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Brett Favre led the Minnesota Vikings all the way in a comprehensive win over Dallas to win the Vikings way into next weeks NFC title game.
Dallas were hopelessly outclassed, their only score a field goal in the 2nd quarter.
The vikings now will meet New Orleans next week in what shapes as a fantastic duel between two inform Quarterbacks.
Final score: Minnesota Vikings 34, Dallas Cowboys 3
The Indianapolis Colts have moved forward into the Championship game after defeating the Baltimore Ravens. In a low scoring affair, the Colts stamped their authority on the game with two touchdowns in the second quarter and then held the Ravens scoreless for the last three quarters of the game.
Final scores: Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3
Last week most of the playoff games were one sided. The only close game involved a record scoring epic, and the Arizona Cardinals.
This week the Cardinals started well, with a touchdown in the first minute and then their defence showed why they had conceded a record score the week before. The Saints ran rampant, chalking up effortless touchdowns as they swept the battered and depleted Arizona defence aside.
The records again tumbled, worst defensive effort in the playoffs amongst them, and the New Orleans Saints progressed comfortably through to the championship round next week.
Final Scores : New Orleans Saints 45 , Arizona Cardinals 14
After three one sided contests, the wildcard weekend exploded into a record breaking epic.
The Cardinals flew out of the blocks and grabbed a 17-0 lead at quarter time.
The Packers then slowly clawed their way back into the game, with both sides defensively poor and the points scoring ticking over at a furious rate.
In the final quarter, the Green Bay Packers added 21 unanswered points to draw level, but with seconds to go the Arizona Cardinals gave their kicker the chance to seal the match – but Rackers missed sending the game into overtime.
Green Bay won the toss and had first use of the ball, but the Cardinals defence were able to trap the visitors in their own half and then on the third down, Green Bay quarter back Rodgers was stripped of the ball as he was sacked, and in the highest scoring playoff game in history, it was the Cardinals defense that walked the ball into the end zone for the game winning touchdown.
What a match!
Final scores: Arizona Cardinals 51, Green Bay Packers 45.
Stats:
The one sided match ups continued in the wildcard weekend with the Baltimore Ravens walking away with the game from the New England Patriots.
With Brady turning the ball over in three of his first four possessions, Ray Rice blazing away for an 83 yard touchdown, and the Patriots generally looking at sea, the Ravens had the game sewn up at quarter time when they led 24-0.
The Ravens once again showed the toughness they have developed in recent years in the play offs and move forward to the second weekend.
Final scores: Baltimore Ravens 33, New England Patriots 14
Stats:
| Field Goals (Made-Attempted) | 2 - 2 | Field Goals (Made-Attempted) | 0 - 1 | |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3/5 - 60% | Red Zone Efficiency | 2/2 - 100% | |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 3/4 - 75% | Goal To Go Efficiency | 2/2 - 100% | |
| Safeties | 0 | Safeties | 0 | |
| Final Score | 33 | Final Score | 14 | |
| Time of Possession | 32:21 | Time of Possession | 27:39 |