2007–08 NCAA football bowl games
A total of 32 team-competitive plus four all-star postseason games were played. While bowl games had been the purview of only the very best teams for nearly a century, this was the second consecutive year that teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games. To fill the 64 available bowl slots from the 119 schools in the Bowl Subdivision, a total of seven teams (11% of all participants) with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—all seven had a .500 (6-6) season.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Selection of the teams
For the 2007–08 season, NCAA bylaws stipulated that any team that finished with at least a 6-6 overall regular season record can only be selected to fill a conference tie-in bowl slot once all other available conference teams are chosen.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Selection of the teams
The Big Ten had ten teams who finished with a 6-6 or better regular season record, but only were allocated six slots not including BCS-qualifying Ohio State and Illinois. As a result, Northwestern and Iowa who finished with a 6-6 record did not qualify for a bowl game. Other teams that were left out of the bowl games were Louisville of the Big East; and the SEC's South Carolina, despite the fact that their conference had two BCS-qualifying teams (LSU and Georgia). The MAC's Ohio and Sun Belt members Troy and Louisiana-Monroe also failed to receive invitations. The Troy Trojans (at 8-4) were the most notable absentee from the bowl games, losing their season finale to Florida Atlantic on the last day of the season.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Selection of the teams
In contrast, Mountain West members TCU was invited to the Texas Bowl as the Big 12 could not fill all of its slots, because not enough teams were left after Kansas was chosen as an at-large team to join conference champion Oklahoma.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Selection of the teams
Meanwhile, Miami (Ohio) went 6-7, losing the MAC Championship Game. Had the RedHawks won, they would have been eligible. As a result, the NCAA on April 30, 2008 later approved two new bowl games for the 2008–09 post season: The EagleBank Bowl (née Congressional Bowl), which will be played at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. will pit an ACC team against either Army or Navy, while the new St. Petersburg Bowl, to be played at Tropicana Field in the Florida City namesake will pit Conference USA and Big East schools against one another.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Coaching changes
As a result of head coaching changes between the regular season and the bowl season, the following teams played their postseason contests with interim head coaches:


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Coaching changes
In addition, the following teams had coaches that either resigned or retired from their teams, but continued to work for their bowl games:


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Poinsettia Bowl
In the first bowl game of the season, the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on December 20 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, the Utes of the University of Utah from the Mountain West Conference defeated the independent (no conference affiliation) United States Naval Academy Midshipmen, 35-32. Each team got $750,000 payouts, as the Utes' share was divided amongst the members of their conference, while Navy kept the entire amount.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, New Orleans Bowl
At the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl held December 21 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Florida Atlantic University Owls of the Sun Belt Conference, in their first FBS appearance as conference champions, defeated the University of Memphis Tigers from Conference USA, 44-27. Both conferences got $325,000 in payouts in the first of three post-season games to be played in the Crescent City.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, PapaJohns.com Bowl
The Papajohns.com Bowl at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama on December 22 featured the University of Cincinnati Bearcats of the Big East Conference and the University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles of Conference USA. This was the last game for 17-year coach Jeff Bower of Southern Miss who made his coaching debut at Southern Miss at Legion Field against Alabama. However, the Bearcats won the game 31-21, earning their first 10 win season in over five decades. Both conferences were paid $300,000 for the contest.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, New Mexico Bowl
The New Mexico Bowl on December 22 was contested by the University of New Mexico Lobos of the Mountain West and the University of Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack of the Western Athletic Conference. On their home field of University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Lobos shutout the Wolf Pack, 23-0, to win their first postseason win since 1961. For the Wolf Pack, it was the first shutout they suffered since 1980. Both conferences got a stipend of $750,000 for each school's participation in the season's fourth bowl game.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Las Vegas Bowl
The Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl was played on December 22 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. In the only regular season rematch of the season, the Cougars of Brigham Young University, the Mountain West Conference champions, escaped with a 17–16 victory over the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins of the Pacific-10 Conference. The conferences each divided up checks for $1 million as receipt for their teams playing. The game was not decided until Eathyn Manumaluena blocked Kai Forbath's game-winning 28-yard field goal attempt as time expired, avenging a 27–17 loss back on September 8 at UCLA's home field, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Hawaii Bowl
The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, saw the East Carolina University Pirates of Conference USA defeat the WAC's Boise State University Broncos, 41-38. Boise State came back from a 38–14 third-quarter deficit, tying the game when Marty Tadman returned a Pirates fumble for a touchdown with 1:25 left. The Pirates answered with a game-ending 34-yard field goal from Ben Hartman to win their first bowl game since 2000. The conferences of both schools received a check for $750,000 apiece.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Hawaii Bowl
The Hawaii Warriors, the traditional Hawaii Bowl team as per its "Hawaii guarantee" agreement, did not play in this season's contest since they qualified for a BCS bowl. Additionally, the game was held on December 23 instead of the traditional annual date of December 24 (Christmas Eve) due to ESPN's commitments to broadcast a Monday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Motor City Bowl
The Motor City Bowl was played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on December 26. The Big Ten representatives, the Purdue University Boilermakers, withstood a furious comeback from the MAC champion Central Michigan University Chippewas to win on a game-ending field goal, 51–48. The Chips came back from a 34–13 halftime deficit to tie it with 1:09 to play in regulation. Purdue then drove to the CMU 23-yard line, where kicker Chris Summers kicked a 40-yard field goal to end the game.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Motor City Bowl
Purdue quarterback Curtis Painter threw 35-54 for three touchdowns, two interceptions, and a Motor City Bowl record 546 yards, which was also the fourth-highest passing yard total in post-season history. His counterpart, CMU quarterback Dan LeFevour, accounted for 406 (292 passing, 114 rushing) of CMU's 435 total yards and all 6 of his team's touchdowns (4 passing, 2 rushing).


