DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF HIGHLIGHTS SUNDAY

SAN DIEGO 28 vs. INDIANAPOLIS 24
The Colts started the game well and Peyton Manning’s offense scored on their 1st drive. The Chargers looked to be in trouble when their 1st drive ended with an interception. The Colts took the ball down the field, but the momentum changed when WR Marvin Harrison fumbled and the Chargers recovered. The Chargers went on to score a TD, but star RB LaDainian Tomlinson was injured during the drive and would not return. The Colts looked like they would score in the final minute of the half, but CB Antonio Cromartie intercepted a pass at his own 11-yard line. After the first half, the Colts led, 10-7. The Chargers started the 2nd half with a TD and the Colts matched them with a TD of their own. QB Philip Rivers went down with a knee injury in the 3rd quarter and did not return, but backup QB Billy Volek stepped in with the Chargers down by 3. Billy Volek helped the Chargers drive down the field and scored a TD on a 1-yard QB sneak. The Chargers took the lead, but Peyton Manning still had time. The Colts drove all the way to the Charger 7-yard line with a chance to score and grab the lead, but the Chargers defense forced 3 incomplete passes and a turnover on downs. The Colts had one more chance with a minute left, but the Chargers defense stopped them once again. The Chargers went on to win, 28-24.

NEW YORK 21 vs. DALLAS 17
The Giants had lost twice to the Cowboys in the regular season, so the Giants hoped to turn their luck around and start the game strong. The Giants scored a TD on the 1st drive of the game, but the Cowboys would score 2 TDs in the second quarter. With 0:53 left in the half, QB Eli Manning took his team 71 yards down the field for a TD and they went into halftime tied, 14-14. The Cowboys managed a field goal in the 3rd quarter and the Giants couldn’t score. The Giants scored early in the 4th quarter when Brandon Jacobs punched in a 1-yard TD run. The Giants defense played well and kept the Cowboys in check. Tony Romo and the Cowboys had one last chance with 1:50 left in the game, trailing by 4. It all came down to a 4th-down-and-11 with 16 seconds left from the Giants 23-yard line. Romo’s pass was intercepted in the endzone by R.W. McQuarters and that sealed the win for the Giants.