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2006–07 NFL playoffs

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The National Football League playoffs for the 2006 season will lead up to Super Bowl XLI, which will be played at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on February 4 2007.

Within each conference, the four division winners and the top two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. The four division winners are seeded 1–4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5–6. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the third-seeded division winner hosts the sixth-seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference received a first-round bye. In the second round, the divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosts the worst-surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5, or 6), while the number 2 seed will play the other team (seed 3, 4, or 5). The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games met in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the championship round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference.[1]

Playoff seeds
Seed AFC NFC
1 San Diego Chargers (West winner) Chicago Bears (North winner)
2 Baltimore Ravens (North winner) New Orleans Saints (South winner)
3 Indianapolis Colts (South winner) Philadelphia Eagles (East winner)
4 New England Patriots (East winner) Seattle Seahawks (West winner)
5 New York Jets (wild card) Dallas Cowboys (wild card)
6 Kansas City Chiefs (wild card) New York Giants (wild card)

Wild Card playoffs

Saturday, January 6, 2007

AFC: Indianapolis Colts 23, Kansas City Chiefs 8

1 2 3 4 Total
Chiefs 0 0 8 0 8
Colts 6 3 7 7 23

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Despite quarterback Peyton Manning's three interceptions, the Colts dominated Kansas City on both sides of the ball, outgaining them in total yards, 435 to 126, and first downs, 28 to 7. Indianapolis' defense forced three turnovers, four sacks, and prevented Kansas City from gaining a single first down until late in the third quarter.

The Colts opened up the scoring on their first drive of the game with Adam Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal. The next time they had the ball, they drove 68 yards to the Kansas City 2-yard line, but had to settle for another Vinatieri field goal to give them a 6-0 lead. After another Kansas City punt, Chiefs cornerback Ty Law gave his team a great scoring opportunity when he intercepted a pass from Manning and returned it 43 yards to the Colts 9-yard line. But Kansas City failed to get the ball into the end zone with three rushing attempts and came up empty when Lawrence Tynes' 23-yard field goal attempt hit the left upright. After another interception thrown by Manning and another Kansas City punt, the Colts increased their lead to 9-0 by driving 33 yards and scoring on Vinatieri's 50-yard field goal on the last play of the first half. The Chiefs ended the half with 16 total yards and no first downs. This was the first time in the Modern Era (post AFL-NFL merger) and the first time since 1960 that an NFL team had been held without an offensive first down in the first half of a playoff game.

On the Colts' opening possession of the second half, Manning threw his third interception of the game (and his second to Law), but the Chiefs could not take advantage of the turnover and had to punt. Indianapolis then drove 89 yards in 12 plays and scored with Joseph Addai's 6-yard touchdown run, giving them a 16-0 lead.

After being completely dominated until this point, Kansas City finally struck back on their ensuing possession, getting their first first down of the game and driving 60 yards in 8 plays. Trent Green finished the drive with a 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tony Gonzalez, and then completed a pass to receiver Kris Wilson for a successful two-point conversion to cut their deficit to within one touchdown, 16-8. However, the Colts stormed right back, advancing 71 yards in 9 plays and scoring on Reggie Wayne's 5-yard reception to give them a 23-8 lead. Indianapolis' defense dominated the rest of the game, forcing three turnovers on the Chiefs' last three drives to clinch the victory.

Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, who rushed for 1,789 yards during the year, could only gain 32 yards on 13 carries against the Colts' defense, which finished the season ranked last in the NFL against the run. Meanwhile, Addai finished his first postseason game with 122 rushing yards and a touchdown, while also catching 7 passes for 24 yards. Colts tight Dallas Clark also had a big day with 9 receptions for 103 yards.

  • Scoring
    • 1st Quarter
      • IND - FG Vinatieri 48, 8:41. Colts 3-0. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:51.
      • IND - FG Vinatieri 19, 2:09. Colts 6-0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:57.
    • 2nd Quarter
      • IND - FG Vinatieri 50, :00. Colts 9-0. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, :50.
    • 3rd Quarter
      • IND - Addai 6 run (Vinatieri kick), 4:14. Colts 16-0. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 6:56.
      • KC - Gonzalez 6 pass from Green (Wilson pass from Green), :08. Colts 16-8. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:06.
    • 4th Quarter
      • IND - Wayne 5 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), 10:16. Colts 23-8. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:52.

