We have 12 regional champions; the winners of Region 13 will face the 2018 New Orleans Saints in the Sweet 16.
2007 Patriots
2022 49ers
2014 Seahawks
2018 Saints
2008 Ravens
1978 Cowboys
2001 Rams
2006 Patriots
1987 49ers
1987 Browns
2019 Chiefs
1994 49ers
So - who is missing? There's not a Packer team, not Lombardi or Favre or Rodgers. There's not a Steeler team. No Dolphins or Raiders from the 70s. No Peyton Manning. We do have Brady and Brees, Montana and Young. The Legion of Boom and the Greatest Show on Turf. There's Mahomes and Staubach. Even though most of the teams here are not Super Bowl Champions - they're around Super Bowl Champions (meaning, the '78 Cowboys didn't win the SB, but the '77 Cowboys did, you see that type of thing with every non Champion here...except....the 1987 Cleveland Browns, a true Cinderella has made the sweet 16)
1. 1950 Cleveland Browns 12-2 NFL Champions
2. 1972 Miami Dolphins 17-0 Super Bowl Champions
3. 1992 San Francisco 49ers 15-3 NFC West Champs
4. 2012 New England Patriots 13-5 AFC East Champs
5. 1977 Dallas Cowboys 15-2 Super Bowl Champions
6. 1990 New York Giants 16-3 Super Bowl Champions
7. 2002 Oakland Raiders 13-6 AFC Champs
8. 1968 New York Jets 12-4 Super Bowl Champions
9. 1966 Kansas City Chiefs 12-3-1 AFL Champs
10. 2022 Cincinnati Bengals 14-5 AFC North Champs
11. 2017 Minnesota Vikings 14-4 NFC North Champs
12. 2018 Los Angeles Rams 15-4 NFC Champs
13. 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers 11-7 2nd AFC North
14. 2010 Baltimore Ravens 13-5 2nd AFC North
15. 2003 Green Bay Packers 11-7 NFC North Champs
16. 1949 Philadelphia Eagles 12-1 NFL Champions
1. 1950 BROWNS 27 16. 1949 EAGLES 24
-Region 13 kicks off with an OT win for the top seeded Browns. Cleveland trailed 24-10 early in the second half, Otto Graham halved the deficit with a third qtr TD pass to Mac Speedie, that was still the score with 44 seconds left when the Eagles lined up for a 44 yard FG attempt - Cliff Patton missed it and the Browns took possession at their own 34 yard line, no timeouts and down 7. With 16 seconds left at their own 47 - Graham found Horace Gillom, 42 yard gain, out of bounds at the Eagle 11 with 6 seconds left - and on the last play of regulation - Graham hit Dante Lavelli for the game tying TD. A Lou Groza 40 yard OT FG finished off a very, very improbable comeback win for the Browns. 111 yards rushing for Marion Motley; Steve Van Buren had 142 yards rushing and a score in the loss for the Eagles.
8. 1968 JETS 20 8. 1966 CHIEFS 17
-A second OT game to open region 13 moves the Jets into round 2. Kansas City led 14-3 at the half, Joe Namath had a third qtr TD pass to Emerson Boozer and a 4th Qtr TD pass to Don Maynard to give the Jets a 17-14 lead - the Chiefs tied it with a late FG, but in OT, Jim Turner hit a 32 yarder to give the Jets the win. Very good 20-34 for Namath, 210 yards and those 2 scores. 137 yards from scrimmage and 2 scores for Mike Garrett in the loss.
5. 1977 COWBOYS 42 12. 2018 RAMS 24
-Super Bowl Champion Cowboys bust open a 21-17 lead with 3 straight 4th qtr TDs and advance. 167 yards from scrimmage and 3 TDs for Tony Dorsett. Cliff Harris with a sack and a pick. Robert Woods had over a hundred yards receiving in the loss.
13. 2015 STEELERS 40 4. 2012 PATRIOTS 35
-First upset in the region, Big Ben Roethlisberger hits the Pats with 4 TD passes and the Steelers will advance to face the Cowboys in round 2. 7 catches for 100 yards and 2 scores for Antonio Brown. Lawrence Timmons had 12 tackles and a sack. Stevan Ridley had a big game in the loss, 184 yards rushing and 2TDs, Tom Brady threw 3 scoring passes.
11. 2017 VIKINGS 27 6. 1990 GIANTS 9
-Another double digit upset, Case Keenum throws for 3 scores and knocks off the Super Bowl Champs. Harrison Smith gets a pick. Everson Griffen gets a sack and forces a fumble.
