NFL Playoff Schedule 2012: A Quick Guide to Wild Card Weekend

We have a pair of rematches and two other intriguing matchups in this year's NFL wild-card weekend. 

The Cincinnati Bengals take on the Houston Texans looking to avenge a one-point loss regular season loss, and the Detroit Lions travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints, who won the Sunday night matchup, 31-17. 

Ben Roethlisberger's crew heads to the Mile High City to square off against a struggling Denver Broncos' team led by Tim Tebow, and Matt Ryan's squad takes the trip north for a showdown with the explosive New York Giants. 

Here's a quick guide to the weekend. 

Full Schedule

Saturday 

Cincinnati Bengals (No. 6 seed) at Houston Texans (No. 3 seed) 4:30 EST TV-NBC

Detroit Lions (No. 6 seed) at New Orleans Saints (No. 3 seed) 8:00 EST TV-NBC 

Sunday

Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 5 seed) at Denver Broncos (No. 4 seed) 4:30 EST TV-CBS

Atlanta Falcons (No. 5 seed) at New York Giants (No. 4 seed) 8:00 EST TV-FOX

Rematches

Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans 

The Texans beat the Bengals in the final seconds of their Week 14 matchup, 20-19. 

T.J. Yates got the start after injuries to Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart, and he went 26-of-44 for 300 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. 

Andy Dalton threw for 189 yards with a touchdown on 16-of-28 passing. 

Surprisingly, Ben Tate lead the Texans in rushing with 67 yards on eight carries. Houston ran for 144 yards as a team on 28 attempts. 

Cedric Benson delivered a solid outing, with 91 yards on 21 carries. 

Yates was hurt in the Texans season-ending loss to the Titans, and there's a chance veteran signal-caller Jake Delhomme will make the start for Houston. 

Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints

The Saints defeated the Lions 31-17 on Sunday Night Football in Week 13. 

Drew Brees torched Detroit's secondary, throwing for 342 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. 

Matt Stafford wasn't bad either. He only had 13 incompletions and totaled 408 yards with one touchdown pass and a pick. 

Calvin Johnson was relatively held in check, as he reeled in six catches for 69 yards without a TD catch. 

New Orleans led 24-7 at halftime. 

Inside the Other Two Matchups

Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos 

The Broncos have lost three straight games and won the division on a tie-breaker over the Oakland Raiders. 

Tim Tebow has completed 19 of his last 51 passes with one touchdown pass and four interceptions.

Willis McGahee ran for 148 yards in the loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He finished the year with 1,199 yards at a 4.8 yards-per-carry average.  

Pittsburgh missed out on the AFC North title because they were swept by the Baltimore Ravens in the regular season. 

Ben Roethlisberger, who is still nursing an ankle injury, threw for 221 yards and completed 23 of his 40 tosses in a 13-9 win over the Cleveland Browns. 

Steelers' running back Rashard Mendenhall severely injured his knee in the season finale. 

Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants 

Matt Ryan threw for 4,177 yards with 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 2011. The Falcons had three pass-catchers total at least 875 yards receiving: Tony Gonzalez (875), Julio Jones (959) and (1,296).

Michael Turner had his second straight season in which he eclipsed the 1,300 rushing yard mark (1,340).

The Giants won three of their last four to win the NFC East.

Eli Manning had his best season as professional, throwing for 4,933 yards with 29 touchdowns and 16 interceptions—good for a 92.9 QB rating.

New York ended the season as, statistically, the worst rushing team in football, although Ahmad Bradshaw has brought new life to the backfield. 

Final NFL Power Rankings

1. Green Bay Packers
2. New Orleans Saints
3. New England Patriots
4. San Francisco 49ers
5. Baltimore Ravens
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Detroit Lions
8. Atlanta Falcons
9. New York Giants
10. Cincinnati Bengals
11. Houston Texans
12. Denver Broncos
13. Oakland Raiders
14. Tennessee Titans
15. Arizona Cardinals
16. Seattle Seahawks
17. New York Jets
18. Miami Dolphins
19. San Diego Chargers
20. Dallas Cowboys
21. Philadelphia Eagles
22. Carolina Panthers
23. Kansas City Chiefs
24. Buffalo Bills
25. Washington Redskins 
26. Cleveland Browns
27. Chicago Bears 
28. Jacksonville Jaguars
29. Minnesota Vikings
30. Indianapolis Colts
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
32. St. Louis Rams