NFL Divisional Playoff Capsules

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013

BALTIMORE RAVENS–AFC NORTH (11-6) AT DENVER BRONCOS–AFC WEST (13-3)

SERIES

	RAVENS	BRONCOS
LEADER (REG. SEASON)	5-4
STREAKS (REG. SEASON)	2 of past 3
COACHES VS. OPP. (REG. & POSTSEASON)	Harbaugh: 2-1	Fox: 3-1
COACHES PLAYOFF RECORD	6-4	6-4
VS. COMMON OPP. (REG. SEASON)	Bal.: 8-3 (Cin. 1-1; Cle. 2-0; Hou. 0-1; KC 1-0; NE 1-0; Oak. 1-0; Pit. 1-1; SD 1-0) Den. 9-2 (Cin. 1-0; Cle. 1-0; Hou. 0-1; KC 2-0; NE 0-1; Oak. 2-0; Pit. 1-0; SD 2-0)
PLAYOFF RECORD	11-7	18-16
LAST WEEK	W 24-9 vs. Colts	Bye (Wk. 17: W 38-3 vs. Chiefs)
LAST GAME (REG. SEASON)	12/16/12: Broncos 34 at Ravens 17. Denver RB Knowshon Moreno rushes for 115 yards & TD. WR Eric Decker adds 131 receiving yards, including 51-yard TD catch.
LAST GAME AT SITE (REG. SEASON)	10/9/06: Broncos 13, Ravens 3. Denver QB Jake Plummer throws 4-yard TD pass to WR Rod Smith in 4th quarter to seal win. Broncos defense forces 2 sacks & 3 INTs.
LAST PLAYOFF	12/31/00: Broncos 3 at Ravens 21. Baltimore RB Jamal Lewis rushes for 110 yards & 2 TDs (1, 27) in Wild Card victory. Ravens defense limits Denver to 177 total yards, totaling 5 sacks & 1 INT.
BROADCAST	CBS (2:30 PM MT): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf, Solomon Wilcots (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (Bal.), 86 (Den.). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (Bal.), 226 (Den.).

STAT LEADERS

PASSING	Flacco: 317-531-3,817-22-10-87.7	Manning: 400-583-4,659 (2C)-37 (1C)-11-105.8 (1C)
RUSHING	Rice: 257-1,143-4.4-9	Moreno: 138-525-3.8-4
RECEIVING	Boldin: 65-921-14.2-4	D. Thomas: 94-1,434 (2C)-15.3-10
OFFENSE	352.5	397.9 (2C)
TAKE/GIVE	+9 (3C)	-1
DEFENSE	350.9	290.8 (2L)
SACKS	Kruger: 9	Miller: 18.5 (3L)
INTs	E. Reed, C. Williams: 4 (T3C)	Harris, Woodyard: 3
PR	J. Jones: 9.2	Holliday: 10.2
KR	J. Jones: 30.7 (1L)	Holliday: 26.3
PUNTING	Koch: 47.1	Colquitt: 46.3
KICKING	Tucker (R): 132 (42/42 PAT; 30/33 FG)	Prater: 133 (3C) (55/55 PAT; 26/32 FG)

NOTES

TEAMS MEET for 2nd time in postseason. Ravens defeated Broncos, 21-3, in Wild Card on 12/31/00.

