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The last time the Detroit Lions made the NFL playoffs, Barry Sanders was their star. They're back, for the first time in 12 years, earning an NFC wild-card berth by beating San Diego 38-10, knocking the Chargers from ...
They're back, for the first time in 12 years, earning an NFC wild-card berth by beating San Diego 38-10, knocking the Chargers from contention Saturday.
New England, which already owns the AFC East title, grabbed a first-round bye with a 27-24 comeback victory against Miami. The Patriots (12-3) will have home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs if they beat Buffalo next week.
"It's good to clinch," said Deion Branch, who caught a touchdown pass from Tom Brady, "but not by the way we played. It's not the way you want to do it."
The New York Giants beat the local rival Jets 29-14 to tie Dallas at 8-7 atop the NFC East. The Cowboys, who lost 20-7 to Philadelphia, visit the Giants next Sunday night, with the winner taking the division, the loser going home.
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo missed most of Sunday's game with a bruised right hand as Dallas got within 7 seconds of being shut out.
"Given everything that was at stake, and all the noise that has been coming out of Florham Park," Giants co-owner John Mara said of the Jets' bragging all week that they were the better team, "yeah, it means a little more."
Denver's 40-14 loss at Buffalo dropped it into a tie atop the AFC West with Oakland, which beat Kansas City 16-13 in overtime. Still, if the Broncos (8-7) beat Kansas City in Denver next Sunday, they take the division.
"Everything is still on the table," quarterback Tim Tebow said. "We have to go and execute and play a little better. Hopefully, we can get in the tournament."
"The man told me, `Hue, we'll win it in the end.' I believe that," said Raiders coach Hue Jackson, reflecting on a conversation he had with Al Davis before the Raiders owner died in October. "I don't know how it's going to happen. I don't care how it's going to happen."
Baltimore and Pittsburgh remained atop the AFC North at 11-4, with the Ravens holding the tiebreaker after sweeping the Steelers. Baltimore beat Cleveland 20-14 and Pittsburgh blanked St. Louis 27-0.
If the Ravens win at Cincinnati (9-6) next week, they take the division and the Steelers get a wild card. If the Bengals win, they not only hand the Steelers a chance to grab the AFC North, but the Bengals get the last conference wild card.
"We started this quite a while ago ? seems like just yesterday," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said after a 23-16 win over Arizona, which was eliminated from NFC wild-card contention. "But now we're right where we want to be at the end."
Seattle (7-8) also dropped out of the NFC wild-card race with a 19-17 home loss to San Francisco (12-3), which currently is seeded second to the Packers (13-1 heading into the Sunday night game with Chicago) in the NFC and owns the NFC West crown.
If Atlanta (9-5) beats New Orleans (11-3) on Monday night, it still could take the NFC South, but would clinch at least a wild card. The Saints already are in the playoffs.
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11 seconds ago( 5:23 AM) I don't understand why San Diego is considered out of it. If they beat the Raiders and Denver loses to KC then SD, Oak, and Den will all be 8-8 and 3-3 in the division. The Chargers would have a 7-5 conference record while Oakland and Denver would be 6-6. So what is the tie breaker here?
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