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Found January 13, 2013 on D's Sports Nuts:
PLAYERS: Tom Brady,  Joe Montana,  Peyton Manning,  A.J. Green,  Rob Gronkowski,  Alfonzo Dennard,  Aqib Talib,  Vince Wilfork,  Logan Mankins,  Wes Welker,  Jerod Mayo,  Devin McCourty,  Sebastian Vollmer,  Aaron Hernandez,  Brandon Lloyd,  Stevan Ridley,  Danny Woodhead,  Brandon Spikes
TEAMS: New England Patriots,  Houston Texans,  Baltimore Ravens,  Cincinnati Bengals
With a win today, Tom Brady passes Joe Montana for most playoff wins by a quarterback Houston Texans at New England Patriots How things can change after one game.  The Ravens double over time win against Peyton Manning and the Broncos makes the winner of this game the top seed in the AFC.  Either way the AFC championship should be a solid game, even though it will not have the star power of a Brady vs. Manning duel. The Texans now know they have a chance to host the AFC championship game and that, I think, adds to the pressure that they feel. These two teams are not very similar but they both have talent.  The main difference that I see is the mental toughness that the Patriots seem to have compared to the Texans.  The Patriots lost three tough games early in the season to the Cardinals, Ravens and the Seahawks, but they didn't fold their tent and go home.  The Patriots at 3-3, won nine of their last 10 games, their lone misstep against a 49er team that just whipped the Pa...
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