RAVENS: Club is 7-5 (.583) all-time on road in postseason…Have won postseason game for 5th consecutive season…Captured AFC North title for 2nd straight year…Since 2000, Bal. has 6-3 record vs. Den. (incl. postseason)…QB JOE FLACCO is 1st QB in Super Bowl era to win postseason game in each of his 1st 5 seasons. Posted 125.6 passer rating last week, highest postseason passer rating by Ravens QB in single-game. In past 3 postseason games, Flacco is 2-1 & has 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 104 passer rating. Has 6-4 postseason record, incl. 2 AFC Championship appearances. Had career-best 3,817 passing yards in ’12, 2nd-most in season by Raven. Incl. postseason, Bal. is 30-3 (.909) when Flacco has 100+ passer rating…RB RAY RICE has averaged 102.7 scrimmage yards in 3 career regular-season games vs. Den. Totaled 117 scrimmage yards last week (70 rush, 47 receiving) in WC game. Rice (1,621) reached 1,600 scrimmage yards for 4th season in row. Led AFC RBs with 61 catches in 2012. Rookie RB BERNARD PIERCE rushed for 103 yards on 13 att. (7.9 avg.) in 1st career postseason game last week…WR TORREY SMITH averages 20.3 yards per catch in 3 career postseason games (6 receptions, 122 yards). Smith had career-best in receiving yards (855) & TDs (8) in ’12. WR ANQUAN BOLDIN (145) posted most receiving yards in postseason game in franchise history last week. Boldin’s 145 receiving yards in 2nd-half were most in 2nd-half of postseason game since HOFer JERRY RICE (157 on 1/22/89). For career in postseason, Boldin has 35 receptions for 571 yards (16.3 avg.) with 4 TDs…TE DENNIS PITTA has TD in each of past 2 playoff games. Pitta (7) tied TODD HEAP (7 in ’05) for most TD receptions by TE in franchise history this season…LB RAY LEWIS has played in 18 career postseason games (11-7, .611). Lewis had INT in only postseason meeting vs. Den. S ED REED has 8 career postseason INTs, tied for 4th-most in NFL history. S BERNARD POLLARD had team-high 98 tackles in ’12…LB TERRELL SUGGS has 10 career postseason sacks, tied for 7th-most all-time. LB PAUL KRUGER had playoff-best 2.5 sacks last week…DT HALOTI NGATA registered at least 5 sacks for 3rd season in row…CB CARY WILLIAMS posted 1st career postseason INT last week…KR-WR JACOBY JONES ranked 1st in NFL with 30.7 KR avg. in ’12. Tied league-high with 3 kick-return TDs (2 KO, 1 PR) this season…Club had 6 players selected to 2013 Pro Bowl (KR Jones, FB VONTA LEACH, DT Ngata, S Reed, RB Rice, G MARSHAL YANDA).

BRONCOS: Have 13-3 (.813) postseason record at home…Won AFC West for 12th time & 1st time in back-to-back years since 1986-1987…Have won 11 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. Became 6th team since 1970 to finish season with 11+ consecutive victories…Den. is 8-4 (.667) all-time in Divisional Playoff Games…QB PEYTON MANNING (5,389) has 3rd-most career postseason passing yards in NFL history. For career, Manning is 9-2 vs. Ravens (incl. 2-0 in postseason). Reached 4,000 passing yards (4,659) this season, extending his NFL record to 12 career 4,000-yard seasons. Passed for at least 3,000 yards in 14th season, surpassing HOFer DAN MARINO (13) for 2nd-most such seasons in NFL history (BRETT FAVRE, 18). Manning registered single-season franchise bests in passing yards (4,659), TD passes (37) & passer rating (105.8) this season. Manning’s 37 touchdown passes and 105.8 passer rating led the AFC in 2012…RB KNOWSHON MORENO is averaging 110.8 scrimmage yards per game in past 6 starts. Moreno rushed for 115 yards on 21 carries (5.5 average) with TD in last game vs. Bal…WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS set franchise postseason record with 204 receiving yards & became 7th player in NFL history to reach 200 receiving yards in playoff game on 1/8/12 vs. Pit. In ’12, Thomas (1,434) joined ROD SMITH (1,602 in 2000) & BRANDON LLOYD (1,448 in 2010) as only Broncos to reach 1,400 rec. yards in season. WR ERIC DECKER had 8 catches for 133 yards, incl. 51-yard TD reception in last game vs. Bal. Decker led AFC & ranked 2nd in NFL with 13 TD receptions & posted 1,064 receiving yards. Thomas & Decker are 1st Broncos duo to register 1,000+ receiving yards & 10+ TD catches in season…DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (11) reached 10+ sacks for 3rd time in career. LB VON MILLER (18.5) registered most sacks by Bronco in season since ’82…CB CHAMP BAILEY has 2 career postseason INTs, incl. 100-yard INT-TD return on 1/14/06 vs. NE (tied for 2nd-longest return in postseason history). CB CHRIS HARRIS had 98-yard INT-return TD in last game vs. Ravens. CB TRACY PORTER has 2 career postseason INTs, incl. 74-yard INT-return TD…Club had 5 players selected to 2013 Pro Bowl (CB Bailey, T RYAN CLADY, DE Dumervil, QB Manning, LB Miller).

