So once again, the road less traveled leads to a dead end, at least when it comes to the fortunes of the Atlanta Falcons, and the New England Patriots, each of whom had first round byes, and each of whom lost their first playoff game, to a team that had to play the week before, and was on the road against them. The Green Bay Packers, and New York Jets, proved to be up to the challenge as road warriors, beating the Falcons and Patriots respectively, while the home club Bears and Steelers survived visits from the Seahawks and Ravens respectively.