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...shattering the record for TD passes on a broken ankle by four. The Eagles, who finished tied with Tampa Bay for the best record in the league, have been taking one step closer to a title for the past few seasons. Two years ago, they lost in the divisional playoff. Last season in the NFC Championship game. The natural progression points toward the Super Bowl in San Diego...
...JETS (10-7) at OAKLAND (11-5), 4:30 p.m. ET For the fourth time in their last 11 road games (including playoffs), the Jets head off to Oakland to play in front of the scariest-looking people this side of the Star Wars Cantina. This is the first playoff game for the Raiders since last January in New England, when the nation learned what a tuck play was, and Adam Vinatieri booted one of the most improbable kicks in NFL history. Having garnered the AFC's No. 1 seed, the Silver & Black's reward is a date with perhaps...
...Factors: Ten of the Browns' 16 games came down to the final minute, which is valuable experience come playoff time. They'll have to limit the Steelers' quick-strike ability to keep it close...
...CLEVELAND (9-7) at PITTSBURGH (10-5-1), 1 p.m. ET No playoff matchup of the weekend matches more familiar foes than this one. This game that will be the 102nd meeting between the Browns and Steelers but only the second time they've met in the playoffs (1/7/95: Pitt. 29, Cle. 9, at Pitt.). The Steelers won both regular-season meetings between these AFC North squads by only three points, yet they're the biggest favorites of the first round, at 7 1/2 points. Browns QB Kelly Holcomb fills in for the injured Tim Couch in the franchise...
...Series History: The 49ers won the season-opener at the Meadowlands, 16-13, for their fifth victory in a row (including playoffs) against Big Blue. The Giants' lone playoff victory in four postseason games at San Francisco came in the 1990 NFL Championship game...