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January 4

1985 — The Cowboys play their record 36th postseason game, but Eric Dickerson steals the show, rushing for a playoff-record 248 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Los Angeles Rams to a 20-0 victory over Dallas.

January 5

1964 — The Chargers rout the Patriots 51-10 in the AFL title game as fullback Keith Lincoln totals 349 yards of offense.

January 6

1996 — Don Shula steps down as head coach of the Miami Dolphins after his team losses to Buffalo in the playoffs. The winningest coach in NFL history resigns with 347 wins.

January 7

1962 — The Western Division defeats the Eastern Division 47-27 in the first AFL All-Star Game played before 20,973 in San Diego.

January 8

2000 — Trailing 16-15 with 16 seconds remaining, the Tennessee Titans stun the Buffalo Bills with a lateral pass on a kickoff return that turns into a 75-yard Kevin Dyson touchdown and a 22-16 Wild-Card victory that is called "The Music City Miracle."

January 9

1977 — The Oakland Raiders defeat the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 for their first NFL championship. The game is played before a record Super Bowl crowd plus 81 million television viewers, the largest audience ever to watch a sporting event.

January 10

1982 — Cincinnati defeats San Diego 27-7 in the coldest game in NFL history. The temperature at kickoff of the AFC Championship Game is -9, with a wind-chill factor of -59.

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