLife Stadium 2596: 2589: 2584: 2511:Marques Colston 2476: 2471: 2459:Marques Colston 2424:Leading rushers 2403:Leading passers 2213: 2172:Game attendance 2060: 2053: 2037:WrestleMania 25 2033:Reliant Stadium 2014:Danieal Manning 1941:Reliant Stadium 1937: 1932: 1885:Leading rushers 1864:Leading passers 1729: 1676:Game attendance 1655:: 4:30 pm 1632:Reliant Stadium 1557: 1550: 1545: 1540: 1510:New York Giants 1501: 1497: 1496: 1494:Super Bowl XLVI 1470: 1464:New York Giants 1405:New York Giants 1308:January 8, 2012 1296: 1277:January 8, 2012 1272:New York Giants 1263:Atlanta Falcons 1254:January 7, 2012 1226:January 7, 2012 1191: 1147: 1142: 1116: 1105: 903:Super Bowl XLVI 844:Reliant Stadium 585:MetLife Stadium 536: 530: 503:Atlanta Falcons 476:New York Giants 341:first-round bye 320: 275: 241:to not feature 197:Super Bowl XLVI 189:New York Giants 140: 123: 106:New York Giants 87: 69:Super Bowl XLVI 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 9322: 9320: 9312: 9311: 9306: 9296: 9295: 9289: 9288: 9286: 9285: 9280: 9275: 9270: 9264: 9262: 9258: 9257: 9255: 9254: 9248: 9246: 9242: 9241: 9239: 9238: 9233: 9228: 9223: 9218: 9213: 9208: 9203: 9198: 9193: 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Bradshaw 6890:Delanie Walker 6885:Kendall Hunter 6881:Kenny Phillips 6837:Delanie Walker 6761:Lawrence Tynes 6754: 6753: 6749: 6748: 6744: 6743: 6736: 6728: 6727: 6723: 6722: 6715: 6712:Ahmad Bradshaw 6707: 6706: 6702: 6701: 6694: 6686: 6685: 6680: 6679: 6678: 6673:Giants 20–17. 6668: 6667: 6663: 6662: 6653: 6648:Giants 17–14. 6639: 6638: 6634: 6633: 6623: 6622: 6618: 6617: 6608: 6601:kick), 11:15. 6599:Lawrence Tynes 6586: 6585: 6581: 6580: 6558: 6557: 6549: 6546: 6545: 6538: 6537: 6532: 6506: 6497: 6491: 6485: 6479: 6461: 6460: 6455: 6452: 6449: 6446: 6443: 6440: 6436: 6435: 6430: 6427: 6424: 6421: 6418: 6415: 6409: 6408: 6405: 6402: 6399: 6396: 6393: 6390: 6380: 6379: 6378: 6370: 6367: 6321: 6318: 6249:Brandon Spikes 6245:Rob Gronkowski 6234:Danny Woodhead 6182:Lardarius Webb 6178:Julian Edelman 6167:Sterling Moore 6160: 6159: 6155: 6154: 6150: 6149: 6146:Rob Gronkowski 6142: 6134: 6133: 6129: 6128: 6121: 6113: 6112: 6108: 6107: 6100: 6092: 6091: 6086: 6085: 6084: 6070: 6069: 6065: 6064: 6059:Ravens 20–16. 6055: 6050:Ravens 17–16. 6042: 6032: 6031: 6027: 6026: 6017: 6000: 5987: 5973: 5972: 5968: 5967: 5962:Patriots 3–0. 5953: 5952: 5944: 5941: 5940: 5933: 5932: 5927: 5905: 5896: 5890: 5884: 5878: 5857: 5856: 5851: 5848: 5845: 5842: 5839: 5833: 5832: 5827: 5824: 5821: 5818: 5815: 5811: 5810: 5807: 5804: 5801: 5798: 5795: 5785: 5784: 5783: 5775: 5772: 5770: 5767: 5765: 5762: 5709:Brandon Jacobs 5646:Hail Mary pass 5641:Ahmad Bradshaw 5605:Lawrence Tynes 5590: 5589: 5585: 5584: 5580: 5579: 5572: 5564: 5563: 5559: 5558: 5555: 5552:Ahmad Bradshaw 5547: 5546: 5542: 5541: 5534: 5526: 5525: 5520: 5519: 5518: 5513:Giants 37–20. 5509:Brandon Jacobs 5505: 5500:Giants 30–20. 