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Sunday January 9th, 2005 - Page updated at 10:30PM
NFL WildCard Weekend Game Recaps
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NFL Game Summary - Minnesota at Green Bay

(Sunday, January 9th)
Final Score: Minnesota 31, Green Bay 17

Green Bay, WI (Wager On Football - NFL Wagering) - Daunte Culpepper threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns, as the Minnesota Vikings held off the Green Bay Packers, 31-17, in an NFC Wild Card matchup at Lambeau Field.

Culpepper was 19-of-29 passing, while Randy Moss had four catches for 70 yards and two scores. Minnesota, which came in having lost four of their last five games in the regular season, became just the second 8-8 team in NFL history to win a playoff game, and the second in as many days. On Saturday, the St. Louis Rams became the first when they bested the Seattle Seahawks.

The Vikings will travel to Philadelphia next weekend to face the NFC's top seed, the Eagles, at Lincoln Financial Field. That game is set for Sunday, January 16, at 1 p.m. (et).

"We made enough plays to carry the day," said Vikings' head coach Mike Tice. "It was a tough battle, but winning helps (injuries) heal quickly. We're pleased we're able to take the next step. We were looking forward to another chance to play Philadelphia, and now we have that opportunity."

Green Bay, meanwhile, came into Sunday's game as one of the NFL's hottest teams, having won nine of their last 11 since a 1-4 start. But the Packers could not overcome turnovers in this one. Green Bay legendary quarterback Brett Favre finished the game 22-of-33 passing for 216 yards and a touchdown, but threw four very costly interceptions.

Minnesota's defense had just 11 interceptions all season, before collecting four in this game.

The loss was Green Bay's fifth at home this season, marking the first time since 1991 that the Packers had a losing home record.

The Vikings, who lost their two regular season meetings with the Packers by identical 34-31 scores, came out like gangbusters to quiet the Lambeau Field crowd. Minnesota scored 17 points in the first 8:54 of the game, and the Packers were never able to recover.

The Vikings took the opening kickoff and marched 76 yards on just three plays, as Culpepper capped the drive by hitting Moe Williams out of the backfield on a 68-yard scoring toss. The extra point gave Minnesota a 7-0 lead just 1:40 into the contest.

Green Bay went three-and-out on its first possession of the game, punctuated by a sack of Brett Favre on 3rd-and-6.

Minnesota took over after a punt, and the Vikings' offense picked up where it left off on the first drive. Minnesota stampeded 55 yards in just four plays, culminated by a Culpepper-to-Moss 20-yard touchdown pass, and it was a 14-0 game just over five minutes in.

Before Minnesota's offense had a chance to catch its breath, it was on the field again, thanks to a Favre pass that was picked off by Antoine Winfield. The interception gave Minnesota the ball on its own 43-yard line, and it led to a Morten Andersen 35-yard field goal that increased the advantage to 17 points with 6:06 left in the first quarter.

The Packers finally got on the scoreboard on their next possession, despite narrowly avoiding turnovers on two different plays. On the second play of the drive, an attempted Favre handoff to Ahman Green was fumbled, but Green fell on the ball to keep the drive alive.

Later on the possession, a pass attempt to Javon Walker was popped up in the air and appeared to be intercepted by Joey Thomas, who was then hit and fumbled. But the play was instead ruled incomplete, and Ryan Longwell nailed a 43-yard field goal with 2:42 left in the first quarter to make it a 17-3 game.

The Packers avoided another turnover on their next drive, in the red zone, as Najah Davenport fumbled inside the five yard line on a sweep to the left. But Green Bay tight end Bubba Franks was right there blocking and recovered the fumble in mid-air. Two plays later, Franks was the recipient on a four-yard touchdown pass that pulled the Packers within one score, at 17-10, with 10:24 left in the first half.

The Packers dodged yet another bullet on the Vikings' next drive. Minnesota drove 56 yards on its next drive, but Andersen slipped on his attempt at a 27- yard field goal.

Green Bay took over seemingly with momentum, but Favre was intercepted by Brian Russell, who returned it 14 yards to the Packers' 28-yard line. Two plays later, Culpepper took advantage as he hit Nate Burleson across the middle on a 19-yard touchdown pass. The connection gave Minnesota a 24-10 lead with 6:33 left in the first half.

