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Playoff football. Thank goodness. O, blessed entertainments... commence!

The first couplet of games come to us from the still sun-kissed southwestern parts of the nation: Arizona and San Diego. Non-wintry wintertime excitement ahoy!

* Atlanta vs Arizona
Saturday, January 3, 1:30 PM PST
Wild Card 2009
The N00bs' Battle

The Arizona Cardinals haven't been in the playoffs since 1998. The oldest franchise in the NFL has seen a lot of suffering over the last couple decades, shackled to a notorrriously penny-pinching ownership. Things have turned around in last five years as the Bidwell family has opened up the pursestrings. Brand new stadium and hiring Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt from PIT as steps toward an actual long term solution have seen the Cards grow from doormat to sleeper to (ZOMG) this year's NFC West champs.

The past two seasons for the 49ers have ended in quixotic wins off of big Joe Nedney's left foot. Yet the 2006 season-ending upset over the Denver Broncos meant so much more the Niners: it revealed a team that believes in themselves. And believes in their coach's plan for the future.

Somewhere in between leaving San Francisco and being coaxed into not leaving San Francisco, and then definitely leaving San Francisco, and then who knows what, the 49ers beat the Lions, 19-13 in Detroit.

Well, it's official. The San Francisco 49ers are the worst team in the NFL after losing to the Dolphins, who also came into the game with only one win, 24-17. That leaves the Niners with only five more chances to match their previous worst seasons by getting another win -- and there are no more one-win teams left to play. We blame it on Monster cable, who must have something to do with this, somehow. They take on the aging but still dangerous Rams next weekend.

Weekly football recap.

Weekly football recap.