Sunday, January 11, 2015

NFL Playoffs: Packers, Colts Advance To Conference Title Games

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

National Football Conference:

At Green Bay, Wisconsin:

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes, including the game winner from 13 yards to Richard Rodgers, as the Green Bay Packers battled back from behind to upend the visiting Dallas Cowboys 26-21 in a divisional playoff game.  The Packers had won all eight of their regular-season home contests while the Cowboys had gone undefeated on the road before Sunday.



American Football Conference:

At Denver:

Quarterback Andrew Luck completed 27 of 43 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns while Daniel Herron carried the ball 23 times for 63 yards and another score (a six-yard run) as the Indianapolis Colts knocked off the home-standing Denver Broncos 24-13.


Both conference championship games will take place next Sunday.

National Football Conference:

Green Bay @ Seattle, 12:00 Noon, Pacific Time (Fox)

American Football Conference:

Indianapolis @ New England, 3:30 PM, Pacific Time (CBS)



The winners will square off in Super Bowl XLIX, to take place on Sunday, February 1 at 3:30 PM, Pacific Time, at Glendale, Arizona (NBC).

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