5492: 5487:Giants 30–13. 5483: 5478:Giants 23–13. 5473: 5472: 5468: 5467: 5462:Giants 20–13. 5457: 5456: 5452: 5451: 5446:Giants 20–10. 5442: 5437:Giants 13–10. 5433: 5415: 5414: 5410: 5409: 5392: 5379: 5370:Lawrence Tynes 5365: 5364: 5356: 5353: 5352: 5345: 5344: 5339: 5313: 5304: 5298: 5292: 5286: 5265: 5264: 5259: 5256: 5253: 5250: 5247: 5243: 5242: 5237: 5234: 5231: 5228: 5225: 5219: 5218: 5215: 5212: 5209: 5206: 5203: 5193: 5192: 5191: 5183: 5180: 5115:Lardarius Webb 5069: 5068: 5064: 5063: 5059: 5058: 5051: 5043: 5042: 5038: 5037: 5030: 5022: 5021: 5017: 5016: 5009: 5001: 5000: 4995: 4994: 4993: 4988:Ravens 20–13. 4983: 4982: 4978: 4977: 4973: 4972: 4968: 4967: 4962:Ravens 17–13. 4954: 4944: 4943: 4939: 4938: 4925: 4916: 4895: 4881: 4880: 4872: 4869: 4868: 4861: 4860: 4855: 4837: 4828: 4822: 4816: 4810: 4785: 4784: 4779: 4776: 4773: 4770: 4767: 4761: 4760: 4755: 4752: 4749: 4746: 4743: 4739: 4738: 4735: 4732: 4729: 4726: 4723: 4713: 4712: 4711: 4709: 4706: 4704: 4701: 4662:Julian Edelman 4647:Willis McGahee 4639:Quinton Carter 4632:Rob Gronkowski 4628:Brandon Spikes 4597: 4596: 4592: 4591: 4587: 4586: 4583:Rob Gronkowski 4579: 4571: 4570: 4566: 4565: 4558: 4555:Willis McGahee 4550: 4549: 4545: 4544: 4537: 4529: 4528: 4523: 4522: 4521: 4511: 4510: 4506: 4505: 4496: 4482: 4481: 4477: 4476: 4467: 4454: 4445: 4438:kick), 14:54. 4432:Willis McGahee 4427: 4426: 4422: 4421: 4412:Rob Gronkowski 4408: 4403:Patriots 7–0. 4401:kick), 13:09. 4386: 4385: 4377: 4374: 4373: 4366: 4365: 4360: 4338: 4336:Gene Steratore 4329: 4323: 4317: 4311: 4290: 4289: 4284: 4281: 4278: 4275: 4272: 4266: 4265: 4260: 4257: 4254: 4251: 4248: 4244: 4243: 4240: 4237: 4234: 4231: 4228: 4218: 4217: 4216: 4208: 4205: 4197:Kendall Hunter 4173:Sean Pamphilon 4127:Kellen Winslow 4095:Darren Sproles 4069:Blake Costanzo 4053:Dashon Goldson 4049:Patrick Willis 4024: 4023: 4019: 4018: 4014: 4013: 4006: 3998: 3997: 3993: 3992: 3985: 3977: 3976: 3972: 3971: 3964: 3956: 3955: 3950: 3949: 3948: 3939: 3934:Saints 32–29. 3930: 3917: 3912:Saints 24–23. 3908:Darren Sproles 3904: 3895: 3885: 3884: 3880: 3879: 3869: 3868: 3864: 3863: 3850: 3829: 3819: 3818: 3814: 3813: 3800: 3778: 3777: 3769: 3766: 3765: 3758: 3757: 3752: 3745:Daryl Johnston 3730: 3721: 3715: 3709: 3700: 3679: 3678: 3673: 3670: 3667: 3664: 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2011
Super Bowl XLVI
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Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
New England Patriots
Baltimore Ravens
San Francisco 49ers
NFL playoffs
2010–11
2012–13
National Football League playoffs
2011 season
New York Giants
New England Patriots
Super Bowl XLVI
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
Houston Texans
Detroit Lions
1999
Buffalo Bills
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Tennessee Titans
2001–02
Peyton Manning
Indianapolis Colts
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