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013

HOUSTON TEXANS–AFC SOUTH (13-4) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–AFC EAST (12-4)

SERIES

	TEXANS	PATRIOTS
LEADER (REG. SEASON)		3-1
STREAKS (REG. SEASON)		3-1
COACHES VS. OPP. (REG. & POSTSEASON)	Kubiak: 1-2	Belichick: 3-1
COACHES PLAYOFF RECORD	2-1	17-7
VS. COMMON OPP. (REG. SEASON)	Hou.: 10-1 (Bal. 1-0; Buf. 1-0; Den. 1-0; Ind. 1-1; Jax. 2-0; Mia. 1-0; NYJ 1-0; Ten. 2-0) NE: 10-1 (Bal. 0-1; Buf. 2-0; Den. 1-0; Ind. 1-0; Jax. 1-0; Mia. 2-0; NYJ 2-0; Ten. 1-0)
PLAYOFF RECORD	2-1	23-16
LAST WEEK	W 19-13 vs. Bengals	Bye (Wk. 17: W 28-0 vs. Dolphins)
LAST GAME (REG. SEASON)	12/10/12: Texans 14 at Patriots 42. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 296 yards & 4 TDs, including 2 to TE Aaron Hernandez (7, 4).
LAST GAME AT SITE (REG. SEASON)	12/10/12
LAST PLAYOFF	---
BROADCAST	CBS (4:30 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Steve Tasker (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Lewis Johnson (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (Hou.), 86 (NE). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (Hou.), 226 (NE).

STAT LEADERS

PASSING	Schaub: 350-544-4,008-22-12-90.7	Brady: 401-637-4,827 (1C)-34 (2C)-8-98.7 (2C)
RUSHING	Foster: 351-1,424 (2C)-4.1-15 (1L)	Ridley: 290-1,263 (3C)-4.4-12 (T3L)
RECEIVING	A. Johnson: 112 (2C)-1,598 (1C)-14.3-4	Welker: 118 (1C)-1,354-11.5-6
OFFENSE	372.1 (3C)	427.9 (1L)
TAKE/GIVE	+12 (2C)	+25 (1L)
DEFENSE	323.3	373.3
SACKS	Watt: 20.5 (1L)	Ninkovich: 8
INTs	Jackson: 4 (T3C)	McCourty: 5 (T1C)
PR	Martin (R): 12.1	Welker: 9.7
KR	Martin (R): 23.9	McCourty: 24.2
PUNTING	Do. Jones: 47.2	Mesko: 43.1
KICKING	S. Graham: 138 (2C) (45/45 PAT; 31/38 FG)	Gostkowski: 153 (1L) (66/66 PAT; 29/35 FG)

NOTES

TEAMS MEET for 1st time in postseason.

TEXANS: Have most wins in single season in franchise history (13)…Captured AFC South title for 2nd consecutive season…Club posted 6-2 road record in ’12…Hou. seeks 1st road postseason win in franchise history…QB MATT SCHAUB registered 1st career postseason win last week. Schaub (4,008) reached 4,000 passing yards for 3rd time in career (4,770 in 2009; 4,370 in 2010). In 3 career regular season starts vs. Patriots, Schaub has passed for 833 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 91.5 passer rating…RB ARIAN FOSTER is 1st player in NFL history to rush for 100+ yards in each of 1st 3 postseason games. Foster averages 170 scrimmage yards per game in 3 career postseason games. Posted NFL-best 17 TDs (15 rush, 2 receiving) in ’12. Has registered 8 games with 100+ rush yards this season & Texans are 8-0 in such games (incl. playoffs). Has totaled 3 rush TDs in 2 career regular-season games vs. NE…WR ANDRE JOHNSON averages 87.7 receiving yards per game in 3 career postseason games. Johnson (1,598) joined HOFer JERRY RICE (4) & MARVIN HARRISON (3) as only players in NFL history to register at least 3 seasons with 1,500 receiving yards. Has totaled 17 catches for 263 yards (15.5 avg.) with TD in 3 career postseason games. Had 8 catches for 95 yards in last game vs. Patriots…TE OWEN DANIELS had most receptions (9) in postseason game in franchise history last week. Daniels had career-best 6 TD receptions in ’12…DE J.J. WATT has 4.5 sacks, 3 passes defensed & 29-yard INT-return TD in 3 career postseason games. Watt had NFL-best 20.5 sacks in 2012, tied for 6th-most since sacks became official stat in ’82. Posted 16 passes defensed in ’12, most among NFL DL. LB BROOKS REED has 4.5 sacks & FF in 3 career playoff games. LB WHITNEY MERCILUS tied for 1st among AFC rookies with 6 sacks. Had sack in last meeting vs. NE…DE ANTONIO SMITH has 3 sacks, 1 FF & 1 FR in 7 career postseason games…CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH has 2 INTs in 3 career postseason games with Texans…S GLOVER QUIN posted team-high 84 tackles in ’12…Club had AFC-best & franchise-record 8 players selected to 2013 Pro Bowl (T DUANE BROWN, RB Foster, WR Johnson, CB Joseph, C CHRIS MYERS, QB Schaub, G WADE SMITH, DE Watt).

