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- Photo Broncos’ Defense Steps Up, Sealing Victory Over Steelers Broncos Steelers 23 16 Given some breathing room by the team’s struggling offense, the Denver defense tightened u...
- Photo Panthers Advance After Seahawks’ Rally Falls Short Panthers Seahawks 31 24 Looking to complete an improbable fourth-quarter comeback in the divisional round for the...
- Photo Cardinals Beat Packers in a Legendary Tossup Cardinals Packers 26 20 Three weeks ago, the Arizona Cardinals romped past Green Bay by 30 points. On Saturday, ...
- Photo Patriots Take the First Step, Beat Chiefs Patriots Chiefs 27 20 After a sputtering defeat in Week 17 of the regular season, there were valid questions abou...
- Photo Broncos Take Lead After Steelers FumblePittsburgh dodged one bullet when Markus Wheaton failed to catch a punted ball that was recovered in the end zone for a t...
- Photo Broncos Defense Holds StrongDenver looked foolish for accepting a penalty that resulted in Pittsburgh having a 1st-and-25 instead of a 2nd-and-17, bu...
- Broncos Once Again Settle for Field GoalFor the fourth time, Denver started a drive from outside their own 40-yard line. And despite the short field they once ag...
- Martavis Bryant Continues to Provide Big PlaysA short pass to Martavis Bryant resulted in a 52-yard play after Bryant outran much of the Denver defense. While Pittsbur...
- Demaryius Thomas Draws Penalty, Gets InjuredA pass interference call gave the Denver Broncos a first down, but when Demaryius Thomas left the field with an injury on...
- Photo Steelers Lead Broncos at HalftimeDenver was given terrific field position repeatedly in the first half, but other than three field goals they failed to ta...
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- Manning Can’t Deliver on Fourth DownCoach Gary Kubiak showed confidence in his offense by going for it on 4th-and-3 from Pittsburgh’s 37-yard line, and they ...
- Another Big Play for SteelersAnother big play by the Pittsburgh offense helped set up a field goal that extended the Steelers’ lead to 10-6. On this ...
- Photo Martavis Bryant Kicks Steelers Into GearLooking to avoid big plays, Denver’s defense started to play off of Pittsburgh’s receivers. That came back to haunt them ...
- Wind Playing a FactorThe wind is clearly playing a big factor in the game. When Pittsburgh’s Jordan Berry went to attempt his second punt of t...
- Photo Ben Roethlisberger Missing Antonio BrownBen Roethlisberger is clearly missing Antonio Brown. The normally prolific Pittsburgh offense ended its first two drives ...
- Denver Scores First After Long Punt ReturnWorking with a short field following a 42-yard punt return by Omar Bolden, Peyton Manning only generated 20 yards of offe...
- Ben Roethlisberger’s Shoulder Appears O.K.Playing through an injured shoulder, Ben Roethlisberger showed he is still capable of airing it out by overthrowing Marku...
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- Photo Why the Steelers Will Beat the BroncosBroncos cornerback Aqib Talib showed he has his life priorities in order when discussing the health of quarterback Ben Ro...
- Photo Seattle Running Out of TimeSeattle may want to adjust their zone coverage. On a 2nd-and-7 play that seemed to offer few options for Cam Newton, he e...
- Seahawks Close Gap to 10 PointsTheir hopes of a comeback are still a long way from fruition, but the Seattle Seahawks have scored 21 unanswered points a...
- Both Teams Aggressive Despite Lack of PointsWith the Panthers and Seahawks combining to punt on each of the last three drives of the game it may seem as if neither t...
- Seahawks Looking to Channel 1993 BillsThe Seattle defense has finally started to get things going, and forced a punt on a third consecutive drive by the Caroli...
- Photo Seahawks Air It Out for Second ScoreAfter just missing a long touchdown pass to Doug Baldwin, Russell Wilson and the Seahawks’ offense regrouped and ended up...
- Photo Seattle Gets on the Board to Start the Second HalfIt took less than two minutes of game clock in the second half for the Seattle Seahawks to score for the first time today...
