KANSAS CITY AT HOUSTON,
PITTSBURGH AT CINCINNATI ON SATURDAY
IN AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFFS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–AFC WEST (11-5) AT HOUSTON TEXANS–AFC SOUTH (9-7)SERIES
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016
PITTSBURGH STEELERS–AFC NORTH (10-6) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS–AFC NORTH (12-4)SERIES
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SEATTLE AT MINNESOTA,
GREEN BAY AT WASHINGTON ON SUNDAY
IN NFC WILD CARD PLAYOFFS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2016
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS–NFC WEST (10-6) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS–NFC NORTH (11-5)SERIES
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TEAMS MEET for 1st time in postseason. Sea has won past 3 meetings, incl. Week 13 game at Min (38-7). Sea. leads all-time series 9-5.SEAHAWKS: Advanced to playoffs for 4th consecutive season. Have won 10+ games in each of past 4 seasons. Aim for 3rd consecutive Super Bowl appearance. Have won 5 of past 6 postseason games & have playoff win in each of past 3 postseasons. Head coach PETE CARROLL is 7-3 (.700) in playoffs with Sea…-Seahawks had 7 players selected to Pro Bowl: DE MICHAEL BENNETT (1st), S KAM CHANCELLOR (4th), rookie KR-PR-WR TYLER LOCKETT (1st), CB RICHARD SHERMAN (3rd), S EARL THOMAS (5th), LB BOBBY WAGNER (2nd) & QB RUSSELL WILSON (4th)…Have won 6 of past 7, outscoring opp. 224-98. Have won past 3 vs. Min, outscoring Vikings 109-47…-QB Wilson led NFL with 110.1 rating. Is 1st QB in NFL history with 4,000+ pass yards (4,024), 30+ pass TDs (34) & 500+ rush yards (553) in season. As starter, is 52-20 (.722), incl. 6-2 (.750) in postseason. His 52 overall wins & 46 regular-season wins are most by QB in 1st 4 seasons & his 6 playoff wins are tied for most. Has 97.8 postseason passer rating, 5th best in NFL history. Averages 9.01 yards per att. in postseason, best mark in NFL history. Is 3-0 in career vs. Min with 8 pass TDs, 0 INTs, 1 rush TD & 142 rating…-Seahawks had 3 RBs with 100-yard rush game: MARSHAWN LYNCH, rookie THOMAS RAWLS & CHRISTINE MICHAEL. Lynch is franchise postseason leader with 917 rush yards & 9 rush TDs. In 10 career postseason games, has 8 games with rush TD & 6 100-yard games. Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 6,558 rush yards & 59 rush TDs. Has 3 rush TDs in 2 games vs. Min…-WR DOUG BALDWIN tied for NFL lead with 14 TDs. Led team with career-high 78 catches, 1,069 yards & 14 TDs. Aims for 6th playoff game in row with 100+ yards or TD. Has 3 TDs in past 2 vs. Min. WR JERMAINE KEARSE has TD catch in 4 of past 5 playoff games. Had career-high 49 catches, 685 yards & 5 TDs. KR-PR-WR Lockett & HOFer GALE SAYERS are only rookies in NFL history with 5+ rec. TD (6), KR-TD & PR-TD…-Seattle led NFL in points allowed (17.3) & rush defense (81.5). Ranked 2nd in NFL (1st in NFC) in total defense (291.8) & pass defense (210.3). Seahawks have led NFL in points allowed in 4 consecutive seasons. CB Sherman has INT in 2 of past 3 playoff games. Leads NFL with 28 INTs since 2011 (incl. playoffs). S Thomas led team & tied career-high with 5 INTs. Since 2010 (incl. playoffs), is only player in NFL with 550+ tackles (550) & 20+ INTs (23). S Chancellor has INT in 3 of past 5 playoff games, incl. 90-yard INT-TD, longest postseason TD in Sea history & tied for 5th longest INT-TD in NFL postseason history. Needs 1 INT to tie franchise career postseason record (4). DE Bennett led team with career-high 10 sacks. LBs K.J. WRIGHT (116) & Wagner (114) led team in tackles. Wagner has 100+ tackles in all 4 seasons. DE CLIFF AVRIL has 0.5+ sack or safety in 6 of 7 career postseason games.VIKINGS: Won NFC North, 1st division title since 2009. Team makes 1st playoff appearance since 2012 & 1st under head coach MIKE ZIMMER. Club’s 11 wins are tied for 2nd most in season since 2000…-QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER set career-highs in wins (11), att. (447), comp. (292), yards (3,231) & passer