The Seattle Seahawks' improbable win brings the NFC West further into the NFL Playoff bracket than we could reasonably have expected—the Seahawks, who took the New Orleans Saints out 41-36, will travel to Soldier Field at noon on January 16 to play the second-seeded Chicago bears in the divisional round. The Green Bay Packers, who outlasted Mike Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles 21-16, will get the top-seeded Green Bay Packers on the 15th.
↵The AFC's big upset—the New York Jets over the Indianapolis Colts—averts another Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady match-up on January 16. The Jets will get the 14-2 New England Patriots at 3:30, followed the next day by the Baltimore Ravens taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers. If you're looking to work out your NFL TV schedule, both NFC games will air on Fox; the AFC games will air on CBS.
↵The St. Louis Rams, meanwhile—well, it'll be a few months until they're traveling anywhere. But no matter where the Seattle Seahawks end up, it's important to remind oneself that they still don't have Sam Bradford.
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