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0 -- Touchdowns caught by Vikings WR Randy Moss in Sunday's NFC title game, ending his streak of consecutive playoff games with a score at five. He still ranks first in NFL history with a touchdowns-per-game ratio of 1.2 with seven TDs in six playoff games. |
Trent Dilfer put himself into the record book with a 96-yard completion to tight end Shannon Sharpe against the Raiders.
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1 -- NFC team has played in more than one conference championship game since the 1970 merger and maintained a perfect record -- the 3-0 Giants. Atlanta and Philadelphia are the only other unbeaten teams, both at 1-0. Minnesota is 3-4 in NFC title games. |
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3 -- Fourth-seeded AFC playoff teams have advanced to the Super Bowl in the past four years -- the 2000 Ravens, '99 Titans and '97 Broncos. |
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4-9 -- The Raiders' record in AFC/AFL title games since 1967. |
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5 -- Combined receptions for 42 yards by Cris Carter and Randy Moss on Sunday against the Giants, the lowest production ever by the pair. |
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7 -- Of the past 10 NFC title games have been won by the home team, including the Giants' 41-0 rout of the Vikings on Sunday at Giants Stadium. In the AFC, road teams have won three of the past four title games. |
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9-34 -- The all-time record for dome teams in outdoor postseason games. The Vikings were the only dome team in the NFL's final four this season. |
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10 -- Consecutive postseason victories by teams with Shannon Sharpe on their roster -- seven with the Broncos and three with the Ravens. |
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13 -- Seasons Oakland receiver Tim Brown has played without reaching the Super Bowl. Only Minnesota kicker Gary Anderson (19 seasons) has played longer without making it. Giants offensive lineman Lomas Brown (15) was second on the list before New York beat the Vikings on Sunday. |
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16 -- Total points allowed by the Ravens in three playoff games. The Giants allowed 10 in two postseason games. |
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24 -- Yards rushing by the Raiders in the AFC Championship Game after leading the NFL in rushing with 154.4 yards per game. |
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34 -- Pass attempts by Giants QB Kerry Collins by halftime, more than the passing yardage posted by Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper (24) up to that point. |
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96 -- The record for the longest touchdown reception in NFL postseason history, set by Baltimore's Trent Dilfer and Shannon Sharpe in Sunday's 16-3 victory at Oakland. The previous record was 94 yards, from Troy Aikman of Dallas to Alvin Harper against Green Bay in 1994. |
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340 -- The listed weight of Ravens defensive tackle Tony Siragusa, who made Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon feel the majority of those pounds while temporarily knocking him out of the game Sunday. |
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381 -- Yards passing by Giants QB Kerry Collins on Sunday, breaking the record Troy Aikman set for yards in an NFC title game (380 vs. San Francisco, 1994). Collins' five touchdown passes also tied the record for an NFL/NFC championship game (Chicago's Sid Luckman vs. Washington, 1943). |
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404 -- Yardage differential in Sunday's NFC title game -- 518 for New York to 114 by the Vikings. |
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1,599 -- Passing yards allowed by the Vikings in their past five games (three regular season, two playoffs), an average of 319.8. Opponents tossed 14 touchdown passes in those games. |