PATRIOTS: Club is 13-3 (.815) at home in postseason…Head coach BILL BELICHICK & QB TOM BRADY (16) have most postseason wins by QB-head coach duo…Belichick (17) is tied with HOFer JOE GIBBS (17) for 3rd-most playoff wins all-time, trailing only HOFers TOM LANDRY (20) & DON SHULA (19)…Brady’s 16 postseason wins are tied with HOFer JOE MONTANA for most playoffs wins by QB in NFL history. Brady (5,389) has 4th-most passing yards in NFL playoff history. Brady (38) needs 2 TD passes to join Montana (45) & BRETT FAVRE (44) as only QBs to reach 40 postseason TD passes all-time. Brady (499) has most career postseason completions all-time. Has 16-6 (.727) playoff record, 3rd-best postseason record as starting QB in NFL history (min. 15 starts). In 2 career regular-season games at home vs. Hou. Brady is 2-0 & has 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 118.8 passer rating…RB STEVAN RIDLEY (1,263) is 5th player in franchise history to reach 1,200 rush yards in season…WR WES WELKER (53) needs 6 postseason receptions to surpass TROY BROWN (58) & DEION BRANCH (54) for most career postseason catches in club history. Branch (836) has most career postseason receiving yards in Patriots history. In past 2 vs. Hou., WR BRANDON LLOYD is averaging 100 receiving yards per game…TE ROB GRONKOWSKI has 21 receptions for 323 receiving yards with 3 TDs in 4 career postseason games. Gronkowski (11) is 1st TE in NFL history to post 10+ TD catches in 3 consecutive seasons. TE AARON HERNANDEZ had 8 catches for 58 yards with 2 TD receptions in last game vs. Hou…LB JEROD MAYO led club with 147 tackles in ’12. LB BRANDON SPIKES has sack, INT, FF & FR in 4 career postseason games…DT VINCE WILFORK has 2.5 sacks in past 3 playoff games…CB DEVIN MC COURTY had INT in last game against Texans…Club had 7 players selected to 2013 Pro Bowl (QB Brady, TE Gronkowski, G LOGAN MANKINS, LB Mayo, WR MATTHEW SLATER, WR Welker, DT Wilfork).

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013

GREEN BAY PACKERS–NFC NORTH (12-5) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS–NFC WEST (11-4-1)

SERIES

	PACKERS		49ERS
LEADER (REG. SEASON)	30-26-1
STREAKS (REG. SEASON)	10 of past 12
COACHES VS. OPP. (REG. & POSTSEASON)	McCarthy: 3-1		Harbaugh: 1-0
COACHES PLAYOFF RECORD	McCarthy: 6-3		Harbaugh: 1-1
VS. COMMON OPP. (REG. SEASON)	GB: 8-3 (Ari. 1-0; Chi. 2-0; Det. 2-0; Min. 1-1; NO 1-0; NYG 0-1; StL. 1-0; Sea. 0-1) SF: 6-4-1 (Ari. 2-0; Chi. 1-0; Det. 1-0; Min. 0-1; NO 1-0; NYG 0-1; StL. 0-1-1; Sea. 1-1)
PLAYOFF RECORD	30-17	26-18
LAST WEEK	W 24-10 vs. Vikings	Bye (Wk. 17: W 27-13 vs. Cardinals)
LAST GAME (REG. SEASON)	9/9/12: 49ers 30 at Packers 22. San Francisco QB Alex Smith completes 20 of 26 passes for 2 TDs & 125.6 rating. 49ers RB Frank Gore runs for 112 yards & TD.
LAST GAME AT SITE (REG. SEASON)	12/10/06: Packers 30, 49ers 19. Green Bay WR Donald Driver catches 9 passes for 160 yards & TD (68) from QB Brett Favre. Packers RB Ahman Green adds TD run.
LAST PLAYOFF	1/13/02: 49ers 15 at Packers 25. Green Bay QB Brett Favre throws 5-yard TD to WR Antonio Freeman & 19-yard TD to TE Bubba Franks. Packers RB Ahman Green rushes for 86 yards & TD.
BROADCAST	FOX (5:00 PM PT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver & Erin Andrews (Field reporters). Dial Global Radio: Kevin Harlan, Dan Fouts, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (GB), 86 (SF). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (GB), 226 (SF).

REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS

PASSING	Rodgers: 371-552-4,295-39 (2L)-8-108.0 (1L)	Kaepernick: 136-218-1,814-10-3-98.3
RUSHING	Green: 135-464-3.4-0	Gore: 258-1,214-4.7-8
RECEIVING	Cobb: 80-954-11.9-8	Crabtree: 85-1,105-13.0-9
OFFENSE	359.4	361.8
TAKE/GIVE	+7	+9
DEFENSE	336.8	294.4 (1C)
SACKS	Matthews: 13 (2C)	Ald. Smith: 19.5 (1C)
INTs	Hayward (R): 6	Goldson: 3
PR	Cobb: 9.4	Ginn: 10.2 (3C)
KR	Cobb: 25.4	James: 29.8
PUNTING	Masthay: 43.5	Lee: 48.1 (2C)
KICKING	Crosby: 113 (50/50 PAT; 21/33 FG)	Akers: 131 (44/44 PAT; 29/42 FG)

NOTES

TEAMS MEET for 6th time in postseason; GB is 4-1 in previous 5 playoff meetings. SF defeated GB 30-22 on Kickoff Weekend. Packers lead all-time series (incl. playoffs) 34-27-1.

PACKERS: Have won 13 NFL championships, most all-time. Team’s .638 postseason winning pct. (30-17) is best in NFL history. Club has 30 playoff wins, 3rd most in NFL annals. Team’s 28th playoff appearance, 3rd most in NFL history. Won division for 20th time in team history. Packers had 3 players selected to Pro Bowl: LB CLAY MATTHEWS (4th), QB AARON RODGERS (3rd) & C JEFF SATURDAY (6th)…QB Rodgers led NFL (108.0) in passer rating for 2nd season in row. Has 100+ rating in 4 consecutive seasons & joined HOFer STEVE YOUNG (1991-94) as only QBs to accomplish feat. Has 105.4 postseason rating, highest in NFL history. His 1.58 INT pct. (4 INTs, 253 att.) is 3rd lowest in NFL postseason annals. In career, incl. playoffs, Packers are 29-2 (.935) when Rodgers starts & has 115+ rating. Hails from Chico, CA & makes 1st career start at SF. In 3 starts vs. SF, has 109.4 rating…RB DU JUAN HARRIS had 100 scrimmage yards & TD in WC. FB JOHN KUHN had rush & rec. TD last week, 2nd career postseason game with rush & rec. TD. RB RYAN GRANT holds franchise single-game playoff records with 201 rush yards & 3 rush TDs (Div., 1/12/08 vs. Sea.)…WR-PR-KR RANDALL COBB is 1st player in NFL history with 900+ KR (964) & 900+ rec. (954) yards in same season. Led team with career-high 80 catches & 954 yards. Had 75-yard PR-TD in Week 1. WR JAMES JONES led NFL with career-high 14 rec. TDs, tied for 4th most in season in team history. Had TD in last meeting. WR GREG JENNINGS has 5 rec. TDs in postseason career, tied for 2nd most in team history. Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), WR JORDY NELSON is 2nd among NFL WRs with 22 rec. TDs. Jones is tied for 3rd among WRs with 21 TDs during that span. TE JERMICHAEL FINLEY had 61 catches, most in season by TE in team history. Had TD in Week 1…LB Matthews had team-best 13 sacks & has 10+ sacks in 3 of 4 career seasons. Had 2 sacks, FF & FR in WC. In 7 career postseason games, has 6.5 sacks, 3 FFs & 3 FRs. Had 2.5 sacks in Week 1. CB CASEY HAYWARD led NFL rookies with 6 INTs, tied for 5th most by rookie in team history. Had team-high 21 PD. S MORGAN BURNETT led team with 122 tackles. LB A.J. HAWK ranked 2nd (120). CB TRAMON WILLIAMS has 15 INTs, tied for 2nd most in NFL since 2010 (incl. playoffs). Since joining GB in 2006 (incl. playoffs), CB CHARLES WOODSON has 38 INTs (3rd in NFL) & 9 INT-TDs (1st in NFL). Had 1.5 sacks & FF in last meeting. CB SAM SHIELDS had INT last week & has INT in 4 of past 6.

