2007 Patriots v. 2006 Patriots
2008 Ravens v. 2015 Steelers
1978 Cowboys v. 2008 Steelers
1987 Browns v. 1974 Steelers
2 Tom Brady teams, 2 Big Bens. Bradshaw. Staubach. And - Flacco and Kosar.
We start off with the Patriots matchup; the '07 Pats were the top overall seed in the entire field, the '06 team the 7th seed in region 8 - but they meet here, lets go out to Foxborough to find out which New England team makes the Final Four.
2007 PATRIOTS 29 2006 PATRIOTS 6
The 2007 Patriots entered the tournament as the favorite and now they have made the final four. The '06 team scored first on a 38 yard Stephen Gostkowski FG - the '07 team led 9-3 at the half, with a second quarter Kevin Faulk 5 yard TD run (missed XP) and a 43 yard FG from Gostkowski. The third quarter ended it - Faulk scored again, this time a one yard run - and then after the '06 Gostkowski kicked a 43 yard FG to make it 16-6, the '07 team wrapped it up when Tom Brady hit Wes Welker for an 81 yard TD. A couple FGs in the 4th from '07 Gostkowski and its a wrap.
112 yards rushing for '07 Lawrence Maroney. 3 sacks for '07 Mike Vrabel.
The 2007 Pats are headed to the Final Four.
We head to Candlestick to find out who they will face.
2015 STEELERS 22 2008 RAVENS 17
They finished 2nd in their own division, they were a 13th seed in this tournament -- and they are in the final four. Baltimore scored first - Joe Flacco to Derrick Mason culminated the first drive of the game - a short Chris Boswell FG ended the quarter, the Ravens up 7-3. Baltimore scored the next ten, a 49 yard Matt Stover FG early in the second qtr and then a second Flacco TD, this one to Mark Clayton. 2 more Boswell FGs closed the half, 17-9 Ravens. Halfway through the third, Boswell hits his 4th FG and its 17-12, and with 2:57 left in the quarter, Big Ben hit Heath Miller from 5 yards out, the Steelers taking their first lead, 19-17. Boswell adds one more FG in the middle of the 4th for the final score. At the 2 minute warning, the Ravens had crossed midfield into Steeler territory - but a James Harrison interception sealed the win. 105 yards rushing for LeVeon Bell. Harrison added 2 sacks to that pick.
The 2007 Patriots will meet the 2015 Steelers.
The '08 Ravens played in that game - coming up in this one, the '08 Steelers, facing the '78 Cowboys - we are playing this one in Texas, in the Houston Astrodome.
2008 STEELERS 17 1978 COWBOYS 3
Did you expect two Ben Roethlisberger teams to reach the Final Four? No TDs in this game, 5 Jeff Reed FGs and a safety got them their 17 points. A seven sack game for the Steelers, they batter Roger Staubach, including two from James Farrior.
One spot left. This one is being played in Oakland, will a third Steeler team make the Final Four or will the Browns continue their Cinderella story?
1987 BROWNS 17 1974 STEELERS 12
The Cleveland Browns are in the Final Four.
The Steelers led 9-7 at the half, Cleveland scored in the middle of the first quarter on a 17 yard Earnest Byner RD run, at the end of the quarter, Rocky Bleier countered with an 11 yard TD run of his own, Pittsburgh missed the PAT, at the end of the half, Roy Gerela made up for that miss with a 31 yard FG to give the Steelers the 9-7 lead. Cleveland took their opening third quarter drive down the field, Kevin Mack scoring from 5 yards out to make it 14-9. With 10:21 left in the game, Gerela hit a short FG to cut the deficit to 2. With 2:34 left, Jeff Jaeger hit a 34 yarder and it was 17-12 with the Steelers getting the ball one last time; they were unable to cross midfield and the Cleveland Browns will move on to face the '08 Steelers in the Final Four.
Bernie Kosar goes 12-16, 174 yards. Carl Hairston has two sacks.
And there we go. 4 teams remain.
2007 Patriots, the top overall seed in the field
2015 Steelers, a 13th seed in their region.
2008 Steelers, Big Ben and Mike Tomlin, half of the Final Four
And the 1987 Cleveland Browns, the slipper still nestled snugly, midnight not yet upon them.
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