NFL Divisional Playoffs 2013 LIVE Updates: Broncos vs. Ravens; Packers vs. 49ers On Saturday

LIVE: Broncos vs. Ravens
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 30: Quarterbacks Peyton Manning #18 Brock Osweiler #6 of the Denver Broncos emerge from the locker room for pre-game warm ups before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Sports Authority Field Field at Mile High on December 30, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 30: Quarterbacks Peyton Manning #18 Brock Osweiler #6 of the Denver Broncos emerge from the locker room for pre-game warm ups before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Sports Authority Field Field at Mile High on December 30, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

Together again, Ray Lewis and Peyton Manning face off in the opening game of the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. Meeting in the playoffs the third time in their accomplished careers, Manning and Lewis will match wits and hits for the last time. Manning's Colts eliminated Lewis and the Ravens in those previous playoff pairings (2009, 2006). If he can make it 3-3 against the Ravens in the postseason then Manning will bring an end to Lewis' 17-year career.

Fresh off a first-round bye and riding an 11-game winning streak, the Broncos are the oddsmakers' choice -- but not Nate Silver's pick -- to win the Super Bowl. Looking to keep their own chase for the Lombardi Trophy alive, the Ravens travel to Denver -- where the temperature will be frigid -- for a rematch of a Week 15 game when the Broncos dealt them a 34-17 defeat. The second half of the Saturday Divisional doubleheader also features a rematch from the regular season as the San Francisco 49ers take on the Green Bay Packers at Candlestick Park. Aaron Rodgers returns to his home state, looking to avenge a Week 1 loss at Lambeau.

Will Peyton continue his remarkable comeback year and lead the favored Broncos to the AFC Championship? Or will Joe Flacco, Ray Rice and the Ravens' defense build upon their Wild Card win over the Indianapolis Colts and ensure that Lewis' last ride stretches a bit longer?

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