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Motor City Bowl
As for Butch Jones, the CMU coach, who made his head coaching debut in last year's contest against Middle Tennessee State, reports had him looking into the vacant West Virginia job with a second interview scheduled after this game, but that never materialized. The conferences each received $750,000 for their teams' participation.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Champs Sports Bowl
The Boston College Eagles of the ACC narrowly defeated the Michigan State University Spartans, 24–21, in the Champs Sports Bowl on December 28 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, the first of two post-season contests played there. The Eagles entered the game after losing the ACC Championship Game. Meanwhile, the Spartans, who were not expected to even play in a bowl, barely qualified for a bowl game after upsetting Penn State in the Land Grant Trophy game. Each conference received a stipend of $2.2 million for their teams.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Texas Bowl
The Texas Bowl was played on December 28, when the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, representing the Mountain West Conference, played  Conference USA's University of Houston Cougars in a pseudo home game at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, not far from the Astrodome where the Cougars played until moving back on campus to Robertson Stadium in 1999. The Horned Frogs won the game, 20–13, in their first meeting since the disbanding of the Southwest Conference. Because the Big 12 failed to meet the minimum of eight schools for bowl eligibility (and a larger payout), the conferences received $612,500.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Emerald Bowl
In another game played on December 28, the Pac-10's Oregon State University Beavers scored the game's final touchdown in the fourth quarter for a 21–14 victory against the ACC's University of Maryland, College Park Terrapins in the Emerald Bowl at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, which normally serves as the home to the Major League Baseball team San Francisco Giants. The conferences involved received a $750,000 payment from the organizers.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Meineke Car Care Bowl
The ACC's Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, defeated the University of Connecticut Huskies from the Big East, 24-10, on December 29 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte, North Carolina's Bank of America Stadium. Each conference got a $750,000 payment for the schools' involvement.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Liberty Bowl
The AutoZone Liberty Bowl was held on December 29 at the self-named Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The Conference USA champions, the University of Central Florida Golden Knights, lost in a defensive battle to the SEC representatives, the Mississippi State University Bulldogs, 10–3. The conferences received a $1.7 million check for the schools to divide amongst themselves.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Alamo Bowl
The December 29 Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas saw the Big Ten's Nittany Lions from the Pennsylvania State University prevail over the Big 12's Texas A&M University Aggies by a score of 24–17 to finish in the nation ranked 25th. This was Penn State head coach Joe Paterno's 500th game. Texas A&M was led by interim coach Gary Darnell, after Dennis Franchione was excused, mired in scandal. Both schools earned a $2.2 million check for their conferences. This was the first season that Valero Energy was the title sponsor of the game, which was without one a season earlier after MasterCard International withdrew after the 2006 contest.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Independence Bowl
The PetroSun Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana at Independence Stadium on December 30 saw the SEC's University of Alabama Crimson Tide score 27 first half points against the Big 12's University of Colorado at Boulder Buffaloes. Alabama then prevented a late Colorado comeback to hold on to win, 30–24. Each conference received a payout of $1.1 million.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Armed Forces Bowl
The Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl was played on December 31 at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. The Pac 10's University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears defeated the United States Air Force Academy Falcons from the Mountain West, 42–36. The conferences received $750,000 as a receipt for the teams participating.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Humanitarian Bowl
Another contest on December 31 was the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl at Bronco Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, best known for its blue "Smurf Turf". The former MPC Bowl reverted to its original "Humanitarian Bowl" name after Roady's Truck Stops replaced Micron Technology as its sponsor. In this season's game, the WAC's California State University, Fresno Bulldogs beat the Georgia Institute of Technology (more commonly known as Georgia Tech) Yellow Jackets from the ACC, 40–28. Each conference received a $750,000 payout to be divided among fellow members.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Music City Bowl
The Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee was held on December 31. The University of Kentucky Wildcats made their second consecutive Music City Bowl appearance, having defeated Clemson, coached by Tommy Bowden during the 2006–07 season. This year, they played another ACC team coached by a Bowden, this time the Florida State University Seminoles of father Bobby. The Seminoles came into the game missing thirty-four players (very few being starters or second stringers) due to injuries, violations of team rules, and suspensions stemming from a large cheating scandal.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Music City Bowl
The Wildcats won 35–28 to finish 8–5 for the second straight year, giving them back-to-back bowl wins for the first time since 1952. Also for the second straight year, Wildcats quarterback André Woodson was the game's MVP. Each conference got a payment of $1.5 million to be divided amongst their members.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, Insight Bowl
At the Insight Bowl played at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in the Phoenix, Arizona suburb of Tempe on December 31, the Oklahoma State University-Stillwater Cowboys from the Big 12 beat the Indiana University Hoosiers of the Big Ten, 49–33. In spite of the loss, IU fulfilled a dream for their late head coach Terry Hoeppner before his untimely passing earlier this year to play one more game for a total of "13", the team's motto for the 2007 season. As payment, the participating conferences each received $1.2 million.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, International Bowl
The second International Bowl was contested at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada on January 5, 2008. The Big East's Rutgers University Scarlet Knights defeated the MAC's Ball State University Cardinals, 52–30. Rutgers running back, Ray Rice rushed for 280 yards and four touchdowns to earn MVP honors. The conferences involved each got $750,000 to split between their schools.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Non-BCS Bowls, GMAC Bowl
The GMAC Bowl was played in Mobile, Alabama's Ladd–Peebles Stadium on January 6, 2008. The Conference USA's Golden Hurricane of University of Tulsa dominated the Bowling Green State University Falcons from the Mid-American Conference, 63–7. The 63 points posted by the Hurricane was the most since beating Drake University, 70–7 in 1970. In addition, the 56-point margin of victory set an NCAA record for most lopsided win in any bowl, bettering Alabama's 55-point blowout of Syracuse, 61–6, in the 1953 Orange Bowl. The bowl paid their leagues $750,000 apiece for their teams.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, New Year's Day and other prestigious non-BCS Bowl Games
The following seven bowl games are either held traditionally on January 1 or have featured large payouts. In addition, a majority of these games are aired on broadcast television networks such as CBS, ABC or Fox instead of cable networks like ESPN, ESPN2 or NFL Network.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, New Year's Day and other prestigious non-BCS Bowl Games, Holiday Bowl
The Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was played on December 27 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, which also hosted the Poinsettia Bowl a week earlier. The University of Texas at Austin Longhorns, the representatives of the Big 12, coached by Mack Brown, defeated the Pac-10's Arizona State University Sun Devils under the leadership of Dennis Erickson, 52–34. Each conference will get a $2.2 million payout as receipt of the schools playing.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, New Year's Day and other prestigious non-BCS Bowl Games, Sun Bowl
The Brut Sun Bowl was contested on December 31 at the eponymous named stadium in El Paso, Texas on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso, pitting the Pac 10's University of Oregon Ducks and the Big East's University of South Florida Bulls. After a first half that saw both teams tied at one point at 11–11, the Ducks scored 38 points in the second half to clinch a 56–21 win. Both schools netted a payout of $1.9 million for their conference coffers.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, New Year's Day and other prestigious non-BCS Bowl Games, Chick-fil-A Bowl
The Chick-fil-A Bowl was played on December 31 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta between two teams with the same moniker: Clemson University from the ACC and Auburn University from the SEC, both referred to as "Tigers." During the contest, Auburn unveiled a new spread offense implemented by new offensive coordinator Tony Franklin. Despite an early bowl-record 83-yard touchdown run by Clemson's C. J. Spiller, Auburn was able to record a 23–20 victory when freshman backup quarterback Kodi Burns ended the first overtime game in Chick-fil-A Bowl history with a seven-yard walk-off touchdown. The payouts were $3.25 million for the higher priority selection from the ACC and $2.4 million for the SEC representative. The Chick-fil-A Bowl was the highest-rated ESPN-broadcast bowl game of the 2007–2008 season, and the highest rated in the game's history.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, New Year's Day and other prestigious non-BCS Bowl Games, Outback Bowl
In the first of two Big Ten-SEC matchups played on New Years' Day, the University of Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Badgers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, 21–17, in the Outback Bowl at Tampa, Florida's Raymond James Stadium. Both conferences were guaranteed a $3 million paycheck.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, New Year's Day and other prestigious non-BCS Bowl Games, Cotton Bowl Classic
Despite having one of their most successful seasons in school history, the University of Missouri-Columbia Tigers were only selected to play at the non-BCS AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1 after suffering their only two losses for the year to Oklahoma (the latter in the Big 12 Championship Game). Mizzou then blew out their bowl game opponent, the University of Arkansas Razorbacks from the SEC, 38–7. The conferences received $3 million apiece. Tigers running back Tony Temple set game records with 281 yards on the ground and four touchdowns while Razorback runner Darren McFadden was limited to 102 yards.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, New Year's Day and other prestigious non-BCS Bowl Games, Cotton Bowl Classic
This was the second-to-last Cotton Bowl Classic to be played at the namesake stadium in Dallas, Texas; the game will move to nearby Cowboys Stadium in Arlington beginning 2010.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, New Year's Day and other prestigious non-BCS Bowl Games, Gator Bowl
The Big 12's Texas Tech University Red Raiders defeated the ACC's University of Virginia Cavaliers, 31-28, in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Florida's Municipal Stadium on January 1. Alex Trlica kicked the game-winning 41-yard field goal with :07 left in the game. The kick capped off a 17-point burst by Texas Tech in the final 3:31 to come from behind. Red Raiders quarterback Graham Harrell completed 44 out of 69 passes for 407 yards and three touchdowns. Cavaliers running back Mikell Simpson scored on a 96-yard touchdown run, the longest run in NCAA bowl history, in the losing effort. A $5.5 million payout awaited both participating conferences. Konica Minolta replaced Toyota as title sponsor as of this game.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, New Year's Day and other prestigious non-BCS Bowl Games, Capital One Bowl
In his final game, head coach Lloyd Carr's University of Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten upset the University of Florida Gators led by Heisman Trophy winning sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow, 41–35 at the Capital One Bowl on January 1. The game was the second bowl contest held at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida during the 2007–08 bowl season. The participating conferences received the largest payout of any non-BCS game at $4.25 million per conference.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Bowl Championship Series
Each Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game had a payout of between $14 million and $17 million to each conference. Three conferences – the Big Ten, the Big 12 and the SEC – earned a second berth as a result of at-large selections. In those cases, an additional $6 million was given to be divided between all schools in those conferences. Because the Hawaii earned an at-large berth in the Sugar Bowl, the MAC, WAC, Mountain West, Conference USA and Sun Belt conferences divided $18 million for their schools.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Bowl Championship Series, Rose Bowl Game
In the first BCS Game on January 1, 2008, the University of Southern California Trojans defeated the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Fighting Illini, 49–17 in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi at self-named facility in Pasadena, California. The Trojans victory one of the most lopsided wins in the history of the game often referred to as "The Granddaddy of Them All". Quarterback John David Booty was named offensive MVP of the game.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Bowl Championship Series, Rose Bowl Game
The Trojans were Pac-10 champions for the 6th straight year, overcoming an upset loss by Stanford in October at home as a 40-point favorite. Meanwhile, the Fighting Illini finished as the only other team from the Big Ten in the regular season Top 14 BCS rankings. After they beat Ohio State University Buckeyes in one of the biggest upsets of the regular season, Illinois finished in second place in the Big Ten, and qualified for the Rose Bowl after the conference champion Buckeyes earned a berth in the BCS National Championship Game.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Bowl Championship Series, Sugar Bowl
The Allstate Sugar Bowl on January 1, the second bowl contest played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, pitted the University of Hawaii at Manoa Warriors against the University of Georgia Bulldogs. The Warriors completed an unbeaten regular season with the "run and shoot offense" of head coach June Jones, clinching the WAC championship. The Bulldogs finished with a 10–2 overall record, tied for first place in the SEC Eastern Division (UGA did not qualify for the SEC Championship Game, however, because they lost a head-to-head tiebreaker to the Tennessee Volunteers). UGA took advantage of errors by Hawaii en route to an easy 41–10 victory. Almost a week later, Jones resigned to take the job at Southern Methodist University.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Bowl Championship Series, Fiesta Bowl
The Tosititos Fiesta Bowl was played at Glendale, Arizona's University of Phoenix Stadium on January 2, 2008. The West Virginia University Mountaineers upset the Big 12 champion University of Oklahoma Sooners, 48–28.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Bowl Championship Series, Fiesta Bowl
The Mountaineers entered the game as the Big East champions, but were spoiled on the last day of the regular season in the Backyard Brawl against the University of Pittsburgh as the number two team in the rankings. The Sooners were coming off a win over Missouri in the Big 12 Championship Game.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Bowl Championship Series, Fiesta Bowl
The loss was the fourth straight in the BCS and second consecutive in the Fiesta Bowl for head coach Bob Stoops's Sooners, who lost a memorable game a year earlier to Boise State. Bill Stewart, who led the Mountaineers after Rich Rodriguez bolted for Michigan after the regular season, was rewarded for his work in this game by being named permanent head coach for the 2008 season.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Bowl Championship Series, Orange Bowl
On January 3, 2008, while much of the country was focused on the first major preliminary event of the 2008 Presidential Election campaign in the US, the Iowa caucuses, the Big 12's University of Kansas Jayhawks defeated the ACC Champion Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Hokies, 24–21, at the FedEx Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida's Dolphin Stadium.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Bowl Championship Series, 2008 BCS National Championship Game
The 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game was the third post-season contest at New Orleans' Louisiana Superdome and was played on January 7, 2008. The SEC Champion Louisiana State University Tigers overcame a 10–0 deficit to beat the Big Ten Champion Ohio State University Buckeyes, 38–24, in front of a crowd of 79,651. The LSU Tigers thus became the first team to win two BCS titles and the first to win a national championship with two losses (both in triple overtime to Kentucky and Arkansas).


