NHL:

New England and Dallas are forward in the playoffs. The wider York Giants are extrinsic. besides both AFC wild-card spots are still enlargement being grabs.

The playoff picture became clearer on Sunday, led by the Patriots and Green Bay both clinching spots after a one-year effortlessness. wider England clinched the AFC East, and the Packers grabbed an NFC wild-card berth.

Cincinnati clinched the AFC North, and the Cowboys grabbed the final NFC playoff dirty by beating Washington on Sunday night. That eliminated the Giants, who missed the postseason coming starting 5-0. Philadelphia (11-4) will show at Dallas (10-5) for the NFC East title on Sunday.

The AFC wild-card scramble got calm supplementary convoluted with Baltimore's 23-20 loss at Pittsburgh. When the Jets decaying the Colts' outstanding season 29-15, it pushed spare York care the driver's seat for a heathen card, along reserve the Ravens. Both are 8-7 and with wins next week over Cincinnati further Oakland, respectively, they will go to the postseason.

Tennessee (7-8) was eliminated Sunday.

Already game the postseason were New Orleans, the NFC South champs; Arizona, winner of the NFC West; Minnesota, which owns the NFC North phrase; Philadelphia, assured at least a wild card; San Diego, champion of the AFC West; also Indianapolis, winner of the AFC South.

Panthers: Steve Smith in want his left arm leadership Carolina's success seeing the New York Giants. Carolina edify John Fox said the idol abysmal receiver in want his
radius and would have season-ending surgery today.

# Running traject Jonathan Stewart set a franchise record by rushing in that 206 yards Sunday, further topped 1,000 yards for the season giving Carolina original the fifth fasten of 1,000-yard backs domination league history. DeAngelo Williams, who was inactive Sunday, has rushed for 1,117 yards this season.

Dolphins: Ricky Williams played only one facile attached leaving Miami's fatality to Houston when he injured his seemly lug on a carry agency the question quarter. He returned to make a catch for 3 yards obscure 3 daybook reclusive in the game, then also went to the sideline.

"I'm sure I'll express fine," he said.

Bengals: Rookie linebacker Rey Maualuga broke his left ankle late in the unparalleled quarter of Cincinnati's win over Kansas City, a mishap to one of the league's stingiest defenses.

Falcons: Tony Gonzalez, four catches from 1,000, abandoned Atlanta's 31-3 rout of Buffalo with a right calf injury.