Wild-Card Weekend
Wild-Card Weekend
Monday, January 1, 2007; Page E01
SATURDAY
AFC GAME
  The Indianapolis Colts overcome the rain and a sloppy start to beat the Chicago Bears, 29-17. The Colts' victory ignites a wild celebration among the white-and-blue attired fans in the sea of colorful vinyl rainwear that populated the soggy stands. Peyton Manning fills the final hole in his legend as the greatest quarterback never to win the biggest game. Leonard Shapiro: Tony Dungy and Manning seal their place in history by winning the Super Bowl. Manning adds a Super Bowl MVP award to his long list of achievements. Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes plow forward for the Colts go-ahead touchdown and never look back. There was a collective failure by the Bears' offense, but Rex Grossman provides the most vivid images. Notebook: Two assistant coaches who participated in the Super Bowl likely will interview for Dallas' head coaching job. On Our Site Wilbon and Kornheiser share their thoughts live during Sunday's big game. Photos: Relive all of the action from the NFL playoffs. Audio: Manning on the Win. Audio: Grossman on the Loss. Audio: Dungy Praises Smith. Quarterly Report (PDF) A Slew of Errors (PDF) Graphic: Play of the Game. MARK MASKE'S NFL INSIDER • Vikings' McKinnie Suspended Four Games • Texans Release Colvin |
Kansas City at Indianapolis, 4:30 p.m. (NBC)
NFC GAME
Dallas at Seattle, 8 p.m. (NBC)
SUNDAY
AFC GAME
New York Jets
at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
NFC GAME
New York Giants at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
FIRST-ROUND BYES
AFC: San Diego, Baltimore
NFC: Chicago, New Orleans