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Conference Bowl records, Bowl Challenge Cup
* – The Sun Belt is ineligible for the Bowl Challenge Cup as they failed to have the minimum three teams to qualify.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Conference Bowl records, Bowl Challenge Cup
NOTE: BCS AQ conferences had a 6-2 mark against BCS non-AQ conferences in 2007–08.


2007–08 NCAA football bowl games, Conference Bowl records, Final rankings, USA Today Coaches Poll
* – By rule, the AFCA members who participate in the poll must list the BCS Title Game winner on all ballots in the first place position.


2007–08 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 2007 season began on January 5, 2008. The postseason tournament concluded with the New York Giants defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, 17–14, on February 3, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Participants
Within each conference, the four division winners and the two wild card teams (the top two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. The four division winners are seeded 1 through 4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5 and 6. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Participants
In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the third-seeded division winner hosts the sixth seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference then receive a bye in the first round. In the second round, the divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosts the worst surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5, or 6), while the number 2 seed will play the other team (seed 3, 4, or 5).


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Participants
The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the fourth and final round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Schedule
In the United States, NBC  broadcast the first two Wild Card playoff games, then CBS broadcast the rest of the AFC playoff games. Fox televised the rest of the NFC games and Super Bowl XLII.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, NFC: Seattle Seahawks 35, Washington Redskins 14
The Redskins rallied back from a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but Seattle responded by intercepting two passes from Todd Collins, who hadn't thrown an interception in any of his games since replacing injured starter Jason Campbell, and scoring 22 points during the last six minutes of the game.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, NFC: Seattle Seahawks 35, Washington Redskins 14
Midway through the first quarter, Seattle receiver Nate Burleson returned a punt 20 yards to the Washington 45-yard line, setting up Leonard Weaver's 17-yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, Burleson returned a punt 19 yards and a caught a 25-yard pass to set up a 50-yard field goal by Josh Brown, giving the Seahawks a 10–0 lead by halftime. Meanwhile, Seattle's defense forced the Redskins to punt on all of their possessions and did not allow them to move the ball more than 30 yards.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, NFC: Seattle Seahawks 35, Washington Redskins 14
In the third quarter, Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed four consecutive passes for 47 yards, including a 35-yard completion to D. J. Hackett, setting up Brown's second field goal to increase their lead to 13–0. Collins led the Redskins 84 yards in 12 plays and finished the drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Antwaan Randle El on the first play of the fourth quarter. Then shortly after the ensuing kickoff, Redskins safety LaRon Landry intercepted a pass from Hasselbeck and returned it to the Seattle 42-yard line. Two plays later, Collins threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss, giving them their first lead of the game at 14–13.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, NFC: Seattle Seahawks 35, Washington Redskins 14
The ensuing kickoff took an odd bounce away from Seattle and was recovered by Washington at the Seahawks 14-yard line. But the Redskins failed to gain a first down after three plays and came up empty when Shaun Suisham missed a 30-yard field goal attempt. A few plays after the missed field goal, Landry recorded his second interception of the game, picking off a deep pass from Hasselbeck on his own 9-yard line. But Washington was forced to punt again, and Derrick Frost's punt went just 33 yards to the Seattle 42.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, NFC: Seattle Seahawks 35, Washington Redskins 14
Four plays later, Hasselbeck threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Hackett, and then followed it up with a 2-point conversion pass to Marcus Pollard, giving the Seahawks a 21–14 lead. Then on the first play after the ensuing kickoff, Seattle cornerback Marcus Trufant intercepted a pass from Collins and returned it 78 yards for a touchdown. The Redskins responded with a drive to Seattle's 31-yard line, but turned the ball over on downs. Then after a punt, Seahawks safety Jordan Babineaux intercepted Collins and returned the ball 57 yards for a touchdown with 27 seconds left in the game, making the final score 35–14.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, NFC: Seattle Seahawks 35, Washington Redskins 14
Burleson finished the game with 167 total yards, including six punt returns for a franchise playoff record 84 yards.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, NFC: Seattle Seahawks 35, Washington Redskins 14
This was the second postseason meeting between the Redskins and Seahawks, with Seattle winning the only prior meeting 20–10 in the 2005 NFC Divisional playoffs.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 29
In a rematch of week 15, Jacksonville gained only 239 yards of offense, but still managed to win on Josh Scobee's 25-yard field goal with 37 seconds left. The Jaguars defense sacked Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger six times, intercepted three of his passes, and forced him to lose a fumble on the final drive of the game. It was their first playoff win in eight years and their first playoff win on the road in ten years. For the Steelers, it marked the first time in franchise history they lost to one team at home two times in a season.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 29
Pittsburgh opened up the scoring by marching 80 yards in 10 plays on their first drive and finishing it off with Najeh Davenport's 1-yard touchdown run. But Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards to the 1-yard line, and Fred Taylor scored a 1-yard touchdown run on the next play.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 29
Early in the second quarter, Jacksonville defensive back Rashean Mathis intercepted a pass from Roethlisberger and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown. Then shortly after the kickoff, Mathis intercepted another pass at the Steelers 46-yard line, setting up David Garrard's 43-yard touchdown pass to Jones-Drew and making the score 21–7. Later in the second quarter, the Steelers took advantage of a missed Scobee field goal by driving all the way to the Jaguars 21-yard line. But defensive tackle Derek Landri intercepted a short pass from Roethlisberger, and the score remained 21–7 at halftime.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 29
In the second half, the Steelers scored on their first four drives. Three plays after the opening kickoff, linebacker James Farrior's interception of a Garrard pass set up Jeff Reed's 28-yard field goal. Jacksonville responded by driving 82 yards in eight plays, with Garrard rushing for 15 yards and completing two passes to Ernest Wilford for 39, while Jones-Drew capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run, increasing their lead to 28–10.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 29
But the Steelers drove right back, and on the first play of the fourth quarter, facing fourth down and 12 on the Jags 37-yard line, Roethlisberger threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes. Then after a punt, Roethlisberger completed six passes for 65 yards on a 69-yard drive that ended with his 14-yard touchdown pass to Heath Miller. The Steelers attempted a two-point conversion to cut the lead to three points, and Roethlisberger initially completed a pass to Hines Ward, but the play was nullified by a holding penalty and Pittsburgh's second attempt was incomplete, keeping the score at 28–23.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 29
Three plays after the ensuing kickoff, Steelers defensive back Ike Taylor intercepted a pass from Garrard and returned it 31 yards to the Jacksonville 16-yard line. Following a pass interference penalty against the Jaguars in the end zone on a fourth down play, Davenport scored his second 1-yard touchdown run of the day. The two-point conversion failed again, but the Steelers took the lead, 29–28.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 29
Jacksonville was unable to score on their next drive, but they forced the Steelers to punt after three plays and Dennis Northcutt returned the punt 16 yards, giving the Jaguars the ball at their own 49-yard line with one timeout remaining and 2:38 left to play. Three plays later on fourth down and 2, Garrard dropped back to pass, but then ran back to the line and took off for a 32-yard burst to the Steelers 11-yard line. After a few more running plays, Scobee kicked a 25-yard field goal, giving his team a 31–29 lead. The Steelers got the ball back with 37 seconds left, but Jaguars defensive end Bobby McCray sealed the victory by forcing a fumble from Roethlisberger which was recovered by Landri.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 5, 2008, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 29
This was the first postseason meeting between the Jaguars and Steelers.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 6, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
Eli Manning completed 20 of 27 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns, while the Giants' defense forced three turnovers and held the Buccaneers to 271 total yards for a Giants victory. The Giants won their first playoff game since the 2000 NFC Championship Game, their first road playoff game since the 1990 NFC Championship Game, and extended their road winning streak to eight games, while the Buccaneers lost in the opening round at home for the second time in three seasons.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 6, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
Tampa Bay scored first with Earnest Graham's 1-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, a 14-yard punt return by Giants cornerback R. W. McQuarters gave New York the ball on their own 47-yard line. Following three receptions by Amani Toomer for 40 yards, Manning threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Jacobs to tie the game. Then after a punt, Manning completed four consecutive passes for 50 yards on a 65-yard drive that ended with Jacobs' second touchdown on an 8-yard run.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 6, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
Micheal Spurlock fumbled the second half kickoff, and it was recovered by New York defensive back Corey Webster, setting up a 25-yard field goal from Lawrence Tynes to make the score 17–7. Tampa Bay responded with a drive to the Giants 25-yard line, but Webster ended it by intercepting a pass from Jeff Garcia in the end zone. Following an exchange of punts, the Giants drove 92 yards and increased their lead to 24–7 with Manning's 4-yard touchdown pass to Toomer.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 6, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
With 3:25 left in the game, Garcia's 6-yard touchdown pass to Alex Smith cut the score to 24–14. The Buccaneers then managed to force a punt, but McQuarters picked off a pass from Garcia with less than two minutes left to put the game away. This was the most recent playoff appearance for the Buccaneers until the 2020 season.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 6, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
This was the first postseason meeting between the Giants and Buccaneers.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 6, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 17, Tennessee Titans 6
San Diego held the Titans to 248 yards and two field goals, while also forcing two turnovers, en route to their first playoff win since the 1994 AFC Championship Game.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 6, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 17, Tennessee Titans 6
