TWO-MINUTE DRILL

Minnesota 38, Detroit 36: What was it Jim Healy used to say? Bad teams lose close games.

Washington 20, Dallas 14: Dan Snyder gets game ball, not Darrell Green? Spurrier also gives him apple.

Tennessee 13, Houston 3: Bud Adams furiously practicing his “it-proves-we-did-the-right-thing” speech.

New England 27, Miami 24 (OT): Zach Thomas is “tired of hearing how good we are.” No argument here.

Pittsburgh 34, Baltimore 31: Tommy Maddox ready to begin quest for that rare XFL/Super Bowl double.

Buffalo 27, Cincinnati 9: Memo to Carson Palmer: Don’t be too overly impressive at the NFL combine.

Cleveland 24, Atlanta 16: Someone tell Dwayne Rudd he can stop holding his breath now.

Carolina 10, New Orleans 6: OK, whose turn is it to buy the brown paper bags for next season?

Indianapolis 20, Jacksonville 13: Edgerrin James’ $1.5 million bonus slips away. Oliver Stone takes note.

New York Jets 42, Green Bay 17: New Englanders help New Yorkers; New Yorkers kick ‘em in the teeth.

Seattle 31, San Diego 28 (OT): Structural engineers from everywhere flock to San Diego to study collapse.

Denver 37, Arizona 7: Broncos learn they are out of playoffs, then go out and play their best game. Clutch.

Tampa Bay 15, Chicago 0: Buccaneers finally win a game in the cold. Next step: snowboarding lessons.

San Francisco at St. Louis, tonight, 6 p.m., Ch. 7: Three weeks between wild-card games and Super Bowl are plenty to undergo rehab from John Madden.

-- Jim Barrero