NFC: Seattle Seahawks 21, Dallas Cowboys 20

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 7 7 3 20
Seahawks 3 3 7 8 21

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

Dallas quarterback Tony Romo, a four-year veteran who earned the starting job and made the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career during the regular season, botched the hold on a potential game-winning field goal with 1:19 left in the fourth quarter, allowing the Seahawks to escape with a victory.

Taking advantage of Dallas kicker Martin Gramatica's opening kickoff, which went out-of-bounds and gave Seattle the ball at their own 40, the Seahawks marched down the field on their opening drive and scored with Josh Brown's 23-yard field goal. Dallas was forced to punt on their ensuing possession, but Cowboys defensive back Anthony Henry intercepted Seattle's next pass and returned it to the Seahawks 43-yard line, setting up Gramatica's 50-yard field goal to tie the game.

Early in the second quarter, Seattle drove 54 yards and retook the lead with Brown's second field goal of the game. But after an exchange of punts, the Cowboys struck back. Aided by Jason Witten's 32-yard reception, Dallas drove 76 yards in ten plays and scored on Romo's 12-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Crayton with only 11 seconds left in the half, giving the Cowboys a 10-6 lead. In the third quarter, Seattle drove 62 yards in 12 plays, featuring two fourth-down conversions by running back Shaun Alexander, and scored with Matt Hasselbeck's 15-yard touchdown pass to Jerramy Stevens, gving them a 13-10 lead. However, Dallas promptly took the lead right back after Miles Austin returned the ensuing kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown.

Early in the final period, Dallas defensive back Roy Williams intercepted a pass from Hasselbeck at the Cowboys 43-yard line. Eight plays later, Gramatica kicked a 29-yard field goal to increase his team's lead to 20-13. On Seattle's ensuing drive, a pass interference penalty on Dallas' Terence Newman gave them a first down on the 1-yard line. But Seattle failed to get into the end zone with their next four plays, turning the ball over on downs at the 2-yard line. On the first Dallas play after the turnover, Cowboys receiver Terry Glenn caught a short pass, but then lost a fumble. The ball was recovered by Seattle in the end zone for a touchdown, but after a Dallas challenge the referee ruled the play a safety, cutting the score to 20-15 and giving the ball back to the Seahawks at around the 50-yard line after the ensuing free kick and return. Four plays later, Hasselbeck's 37-yard touchdown pass to Stevens gave Seattle a 21-20 lead. The Seahawks attempted a two-point conversion to give themselves a three-point lead, but Hasselbeck's pass failed.

Dallas took the ensuing kickoff and marched down to the Seahawks' 8-yard line. On third down, Witten caught a pass that was initially ruled a first down on the 1-yard line, but after an instant-replay challenge, officials ruled Witten had been tackled at the 2-yard line, bringing up fourth down. With 1:19 left in the game, Gramatica lined up to attempt a 19-yard field goal, but Romo dropped the ball while setting it up for a hold. Romo picked up the fumble and tried to run with it for either a touchdown or a first down, but he was tackled at the 2-yard line by safety Jordan Babineaux, turning the ball over on downs and allowing Seattle to run the clock down to eight seconds before punting back to Dallas. On the last play of the game, Romo's Hail Mary pass fell incomplete in the end zone

"I know how hard everyone in that locker room worked to get themselves in position to win that game today and for it to end like that, and for me to be the cause is very tough to swallow right now," Romo said after the game. "I take responsibility for messing up at the end there. That's my fault. I cost the Dallas Cowboys a playoff win, and it's going to sit with me a long time. I don't know if I have ever felt this low." [1]

  • Scoring
    • 1st Quarter
      • SEA - FG Brown 23, 11:13. Seahawks 3-0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:47.
      • DAL - FG Gramatica 50, 4:50. Tied 3-3. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:21.
    • 2nd Quarter
      • SEA - FG Brown 30, 8:28. Seahawks 6-3. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 5:14.
      • DAL - Crayton 13 pass from Romo (Gramatica kick), :11. Cowboys 10-6. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:03.
    • 3rd Quarter
      • SEA - Stevens 15 pass from Hasselbeck (Brown kick), 6:08. Seahawks 13-10. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:45.
      • DAL - Austin 93 kickoff return (Gramatica kick), 5:57. Cowboys 17-13.
    • 4th Quarter
      • DAL - FG Gramatica 29, 10:15. Cowboys 20-13. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:26.
      • SEA - Safety, Glenn fumble out of end zone, 6:32. Cowboys 20-15.
      • SEA - Stevens 37 pass from Hasselbeck (pass failed), 4:24. Seahawks 21-20. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 2:08.

