NEW YORK JETS AT OAKLAND SATURDAY, BALTIMORE AT MIAMI SUNDAY

IN AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFFS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12

NEW YORK JETS–AFC EAST (10-6) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS–AFC WEST (10-6)

SERIES

	JETS	RAIDERS
LEADER		18-13-2
STREAKS		7 of past 9
COACHES VS. OPP.	Edwards: 1-0	Gruden: 2-1
VS. COMMON OPP.	NYJ: 4-1 (Ind 1-1, KC 1-0, Mia 2-0) OAK: 3-1 (Ind 1-0, KC 2-0, Mia 0-1)
PLAYOFF RECORD	6-7	22-16
LAST WEEK	W 24-22 at Raiders	L 24-22 vs. Jets
LAST GAME	1/6/02: Jets 24 at Raiders 22. New York K John Hall makes 53-yard FG with 59 seconds remaining & WR Laveranues Coles catches 5 passes for 111 yards & 1 TD.
LAST GAME AT SITE	1/6/02
LAST PLAYOFF	1/15/83: Jets 17 at L.A. Raiders 14. New York RB Scott Dierking scores 1-yard TD with 3:45 remaining & Jets LB Lance Mehl records 2 INTs in final 3 minutes.
BROADCAST	ABC (5:00 PM ET): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts & Dennis Miller; Eric Dickerson & Melissa Stark (Field reporters). CBS Radio: Brad Sham, Warren Moon, James Lofton (Field reporter)

STAT LEADERS

QBs	Testaverde: 260-441-2,752-15-14-75.3	Gannon: 361-549-3,828-27 (1C)-9-95.5 (1C)
RBs	Martin: 333-1,513 (2L)-4.5-10	Garner: 211-839-4.0-1
WRs	Coles: 59-868-14.7-7	Brown: 91-1,165-12.8-9
OFFENSE	299.7	335.1
TAKE/GIVE	+18 (1L)	-1
DEFENSE	322.1	316.9
SACKS	Abraham: 13.0 (T2C)	Upshaw: 7.0
INTs	A. Glenn: 5	James: 5
PR	Moss (R): 13.7	Dunn: 8.9
KOR	Yeast: 22.9	Kirby: 23.2
PUNTING	Tupa: 38.4	Lechler: 46.2 (1C)
KICKING	Hall: 104 (32/32 PAT; 24/31 FG)	Janikowski: 111 (42/42 PAT; 23/28 FG)

NOTES

FIRST PLAYOFF MEETING since 1982……Both previous playoff meetings decided by 4 points-or-less……Clubs meet in Oakland for fourth time since 1999.

JETS: Five of past 6 games decided by 5 points-or-less (3-2)……Club AFC-best 7-1 on road in 2001. Aim for first road playoff win since 1982 season (1/15/83, 17-14 at L.A. Raiders)……Jets have never lost playoff game to Raiders (2-0)……HERM EDWARDS is 10th head coach since 1990 to earn playoff berth in inaugural year……QB VINNY TESTAVERDE has 59.1 completion pct. & 1,052 passing yards in 4 career playoff games……Club has AFC’s No. 2 ground game (128.4). RB CURTIS MARTIN (TD run in five consecutive playoff games) needs TD run vs. Raiders to become fifth player in NFL history with scoring runs in six consecutive postseason contests (EMMITT SMITH & THURMAN THOMAS 8, JOHN RIGGINS & TERRELL DAVIS 7). Martin has 557 scrimmage yards (405 rushing, 152 receiving) & 8 TD runs in 5 career playoff games. Jets 6-1 in 2001 when Martin has 100……OL has allowed AFC-fewest 19 sacks……Club 10-2 all-time when DE JOHN ABRAHAM (1.0 sack vs. Raiders) has at least 1.0 sack……Jets have 3 AFC All-Stars (Abraham, Martin & C KEVIN MAWAE)……Special teams hold foes to 26.6 avg. drive start – second in AFC.

RAIDERS: Have won AFC-most 22 playoff games……Club has won consecutive AFC West titles for first time since 5 in row from 1972-76……Past 7 games decided by 8 points-or-less (3-4)……Have won 5 of past 6 playoff games in Oakland. Club has won 11 of 14 all-time playoff games in Oakland……Raiders have AFC’s No. 2 passing offense (231.7). QB RICH GANNON 1-1 in career playoff starts. Gannon (AFC-high 95.5 passer rating) is first Raider to lead AFC in passing since KEN STABLER (103.4) in club’s 1976 Super Bowl XI-championship season……WR JERRY RICE has NFL career playoff records for receptions (124), receiving yards (1,811) & touchdown catches (19). Rice needs 2 TDs to tie EMMITT SMITH & THURMAN THOMAS (21 playoff TDs apiece) for most total playoff TDs. He also has catch in postseason-record 23 consecutive games. Rice has 409 receiving yards in 5 career games vs. Jets. WR TIM BROWN has 392 receiving yards (24 catches, 16.3 avg. & 2 TDs) in 7 career playoff games……OL has allowed only 27 sacks – tied for second in AFC……Raiders Pro Bowl All-Stars: Brown, Gannon, T LINCOLN KENNEDY, P SHANE LECHLER & CB CHARLES WOODSON.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13

BALTIMORE RAVENS–AFC CENTRAL (10-6) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS–AFC EAST (11-5)

