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Lions and Vikings and Bucs, Oh My! The NFC playoffs will be played on Central time as four teams from that division make the big dance. With dramatic wins, the Vikings and Lions are in, while the Bucs secured their first home playoff game since the days of Leroy Selmon. Complete coverage at CNNSI...
...playing out a season turned sour. But unlike the Raiders, KC says, even down eight games, that the season's not over and the opportunities are at hand. So: Take the Falcons minus two and a half in the desert against the CARDS, mainly because Chris Chandler (!) is the NFC's second highest rated passer and Jake the Snake is not. Likewise, take the vet (Dan Marino) and the DOLPHINS minus another 2.5 over the Pats and a guy who with one throw lost the biggest game of the year in Foxboro. And because it's Christmas, the season...
...That drops the 'Pokes to 4-5 and into third place in the NFC East...
...divine intervention did indeed play a part in one of the better field-goal duals since the Giants stole the NFC Championship from the 49ers on a Matt Bahr clincher in 1991, it's now time for the Crimson to assess precisely why Saturday's win was ugly--and to recognize that this heavenly visit may have been a onetime deal...
...play. Kansas City comes in at 6-5, better than Paul Maguire but good only for second place in this space. Both have the Colts tonight, so the weekend's excitement is over, and that includes tonight's game. Lesson of the week: The Niners, floating atop the NFC West, may be getting bored. And there just isn't an apple small enough not to get stuck in Denver's throat. The AFC is looking like losers again in January...