The 49ers and Ravens are getting another shot at making the Super Bowl. Losers in tight conference championship games a year ago, they are returning ...

CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton, A.J. Green and the rest of the Bengals playmakers watched from the sideline as their backups pulled another victory ou...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Far too late for the playoffs, running back C.J. Spiller helped deliver embattled Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey a se...

INDIANAPOLIS — Chuck Pagano put on his dancing shoes and savored every moment of Sunday's postgame celebration. He took his customary linebacke...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Justin Tuck called it a funny year. He and his New York Giants teammates weren't laughing. There will be no repeat cham...

BALTIMORE — A celebration four weeks in the making featured laughs and hugs, a surprise appearance by team owner Steve Bisciotti and the distrib...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Of course the defense made the plays that mattered most for Chicago. These are, after all, the Bears. Charles Tillman returne...

DENVER — By his own estimation, Peyton Manning is not the quarterback he used to be. Try telling that to the Cleveland Browns....

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Norv Turner was in a generous mood, awarding game balls to each one of his San Diego Chargers who sacked Greg McElroy. Hope ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — This miserable season without their suspended coach won't end in a playoff appearance for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Sain...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers sure look ready for the playoffs. Aaron Rodgers threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, Ryan Gr...

PITTSBURGH — A.J. Green doesn't really care about the Cincinnati Bengals' woeful past. The wide receiver wasn't part of it and hasn't really tak...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The expectations placed upon Andrew Luck almost seemed unfair. Being the heir to Peyton Manning in Indianapolis is heady stu...

HOUSTON — Adrian Peterson doesn't need to set records to keep the Minnesota Vikings in the playoff race. Peterson rushed for 86 yards, falling ...

PHILADELPHIA — Robert Griffin III used his arm to lift the Washington Redskins within a victory of the playoffs. Known as much for his running ...

ST. LOUIS -- After holding Adrian Peterson to 8 yards rushing on eight carries in the first quarter, and then getting the tying touchdown early in the...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- For a change, the Arizona Cardinals were the ones taking advantage of the mistakes of others. The Cardinals turned four turnovers ...

ATLANTA -- After being blanked by Atlanta, the New York Giants have to worry about being shut out of the playoffs. Eli Manning and the defending Supe...

TORONTO — It wasn't that long ago when Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was worried about overwhelming rookie quarterback Russell Wilson with...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Brandon Carr found a way to silence thousands of Terrible Towel-waving Pittsburgh fans at Cowboys Stadium and send the Dallas...

SAN DIEGO -- On a fittingly glum, misty afternoon, the San Diego Chargers' slim playoff hopes were extinguished by Mike Tolbert, Cam Newton and the Ca...

BALTIMORE — The Denver Broncos no longer can be considered a notch below the best in the AFC, nor can they be viewed as a team that can succeed ...

ST. LOUIS — Adrian Peterson peeked up at the video board at the end of his 82-yard touchdown run and saw St. Louis Rams players trailing far beh...

CLEVELAND — The Redskins decided one game without Robert Griffin III couldn't hurt. RG3 disagreed, but after Kirk Cousins kept Washington's win...

NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees snapped out of his recent rut, New Orleans' defense transformed into a turnover-producing machine, and the Saints prove...