Cincinnati Bengals 13 - 19 Houston Texans
Schaub earns playoff win as Texans topple Bengals
HOUSTON -- Arian Foster ran for 140 yards and one touchdown, and the Houston Texans used a stifling defensive effort for a 19-13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday in an AFC wild-card playoff game. The Texans next will play at New England on Jan. 13.
Foster became the first player in NFL history to have 100-yard games in each of his first three playoff games. The Texans had trouble finishing drives all day and mustered just three field goals in the first half. Houston struck first after the break, with Foster scoring the game's only offensive touchdown on a 1-yard run in the third quarter to make it 16-7.
In his first playoff start, Matt Schaub had an interception returned for a touchdown by Leon Hallbefore halftime. Johnathan Joseph had an interception, and J.J. Watt had a sack as the Texans beat theBengals in the wild-card round for the second consecutive year. Cincinnati hasn't won a playoff game since 1991, the NFL's longest current streak.
Indianapolis Colts 9 - 24 Baltimore Ravens
Lewis to play another week as Ravens top Colts
BALTIMORE -- Anquan Boldin set a franchise record with 145 yards on five receptions, including the clinching touchdown, as the Baltimore Ravens beat the Indianapolis Colts 24-9 in Sunday's AFC Wild Card Game.
The previously struggling Ravens defense was staunch, no doubt inspired by star linebackerRay Lewis appearing in his final home game before retiring. The Ravens never let Coltsstandout rookie quarterback Andrew Luck get comfortable.
AFC North champion Baltimore will play at AFC West winner Denver next Saturday. The Broncosbeat the Ravens 34-17 three weeks ago.
The loss ended the Colts' turnaround season in which they went from 2-14 to the playoffs in coach Chuck Pagano's first year in Indianapolis. Pagano missed 12 weeks while undergoing treatment for leukemia and returned last week.
Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, who went 9-3 as interim coach, was absent Sunday after being hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.
Seattle Seahawks 24 - 14 Washington Redskins
Wilson, Seahawks rally in playoff win over Redskins
LANDOVER, Md. -- The Seattle Seahawks finally won a road playoff game Sunday, taking a 24-14 NFC wild-card victory over the Washington Redskins, who lost rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III to another knee injury in the fourth quarter.
Marshawn Lynch ran for 131 yards, and Russell Wilson completed 15 of 26 passes for 187 yards and ran eight times for 67 yards for theSeahawks, who broke an eight-game postseason losing streak away from home.
The Seahawks will visit the top-seeded Atlanta Falcons next Sunday.
Lynch's 27-yard run with 7:08 remaining gave the Seahawks the lead. On Washington's next series, Griffin reinjured the right knee he sprained about a month ago while trying to field a bad shotgun snap.
The knee buckled badly, and the Seahawks recovered the fumble and kicked an insurance field goal. Kirk Cousins replaced Griffin, but Washington was unable to come back.
Minnesota Vikings 10 - 24 Green Bay Packers
Ponder-less Vikings fall to Packers in wild-card game
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers showed how dangerous they can be when they're at full strength Saturday night, overwhelming the Minnesota Vikings 24-10 in an NFC wild-card game that never was really close.
John Kuhn scored two touchdowns,DuJuan Harris added another and Rodgers connected with an NFL playoff-record 10 receivers as he threw for 274 yards. Defensively, the Packers finally managed to contain Adrian Peterson and were all over Vikings backup quarterbackJoe Webb, who was pressed into service because of starter Christian Ponder's elbow injury.
Peterson was held to 99 yards -- an improvement for the Packers' defense after he gained 199 and 210 in the first two games. Webb, who hadn't thrown a pass all season, was sacked three times and off target all night. His only highlight was a 50-yard touchdown pass to Michael Jenkins late in the fourth quarter.