Sunday, January 7, 2007

AFC: New England Patriots 37, New York Jets 16

1 2 3 4 Total
Jets 3 7 3 3 16
Patriots 7 10 6 14 37

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Tom Brady led the Patriots to victory, completing 22 out of 34 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns, while New England running backs Corey Dillon, Lawrence Maroney, and Kevin Faulk combined for 145 rushing yards. Receiver Jabar Gaffney, who caught only 11 passes during the season, finished his first career playoff game with 8 catches for 104 yards.

New England took the opening kickoff and stormed down the field, with Gaffney catching three passes for 34 yards on a 65 yard-drive that ended with with Dillon's 11-yard touchdown run. Later in the quarter, Jets defensive back Hank Poteat recovered a fumble from Dillon on the Patriots 15-yard line, setting up Mike Nugent's 28-yard field goal to cut their deficit to 7-3. On their first possession of the second quarter, the Jets took a 10-7 lead after receiver Jerricho Cotchery (who finished with 100 receiving yards and 19 rushing yards) caught a pass from Chad Pennington and took it 77 yards for a touchdown. However, New England countered with Stephen Gostkowski's 20-yard field goal on their next drive to tie the game. Then, after forcing the Jets to punt, the Patriots marched to New York's 1-yard line. On third down with 11 seconds remaining in the half and no timeouts left, Brady took the snap, faked a handoff to Dillon, and then hit tight end Daniel Graham in the back of the end zone for a touchdown to give them a 17-10 halftime lead.

Nugent kicked a field goal on the Jets opening drive of the second half, but New England responded with another field goal from Gostkowski to retake their 7-point lead. On the Jets' ensuing possession, linebacker Rosevelt Colvin deflected a lateral from Pennington behind the line of scrimmage. Most of the players on both teams (including Colvin) thought the lateral was an incomplete forward pass and the play was over, but New England's Vince Wilfork realized the play was still ongoing and recovered the fumble. After picking up the ball, Wilfork ran 31 yards to the Jets 15-yard line before being tackled by Cotchery, setting up Gostkowski's third field goal to make the score 23-13.

Early in the fourth quarter, Nugent kicked his third field goal to cut New York's deficit back to within a touchdown, 23-16. However, the Patriots responded with a 13-play, 63-yard drive that took 6:23 off the clock and ended with Brady's 7-yard touchdown pass to Faulk. Then on the first play of the Jets' ensuing drive, New England defensive back Asante Samuel put the game away by intercepting Pennington's pass and returning it 36 yards for a touchdown.

  • Scoring
    • 1st Quarter
      • NE - Dillon 11 run (Gostkowski kick), 11:53. Patriots 7-0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:07.
      • NYJ - FG Nugent 28, 2:36. Patriots 7-3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:30.
    • 2nd Quarter
      • NYJ - Cotchery 77 pass from Pennington (Nugent kick), 14:45. Jets 10-7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, :17.
      • NE - FG Gostkowski 20, 10:57. Tied 10-10. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:48.
      • NE - Graham 1 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), :11. Patriots 17-10. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 6:54.
    • 3rd Quarter
      • NYJ - FG Nugent 21, 8:19. Patriots 17-13. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 6:41.
      • NE - FG Gostowski 40, 4:22. Patriots 20-13. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:57.
      • NE - FG Gostowski 28, :04. Patriots 23-13. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:39.
    • 4th Quarter
      • NYJ - FG Nugent 37, 11:39. Patriots 23-16. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:25.
      • NE - Faulk 7 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 5:16. Patriots 30-16. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:23.
      • NE - Samuel 36 interception return (Gostkowski kick), 4:54. Patriots 37-16.

NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 23, New York Giants 20

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 3 0 10 20
Eagles 0 17 3 3 23

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia built up a 20-10 fourth quarter lead and thwarted a late Giants comeback attempt, winning on a 38-yard field goal by David Akers on the last play of the game.

