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	Arizona at Dallas |  Green Bay at San Francisco  |  Buffalo at Miami  |  New England at Jacksonville

Cardinals cornerback Aeneas Williams, center, celebrates one of his two interceptions.

Major upset is in the Cards! Few experts gave the Cardinals much chance to win their NFC wild-card game in Dallas. No one expected the Cards to dominate. Shutting down the Cowboys with a suffocating defense, the Cardinals earned their first playoff victory since 1947 with a 20-7 upset. Arizona sacked Troy Aikman four times and picked off three of his passes in beating the Cowboys for only the second time in their last 18 meetings. Jake Plummer threw two TD passes, and Adrian Murrell ripped off a 74-yard run as the cardiac Cards earned a second-round date with the top-seeded Vikings. Not even Deion can save Dallas Sean Salisbury's breakdown Focal Point: Plummer vs. Aikman Inside the Cardinals playbook Stats Class: Cards outscored but still alive

Ending 51-year playoff drought not enough for Tobin Arizona coach Vince Tobin says the upset win over Dallas isn't enough to satisfy him. Cowboys face 'step up or step out' time after loss to Cardinals The Dallas players were in a state of shock after the surprising loss to the Cardinals. Cowboys fear Snake's bite The Cowboys will spend most of this week thinking about what Jake "The Snake" Plummer did to them last time. 'Boys wary of cardiac Cards Even though they swept the season series from Arizona, the Cowboys know their playoff meeting could be a different story. Big turnaround in Big D The Cowboys were "hurting bad" when they didn't make the playoffs last year. Now, Dallas is back in the big show. Playoffs no mirage in desert A lot of folks in Arizona are pinching themselves to see if the Cardinals' playoff berth is for real. Drought is over in desert After earning their first playoff berth since moving to Arizona, the Cardinals were able to let loose.

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