Nfl playoffs

• The NFL playoffs got underway Saturday with the Cincinnati Bengals visiting the Houston Texans, and the New Orleans Saints hosting the Detroit Lions.
(The Christian Science Monitor)
• The beauty of the first two rounds of the NFL playoffs is that games take place on both Saturday and Sunday, meaning your duties as a husband, wife, parent, or student will now be neglected for two days and not just one.
(Atlantic Online)
• The Lions did their best to keep things normal this week with high-energy practices, loud music in the locker room and competitive games of P-I-G.
(Detroit Free Press)
• In an unusual twist, these playoffs follow a noteworthy pattern: Most of the NFC participants have top offenses; most of the AFC teams are more defense-minded.
(Los Angeles Times)
• -- The look of excitement and the eagerness in his voice gave Tom Coughlin away. Its playoff time, and he loves it that his New York Giants are back in contention after missing out the last two years.
(Huffington Post)
• The Green Bay Packers may be 15-1 and the favorite to repeat as champion, but never in the 45-year history of the Super Bowl has a team that allowed the most yards (6,585) during the regular season advanced to the big game.
(FOXSports.com)
• After watching the playoffs from home for nine seasons back from a rough stretch with his first playoff appearance for the Broncos.
(Orlando Sentinel)
• (RNN) - This year, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees surpassed the 27-year-old NFL single-season record of 5,084 passing yards set by Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins. And then New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady did.
(Wave 3)
• There are two games on Sunday during Wild Card Weekend. We will know the winners of Saturday's games when the night concludes, so Sunday's games will finalize the Divisional Round.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• Matt Williamson of Scouts, Inc. has ranked each of the 12 NFL playoff teams by position group. He gives each group a score from 1 to 12 -- 1 being the best and 12 being the worst, and adds all of the scores up.
(ESPN)