Lions
;Leading Passer *NYG – Eli Manning – 30/40, 296 yards, TD *NE – Tom Brady – 27/41, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Leading Rusher *NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 17 rushes, 72 yards, TD *NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 10 rushes, 44 yards ;Leading Receiver *NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 10 rec, 109 yards *NE – Aaron Hernandez – 8 rec, 67 yards, TD
New York Giants
Played indoors, domed stadium
Broncos
San Francisco 49ers
East
;Leading passers *HOU – T. J. Yates – 17/35, 184 yards, 3 INT *BAL – Joe Flacco – 14/27, 176 yards, 2 TD ;Leading rushers *HOU – Arian Foster – 27 rushes, 132 yards, TD *BAL – Ray Rice – 21 rushes, 60 yards ;Leading receivers *HOU – Andre Johnson – 8 rec, 111 yards *BAL – Anquan Boldin – 4 rec, 73 yards, TD
Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary
New England Patriots
Patriots
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary
;1st quarter * None ;2nd quarter * ATL – Intentional Grounding Penalty on Giants quarterback Eli Manning in the endzone for a safety, 13:44. Falcons 2–0. * NYG – Hakeem Nicks 4-yard pass from Eli Manning , 2:47. Giants 7–2. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 7:32 ;3rd quarter * NYG – Lawrence Tynes 22-yard field goal, 7:51. Giants 10–2. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:47 * NYG – Hakeem Nicks 72-yard pass from Eli Manning , 2:44. Giants 17–2. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:32 ;4th quarter * NYG – Mario Manningham 27-yard pass from Eli Manning , 9:55. Giants 24–2. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:38
Joe Buck , Troy Aikman , Pam Oliver, and Chris Myers
;Leading passers *NYG – Eli Manning – 21/33, 330 yards, 3 TD, INT *GB – Aaron Rodgers – 26/46, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Leading rushers *NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 12 rushes, 63 yards *GB – Aaron Rodgers – 7 rushes, 66 yards ;Leading receivers *NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 7 rec, 165 yards, 2 TD *GB – Donald Driver – 3 rec, 45 yards, TD
NFL playoffs
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Baltimore Ravens
Texans
Giants
Steelers
Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Bengals
;1st quarter *SF – Vernon Davis 49-yard pass from Alex Smith , 2:08. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:46 *SF – Michael Crabtree 4-yard pass from Alex Smith , 0:41. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:15 ;2nd quarter *SF – David Akers 25-yard field goal, 14:12. 49ers 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:23 *NO – Jimmy Graham 14-yard pass from Drew Brees , 9:32. 49ers 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:40 *NO – Marques Colston 25-yard pass from Drew Brees , 4:09. 49ers 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:04 ;3rd quarter *SF – David Akers 41-yard field goal, 10:36. 49ers 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:59 ;4th quarter *NO – John Kasay 48-yard field goal, 13:08. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:26 *SF – David Akers 37-yard field goal, 7:36. 49ers 23–17. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 3:02 *NO – Darren Sproles 44-yard pass from Drew Brees , 4:02. Saints 24–23. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:34 *SF – Alex Smith 28-yard run , 2:11. 49ers 29–24. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:51 *NO – Jimmy Graham 66-yard pass from Drew Brees , 1:37. Saints 32–29. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 0:34 *SF – Vernon Davis 14-yard pass from Alex Smith , 0:09. 49ers 36–32. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 1:28
Detroit Lions
Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants – Game summary
;Leading passers * DEN – Tim Tebow – 9/26, 136 yards * NE – Tom Brady – 26/34, 363 yards, 6 TD, INT ;Leading rushers * DEN – Willis McGahee – 17 rushes, 76 yards, TD * NE – Aaron Hernandez – 5 rushes, 61 yards ;Leading receivers * DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 6 rec, 93 yards * NE – Rob Gronkowski – 10 rec, 145 yards, 3 TD
;1st quarter * CIN – Cedric Benson 1-yard run , 7:34. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:23. * HOU – Arian Foster 8-yard run , 4:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37. ;2nd quarter * CIN – Mike Nugent 37-yard field goal, 7:09. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:15 * HOU – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 1:48. Tied 10–10. Drive 13 plays, 59 yards, 5:21. * HOU – J. J. Watt 29-yard interception return , 0:52. Texans 17–10. ;3rd quarter * HOU – Andre Johnson 40-yard pass from T. J. Yates , 1:08. Texans 24–10.Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:37. ;4th quarter * HOU – Arian Foster 42-yard run , 5:15. Texans 31–10. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:46.
