Actual result: Dallas 27 Denver 10
Simulation: Dallas has won 3 Super Bowls and lost 2, they are the most dominant team of the SB era and they look to go back to back this year.
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 24, 1977
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5) at Denver Broncos (12-2)
44 degrees
Denver -2.5
Denver 34 Pittsburgh 21
BRONCOS 9 STEELERS 0
The Orange Crush Broncos hosted the 1977 AFC Championship and that does not change here. Just four first downs for the Steelers.
1st: Jim Turner 50 yd FG (Den 3-0)
Jim Turner 28 yd FG (6-0)
4th: Jim Turner 26 yd FG (9-0)
MVP: Tom Jackson, sack INT.
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 24, 1977
Oakland Raiders (12-3) at Baltimore Colts (10-5)
41 degrees
Oakland -3.5
Raiders 37 Colts 31
RAIDERS 30 COLTS 27
As was the case in 1977, the Raiders will head to Denver for the AFC Championship game. Great finish in this one.
1st: Errol Mann 40 yd FG (Oak 3-0)
Fred Biletnikoff 26 yard reception (Stabler, 10-0)
Mike Siani 13 yard reception (Stabler, 17-0)
2nd: Glenn Doughty 83 yard reception (Jones, 17-7)
Lydell Mitchell 2 yd run (17-14)
3rd: Errol Mann 43 yd FG (20-14)
4th: Lydell Mitchell 11 yd run (Balt 21-20)
Errol Mann 32 yd FG (Oak 23-21)
Glenn Doughty 26 yard reception, missed XP (Jones, Balt 27-23)
as the clock hit :00
Casper 12 yd reception (Stabler, Oak 30-27)
MVP: Dave Casper, 5 receptions, 105 yards TD
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 26, 1977
Chicago Bears (9-5) at Dallas Cowboys (12-2)
37 degrees
Dallas -11
Cowboys 37 Bears 7
COWBOYS 24 BEARS 21
Dallas will get to stay at home next week for the NFC Championship.
1st: Robert Newhouse 4 yd run (Dall 7-0)
2nd: Efren Herrera 39 yd FG (10-0)
Bob Thomas 24 yd FG (10-3)
Bob Thomas 29 yd FG (10-6)
3rd: Walter Payton 40 yd run (Chi 13-10)
Tony Dorsett 3 yd run (Dall 17-13)
4th: Tony Hill 8yd reception (Staubach 24-13)
Robin Earl 16 yd run, 2 pt conversion (24-21)
MVP: Roger Staubach 19-27 218 yds TD
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 26, 1977
Minnesota Vikings (9-5) at LA Rams (10-4)
60 degrees
LA -10
Minnesota 14 LA 7
RAMS 16 VIKINGS 13
Tarkenton was out for the Vikes; the Rams head back to the NFC Championship that they won in both '74 and '75.
1st: Rafael Septien 33 yd FG (LA 3-0)
Chuck Foreman 6 yd run (Minn 7-3)
Rafael Septien 34 yd FG ((7-6)
4th: Fred Cox 36 yd FG (10-6)
Fred Cox 32 yd FG (13-6)
Ron Jessie 66 yard reception (Haden, 13-13)
..as the clock hits :00
Rafael Septien 39 yd FG (LA 16-13)
MVP: Rafael Septien GW FG
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 1, 1978
Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys
38 degrees
Dallas -11
Dallas 23 Minnesota 6
COWBOYS 24 RAMS 21 (OT)
Dallas holds off a Rams comeback to win the NFC Championship and head to their 6th out of the 12 SBs played.
1st: Jay Saidi 1 yd reception (Staubach Dall 7-0)
2nd: Preston Pearson 19 yd run (14-0)
Tony Dorsett 1 yd run (21-0)
Billy Waddy 10 yard reception (Haden 21-7)
Rafael Septien 49 yd FG (21-10)
3rd: Rafael Septien 38 yd FG (21-13)
4th: John Capelletti 1 yd run, +2 pt conversion (21-21)
OT: Efren Herrera 38 yd FG (Dall 24-21)
MVP: Tony Dorsett 19 carries, 98 yds TD
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 1, 1978
Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos
13 degrees
Oakland -4
Denver 20 Oakland 17
RAIDERS 16 BRONCOS 13 (OT)
A decade after they beat the Cowboys in SB2, the Oakland Raiders make it back to the big game. They go into Denver and knock off the Broncos in OT and will face the defending champion Cowboys in SB12.
1st: Cliff Branch 7 yd reception (Oak 7-0)
2nd: Errol Mann 26 yd FG (10-0)
Jim Turner 29 yd FG (10-3)
Jim Turner 26 yd FG (10-6)
Jon Keyworth 2 yd run (Den 13-10)
4th: ...as the clock hit :00
Errol Mann 29 yd FG (13-13)
OT: Errol Mann 50 yd FG (Oak 16-13)
MVP: Jack Tatum, sack, INT, 6 tackles
SUPER BOWL XII
Jan 15, 1978
Oakland Raiders v. Dallas Cowboys
New Orleans (first Dome SB)
COWBOYS 17 RAIDERS 10
That's 4 Super Bowl wins for the Cowboys, the greatest team in SB history, America's Team, if you will, avenging their loss to Oakland a decade prior.
1st: Mark Van Eeghen 4 yd run (Oak 7-0)
2nd: Efren Herrera 33 yd FG (7-3)
Tony Dorsett 6 yd run (Dall 10-7)
3rd: Errol Mann 38 yd FG (10-10)
4th: Billy Joe Dupree 29 yd reception (Staubach Dall 17-10)
MVP: Tony Dorsett, 15 carries 104 yds TD
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
SB7: STEELERS 20 COWBOYS 6 MVP J.Ham QB-Bradshaw HC-Noll
SB8: COWBOYS 33 BENGALS 27 (OT) MVP: C.Hill QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB9: STEELERS 20 RAMS 10 MVP: L.McCutcheon QB-Bradshaw HC Noll
SB10: STEELERS 18 RAMS 0 MVP LC Greenwood QB-Bradshaw HC Noll
SB11: COWBOYS 33 PATRIOTS 7 MVP H.Martin QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB12: COWBOYS 17 RAIDERS 10 MVP T.Dorsett QB-Staubach HC-Landry
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