Actual Result: San Francisco 49ers 26 Cincinnati Bengals 21, the beginning of the Niner dynasty
Simulation: The 70s died last year, the Atlanta Falcons becoming the first team in 9 years that wasn't Pittsburgh or Dallas to win the SB.
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 2, 1982
Tampa Bay Bucs (9-7) at Dallas Cowboys (12-4)
57 degrees
Dallas -8
Dallas 38 Tampa 0
BUCS 20 COWBOYS 16
Dallas will not be victims of "The Catch" in the '81 NFC Title game as Tampa will be taking their place.
1st: Jerry Eckwood 2 yd run (missed XP TB 6-0)
James Wilder 5 yd run (13-0)
2nd: Rafael Septien 21 yd FG (13-3)
Drew Pearson 7 yd reception (White 13-10)
3rd: Rafael Septien 23 yd FG (13-13)
4th: James Wilder 8 yd run (TB 20-13)
Rafael Septien 43 yd FG (20-16)
MVP: James Wilder 2 TD
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 2, 1982
San Diego Chargers (10-6) at Miami Dolphins (11-4-1)
76 degrees
SD -2.5
San Diego 41 Miami 381
DOLPHINS 23 CHARGERS 20 (OT)
As was the case in the actual game, this one ends in OT, the result is flipped; however, and its the Dolphins who head to the AFC Title game next week.
1st: Rolf Benirschke 24 yd FG (SD 3-0)
2nd: Rolf Benirschke 41 FG (6-0)
Charlie Joiner 33 yd reception (13-0)
Uwe Von Schamann 28 yd FG (13-3)
3rd: Uwe Von Schamann 32 yd FG (13-6)
Wes Chandler 5 yd reception (Fouts 20-6)
4th: Nat Moore 14 yd reception (Woodley 20-13)
Tony Nathan 12 yd reception (Woodley 20-20)
OT: Uwe Von Schamann 36 yd FG (Mia 23-20)
MVP: David Woodley, 19-27, 237 yds TDs
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 3, 1982
Buffalo Bills 10-6 at Cincinnati Bengals 12-4
45 degrees
Bengals -6
Bengals 28 Bills 21
BENGALS 20 BILLS 0
Cincinnati lost SBs 5 and 8 - 8 years after that last SB appearance they will host the AFC Championship against the Dolphins next week.
1st: Jim Breech 28 (Cin 3-0)
2nd: Steve Kreider 6 yd reception (Anderson, 10-0)
3rd: Jim Breech 38 yd FG (13-0)
4th: Pete Johnson 3 yd run (20-0)
MVP: Ken Riley 2 INT
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 3, 1982
New York Giants 9-7 at San Francisco 49ers 13-3
42 degrees
Niners -6
San Francisco 38 New York 24
49ERS 24 GIANTS 10
The 49ers will play in their first ever NFC Championship, hosting Tampa next week. We have 3 teams playing in the conference championships who have never won a SB.
1st: Joe Danelo 29 yd FG (NY 3-0)
Dwight Clark 12 yard reception (Montana, SF 7-3)
2nd: Freddie Solomon 15 yd reception (Montana 14-3)
Ricky Patton 2 yd run (21-3)
3rd: Johnny Perkins 19 yd reception (Simms 21-10)
4th: Ray Wersching 23 yd FG (24-10)
MVP: Ronnie Lott 2 INT
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 10, 1982
Tampa Bay Bucs at San Francisco 49ers
43 degrees
49ERS 29 BUCS 24
San Francisco has never won an NFL Championship and, as was the case in the real world, they will head to Super Bowl 16.
1st: Dwight Clark 14 yd reception (Montana SF 7-0)
Bill Capece 32 yd FG (7-3)
2nd: Ray Wersching 30 yd FG (10-3)
Theo Bell 51 yd reception (Williams 10-10)
Jerry Eckwood 5 yd run (TB 17-10)
3rd: Ray Wersching 26 yd FG (17-13)
Ray Wersching 29 yd FG (17-16)
4th: Jerry Eckwood 13 yd run (24-16)
Freddie Solomon, 22 yd reception, 2 pt conversion failed (Montana 24-22)
under a minute to play
Ricky Patton 33 yd run, forever known as "the run" in 49er lore (SF 29-24)
MVP: Joe Montana 22-30, 280 yds, 2 TDs
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 10, 1982
Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals
-9 degrees
BENGALS 24 DOLPHINS 14
We get the real world SB matchup, Niners/Bengals, the Bengals returning to the SB after losing SB5 and SB8, it's San Francisco's first SB appearance.
1st: Jim Breech 33 yd FG (Cin 3-0)
2nd: Dan Ross 11 yd reception (Anderson 10-0)
Jim Breech 48 yd FG (13-0)
3rd: Tony Nathan 38 yd run (13-7)
4th: Archie Griffin, 20 yd reception, 2 pt conversion (21-7)
Jimmy Cefalo 1 yd reception (Woodley 21-14)
Jim Breech 24 yd FG (24-14)
MVP: Dan Ross 6 catches, 77 yds TD
SUPER BOWL XVI
Jan 24, 1982
Cincinnati Bengals v. San Francisco 49ers
Detroit
Niners -1
49ers 26 Bengals 21
49ERS 39 BENGALS 19
Atlanta came out of nowhere to win SB15, the 49ers do the same this year, winning the first NFL Championship in franchise history and duplicating the real world result.
1st: Earl Cooper 1 yd run (SF 7-0)
Fred Dean, safety (9-0)
Ricky Patton 12 yd run (16-0)
2nd: Ray Wersching 26 yd FG (19-0)
Jim Breech 43 yd FG (19-3)
3rd: Cris Collinsworth 33 yd reception (Anderson, missed XP, 19-9)
Ricky Patton 12 yd run (26-9)
Paul Hofer, 9 yd reception (Montana, 33-9)
4th: Ray Wersching 35 yd FG (36-9)
Archie Griffin 12 yd run (36-16)
Jim Breech 41 yd FG (36-19)
Ray Wersching 31 yd FG (39-19)
MVP: Joe Montana 20-30 286 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
SB13: COWBOYS 42 OILERS 21 MVP R.Staubach QB-Staubach HC Landry
SB14: STEELERS 24 EAGLES 7 MVP F.Harris QB-Bradshaw HC-Noll
SB15: FALCONS 24 RAIDERS 8 MVP:W.Andrews QB-Bartkowski HC-Bennett
SB16: 49ERS 39 BENGALS 19 MVP: J.Montana QB-Montana HC-Walsh