;Leading passers * PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 22/40, 289 yards, TD, INT * DEN – Tim Tebow – 10/21, 316 yards, 2 TD ;Leading rushers * PIT – Isaac Redman – 17 rushes, 121 yards * DEN – Willis McGahee – 19 rushes, 61 yards ;Leading receivers * PIT – Emmanuel Sanders – 6 rec, 81 yards * DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 4 rec, 204 yards, TD
;Leading passers *BAL – Joe Flacco – 22/36, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT *NE – Tom Brady – 22/36, 239 yards, 2 INT ;Leading rushers *BAL – Ray Rice – 21 rushes, 67 yards *NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 15 rushes, 68 yards, TD ;Leading receivers *BAL – Anquan Boldin – 6 rec, 101 yards *NE – Rob Gronkowski – 5 rec, 87 yards
Super Bowl XLVI – New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
Denver Broncos
;1st quarter *HOU – Neil Rackers 40-yard field goal, 12:24. Texans 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:36 *BAL – Kris Wilson 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco , 9:51. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:21 *BAL – Billy Cundiff 48-yard field goal, 6:02. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:47 *BAL – Anquan Boldin 10-yard pass from Joe Flacco , 1:08. Ravens 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:05 ;2nd quarter *HOU – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 11:42. Ravens 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:26 *HOU – Arian Foster 1-yard run , 4:48. Ravens 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:49 ;3rd quarter * None ;4th quarter *BAL – Billy Cundiff 44-yard field goal, 2:52. Ravens 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:29
South
Kenny Albert , Daryl Johnston , and Tony Siragusa
;1st quarter * DET – Will Heller 10-yard pass from Matthew Stafford , 10:58. Lions 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02. ;2nd quarter * NO – Darren Sproles 2-yard run , 14:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 5:19. * DET – Calvin Johnson 13-yard pass from Matthew Stafford , 9:11. Lions 14–7. Drive 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:50. * NO – John Kasay 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 14–10. Drive 14 plays, 78 yards, 5:03. ;3rd quarter * NO – Devery Henderson 41-yard pass from Drew Brees , 13:09. Saints 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:51. * NO – Jimmy Graham 3-yard pass from Drew Brees , 4:03. Saints 24–14. Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 6:27. * DET – Matthew Stafford 1-yard run , 1:08. Saints 24–21. Drive 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55. ;4th quarter * NO – Darren Sproles 17-yard run , 9:53. Saints 31–21. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:15. * NO – Robert Meachem 56-yard pass from Drew Brees , 7:29. Saints 38–21. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:14. * DET – Calvin Johnson 12-yard pass from Matthew Stafford , 4:40. Saints 38–28. Drive 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:49. * NO – Pierre Thomas 1-yard run , 3:36. Saints 45–28. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:04.
Tom Hammond , Mike Mayock , and Alex Flanagan
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Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
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Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Played with roof closed, retractable roof stadium
North
New Orleans Saints
Cincinnati Bengals
NFC Championship Game – New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
;1st quarter *PIT – Shaun Suisham 45-yard field goal, 11:14. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:46 *PIT – Shaun Suisham 38-yard field goal, 0:23. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 5:50 ;2nd quarter *DEN – Eddie Royal 30-yard pass from Tim Tebow , 13:24. Broncos 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:59 *DEN – Tim Tebow 8-yard run , 10:36. Broncos 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:18 *DEN – Matt Prater 20-yard field goal, 7:30. Broncos 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:44 *DEN – Matt Prater 28-yard field goal, 1:05. Broncos 20–6. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:04 ;3rd quarter *PIT – Mike Wallace 1-yard run , 4:29. Broncos 20–13. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:56 ;4th quarter *DEN – Matt Prater 35-yard field goal, 13:10. Broncos 23–13. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:19 *PIT – Shaun Suisham 37-yard field goal, 9:59. Broncos 23–16. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:11 *PIT – Jerricho Cotchery 31-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger , 3:48. Tied 23–23. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:47 ;Overtime *DEN – Demaryius Thomas 80-yard pass from Tim Tebow, 14:49. Broncos 29–23. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11
;Leading passers * DET – Matthew Stafford – 28/43, 380 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT * NO – Drew Brees – 33/43, 466 yards, 3 TD ;Leading rushers * DET – Kevin Smith – 6 rushes, 21 yards * NO – Pierre Thomas – 8 rushes, 66 yards, TD ;Leading receivers * DET – Calvin Johnson – 12 rec, 211 yards, 2 TD * NO – Marques Colston – 7 rec, 120 yards
Jim Nantz , Phil Simms , and Steve Tasker
;Leading passers * ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/41, 199 yards * NYG – Eli Manning – 23/32, 277 yards, 3 TD ;Leading rushers * ATL – Michael Turner – 15 rushes, 41 yards * NYG – Brandon Jacobs – 14 rushes, 92 yards ;Leading receivers * ATL – Julio Jones – 7 rec, 64 yards * NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 6 rec, 115 yards, 2 TD
;Leading passers * NO – Drew Brees – 40/63, 462 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT * SF – Alex Smith – 24/42, 299 yards, 3 TD ;Leading rushers * NO – Chris Ivory – 9 rushes, 23 yards * SF – Frank Gore – 13 rushes, 89 yards ;Leading receivers * NO – Marques Colston – 9 rec, 136 yards, TD * SF – Vernon Davis – 7 rec, 180 yards, 2 TD
