NFC EAST AFC EAST Philadelphia 13-3 New England 14-2 NY Giants 6-10 NY Jets 10-6 Dallas 6-10 Buffalo 9-7 Washington 6-10 Miami 4-12 NFC NORTH AFC NORTH Green Bay 10-6 Pittsburgh 15-1 Minnesota 8-8 Baltimore 9-7 Detroit 6-10 Cincinnati 8-8 Chicago 5-11 Cleveland 4-12 NFC SOUTH AFC SOUTH Atlanta 11-5 Indianapolis 12-4 New Orleans 8-8 Jacksonville 9-7 Carolina 7-9 Houston 7-9 Tampa Bay 5-11 Tennessee 5-11 NFC WEST AFC WEST Seattle 9-7 San Diego 12-4 St.Louis 8-8 Denver 10-6 Arizona 6-10 Kansas City 7-9 San Francisco 2-14 Oakland 5-11 WILD CARD GAMES WILD CARD GAMES St.Louis 27 Seattle 20 NY Jets 20 San Diego 17 Minnesota 31 Green Bay 17 Indianapolis 49 Denver 20 DIVISIONAL GAMES DIVISIONAL GAMES Atlanta 47 St.Louis 17 Pittsburgh 20 NY Jets 17 Philadelphia 27 Minnesota 14 New England 20 Indianapolis 3 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP AFC CHAMPIONSHIP Philadelphia 27 Atlanta 10 New England 41 Pittsburgh 27 SUPER BOWL XXXVIX at All-Tel Stadium, Jacksonville New England 24 Philadelphia 21

And if 2003 had been a case of a bad dream, then 2004 was a nightmare of biblical proportions. Game after game thrown away from a potentially winning position, dissention in the locker room and a fall from grace to the very lower reaches of the NFL. four-game losing streaks to start and end the season bookmarked only occasional decent performances and a 5-11 mark led to some serious rumblings from the players and coaching staff alike. Was this the same team only two years removed from winning it all?