New York took the opening kickoff and scored quickly, driving 67 yards in seven plays and scoring with Eli Manning's 17-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress only 3:12 into the game. All of the remaining drives of the first quarter ended in punts, but early in the second period, Eagles running back Brian Westbrook's 49-yard touchdown burst tied the game at seven. Two plays after the ensuing kickoff, Philadelphia defensive back Sheldon Brown intercepted a pass from Manning and returned it to the Giants 37-yard line, setting up a 19-yard field goal by Akers to take a 10-7 lead. On New York's ensuing possession, a 41-yard run by halfback Tiki Barber sparked a 78-yard drive capped by Jay Feely's 20-yard field goal to tie the game with 4:45 left in the half. Philadelphia struck right back, with quarterback Jeff Garcia leading the Eagles down the field 80 yards in ten plays and finishing it off with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Donte' Stallworth, giving his team a 17-10 halftime lead.

Two big penalties by the Eagles in the second half allowed the Giants to stay close. Late in the the third quarter, an illegal block-in-the-back by rookie Torrance Daniels nullified Westbrook's second touchdown of the game, which came on a 65-yard punt return. The Eagles still managed to score on their drive with a 48-yard field goal by Akers, increasing their lead to 20-10. The second penalty, a 47-yard pass interference call against Brown, came on the Giants' next possession giving the Giants offense the ball at the Philadelphia 14. The Eagles' defense dug in and forced the Giants to settle for Feely's second field goal of the game from 24 yards out, leaving the Giants down only one touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

Later in the period, the Giants drove to the Eagles 23-yard line. Two false starts and a holding penalty pushed the them back to the 43, but Manning overcame the situation by completing three passes to Burress; the first went for 18 yards and the second for 14 and a first down, before the third, an 11-yard strike, found Burress in the end zone for his second touchdown of the game that tied the score with 5:04 to play. Philadelphia responded by driving 46 yards in ten plays, including a key first down by Westbrook, allowing the Eagles to take the clock all the way down to three seconds before calling on Akers to kick a 38-yard field goal as time expired.

In the final game of his career, Barber rushed for a career postseason high 137 yards and caught 2 passes for 15 yards. Westbrook rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 12 yards.

  • Scoring
    • 1st Quarter
      • NYG - Burress 17 pass from Manning (Feely kick), 11:44. Giants 7-0. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:16.
    • 2nd Quarter
      • PHI - Westbrook 49 run (Akers kick), 14:11. Tied 7-7. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:47.
      • PHI - FG Akers 19, 9:34. Eagles 10-7. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:59.
      • NYG - FG Feely 20, 4:45. Tied 10-10. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:49.
      • PHI - Stallworth 28 pass from Garcia (Akers kick), 1:01. Eagles 17-10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:44.
    • 3rd Quarter
      • PHI - FG Akers 48, 2:37. Eagles 20-10. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:35.
    • 4th Quarter
      • NYG - FG Feely 24, 14:49. Eagles 20-13. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:47.
      • NYG - Burress 11 pass from Manning (Feely kick), 5:04. Tied 20-20. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:09.
      • PHI - FG Akers 38, :00. Eagles 23-20. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:57.

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, January 13, 2007

AFC: Indianapolis Colts 15, Baltimore Ravens 6

1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 6 3 3 3 15
Ravens 0 3 0 3 6

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Adam Vinatieri's five field goals boosted the Colts to victory in the first NFL playoff game without a touchdown since the 1979 NFC title game.

Indianapolis forced the Ravens to punt on their opening possession, and Terrence Wilkins gave them good field position with a 21-yard return to their 46-yard line. The Colts subsequently drove to Baltimore's 5-yard line where Vinatieri kicked a field goal to give them a 3-0 lead. On the second play of the Ravens next drive, Indianapolis linebacker Gary Brackett recovered a fumble from tight end Todd Heap at the Baltimore 31-yard line, setting up another Vinatieri field goal to make the score 6-0.

Later in the period, Cory Ross' 18-yard punt return gave the Ravens a first down on Colts 42-yard line. Six plays later, Matt Stover kicked a 40-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter to cut their deficit to 6-3. Two plays after the ensuing kickoff, Baltimore safety Ed Reed intercepted a pass from Peyton Manning at the Ravens' 45-yard line. Baltimore subsequently moved to the ball to the Colts' 4-yard line, but then gave it back when Steve McNair's third-down pass was intercepted by Antoine Bethea. Following the turnover, the Colts marched 63 yards in 13 plays and scored with Vinatieri's third field goal, which hit the cross bar and bounced through the uprights, to give them a 9-3 halftime lead.

