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Log in or Activate your account. No thanks, return to homepage. Edit Close. Log In Subscribe Now. My Account Logout. Game 17 in NFL brings playoff race, record-breaking wrinkles.

Share this. Gene J. Puskar - staff, AP. Here's a closer look at the wrinkles of the extra week as it fit with the season:. Watch Now: Related Video. Tennis star Novak Djokovic still faces possible deportation from Australia.

Bitter cold rivalry match-ups and more in this week's NFL playoff forecast. The challenges of ice climbing. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! Related to this story. Most Popular. Updated Jan 11, Raiders' Carr after clinching playoffs: 'Job is not done'.

Jan 10, Miami Dolphins fire coach Brian Flores after 3 seasons. Updated Jan 10, Herbert's heroics not enough as Chargers fall, miss playoffs. From north to east, NFL firings begin on day after finales. Bills' running game giving offense late-season new dimension. Jan 12, New Orleans climbed back early in the fourth to make it a game before Lynch sealed the deal with one of the most electrifying runs in NFL history.

The running back shed tackle after tackle before making a celebratory dive for the end zone and cementing a Seattle upset. Before T. The wild card battle between the 49ers and Packers came down to the wire. Brett Favre found Antonio Freeman for a go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter, forcing Steve Young and the 49ers to execute a two-minute drill to save their season. January 8, The Music City Miracle. Tennessee Titans fans witnessed a miracle during the AFC wild card round. The Titans took a lead into halftime against the Buffalo Bills before allowing 13 unanswered points.

The two teams exchanged field goals in the final minute, setting up a Buffalo kickoff with 16 seconds left and a one-point lead. What happened next is etched into NFL lore. Lorenzo Neal corralled the ball and handed it to Frank Wychek. The tight end shuffled to his right, turned left and then threw the ball to Kevin Dyson, who crouched, reeled in the pass and raced up the sideline for a Titans touchdown.

The buffalobills were down But with Frank Reich at the helm, they weren't done. WildCardWeekend pic. The Bills were down at halftime to the Houston Oilers in the first round of the playoffs. Things got worse when Bubba McDowell scored a pick-six to make it Houston in the third quarter.

Then, Buffalo turned on the burners. The Bills scored 35 unanswered points, including three touchdown connections between Frank Reich and Andre Reed. To this day, it remains the biggest comeback in NFL history. Tebow hit Thomas over the middle on the first play, and the receiver fended off cornerback Ike Taylor on his way to an yard, game-winning touchdown.

WildCardWeekend packers pic. It was a back-and-forth contest throughout the day at Lambeau Field. Shaun Alexander had three one-yard touchdown runs in the second half, while Ahman Green had two from the same distance. Seattle called heads for the OT coin toss and won. Neither the Seahawks nor the Packers scored on their first possession, giving Hasselbeck another chance.

It was Al Harris who seized the opportunity, though, jumping a third-and pass and running it back for a yard, game-winning pick-six. In the largest comeback in franchise history, Andrew Luck and the Colts erased a point deficit against the Chiefs in the Wild Card round! Indy fell behind in the third quarter before their former No. Andrew Luck threw a pair of touchdowns in the frame to help bring the deficit down to He then made it a three-point game in the fourth quarter after a fumble fell into his arms and he dove into the end zone.

Still, the Colts needed a touchdown with under five minutes to play, and they got it when Luck uncorked a yard dime to T. Hilton for the game-winning score. The game stands as the second-biggest comeback in playoff history. Coming in at No. Aaron Rodgers and Co. He tossed four touchdown passes in the final 30 minutes of regulation, including an yard connection to Spencer Havner right after the two-minute warning that tied the game at Instead, Rodgers fumbled the ball two plays later and Karlos Dansby returned it for a game-winning Cardinals touchdown.

Teammate Matt Allen, the San Francisco 49ers and the referees had other plans, though. The Giants took a lead late in the third quarter and had a lead when Strahan told Terrell Owens — who finished with nine receptions, yards and two touchdowns — to check the clock. San Francisco wound up going ahead with a minute left, but New York was able to get the ball into field goal range with a chance at a win.