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= Football - Every Game Counts =

The Texans dominated the Bengals on Sat, Jan. 07, 4:30 PM with a total of 190 rushing yards compared to the Bengals with a total of 51 rushing yards. Both teams started off with a 7 all in the 1 quarter. Then The Texans scored another TD in the 3rd quarter that made it 24 to 10. Rookie defensive end J.J. Watt returned an interception for a touchdown, and Andre Johnson and Arian Foster put the game away with second-half scores to power the Texans over the Cincinnati Bengals 31-10 on Saturday in an AFC Wild Card Game. In the postseason for the first time in their 10-year history, the Texans came up with big plays on offense and defense to move into a divisional playoff game next Sunday at Baltimore.
 * Bengals vs. Texans AFC **

The Denver Broncos struck the field on Sun, Jan. 08, 4:30 PM against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tebow connected with Demaryius Thomas on an electrifying 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime, and the Broncos defeated the stunned Steelers 29-23 in the AFC wild-card playoff game. Thomas hauled in a high play-action pass at the Denver 38, stiff-armed Pittsburgh cornerback Ike Taylor, then outraced safety Ryan Mundy to the end zone. It only took 11 seconds in overtime for the Denver to win the there first Playoff game.
 * Denver vs. Pittsburgh **

=New England vs. Denver= The Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots faced off on Sat., Jan. 14, 8:00 PM. Brady threw six touchdown passes, five in the first half, and put the New England Patriots into the AFC Championship Game after roughing up Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos 45-10. In the first quarter New England scored 14 points with the Broncos scoring nothing. Then In the second quarter New England blasted out 21 points to the Broncos scoring 7. In the third quarter the Patriots scored another TD and the Broncos scored a field goal which made the game 42-10. Then the Patriots finished the game with a field goal to make the game 45-10.

=Baltimore vs. Houston= BALTIMORE -- A fierce defense led by linebacker Ray Lewis and safety Ed Reed came up with four turnovers, leading the Ravens to a 20-13 victory over the Houston Texas on Sunday and into the AFC Championship Game. Baltimore forced two turnovers in the first quarter and moved to a 17-3 lead, and interceptions by Lardarius Weeb and Reed in the final eight minutes preserved the advantage. In the fourth quarter Ed Reed stopped the Texans from winning with a one-handed catch in the endzone with 2 mnutes to spare in the game. With 11 seconds to spare, the Texans throw another pass in the with Ed Reed blocking the pass but came down hard rolling his ankle.

=Baltimore vs. New England= Brady scored the winning touchdown when he leaped over the vaunted Ravens defense in the fourth quarter. The 1-yard dive brought the Patriots from behind, and their maligned defense made several key plays, including shutting down Ray Rice, the league's total yardage leader. The Patriots beat the stunned Ravens 23-20 in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday after Baltimore's Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field-goal attempt with 11 seconds remaining wich could have won them the game. Next up as the Patriots chase their fourth Super Bowl trophy. Tom Brady has the New England Patriots back in the Super Bowl. And they'll see a familiar opponent.

=New Orleans vs. Detroit NFC= On Sat., Jan. 07, 8:00 PM The New Orleans Saints they rocked detroits world with the score of 45-28 Brees hit on 33 of 43 passes while throwing for the most yards in a regulation playoff game. He highlighted his night with three completions of at least 40 yards. In the fourth quarter with 3 minutes left the Saints are at the second yd line with a handoff up the middle right into the endzone to win the game 45-28.

=New York vs. Atlanta= New York slaughtered the Falcons 24-2. This game was not even worth watching. The Falcons managed to gain only 64 yards rushing compared to New Yorks 172. Atlants never had a chance to win from the very start.

=New Orleans vs. 49ers= This was the most exciting game of the playoffs. For three quarters both teams reached the endzone only twice. When the forth quarter started so did the offenses. The Saints and 49ers went up and down the field with an explosion of 34 points in the final period. With 3 minutes to go in the game each team had a chance to win. The Saints score to take the lead 32-29 with just over one minute left in the game. One long pass to Vernon Davis and the 49ers were in scoring position. The clock showed 14 seconds and the 49ers were in field goal range to tie when Alex Smith, QB throws a pass to Vernon Davis for the game winning touchdown. The 49ers win a thriller and will host the NY Giants for a chance to play in the superbowl.