AP photos from Cardinals – Packers game Sunday. Arizona Cardinals win 51-45.

51-45 overtime defeat to the Cardinals in the first round of the NFC playoffs – one of the most thrilling postseason games in NFL history. AP photos from Cardinals – Packers game Sunday. Arizona Cardinals win 51-45. The victory puts the Cardinals into next Saturday’s divisional-round matchup against the top-seeded New Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome.

“Baltimore airport closed except for Bears plane. Weird to walk through an airport and not see anyone.”

The last of the snow is cleaned up at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium at about 1:40 p.m. ET. Sunday.

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Baltimore Raven’s M&T Bank Stadium.

The Chicago Bears thought they planned ahead to beat a storm bearing down on their destination for the Bears-Ravens game Sunday. Normally the Chicago Bears would leave Saturday afternoon — the day before a Sunday football game. However, with a winter storm warning and blizzard warning alerting the east coast to a possible record snowfall, the Bears decided to push their departure flight ahead to 10:30 p.m. Friday. Players and personnel sat on their plane from 10:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. Saturday because the snowstorm also was ahead of schedule — and caused a flight delay for the Bears Friday night. Bears Tweets from Chicago Bears writer Larry Mayer, read on …

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The last of the snow is cleaned up at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium at about 1:40 p.m. ET. Sunday. Looks ready for the 4:15 p.m. ET kickoff/game start time.

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Baltimore Raven’s M&T Bank Stadium.

The Chicago Bears thought they planned ahead to beat a storm bearing down on their destination for the Bears-Ravens game Sunday. Normally the Chicago Bears would leave Saturday afternoon — the day before a Sunday football game. However, with a winter storm warning and blizzard warning alerting the east coast to a possible record snowfall, the Bears decided to push their departure flight ahead to 10:30 p.m. Friday. Players and personnel sat on their plane from 10:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. Saturday because the snowstorm also was ahead of schedule — and caused a flight delay for the Bears Friday night.

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Northwestern University’s Wide Receiver Zeke Markshausen made 16 catches Saturday at Michigan State, a record that ranks second only to Jon Harvey’s 17 against Michigan in 1982. The son of Arlington High School teacher and football coach Kim Markshausen didn’t play any organized football until eighth grade. Then he played for North Boone High School in Capron, Illinois. And after a list of many accomplishments, such as All-Conference and All-Area for three years as a North Boone High School Viking, he walked on at Northwestern in 2006.

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The Rolling Meadows Mustangs beat the Prospect Knights 46 to 38.