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From opening night until New Year’s Day, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Tom Brady dared defences to stop them.

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Will NFL playoffs be filled with points? (The Canadian Press)

The Denver Broncos boast the best running game in the NFL. The numbers are a bit deceiving, though. They pile up yards on the ground but not points. The Broncos led the league with a 164.5-yard average and set a franchise mark with 2,632 yards rushing. Yet, they ran for just 11 touchdowns, including six by scrambling quarterback Tim Tebow and four by resurgent running back Willis McGahee.

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Broncos sport NFL’s top ground game but TDs rare (AP)

The wild offensive production of the regular season could decrease if officials are more lenient regarding contact by defenders.

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Passing numbers could take hit in NFL playoffs (Yahoo! Sports)

PITTSBURGH (12-4) At DENVER (8-8) Sunday, 6:30 p.m., CBS OPENING LINE — Steelers by 8 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Pittsburgh 7-9; Denver 7-9 SERIES RECORD — Broncos lead 16-10-1 LAST MEETING — Steelers beat Broncos 28-10, Nov. 9, 2009 LAST WEEK — Steelers beat Browns 13-9; Broncos lost to Chiefs 7-3 STEELERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (12), RUSH (14), PASS (10) STEELERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (8), PASS…

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NFL Playoff Capsule: Steelers at Broncos (AP)

DENVER (CBS4) – The last time Pittburgh Steeler safety Ryan Clark played in Denver, he wound up spending a month in the hospital and surgically losing his spleen and gallbladder. That was in 2007. And the reason wasn’t a typical football bash-up. Instead, the exertion of the game and the mile high altitude triggered Clark’s blood cells to curl up into a weird shape, and block blood flow to several organs in his body. Clark didn’t know it at the time, but he is one of 2.4 million Americans who carry Sickle Cell trait. That means he has inherited one gene that makes him prone to blood problems under certain stressful conditions can have serious health problems. People who carry both genes have sickle cell disease and tend to have health issues even without stressful circumstances. Ryan Clark at Candlestick Park on Dec. 19, 2011, in San Francisco. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images) So the next time the Steelers came to town Clark and the team were faced with a big question: could he play in the mile high air? Would extra oxygen and extra fluids keep the blood flowing well? The answer is: no one knows — and Clark didn’t suit up. This time around it’s the playoffs, and the decision was probably even harder to make. Clark could have taken a chance and been an impact player in a playoff game. Or, he might have keeled over with a new blood vessel obstruction that might show up out of the blue as he was chasing a Bronco wide receiver around. Certainly a tough call – especially since Clark is the team’s leading tackler this season. Plus, he sticks to receivers like glue, and would pose major problems for a Bronco offense that needs a jumpstart. The decision for Clark not to play this time was best explained by Steeler head coach Mike Tomlin. “If he was my son, I wouldn’t take the chance. So Ryan will not suit up.” Clark will come to the game, stand on the sidelines and cheer his team on. But that’s it. No more. A game — no matter how important we fans may think it is — really isn’t worth a man’s life.

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Pittsburgh Steeler Star Benched By Mile High Altitude