Indianapolis took the second half kickoff and drove 54 yards, featuring a 27-yard catch by tight end Dallas Clark. Vinatieri finished the drive with a 48-yard field goal to increase their lead to 12-3. After an exchange of punts, the Ravens cut the score to 12-6 by driving 62 yards and scoring on a 51-yard field goal from Stover. Then, on the third play of the Colts' ensuing possession, Reed recorded his second interception from Manning, giving his team a first down on their 39-yard line. However, just like his previous pick, the Ravens could not take advantage of the turnover. Five plays later, McNair's pass was intercepted by defensive back Nick Harper.

After each team punted once, the Colts put the game away with a 47-yard drive that took 7:16 off the clock and included three successful third down conversions. Vinatieri finished the drive with his fifth field goal, giving Indianapolis a 15-6 lead with only 23 second left in regulation. Colts defensive end Robert Mathis then sealed the victory by forcing and recovering a fumble from McNair on the Ravens' final play.

This game was seen as a grudge match for the city of Baltimore. The Colts fled the city under cover of darkness and a snow storm 23 years earlier. However, the crowd, as usual for Ravens games, was never much of a factor. The Indianapolis Colts advanced to their second AFC Championship game in three years. The Ravens have now lost three straight playoff games.

  • Scoring [2]
    • 1st Quarter
      • IND - FG Vinatieri 23, 8:04. Colts 3-0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:43.
      • IND - FG Vinatieri 42, 5:36. Colts 6-0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:38.
    • 2nd Quarter
      • BAL - FG Stover 40, 14:56. Colts 6-3. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:15.
      • IND - FG Vinatieri 51, 3:15. Colts 9-3. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:00.
    • 3rd Quarter
      • IND - FG Vinatieri 48, 10:57. Colts 12-3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:03.
    • 4th Quarter
      • BAL - FG Stover 51, 13:03. Colts 12-6. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 7:46.
      • IND - FG Vinatieri 35, :23. Colts 15-6. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 7:16.

NFC: New Orleans Saints 27, Philadelphia Eagles 24

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 14 7 3 24
Saints 3 10 14 0 27

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

The Saints gained 208 rushing yards and 435 total yards, both postseason franchise records, en route to a 27-24 victory, allowing them to advance to the conference championship game for the first time in the team's 40-year history.

In the first quarter, a 28-yard run from New Orleans' Deuce McAllister set up a 33-yard field goal from John Carney to open up the scoring. Later in the period, two big plays from the Saints, a 25-yard run by Reggie Bush and a 35-yard reception by Devery Henderson, set up Carney's second field goal 15 seconds into the second quarter, making the score 6-0.

Three plays after the ensuing kickoff, Eagles quarterback Jeff Garcia threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Donte Stallworth to give his team a 7-6 lead. The Saints responded with a 78-yard drive and scored on a 5-yard run by Bush to retake the lead at 13-7, but the Eagles stormed right back, driving 80 yards in 11 plays. On third down, running back Brian Westbrook took a handoff and dove into the end zone for a touchdown, giving them a 14-13 lead with 50 seconds left in the half. New Orleans took the ensuing kickoff and drove to their own 47-yard line. With 2 seconds left, quarterback Drew Brees threw a Hail Mary pass to the end zone. Receiver Marques Colston initially caught the ball, but it squirted out of his arms as he fell to the ground, and was ruled an incompletion.

Philadelphia took the second-half kickoff and scored in just 3 plays with a 62-yard touchdown romp from Westbrook, increasing their lead to 21-13. However, the Saints responded with a 5-yard touchdown run by McAllister on their next drive. Then after forcing a punt, New Orleans drove to the Eagles' 29-yard line. After two penalties (a holding call against the Saints and an illegal contact call against the Eagles), McAllister rushed for 25 yards and followed it up with an 11-yard touchdown reception, giving the Saints a 27-21 lead.

With 11:08 remaining in the fourth quarter, Philadelphia scored on a 24-yard field goal from David Akers, cutting their deficit to 3 points. After an exchange of punts, the Saints drove from their 29 to the Eagles 35-yard line with 3:24 left in the game. New Orleans was in great position to take more time off the clock and increase their lead, but Bush fumbled a high pitch from Brees and Philadelphia's Darren Howard recovered the ball, giving his team a chance to drive for a tying field goal. However, the Eagles were unable to get a first down and chose to punt the ball back with 1:57 left. The Saints then clinched the victory by hanging onto the ball for the rest of the game.