The Packers failed in a last minute bid to cut into the 14-point deficit. Despite being aided by a pair of third-down penalties that kept their drive alive, Favre scrambled on a third down play and appeared close to making the first down marker inside the five-yard line. But rather than dive for the first down, he elected to underhand a throw into the end zone, despite the fact that he was far across the line of scrimmage. The ensuing penalty cost Green Bay both yardage and a loss of down, and it hurt when Longwell missed a 40-yard field goal wide left to send Minnesota into the locker room with a 24-10 advantage.

Culpepper was 11-of-15 for 191 yards and three scoring tosses in the opening 30 minutes, and added 49 yards rushing on three scampers.

"He's tried to carry us to victory a number of times this season," said Tice, "and because we didn't give him enough support, we couldn't win it. He's got that winning edge that you need."

Favre was 10-of-16 passing for 96 yards and a score in the first half, but threw two crucial interceptions that led to 10 points by the Vikings.

Favre was intercepted again on Green Bay's opening drive of the third quarter, but the Vikings could not take advantage and were forced to punt. For Favre, it marked just the second time he has thrown three interceptions in a postseason game. Favre was picked off six times against the St. Louis Rams on January 20, 2002.

Green Bay's defense stiffened in the third quarter, and got the ball back to Favre with 5:50 left in the stanza. But Favre uncorked his fourth interception of the game when Brian Williams stepped in front of a pass intended for Antonio Chatman and the Vikings took over at their own 40-yard line.

The Vikings were forced to punt, and Green Bay's offense was able to produce points for the first time in six drives. Favre was 5-for-5 on the drive, which culminated in a one-yard scoring run by Davenport. The extra point made it a 24-17 game with 13:37 left in regulation, and got the Lambeau Field masses back into the game.

But the Vikings engineered a six-play, 66-yard drive to answer the Packers' score. After they were aided by two penalties by Green Bay's Ahmad Carroll on the drive, Moss hauled in a 34-yard toss from Culpepper to up Minnesota's margin to 31-17 with 10:18 remaining.

The Vikings regained possession on their own 18-yard line with 8:21 left in the fourth quarter, and Culpepper and Co. were able to keep the ball away from Green Bay before turning it over on downs with 23 seconds left. The time- consuming drive covered 15 plays and 7:58 on the game clock, which all but ended the contest.

Game Notes

This was the first-ever postseason meeting between these clubs...Green Bay wide receiver Robert Ferguson, who was injured when he was clotheslined by Jacksonville's Donovin Darius three weeks ago, was unable to give it a go and was inactive...This was the 16th consecutive playoff game in which Favre has thrown a touchdown pass. The last postseason game in which he didn't was back on January 28, 1995, against Dallas...In Favre's first 15 playoff games, he was 10-5. Since then, he is 1-4 with seven touchdowns and 14 interceptions...Green Bay still leads the all-time series with Minnesota, which dates back to the 1961 season, by a narrow margin of 44-42-1...Minnesota's last win in the series came at Lambeau Field in 2003, when they prevailed by a 30-25 count...Green Bay coach Mike Sherman has a 7-4 record against the Vikings all-time, while Minnesota head coach Mike Tice improved to 3-4 versus both the Packers and Sherman as a head coach...Walker left the game with a contusion of the left shin in the first half, and did not return...Williams suffered a sprained knee...Packers' starting left tackle Chad Clifton (ankle) left the game in the third quarter...Culpepper has thrown 16 touchdowns and no interceptions in his last five games against Green Bay.

NFL Game Summary - Denver at Indianapolis

(Sunday, January 9th)
Final Score: Indianapolis 49, Denver 24

Indianapolis, IN (Wager On Football - NFL Wagering) - Peyton Manning shredded Denver's defense for 457 yards passing and four touchdowns, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 49-24 pummeling of the Broncos in an AFC Wild Card matchup at the RCA Dome.

Manning, who has been superb all year, also ran for a score and completed 27 of his 33 attempts with one interception. He scorched defenses in the regular season for a record 49 touchdown passes and eclipsed the 4,000-yard passing mark for the sixth straight season.

