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	Atlanta at Minnesota |  N.Y. Jets at Denver

Jamal Anderson and Dan Reeves will do the Dirty Bird in Super Bowl XXXIII.

Dirty Birds pull a Super stunner It took a shocking miss by a flawless kicker and an unlikely drive by a gritty, banged-up quarterback. The result was a stunning upset that sent the Atlanta Falcons to their first Super Bowl. Chris Chandler marched the Falcons 76 yards in the final two minutes of regulation and then led them to the biggest field goal in team history as Atlanta stunned powerful Minnesota 30-27 Sunday. The amazing turnabout in the NFC Championship Game was made possible when Gary Anderson missed his first field goal of the season -- a 38-yard kick that would have iced it for the Vikings. With more than 11 minutes gone in overtime, Atlanta's Morten Andersen nailed a field goal -- ironically, also a 38-yarder -- to send the Dirty Birds to Miami. Falcons stop the unstoppable Vikings' high-powered attack goes haywire Minnesota fans let emotions go Sean Salisbury's breakdown Inside the playbook Focal Point: Anderson vs. Vikings defense

It's not easy being Green Wherever he's been, Vikings coach Dennis Green has been in control of his program. Garber: Dirtiest of the 'Dirty Birds' It goes by the "Bomb Squad," and the Falcon defensive line hopes to drop the bomb on the Vikings. Swami: Can underdogs do it? Swami likes that the remaining teams are all top seeds. But the question is whether to go with the favorites. Vikes' Reed out; Randle may not start NFC title game Jake Reed has a hamstring problem and John Randle has a hyperextended knee. Old Bird finally gets to soar Always among the NFL's best linebackers, Jessie Tuggle is finally getting to play for a winning team. Falcons work to turn down Metrodome noise The Falcons hope they can pull the plug on extra noise at the Metrodome. Moss ponders Jordanesque future Randy Moss has some wondering if he can become the Michael Jordan of football. Jamal basks in big-game spotlight Falcons star Jamal Anderson is more than happy to talk about what he plans to do Sunday in Minnesota. Hoard, Smith provide Vikings with flash, dash LeRoy Hoard and Robert Smith are very different backs, but they're both Vikings' record holders. 'Dirty Birds' rewrite ugly history The Falcons have overcome a legacy of losing to reach the NFC Championship Game for the first time. Randall getting better with age Randall Cunningham is playing the best of football of his career because he's stopped trying to do it all. Viking fans might have tougher time than players Minnesota's players might have an easier time getting to Super Bowl XXXIII than Viking fans. A final four to shout about It's going to be loud in Minneapolis and Denver, where the home teams will have a decided advantage.

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