49ERS: Have won NFL-best 16 division titles since 1980. JIM HARBAUGH is 8th head coach since 1970 to win division title in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons. Team is 13-8 (.619) in Divisional Round. 49ers led NFL with 9 players selected to Pro Bowl: LB NA VORRO BOWMAN (1st), S DASHON GOLDSON (2nd), RB FRANK GORE (4th), G MIKE IUPATI (1st), LB ALDON SMITH (1st), DT JUSTIN SMITH (4th), T JOE STALEY (2nd), S DONTE WHITNER (1st) & LB PATRICK WILLIS (6th)…QB COLIN KAEPERNICK is 5-2 (.714) as starter, incl. 3-0 at home. In 7 starts, has 99.9 passer rating with 10 TDs vs. 3 INTs. In 3 home starts, has 116 passer rating & has 100+ rating in all 3 games…RB Gore rushed for 1,214 yards, his team-record 6th 1,000-yard season. Is franchise leader with 8,839 career rush yards & 51 career rush TDs. Rushed for 112 yards & TD in Week 1. Has TD in all 3 meetings vs. GB…WR MICHAEL CRABTREE had career-high 85 catches, 1,105 yards & 9 TDs. In past 3, has 19 catches for 344 yards (114.7 per game) & 4 TDs. Had TD catch in last year’s Div. Playoff. TE VERNON DAVIS has 10 catches for 292 yards (146 per game) & 4 TDs in 2 career playoff games. Aims for 3rd postseason game in row with 100+ yards & 2+ TDs. In playoffs, averages 29.2 yards per catch. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), leads NFC TEs with 35 TDs. Has TD in all 4 career games vs. GB. In those 4, has 16 catches for 351 yards (21.9 avg.) & 4 TDs. WR RANDY MOSS has 10 rec. TDs in playoff career, tied for 3rd most in NFL postseason history. Needs 2 rec. TDs in playoffs to tie HOFer JOHN STALLWORTH (12) for 2nd. In 16 games vs. GB (incl. playoffs), has 77 catches for 1,390 yards (18.1 avg.) & 16 TDs. Aims for 9th in row vs. GB (incl. playoffs) with TD…Team had 16 giveaways, tied for 2nd fewest in NFL…49ers led NFC in total defense (294.4 yards per game) & pass defense (200.2). Ranked 2nd in run defense (94.2). LB Aldon Smith has 33.5 sacks, most by player in 1st 2 seasons. Led NFC with team-record 19.5 sacks. Has 15 sacks in past 10. Has 10.5 sacks in past 5 at home. Has sack in both career playoff games. LB Bowman led team with 144 tackles. Had 24 tackles in 2 playoff games last year. Had INT in Week 1. LB Willis ranked 2nd on team with 120 tackles. Had sack in last playoff game. Has been selected to Pro Bowl in each of 1st 6 seasons. DT Justin Smith had sack in both playoff games last year. DT RAY MC DONALD had 2.5 sacks in last playoff game. S Goldson had 41-yard INT in last year’s Div. Playoff. CB CARLOS ROGERS had sack in Week 1 meeting.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS–NFC WEST (12-5) AT ATLANTA FALCONS–NFC SOUTH (13-3)

