AFC Wild Card: Cleveland 20 Kansas City 13

Game ended with Browns sacking a driving Montana on a 4th and long at mid field with one min. remaining in the game. The Browns played their tight defense as usual and  had all they could handle with Montana going 19-35 in passing and putting in a 77.8 rating day. Testaverde and Rypien did workman like jobs when called upon. Hoard had a fine day rushing for 86 yards. Baldwin was the MVP as he ran the Browns into good field postions on punt returns all day. Browns now travel to the Steelers for next playoff round.

NFC Wildcard - Green Bay 37 New Orleans 0

Brett Favre had his best playoff game yet completing 23-30 for 214 yards and

4 TDs to lead the Packers to a 37-0 win over the Saints.  Sterling Sharpe had another great game catching 9 passes for 99 yards and 3 TDs. Favre, only 25 appears to have a bright future ahead of him.  

The Packer defense looked solid in shutting down the Saints but will have a tougher test next week in Dallas against the Cowboys while the 49ers host the Lions.  

NFC Wildcard: Detroit 24 Minnesota 21

AFC Wild Card: Miami 33 Denver 7

Marino throws for 316 and 2 TD as Miami advances to play Pittsburgh in the Divisional Round.

Miami 20 Detroit 3

Lions thought they were on vacation going from the freezing

Dan Marino

North to South Beach, and did they get hammered by the Dolphins. Marino was 22 of 28 with 2 TD'S and the defense did the bend but don't break holding the Lions to just one field goal. For the game Detroit outgained their hosts 283-252, but Miami controlled the game from the kick off. Both teams are hoping to qualify for the playoffs next week. 

NY Giants 13 Philadelphia Eagles 7

Game was played in a driving rainstorm, not many turnovers, but lots of dropped passes. Andy will get a chance to atone this week as Lions visit his Dolphins in the NFL game of the week. 

Pittsburgh 19 Cleveland 6

Pittsburgh RB Barry Foster ran for 130 yards in 31 carries, as the Steeler Offense

Barry Foster

controlled the ball and the clock on route to a 19 - 6 win over their Divison rival Cleveland Browns in Three Rivers Stadium. Next week the Steelers travel to San Diego to play the Chargers and Cleveland goes home to play the Seahawks.

Cincinnati 29 Arizona 10

Jeff Blake throws for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns to give the Bengals their 6th victory of the season.

Pittsburgh 20 Philadelphia 10

Pittsburgh CB and game MVP Rod Woodson's 49 yard Int. return for a TD in the 4th

Rod Woodson

Quarter with the score tie 10 - 10, lifted the Steelers over the Eagles in Three Rivers. 

The final score Steelers 20 -  Eagles 10. 

Next week the Steelers face Division rival Cleveland Browns at home and the Eagles go home to play Division rival New York Giants. 

Houston 16 Seattle 13 OT

Oilers 16 (Martino) Seahawks 13 (Fisher)  in OT    with 2:10 left in ot Oilers win on an FG Oiler's Slaughter was MVP with an 80yard reception and an TD

Atlanta 34 New Orleans 14

Atlanta after losing 1st game of the battle for the South, Atlanta played a hard hitting strong

Terrence Mathis

game on D and a clean game on O, to get a split on the season series.
 New Orleans took their opening drive to the house taking up 6 minutes as Everett hit Small from 4 yards out. New Orleans would answer right back and a George to Rison 20 yard strike ties game at 7. Then Atlanta's D stepped up big.  First stopping a NO drive with a big interception inside the Atlanta 20. Atlanta with momentum on their side go for a 4th down play deep in NO territory but NO stops Heyward for a 2 yard loss.  Everett on the very next play is picked off again by Ross who returns it to the 2, and this time the Atlanta O makes it count. Atlanta on next drive scores again as George hits Mathis for a 51 yard TD pass.  New Orleans then drives in final 2 minutes of half to get a huge TD as Everett hits Early on a 33 yard slant and at half it is Atlanta 21-14.
 The second half was all Atlanta's. Atlanta took opening drive and kicked a Field Goal. Then New Orleans fumbled away the kick return.  Atlanta sensing blood goo 33 yards on 4 plays and get a Heyward TD run to go up 31-14, and basically end game.
Brian

NY Jets 24 Detroit 14

The Jets force six Lions turnovers (five interceptions), take a 20-0 halftime lead and hold on to defeat the Lions 24-14.