Head coaches BILL COWHER of the Steelers (linebacker) and HERMAN EDWARDS of the Jets (defensive back) were teammates on the 1983-84 Philadelphia Eagles under head coach MARION CAMPBELL (New York Giants head coach TOM COUGHLIN was the wide receivers coach on that team). Former teammates who have faced each other as head coaches in the playoffs (since 1970):

BEST AFTER BYES: Each of the Divisional hosts comes off a first-round bye. One of those teams, the Philadelphia Eagles, is led by a coach who ties DON SHULA for the best post-bye record (including playoffs) in history – ANDY REID. The top five coaching records after a bye, including playoffs (minimum five games):

TOM & PEYTON: Sunday’s AFC Divisional Playoff between the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots will feature two of the NFL’s most accurate quarterbacks.

The Patriots’ TOM BRADY (14) and Colts’ PEYTON MANNING (10) each threw fewer than 15 interceptions this season. They rank in the top five of quarterbacks with the best touchdown-to-interception ratios since Brady became a starter in 2001 (minimum 500 attempts):

JOINING THE RANKS: New England quarterback TOM BRADY has won his first six playoff games, tying him with JOE THEISMANN for the second most consecutive postseason wins to start a career since 1970. With a win Sunday against Indianapolis, Brady will tie TROY AIKMAN for the most playoff QB wins to start a career.

Quarterbacks with the longest winning streaks to start a playoff career (since 1970):

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WAYNE’S WORLD: Indianapolis Colts wide receiver REGGIE WAYNE caught 10 passes for 221 yards in the team’s Wild Card win over Denver last week. With 150 yards in the Divisional Playoffs, Wayne will move into the top five for most receiving yardage in an entire postseason:

BULGING SUCCESS: The St. Louis Rams’ MARC BULGER can join Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback DAN FOUTS in a singular distinction this Saturday.

With a 300-yard game against Atlanta, Bulger will join Fouts as the only quarterbacks in history to pass for 300 yards in their first three playoff starts. Fouts did it in his first four starts.

Bulger threw for 313 yards in the Rams’ Wild Card victory last week over Seattle, and for 332 yards in St. Louis’ 2003 Divisional Playoff game against Carolina.

Most consecutive playoff games to start a career with 300 yards passing:

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PLAYOFF 300s: Indianapolis quarterback PEYTON MANNING threw for 457 yards in the Colts’ Wild Card victory over Denver. It was the third 300-yard playoff game of Manning’s career. With another one Sunday when the Colts face the Patriots, Manning would move onto the list of the most such games in a playoff career:

NFL PLAYOFF SHARES: Following is a breakdown of 2004 NFL player shares for all playoff games: