Sunday, January 04, 2015

NFL Playoffs: Colts, Cowboys Advance

The opening round of the National Football League playoffs concluded on Sunday with two games.

American Football Conference:

At Indianapolis:

Andrew Luck threw for 376 yards and a touchdown (36 yards to Donte Moncrief) while Adam Vinatieri knocked in four field goals (38, 29, 22, and 53 yards) as the Indianapolis Colts defeated the visiting Cincinnati Bengals 26-10, assuring themselves of a divisional playoff game at Denver next Sunday.  The Bengals became the first team in NFL history to lose their playoff opener four consecutive years (their quarterback Andy Dalton, playing without injured key weapons, falling to 0-4 in playoff games), while Cincinnati head coach Marvin Lewis fell to 0-6 lifetime in postseason games.



National Football Conference:

At Arlington, Texas:

Quarterback Tony Romo threw a pair of touchdown passes to Terrence Williams (79 and 8 yards, the latter for the game-winning score) as the Dallas Cowboys came from behind to upend the visiting Detroit Lions 24-20.



Here's the schedule for next weekend's divisional playoffs, with all times Pacific:

American Football Conference:

Saturday:

Baltimore @ New England, 1:35 PM (NBC)

Sunday:

Indianapolis @ Denver, 1:40 PM (CBS)


National Football Conference:


Saturday:

Carolina @ Seattle, 5:15 PM (Fox)

Sunday:

Dallas @ Green Bay, 10:05 AM (Fox)

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