The Titans started off the scoring with a field goal from Rob Bironas on their opening drive. Early in the second quarter, Tennessee drove all the way to the Chargers' 13-yard line, but running back Chris Brown fumbled the ball while being tackled by Shawne Merriman and linebacker Shaun Phillips recovered it. Meanwhile, the Chargers offense was limited to three punts and a missed field goal, while Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan also intercepted a pass from Philip Rivers in the end zone. And on the last play of the half, Bironas kicked another field goal to give Tennessee a 6–0 lead.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 6, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 17, Tennessee Titans 6
However, the Chargers scored 17 points on three consecutive possessions in the second half. First, two 19-yard receptions by Chris Chambers and a 34-yard catch by Vincent Jackson set up Nate Kaeding's 20-yard field goal to put San Diego on the board. Then seven plays after forcing the Titans to punt, Rivers threw a 20-yard scoring strike to Jackson, giving the Chargers their first lead of the game. Tennessee responded with a drive to the San Diego 20-yard line, only to have Bironas miss a 38-yard field goal attempt.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 6, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 17, Tennessee Titans 6
On San Diego's ensuing drive, Rivers completed a 39-yard pass to Chambers at the Titans 8-yard line. Three plays later, faced with fourth down and goal on the 1-yard line, San Diego decided to go for the score. Running back LaDainian Tomlinson took a handoff, dove over a pile of players and stretched the ball over the goal line for the touchdown, which was upheld after a Titans challenge, increasing the Chargers' lead to 17–6. The San Diego defense then took over the rest of the game, forcing a punt and an interception on the last two Tennessee drives.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 6, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 17, Tennessee Titans 6
This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Titans and Chargers. The Titans had won all three prior meetings, including the most recent as the Houston Oilers 17–14 in the 1979 AFC Divisional playoffs.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, NFC: Green Bay Packers 42, Seattle Seahawks 20
Despite falling behind 14–0 in the first quarter, Green Bay gained 408 yards of offense and scored touchdowns on six consecutive drives to defeat the Seahawks and advance to their first NFC Championship Game in 10 years. Meanwhile, the Packers' defense limited Seattle to just 200 total yards, with only 28 yards on the ground. Packers running back Ryan Grant, who fumbled twice in the first quarter, ended up with a franchise playoff record 201 rushing yards and three touchdowns.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, NFC: Green Bay Packers 42, Seattle Seahawks 20
Both of Grant's fumbles in the first quarter were converted into Seattle touchdowns. On the first play of the game, Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu recovered Grant's fumble and returned it 12 yards to the Green Bay 1-yard line, setting up Shaun Alexander's 1-yard touchdown run on the next play. Then shortly after the ensuing kickoff, Grant, who only fumbled once during the regular season, lost another fumble which was recovered by Jordan Babineaux at the Packers 49-yard line. Five plays later, Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Bobby Engram, giving the Seahawks a 14–0 lead just four minutes into the game.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, NFC: Green Bay Packers 42, Seattle Seahawks 20
However, the Packers responded with a touchdown on all of their ensuing possessions until early in the fourth quarter. First, quarterback Brett Favre completed four consecutive passes for 65 yards and finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings. Then after a punt, the Packers drove 64 yards in nine plays, with Grant rushing the ball four times for 43 yards and finishing it off with a 1-yard touchdown run to tie the game.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, NFC: Green Bay Packers 42, Seattle Seahawks 20
On the first play of the second quarter, with heavy snow falling, Green Bay defensive end Aaron Kampman recovered a fumble from Marcus Pollard on the Seahawks 18-yard line. Following two carries for 16 yards by Grant, Favre threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jennings. Aided by a 15-yard roughing the punter penalty against Green Bay on fourth down, Seattle responded by driving to the Packers 10-yard line where Josh Brown kicked a field goal to cut the score to 21–17. But Green Bay then moved the ball 70 yards in 14 plays and scored with Grant's 3-yard touchdown run to give them a 28–17 lead at halftime.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, NFC: Green Bay Packers 42, Seattle Seahawks 20
After a Seahawks punt began the second half, Favre completed a 24-yard pass to Jennings and Grant broke off a 24-yard run to the Seahawks 12-yard line, setting up Favre's 13-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Jackson. Hasselbeck responded by completing six of seven passes for 68 yards en route to another Brown field goal, but Grant's 43-yard run on the Packers next drive set up his third touchdown of the day, making the final score 42–20.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, NFC: Green Bay Packers 42, Seattle Seahawks 20
This was the second postseason meeting between the Seahawks and Packers. Green Bay won the only prior meeting 33–27 in OT in the 2003 NFC Wild Card playoffs.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns, while running back Laurence Maroney added 162 total yards (122 yards on the ground). Overall, New England gained 401 yards and didn't punt the ball until 31 seconds remained in the fourth quarter.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
Jacksonville took the opening kickoff and went 80 yards in nine plays, featuring two receptions by Marcedes Lewis for 57 yards, on the way to David Garrard's 9-yard touchdown pass to Matt Jones. The Patriots then went on a 74-yard drive and scored with Tom Brady's 3-yard touchdown pass to Benjamin Watson. On Jacksonville's next possession, New England lineman Ty Warren forced a fumble while sacking Garrard, and linebacker Mike Vrabel recovered it at the Jaguars 29-yard line. Several plays later, Maroney scored a 1-yard touchdown run to give New England a 14–7 lead.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew muffed the ensuing kickoff and was downed at his own 5-yard line. The Jaguars then moved the ball 95 yards in 11 plays without even facing a third down and scored with Garrard's 6-yard touchdown pass to Ernest Wilford. For the third time in a row, New England drove deep into Jacksonville territory. But this time the drive stalled at the 17-yard line and ended with no points when Stephen Gostkowski missed a 35-yard field goal with 53 seconds left in the first half.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
On the opening drive of the second half, Brady completed seven of eight passes for 54 yards on an 82-yard drive. On the last play, he took a snap in shotgun formation with Kevin Faulk to his right, Brady jumped in the air with his arms raised to make it look like a play used by the Patriots before where Faulk took the direct snap. The Jaguars defense followed Faulk, leaving Wes Welker open in the end zone, and Brady threw him the ball for a touchdown to give the Patriots a 21–14 lead.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
Jacksonville responded with a drive to the New England 21-yard line, but receiver Dennis Northcutt dropped a pass on third down, forcing them to settle for a Josh Scobee 39-yard field goal, cutting the score to 21–17. On New England's next drive, Jacksonville's Derek Landri was assessed a roughing-the-passer penalty, turning Welker's 6-yard catch into a 21-yard gain. Maroney gained 40 yards with his next two carries, and following two more Welker receptions, Brady threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Watson giving New England a 28–17 lead.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
An unnecessary roughness penalty and a 25-yard reception by Reggie Williams on Jacksonville's next drive set up a 25-yard field goal by Scobee, which cut the Jaguars deficit to one touchdown, 28–20. On the second play after the kickoff, Brady completed a 52-yard strike to Donté Stallworth, setting up Gostkowski's second field goal attempt to put New England back up by two scores, 31–20.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
Then, with 3:46 left in the game, Pats safety Rodney Harrison, intercepted a pass from Garrard at the Patriots' 31-yard line, ending any hope of a Jacksonville comeback. Harrison's interception was his seventh career postseason pick, a Patriots record. This was also his fourth consecutive postseason game with an interception, tying an NFL record held by Aeneas Williams.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
With this win, the Patriots advanced to the AFC title game for the second year in a row and extended their perfect record to 17–0, matching the final record of the 1972 Miami Dolphins.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
This would be the Jacksonville Jaguars' last postseason appearance until 2017.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 12, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Jaguars and Patriots, with New England winning two of the prior three meetings, including 28–3 in the 2005 AFC Wild Card playoffs.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 28, Indianapolis Colts 24
Despite the loss of starting quarterback Philip Rivers and running back LaDainian Tomlinson (the NFL's leading rusher during the season), San Diego still managed to defeat the defending Super Bowl champion Colts in what would be the final game in the RCA Dome.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 28, Indianapolis Colts 24
The Colts started out the game on a 76-yard drive and scored on Peyton Manning's 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark. Then defensive back Kelvin Hayden intercepted a pass from Rivers on the Colts 24-yard line and the Colts moved the ball to the San Diego 40-yard line. However, Indianapolis receiver Marvin Harrison, playing in his first game back from an injury in nearly three months, fumbled the ball while being tackled by Antonio Cromartie, and defensive back Marlon McCree recovered it.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 28, Indianapolis Colts 24
Following the turnover, San Diego drove 78 yards and tied the game with Rivers' 14-yard touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson. Manning responded by completing three passes for 42 yards on a 44-yard drive that ended with an Adam Vinatieri field goal to give the Colts a 10–7 lead. Both teams blew scoring opportunities on their next drives. First the Chargers drove to the Indianapolis 31-yard line, only to have Nate Kaeding miss a 48-yard field goal. Then the Colts advanced to the Chargers 35-yard line, but on their last play of the half, Manning's pass was intercepted by Cromartie. Cromartie's 89-yard touchdown return was called back by a holding penalty, but he managed to prevent the Colts from scoring and it remained 10–7 at halftime.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 28, Indianapolis Colts 24
The Chargers took the second half kickoff and quickly took the lead with a 30-yard touchdown catch from Chris Chambers. Once again the Colts drove into Chargers territory, moving the ball all the way to the San Diego 4-yard line. But on third down and 3, Manning's pass was intercepted by Eric Weddle. However, the Chargers could only move the ball to their own 6-yard line and T. J. Rushing returned their punt 12-yards to midfield. This time the Colts drove 50 yards and scored with Manning's 9-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 28, Indianapolis Colts 24
Wayne was initially ruled out of bounds at the 7, but a Colts challenge showed he remained in bounds on the way to the touchdown, and the Colts took the lead, 17–14. On the Chargers ensuing drive, Rivers threw a 22-yard completion to Chambers and followed it up with a 56-yard touchdown pass to Darren Sproles, a special teams returner who was brought in on offense as an extra receiver.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 28, Indianapolis Colts 24