SERIES

	SEATTLE	FALCONS
LEADER (REG. SEASON)	8-5
STREAKS (REG. SEASON)		Past 3
COACHES VS. OPP. (REG. & POSTSEASON)	Carroll: 0-3	Smith: 2-0
COACHES PLAYOFF RECORD	Carroll: 3-3	Smith: 0-3
VS. COMMON OPP. (REG. SEASON)	Sea.: 3-2 (Ari. 1-1; Car. 1-0; Dal. 1-0; Det. 0-1) Atl.: 4-1 (Ari. 1-0; Car. 1-1; Dal. 1-0; Det. 1-0)
PLAYOFF RECORD	9-11	6-11
LAST WEEK	W 24-14 at Redskins	Bye (Wk. 17: L 22-17 vs. Buccaneers)
LAST GAME (REG. SEASON)	10/2/11: Falcons 30 at Seahawks 28. Atlanta scores 24 1st-half points behind RB Michael Turner’s 2 rushing TDs (21, 1). Falcons QB Matt Ryan connects with TE Tony Gonzalez for TD & WR Julio Jones adds 11 catches for 127 yards.
LAST GAME AT SITE (REG. SEASON)	12/30/07: Falcons 44, Seahawks 41. Atlanta QB Chris Redman throws 4 TDs, including 2 4th-quarter TDs to TE Alge Crumpler (55, 7). Falcons RB Warrick Dunn rushes for 70 yards & TD. Atlanta defense has 2 FRs & INT.
LAST PLAYOFF	---
BROADCAST	FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin & Chris Myers (Field reporters). Dial Global Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Tony Boselli (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (Sea.), 86 (Atl.). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (Sea.), 226 (Atl.).

REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS

PASSING	Wilson (R): 252-393-3,118-26-10-100.0 (3C)	Ryan: 422-615-4,719-32 (3C)-14-99.1
RUSHING	Lynch: 315-1,590 (3L)-5.0-11 (T3C)	Turner: 222-800-3.6-10
RECEIVING	Rice: 50-748-15.0-7	Gonzalez (TE): 93-930-10.0-8
OFFENSE	350.6	369.1
TAKE/GIVE	+13	+13
DEFENSE	306.2 (2C)	365.6
SACKS	Irvin (R): 8.0	Abraham: 10
INTs	Sherman: 8 (T2L)	DeCoud: 6
PR	Washington: 8.7	Franks: 7.8
KR	Washington: 29.0 (1C)	Jac. Rodgers: 25.7
PUNTING	Ryan: 45.6	Bosher: 47.5
KICKING	Hauschka: 118 (46/48 PAT; 24/27 FG)	Bryant: 143 (3L) (44/44 PAT; 33/38 FG)

NOTES

TEAMS MEET for 1st time in postseason. Clubs have met 13 times in regular season. Sea. is 8-5 in those meetings. Atl. has won past 3 & has scored 30+ in all 3.

SEAHAWKS: Have won 6 in row & 8 of past 9. During 6-game winning streak, have outscored opp. 217-74. Won 1st road playoff game since 1983 last week. Overcame 14-point deficit, largest of season. Club has scored 20+ points in 10 consecutive games (incl. playoffs). Seahawks had 5 players selected to Pro Bowl: RB MARSHAWN LYNCH (3rd), T RUSSELL OKUNG (1st), S EARL THOMAS (2nd), C MAX UNGER (1st) & KR LEON WASHINGTON (2nd)…Rookie QB RUSSELL WILSON has 27 TD passes, most by rookie in NFL history (incl. playoffs). Has also rushed for 4 TDs. Overcame 14-point deficit in WC (14-0), largest by rookie QB in postseason win in NFL history. In reg. season, completed 252 of 393 passes (64.1 pct.) for 3,118 yards with 26 TDs vs. 10 INTs for 100.0 passer rating, 1 of 2 rookie QBs in NFL history with 100+ rating in season. In past 4 games (incl. WC), has 7 TD passes vs. 1 INT, 116.9 passer rating & 4 rush TDs…RB Lynch was selected to 3rd career Pro Bowl & 2nd as Seahawk. Ranked 3rd in NFL with career-high 1,590 rush yards. Tied franchise playoff record with 132 rush yards last week & owns 2 of 3 highest marks in team postseason history. Incl. playoffs, has 100+ rush yards in 9 of past 11. In past 11 games (incl. WC), has 1,173 rush yards (106.6 per game) & 11 TDs (10 rush, 1 rec.). Since Nov. 2011, leads NFL with 2,663 rush yards (incl. playoffs). Aims for 3rd in row vs. Atl. with rush TD. RB MICHAEL ROBINSON scored 1st career postseason TD last week…WR SIDNEY RICE led team with 50 catches & 748 yards. Tied for club lead with 7 rec. TDs. Had 52-yard TD catch in last game vs. Atl. Tied NFL postseason record with 3 rec. TDs in 1/17/10 Div. (with Min.). WR GOLDEN TATE tied for team lead with career-high 7 rec. TDs…In reg. season, Seahawks led NFL in fewest points allowed (245), points per game allowed (15.3) & TDs allowed (25). Defense ranked in top 5 in NFC in all 3 categories: 2nd overall (306.2), 3rd passing (203.1) & 5th rushing (103.1). In WC, allowed 203 total net yards (99 passing, 104 rushing). Team’s red zone defense was 2nd in NFC with 44.7% TD pct. allowed (17 TDs, 38 poss.)…CB RICHARD SHERMAN led team with 24 PD & 8 INTs, tied for 2nd most in NFL. Scored 2 TDs (blocked FG return & INT-TD). Rookie LB BOBBY WAGNER led team with 139 tackles. DE BRUCE IRVIN led NFL rookies with 8 sacks. Had 1st career postseason sack last week. S Thomas had INT in WC, 1st playoff INT. Was selected to 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl.

