9. 1963 NEW YORK GIANTS at 8. 2020 BUFFALO BILLS
8. 1963 NEW YORK GIANTS
Record: 11-3
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 1st
Def: 5th
1st NFL East
lost NFL Title Bears 14-10
HC Allie Sherman OC Kyle Rote DC Andy Robustelli
Yankee Stadium: 50 degrees
Marty Glickman/Al DeRogatis
Offense
QB YA Tittle 37 All Pro LSU
RB Frank Gifford 33 USC
RB Joe Morrison 26 Cincinnati
WR Del Shofner 29 All Pro Baylor
WR Joe Walton 28 Pitt
TE Aaron Thomas 26 Oregon St
LT Rosey Brown 31 Morgan St
LG Darrell Dess 28 NC St
C Greg Larson 24 Minnesota
RG Bookie Bolin 23 Ole Miss
RT Jack Stroud 35 Tennessee
Defense
LDE Jim Katcavage 29 All Pro Dayton
LDT Dick Modzelewski 32 Maryland
RDT John LoVetere 27 Compton CC
RDE Andy Robustelli 38 Arnold
LLB Bill Winter 23 St Olaf
MLB Sam Huff 29 WVA
RLB Tom Scott 33 UVA
LCB Erich Barnes 28 Purdue
RCB Dick Lynch 27 All Pro N Dame
LS Allan Webb 30 Arnold
RS Jimmy Patton 30 Ole Miss
K/P Don Chandler Florida
KR Hugh McElhenny 35 Washington
PR Eddie Dove 26 Colorado
2 Giants squads have advanced; this veteran team from '63 lost the NFL Title game; they had the best offense in football. 37 year old YA Tittle is an All Pro. 38 scores, 14 picks in 13 games. 29 year old Del Shofner is a All Pro, nearly 1200 yards receiving in 14 games. On defense, 27 year old Dick Lynch is an All pro, he had 9 picks, 29 year old Jim Katcavage is also an All Pro.
9. 2020 BUFFALO BILLS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 2nd
Def: 16th
1st AFC East
d. Colts WC 27-24
d. Ravens Div Rnd 17-3
Lost AFC Title Chiefs 38-24
HC Sean McDermott OC Brian Daboll DC Leslie Frazier
Offense
QB Josh Allen 24 Wyoming
RB Devin Singletary 23 FAU
WR Stefon Diggs All Pro 27 Maryland
WR Gabriel Davis 21 R UCF
WR Cole Beasley 31 SMU
TE Dawson Knox 24 Ole Miss
LT Dion Dawkins 26 Temple
LG Ike Boettger 26 Iowa
C Mitch Morse 28 Missouri
RG Brian Winters 29 Kent St
RT Daryl Williams 28 Oklahoma
Defense
LDE Jerry Hughes 32 TCU
LDT Vernon Butler 26 La Tech
RDT Ed Oliver 23 Houston
RDE Mario Addison 33 Troy
LLB AJ Klein 29 Iowa St
MLB Tremaine Edmunds 22 Va Tech
LCB Tre'Davious White 25 LSU
RCB Levi Wallace 25 Alabama
SS Jordan Poyer 29 Oregon St
FS Micah Hyde 30 Iowa
DB Taron Johnson 24 Weber St
K Tyler Bass 23 Geo Southern
P Corey Bojorquez 24 N Mexico
KR/PR Andre Roberts 32 Citadel
The Bills do not have a spot yet in Round 2; this is a good chance, a 9/8 matchup against a team 60 years behind them. Buffalo had the 2nd best offense in 2020. Josh Allen is 24, 45 scores and 10 picks. 27 year old Stefon Diggs is an All Pro, he caught 127 balls for 1500 yards. On defense, 33 year old Mario Addison, 29 year old AJ Klein each had 5 sacks. We're off to Yankee Stadium for the kick.
1st Qtr
Buffalo good Andre Roberts return, they start at their 44.
