Wild-card roundup: Game capsules

When: Tomorrow, 4:30 p.m.

TV: Channel 10

Radio: ESPN (950-AM)

Weather: Partly cloudy, 70 degrees

Series record: Cardinals lead, 14-10

Last meeting: Cardinals won, 30-27, on Dec. 23, 2007

Last week: Falcons beat, Rams 31-27; Cardinals beat Seahawks, 34-21.

Record vs. spread: Falcons 9-7, Cardinals 9-7

Coaching ties: Atlanta offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey and Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt worked together on Bill Cowher's staff in Pittsburgh. Whisenhunt succeeded Mularkey as Steelers offensive coordinator.

About the Falcons: Opponents in NFC South were combined 29-19, compared with 13-35 for Arizona's NFC West foes ... Michael Turner has eight TDs rushing in last three games ... While Turner gets most of attention, and ranks second in NFL in rushing, teammate Jerious Norwood led NFL with average of 5.6 yards per carry (for those with at least 100 attempts) ... Turner and WR Roddy White gave Atlanta its first 1,000-yard rushing, 1,000-yard receiving duo in a decade ... Falcons set NFL record by allowing just 49 punt return yards ... Falcons have outscored opponents, 114-52, in first quarter ... Kicker Jason Elam has scored in 252 consecutive regular-season games ... Defensive end John Abraham had three three-sack games this season.

About the Cardinals: Finished by losing four of their last six and allowing an average of more than 40 points in those games ... Went 6-0 in the weak NFC East ... This is their first playoff home game for the franchise since 1947, when they won the NFL title as the Chicago Cardinals ... QB Kurt Warner is 14 years older than Atlanta rookie QB Matt Ryan, the AP Offensive Rookie of Year from Penn Charter ... Arizona's 17 wins over past two seasons are most in 2-year span for the franchise since 1983-84. Cardinals' 12 home wins are most in two-season period since 1975-76. Cardinals have won nine of last 11 home games ... WR Anquan Boldin ranked second in NFC in receptions (89), behind teammate Larry Fitzgerald (96), despite missing four games with injuries ... Arizona allowed average of 41.8 points in its last four nondivision games (New York Giants, Eagles, Minnesota and New England) ... Cardinals' 427 points were franchise record ... Warner set six franchise records: TDs passing, attempts, completions, completion percentage, passer rating and consecutive games with TD pass.

When: Tomorrow, 8 p.m.

TV: Channel 10

Radio: ESPN (950-AM)

Weather: Partly cloudy, 60 degrees

Series record: Chargers lead, 15-10

Last meeting: Colts won, 23-20, on Nov. 23, when Adam Vinatieri kicked 51-yard field goal as time expired.

Last week: Colts beat Titans, 23-0; Chargers beat Broncos, 52-21.

Record vs. spread: Colts 7-9, Chargers 7-8-1.

More on the series: This will be sixth game between teams in five seasons, including second straight year in playoffs. Last year, Chargers upset defending Super Bowl champion Colts, 28-24, in divisional round in Indianapolis, with subs filling in after Philip Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson got hurt ... Indy's and San Diego's combined 13-game winning streak (nine for Colts, four for Chargers), marks longest combined winning string for opposing teams in wild-card round ... Teams are tied 1-1 in playoffs, with Colts winning in San Diego in wild-card round in 1995 and Chargers winning at Indy in divisional round last year.

About the Colts: They have won nine straight while Peyton Manning is having MVP-caliber season. Manning has completed 90 of 110 passes in last four games for 1,054 yards and eight touchdowns. Overall in streak, Manning is 209-for-290 for 2,248 yards and 17 touchdowns, with only three interceptions ... Manning extended his NFL record with his ninth 4,000-yard season. ... PK Adam Vinatieri has figured in outcome of last two regular-season games between teams. A year before his 51-yarder in November, he missed from 29 yards in 23-21 loss at Qualcomm Stadium.

About the Chargers: Philip Rivers, the only QB this year with 100 passer rating (105.5), tied New Orleans' Drew Brees for most TD passes (34), but goes against unit that allowed only six scoring throws, fewest ever in 16-game season ... Defense has allowed at least 21 points in five of last six games ... RB LaDainian Tomlinson (strained groin) and TE Antonio Gates (sprained ankle) missed a second straight practice yesterday. Tomlinson is more likely to play than Gates ... Chargers were able to retrieve alternate powder-blue jerseys from an auction house and will wear them Saturday night. Worn in a win over Raiders on Dec. 4, they were to be auctioned off for charity, which they will be after this game.

When: Sunday, 1 p.m.

TV: Channel 3

Radio: ESPN (950-AM)

Weather: Partly cloudy, 75 degrees

Series record: Dolphins lead, 5-3

Last meeting: Ravens won, 27-13, Oct. 19.

Last week: Dolphins beat, Jets 24-17; Ravens beat Jaguars, 27-7

Record vs. spread: Dolphins 8-8; Ravens 12-4

All for one: The Dolphins' lone win last year came at Baltimore's expense - a 22-16 victory in overtime. The Ravens won earlier this season and now make their third trip to South Beach in 13 months. "Everybody talks about the Dolphins being on this ride," Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis says. "We don't care about the Dolphins' ride. We're on our own ride."

About the Ravens: Have won nine of their last 11 ... Defense set three team records: opponent quarterback rating (60.6), TDs rushing allowed (four) and first downs rushing allowed (58) ... Baltimore led NFL with 26 interceptions, including league-high nine by FS Ed Reed ... Ravens have allowed only three fourth-down conversions in 16 plays, NFL's best percentage ... Over past 11 games, rookie QB Joe Flacco has thrown only five interceptions with 13 touchdown passes ... Flacco had rating of 120.2, his best this season, in Ravens' win at Miami in October.

About the Dolphins: Miami led NFL in turnover differential at plus-17, and Baltimore was third at plus-13. Dolphins committed only 13 turnovers, tying this season's New York Giants for league record ... By winning AFC East, Dolphins ended 7-year playoff drought, longest in franchise history ... Only 10 players on Miami's roster have started postseason game ... FS Renaldo Hill will make his postseason debut after 110 regular-season games ... Dolphins went from 1-15 in 2007 to 11-5 this season, matching 1999 Colts for biggest 1-year improvement ... QB Chad Pennington, chosen NFL Comeback Player of Year this week, set Dolphins records with his quarterback rating of 97.4 and completion percentage of .674 ... LB Joey Porter led AFC with 17 1/2 sacks but has only one in past two games ... Playoff game is first for Dolphins since Jan. 13, 2002, when they lost at home to Ravens 20-3 ... Six of Dolphins' past seven wins have been by touchdown or less.