Here's Region 4 - after this region a quarter of the field will be set. The 4th overall seed - the 1991 Redskins.
1. 1991 WASHINGTON REDSKINS v. 16. Play in Winner 1992 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS v. 1956 DETROIT LIONS
1. 1991 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION WASHINGTON REDSKINS
Pythag: 14-2
Off: 1st
Def: 2nd
d. Falcons Div Rnd 24-7
d. Lions NFC Title 41-10
d. Broncos Super Bowl 37-24
HC: Joe Gibbs, DC: Richie Petitbon
1st Tm AP: CB D.Green (31)
1992 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 10th
Def: 1st
lost WC Eagles 36-20
HC: Jim Mora, OC Carl Smith DC Steve Sidwell
1st Tm AP: ROLB P.Swilling (28)
1956 DETROIT LIONS
Pythag: 9-3
Off: 2nd
Def: 3rd
Did not make playoffs
HC: Buddy Parker, OC George Wilson
1st Tm AP: QB B.Layne (30) RS Y.Lary (26) LS J.Christiansen (28) MG J.Schmidt (24)
Hail to the Redskins; 1st in offense, 2nd in defense in 1991; they'll meet either one of those Jim Mora Saints teams or the second 1950s Lions squad in the field.
8. 1974 OAKLAND RAIDERS v. 9. 2016 ATLANTA FALCONS
8. 1974 OAKLAND RAIDERS
Pythag: 10-4
Off: 1st
Def: 9th
d. Dolphins Div Rnd 28-26
Lost AFC Title Steelers 24-13
HC: John Madden
1st Team AP: QB K.Stabler (29) WR C.Branch (26)
9. 2016 NFC CHAMPION ATLANTA FALCONS
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 1st
Def: 27th
d. Seahawks Div Rnd 36-20
d. Packers NFC Title 44-21
Lost Patriots Super Bowl 34-28
HC: Dan Quinn OC: Kyle Shanahan DC: Richard Smith
1st Team AP: QB M.Ryan (31) WR J.Jones (27) LILB V.Beasley (24)
Potential seond round matchup here in the top of Region 4 between the Shanahans, Kyle is the Falcons OC; Atlanta takes on our first John Madden team in the field.
5. 1959 BALTIMORE COLTS v. 12. 2021 LOS ANGELES RAMS
5. 1959 NFL CHAMPION BALTIMORE COLTS
Pythag: 9-3
Off: 1st
Def: 7th
d. Giants NFL Title 31-16
HC: Weeb Ewbank
1st Tm All Pro: QB: J.Unitas (26) RHB L.Moore (26) LE R.Berry (26) LS A.Nelson (26) RDT BD Lipscomb (28) LDE G.Marchetti (32)
12. 2021 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION LOS ANGELES RAMS
Pythag: 11-6
Off: 7th
Def: 15th
d. Cards WC 34-11
d. Bucs Div Rnd 30-27
d. Niners NFC Title 20-17
d. Bengals Super Bowl 23-20
HC: Sean McVay, OC Kevin O'Connell, DC Raheem Morris
1st Tm AP: WR C.Kupp (28) CB J.Ramsey (27) DT A.Donald (30)
First battle of World Champions in Rnd 1 - last year's SB winner heads to Baltimore to face the first Unitas team in the field.
4. 1978 PITTSBURGH STEELERS v. 13. 1962 DALLAS TEXANS
4. 1978 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Pythag: 13-3
Off: 5th
Def: 1st
d. Broncos Div Rnd 33-10
d. Oilers AFC Title 34-5
d. Cowboys Super Bowl 35-31
HC: Chuck Noll, DC George Perles
1st Tm AP: QB T.Bradshaw (30) WR L.Swann (26) LLB J.Ham (30) C M.Webster (26)
13. 1962 AFL CHAMPION DALLAS TEXANS
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 1st
Def: 1st
d. Oilers AFL Title 20-17
HC Hank Stram
1st Tm AP: QB L.Dawson (27) RB A.Haynes (25) LE C.Burford (24) TE F.Arbanas (23) LS B.Hunt (22) LLB EJ Holub (24) MLB S.Headrick (25)
Region 4 comes at you with back to back Champion v. Champion games in the upper half; it's our first look at the 70s Steelers; their last SB winner faces the Chiefs before they became the Chiefs.
3. 2016 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS v. 14. 2007 DALLAS COWBOYS
3. 2016 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Pythag: 13-3
Off: 3rd
Def: 1st
d. Texans Div Rnd 34-16
d. Steelers AFC Title 36-17
d. Falcons Super Bowl 34-28
HC: Bill Belichick OC Josh McDaniels DC Matt Patricia
1st Tm AP: ST M.Slater (31)
14. 2007 DALLAS COWBOYS
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 2nd
Def: 13th
Lost Div Rnd Giants 21-17
HC: Wade Phillips, OC: Jason Garrett, DC Brian Stewart
1st Tm AP: WR T.Owens (34) TE J.Witten (25) ROLB D.Ware (25)
4th SB Champion in Region 4 is the '16 Patriots team that beat the Falcons team who are in the top half of the region. They meet the second best offense from '07, the Cowboys
6. 1970 DETROIT LIONS v. 11. 2021 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
6. 1970 DETROIT LIONS
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 2nd
Def: 2nd
Lost Div Rnd Cowboys 5-0
HC: Joe Schmidt, OC Bill McPeak, DC Jim David
1st Tm AP: TE C.Sanders (24)
11. 2021 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Pythag: 11-6
Off: 4th
Def: 8th
d. Steelers WC 42-21
d. Bills Div Rnd 42-36
Lost Bengals AFC Title 27-24
HC Andy Reid OC Eric Bieniemy DC Steve Spagnuolo
1st Tm AP: None
The '70 Lions were 2nd in both offense and defense, they meet a Chiefs team 50 years ahead.
7. 1976 MINNESOTA VIKINGS v. 10. 2015 DENVER BRONCOS
7. 1976 NFC CHAMPION MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 9th
Def: 2nd
d. Skins Div Rnd 35-20
d. Rams NFC Title 24-13
Lost Super Bowl Raiders 32-14
HC: Bud Grant, OC Jerry Burns, DC Neill Armstrong
1st Tm AP: RT R.Yary (30)
10. 2015 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DENVER BRONCOS
Pythag: 10-6
Off: 19th
Def: 4th
d. Steelers Div Rnd 23-16
d. Patriots AFC Title 20-18
d. Panthers Super Bowl 24-10
HC: Gary Kubiak, OC: Rick Dennison DC Wade Phillips
1st Team AP LOLB V.Miller (26)
Wade Phillips is the HC of the Cowboys team we saw earlier in the region and he's the DC of this Broncos SB Champion. Denver will be on the road here, the second SB Champion on the road in Region 4, at one of those 70s Minnesota squads.
2. 2010 GREEN BAY PACKERS v. 15. 1976 BALTIMORE COLTS
2. 2010 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION GREEN BAY PACKERS
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 10th
Def: 2nd
d. Eagles WC 21-16
d. Falcons Div Rnd 48-21
d. Bears NFC Title 21-14
d. Steelers Super Bowl 31-25
HC Mike McCarthy, OC Joe Philbin DC Dom Capers
1st TM AP: LOLB C.Matthews (24)
15. 1976 BALTIMORE COLTS
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 1st
Def: 13th
Lost Steelers Div Rnd 40-14
HC Ted Marchibroda, DC Maxie Baughan
1st TM AP: QB B.Jones (25)
Region 4 ends with Aaron Rodgers' title team, the '10 Pack were led by their 2nd ranked defense; they face the best offense from '76, Bert Jones' Colts.