One first down - Josh Allen 12 yards to Cole Beasley - Bass hits a looong FG and the Bills are up 3-0.
Giants at the 15.
1/10 Incomplete
2/10 - Joe Morrison loses a couple.
3/12 - YA Tittle finds Aaron Thomas down the middle of the field, 24 yards to the 37.
1/10 - Morrison right up the gut -- right up the gut -- 49 big yards -- Morrison races all the wy to the Buffalo 14 yard line.
1/10 - Tittle, quick out to Del Shofner. 3 yards.
2/7 - Tittle -- Endzone --- Shofner -- TOUCHDOWN GIANTS -- 11 yards from Tittle to Shofner, in just 3 minutes, Tittle drives 85 yards and New York goes up 7-3.
Bills at the 36.
3 and out. Giants get it back at the 29.
1/10 - Tittle to Frank Gifford, 6 yard gain.
2/4 - Tittle to Joe Walton - 9 yards and a first down.
1/10 - Tittle to Morrison - a dozen yards, Giants at the Buffalo 44 yard line.
1/10 - Morrison gets 2.
2/8 - Phil King gets 4
3/4 - Morrison gets....right to the sticks.
4th and a foot, Allie Sherman's gonna go for it -- foot on the pedal --
4/1 - Give to Morrison -- and he is slammed dead to the turf by Ed Oliver -- big stop by the Bills defense, they take over on downs at their own 36.
Two plays net 8 yards as the qtr ends.
2nd Qtr: Giants 7 Bills 3
Giants with a lot of offensive success so far, but Buffalo just took possession on downs and have a third and 2 at their own 44.
3/2 - Josh Allen's going downfield -- he's got Tyler Kroft on a seam -- Kroft's got the big gain, Kroft all the way to the 13 yard line!! Big play for the Bills.
1/1- - Allen -- EndZone --- Gabriel Davis --- TOUCHDOWN BILLS -- It takes just 4 plays for the Bills to go 64 yards and regain the lead. We might get a shootout today.
Giants at the 34.
3 and out. Bills at the 21.
1/10 - Zack Moss gets a yard.
2/9 - Devin Singletary is caught in the backfield, losing 4.
3/13 - Allen -- Allen --- Allen looking deep sideline -- Davis --- GABRIEL DAVIS -- Davis catches the ball in stride -- he's got a step -- 40-30-20 -- TOUCHDOWN BILLS -- Josh Allen with the majestic 82 yard STRIKE to Davis -- Allen to Davis and it's now 17-7 Bills. Buffalo with two lightning fast Allen to Davis scores.
Giants at the 34.
1/10 - Morrison gets 5.
2/5 - Tittle to Gifford in space -- Gifford with a step -- Frank Gifford is going to go 32 yards -- Gifford all the way to the 29 yard line.
1/10 - Morrison gets 7.
2/3 - King is met in the backfield and loses 4.
3/7 - Tittle -- Thomas -- 15 yard gain - the Giants are at the Bills 11 yard line.
The drive stalls; Jerry Hughes with the third down sack - Chandler FG cuts the deficit to 17-10.
Bills take over at their own 25. 6 left in the half.
1/10 - Singletary for 1.
2/9 - Allen to Beasley for 13.
1/10 - incomplete and a holding call then backs Buffalo up 10.
2/20 - Allen, forced to run, gets 1.
3/19 - Allen -- John Brown in space, Brown runs for the 22 yard pickup, Buffalo is across midfield.
But the drive stalls, Jim Katcavage sacks Allen - after the punt, the Giants take over at the 2 minute mark at their own 12.
They get out to midfield before the half ends, Mario Addison picks up a sack.
3rd Qtr: Bills 17 Giants 10
Allen hit Davis with successive scores, that's the margin. Giants starting at the 24.
1/10 - Morrison loses 2 on the carry.
2/12 - King gets 4
3/8 - Tittle finds Walton - 16 yards out to the 42.
1/10 - Morrison is stacked up.