FALCONS: Have qualified for postseason in three consecutive years for 1st time in franchise history. Under head coach MIKE SMITH, team has made playoffs in 4 of past 5 seasons. Club has posted 5 consecutive winnings seasons, 1st time in franchise history. Falcons had 3 players selected to Pro Bowl: TE TONY GONZALEZ (13th), WR JULIO JONES (1st) & QB MATT RYAN (2nd)…QB Ryan has 56 regular-season wins as starter, most by QB in 1st 5 NFL seasons. Passed for team-record 4,719 yards & 32 TDs. His 68.6 comp. pct. was also a club record. Had career-high 99.1 passer rating, 2nd highest mark in franchise history. Is 2-0 in career vs. Sea. In career at home (incl. playoffs), is 33-6 (.846). Has posted 100+ rating in 33 games & Falcons are 32-1 (.970). Has 100+ rating in 20 home games & Atlanta is 20-0. Pass offense averaged 281.8 net pass yards per game, highest in team history. Offense averaged 369.1 net yards per game, 2nd best mark in franchise history (376.6 in 2011)…RB MICHAEL TURNER rushed for 10 TDs, his team-record 5th consecutive 10 TD season. Has 10+ rush TDs in all 5 seasons with Atl. Since joining Atl. in 2008, has 62 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL (incl. playoffs). Has rush TD in 6 of past 7…WRs RODDY WHITE (1,351) & Jones (1,198) are 1st Falcons teammates with 1,000+ rec. yards in same season since 1998. White had team-record 6th consecutive 1,000-yard season. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), has 585 receptions, most in NFC. Set club single-game postseason record with 11 catches in 1/3/09 WC. In 1st 2 NFL seasons, Jones has 133 catches for 2,157 yards (16.2 avg.) & 18 TDs. Had 11 catches for 127 yards in last game vs. Sea. TE Gonzalez was named to 13th Pro Bowl, most ever for TE. Led team with 93 catches. Has 5 seasons with 90+ receptions, most by TE in NFL history. Holds NFL record with 14 consecutive seasons with 60+ catches…DE JOHN ABRAHAM has 126 career sacks, most by active player (incl. playoffs). Has 4 career sacks in postseason. Led team with 10 sacks, his 7th season with 10+ sacks. LBs STEPHEN NICHOLAS & SEAN WEATHERSPOON tied for team lead with 95 tackles. CB ASANTE SAMUEL led team with 19 PD & was 2nd on club with 5 INTs. Has INT in 3 consecutive games. Holds NFL postseason record with 4 career INT-TDs. Has 7 career INTs in playoffs, 2nd most by active player & tied for 6th most in NFL history. S THOMAS DE COUD was 2nd among S with 6 INTs. DeCoud & WILLIAM MOORE (4) were only S teammates with 4+ INTs each.