Rams and Jets Find Playoff Berths Behind Door No. 1
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The Jets are taking uncertainty - more than anything else - into the postseason. They will play the Chargers in an A.F.C. wild-card game on Saturday.
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3. Packers (9-6) have clinched division title and third playoff seed. Seahawks (8-7) have clinched playoff berth. Can clinch division title with a win or a Rams loss.
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The Panthers took advantage of the Rams' ailing offense, intercepting the backup quarterback Chris Chandler six times and moving a step closer to a postseason berth.
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PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers nearly followed form in their playoff-opening 20-17 overtime win over the New York Jets yesterday.
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To some San Diego Chargers, there's a playoff seeding to secure and a rushing title to win.
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The Tennessee Titans improved their playoff chances with a victory over the Jets on Sunday. The Jets fell to 3-12 on the season.
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Like the Jets-Chargers matchup, all of the weekend's N.F.L. wild-card playoff games feature one intriguing theme: You again?
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From the pits to the NFL playoffs. The San Diego Chargers turned it all the way around. LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, Antonio Gates tied a record with his 12th TD of the season
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If you are a Jets fan, you have been down this road before. Sunday in St. Louis is "Groundhog Day," back to the future, d&#233;j&#224; vu all over again. It is the fourth time in the past five years and the seventh time since 1991 that the Jets have needed a victory in the regular-season finale to make the playoffs.
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Some teams steamroll into the NFL playoffs, some back in and some stumble in as if they'd finally found their way home after wandering around dizzy and lost.
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Steven Jackson rushed for 148 yards  and a touchdown as the St. Louis Rams' kept alive their playoff  hopes with a 20-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.
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Sal DeFilippo&#39;s pro football picks column appears Friday. Reach him at sal@lasvegassun.com or (702) 259-4076. On the surface, it seems as though the New England Patriots and New York Jets have a lot in common.
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New England advanced to the A.F.C. Championship against either Indianapolis or San Diego, both of whom the Patriots have already beaten on their way to a 17-0 record.
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The St. Louis Rams took a huge step in moving closer to their second consecutive NFC West title on Sunday, as they held on for a 23-12 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
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the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams started 6-0 in 1973 â-ut that doesn&#39;t mean New York Jets coach Herman
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Now that both the Jets and the Rams are fighting for a playoff spot, they will be playing with the kind of intensity and consequence found during the postseason.
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The Jets can assure themselves of a playoff spot with a victory next week against New England, which has clinched the A.F.C. East.