With 10:50 left in the fourth quarter, Indianapolis retook the lead with Manning's 55-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Gonzalez, who caught the ball along the left sideline and narrowly managed to keep his feet in bounds en route to a score, which was upheld after a Chargers challenge. But San Diego, now led by second-string quarterback Billy Volek, drove 78 yards in eight plays and scored with Volek's 1-yard touchdown run, giving them a 28–24 lead with 4:50 left in regulation.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 28, Indianapolis Colts 24
Manning led the Colts down the field, moving the ball 70 yards and converting a fourth down and 5 with a 16-yard completion to Clark. But he threw three consecutive incompletions from the Chargers 7-yard line, turning the ball over on downs. Indianapolis' defense managed to force a punt, but the Colts turned the ball over on downs again after Dallas Clark's fourth-down drop with 53 seconds left, and San Diego ran out the rest of the clock to close the RCA Dome for good.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, AFC: San Diego Chargers 28, Indianapolis Colts 24
This was the second postseason meeting between the Chargers and Colts, with Indianapolis winning the only prior meeting 35–20 in the 1995 AFC Wild Card playoffs.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
With nine seconds left in the game, Giants defensive back R. W. McQuarters intercepted a Tony Romo pass in the end zone to preserve a victory over the Cowboys, who had defeated New York twice during the season. The win marked the first time in 20 years that the NFC's #1 seeded team had been eliminated in the divisional round, the first time it had happened since the current playoff format was instituted in 1990, and sent the Cowboys home with their sixth consecutive playoff loss since 1996. The Giants advanced to their first NFC Championship Game since 2000 with the win and won their ninth consecutive game away from Giants Stadium. This would also turn out to be the final playoff game at Texas Stadium.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
The Giants scored on their opening drive when Eli Manning threw a pass to Amani Toomer, who caught the pass on a curl route at the Dallas 39 before spinning away from the defense and running down left sideline for a 52-yard touchdown reception. Following an exchange of punts, Dallas running back Marion Barber rushed twice for 56 yards on a 9-play, 95-yard drive that ended with Romo's 5-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
Then after a punt, Dallas scored on one of the longest drives in playoff history, moving the ball 90 yards in 20 plays and taking 10:28 off the clock. Barber capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to give Dallas a 14–7 lead with 53 seconds left in the second quarter. The Giants responded by scoring a second touchdown, going 74 yards in 46 seconds. Ahmad Bradshaw ran for 13 yards, Manning completed two passes to Steve Smith for 34 yards, and a facemask penalty added another 15 yards. Following a 19-yard reception by tight end Kevin Boss, Manning threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Toomer to tie the game with seven seconds remaining in the half.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
Dallas took the second half kickoff and retook the lead with a 62-yard drive that ended with a field goal by Nick Folk. The rest of the quarter was scoreless, but with 53 seconds left, McQuarters' 25-yard punt return gave New York the ball on the Cowboys 37-yard line. Five plays later, Brandon Jacobs scored a 1-yard touchdown run, giving the Giants a 21–17 lead. After an exchange of punts, Dallas got the ball on their own 44-yard line with seven minutes left in the game.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
But following several penalties, the Cowboys could only move the ball to their 49 and had to punt. Their defense managed to force New York to punt again after only three plays and Patrick Crayton returned it eight yards, giving them a first down with 1:50 left to play, one timeout, and the ball on the New York 48-yard line. Romo threw a 9-yard pass to Barber and an 18-yard completion to Jason Witten at the 27-yard line. The Cowboys, however, only managed to gain four more yards and on fourth down Romo threw an interception to McQuarters in the end zone to clinch the victory for the Giants, who ran out the clock from there.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 13, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
This was the first postseason meeting between the Giants and Cowboys.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 21, San Diego Chargers 12
Despite three interceptions from Tom Brady, the Patriots still managed to defeat San Diego, holding them to four field goals while Laurence Maroney rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown for the second game in a row. With this win, the Patriots became the first NFL team to start with an 18–0 record and advanced to their fourth Super Bowl appearance in seven years.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 21, San Diego Chargers 12
With just over five minutes left in the first quarter, Chargers defensive back Quentin Jammer intercepted a pass from Brady on the Patriots 40-yard line, setting up a 26-yard field goal by Nate Kaeding. New England responded by driving 65 yards and scoring with a 1-yard Maroney touchdown run to take a 7–3 lead.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 21, San Diego Chargers 12
Kaeding kicked a 23-yard field goal in the second quarter to cut the score to 7–6, but after a punt, Patriots defensive back Asante Samuel intercepted a pass from Philip Rivers and returned it 10 yards to the Chargers 24-yard line. One play later, Brady's 12-yard touchdown pass to Jabar Gaffney increased their lead to 14–6. Later on, a 26-yard run by Darren Sproles moved the ball to the New England 34-yard line. But once again, the Patriots defense kept San Diego out of the end zone, stopping them on third and 1 and forcing them to settle for another Kaeding field goal, making the score 14–9 at halftime.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 21, San Diego Chargers 12
On the opening drive of the second half, Brady threw his second interception of the game, this one to Drayton Florence at the New England 49-yard line. San Diego then moved the ball to the 4-yard line, but on third and 1, linebacker Junior Seau tackled Michael Turner for a 2-yard loss and the Chargers had to settle for Kaeding's fourth field goal. New England responded with a drive to the San Diego 2-yard line, with Maroney gaining 39 yards on four running plays, but Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie ended the drive by intercepting Brady in the end zone.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 21, San Diego Chargers 12
On their first drive of the fourth quarter, New England moved the ball 67 yards and scored with Brady's 6-yard touchdown pass to Wes Welker, making the score 21–12. Following a Chargers punt, the Patriots ended the game with a 15-play drive that took the final 9:13 off the game clock.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, AFC: New England Patriots 21, San Diego Chargers 12
This was the third postseason meeting (and second consecutive) between the Chargers and Patriots. Both teams have split the prior two meetings. New England won last season's postseason meeting 24–21 in the 2006 AFC Divisional playoffs.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
Seventeen years to the day after their win over the 49ers in the 1990 NFC Championship Game, the Giants won the 2007 NFC Championship Game. And seventeen years to the day that Matt Bahr kicked the winning field goal to send the Giants to the Super Bowl, Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes did exactly the same thing. New York won its fourth NFC Championship Game in as many tries, and won their tenth consecutive game away from home.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
For the third playoff game in a row, Giants quarterback Eli Manning didn't throw a single interception, finishing the game with 254 yards. His top target was Plaxico Burress, who set a franchise postseason record with 11 receptions for 154 yards. Donald Driver was the Packers top receiver with five catches for 141 yards.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
The game was played in frigid conditions, with a gametime temperature of 0 °F/-18 °C and a wind chill of −23 °F/-30 °C. The Giants drove twice into Packers territory early, but were unable to score a touchdown on either drive and had to settle for two Tynes field goals. On the kickoff following the second field goal Packers return man Koren Robinson misplayed the ball and was forced to chase after it. Tramon Williams, the other returner on the play, recovered the ball at the Packers' 10-yard line.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
On the first play of the ensuing drive Brett Favre responded by hitting Donald Driver on a 90-yard touchdown pass, which was the longest play in Green Bay postseason history and gave them a 7–6 lead. The Packers extended the lead to 10–6 on a second quarter Mason Crosby field goal and kept that lead into the half.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
The Giants got the ball to start the second half and drove the ball 69 yards for a score, a one-yard run into the end zone by Brandon Jacobs. On the play prior to the touchdown Jacobs fumbled the ball at the one-yard line but tight end Kevin Boss of the Giants recovered. The Packers committed four penalties on the drive, one negating an Al Harris interception and another a roughing the passer penalty on a failed third down conversion.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
Williams' 49-yard return on the ensuing kickoff put the Packers in New York territory to start their response. The Giants appeared to stop the Packers drive after Driver caught a pass short of the first down, but Sam Madison was called for a personal foul which gave Green Bay a first down at the Giants' 12-yard line. On the next play Favre hit Donald Lee for a touchdown to retake the lead.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
Almost as quickly as the Packers scored, the Giants answered right back as Manning was given the ball at his own 43-yard line thanks to a short kick from Crosby and a 33-yard return from Domenik Hixon. Seven plays later, the Giants re-took the lead as Ahmad Bradshaw scored from four yards away.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
Once again, however, Favre and the Packers went down the field and into Giants territory, reaching the 31-yard line. On the second play of the fourth quarter, however, Favre threw a pass that R. W. McQuarters of the Giants intercepted and attempted to return. As he did so, Ryan Grant stripped the ball from McQuarters and it fell into the arms of Packers lineman Mark Tauscher. The sequence netted the Packers 12 yards, as Tauscher's recovery gave Green Bay the ball at the New York 19-yard line and a fresh set of downs.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
However, Green Bay did not gain a yard in three plays and Crosby was called on to kick a game-tying field goal, which he converted. The Giants then attempted to drive down the field and score on their third consecutive drive, and got into position for a go-ahead field goal. Tynes, however, missed from 43 yards and the game remained tied at 20.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
Neither the Packers nor the Giants had any success moving the ball on their next series, resulting in the Packers punting twice and the Giants once. On the second Green Bay punt McQuarters fumbled for the second time in the game. This time, the Giants were able to recover as Hixon fell on the ball after a scrum.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
With 2:15 remaining and the ball at the Packers' 48, Bradshaw took a hand-off from Manning on the first play of the drive and ran all the way for the apparent go-ahead touchdown, but Chris Snee was called for holding which nullified the play. Despite the penalty the Giants continued to drive, and with the ball at the Green Bay 18-yard line Tynes was called on again for a field goal with four seconds remaining. Once again, however, he did not make the kick, instead hooking the 36-yarder wide left and forcing overtime.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
Green Bay won the coin toss to start the extra period, but on the second play of overtime Favre's pass, which would be his last as a Packer, was intercepted by Giants defensive back Corey Webster, who returned the ball nine yards to the Green Bay 34-yard line. The Giants gained five yards on three plays and then sent Tynes out to try his fifth field goal of the game, and his longest attempt of the day (47 yards).


