So here's some quickie takes:

Steelers 20, Jets 17 (OT)
• The Jets hung in the same way they did with the Rams in Week 17, with a kick return and an interception return for TD. Other than that, they got only three points from the offense. So there'd better not be anyone blaming kicker Doug O'Brien for this loss, especially considering the Jets failed to move the ball at all once they actually got into still-shaky field-goal range, especially at Heinz field.

The first-miss, a 47-yarder, was that long because, after having 2nd-and-6 from the Pittsburgh 29, the Jets moved one yard on two plays. The second miss, a 43-yarder, was that long because the Jets had 1st-and-10 from the Pittsburgh 26 and moved two yards on three plays, including a Chad Pennington kneel-down that lost a yard.

• In the NCAA Tournament, there's only one goal: survive and advance. If you play worse than normal and come away with a W, so be it. I'm not sure how silver that lining is for the Steelers, however. Especially having to face a defense that held Peyton Manning's team out of the end zone.

Falcons 47, Rams 17
• When I saw this demolition, I thought of all the people who bet the Rams based on what they did against the Jets and Seahawks. And I wonder at what point in the game they realized how dumb that was.

• Anyone crazy enough to bet the NFC championship before seeing what kind of turf Michael Vick and Warrick Dunn get to play on? You can get +6 if you act now.

Eagles 27, Vikings 14
• Has there ever been a better player than Randy Moss who surprises absolutely no one when he disappears from a game? One catch in the second quarter, one catch in the third and one in the fourth. Saw some good coverage from the Eagles, so let's give them credit, but you're not winning this game completing 21 passes to other receivers.

• I used to think Donovan McNabb was a little overrated. Not that he wasn't a good quarterback, but I thought he was too inaccurate to be among the elite, reliable players. Now I'm not even sure there's a weakness in his game.

• Three arguments to stow away for good: The Eagles being rusty, the Eagles not being dangerous without Terrell Owens, and the AFC winning the Super Bowl before it's been played.

Patriots 20, Colts 3
• What a dud of a game. Like most NFL fans outside of New England and Indianapolis, I was hoping for more.

• You know how people swear off drinking a few times a year while suffering a huge hangover? Somewhere someone is saying, "That's it. I'm never, ever betting against the Patriots again." And, of course, they'll pick the Steelers next week. And, if you do go with Pittsburgh, you can get +3.

• If you're the defensive coordinator of the Broncos, do you wait till the end of this game to kill yourself, or just get it over with at halftime?

• I've long thought that Bill Belichick was a great coach, but to get that snowstorm to arrive early? Wow, that was something.

• All things considered — the crowd, the weather, the field — that may have been the biggest single-game homefield advantage I've ever seen in the NFL playoffs. I don't even know what dome teams can do in a reverse situation at home. Maybe there really is something to the fact that only one dome team (1999 Rams) has ever won the Super Bowl.