Packers, Colts advance to conference championship games
The Green Bay Packers overcame an eight-point fourth quarter deficit — with the help of the controversial overturning of a critical Dez Bryant catch — to beat the Dallas Cowboys 26-21 on Sunday and advance to the NFC championship game against the Seattle Seahawks next weekend. In Denver, the underdog Indianapolis Colts pulled out a 24-13 win over Peyton Manning's Broncos to advance to the AFC championship game against the New England Patriots.
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