By Jeff Legwold, The Denver Post
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Baltimore (13-4) at Pittsburgh (12-4)
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m., TV: KCNC-4
Neither team will have to spend all that much time on the research end of the game plan — they’ve traded bruises for years. They split the two meetings this season, with Baltimore winning at Heinz Field in early October.
Green Bay (11-6) at Atlanta (13-3)
Kickoff: 6 p.m., TV: KDVR-31
Since the start of November there may be no hotter quarterback this side of Tom Brady than the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers, with 19 touchdown passes and just two interceptions in his last eight starts, including Sunday’s three-touchdown day.
SUNDAY’S GAMES
Seattle (8-9) at Chicago (11-5)
Kickoff: 11 a.m., TV: KDVR-31
The Seahawks are dangerous because they have no pressure. The Bears, however, are rested, healthy and one composed day from QB Jay Cutler — 9-2 when he has one or zero interceptions — from the NFC championship game.
New York Jets (12-5) at New England (14-2)
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m., TV: KCNC-4
Jets coach Rex Ryan has spent much of the season thumbing his nose at the Patriots’ Super Bowl pedigree. This is his chance, with New England’s 45-3 win on Dec. 6 still in the rearview mirror, to show the words are more than bluster.