"We came out and executed," Manning said. "That's what we talked about all week. Obviously, the defense did a good job getting the ball back for us."

His 457 yards passing was the second most in playoff history behind Bernie Kosar's 489 yards set in the 1987 post-season with the Cleveland Browns.

Reggie Wayne was Manning's favorite target of the day and caught 10 passes for a career-high 221 yards and two touchdowns. The Colts (1-0) will travel to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA next Sunday for a divisional-round battle against defending champion New England. That contest will be a rematch of last year's AFC title game.

"We're excited about the opportunity," Manning said of next Sunday's game against the Patriots. "They're an excellent team. Going up there and playing at their place is extremely difficult. We're just glad to have a chance."

Denver, which suffered a 41-10 loss at Indy in the opening round of the playoffs last season, fared no better this time around. Jake Plummer completed 24-of-34 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns with an INT for the Broncos (0-1), whose last win in the postseason was during their 1999 championship run.

"The only way you can stop them is if all 11 guys are playing together," Denver head coach Mike Shanahan said. "You're not going to stop them. You're going to slow them down. The best way to do that is keep them off the field."

The Colts opened the scoring on their second drive of the game thanks to Manning's two-yard touchdown pass to James Mungro with 7:23 left in the first quarter. Indianapolis started from its own 24-yard line and moved into Denver territory on Manning's 27-yard pass to Wayne.

Pollard later caught a 25-yard strike before Mungro grabbed Manning's two-yard TD pass on a play fake. Manning finished 4-of-5 for 68 yards in the nine-play, 76-yard drive.

After the Broncos went three and out on their next possession, Indianapolis marched 87 yards and took a 14-0 lead on Edgerrin James' one-yard TD run with 38 seconds left in the quarter. Dallas Clark had two big catches in the drive, including a great one-handed reception on first down. Clark ended with 112 yards and a touchdown on six catches.

Plummer was then picked off by Mike Doss on Denver's next possession, but Kelly Herndon later intercepted Manning in the end zone.

The Broncos were then forced to punt and Indianapolis made it 21-0 a few minutes later when Manning threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Clark at the 8:11 mark of the second quarter. Brandon Stokley's 21-yard reception highlighted the drive.

Denver cracked the scoring column with 5:19 remaining before halftime when Jason Elam kicked a 33-yard field goal, ending a seven-play, 51-yard march.

It was Wayne's world in the first half and the speedy wideout extended the Indianapolis lead to 28-3 with a 35-yard TD catch less than a minute later.

"Reggie has been outstanding all year," Manning added. "He did a great job running great routes and doing things with the ball after the catch. I've been real proud of him all year long."

With six seconds to go in the first half, Manning plowed his way into the end zone from a yard out and the rout was on at 35-3. Harrison had two catches for 41 yards and Wayne added a reception for 20 more in the drive.

Wayne had 167 yards on eight receptions, while Manning torched Denver's defense for 360 yards and three TDs on 21-of-27 passing in the first half. Plummer completed 6-of-14 passes for 80 yards by halftime. The Colts also had 395 total yards to Denver's 103 after 30 minutes of action.

"I wanted to make plays and let my teammates know that I'm going to be there all day," Wayne said. "We just jumped out on them so fast."

Denver scored on the first drive of the second half and pulled within 35-10 thanks to Plummer's nine-yard touchdown pass to Rod Smith at 9:01. The TD ended a 10-play, 71-yard march in 5:59.

Plummer and the Broncos shook off the embarrassing first half and reached the end zone again on Jeb Putzier's 35-yard touchdown reception with 1:10 to go in the third quarter. Elam's PAT kick was perfect and made it 35-17. Plummer completed all seven of his passes for 78 yards in the drive.

Wayne then took the wind out of Denver's sails with a 43-yard touchdown reception -- his second of the afternoon. Wayne zig-zagged his way through the defense and picked up some key blocks for a 42-17 advantage at 12:48 of the fourth quarter.

"We took advantage of their secondary with Reggie," Colts head coach Tony Dungy said. "We'll have a good plan for New England and we'll see what we can do up there."

