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ATLANTA -- Tony Gonzalez, the Falcons' 36-year-old tight end, has seen it all in his 16-year career, and he has done most of it. He has played in 254 regular season games, more than all but 22 other players -- just eight...

The Atlanta Falcons survived a huge comeback by the Seattle Seahawks to win 30-28 on a last-minute field-goal to scrape through to the NFC Championship game against San Francisco.

The top-seeded Atlanta Falcons avoided a massive upset with a last-minute field goal for a nerve-jangling 30-28 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday after squandering a commanding lead.

Colin Kaepernick stood in a cramped corner of the 49ers' locker room smiling and chatting with Alex Smith late Saturday night when a stranger interrupted the two quarterbacks.

The Dallas Cowboys' switch from a 3-4 standard defense to a 4-3 formation could mean a potential position change for outside linebacker Anthony Spencer.

Matt Ryan threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez as the Falcons took advantage of a fumble by Seattle's Marshawn Lynch to lead the Seahawks 10-0 after the first quarter of Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game.

The Texans were embarrassed when they met the Patriots in the regular season. Can they seize the ultimate revenge with a playoff win in Foxboro? Follow the divisional round matchup.

Can the top-seeded Falcons avoid their fifth straight playoff loss? They'll have to cool off Russell Wilson and the streaking visiting Seahawks. Follow the divisional round matchup here.

The Falcons blew a 20-point lead, but not the game. Atlanta stormed down the field in the final seconds to kick a game-winning field goal and pull off the 30-28 victory over Seattle.

The Raiders have held exploratory talks with Ray Anderson, the NFL's senior vice president of football operations, about a senior executive front office job as owner Mark Davis is mulling a restructuring of the organizat...

Colin Kaepernick outdueled reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers to lead San Francisco 49ers to a 45-31 win over Green Bay Packers.

San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh went against the book when he stayed with second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick as starting quarterback even after regular Alex Smith was fit to return.

Top-seeded Denver bows to Baltimore after succession of crucial mistakes

Second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick outdueled reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Aaron Rodgers to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 45-31 playoff win over the visiting Green Bay Packers on Saturday.

The Baltimore Ravens fought back for a 38-35 overtime win over the Denver Broncos on Saturday in a thrilling playoff encounter that puts them one win away from their first Super Bowl berth in 12 years.

The Baltimore Ravens fell behind the Denver Broncos four times on Saturday and each time they battled back to level the game with the final rally paving the way for a stunning playoffs win which epitomizes the team's fig...

Peyton Manning's bid to reach the Super Bowl in his comeback season ended miserably with a game-costing interception as the Denver Broncos quarterback handed victory to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday.

Second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick outdueled reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Aaron Rodgers to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 45-31 playoff win over the visiting Green Bay Packers on Saturday.

Deflated and nearly defeated, Ray Lewis slumped on the sideline. The final seconds of his brilliant career were slipping away, just like Demaryius Thomas had escaped his grasp minutes earlier.

Jim Harbaugh is looking smarter by the game, says Jim Trotter. His move of Colin Kaepernick to quarterback at midseason paid off well in the Niners' 45-31 rout of the Packers.

Just before the sixth quarter of one of the most fascinating and improbable NFL playoff games you'll ever see, Justin Tucker trotted out onto the field and did something you hardly ever see.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Colin Kaepernick has set an NFL record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a playoff game.