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Baltimore registered five sacks on Ben Roethlisberger in its first postseason win over Pittsburgh.

The Baltimore Ravens shut down the Pittsburgh Steelers offense and advanced in the NFL playoffs with a 30-17 AFC wildcard victory on Sunday.

The end of the season may also be the end of an era for two of the faces of the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense.

Referee Ed Hochuli referred to replay official Tom Sifferman by his nickname "Jungle Boy," which was heard on the in-stadium microphone during the Arizona Cardinals-Carolina Panthers NFC wild-card game Saturday.

The New Orleans Saints signed veteran running back Tim Hightower to a reserve/futures contract -- giving him a chance to resurrect his career after a lingering knee injury -- according to a league source.

Ask most players and front office personnel around the NFL, and they'll say quarterback the most important position in the league and the toughest to fill. The second-hardest? Head coach. Thanks to seventh-year Pro Bowl ...

One team's playoff drought will end. It's been five years since the Dallas Cowboys won, but its been 24 long years since the Detroit Lions last tasted victory in the postseason. Dallas enters Sunday's Wild Card matchup a...

Both dealing with critical injuries, the Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts will battle Sunday afternoon for the right to play the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional round next week. Since 1990, the Bengals have...

Andrew Luck will face Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in the AFC playoff divisional round after he led the Indianapolis Colts to a 26-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Never count out the Baltimore Ravens in the playoffs.

The Baltimore Ravens used an unrelenting pass rush to shut down the Pittsburgh Steelers offense and advance to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs with a 30-17 victory.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, battered by the Baltimore Ravens pass rush in a 30-17 playoff defeat, put the blame for Saturday's loss on his own shoulders and issued an apology.

The Baltimore Ravens survived the tumultuous dismissal of Ray Rice, a sometimes spotty fall and a critical month without their suspended, all-everything nose tackle.

The Arizona Cardinals made history in Saturday's wild card loss to the Carolina Panthers, totaling a postseason low 78 yards.

The Panthers, who entered with a losing record, held the Cardinals to 78 total yards, a postseason record, in a sloppy victory at home.

The Arizona Cardinals' dream of playing on their home field in the Super Bowl ended on Saturday as they lost 27-16 at the Carolina Panthers in the wildcard round.

The Carolina Panthers scored twice in less than two minutes on Cam Newton touchdown passes in the third quarter and rode a powerful defense to a 27-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals in an NFC wildcard playoff game on Sat...

A. J. Green is still recovering from a concussion he sustained at Pittsburgh last weekend during a loss that relegated Cincinnati to a wild-card berth.

Carolina Panthers scored twice in less than two minutes on Cam Newton touchdown passes in the third quarter to defeat the Arizona Cardinals 27-16 in an error-strewn NFC wildcard playoff game on Saturday.

Marrone, who opted out of his contract as coach of the Buffalo Bills, is a former Jets assistant who is thought to be a strong contender to replace Rex Ryan.

A. J. Green will not play after sustaining a concussion in Week 17, so Jeremy Hill and his teammates may struggle to keep up with the high-powered Indianapolis offense.

DeMarco Murray and the stellar Dallas offensive line will get a true test by going against Detroit's brick wall of a front seven led by Ndamukong Suh.