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	New England at Jacksonville |  Buffalo at Miami  |  Green Bay at San Francisco  |  Arizona at Dallas

Fred Taylor had the third-best day for a rookie running back in playoff history.

Jags earn Taylor-made win Mark Brunell wasn't 100 percent, and it showed. With their starting quarterback limping around on a badly sprained ankle, the Jaguars got plenty of contributions elsewhere to beat the Patriots 25-10 in an AFC wild-card game Sunday. Rookie Fred Taylor rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown, and Kevin Hardy led a spirited defensive effort that held the Patriots to only one first down in the first half as Jacksonville won its first home playoff game. And Brunell shook off a slow start to help put the game with a 37-yard TD pass to Jimmy Smith early in the fourth quarter. Sean Salisbury's breakdown Focal Point: Taylor vs. Edwards Inside the Patriots playbook AFC: Four on the floor Baxter's Bits

Will Christmas Carroll be the blues? Pete Carroll said he's confident that he will return as coach of the Patriots. Jags follow blueprint for building Tom Coughlin's four-year plan paid off with the first division title in the Jaguars' franchise history. Jags tired of getting Jurk-ed around The Jaguars defense made a statement Monday when John Jurkovic got a little irked. Time to play favorites The postseason is filled with several teams capable of pulling upsets, but it's still best to stick with the Vikings and Broncos.

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