Sunday, January 08, 2017

NFL Playoffs: Dominating Wins For Steelers, Packers; Pittsburgh To Get KC, Green Bay To Visit Dallas Next

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

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

At Pittsburgh:

Le'Veon Bell ran for a franchise postseason record 167 yards and two touchdowns while Ben Roethlisberger threw two TD passes to Antonio Brown (of 50 and 62 yards) as the Pittsburgh Steelers dominated the visiting Miami Dolphins 30-12.



NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

At Green Bay, Wisconsin:

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 362 yards and four touchdowns (three of them to Randall Cobb) as the Green Bay Packers broke open a tight contest in the second half and delivered a 38-13 beat-down on the visiting New York Giants.



For next weekend's divisional playoffs, here's the schedule with all time Pacific Standard:

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

Saturday:

Seattle @ Atlanta, 1:35 PM (FOX)

Next Sunday:

Green Bay @ Dallas, 1:40 PM (FOX)



AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

Saturday:

Houston @ New England, 5:15 PM (CBS)

Next Sunday

Pittsburgh @ Kansas City, 10:05 AM (NBC)

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