Simulated Super Bowl 6 (1971 Playoffs)

 1970

Real SB6: Dallas 24 Miami 3

Simulated: Two teams that never won the real SB played in last year's game - and it's the Vikings who come into 1971 as defending champs.

NFC DIVISION ROUND

Dec 25, 1971

Dallas Cowboys (11-3) at Minnesota Vikings (11-3)

22 degrees

Dallas -1

Dallas 20 Minnesota 12

VIKINGS 27   COWBOYS 10

Battle of the last two SB champs goes to the defending champs.  For the second consecutive year the NFC Championship will run through Minnesota.

1st: Mike Ditka 75 yard reception (Staubach, Dall 7-0)

       Al Denson 39 yd reception (Lee, 7-7)

2nd: Fred Cox 47 yd FG (Minn 10-7)

         Clint Jones 21 yd run (17-7)

3rd: Fred Cox 44 yd FG (20-7)

4th: Mike Clark 27 yd FG (20-10)

        Bob Grim 11 yd reception (Cuozzo, 27-10)

MVP: Clint Jones 18 carries, 111 yds, TD

AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND

December 25, 1971

Miami Dolphins (10-3-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (10-3-1)

47 degrees

KC -3

Miami 27 Kansas City 24

CHIEFS 27   DOLPHINS 21

-The Chiefs went to back to back Super Bowls in 68-69 and now head to the AFC Championship. The two real world conference champs go down in the first two divisional games.

1st: Dennis Homan 33 yd reception (Dawson, KC 7-0)

2nd: Ed Podolak 13 yd reception (Dawson, 14-0)

         Jim Kiick 51 yd run (14-7)

3rd: Marv Fleming 80 yd reception (Griese, 14-14)

        Warren McVea 3 yrd run (KC 21-14)

4th: Jan Stenerud 31 yd FG (24-14)

        Jan Stenerud 27 yd FG (27-14)

        Howard Twilley 10 yd reception (Griese 27-21)

MVP: Len Dawson, 16-28 280 yds 2 TDs

AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND

Dec 26, 1971

Baltimore Colts (10-4) at Cleveland Browns (9-5)

47 degrees

Colts -4

Colts 20 Browns 3

COLTS 13   BROWNS 3

The AFC Championship will be a rematch of Super Bowl 3, the Colts will go to Kansas City to face the Chiefs.

1st: Norm Bulaich 8 yd run (Colts 7-0)

       

2nd Don Cockroft 3 yd FG (7-3)

       

4th: Jim O'Brien 31 yd FG (10-3)

        Jim O'Brien 42 yd FG (13-3)

MVP: Ted Hendricks, INT, sack, fumble recovery

NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND

Dec 26, 1971

Washington Redskins (9-4-1) at San Francisco 49ers (9-5)

44 degrees

SF -5.5

49ers 24 Redskins 20

REDSKINS 23  49ERS 21

The Redskins will head to Minnesota to take on the Vikings in the NFC Championship.  

1st: Ken Willard 47 yd run (SF 7-0)

       Curt Knight 41 yd FG (7-3)

2nd: Charlie Harraway 13 yd run (Wash 10-7)

         Ted Kwalick 34 yd reception (Brodie, SF 14-10)

3rd: Charley Taylor 73 yd reception (Kilmer, Wash 17-14)

         Curt Knight 29 yd FG (20-14)

4th: Gene Washington 5 yd reception (Brodie, SF 21-20)

        At the gun...

        Curt Knight 36 yd FG (Wash 23-21)

        

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Jan 2, 1972

Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings

VIKINGS 21   REDSKINS 3

-The defending Super Bowl Champs win the NFC Championship again and will head to SB6 to face the winner of Colts/Chiefs.  

2nd: Clint Jones 43 yd run (Minn 7-0)

         Curt Knight 42 yd FG (7-3)

4th: Bob Grim 17 yd run (14-3)

        Charlie West 51 yd interception return (21-3)

MVP: Alan Page, 2 sacks

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Jan 2, 1972

Baltimore Colts at Kansas City Chiefs

CHIEFS 15   COLTS 13

Minnesota/Kansas City did not meet in SB4 in the simulation, but they will face off in SB6, the defending champion Vikings to face the SB3 Champion Chiefs.  

1st: Jan Stenerud 35 yd FG (KC 3-0)

       Jan Stenerud 30 yd FG (6-0)

2nd: Eddie Hinton 2 yd reception (Unitas, Balt 7-6)

3rd: Curley Culp safety (KC 8-7)

        Otis Taylor reception (Dawson, KC 15-7)

4th: Norm Bulaich 3 yd reception (Morrall 15-13)

        Colts score with under a minute to play - there are 2 pt conversions in the simulation, the Colts conversion fails.  

MVP: Curley Culp, 5 tackles, 2 sacks, safety

SUPER BOWL VI

Jan 16, 1972

New Orleans

35 degrees

VIKINGS 27  CHIEFS 16

The Minnesota Vikings go back to back.  

1st: Dave Osborn 6 yd reception (Cuozzo, Min 7-0)

       Clint Jones 30 yd reception (Cuozzo, 14-0)

2nd: Bob Grim 6 yd reception (Cuozzo, 21-0)

 

3rd: Jan Stenerud 32 FG (21-3)

         Otis Taylor 10 yd reception (Dawson, 21-10)

4th: Elmo Wright 20 yd reception (Dawson, failed 2 pt 21-16)

        Fred Cox 35 yd FG (24-16)

        Fred Cox 46 yd FG (27-16)

MVP: Gary Cuozzo 16-25, 228 yds 3 TDs.

Super Bowl History

SB1: PACKERS 17   BILLS 10                   MVP-J.Taylor             QB-Starr            HC-Lombardi

SB2: RAIDERS 28    COWBOYS 14          MVP-W.Wells             QB-Lamonica    HC-Rauch

SB3: CHIEFS 19       COLTS 16                  MVP-R.Holmes          QB-Dawson       HC-Stram

SB4: COWBOYS 21  CHIEFS 13                MVP: L.Rentzel          QB-Morton       HC-Landry

SB5: VIKINGS 20     BENGALS 10            MVP: A.Page               QB-Cuozzo       HC-Grant

SB6: VIKINGS 27     CHIEFS 16                MVP G.Cuozzo            QB-Cuozzo       HC-Grant

Cuozzo has thrown 5 TD passes in the last two SBs, his SB6 performance is the best QB game in SB history and he becomes the first QB to win the MVP.  Back to back titles for Bud Grant and the Vikings.