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Thanks to the NFLÆs playoff format, with the top two seeds getting a bye in the first round, it is not uncommon for a wild-card team toáadvance deep into January. Last yearÆs playoffs saw a 50-50 split witháPhiladelphiaáand Baltimoreá(No. 6 seeds)áadvancing.áIn 2007,áthe Giants and Jaguars also earned wild-card teams a .500 record. This season, however, might just be the first year for all wild-card teams to advance.á No divisional team (especially within ...

Earning a first-round bye with the second seed, San Diego will be sitting out the first round of the playoffs. This does not mean they wonÆt have a stake in what happens in that round. Depending on how the games play out, they could potentially face three of the four teams that will be playing in that wild card round. Ironically, the lone team they cannot face in the divisional ...

Now that the regular season has come to an end 12 teams are still alive, those that have made the NFLÆs postseason. With several of the powerhouse teams skidding, the Super Bowl now looks to be anyoneÆs to take. HereÆs a glimpse at those teams who will be fighting through the postseason in hopes of coming away with an NFLChampionshipBegin Slideshow

The Chargers had every reason not to concern themselves about winning in Week 17. The team had already secured its number two seed, Philip Rivers was to see limited time on the field, and they were playing a Redskins team that had been playing good teams tough across the entire second half. Instead, the team won its 11th straight game to ride a 13-3 record into the playoffs.á The game was ...

One of the primary goals for any owner of a professional sports team is to ensure their team has a new, polished stadium.á Football owners are no different, and for a long time San Diego owner Alex Spanos has sought a new stadium for the San Diego Chargers to play. The desire was temporarily assuaged in 1997, when Jack Murphy Stadium was given extensive renovations.á In addition to new seats, it also ...

Josh McDaniels wants to build a winning team in Denver.á Beyond that goal however, he has proven that he is a coach dedicated to building a winning mentality.á With the Denver Broncos in a 2-7 rut following their early season winning streak, they find themselves on the outside of the playoff picture with one game to go.á The Broncos (8-7) will play a Kansas City team that has underwhelmed on the ...

With the AFC wild card race coming down to a tightly contested final week, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Lamar Woodley feels that New England and Cincinnati might just try to set up the playoff matchups the way they want. Woodley has predicted the Bengals and Patriots will "lay down" in week 17, allowing their opponents (the Houston Texans and New York Jets) to win in an effort to prevent Pittsburgh a ...

Two incidents happened in the last week involving angry fans.á The first came when the Indianapolis Colts elected to rest their core starters with roughly 20 minutes left in the game and a five-point advantage.á The second was immediately following a Los Angeles Lakers defeat when they fell flat against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Colts fans have actually drafted a lawsuit asking for their money back as the Indianapolis Colts not only lost the ...

With one game remaining in the regular season, San Diego already has its first round opponent set: no one.áThe team earned itself a first round bye upon defeating Tennessee soundly in an early week 16 matchup. Who is playing in that first round is still a question mark. The New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals have their divisions locked up, though they are still jostling for who will take the third ...

What a difference a few weeks can make.á From midseason (weeks 8/9/10) stretching through to the three-quarter mark (weeks 12/13) it appeared that any team would need at least a 10-6 record to be able to secure a wild card seeding and a playoff berth. Jacksonville and Denver had the inside tracks to both seeds with 8-4 and 7-5 records, respectively.á Three straight losses to each team have now confused ...