Jets, Chargers Tied at AFC Wild-Card Half
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The New York Jets were tied with the Chargers 7-7 at halftime of the AFC wild-card playoff game Saturday in San Diego. After a scoreless first quarter, the Chargers got on the board first with a 26-yard completion from Drew Brees to Keenan McCardell. The Jets answered late in the second quarter as Anthony Becht waltzed into the end zone after a 13-yard pass from Chad Pennington.
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The San Diego Chargers didn&#39;t expect to be leading the AFC West at this point in the season. And the Denver Broncos probably didn&#39;t expect to be trailing the Chargers in the standings.
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IN dominating the Seattle Seahawks, 37-14, the Jets won a game they could not afford to lose in their drive toward a wild-card berth in the playoffs.
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Kenny Watson runs for 130 yards and three touchdowns in the best performance of his career and the Bengals turn the Jets' second-half meltdown into a 38-31 victory.
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The No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs isn't the only thing the San Diego Chargers are playing for in their final two games. For one, LaDainian Tomlinson is within reach of his second straight NFL rushing title.
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The Steelers and the New York Jets were tied 17-17 going into overtime of their AFC divisional playoff game Saturday in Pittsburgh. Jets kicker Doug Brien, the hero of last week's win over the Chargers, missed two field goals in the final two minutes, including a shank from 40 yards as regulation time expired.
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Thirteen long years after their last postseason victory, the Chargers finally came to life late in the second half Sunday to beat the Tennessee Titans 17-6 in an AFC wild-card game.
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San Diego frolicked in the snow on its way into the NFL playoffs. Green Bay, which knows something about winning in wintry conditions, backed into the postseason. The Chargers won their eighth straight game, their longest winning streak since 1987, and clinched the AFC West. Ignoring the blowing snow, a game-time temperature of 18 and subzero wind chill, they got their first shutout since 1993, 21-0 at Cleveland.
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The San Diego Chargers didn't expect to be leading the AFC West at this point in the season. And the Denver Broncos probably didn't expect to be trailing the Chargers in the standings.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - The San Diego Chargers shocked the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts 28-24 on Sunday, advancing to the AFC title game and a meeting with the unbeaten New England Patriots.
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The Jets came up with four turnovers by Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler in the second half, including an interception returned 66 yards for a touchdown.
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The San Diego Chargers overcame a dull first-half performance with a sparkling final 30 minutes to beat the Tennessee Titans 17-6 on Sunday to complete the NFL's Wild-Card opening round of playoffs.
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Doug Brien kicked a 28-yard field goal  in overtime to lift the New York Jets to a 20-17 AFC wildcard  win over the San Diego Chargers on Saturday.
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The San Diego Chargers  shocked the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts 28-24 on  Sunday, advancing to the AFC title game and a meeting with the  unbeaten New England Patriots.
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Jeff Wilkens booted a clutch 31-yard  field goal to earn the St. Louis Rams a playoff berth with a  32-29 overtime victory over the New York Jets on Sunday as the  NFL postseason picture gained sharper focus.
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Why did the Jets fail to take a shot at the end zone at the end of regulation? There were too many mistakes to count. First, the Jets lost 37 seconds from the time Quincy Carter ran 9 yards on
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SAN DIEGO -- Backup quarterbacks Doug Flutie and Philip Rivers each threw a touchdown pass and the San Diego Chargers warmed up for their first playoff game in nine seasons by beating the Kansas City Chiefs, 24-17, yesterday in what was little more than an exhibition. Having clinched the AFC West title two weeks earlier and the AFC's No. 4 ...