- Bruce Arians Shows Off Confidence‘I’d rather play Seattle in Seattle.’ - BRUCE ARIANS, the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, showing an extreme amount...
- Photo For Seahawks, Nothing Goes RightIn a play that would have driven John Madden nuts during his long broadcasting career, the Seattle Seahawks threw a 4-yar...
- Photo A Tale of Two BacksCHARLOTTE – The best running backs on the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks returned from injuries in time for their...
- Cam Newton Finds His Favorite TargetA game expected to be among the closest of the divisional round is turning into an absolute embarrassment for the Seattle...
- Photo Wilson’s Second Interception Leads to Field GoalFollowing Russell Wilson’s second interception of the game, the Panthers did not do much on offense, but got close enough...
- Carolina Grinds to 21-0 LeadEverything is going Carolina’s way in the early going. After Seattle’s offense failed to do anything on a 5-play drive, t...
- Photo Luke Kuechly’s Pick-Six Gives Carolina Two-Touchdown LeadLuke Kuechly, the heart and soul of Carolina’s defense, gave the team a quick two-touchdown lead when he intercepted a Ru...
- Photo Jonathan Stewart’s Big Run Keys DriveOn his first carry since Week 14, Jonathan Stewart did not waste any time before making a huge impact. He took a handoff ...
- All Systems Go in CarolinaSteven Hauschka of the Seahawks kicked off at 1:06 p.m. Eastern to start the divisional round playoff game between the Se...
- Photo The Gang Is All Here for Seattle and CarolinaIt appears as if the Seahawks and the Panthers will be as close to full strength as possible going into their divisional ...
- Photo Seahawks at Panthers: How They Match UpGame time: 1:05 p.m. Line: Panthers by 2.5 For a player who rarely speaks, Marshawn Lynch is talked about an awful lot. ...
- Never Count Out Aaron Rodgers
- Photo Packers’ Hail Mary Forces OvertimeAaron Rodgers wasn’t looking, wasn’t moving in the right direction. He just heaved. Let this be a lesson. Don’t be foole...
- Photo The Bounces and the Lead Go to the CardinalsCarson Palmer could only shake his head. What a strange, miserable, wonderful, miraculous touchdown drive for the Arizon...
- Photo Palmer Picked Off in the End ZoneOh, Carson. Not the way you want to open the fourth quarter with your team already trailing. On first-and-goal from the...
- Photo Rodgers Buys Time and the Lead for PackersThe Packers aren’t going away. What’s more, they now have the lead after an 81-yard touchdown drive following an interce...
- Photo For Packers and Cardinals, First Half About Penalties and PressureThe first half between Green Bay and Arizona might be remembered mostly for the dramatic plays that, ultimately, never co...
- Randall Cobb’s Great Catch That Wasn’tRandall Cobb made one of the best catches you’re going to see this postseason. Unfortunately, it’s not going to count on...
- Photo Michael Floyd and Cardinals Strike First And Arizona has the first score of the game. The Cardinals’ second drive ends with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Carson ...
- Chiefs Score, but Take Forever to Do ItKansas City has added a small dose of drama to what had been an uneventful second half. But while the Chiefs managed to ...
- Photo Kansas City Chiefs Respond and Cut Patriots’ LeadKansas City answers back with its first touchdown of the game. Quarterback Alex Smith has turned around his performance, ...
- Brady to Gronkowski, AgainThe Patriots are rolling now. A 16-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Gronkowski, their second hookup of the game, has gi...
- Photo Patriots Impressive in First HalfThe Patriots looked impressive in their first half of postseason play this season, dominating the Chiefs defensively and ...
- Patriots’ Tom Brady Takes It HimselfThe Patriots have hardly feigned any interest in running the ball this game. Except, that is, for when Tom Brady is carry...
- We’ve Seen This Before
- Photo Brady and Gronkowski Waste Little TimeThat didn’t take long. New England scores first after an 11-play drive, all passes, with Tom Brady connecting with (who ...
- Patriots Begin Their Title DefenseThe game is underway at Gillette. As the No. 2 seed in the A.F.C., the Patriots are five-point favorites to win. They ha...
