FOOTBALL
Houston 19, Cincinnati 13
Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10
Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9
Seattle 24, Washington 14
Baltimore at Denver, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
Green Bay at San Francisco, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Seattle at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at New England, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
NFC, 3 p.m. (FOX)
AFC, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)
AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (NBC)
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6 p.m. (CBS)
 
NEW YORK — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT - Definitely will not play;DNP - Did not practice;LIMITED - Limited participation in practice;FULL - Full participation in practice):
BALTIMORE RAVENS at DENVER BRONCOS — RAVENS: DNP: RB Vonta Leach (knee, ankle), RB Bernard Pierce (knee), G Jah Reid (toe). LIMITED: LB Dannell Ellerbe (ankle). FULL: WR Anquan Boldin (shoulder), WR Tandon Doss (ankle), LB Adrian Hamilton (illness), LB Ray Lewis (triceps), LB Albert McClellan (shoulder), DE Pernell McPhee (thigh), DT Haloti Ngata (knee), S Bernard Pollard (chest), S Ed Reed (shoulder), CB Jimmy Smith (abdomen), LB Terrell Suggs (Achilles, biceps), G Marshal Yanda (shoulder). BRONCOS: DNP: CB Tracy Porter (concussion). FULL: S Mike Adams (knee), T Ryan Clady (shoulder), T Orlando Franklin (knee), WR Trindon Holliday (ankle), G Chris Kuper (ankle), S Jim Leonhard (thigh), WR Matthew Willis (knee).
GREEN BAY PACKERS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — PACKERS: OUT: DE Jerel Worthy (knee). DNP: WR Jarrett Boykin (ankle), WR Randall Cobb (illness), S Jerron McMillian (not injury related), WR Jordy Nelson (ankle). LIMITED: LB Clay Matthews (knee), LB Dezman Moses (hamstring). FULL: TE Jermichael Finley (hamstring), RB Alex Green (knee), RB James Starks (knee). 49ERS: No Data Reported
HOUSTON TEXANS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — TEXANS: DNP: CB Alan Ball (foot). LIMITED: G Antoine Caldwell (back), NT Shaun Cody (back), TE Owen Daniels (shoulder), TE Garrett Graham (concussion), T Derek Newton (knee), DE Antonio Smith (ankle), G Wade Smith (knee). FULL: RB Justin Forsett (knee), CB Johnathan Joseph (illness), S Shiloh Keo (ankle), S Glover Quin (shoulder), LB Brooks Reed (groin), RB Ben Tate (foot), QB T.J. Yates (right elbow). PATRIOTS: LIMITED: S Patrick Chung (shoulder), CB Marquice Cole (finger), G Dan Connolly (back), CB Alfonzo Dennard (hamstring, knee), S Nate Ebner (hamstring), TE Rob Gronkowski (forearm, hip), TE Aaron Hernandez (ankle), LB Dont'a Hightower (hamstring), DE Chandler Jones (ankle), WR Brandon Lloyd (knee), G Logan Mankins (ankle, calf), LB Jerod Mayo (elbow), G Nick McDonald (shoulder), DE Rob Ninkovich (hip), LB Mike Rivera (ankle), DE Trevor Scott (knee), LB Brandon Spikes (knee, ankle), CB Aqib Talib (hip), WR Wes Welker (ankle), LB Tracy White (elbow).
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at ATLANTA FALCONS
— SEAHAWKS: No Data Reported FALCONS: DNP: S Charles Mitchell (calf), CB Christopher Owens (hamstring). LIMITED: DE John Abraham (ankle), S William Moore (hamstring). FULL: CB Dunta Robinson (head).
Jan. 12-13 — Divisional playoff games.
Jan. 13 — Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won wild-card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of divisional playoff games.
Jan. 15 — Deadline for underclassmen to petition for special eligibility for the 2013 NFL draft.
Jan. 19 — East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Jan. 20 — AFC and NFC championship games.
Jan. 27 — Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu; An assistant coach, whose team is in the Super Bowl and who has previously interviewed for another club's head coaching job, may have a second interview with the club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.
Feb. 3 — Super Bowl, Superdome, New Orleans
March 9-11 — Clubs may enter negotiations with certified agents of players who will be unrestricted free agents at end of league year.
March 12 — Before 4 p.m. EDT, clubs must exercise options for 2013 on all players who have option clauses in their 2012 contracts; clubs must submit qualifying offers to their restricted free agents with expiring contracts and to whom they desire to retain a right of first refusal/compensation; clubs must submit a minimum salary offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights to players with expiring 2012 contracts and who have fewer than three seasons of free agency credit; all 2012 player contracts expire. All clubs must be under the salary cap. The 2013 league year, free agency and trading period begins at 4 p.m. EDT.
 
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Alabama (59) | 13-1 | 1,475 | 2 |
| 2. Oregon | 12-1 | 1,358 | 5 |
| 3. Ohio St. | 12-0 | 1,302 | 3 |
| 4. Notre Dame | 12-1 | 1,288 | 1 |
| 5. Georgia | 12-2 | 1,230 | 6 |
| 5. Texas A&M | 11-2 | 1,230 | 10 |
| 7. Stanford | 12-2 | 1,169 | 8 |
| 8. South Carolina | 11-2 | 1,038 | 11 |
| 9. Florida | 11-2 | 933 | 4 |
| 10. Florida St. | 12-2 | 922 | 13 |
| 11. Clemson | 11-2 | 889 | 14 |
| 12. Kansas St. | 11-2 | 871 | 7 |
| 13. Louisville | 11-2 | 781 | 22 |
| 14. LSU | 10-3 | 756 | 9 |
| 15. Oklahoma | 10-3 | 615 | 12 |
| 16. Utah St. | 11-2 | 456 | 18 |
| 17. Northwestern | 10-3 | 443 | 21 |
| 18. Boise St. | 11-2 | 419 | 20 |
| 19. Texas | 9-4 | 358 | NR |
| 20. Oregon St. | 9-4 | 303 | 15 |
| 21. San Jose St. | 11-2 | 243 | 24 |
| 22. N. Illinois | 12-2 | 227 | 16 |
| 23. Vanderbilt | 9-4 | 180 | NR |
| 24. Michigan | 8-5 | 147 | 19 |
| 25. Nebraska | 10-4 | 119 | 23 |
Others receiving votes: Baylor 95, Penn St. 90, Cincinnati 78, Oklahoma St. 42, Tulsa 34, UCLA 31, Arkansas St. 28, TCU 9, UCF 9, Wisconsin 6, N. Dakota St. 1.





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