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
Just as Bahr had done seventeen years prior to the day, Tynes connected on the game-winning field goal, clinching a fourth NFC Championship for the Giants and their first since 2000. The Giants, the NFC's #5 seed, became just the second NFC wild card team ever to win a conference championship (the 1975 Dallas Cowboys being the other) and the third team ever (and first NFC team) to reach the Super Bowl with three road playoff wins (joining the 1985 New England Patriots and the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers. The Green Bay Packers matched the feat three years later).


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
The game was the third ever conference championship game to be decided in overtime since the AFL/NFL merger, joining the 1986 AFC Championship Game and the 1998 NFC Championship Game. Tynes joined Rich Karlis and Morten Andersen as the only players to score the decisive points in an overtime conference championship game (coincidentally, all three players were members of the respective visiting teams in those years).


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
Since, four more NFC Championship Games have gone to overtime, with the 2009 NFC Championship Game and the 2011 NFC Championship Game won by the Saints and Giants (Tynes would again kick the game-winning field goal in the 2011 game). Tynes also set a record for longest field goal by an opposing player in Lambeau Field playoff history with his game-winning kick. The first NFC Championship Game ending in overtime on a touchdown was the 2014 NFC Championship Game, won by the Seattle Seahawks. The 2018 NFC Championship Game also went into overtime, which was won by the Los Angeles Rams on a game-winning field goal.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
The Packers' loss was their third in the last five Lambeau Field playoff games and marked the first time that they had ever lost an NFL/NFC Championship Game at home (losing three previous games at the Polo Grounds, Franklin Field, and Texas Stadium).


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
This was the last time the Packers hosted the NFC Championship game until the 2020 season.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
The game was featured as one of the NFL's Greatest Games as The Chilling Championship.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 20, 2008, NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
This was the sixth postseason meeting between the Giants and Packers, with Green Bay winning four of the prior five games. The most recent meeting was won by Green Bay in the 1962 NFL Championship Game.


2007–08 NFL playoffs, Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
This was the first Super Bowl meeting between the Giants and Patriots.


2007–08 NHL season
The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation (90th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). It began on September 29, 2007, and the regular season ended April 6, 2008. The Stanley Cup playoffs ended on June 4, with the Detroit Red Wings taking the championship. The 56th NHL All-Star Game was held in Atlanta, Georgia, as the Atlanta Thrashers hosted the event at Philips Arena on January 27, 2008. The hosting by Atlanta was rescheduled from 2005, when a lockout cancelled the entire 2004–05 season.


2007–08 NHL season, League business
The league announced that the regular season salary cap would be going up for the third consecutive season. The 2007–08 salary cap is being increased by US$6.3 million per team to bring the salary cap up to US$50.3 million. The salary floor is at US$34.3 million, which is 71.5% higher than the salary floor during the 2005–06 season. The season featured the debut of Reebok's new Rbk Edge hockey jerseys. This was the first league-wide uniform innovation in the history of any major North American professional sports league. Seven teams (Boston, Tampa Bay, Vancouver, Washington, Ottawa, San Jose and Columbus) unveiled new designs prior to the season's beginning.


