The day after the match was declared the best coach this season. It became coach Mike Smith Atlanta

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January 5th, 2009 at 17:17 Ljubljana - Reuters
In the first game of the playoffs competed Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons. Depending on the game at the end of the regular one Arizona is attributed to succeed. More or less, it was clear that the Cardinals were the worst team in the playoff, playoff is also a story of its own.
Ryan did not endure the pressure hosts are experienced with Kurt Warner struck quickly. Warner rct made a brilliant pass (42 yards) to Fitzgerald for a touchdown (TD). Atlanta tried to answer, but initially rct it was not. He knew that this was the first game playoffs for rookie Matt Ryan. In the second quarter of the Falcons, however, rct showed more and even went to the half, but the second part is again followed the story from the beginning of the game. Cardinals prevailed, the match received by 30:24 and surprising spent in the 2nd round. Arizona won the game playoffs for the first time after 61 years. On Saturday, leaving the guests to Carolina Panthersom. Cardinals will again try to surprise, but this time it will be much harder.
The day after the match was declared the best coach this season. It became coach Mike Smith Atlanta, which has done a fantastic job this year. Progress since last year was huge and Ryan and colleagues will return next year and will certainly at least as dangerous as this year. In the second place (collected only point less) in voting for the best coach coach Tony Sparano Miami Dolphinsov.
Manning finished the season the day before the start of the playoffs Award for the Most Valuable Player of the regular rct season. This prestigious trophy for the third time in his career received a quarterback Peyton Manning Coltsev. The vote journalists received 32 points. In the second place were far behind Chad Pennington and Michael Turner. Both are collected by four points.
Manning, like most useful player stepped on a golf course in San Diego, where his Indianapolis Colts play the second match of the evening against the local San Diego Chargersom. The teams have already met this year in regular work, they are also in San Diego celebrated rct the Colts. It is also still fresh in the memory of both teams also played each other in the playoffs last year, when players are closely Indianapolis lost. This time, they better start quests that are at the end of the first quarter went up by a second quarter went to the home. Chargers are the first half came with 14:10 in the second part, the initiative again took advantage of the Colts and a long stick. San Diego is in the attack made some big mistakes, but they did not know how to take advantage of Indianapolis and home only 33 seconds before the end of the equalizer and enforced extra.
Coin toss is brought Chargersom happy outcome, and in the first attack, decided rct the match in their favor. LaDainiana Tomlinson, who is due to damage to the rest, with two Touchdown Scorer Darren Sproles excellent compensation. On Sunday, the Chargers will compete with the Pittsburgh Steelers, which excels particularly in defense. If Chargersom fails to stop Ben Roethlisbergerja may remain in the fight for victory until the end.
Indianapolis is also after nine consecutive victories in regular work again receded into the playoffs. They remain the only memories of the season champion two years ago, when they get Super Bowl. With the defeat rct in San Diego is perhaps ended his career coach Tony Dungy Coltsev. This was taken a week to think. Dungy has been successful as a player and as a coach, as he won both times champion ring received by the winners of the Super Bowl.
Defence Ravensov rct also excels in January Dolphin Stadiumu competed Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens. Followers of the home are fantastic turnaround compared to last season hoping that the fairy tale continue for some time, but the Ravens rct are the better team and for the second time this year they beat Miami.
The match began under the sign of defenses rct and initially anything more than from free kicks team were not able to. After the first quarter was 3: 3rd A low score was the only option Miami to surprise, since it was not expected that the ideal home defense Ravensov reach a lot of points. In the second quarter, we only see the TD that he was intercepted cross reached Ed Reed. This is the ninth intercepted feed into the regular season, this time adding two and proved to be one of the best defensive players in the league, if not the best.
In the 2nd half the Baltimore only increased the advantage and it soon became clear that the Dolphins without rct options. rct These are achieved by a further 1 TD, but it was not enough rct and the Ravens have won with 27: 9th Newcomer Joe Flacco (Quarterback) is also in his coffin season, scored a victory in the playoffs. It happened rct just the third time in the history of the league. Secondly, with this achievement as a rookie coach (John Harbaugh). It is amazing how many errors have time to afford the home. The whole season up to this game lost only 13 balls, but this time in a game five. Ravens will compete rct on Saturday with a very dangerous Tennessee Titans. Duel of two strong defenses, will be an interesting match.
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