rating (88.7). Tied career-high with 14 pass TDs. Has 108.5 passer rating (6 TDs, 1 INT) in past 4. Is 11-4 (.733) in career at home. Has won 9 of past 11 starts at home & has 94.1 rating…-RB ADRIAN PETERSON led NFL in rushing (1,485 yards) & was named to 7th Pro Bowl. Is 1 of 3 in NFL history (HOFers MARION MOTLEY & CURTIS MARTIN) to lead NFL in rushing at 30+ years old. Tied for NFL lead with 11 rush TDs. Has rushed for 367 yards (91.8 per game) & 5 TDs in 4 career playoff games. Since entering NFL in 2007, leads league with 12,042 rush yards & 102 rush TDs (incl. playoffs). RB JERICK MC KINNON has 231 scrimmage yards (77 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in past 3…-WR STEFON DIGGS led NFC rookies with 720 rec. yards & ranked 2nd with 52 catches. Led team in both categories. TE KYLE RUDOLPH had club-best 5 rec. TDs. KR-WR CORDARRELLE PATTERSON led NFL with 31.8 KR avg. & 2 KR-TDs. Since entering NFL in 2013, leads NFL with 30.1 KR avg. & 4 KR-TDs. Had 101-yard KR-TD vs. Se. in Week 13. Since entering NFL in 2009, WR MIKE WALLACE is 1 of 2 in NFL (CALVIN JOHNSON) with 400+ catches (414), 15.0+ avg. (15.2) & 40 TDs (49)…-Vikings tied for 3rd in NFL with 6 return TDs: 2 KR-TDs (Patterson, 2), 2 INT-TDs (S HARRISON SMITH & LB CHAD GREENWAY), PR-TD (PR MARCUS SHERELS) & FR-TD (CB CAPTAIN MUNNERLYN). Since 2012, Munnerlyn ties for 2nd in NFL with 5 return TDs (4 INT, 1 FR). Munnerlyn & Smith each have 4 INT-TDs since 2012, 1 shy of NFL lead during span. DE EVERSON GRIFFEN had 2 sacks last week & reached 10+ sacks (10.5) for 2nd consecutive season. Had sack in only career playoff game. Has 20.5 sacks in his past 27. Rookie LB ERIC KENDRICKS led team with 92 tackles. Rookie DE DANIELLE HUNTER was 2nd on club with 6 sacks. Has 3.5 sacks in past 4. DE BRIAN ROBISON had 5 sacks, his 5th consecutive season with 4.5+ sacks. Has 4 sacks in past 3 meetings vs. Sea, incl. 2 sacks in Week 13. DT TOM JOHNSON had 5.5 sacks & has 12 sacks in past 2 seasons. Had 5 total sacks in 1st 3 NFL seasons. CBs TERENCE NEWMAN (12) & XAVIER RHODES (11) led club in PD. Newman was 1st on team with 3 INTs, his most in season since 2011 (4 with Dal). LBANTHONY BARR had 67 tackles & has 65+ tackles in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons (70 in 2014)…K BLAIR WALSH led NFL with 34 FGs & ranked 4th with 135 points. Since entering NFL in 2012, has 23 FGs of 50+ yards, most in NFL.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2016
GREEN BAY PACKERS–NFC NORTH (10-6) AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS–NFC EAST (9-7)SERIES
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TEAMS MEET for 3rd time in postseason & 1st since 1972. Clubs split 1st 2 playoff meetings: 1936 NFL Champ. (GB 21, Boston Redskins 6 at Polo Grounds, NY) & 1972 Div. (Was. 16, GB 3 at Was). GB leads all-time series, including postseason, 19-14-1. GB has won 5 of past 6 meetings.PACKERS: Have won 13 NFL championships, most all-time. Team’s .608 postseason winning pct. (31-20) is best in NFL history among teams with 50+ games played. Club has 31 playoff wins, 3rd most all-time. This is team’s 31st playoff appearance, tied for most in NFL history…-MIKE MC CARTHY has led team to playoffs in 8 of his 10 seasons as head coach…Packers had 4 players selected to Pro Bowl: FB JOHN KUHN (3rd), LB CLAY MATTHEWS (6th), QB AARON RODGERS (5th) & G JOSH SITTON (3rd)…-QB Rodgers has 104.1 career passer rating, highest in NFL history. Has 101 postseason passer rating, 3rd best in NFL history. Has 103.9 passer rating (incl. playoffs), highest in NFL history. In last game vs. Was, completed 34 of 42 (81 pct.) for 480 yards with 4 TDs, 0 INTs & 146 rating…-RB EDDIE LACY has 11 TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.) in 16 career Dec./Jan. games (incl. playoffs). Has rushed for 3,075 yards (1,025 per season) & 23 TDs in 1st 3 NFL seasons. RB JAMES STARKS is 1 of 4 RBs this season with 600+ rush yards (601), 2+ rush TD (2), 350+ rec. yards (392) & 2+ rec. TD (3). FB Kuhn is only player in 2015 playoffs with 