Rematch point.(NFL: DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF PREVIEW)

Do you feel that deja vu? Don't be spooked. If the divisional round has a familiar feel about it, it's because we have seen these four games before. Every one of them is a rematch of a game this season.

The Bears welcome the Panthers back to Soldier Field, where Chicago won, 13-3, in Week 11. But that was a learning experience, according to Carolina receiver Steve Smith. "You know how hard they hit, you know their tendencies and have seen it up close," Smith told Sporting News Radio after the Panthers' shutout of the Giants on Sunday. "It turns the chess match into a checkers match because there is no guessing anymore." Well, some guessing might be in order. Rex Grossman now is the quarterback for Chicago, not rookie Kyle Orton.

Ben Roethlisberger was a rookie in the playoffs for Pittsburgh a year ago, and now he heads to Indianapolis with another year of seasoning. The Steelers whipped the Bengals on Sunday and are perhaps the most feared No. 6 seed in memory. Not that the Colts are shaking in their cleats. They finally have home-field advantage for the playoffs, and they thumped the Steelers, 26-7, at the RCA Dome in Week 12. Besides, a No. 6 seed has beaten a No. 1 seed as many times as the Lions have won a Super Bowl.

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