2007–08 NHL season, League business
On March 1, 2007, the NHL announced the regular season would open on September 29, 2007, with the first of back-to-back games in London at The O2. They were the first NHL regular season games ever played in Europe. Both games featured the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings (who are owned by Anschutz Entertainment Group, the same company that owns The O2).


2007–08 NHL season, League business
The official average attendance per game was 17,625 per game. However, if the two games played at the O2 Arena are counted, the number is 17,309 per game.


2007–08 NHL season, League business
On September 17, 2007, the NHL announced the first outdoor game in over four years would be played between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Buffalo Sabres at Buffalo's Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the National Football League's Buffalo Bills, on January 1, 2008. The event—known as the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic—was the first time an NHL regular-season game had been played outdoors in the United States, and it set an NHL attendance record of 71,217 people. The only previous outdoor NHL game was the 2003 Heritage Classic played between the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers at Commonwealth Stadium on November 22, 2003.


2007–08 NHL season, League business
During board of governors meetings held on September 18, 2007, in Chicago, cities including Las Vegas, Kansas City, Houston, Milwaukee, Quebec City, Seattle and Winnipeg were discussed as possible expansion destinations. The NHL also discussed the current "unbalanced" schedule and voted on a new schedule format at a board meeting in November, so that all teams will play each other at least once and reduce intradivisional play in the 2008–09 season, in essence returning to the scheduling structure that existed in 2003–04, and would have existed in 2004–05. The sale of the Lightning and Predators teams were not completed for board approval.


2007–08 NHL season, League business, Rule changes
A number of minor rule changes were introduced for the start of the 2007–08 season. Penalty shots can now be awarded when a player with the puck is hauled down from the centre line on in rather than from the opposition's blue-line as had been the case. Also, the interference rule was altered to allow for a major penalty and a game misconduct when an injury results. Another change affected faceoff placement: All faceoffs must be conducted at one of the nine dots painted on the rink.


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season
The New Jersey Devils began playing in their new arena, the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. However, since the arena was not ready by the beginning of the season, they began their season with a nine-game road trip.


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season
Inter-conference division play had the Northeast visit the Pacific, the Pacific visit the Atlantic, the Atlantic visit the Northwest, the Northwest visit the Southeast, the Southeast visit the Central and the Central visit the Northeast.


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season
Michael Cammalleri of the Los Angeles Kings scored the first goal of the season against the Anaheim Ducks on September 29 in the opening game played in London, United Kingdom.


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season
Richard Zednik of the Florida Panthers was severely injured after having his external carotid artery in his neck accidentally cut by the skate of teammate Olli Jokinen in a game against the Buffalo Sabres on February 10. Zednik fully recovered from the injury, but missed the remainder of the season.


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season
The Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators matched up for the first time since the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals on March 3, 2008, in Anaheim.


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season
The Washington Capitals improved from 14th place in the previous season and last in the Eastern Conference during the first third of the 2007–08 season to finish as the third seed in the 2007–08 playoffs and winners of the Southeast Division. The turnaround was attributed mainly to the hiring of then-American Hockey League coach Bruce Boudreau, whose efforts won him the Jack Adams Award for the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season
The Detroit Red Wings won the Presidents' Trophy for finishing the regular season with the most points (115).


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season
Fewer goals were scored in the regular season than in the 2006–07 season, with an average of 5.44 goals scored per game (6,691 goals over 1,230 games). Goaltenders combined for 161 shutouts.


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points.


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwestbold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner


2007–08 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Tiebreaking procedures
Where two or more clubs are tied in points at the end of the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:


2007–08 NHL season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. In the Stanley Cup Finals, home ice is determined based on regular season points; thus, the Detroit Red Wings had home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for have games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for the other games.


2007–08 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2007–08 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2007–08 NHL season, Milestones, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2007–08:


2007–08 NHL season, Milestones, Last games
The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2007–08, listed with their team:


2007–08 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2007–08 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.


2007–08 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
The 2007–08 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the NJIT Highlanders men's basketball program in the 2007–08 college basketball season. They are the first team to ever go 0–29. The closest they came to a win all year were two nine-point losses, 62–53 to Stony Brook and 67–58 to Lehigh. Head coach Jim Casciano and the entire team of men's basketball coaching staff stepped down after the season.


2007–08 NK Dinamo Zagreb season
This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club Dinamo Zagreb It also lists all matches that Dinamo Zagreb played in the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 NLA season
The 2007–08 National League A season, was the first ice hockey season of the National League A since the reorganization of the Swiss league and the 70th in the history of Swiss professional hockey. There were some rule changes to the standings and playoff format and the league officially changed its name to National League A.


2007–08 NLA season, Relegation
EHC Biel, champions of the National League B, would later defeat EHC Basel Sharks, 4–0 to move up into the National League A. Therefore, Basel was relegated to the National League B.


2007–08 NOFV-Oberliga
The 2007–08 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the fourteenth and last season of the league at tier four (IV) of the German football league system before the introduction of the 3. Liga in Germany.


2007–08 NOFV-Oberliga
The NOFV-Oberliga was split into two divisions, NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga Süd. The clubs finishing in the top three positions were promoted directly to the 2008–09 Regionalliga Nord.


2007–08 NOJHL season
The 2007–08 NOJHL season is the 30th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The six teams of the East and West Divisions will play 50-game schedules.


2007–08 NOJHL season
Come February, the top teams of each division will play down for the Copeland-McNamara Trophy, the NOJHL championship. The winner of the Copeland-McNamara Trophy will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2008 Royal Bank Cup.


2007–08 NOJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2007–08 NOJHL season, Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
Hosted by the Newmarket Hurricanes in Newmarket, Ontario. Sudbury finished in fourth.


2007–08 NOJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2007–08 NOJHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2007–08 NTFL season
The 2007/08 NTFL season was the 87th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


2007–08 NTFL season
St Marys have won there 26th premiership title while defeating Waratah in the grand final by 96 points.


2007–08 Nashville Predators season
The 2007–08 Nashville Predators season began October 4, 2007. It was their tenth season in the National Hockey League.


2007–08 Nashville Predators season
The 2007 off-season was dominated by the attempted purchase of the Predators by Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie, who signed a letter of intent to purchase the team for at least $220 million. The attempted sale led to widespread speculation that Balsillie intended to relocate the team to Hamilton, Ontario, if the Predators failed to reach a 14,000 paid average attendance in 2007–08, allowing the team to break its lease. Balsillie had already entered negotiations on a lease at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton.


2007–08 Nashville Predators season
Despite calling the negotiations a "contingency plan," Balsillie petitioned the NHL to decide on his ability to relocate the franchise at the same time the NHL Board of Governors voted on his purchase of the team. However, the deal was ended by Predators Owner Craig Leipold on June 22, as he informed the NHL that he was pulling out of the agreement due to a lack of a finalized sale agreement and over concerns that Balsillie would relocate the team to Hamilton.


2007–08 Nashville Predators season
On August 1, a group led by local businessman David Freeman issued a letter of intent to purchase the Predators. The sale was approved by the Board of Governors on November 29.


2007–08 Nashville Predators season
In January, it was revealed that former Predators Owner Craig Leipold was purchasing the majority share in the Minnesota Wild.


2007–08 Nashville Predators season, Regular season
On November 15, 2007, Martin Erat scored just 19 seconds into the overtime period to give the Predators a 5–4 home win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Thrashers' Marian Hossa would tie that mark in overtime on December 23, 2007, in a 3–2 Atlanta road win over the St. Louis Blues. Both goals would prove to be the fastest overtime goals scored during the 2007–08 regular season.


2007–08 Nashville Predators season, Regular season, Conference standings
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwestbold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner


2007–08 Nashville Predators season, Player stats, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2007–08 Nashville Predators season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2007–08 Nashville Predators season, Awards and records, Records
On March 30, goaltender Dan Ellis had a 233:39 long shutout streak snapped in a 1–0 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings. This was the fifth longest shutout streak in league history


2007–08 Nashville Predators season, Transactions
The Predators were involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 Nashville Predators season, Draft picks
Nashville's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Predators possess the 23rd overall pick in the draft. The pick was originally traded to the Philadelphia Flyers when the Predators acquired Peter Forsberg. Nashville re-acquired the pick, however, on June 18 in exchange for Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timonen.


2007–08 Nashville Predators season, Farm teams, Milwaukee Admirals
The Milwaukee Admirals are the Predators' top affiliate, playing in the American Hockey League in 2007–08.