4+ rush (4) & 3+ rec. (3) TDs in postseason…-WR RANDALL COBB led team in catches (79) & was 2nd in rec. yards (829). Ranked 3rd on club with 7 total TDs (6 rec., 1 FR). In past 2 seasons, has 170 catches for 2,116 yards (1,058 per season) & 18 TDs. Aims for 3rd postseason game in row with 100+ yards or TD. Had 9 catches for 128 yards & TD (35 yards) in last meeting vs. Was. In last year’s Div. (1/11/15 vs. Dal), DAVANTE ADAMS (117 yards) & Cobb (116) became 1st GB WRs to each have 100+ rec. yards in same playoff game. WR JAMES JONES & TE RICHARD RODGERS tied for team lead with 8 TDs. Jones has 4 career postseason rec. TDs. In last meeting vs. Was, Jones set career-highs in catches (11) & yards (178). Rodgers’ 8 rec. TDs were 2nd most by NFC TE…-LB Matthews has 8.5 career postseason sacks, most in franchise history (HOFer REGGIE WHITE, 8). In 10 postseason games, has 8.5 sacks, 3 FFs & 3 FRs. Ranked 2nd on club with 6.5 sacks. LB JULIUS PEPPERS led team with 10.5 sacks, his 9th career season with 10+ sacks. Is only player in NFL history with 100+ sacks (136) & 10+ INTs (11). Also has 4.5 sacks & INT in postseason career. CB SAM SHIELDS has 5 INTs, incl. 52-yard TD, in past 8 playoff games. Tied for team lead with 3 INTs this season with rookie CB DAMARIOUS RANDALL & CB MICAH HYDE. Randall led club with 14 PD. S HA HA CLINTON-DIX had 2 INTs in last playoff game. Led team with 99 tackles. DT MIKE DANIELS has 16 sacks in past 3 seasons. LB MIKE NEAL aims for 3rd in row vs. Was with INT or sack. Had 4 sacks in 2015, his 4th consecutive season with 4+ sacks & has 18 sacks in that span.REDSKINS: Won NFC East, 1st division title since 2012 & 1st under head coach JAY GRUDEN. Have won 4 in row & have scored 34+ points in each of past 3 games. Are 23-18 (.561) in postseason…-QB KIRK COUSINS completed 192 of 257 (74.7 pct.) for 2,170 yards with 16 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 117 passer rating at home. His 74.7 comp. pct. is highest in NFL history in home games in single season. In past 7 at home, has completed 171 of 226 (75.7 pct.) for 1,974 yards with 15 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 123.7 passer rating. Is 1st QB in team history to pass for 4,000+ yards (franchise-record 4,166) & 25 TDs (29) in season. Threw TD pass in all 16 games, joining HOFer SONNY JURGENSEN (14 games in 1967) as only Redskins QBs to throw TD in every game in season. Has 23 pass TDs, 3 INTs, 119.1 passer rating & 4 rush TDs in past 10, incl. 11 TDs, 0 INTs & 142.8 passer rating in past 3…-T TRENT WILLIAMS was selected to 4th Pro Bowl…Since entering NFL in 2012, RB ALFRED MORRIS is 2nd in NFL with 4,713 rush yards & ties for 5th with 29 rush TDs. Rushed for 107 yards in only meeting. RB PIERRE THOMAS has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in 5 career postseason games…-TE JORDAN REED led NFC TEs with career-high 87 catches & 11 TDs. Ranked 2nd among NFC TEs with 952 rec. yards. Has 29 catches for 378 yards (94.5 per game) & 5 TDs in past 4. WR DE SEAN JACKSON has 21 career TDs of 60+ yards, 3rd most in NFL history (20 in regular season, 1 in postseason). Had 55-yard TD catch in last game vs. GB (11/10/13 with Phi). WR PIERRE GARÇON has TD in 3 consecutive games. Has TD catch in 3 of past 4 postseason games. Ranked 2nd on team with 72 catches, 777 rec. yards & 6 rec. TDs. WR JAMISON CROWDER led NFC rookies with 59 receptions & ranked 3rd with 604 rec. yards…-LB RYAN KERRIGAN led team with 9.5 sacks & has 7.5 sacks in all 5 NFL seasons. Since entering NFL in 2011, is only player with 45+ sacks (47.5) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). S DE ANGELO HALL is only player in NFL history with 5 INT-TD & 5 FR-TD. Rookie LB PRESTON SMITH has 5 sacks in past 3. Ranked 2nd on club with 8 sacks. DT CHRIS BAKER was 3rd on team with career-high 6 sacks. Had 2 career sacks entering 2015. CB BASHAUD BREELAND had club-best 16 PD & has led team in PD in each of his 1st 2 NFL seasons (14 in 2014). S DASHON GOLDSON ranked 1st on club with 108 tackles, his 1st season with Redskins.