2/10 - 8 yards for King
3/2 - Gifford -- Gifford finds a hole, 18 yards -- the Bills to the Giants 32 - and then offides on the next play moves the Giants to the Buffalo 27.
1/10 - Tittle - Shofner -- 14 yards to the 13.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Morrison 8 yard pickup, Giants at the 5.
3/2 - King is short of the sticks.
So - it's 4th and 1 at the 4 - Giants down a score - Buffalo has already turned the Giants away on a 4th and short.
Sherman is going for it again. Ohhh boy.
4/1 - Give to Phil King - King - King is through the line -- And In To The End Zone...TOUCHDOWN GIANTS -- 4 yard Phil King TD run - and with 8:37 left in the third qtr we are all tied up at 17.
Bills at the 25. They get 1 first down - Allen 9 yards to Diggs the biggest play - But an Andy Robustelli sack ends the drive, after the punt the Giants get the ball back at their own 16.
3 and out. Buffalo will have good field position at the New York 49, 4 left in the third, we are all tied up 17-17.
1/10 - Moss gets 5.
2/5 - 2 gor Singletary
3/3 - Allen - Beasley - 5 yard pickup and the chains move.
1/10 - Moss is stacked up
2/10 - Big sack - Sam Huff tears through the Bills line and buries Allen, third and a ton
3/18 - Big play -- Allen finds Stefon Diggs - it's a 21 yard pickup as the third qtr comes to a close.
4th Qtr: Bills 17 Giants 17
15 minutes left; winner heads to Seattle in round 2 - Giants tied the score with the opening drive of the qtr - Bills now have a first down at the NY 21.
1/10 - Allen, motion -- finds Beasley, toe tap, stays inbounds, 11 yards and it's first down at the 13.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Allen -- fakes the pitch -- Allen's got some space -- Allen's gonna go - Josh Allen Untouched Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN BILLS - 13 yard Josh Allen run for the score, Bills back on top 24-17.
Giants at the 23. 3 and out.
Bills will get the ball back with 12 minutes left in the game, they are up a score, they start at the 38.
1/10 - Moss for 1.
2/9 - Singletary for 1.
3/8 - Allen - Beasley -- 15 yards and Buffalo crosses midfield.
1/10 - Allen to Dawson Knox for 10 more -- Bills are marching to this victory right now.
1/10 - Moss for 1.
2/9 - 11 for Singletary - the Bills are at the 23, halfway through the 4th.
New York stiffens here -- but Bass hits the FG and the Bills go up 27-17 with 5 and a half left in the game, the Giants are back at the 14.
1/10 Incomplete
2/10 - Tittle to Shofner, 14 yards.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Tittle to King, 7 yards
3/3 - Tittle is sacked - Tremaine Edmunds gets him and it's 4th and 8 at the 27.
4/8 - Tittle in trouble -- Tittle in trouuble -- he pulls it down and tries to run for it -- Tittle is going to be short -- the Bills take the ball at the Buffalo 32 with 4 minutes left up by 10 and that will be that.
1/10 - 12 yards for Moss
1/10 - Moss gets a yard
2/9 - Singletary busts through the line -- Singletary is going to Roll Into The End Zone-- TOUCHDOWN BILLS - and Buffalo's pulled away in this one, 34-17 with a little more than 2 and a half to play.
Giants start at the 23, they'll make their way into Buffalo territory, but a Tre'Davious White INT ends the drive - victory formation for Allen and it is done.
Final: Bills 34 Giants 17
Tied at 17 through 3 qtrs the Bills roll down the stretch, 17 unanswered in the 4th and they move to round 2.
Allen: 14 for 20, 273 yds, 2 TD/ 1 rushing
Tittle: 20 for 30, 200 yards 1 TD/ 1 INT
Singletary: 13 carries, 34 yds TD
Morrison: 20 carries, 106 yds
Davis: 2 catches, 95 yds, 2 TD
Shofner: 6 catches, 46 yds, TD
Player of the Game: Josh Allen