Tatum Bell's one-yard touchdown run with 7:45 remaining in the game made it 42-24. The score capped a 10-play march that covered 57 yards. With 2:02 on the clock, Dominic Rhodes worked for a two-yard run and a 49-24 cushion.

Game Notes

Both QB's were picked off once...Wayne's 221 yards receiving were third most in NFL playoff history...Denver is 16-14 in post-season play, while the Colts are 13-14...The Colts are in the playoffs for the fifth time in six years...Manning's rushing touchdown was his first TD on the ground since the 2002 season. His 360 yards passing in the first half was the highest total for a half in any playoff game since 1970. The previous record belonged to Kerry Collins, who threw for 338 yards in the first half of the Giants' 2000 NFC Championship win over Minnesota...James ended with 63 yards and a score on 18 carries...Harrison had 50 yards on four receptions, while Stokley added 33 yards on a pair of catches...Putzier had 67 yards on three catches...The Colts set team playoff records in points (49), touchdowns (7), total yards (529) and passing yards (453)...Denver recorded 338 yards of total offense.

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NFL Game Summary - St. Louis at Seattle

(Saturday, January 8th)
Final Score: St. Louis 27, Seattle 20

Seattle, WA (Wager On Football - NFL Wagering) - Marc Bulger threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Cam Cleeland with 2:11 left in the game and the St. Louis Rams held on for an exciting 27-20 win over the Seattle Seahawks in an NFC Wild Card matchup from Qwest Field.

Bulger threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns with an interception for the Rams, who posted their third win of the season versus the Seahawks. St. Louis (1-0) also recorded its first post-season triumph since 2001, when it lost to New England in the Super Bowl.

"Whoever we play it's going to be tough, but it's nice that we're playing our best football of the year right now," Bulger said.

Seattle literally was one slip away as wide receiver Bobby Engram couldn't come up with Matt Hasselbeck's possible game-tying TD pass in the waning seconds. The Seahawks haven't posted a post-season win since defeating the Oakland Raiders, 13-7, in a 1984 AFC Wild Card game at the Kingdome.

Hasselbeck put up a valiant effort for the NFC West champions, throwing for 341 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Darrell Jackson had a strong afternoon with 128 yards and a score on 12 receptions in the loss.

Seattle (0-1) star running back Shaun Alexander wasn't a factor and ended with just 40 yards on 15 carries and 25 yards on one reception. Alexander, though, was shaken up in the second quarter with a wrist injury but quickly returned to the game.

The St. Louis defense forced the Seahawks to punt late in the game, giving Bulger and Co. the ball from their own 24-yard line with less than six minutes left.

Two running plays by Marshall Faulk set up 3rd-and-2 from the 32-yard line. Bulger then found Shaun McDonald for a 31-yard gain down the right sideline and Kevin Curtis hauled in a 13-yard dart.

Faulk then rumbled for four and three yards, respectively, before Bulger zipped a 17-yard touchdown pass to Cleeland for a 27-20 lead with 2:11 left.

"We're coming around," Rams head coach Mike Martz said. "We really are developing and maturing as a team."

Hasselbeck then led a strong Seattle drive to end the game. Hasselbeck threw a 19-yard pass to tight end Itula Mili and later found Jackson for a 20-yard completion. Mili then caught a 14-yard pass before Hasselbeck was sacked. Mili ended with 98 yards on six catches.

Hasselbeck then fired an incomplete pass to Jackson before watching one fall to the ground in an attempt to Engram. Seattle was then faced with 4th-and-4 and Hasselbeck had one last chance. He juked his way out of the pocket and tried firing a tight spiral to Engram. The ball then glanced off Engram's chest and to the ground with 21 seconds left, and the Seahawks suffered their sixth consecutive loss in the playoffs, which ties an NFL record.

"We took one more step from last year, believe it or not," Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren said. "One of these years we're going to win a playoff game and take that next step. I mean that."

Seattle lost in overtime to the Green Bay Packers last season at Lambeau Field.

