NFL playoffs, 2007-08

The National Football League playoffs for the 2007 season will lead up to Super Bowl XLII, which will be played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on February 3 2008. The conference playoffs are scheduled to run from January 5 to January 20, 2008.

Seeds :

In each conference, the division winners qualify for the playoffs, and are guaranteed the top four seeds (based on win/loss record; the first two tiebreakers are head-to-head results and conference record).NFL tie breaking procedures. Accessed December 5, 2007.PlayoffStatus.com The fifth and sixth seeds are given to the top two teams among the remaining teams in each conference, regardless of division.
AFC 1New England Patriots
AFC 1 divEast
AFC 2Indianapolis Colts
AFC 2 divSouth
AFC 3San Diego Chargers
AFC 3 divWest
AFC 4Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC 4 divNorth
AFC 5Jacksonville Jaguars
AFC 6Tennessee Titans
NFC 1Dallas Cowboys
NFC 1 divEast
NFC 2Green Bay Packers
NFC 2 divNorth
NFC 3Seattle Seahawks
NFC 3 divWest
NFC 4Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC 4 divSouth
NFC 5New York Giants
NFC 6Washington Redskins

Wild Card playoffs :

Saturday January 5, 2008 :

NFC: Seattle Seahawks 35, Washington Redskins 14 :

RoadRedskins
R10|
R20|
R30|
R414|
RT14
HomeSeahawks
H17|
H23|
H33|
H422|
HT35
at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
  • Game time: 4:35 p.m. EST/1:35 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 42°F (Partly sunny)
  • TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator), and Bob Neumeier (sideline reporter)
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • Game Attendance: 68,297
  • Scoring
  • *1st Quarter
  • **SEA - Leonard Weaver 17 yd TD run (Josh Brown kick), 3:45. Seahawks 7-0. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:21.
  • *2nd Quarter
  • **SEA - Josh Brown 50 yd FG, 8:58. Seahawks 10-0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:42.
  • *3rd Quarter
  • **SEA - Josh Brown 33 yd FG, 4:30. Seahawks 13-0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:24.
  • *4th Quarter
  • **WAS - Antwaan Randle El 7 yd TD pass from Todd Collins (Shaun Suisham kick), 14:53. Seahawks 13-7. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 4:37.
  • **WAS - Santana Moss 30 yd TD pass from Todd Collins (Shaun Suisham kick), 12:38. Redskins 14-13. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 1:19.
  • **SEA - D.J. Hackett 20 yd TD pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Marcus Pollard pass from Matt Hasselbeck), 6:06. Seahawks 21-14. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:57.
  • **SEA - Marcus Trufant 78 yd interception return TD (Josh Brown kick), 5:38. Seahawks 28-14.
  • **SEA - Jordan Babineaux 57 yd interception return TD (Josh Brown kick), 0:27. Seahawks 35-14.

AFC: Jacksonville at Pittsburgh :

RoadJaguars
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R27|
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R4|
RT14
HomeSteelers
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H20|
H3|
H4|
HT7
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 39°F (Light rain)
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator) and Andrea Kremer (sideline reporter)
  • Referee: Scott Green
  • Game Attendance:
  • Scoring
  • *1st Quarter
  • **PIT - Najeh Davenport 1 yd TD run (Jeff Reed kick), 10:03. Steelers 7-0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:57.
  • **JAC - Fred Taylor 1 yd TD run (Josh Scobee kick), 9:39. Tied 7-7. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:24.
  • *2nd Quarter
  • **JAC - Rashean Mathis 63 yd interception return TD (Josh Scobee kick), 10:19. Jaguars 14-7.
  • *3rd Quarter
  • *4th Quarter

Sunday January 6, 2008 :

  • NY Giants at Tampa Bay, FOX 1 p.m.
  • *Announcers: Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (color commentator), Pam Oliver and Chris Myers (field reporters)
  • Tennessee at San Diego, CBS, 4:30 p.m.
  • *Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Phil Simms (color commentator)

Divisional Playoffs :

In addition to the above announcers, Fox will have Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Darryl Johnston (color commentator) and Tony Siragusa (field reporter) for one playoff game, while CBS will have Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color commentator) for one playoff game.
Byes to Divisional Playoffs: New England, Dallas, Indianapolis, Green Bay.
  • Saturday, January 12
  • *NFC Divisional Game, Seattle at Green Bay, FOX, 4:30 p.m.
  • *AFC Divisional Game, at New England, opponent to be determined, CBS, 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, January 13
  • *AFC Divisional Game, at Indianapolis, opponent to be determined, CBS, 1 p.m.
  • *NFC Divisional Game, NY Giants/Tampa Bay at Dallas, FOX, 4:30 p.m.

Conference Championships :

  • Sunday, January 20
  • *AFC Championship, CBS, 3 p.m.
  • *NFC Championship, Fox, 6:30 p.m.

Super Bowl XLII :

Bracket :

G1NFC
G2AFC
Qwest Field>6|Washington|14|3|Seattle|35 Raymond James Stadium>5|N.Y. Giants Tampa Bay| Qualcomm Stadium>6|Tennessee San Diego| Heinz Field>5|Jacksonville Pittsburgh| Lambeau Field>3|Seattle Green Bay| January 13 - Texas Stadium Dallas| January 13 - RCA Dome Indianapolis| January 12 - Gillette Stadium New England| January 20 - TBD January 20 - TBD
RD4Super Bowl XLII
February 3 - University of Phoenix Stadium>N A

References :

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