SERIES

	RAVENS	DOLPHINS
LEADER		2-0
STREAKS		2-0
COACHES VS. OPP.	Billick: 0-1	Wannstedt: 2-0
VS. COMMON OPP.	Balt: 4-0 (Den 1-0, Ind 1-0, Ten 2-0) Mia: 4-0 (Den 1-0, Ind 2-0, Ten 1-0)
PLAYOFF RECORD	4-0	20-18
LAST WEEK	W 19-3 vs. Vikings	W 34-7 vs. Bills
LAST GAME	9/17/00: Ravens 6 at Dolphins 19. Miami RB Lamar Smith rushes for 2 TDs as QB Jay Fiedler completes 11 of 16 attempts for 160 yards & 1 TD.
LAST GAME AT SITE	9/17/00
LAST PLAYOFF	--
BROADCAST	CBS (4:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms; Armen Keteyian & Bonnie Bernstein (Field reporters). CBS Radio: Howard David, Bob Trumpy, Rick Walker (Field reporter)

STAT LEADERS

QBs	Grbac: 265-467-3,033-15-18-71.1	Fiedler: 273-450-3,290-20-19-80.3
RBs	Allen: 168-658-3.9-3	L. Smith: 313-968-3.1-6
WRs	Ismail: 74-1,059-14.3-7	McKnight: 55-684-12.4-3
OFFENSE	320.3	301.3
TAKE/GIVE	-8	-10
DEFENSE	277.9 (2L)	288.0 (3C)
SACKS	Boulware: 15.0 (1C)	J. Taylor: 9.0
INTs	Starks: 4	Marion: 5
PR	Je. Lewis: 12.4 (3C)	Ogden: 11.5
KOR	Je. Lewis: 24.7 (2C)	Chambers (R): 22.5
PUNTING	Richardson: 38.9	Turk: 41.0
KICKING	Stover: 115 (25/25 PAT; 30/35 FG)	Mare: 96 (39/40 PAT; 19/21 FG)

NOTES

WINNING TEAMwill have player with longest consecutive streak of playoff wins in NFL history – Baltimore TE SHANNON SHARPE & Dolphins T HARRY SWAYNE each have won 11 consecutive (7 with Denver, 4 with Baltimore) to tie HERB ADDERLY (11 in a row with Packers & Cowboys, 1961-70)……Game features AFC’s top 2 clubs in fourth-quarter point differential (NFL No. 1 Miami, +87; AFC No. 2 Baltimore, +58)……Game also features AFC’s second- and third-ranked defenses (No. 2 Baltimore, 277.9 & No. 3 Miami, 288.0).

RAVENS: Coach BRIAN BILLICK has 4 consecutive playoff victories & needs win to become third coach since 1980 to win first 5 playoff games (JOE GIBBS, 6; TOM FLORES, 5)……WR QADRY ISMAIL had AFC-high 9 receptions in 2000 playoffs. TE SHANNON SHARPE had 73 receptions – tying for most in NFL among TEs (TONY GONZALEZ). In 15 career playoff games, he has 48 catches for 704 yards & 4 TDs. Sharpe needs 131 receiving yards to pass KEITH JACKSON (834) for most career playoff receiving yards by a TE……Club has not allowed first-quarter TD in past 10 games……LB PETER BOULWARE (club-record tying 4.0 sacks vs. Vikings) won AFC sack crown with 15.0…… CB DUANE STARKS topped NFL with 3 INTs in 2000 playoffs……K MATT STOVER had NFL-most 29 points in 2000 playoffs……Club had 4 return TDs in four 2000 playoff games (2 INTs, 1 blocked FG, 1 KOR)……Ravens tied for NFL-high with Tampa Bay with 6 Pro Bowlers – DT SAM ADAMS, KR JERMAINE LEWIS, LB RAY LEWIS, T JONATHAN OGDEN, Sharpe & S ROD WOODSON……Run defense (88.2) second in AFC & third in NFL with 3.4 defensive yards/carry avg.

DOLPHINS: Are one of 3 AFC teams with 20 playoff victories (Oakland 22, Pittsburgh 21)......AFC’s fourth-seed has advanced to 3 of past 4 Super Bowls (2000 Ravens, 1999 Titans, 1997 Broncos)……Dolphins are only NFL club to earn playoff berth in each of past 5 seasons……Club enters playoffs on two-game win streak for first time in past 7 playoff appearances (1992)……Dolphins have won 5 of past 6 playoff games at Pro Player Stadium. Are 15-5 all-time in home playoff contests......Miami set club mark with 142 fourth-quarter points in 2001……QB JAY FIEDLER 13-4 all-time in starts in Pro Player Stadium (includes 1-0 in playoffs). Club 11-1 when Fiedler has pass attempt & no INTs. He tops NFL with 11 fourth-quarter TD passes……RB LAMAR SMITH had NFL playoff-record 40 rush attempts for all-time second-best 209 yards in 2000 Wild Card Playoff……WR CHRIS CHAMBERS set club rookie marks with 883 receiving yards & 7 TD catches. He also topped NFL with 18.4 yards/catch avg……Dolphins have 2 Pro Bowlers (CB SAM MADISON, LBZACH THOMAS)……Miami 6-0 when scoring defensive TD……Club has NFL’s No. 1 pass defense (176.8). Past 2 times Miami topped league it advanced to Super Bowl (1982, 1973)……Special teams hold foes to 26.2. avg. drive start – tops in AFC.