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The Atlanta Falcons will face the New York Giants in the NFC wild card round next Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Both teams have never faced each other in the postseason and are looking to accomplish more than they did last season with a win.

The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 2012 features one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the college game, Stanford's Andrew Luck. He's expected to be the first player taken in the April 2011 NFL draft.

The 2012 NFL Playoffs are poised to begin -- the field is set and games will start on Jan. 7 with Wild Card matchups culminating with the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis.

The 2012 NFL Playoff schedule begins next Saturday, Jan. 7, with AFC and NFC Wild Card games.

The Colts locked up the first pick in April's NFL draft today by losing to the Jacksonville Jaguars 19-13.

Keasha Draft, the wife of retired NFL linebacker Chris Draft, has died of lung cancer. She passed away on Dec. 27, 2011.

The Broncos can win the AFC West with a win against the Chiefs.

The final week of the National Football League (NFL) regular season takes place on New Year's Day with seven teams battling for the last three available spots in the playoffs and another four hoping to earn a week off on the road to the Super Bowl.

There is a lot on the line when the New York Giants (8-7) host the Dallas Cowboys (8-7) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday night.

Could future Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson be playing his last game this Sunday against the Miami Dolphins? The New York Jets runningback didn't give a clear-cut answer to reporters on Thursday, but he did say that he would wait and see what happens once the season is over whether or not to continue playing in the NFL.

The Cougars have a slight edge in the Armed Services Bowl in Dallas.

What people need to remember is that Maher is a comedian who is seeking publicity for his show

The wife of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders said on Tuesday that she found out about her husband's decision to file for a divorce online.

Penn State has targeted Tennessee Titans coach Mike Munchak as the replacement for Joe Paterno, but Munchak isn't interested in the coaching position.

In a scene straight out of a movie, former New England Patriots defensive tackle Houston Antwine and wife Evelyn tragically died within 24 hours of each other after long bouts with heart failure and lung cancer, respectively.

On the last Monday Night Football game in 2011, Drew Brees broke the single-season record for most passing yards in a single season. Dan Marino, the former record holder, congratulated the Saints QB via Twitter.

Jon Gruden is rumored to want to return to the NFL coaching ranks next season, despite recently agreeing to a five-year extension with ESPN for Monday Night Football.

The Los Angeles coroners office said 18-year-old Griffen Kramer, a backup quarterback at Thousand Oaks High school, died of acute morphone heroin toxicity, according to toxicological reports. Griffen Kramer was found dead on Oct. 30 in his Agoura Hills home.

Jerome Simpson's front-flip touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday might be the NFL play of the year.

Monday night's National Football Conference South showdown is also a battle of conference contenders when the Atlanta Falcons (9-5) face the New Orleans Saints (11-3) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

The son of former NFL quarterback Eric Kramer died of a heroin overdose, according to a Los Angeles coroner's office toxicology report.