The Kansas CIty Chiefs and Detroit Lions earned first-round byes in the 14-team NFL playoffs. Each finished with a 15-2 record, tied for the best in the league.
Sanders won MVP honors for his 2,000-yard season in 1997, and faced a Buccaneers team that he gashed for 215 yards when they met in Week 7 that season. But Tampa turned the tables in the wild card ...