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Actual Result: Washington Redskins 42 Denver Broncos 10, if there's a labor action that impacts a season, the Redskins are winning the SB.
Simulation: A last place finish means the defending champion Giants will not go back to back; the only post merger AFC team to win the SB remains Pittsburgh and its past time to consider realignment.
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 9, 1988
Indianapolis Colts (9-6) at Cleveland Browns (10-5)
16 degrees
Cleveland -8
Browns 38 Colts 21
BROWNS 20 COLTS 13
As happened in the real world, the Browns host back to back AFC Championship games.
1st: Dean Biasucci 37 yd FG (Colts 3-0)
3rd: Clarence Weathers 35 yd reception (Kosar Cle 7-3)
Dean Biasucci 49 yd FG (7-6)
Earnest Byner 11 yd reception (Kosar, 14-6)
4th: Bill Brooks 4 yd reception (Hogeboom 14-13)
Jeff Jaeger 26 yd FG (17-13)
Jeff Jaeger 29 yd FG (20-13)
MVP Bernie Kosar 15-22, 215 yds 2 TDs, INT
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 9, 1988
Minnesota Vikings (8-7) at San Francisco 49ers (13-2)
52 degrees
Niners -11
Minnesota 36 San Francisco 24
49ERS 31 VIKINGS 6
The Niners won SB 16 and 19, another 3 years have passed and San Francisco will host the NFC Championship next week.
1st: Roger Craig 1 yd reception (Montana, SF 7-0)
Chuck Nelson 22 yd FG (7-3)
2nd: Dwight Clark 13 yd reception (Montana 14-3)
Ray Wersching 34 yd FG (17-3)
3rd: Chuck Nelson 31 yd FG (17-6)
Harry Sydney 2 yd run (24-6)
4th: Joe Cribbs 31 yd run (31-6)
MVP: Charles Haley 2 sacks
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 10, 1988
Washington Redskins (11-4) at Chicago Bears (11-4)
4 degrees
Bears -4.5
Redskins 21 Bears 17
REDSKINS 16 BEARS 10
The SB 18 champs beat the SB 20 champs and now will play the SB 19 champs in the NFC Championship.
1st: Kelvin Bryant 6 yd run (Wash 7-0)
Walter Payton 9 yd run (7-7)
2nd: Kevin Butler 34 yd FG (Chi 10-7)
Obed Ariri 47 yd FG (10-10)
4th: Obed Ariri 33 yd FG (13-10)
Obed Ariri 39 yd FG (16-10)
MVP Charles Mann 2 sacks
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 10, 1988
Houston Oilers (9-6) at Denver Broncos (10-4-1)
28 degrees
Denver -10
Denver 34 Houston 10
BRONCOS 40 OILERS 34 (OT)
Denver/Cleveland, as they did in the actual world, rematch next week in the AFC Championship.
1st: Vance Johnson 10 yd reception (Elway Den 7-0)
John Diettrich 35 yd FG (7-3)
Rich Karlis 46 yd FG (10-3)
2nd: Rich Karlis 27 yd FG (13-3)
Drew Hill 73 yd reception (Moon 13-10)
Ernest Givens 12 yd reception (Moon Hou 17-13)
Vance Johnson 55 yd reception (Elway Den 20-17)
3rd: Gene Lang 17 yd rn (27-17)
Mike Rozier 2 yd run (27-24)
4th: John Diettrich 22 yd FG (27-27)
Rick Massie 6 yd reception (Den 34-27)
under 2 minutes left
Ernest Givens 9 yd reception (Moon 34-34)
OT: Sammy Winder 11 yd run (Den 40-34)
MVP: Sammy Winder 21 carries, 164 yds, TD
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 17, 1988
Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns
29 degrees
Denver -3
Denver 38 Cleveland 33
BROWNS 23 BRONCOS 20 (OT)
Cleveland was one of the elite franchises in the pre-Super Bowl era, they get redemption for last year's loss with an OT win over the Broncos and they advance to their first SB.
1st: Sammy Winder 6 yd run (Den 7-0)
2nd: Sammy Winder 7 yd run (14-0)
Jeff Jaeger 20 yd FG (14-3)
3rd: Earnest Byner 18 yd run (14-10)
Rich Karlis 22 yd FG (17-10)
4th: Kevin Mack 20 yd run (17-17)
Jeff Jaeger 35 yd FG (Cle 20-17)
as the clock hits :00
Rich Karlis 39 yd FG (20-20)
OT: Jeff Jaeger 33 yd FG (23-20)
MVP: Hanford Dixon 2 INT
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 17, 1988
Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers
49ERS 31 REDSKINS 23
The Niners return to the SB, looking for their third title, for the first time in 4 years, we will have a different SB champ in the simulation than occurred in the actual world.
1st: Jerry Rice 49 yd reception (Montana SF 7-0)
Obed Ariri 39 yd FG (7-3)
2nd: Obed Ariri 21 yd FG (7-6)
Dwight Clark 28 yd reception (Montana 14-6)
3rd: Ricky Sanders 6 yd reception (Williams 14-13)
Mike Wilson 55 yd reception (Montana 21-13)
4th: Roger Craig 26 yd run (28-13)
Obed Ariri 29 yd FG (28-16)
George Rogers 42 yd run (28-23)
Ray Wersching 49 yd FG (31-23)
MVP: Joe Montana 19-27, 309 yds 3 TDs
SUPER BOWL XXII
Jan 31, 1988
Cleveland Browns v. San Francisco 49ers
San Diego
56 degrees
49ERS 27 BROWNS 9
It's the third SB title for what is now a dynasty; only the Cowboys (6) and Steelers (4) have won as many Super Bowls as the San Francisco 49ers.
1st Jeff Jaeger 29 yd FG (Cle 3-0)
Ray Wersching 40 yd FG (3-3)
2nd: Tom Rathman 2 yd run (SF 10-3)
3rd: Roger Craig 33 yd run (17-3)
4th: Kevin Mack 10 yd reception (Kosar, missed XP 17-9)
Jerry Rice 14 yd reception (Montana 24-9)
Ray Wersching 27 yd FG (27-9)
MVP: Roger Craig 21 carries, 123 yds TD; Craig is the 4th RB in 5 seasons to win SBMVP.
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
SB17: COWBOYS 30 CHARGERS 10 MVP: D.White QB-White HC-Landry
SB18: REDSKINS 30 DOLPHINS 29 MVP: J.Washington QB-Theismann HC-Gibbs
SB19: 49ERS 24 SEAHAWKS 6 MVP: R.Lott QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB20: BEARS 51 RAIDERS 13 MVP: W.Payton QB-McMahon HC-Ditka
SB21: GIANTS 19 BRONCOS 6 MVP: J.Morris QB-Simms HC-Parcells
SB22: 49ERS 27 BROWNS 9 MVP: R.Craig QB-Montana HC-Walsh