McAllister finished the game with 143 rushing yards, five receptions for 20 yards, and two touchdowns. Bush amassed 95 all-purpose yards and a score. Brees completed 20 of 32 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown. Westbrook rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Stallworth caught 3 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown.

  • Scoring [3]
    • 1st Quarter
      • NO - FG Carney 33, 9:24. Saints 3-0. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:05.
    • 2nd Quarter
      • NO - FG Carney 23, 14:46. Saints 6-0. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:33.
      • PHI - Stallworth 75 pass from Garcia (Akers kick), 13:38. Eagles 7-6. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:08.
      • NO - Bush 4 run (Carney kick), 5:19. Saints 13-7. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 8:19.
      • PHI - Westbrook 1 run (Akers kick), :50. Eagles 14-13. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:29.
    • 3rd Quarter
      • PHI - Westbrook 62 run (Akers kick), 13:25. Eagles 21-13. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:35.
      • NO - McAllister 5 run (Carney kick), 9:36. Eagles 21-20. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:49.
      • NO - McAllister 11 pass from Brees (Carney kick), 1:05. Saints 27-21. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 6:21.
    • 4th Quarter
      • PHI - FG Akers 24, 11:08. Saints 27-24. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:50.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

NFC: Chicago Bears 27, Seattle Seahawks 24 (OT)

1 2 3 4OT Total
Seahawks 0 14 10 00 24
Bears 7 14 0 33 27

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST (1800 UTC)
  • Game weather: 32°F (Cloudy)
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver, Chris Myers.
  • Referee: Gerald Austin
  • Scoring
    • 1st Quarter
      • CHI - Jones 9 run (Gould kick), 8:35. Bears 7-0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:25.
    • 2nd Quarter
      • SEA - Burleson 16 pass from Hasselbeck (Brown kick), 14:54. Tied 7-7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:54.
      • CHI - Berrian 68 pass from Grossman (Gould kick), 14:36. Bears 14-7. Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, :18.
      • SEA - Alexander 4 run (Brown kick), 2:29. Tied 14-14. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 1:50.
      • CHI - Jones 7 run (Gould kick), :48. Bears 21-14. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:41.
    • 3rd Quarter
      • SEA - FG Brown 40, 9:56. Bears 21-17. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:59.
      • SEA - Alexander 13 run (Brown kick), 4:57. Seahawks 24-21. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:25.
    • 4th Quarter
      • CHI - FG Gould 41, 4:24. Tied 24-24. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:51.
    • Overtime
      • CHI - FG Gould 49, 10:02. Bears 27-24. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:49.

AFC: New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers

1 2 3 4 Total
Patriots 3 0 3
Chargers 0 7 7

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Conference Championships

Sunday, January 21, 2007

NFC: New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears

1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0
Bears 0

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois


AFC: Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers OR New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts

1 2 3 4 Total
Colts OR Patriots 0
Chargers OR Colts 0

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California OR RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana


Super Bowl XLI

Further information: Super Bowl XLI

At Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, February 4, 2007


Bracket

January 6 - RCA Dome January 13 - M&T Bank Stadium
6 Kansas City 8
3 Indianapolis 15
3 Indianapolis 23 January 21 - Qualcomm Stadium or RCA Dome
2 Baltimore 6
AFC
January 7 - Gillette Stadium 3 Indianapolis
January 14 - Qualcomm Stadium
5 N.Y. Jets 16 AFC Championship
4 New England 3
4 New England 37 February 4 - Dolphin Stadium
1 San Diego 7
Wild Card playoffs
Divisional playoffs
January 7 - Lincoln Financial Field
January 13 - Louisiana Superdome
6 N.Y. Giants 20 Super Bowl XLI
3 Philadelphia 24
3 Philadelphia 23 January 21 - Soldier Field
2 New Orleans 27
NFC
January 6 - Qwest Field 2 New Orleans
January 14 - Soldier Field
1 Chicago
5 Dallas 20 NFC Championship
4 Seattle 24
4 Seattle 21
1 Chicago (OT) 27
  • Conference Championship home field goes to the higher seed remaining.

See also

Team season pages

References

  1. ^ "NFL Playoff Procedures and Tiebreakers". Yahoo! Sports. December 31, 2006. Archived from the original on January 1, 2010.
  2. ^ "CBS Sports announces NFL TV schedule". CBS Sports. 2006-04-06. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
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