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Actual Result: Oakland 32 Minnesota 14
Simulation: The Steelers have won 3 of the last 4 Super Bowls and have knocked the Raiders off in the postseason 4 straight years.
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 18, 1976
New England Patriots (11-3) at Oakland Raiders (13-1)
50 degrees
Oakland -8
Raiders 24 Patriots 21
PATRIOTS 35 RAIDERS 32
The Raiders will not lose to the Steelers this year, but they also will not be winning SB 11, they get bounced in the divisional round by the Pats.
1st: Andy Johnson 16 yd reception (Grogan NE 7-0)
Pete Banaszak 20 yd run (7-7)
Fred Steinfort 46 yd FG (Oak 10-7)
Russ Francis 55 yd run (NE 14-10)
2nd: Mark Van Eeghen 10 yd reception (Stabler, Oak 17-14)
3rd: Russ Francis 23 yd reception (Grogan, NE 21-17)
4th: Cliff Branch 9 yd reception (Stabler, Oak 24-21)
Marlin Briscoe 14 yd reception (Grogan, NE 28-24)
Ricky Feacher 7 yd reception (Grogan, NE 35-24)
Cliff Branch 49 yd reception+2 pt conversion (Stabler, 35-32)
MVP: Steve Grogan, 15-23, 246 yds 4 TDs, 2 INT
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 18, 1976
Washington Redskins (10-4) at Minnesota Vikings (11-2-1)
31 degrees
Minnesota -6
Minnesota 35 Washington 20
REDSKINS 20 VIKINGS 14 (OT)
Neither real world conference champion will be advancing to the simulated Super Bowl, like the Raiders, the Vikings go home in the divisional round.
1st: Ahmad Rashad 24 yd reception, missed XP (Tarkenton Minn 6-0)
Bill Malinchak 7 yd reception (Kilmer, Wash 7-6)
4th: John Riggins 12 yd reception (Kilmer, 14-6)
at the final whistle...
Chuck Foreman 3 yard reception + 2 pt conversion by Foreman (Tarkenton 14-14)
OT: John Riggins 20 yd run (Wash 20-14)
MVP: Ken Houston 2 INT
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 19, 1976
LA Rams (10-3) at Dallas Cowboys (11-3)
62 degrees
Dallas -3.5
Rams 14 Cowboys 12
COWBOYS 30 RAMS 20
The Rams will not have a chance at their third consecutive NFC Championship, it's Dallas, who played in 4 of the first 8 SBs, who will host the Redskins next week for the right to play in SB 11.
1st: Efren Herrera 48 yd FG (Dall 3-0)
Bob Klein 2 yd reception (Haden, LA 7-3)
Billy Joe Dupree 4 yd run (Dall 10-7)
2nd: John Cappelletti 7 yd run (LA 14-10)
Efren Herrera 33 yd FG (14-13)
Tom Dempsey 24 yd FG (17-13)
3rd: Tom Dempsey 44 yd FG (20-13)
4th: Billy Joe Dupree 12 yd reception (Staubach 20-20)
Drew Pearson 6 yd reception (Staubach Dall 27-20)
Efren Herrera 37 yd FG (30-20)
MVP: Billy Joe Dupree, 2 TDs
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 19, 1976
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) at Baltimore Colts (11-3)
36 degrees
Steelers -3.5
Pittsburgh 40 Baltimore 14
STEELERS 26 COLTS 7
The Steelers will host the Patriots next week in the AFC Championship with a chance to return to the SB and attempt a three-peat.
1st: Lydell Mitchell 55 yard reception (Jones, Balt 7-0)
3rd: Franco Harris 3 yard run (7-7)
4th: Franco Harris 11 yard reception (Bradshaw, missed XP Pitt 13-7)
Roy Gerela 41 yd FG (16-7)
Franco Harris 6 yd run (23-7)
Roy Gerela 42 yd FG (26-7)
MVP: Franco Harris, 3 TD
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 26, 1976
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
PATRIOTS 6 STEELERS 3
The Steelers will not win a third consecutive SB; here's a case where the real world injury played a role here, Franco Harris was out in the '76 AFC Title game, so he was out in this game, and the Steelers offense sputtered.
1st: John Smith 26 yd FG (NE 3-0)
3rd: Roy Gerela 29 yd FG (3-3)
4th: John Smith 29 yd FG (NE 6-3)
MVP: Mike Haynes 2 INT
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 26, 1976
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
COWBOYS 27 REDSKINS 13
Dallas lost SB 2, won SB 4, lost SB 7, won SB 8 and now they head to SB 11, 5 Super Bowl appearances in 11 Super Bowls. They'll face the Patriots, making their first ever appearance.
1st Mark Moseley 29 yd FG (Wash 3-0)
Preston Pearson 69 yard reception (Staubach, Dal 7-3)
Robert Newhouse 6 yd reception (Staubach 14-3)
2nd: Mark Moseley 39 yd FG (14-6)
Butch Johnson 5 yd reception (Staubach, 21-6)
Efren Herrera 30 yd FG (24-6)
4th Qtr Efren Herrera 34 yd FG (27-6)
Mike Thomas 10 yd run (27-13)
MVP: Roger Staubach, 15-20 188 yds 3 TDs
SUPER BOWL XI
January 9, 1977
Dallas Cowboys v. New England Patriots
Los Angeles
COWBOYS 33 PATRIOTS 7
Dallas joins Pittsburgh as 3 time Super Bowl Champions, this is the largest margin of victory in SB history and Dallas ties their own high mark with 33 points. Dallas holds NE to 4 first downs, the Patriots lone score coming from their defense.
1st: Billy Joe Dupree 5 yd reception (Staubach Dall 7-0)
2nd: Efren Herrera 39 yd FG (10-0)
Robert Newhouse 33 yd run (17-0)
Efren Herrera 42 yd FG (20-0)
Mike Haynes 39 yard INT (20-7)
3rd: Efren Herrera 27 yd FG (23-7)
4th: Preston Pearson 2 yd reception (Staubach 30-7)
Efren Herrera 39 yd FG (33-7)
MVP: Harvey Martin 9 tackles, 3 sacks
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