14. 2010 RAVENS 16 3. 1992 49ERS 10
-The third seeded 49ers are gone; only 12 first downs on the day for San Francisco. Big 3 sack day for Terrell Suggs.
7. 2002 RAIDERS 38 10. 2022 BENGALS 17
-178 yards from scrimmage and two TDs for Charlie Garner and Oakland reaches round 2. 40 year old Jerry Rice has 117 yards receiving and a score. Rich Gannon goes 16-22, 259 yards, 3 TDs.
2. 1972 DOLPHINS 36 15. 2003 PACKERS 20
-The Perfect Dolphins remain perfect. 3 TDs for Mercury Morris. 130 yards rushing for Larry Csonka. 2 TDs for Howard Twilley.
Round 2
1. 1950 Browns v. 8. 1968 Jets
5. 1977 Cowboys v. 13. 2015 Steelers
11. 2017 Vikings v. 14. 2010 Ravens
2. 1972 Dolphins v. 7. 2002 Raiders
1. 1950 BROWNS 17 8. 1968 JETS 14
-Marion Motley runs for 111 and a score and the Browns move on. Warren Lahr has a big 4th qtr pick to seal the win.
13. 2015 STEELERS 23 5. 1977 COWBOYS 19
-The Steelers do not yet have a regional title, but the '15 squad takes out the Super Bowl Champion Cowboys. Ben Roethlisberger threw his second TD of the game, a 13 yarder to Markus Wheaton, early in the 4th qtr to put Pittsburgh up 23-19. With 1:46 left, the Cowboys had a first down at the Steeler 26 - and that's when James Harrison took over the game, back to back sacks of Roger Staubach and then a game sealing interception. 118 yards receiving for Drew Pearson in the loss. Hollywood Henderson had a strip sack in the loss.
11. 2017 VIKINGS 27 14. 2010 RAVENS 7
-Case Keenum has reached the region 13 semi-final. Baltimore had a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter and the Vikes responded with 27 unanswered. 2 sacks each by Everson Griffen and Danielle Hunter, 4 FGs for Kai Forbath. Ray Lewis had 11 tackles and a sack in the loss.
2. 1972 DOLPHINS 30 15. 2002 RAIDERS 20
-The Perfect Dolphins remain perfect. Miami led 24-3 at the half after scoring 3 second qtr TDs and then held on. 139 yards rushing and a TD for Larry Csonka. 2 TD passes for Earl Morrall. The Dolphins sacked Rich Gannon 7 times, the tournament high mark.
Regional Semi-Final
1. 1950 Browns v. 13. 2015 Steelers
2. 1972 Dolphins v. 11. 2017 Vikings
As was the case with Region 12, the top two seeds of Region 13 have reached the semi-final.
13. 2015 STEELERS 20 1. 1950 BROWNS 3
-The 13th seed makes its way to the region 13 final. 2 TDs for Le'Veon Bell; James Harrison has a 12 tackles, a sack and a pick. Lawrence Timmons had 11 tackles and a sack.
11. 2017 VIKINGS 14 2. 1972 DOLPHINS 9
-The '72 Dolphins are no longer undefeated. A really surprising regional final ahead, the 2015 Steelers will head to Minnesota to face the '17 Vikings. Miami had a 9-7 lead in the middle of the 4th qtr when Case Keenum threw a 10 yard TD pass to Dalvin Cook. Miami's last chance came when Mercury Morris hit a 51 yard run to give Miami a 1st and ten at the Vikings 28 with 1:46 to play. On 4th and 4, Earl Morrall was sacked by Everson Griffen and the Vikings advanced. An outstanding game for Case Keenum, 18-24, 229 yards, 2 scores.
Regional Final
11. 2017 VIKINGS v. 13. 2015 STEELERS
-Winners to face the 2018 Saints in the sweet 16. The Vikes went 13-3, won the NFC North, lost the NFC Championship to the Eagles. 1st in defense, 10th in offense. Mike Zimmer is the HC. Xavier Rhodes and Harrison Smith were both first team All Pros. The Steelers went 10-6, 2nd in the AFC North, lost to Denver in the divisional round, they are the the most unlikely team to reach a regional final. 4th in offense, 11th in defense. Mike Tomlin is the HC. Antonio Brown and David DeCastro are first team all pros.
Lets go to Minneapolis - one of these teams is about to win region 13.
13. 2015 STEELERS 16 11. 2017 VIKINGS 14
-It'll be a 13th seed v a 9th seed in the sweet 16. The Steelers had this game most of the way, the Vikes picked up a too late TD to achieve the final score. Big Big was 18-25, 205 yards. Cameron Heyward had a big strip sack early in the game to set up the Steelers first score.
