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...Sink Marino and Dolphins Another "next year" for Dan Marino: Jimmy Johnson's Dolphins flounder in Foxboro, fall to the Patriots. The callow Giants fumble one over to the Vikings. Denver exorcises the ghost of Jags past. And Tampa Bay muffles one co-MVP, Barry Sanders, for their first playoff win in 18 years. Next up for the Bucs: the other co-, Brett Farve. Full Coverage in CNN/SI
Lions and Vikings and Bucs, Oh My! The NFC playoffs will be played on Central time as four teams from that division make the big dance. With dramatic wins, the Vikings and Lions are in, while the Bucs secured their first home playoff game since the days of Leroy Selmon. Complete coverage at CNNSI...
...Slim isn't expecting any tools under the tree, he's still got visions of wildcard teams dancing in his head. The challenge this week: Who still cares about their game? The care nots: Pittsburgh, who must lose to TENNESSEE by 65 points for this game to affect their playoff future. Which is why they're underdogs on the road against a good Oiler team playing for pride. Guess what: no one's got more pride than Bill Cowher. Take the three and run. And the 49ers, who haven't had to care in, like, 9 weeks, are getting...
...next-to-last week, the big dogs hunt while the little dogs stay on the porch, which is an old midwestern truism that means exactly nothing. Nevertheless, now is playoff positioning time, which means expect the favorites to come up big this week. So pick the Chiefs to cover that fat 9.5 point spread against the Chargers -- KC's a young team and the coaches will be telling players that a big win is sure to impress the bowl scouts. Likewise, the Pack minus 6.5 on the road against Carolina. And reverse the trend to take the Bills getting five...
...outpace myself; this is, after all, the Ivy League, where centuries of tradition prohibit adding one critical game to the schedule to allow for some of those precious playoff confusions. We have to content ourselves with the slightly less complicated, if no less prestigious, race for the League crown and bragging rights in the Ancient Eight...