POSTSEASON SACK MASTERS: Miami Dolphins defensive end TRACE ARMSTRONG, the AFC leader in sacks this season (16.5), has recorded 9.0 career playoff sacks. With 1.0 this Saturday against Indianapolis, Armstrong can become the seventh player in history with 10.0 or more playoff sacks. Following are the players with 10.0 career playoff sacks:

DENVER DOMINATION: The Denver Broncos have won seven consecutive playoff games and need a win against Baltimore Sunday to become the second team in history to win eight playoff games in a row. Green Bay holds the record with nine consecutive playoff wins between 1961-62, and 1965-67. Following are the top five playoff teams in the category:

DEFENSIVE-LINE SACK TOTALS: The five NFL teams that had the top defensive-line sack totals in 2000 are all in the playoffs. Three of the five – Miami, New Orleans and Tennessee -- won their division title. Following are the five teams that led the NFL in defensive-line sacks:

BACK TO BACK: When the St. Louis Rams play the New Orleans Saints this Saturday, it will mark the 10th time in NFL history that clubs meet in the playoffs the week after they ended the regular season against each other. The Rams will travel to the Louisiana Superdome a week after defeating New Orleans 26-21. Only three times has the team that won the last regular-season game won the follow-up playoff game (New York Giants, 1958; Kansas City, 1991; L.A. Raiders, 1993). Following is a list of the nine teams that went back-to-back against each other:

MVPs & THE PLAYOFFS: St. Louis Rams running back MARSHALL FAULK was named the NFL Most Valuable Player by the Associated Press on Wednesday. Since 1994, the teams of six of the seven MVPs (there were co-winners in 1997) have advanced to their championship game, with five going on to the Super Bowl. Last year’s MVP was KURT WARNER of the Super Bowl XXXIV-winning St. Louis Rams. Following are the past seven MVPs and how their teams advanced in the playoffs: