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December 6, 2011, Tuesday
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THE Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers secured their spots in the National Football League playoffs on Sunday with four weeks of regular season action still to go.
The unbeaten Packers were gifted a place in the postseason even before their game against the New York Giants (6-6) kicked off when their NFC North division rivals, the Chicago Bears (7-5), were upset 3-10 by the Kansas City Chiefs (5-7).
The reigning Super Bowl champion Packers then crowned their success by edging the Giants 38-35 in a thriller at Meadowlands Stadium that came down to the last play, improving to 12-0 and on track for a rare perfect season.
The 49ers (10-2) sealed their playoff berth and the NFC West division title with a 26-0 shutout over the struggling St. Louis Rams (2-10) while the battle for playoff spots in the AFC looked likely to go down to the wire with none of the teams able to break free of the pack.
Last year's Super Bowl runner-up, the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3), romped to a 35-7 win over the Cincinnati Bengals (7-5) only to remain behind Baltimore (9-3) in the AFC North division after the Ravens won 24-10 at the Cleveland Browns (4-8).
The Houston Texans (9-3) snuck past the Atlanta Falcons (7-5) to move two games clear in the AFC South while the New England Patriots (9-3) held off the winless Indianapolis Colts 31-24 to lead the AFC East by two but not assured of anything.
The Denver Broncos (7-5), led by in-form quarterback Tim Tebow, rallied for a 35-32 win over the struggling Minnesota Vikings (2-10) after Matt Prater kicked a 23-yard field goal on the final play to join Oakland (7-5) atop the AFC West as the Raiders fell 34-14 to the Miami Dolphins (4-8).
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdowns and Mason Crosby kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired as the Packers survived a scare from a Giants team that has lost four straight and is in danger of missing the postseason.
The unbeaten Packers were gifted a place in the postseason even before their game against the New York Giants (6-6) kicked off when their NFC North division rivals, the Chicago Bears (7-5), were upset 3-10 by the Kansas City Chiefs (5-7).
The reigning Super Bowl champion Packers then crowned their success by edging the Giants 38-35 in a thriller at Meadowlands Stadium that came down to the last play, improving to 12-0 and on track for a rare perfect season.
The 49ers (10-2) sealed their playoff berth and the NFC West division title with a 26-0 shutout over the struggling St. Louis Rams (2-10) while the battle for playoff spots in the AFC looked likely to go down to the wire with none of the teams able to break free of the pack.
Last year's Super Bowl runner-up, the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3), romped to a 35-7 win over the Cincinnati Bengals (7-5) only to remain behind Baltimore (9-3) in the AFC North division after the Ravens won 24-10 at the Cleveland Browns (4-8).
The Houston Texans (9-3) snuck past the Atlanta Falcons (7-5) to move two games clear in the AFC South while the New England Patriots (9-3) held off the winless Indianapolis Colts 31-24 to lead the AFC East by two but not assured of anything.
The Denver Broncos (7-5), led by in-form quarterback Tim Tebow, rallied for a 35-32 win over the struggling Minnesota Vikings (2-10) after Matt Prater kicked a 23-yard field goal on the final play to join Oakland (7-5) atop the AFC West as the Raiders fell 34-14 to the Miami Dolphins (4-8).
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdowns and Mason Crosby kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired as the Packers survived a scare from a Giants team that has lost four straight and is in danger of missing the postseason.
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