2007–08 Nashville Predators season, Farm teams, New Mexico Scorpions
The New Mexico Scorpions were a Predators' affiliate, playing in the Central Hockey League in 2007–08. On July 2, 2009, the Scorpions ceased operations.


2007–08 National Division One
The 2007–08 National Division One was the 21st full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams included Northampton Saints (relegated from the Guinness Premiership 2006-07) and Esher and Launceston (both promoted from National Division Two 2006-07). After two seasons Rotherham dropped the 'Earth' from their name to return to 'Rotherham Titans' (which they had been rebranded to in 2005 for the 2005-06 season) as sponsor Earth Mortgages ran into financial difficulties and Complete Technical Services instead became the club's new sponsor.


2007–08 National Division One
Following their relegation from the previous season, Northampton Saints won the National Division One title at the first attempt and returned to the Guinness Premiership for season 2008–09 with Chris Ashton setting what was then the English league try record of 39 tries in a season (although Phil Chesters broke this record with 70 tries in a season in tier 4, Ashton's still stands as the highest ever in tier 2). Exeter Chiefs finished in second place, and Pertemp Bees and Launceston were relegated to the 2008–09 National Division Two.


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Team
96 - 3 Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Team
59 - 8 Northampton Saints away to Sedgley Park on 6 October 2007


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Team
Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Team
Cornish Pirates at home to Exeter Chiefs on 7 October 2007


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Team
Exeter Chiefs away to Plymouth Albion on 8 September 2007


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Player
Bruce Reihana for Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Player
Chris Ashton for Northampton Saints at home to Launceston on 26 April 2008


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Player
Gareth Steenson for Cornish Pirates at home to Exeter Chiefs on 7 October 2007


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Player
Danny Gray for Exeter Chiefs away to Plymouth Albion on 8 September 2007


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Attendances
Northampton Saints at home to Exeter Chiefs on 22 March 2008


2007–08 National Division One, Season records, Attendances
Pertemps Bees (twice) at home to Plymouth Albion on 15 September 2007 & Esher on 10 November 2007


2007–08 National Division Three North
The 2007–08 National Division Three North was the eighth season (nineteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Bradford & Bingley and Harrogate who were relegated from the 2006–07 National Division Two, while promoted teams included Caldy (champions) and Beverley (playoffs), both coming up from North Division 1, with no team from Midlands Division 1 as the winners of that league, Luton, went into National Division Three South instead.


2007–08 National Division Three North
The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.


2007–08 National Division Three North
At the end of the season the league champions were Tynedale, who made up for the disappointment of missing out on promotion from last season's playoffs by winning the title at a canter, finishing ahead of 2nd placed Darlington Mowden Park by a massive 29 points and qualifying directly for the 2008–09 National Division Two. As runners up Darlington Mowden Park had to go down to the 2007–08 National Division Three South runners up Cinderford for their playoff game, losing a tight encounter that finished 15 - 14 to the Gloucestershire side.


2007–08 National Division Three North
The rest of the league was extremely tight, although the relegated sides all probably deserved to go down in terms of results with newly promoted Beverley, West Park St Helens and Morley being the three sides to go down. All three sides would drop to North Division 1 for the following season.


2007–08 National Division Three North, Results, Promotion play-off
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Cinderford were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Darlington Mowden Park, they hosted the play-off match.


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
74 - 0  Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 22 December 2007


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
54 - 5  Leicester Lions away to Beverley on 26 January 2008


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 22 December 2007Fylde at home to Beverley on 12 April 2008


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
Preston Grasshoppers at home to Morley on 20 October 2007Macclesfield at home to Rugby Lions on 2 February 2008


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
West Park St Helens away to Beverley on 6 October 2007Fylde at home to Hull Ionians on 1 December 2007Fylde away to Beverley on 15 December 2007


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Jon Boden for Leicester Lions at home to Hull Ionians on 19 January 2008


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Lisiate Tafa for Bradford & Bingley away to Fylde on 6 October 2007 Gareth Roberts for Leicester Lions away to Beverley on 26 January 2008


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Stephen Nutt for Fylde at home to Beverley on 12 April 2008


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Gerhard Boshoff for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Morley on 20 October 2007 Ross Winney for Macclesfield at home to Rugby Lions on 2 February 2008


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Rob Hitchmough for West Park St Helens away to Beverley on 6 October 2007 John Armstrong for Fylde at home to Hull Ionians on 1 December 2007 John Armstrong for Fylde away to Beverley on 15 December 2007


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Attendances
Preston Grasshoppers at home to Fylde on 22 December 2007


2007–08 National Division Three North, Season records, Attendances
West Park St Helens at home to Leicester Lions on 15 December 2007


2007–08 National Division Three South
The 2007–08 National Division Three South was the eighth season (21st overall)  of the fourth division (south) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three South. New teams to the division included Barking who were relegated from the 2006–07 National Division Two while promoted sides included London Scottish (champions) and Ealing (playoffs) who came up from London Division 1, Mounts Bay who came up as champions of South West Division 1 and Luton who were Midlands Division 1 champions.


2007–08 National Division Three South
In the case of Luton, Midlands league champions usually moved up to National Division Three North but due to number imbalances in that division, for this season, they would go into National Division Three South instead. The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three North (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.


2007–08 National Division Three South
In what was a very competitive league there were a number of teams tipped to go up but in the end it was Mounts Bay who came out on top as champions 12 points clear and sealing promotion to the 2008–09 National Division Two - part of an incredible sequence of six successive promotions stretching back to Cornwall 1 in 2003-04. The battle for the runner up spot was keenly contested between Cinderford and newly promoted Ealing Trailfinders but in the end the Gloucestershire side took second spot despite losing their final game to the west Londoners.


2007–08 National Division Three South
Cinderford would join Mounts Bay in National Division Two after defeating 2007–08 National Division Three North runners up  Darlington Mowden Park in a very close playoff game viewed by over 2,000 spectators at Dockham Road. At the other end of the table newly promoted Luton went straight back down as the worst side in the division followed by  North Walsham.


2007–08 National Division Three South
The third and final relegation spot was very closely contested but eventually Clifton went down just 1 point behind relegation rivals Barking and Havant - a last gasp away victory against relegation rivals Havant not being enough as Barking had a shock win against champions Mount Bays to keep them up instead. Luton and North Walsham would drop to London Division 1 while Clifton would go into South West Division 1.


2007–08 National Division Three South, Results, Promotion play-off
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Cinderford were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Darlington Mowden Park, they hosted the play-off match.


2007–08 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
61 - 0 Cinderford at home to North Walsham on 22 September 2007


2007–08 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
39 - 0 Cinderford away to Havant on 27 October 2007


2007–08 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
71 - 17 Ealing Trailfinders at home to Clifton on 20 October 2007


2007–08 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Cinderford at home to North Walsham on 22 September 2007Ealing Trailfinders at home to Clifton on 20 October 2007London Scottish at home to Luton on 19 January 2008Mounts Bay v Luton on 15 March 2008


2007–08 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Ealing Trailfinders at home to Clifton on 20 October 2007Mounts Bay v Luton on 15 March 2008


2007–08 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Mounts Bay away to Ealing Trailfinders on 3 November 2007Luton at home to North Walsham on 22 December 2007


2007–08 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Lee Jarvis for Mounts Bay away to Bridgwater & Albion on 8 September 2007


2007–08 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Stuart Peel for London Scottish at home to Barking on 20 October 2007 Gert De Kock for Canterbury at home to Barking on 12 April 2008


2007–08 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Lee Jarvis for Mounts Bay at home to Barking on 1 September 2007 Ben Ward for Ealing Trailfinders at home to Clifton on 20 October 2007


2007–08 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Tim Mosey for Mounts Bay away to Ealing Trailfinders on 3 November 2007 Lee Jarvis for Mounts Bay at home to Lydney on 10 November 2007 Andy Davey for Luton at home to North Walsham on 22 December 2007


2007–08 National Division Two
The 2007–08 National Division Two was the eighth version (twenty first overall) of the third division of the English rugby union league system using the name National Division Two. New teams to the division included Waterloo and Otley who were relegated from the 2006–07 National Division One while promoted teams included Blaydon coming up from the 2006–07 National Division Three North while Southend (champions) and Westcombe Park (playoffs) came up from the 2006–07 National Division Three South.


2007–08 National Division Two
At the end of the season Otley made an instant return to their former division by beating runners up Manchester to the title by just one point, with Manchester also gaining promotion by virtue of their second-place finish - both teams would be promoted to the 2008–09 National Division One. Relegated teams included Halifax, Henley Hawks and Nuneaton with Halifax picking up just two wins all season. Halifax and Nuneaton would drop to the 2008–09 National Division Three North while Henley Hawks would go into the 2008–09 National Division Three South.