East Rutherford, NJ (My Sportsbook) - Donovan McNabb threw for a touchdown and rushed for another and the Eagles' defense kept the New York Giants out of the end zone, as the defending Super Bowl champions were ousted by rival Philadelphia, 23-11, in a physical NFC Divisional playoff battle at the Meadowlands. The Philly defense had a banner day: two fourth-down stuffs in the fourth quarter, Asante Samuel's interception of Eli Manning to set up a touchdown, and just 15 first downs allowed. McNabb connected on 22-of-40 passes for 217 yards with two interceptions for the Eagles (11-6-1), while DeSean Jackson compiled 81 yards on four receptions in the victory. Brian Westbrook was bottled up for a mere 36 yards on 18 carries. David Akers was a key ingredient to the win, hitting all three of his field goal attempts while counterpart John Carney missed two of his five tries. Philly's opponent in the NFC Championship Game is a familiar one -- Arizona, which the Eagles beat 48-20 on Thanksgiving. The NFC West champion Cardinals surprisingly man- handled the Carolina Panthers, 33-13, in their playoff battle on Saturday to reach their first ever NFC Championship game, and now Arizona will be the host next Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (et). The Giants (12-5) bowed out of the playoffs after winning it all last year, when they upset the top-seeded Cowboys in the Divisional round before victories over Green Bay and previously unbeaten New England in Super Bowl XLII. This time around, Manning couldn't come up with the big play, hitting just 13-of-27 passes for 158 yards and two interceptions in top-seeded New York's early exit from the postseason. Brandon Jacobs rushed for 92 yards on 19 carries, while the receiving corps desperately missed Plaxico Burress, as Kevin Boss had a team-high 52 receiving yards on three grabs.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 35, San Diego 24

Pittsburgh, PA (My Sportsbook) - Willie Parker rushed for a game-best 146 yards with two touchdowns on 27 carries as the Pittsburgh Steelers advanced to the AFC title game with a convincing 35-24 victory over the San Diego Chargers in an AFC Divisional matchup from Heinz Field. Ben Roethlisberger completed 17-of-26 passes for 181 yards and a score for the Steelers (13-4), who will host the AFC Championship game next Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens at 6:30 p.m. (et). It will be Pittsburgh's first trip to the contest since January, 2006, when it topped the Broncos in Denver en route to taking home the franchise's fifth Super Bowl. Santonio Holmes returned a punt for a touchdown, while Hines Ward led the receiving corps with 70 yards on four receptions. Heath Miller added a TD catch for the Steelers, who will be hosting the conference title meeting for the first time since dropping a 41-27 decision to the New England Patriots in January, 2005. Philip Rivers threw for 308 yards, three touchdowns and one interception on 21-of-35 passing for the Chargers (9-9), who finished the season by having their five-game win streak snapped. San Diego could not establish a ground game while playing without running back LaDainian Tomlinson who was sidelined with a nagging groin injury, picking up just 15 net yards -- all by Tomlinson's sub Darren Sproles, who did so on 11 carries. Sproles did manage five catches for 91 yards and one touchdown in the loss. Vincent Jackson added another TD reception, and Antonio Gates recorded five receptions for 59 yards for the Chargers, who mounted a late-season charge to win the AFC West with an 8-8 mark then clipped the Colts in overtime last week in an AFC wild card tilt.