The Rams, who will travel to Philadelphia or Atlanta for next week's divisional round, scored on the opening drive of the game when Bulger fired a 15-yard TD pass to Torry Holt at 11:33. The reception was challenged but the ruling on the field stood. Holt highlighted the six-play, 75-yard march with a 52-yard catch. Holt ended with 108 yards and a score on six catches.

After each team exchanged interceptions and punts, the Seahawks cracked the scoreboard on Josh Brown's 47-yard field goal to make it 7-3 with 2:05 remaining in the first quarter.

St. Louis answered with Faulk's one-yard touchdown run at the 13:32 mark of the second quarter. Bulger's 50-yard completion to Curtis set up the Rams' offense deep in Seattle territory and Faulk busted through the line moments later for a 14-3 advantage. Curtis had 107 yards on four catches.

"We know we're a good team," Bulger added. "We have talent, but we've made a lot of mistakes this year. Seattle played us good but fortunately we've been making plays the last three weeks when we've had to."

The Rams had an interception negated later in the quarter because of a 15-yard facemask penalty and Hasselbeck made them pay. He fired a 19-yard touchdown pass to Engram on the first play after the foul and pulled the Seahawks within 14-10. The score ended a nine-play, 84-yard drive.

Hasselbeck orchestrated a 14-play, 64-yard march that resulted in a 30-yard field goal by Brown at 8:52 of the third quarter. The boot easily split the uprights and pulled Seattle within 14-13. Koren Robinson's 15-yard grab on 3rd-and-13 keyed the drive that took 6:08 off the clock.

St. Louis settled for a field goal on its next possession, as Jeff Wilkins kicked a 38-yarder to extend the lead to 17-13 with 2:35 left. Bulger and Holt hooked up twice on third down to keep the chains moving and set up the Rams in decent field position.

The scoring trend continued and the Seahawks took a 20-17 lead on its next possession thanks to a 23-yard touchdown catch by Jackson. Hasselbeck fired a bullet to Jackson on a crossing route and the speedy wideout hustled into the end zone at 13:43 of the fourth quarter. Hasselbeck completed all five of his passes for 75 yards, including an 11-yard strike to Jackson on 3rd-and-4.

Wilkins was called on again for St. Louis and the veteran placekicker chipped a 27-yard field goal through the uprights to knot the score at 20 apiece. Stephen Jackson contributed a four-yard run on 3rd-and-2 and Wilkins capped the 11-play drive that covered 60 yards.

Game Notes

Saturday's contest was the first-ever playoff meeting between both franchises...Martz improved to 6-2 in his career against Seattle...The last time the Seahawks defeated St. Louis was a 2003 victory at home...Holmgren is 7-7 in his career versus the Rams. He was 5-1 while with Green Bay...St. Louis is 19-23 in the playoffs, while the Seahawks are 3-7...Bulger was 18-of-32 passing, while Hasselbeck completed 27 of his 43 attempts...Faulk had 55 yards on 13 carries... St. Louis is the first 8-8 team to win in the playoffs.

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NFL Game Summary - NY Jets at San Diego

(Saturday, January 8th)
Final Score: NY Jets 20, San Diego 17 (OT)

San Diego, CA (Wager On Football - NFL Wagering) - Doug Brien's 28-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining in overtime gave the New York Jets a thrilling 20-17 victory over San Diego in a rainy first-round playoff game Saturday night.

Brien's kick ended a 60-yard drive and followed a 40-yard miss by rookie Chargers kicker Nate Kaeding at the other end.

Kaeding's miss was shocking for the Qualcomm Stadium crowd, which had seen their team force a tie in the final seconds of regulation.

New York had the game all but won after a defensive stand inside the two-yard line with just seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, but linebacker Eric Barton was whistled for a roughing-the-passer penalty when he drove Drew Brees to the ground with a right forearm on fourth down.

"A foul's a foul," Jets head coach Herman Edwards said. "I don't think he did anything on purpose."

The San Diego crowd, which had grown silent after Brees' desperate pass into the end zone was knocked down, erupted when the call was made.

And they got louder when Brees found Antonio Gates in the end zone for a one- yard touchdown pass on the next play, tying the game at 17-17 with just 11 seconds on the clock.

