Rob Ninkovich of the New England Patriots, No. 50, celebrates with Niko Koutouvides after making an interception against the Houston Texans during the 2013 AFC divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on Sunday, January 13. The Patriots defeated the Texans 41-28.
Arian Foster of the Houston Texans stretches for a first down against the Patriots on Sunday.
Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots reacts after a catch in the third quarter of the playoff game against the Texans.
Jerod Mayo of the New England Patriots knocks the ball away from Owen Daniels of the Houston Texans after it was ruled his forward progress was stopped.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hands the ball off to Stevan Ridley.
Danieal Manning of the Houston Texans runs the ball against the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Dont'a Hightower of the New England Patriots tackles DeVier Posey of the Houston Texans.
Stevan Ridley of the New England Patriots, left, celebrates with Shane Vereen after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the Houston Texans.
Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots runs the ball against Danieal Manning of the Houston Texans.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady makes an adjustment during Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.
No. 38 Danieal Manning and No. 29 Glover Quin of the Houston Texans try to bring down Stevan Ridley of the New England Patriots.
Matt Schaub of the Houston Texans hands the ball off to Arian Foster.
Arian Foster of the Texans celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter against the Patriots on Sunday.
Tom Brady of the Patriots passes against the Texans on Sunday.
Texans players J.J. Watt, left, and Brooks Reed sack Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on Sunday.
Chandler Jones of the Patriots tackels Arian Foster of the Texans on Sunday.
Aaron Hernandez of the Patriots fails to make a catch in the end zone against the Texans on Sunday.
Shane Vereen of the Patriots celebrates with teammate Michael Hoomanawanui after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Texans on Sunday.
Matt Schaub of the Texans drops back against the Patriots on Sunday.
Wes Welker of the Patriots runs with the ball against the Texans on Sunday.
Tom Brady of the Patriots hands the ball off to Stevan Ridley on Sunday.
Wes Welker of the Patriots catches a pass in the second quarter against Kareem Jackson of the Texans on Sunday.
Matt Schaub of the Texans walks off the field after failing to convert on third down against the Patriots on Sunday.
Danieal Manning of the Texans returns the opening kickoff for 94 yards against Devin McCourty of the Patriots on Sunday.
Matt Bryant of the Atlanta Falcons kicks the game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks during the NFC divisional playoff Game at Georgia Dome on Sunday, January 13, in Atlanta.
The Falcons celebrate their 30 to 28 win over the Seahawks on Sunday.
Matt Ryan of the Falcons celebrates their win over the Seahawks on Sunday.
Cliff Matthews of the Falcons tackles Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks on Sunday.
Zach Miller of the Seahawks celebrates his fourth quarter touchdown reception against the Falcons on Sunday.
Russell Wilson of the Seahawks runs the ball in for a fourth quarter touchdown against the Falcons on Sunday.
Earl Thomas of the Seahawks intercepts a pass intended for Roddy White of the Falcons in the fourth quarter on Sunday.
Golden Tate of the Seahawks catches the ball against No. 23 Dunta Robinson and No. 28 Thomas DeCoud of the Falcons in the second quarter on Sunday.
Matt Ryan and Jason Snelling of the Falcons celebrate a touchdown against the Seahawks on Sunday.
Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons is tackled by No. 50 K.J. Wright and No. 25 Richard Sherman of the Seahawks in the third quarter on Sunday.
Golden Tate of the Seahawks runs a reception in for a third quarter touchdown against Thomas DeCoud of the Falcons on Sunday.
Jason Snelling of the Falcons celebrates his third quarter touchdown against the Seahawks on Sunday.
Richard Sherman of the Seahawks breaks up a pass intended for Roddy White of the Falcons on Sunday.
Akeem Dent and Stephen Nicholas of the Falcons tackle Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks in the first quarter on Sunday.
Quarterback Matt Ryan of the Falcons throws a pass against the Seahawks on Sunday.
Quarterback Russell Wilson of the Seahawks tries to avoid the Falcons' Jacquizz Rodgers in the first quarter Sunday.
Jacquizz Rodgers of the Falcons runs the ball against the Seahawks in the first quarter on Sunday.
Falcons receiver Julio Jones tries to avoid the tackle of Earl Thomas of the Seahawks on Sunday.
Jacquizz Rodgers of the Falcons breaks the tackle of Seattle's Red Bryant and gets past Earl Thomas on Sunday.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson looks to pass against the Falcons in the first quarter on Sunday.
Michael Turner of the Falcons tries to avoid the tackle of K.J. Wright of the Seahawks in the first quarter on Sunday.
Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez catches a first-quarter touchdown pass over Kam Chancellor of the Seahawks on Sunday.
Russell Wilson hands the ball off to Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks in the second quarter against the Falcons on Sunday.
Running back Frank Gore of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers during an NFC Divisional Playoff game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on Saturday, January 12.
Wide receiver Michael Crabtree of the 49ers catches a touchdown pass thrown by quarterback Colin Kaepernick against cornerback Sam Shields of the Packers in the second quarter on Saturday.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers hands the ball to running back Frank Gore against the Packers.
Crabtree catches a touchdown pass thrown by Kaepernick against the Packers in the second quarter.
Tight end Vernon Davis celebrates with Crabtree of after scoring a touchdown for the 49ers in the second quarter.
Wide receiver James Jones of the Packers celebrates after scoring a touchdown on a pass from quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the second quarter against the 49ers.
Wide receiver James Jones of the Packers catches a touchdown pass thrown by Rodgers in the second quarter against the 49ers on Saturday.
Running back DuJuan Harris of the Packers runs the ball inside linebacker Patrick Willis of the 49ers on Saturday.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers runs the ball against nose tackle B.J. Raji of the Packers on Saturday.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers celebrates with a teammate after running in a touchdown in the first quarter against the Packers on Saturday.
Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the 49ers celebrates a field goal at the end of the second quarter against the Packers on Saturday.
Running back DuJuan Harris of the Packers scores a touchdown against the 49ers in the second quarter on Saturday.
Cornerback Sam Shields of the Packers runs the ball back for touchdown after an interception against quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers in the first quarter of Saturday's playoff game.
Justin Tucker kicks a 47-yard field goal in the second overtime to give the Baltimore Ravens a 38-35 victory over the Denver Broncos in an AFC Divisional Playoff game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on Saturday.
Ray Rice celebrates with some of the Ravens fans in Denver after Saturday's win.
Denver head coach John Fox grimaces during Saturday's AFC Divisional Playoff game.
Ray Rice of the Ravens scores a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter.
Ravens receiver Torrey Smith can't make the catch on a pass as he is wrapped up Denver's Champ Bailey.
Eric Decker of the Broncos is tackled after making a reception in the second quarter against Ed Reed and Corey Graham of the Ravens.
Denver's Eric Decker runs for yardage after the catch against Baltimore's Chykie Brown.
Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis congratulates Torrey Smith after his 32-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter.
Torrey Smith celebrates after a touchdown.
Knowshon Moreno of the Broncos makes catch for a touchdown in the second quarter against the Ravens' Dannell Ellerbe.
Denver's Trindon Holliday runs past Baltimore punter Sam Koch on a 90-yard touchdown return in the first quarter.
Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco throws a pass in the first quarter.
Denver's Steven Johnson gestures to the sky after a play.
Baltimore cornerback Corey Graham intercepts a pass on his way to a 39-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
Denver quarterback Peyton Manning takes the field during player introductions on Saturday.
Torrey Smith of the Ravens catches a pass for a 59-yard touchdown in the first quarter against Champ Bailey of the Broncos on Saturday.
Brandon Stokley of the Broncos hauls in a pass for a first-quarter touchdown on Saturday.
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(CNN) -- Wow! If you think NFL football is boring, you must not have been watching this weekend. The league's top teams have provided a feast of breathtaking games the past two days.
First, on Saturday, the Baltimore Ravens kept retiring linebacker Ray Lewis' career alive by stunning Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 38-35 in double overtime. After 60 minutes of jaw-dropping kick returns and crazy-close calls, Justin Tucker sealed it with a 47-yard field goal in sudden death.
Later that day, young 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick set a rushing record and racked up 400 total yards to humble the vaunted Green Bay Packers defense in a convincing 45-31 win in San Francisco.
Then on Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks roared back from a 20-0 halftime deficit against the Falcons and went ahead 28-27 with just 31 seconds left on the clock in Atlanta.
The Falcons appeared finished, but Matt Ryan and Tony Gonzalez drove far enough after the ensuing kickoff to give Matt Bryant a shot at a 49-yard field goal with 13 seconds left. Bryant's boot was wide right, but Seattle had called a timeout just before the snap, giving the Falcons a do-over. Bryant didn't miss twice, drilling the long field goal with eight seconds remaining.
A Hail Mary pass by sensational Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson was caught in the end zone -- by sticky-handed Falcons receiver Julio Jones, who was put in on defense for just such an emergency.
Finally on Sunday night, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots manhandled the Houston Texans 41-28 in Foxboro, Massachusetts, to capture the final spot in the division championship round next weekend.
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