;1st quarter *SF – Vernon Davis 73-yard pass from Alex Smith , 7:11. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:13 ;2nd quarter *NYG – Bear Pascoe 6-yard pass from Eli Manning , 11:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:16 *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 31-yard field goal, 0:02. Giants 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 1:34 ;3rd quarter *SF – Vernon Davis 28-yard pass from Alex Smith , 5:18. 49ers 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:30 ;4th quarter *NYG – Mario Manningham 17-yard pass from Eli Manning , 8:34. Giants 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:34 *SF – David Akers 25-yard field goal, 5:39. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:55 ;Overtime *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 31-yard field goal, 7:06. Giants 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:26
;Leading passers * CIN – Andy Dalton – 27/42, 257 yards, 3 INT * HOU – T. J. Yates – 11/20, 159 yards, TD ;Leading rushers * CIN – Brian Leonard – 3 rushes, 34 yards * HOU – Arian Foster – 24 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD ;Leading receivers * CIN – A. J. Green – 5 rec, 47 yards * HOU – Andre Johnson – 5 rec, 90 yards, TD
AFC Championship Game – Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
Falcons
, rain
Houston Texans
sportseizoen van een American footballcompetitie
Pittsburgh Steelers
;1st quarter *NE – Wes Welker 7-yard pass from Tom Brady , 13:09. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:51 *NE – Rob Gronkowski 10-yard pass from Tom Brady , 6:42. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:25 ;2nd quarter *DEN – Willis McGahee 5-yard run , 14:54. Patriots 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 2:06 *NE – Rob Gronkowski 12-yard pass from Tom Brady , 7:42. Patriots 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:35 *NE – Deion Branch 61-yard pass from Tom Brady , 1:57. Patriots 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:30 *NE – Rob Gronkowski 19-yard pass from Tom Brady , 0:05. Patriots 35–7. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:04 ;3rd quarter *NE – Aaron Hernandez 17-yard pass from Tom Brady , 11:46. Patriots 42–7. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:40 *DEN – Matt Prater 41-yard field goal, 2:14. Patriots 42–10. Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:16 ;4th quarter *NE – Stephen Gostkowski 20-yard field goal, 12:39. Patriots 45–10. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:35
Green Bay Packers
West
Saints
;1st quarter *NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 5:49. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:20 ;2nd quarter *BAL – Billy Cundiff 20-yard field goal, 14:21. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:20 *NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 7-yard run , 10:35. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:46 *BAL – Dennis Pitta 6-yard pass from Joe Flacco , 6:03. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:32 *NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 3:00. Patriots 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:03 ;3rd quarter *NE – Stephen Gostkowski 24-yard field goal, 9:06. Patriots 16–10. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 5:54 *BAL – Torrey Smith 29-yard pass from Joe Flacco , 3:38. Ravens 17–16. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:28 *BAL – Billy Cundiff 39-yard field goal, 0:50. Ravens 20–16. Drive: 6 plays, 7 yards, 2:36 ;4th quarter *NE – Tom Brady 1-yard run , 11:29. Patriots 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:21
Ravens
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans – Game summary
Seasonal NFL playoffs
;Leading passers *NYG – Eli Manning – 32/58, 316 yards, 2 TD *SF – Alex Smith – 12/26, 196 yards, 2 TD ;Leading rushers *NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 20 rushes, 74 yards *SF – Frank Gore – 16 rushes, 74 yards ;Leading receivers *NYG – Victor Cruz – 10 rec, 142 yards *SF – Vernon Davis – 3 rec, 112 yards, 2 TD
Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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;1st quarter *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 31-yard field goal, 8:33. Giants 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:27 *GB – Mason Crosby 47-yard field goal, 5:33. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:00 *NYG – Hakeem Nicks 66-yard pass from Eli Manning , 3:47. Giants 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:46 ;2nd quarter *GB – John Kuhn 8-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers , 14:54. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:53 *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 23-yard field goal, 1:51. Giants 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:46 *NYG – Hakeem Nicks 37-yard pass from Eli Manning , 0:00. Giants 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 0:41 ;3rd quarter *GB – Mason Crosby 35-yard field goal, 3:50. Giants 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:58 ;4th quarter *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 35-yard field goal, 7:48. Giants 23–13. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:06 *NYG – 4-yard pass from Eli Manning , 6:48. Giants 30–13. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:05 *GB – Donald Driver 16-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers , 4:46. Giants 30–20. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:02 *NYG – Brandon Jacobs 14-yard run , 2:36. Giants 37–20. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:10
, sunny
Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
, partly cloudy
Sunny played with roof closed, retractable roof stadium
Al Michaels , Cris Collinsworth , and Michele Tafoya
2011–12 NFL playoffs