Half of the title picture is set for both the AFC and NFC conferences after Saturday's Divisional round games. The Ravens blew their 21-7 lead, falling to the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-24. Joe Flacco completed just 16 of 30 passes, threw an interception and lost a fumble in Baltimore's meltdown loss.
↵The Steelers will now face the winner of the Jets/Patriots game, which takes place today at 4:30. If the Jets win, the Steelers would host the AFC title game, but if the favored Patriots win, Pittsburgh will head to Foxboro.
↵In the NFC, the Green Bay Packers dismantled the Atlanta Falcons - or what looked like the Falcons anyway. Atlanta actually held a 14-7 lead after Eric Weems returned a touchdown 102 yards - but that just seemed to piss the Packers off. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers went onto score 35 unanswered points, taking a commanding 42-14 lead before the Falcons scored again. Green Bay went on to win by a 48-21 margin. Rodgers was brilliant, completing 31 of 36 passes for 366 yards and 3 touchdowns while also rushing for a touchdown.
↵Green Bay will head on the road no matter who wins today's game in Chicago. The Seahawks will take on the Bears, with kickoff coming at 1 PM EST. The winner will host the Packers in the NFC title game.
↵So to recap, the NFL schedule for today and next weekend looks like this:
↵Seattle @ Chicago - 1 PM EST, televised coverage on FOX.
New York @ New England, 4:30 PM EST, televised coverage on CBS.
Sunday, January 23:
↵Green Bay @ Chicago/Seattle, 3 PM, televised coverage on FOX.
Pittsburgh vs. New York/New England, 6:30 PM, televised coverage on CBS.