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Then there were eight.(NFL Divisional Playoff Preview)(Super Bowl hopefuls)(Brief Article)
Now, let's bring out the rest of our Super Bowl hopefuls: the Eagles, Rams, Patriots and Chiefs. By virtue of securing the top two seeds in their conferences, those teams watched last weekend while the Titans, Panthers, Packers and Colts won wild-card games to continue in the postseason.
Indianapolis and Carolina won with flair. Tennessee and Green Bay won with drama. So what lies ahead?
The Titans, with quarterback Steve McNair limping because of ankle and calf problems and running back Eddie George having a separated shoulder, must venture to New England. Everyone is waiting to see what defensive plan Patriots mastermind Bill Belichick concocts to stop Tennessee.
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning threw five touchdown passes and had a perfect passer rating against the Broncos. The Chiefs, whose defense has been a weak spot much of the season, are at home but face a severe challenge in trying to stop Indianapolis.
The NFC divisional games will have a bit of an "old home week" ...
- Chiefs' Focus Goes Beyond Montana; Super Bowl Hopefuls Hurt By Free Agency,...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Adam Teicher August 11, 1994 700+ words
...showed last season that when he was healthy, he still could play like the quarterback who led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl championships. The Chiefs have concerns more pressing than Montana. Free agency and the NFL's new salary cap brought radical...
- End zone: Play-off draw is crucial to Super Bowl hopefuls.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England) November 23, 2004 700+ words
WITH just six weeks of the NFL regular season left, the play-off race is hotting up and we can already pinpoint teams who will have to try again next year. Indeed, in the AFC it will be a major surprise if the six play-off teams do not come from a select band of eight who have emerged as the cream
- Numbers add up to Eagles-Patriots Super Bowl.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Gilmore, Eric January 2, 2004 700+ words
...byes. Seventeen of the past 20 Super Bowl teams had first-round byes...s look at how this year's 12 Super Bowl hopefuls stack up based on defense, seedings...have two chances of winning the Super Bowl: slim and none. Yes, Baltimore...
- Numbers add up to Eagles-Patriots Super Bowl.
- Newspaper article from: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA) January 1, 2004 700+ words
...byes. Seventeen of the past 20 Super Bowl teams had first-round byes...s look at how this year's 12 Super Bowl hopefuls stack up based on defense, seedings...have two chances of winning the Super Bowl: slim and none. Yes, Baltimore...
- American Football: Road to the Super Bowl: Dolphins give Broncos the...
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) October 15, 2002 700+ words
Byline: WITH ALAN McKINLAY A TREMENDOUS game between Super Bowl hopefuls Denver and Miami came down to a last-minute kicking contest - and the Dolphins had the last word. Broncos kicker Jason Elam...
- SUPER BOWL XXXVIII; SUPER BOWL WEEK; THE END ZONE.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald January 31, 2004 700+ words
...big secret that CBS didn't get the Super Bowl it wanted. Peyton Manning vs. Donovan...happen. That's why one of the first CBS Super Bowl promos, which aired last Sunday during...America's team, but they did win the Super Bowl two years ago and quarterback Tom Brady...
- SUPER BOWL XXXIX; SUPER BOWL WEEK; THE END ZONE.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald February 2, 2005 700+ words
THE LATEST LINE: Sunday Super Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. FAVORITE...days away from playing for a third Super Bowl ring in four years. It isn't just...Ed Sullivan's stage. Or the two Super Bowl MVP trophies. Or the movie-star...
- SUPER BOWL XXXVIII; THE END ZONE.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald January 27, 2004 700+ words
...year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made the Super Bowl for the first time in their history...respect." They then went out and WON the Super Bowl, and spent much of the following weeks...predicted Tampa Bay would return to the Super Bowl. And what happened? The team didn...