Both teams went three-and-out on their first overtime possession, and Kaeding's miss came after Brees orchestrated a 48-yard drive on San Diego's second possession in the extra period. Brees completed four passes for 31 yards before giving way to his rookie kicker.

But Kaeding's kick from the right hash remained right all the way.

"You just kind of hope for the best, but you have to be ready if something like that happens," Brees said. "I was confident that he was going to make it."

Chad Pennington took over and led the Jets downfield with relative ease, completing an 18-yard pass to Santana Moss on second down that was reviewed and upheld. With the Jets now in San Diego territory, LaMont Jordan broke loose for a 19-yard run down the left sideline three plays later.

Two more Jordan rushes set up Brien, whose first kick was good but moot after a late timeout called by San Diego coach Marty Schottenheimer. Brien wasn't fazed, and his second try was down the middle for the win.

"It's sad that someone has to lose, but we were fortunate to win," said Edwards. "For either team it would have been a tough loss."

Pennington ended 23-of-33 for 279 yards and two touchdowns for the Jets, who picked up their first playoff victory on the road since a 17-14 win over the L.A. Raiders on January 15, 1983.

Curtis Martin had 66 yards rushing on 18 carries in the win, and added four catches for 47 yards. Santana Moss led all receivers with 100 yards and a touchdown on four catches.

Brees was 31-of-42 passing for 319 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception, in San Diego's first home playoff game in 11 years.

LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 80 yards on 26 carries in the win, and added 53 yards on nine catches. Eric Parker led the Chargers with 93 yards on nine catches and Keenan McCardell caught four passes for 50 yards -- including a 27-yard touchdown grab that opened the scoring in the second quarter.

Gates caught six passes for 89 yards. He set up San Diego's late-game touchdown with a 44-yard catch, turning a 10-yard play into a big gain by breaking tackles and bounding upfield.

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The Chargers lost for just the second time in their last 11 games. They had won seven straight games at Qualcomm since a 34-28 loss to the Jets in their home opener on September 19.

"As disappointing as this is -- and it will linger for a long time -- nobody thought we would be here this season, and that's the kind of thing we will build on," said Schottenheimer, the Associated Press Coach of the Year.

New York took a 14-7 lead on its first drive of the second half when Pennington found Moss behind two defenders in the end zone for a 47-yard touchdown pass.

The Jets extended their lead to 17-7 on Brien's 42-yard field goal with 1:23 remaining in the third quarter.

Kaeding ended the ensuing drive with a 35-yard field goal to make it 17-10 with 10:43 left in the game.

Brien missed his first field goal try of the game, a 33-yard attempt that drifted wide-right after the Jets opened the game with a 5 1/2-minute drive.

McCardell's 26-yard touchdown reception in the back of the end zone opened the scoring with 9:26 remaining in the second quarter. The catch capped a 13-play, 88-yard drive and was originally ruled incomplete before replays determined McCardell dragged his right foot before going out of bounds.

New York tied the game just under seven minutes later on Anthony Becht's 13- yard TD catch at 2:54. Pennington beat a blitz on the play by finding his wide-open tight end in the flat, and Becht ran untouched into the end zone.

The Jets only needed 37 yards for the score after Schottenheimer was whistled for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for running onto the field and arguing that his punter had been roughed.

"I blew a fuse and it's unforgivable that I'd do that," the Chargers coach acknowledged.

Game Notes

Jets defensive end John Abraham was deactivated for the game despite hopes that he might return after missing a month with a sprained right knee. Wide receiver Wayne Chrebet (concussion) was also inactive for New York...Schottenheimer became the first head coach in NFL history to coach four overtime playoff games. He is now 2-2 in those games...This was the first playoff meeting ever between these teams...Brees didn't throw an incomplete pass until there was just 5:21 remaining in the first half...The Jets were making a return to the postseason following a one-year hiatus. They made the playoffs despite losing three of their final four games in the regular season...The Chargers last played at home in the postseason following the 1994 season, when they downed the Miami Dolphins, 22-21, in an AFC Divisional Playoff. The Bolts were AFC Champions that season, but have not won a postseason game since...San Diego hasn't beaten the Jets since 1994, and its most recent home victory in the series occurred in 1990.

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