NFC EAST AFC EAST Philadelphia 11-5 New England 11-5 Washington 8-8 Miami 11-5 NY Giants 7-9 NY Jets 10-6 Arizona 7-9 Indianapolis 6-10 Dallas 5-11 Buffalo 3-13 NFC CENTRAL AFC CENTRAL Chicago 13-3 Pittsburgh 13-3 Green Bay 12-4 Baltimore 10-6 Tampa Bay 9-7 Cleveland 7-9 Minnesota 5-11 Tennessee 7-9 Detroit 2-14 Jacksonville 6-10 Cincinnati 6-10 NFC WEST St.Louis 14-2 AFC WEST San Francisco 12-4 Oakland 10-6 New Orleans 7-9 Seattle 9-7 Atlanta 7-9 Denver 8-8 Carolina 1-15 Kansas City 6-10 San Diego 5-11 WILD CARD GAMES WILD CARD GAMES Philadelphia 31 Tampa Bay 9 Oakland 38 NY Jets 24 Green Bay 25 San Francisco 15 Baltimore 20 Miami 3 DIVISIONAL GAMES DIVISIONAL GAMES Philadelphia 33 Chicago 19 New England 16 Oakland 13 St.Louis 45 Green Bay 17 Pittsburgh 27 Baltimore 10 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP AFC CHAMPIONSHIP St.Louis 29 Philadelphia 24 New England 24 Pittsburgh 17 SUPER BOWL XXXVI at the Superdome, New Orleans New England 20 St.Louis 17

Another winning season, another playoff performance, but this one saw the coach get fired. How times had changed in Buc land. Tony Dungy's second straight playoff exit in Philadelphia saw his popgun offense the blame for his departure, again spoiling another stellar defensive performance all year. Dungy had been given everything he needed to succeed in Tampa and could not do it - would someone else? But whoever took over, the foundation for a championship had been laid by the quiet man on the sideline.