Actual Result: Denver Broncos 24 Carolina Panthers 10, Manning gets over the hump with the Broncos
Simulation: Manning's a back to back SB Champion, Denver once again has home field advantage throughout the playoffs as they stare down a threepeat. The Seahawks have won 3 straight conference championships and are back in the divisional round as a WC - it's the Panthers with home field, having gone 15-1 in the regular season.
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 16, 2016
Green Bay Packers (10-6) at Arizona Cardinals (13-3)
Ariz -7
Ariz 26 GB 20
CARDINALS 24 PACKERS 3
7 years ago, the Cardinals lost SB 43, next week they play in the NFC Championship game.
1st: Michael Floyd 4 yd reception (Palmer Ari 7-0)
Chandler Catanzaro 44 yd FG (10-0)
2nd: Mason Crosby 48 yd FG (10-3)
John Brown 9 yd reception (Palmer 17-3)
3rd: Larry Fitzgerald 8 yd reception (Palmer 24-3)
MVP: Chris Johnson 24 carries 159 yds rushing
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 16, 2016
Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) at New England Patriots (12-4)
38 degrees
NE 27 KC 20
PATRIOTS 35 CHIEFS 14
The Patriots go back to the AFC Championship game, still looking to get back to the SB after their perfect '07 season.
1st: Stephen Gostkowski 51 yd FG (NE 3-0)
Stephen Gostkowski 29 yd FG (6-0)
2nd: Danny Amendola 12 yd reception (Brady 13-0)
Jamaal Charles 11 yd run (13-7)
3rd: Rob Gronkowski 38 yd reception (2 pt Brady 21-7)
4th: LeGarrette Blount 3 yd run (28-7)
Tom Brady 1 yd run (35-7)
Jamaal Charles 3 yd reception (Smith 35-14)
MVP: Tom Brady 18-29 287 yds 2 TDs, 1 Run
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 17, 2016
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) at Denver Broncos (12-4)
43 degrees
Den -7.5
Den 23 Pitt 16
BRONCOS 22 STEELERS 17
The 2 time Super Bowl Champions are back in the AFC Title game, once again hosting the Patriots.
1st: Ronnie Hillman 7 yd run (Den 7-0)
Le'Veon Bell 38 yd run (7-7)
2nd: DeAngelo Williams 18 run (Pitt 14-7)
DeMarcus Ware safety (14-9)
Brandon McManus 48 yd FG (14-12)
3rd: Emmanuel Sanders 11 reception (Manning Den 19-14)
4th: Chris Boswell 44 yd FG (19-17)
Brandon McManus 33 yd FG (22-17)
MVP: DeMarcus Ware 2 sacks, safety
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 17, 2016
Seattle Seahawks (10-6) at Carolina Panthers (15-1)
43 degrees
Car -2.5
Car 31 Sea 24
SEAHAWKS 20 PANTHERS 17
The Panthers finished 15-1 but are knocked out in the divisional round by the 3 time conference champion Seahawks. Seattle will head to Phoenix to play the Cards in the NFC Title game.
1st: Jonathan Stewart 24 yd run (Car 7-0)
Steven Hauschka 30 yd FG (7-3)
2nd: Russell Wilson 17 yd run (Sea 10-7)
Cam Newton 22 yd run (Car 14-10)
3rd: Steven Hauschka 39 yd FG (14-13)
4th: Graham Gano 48 yd FG (17-13)
Doug Baldwin 29 yd reception (Wilson Sea 20-17)
MVP: Russell Wilson 17-25 259 yds TD, TD run
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 24, 2016
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
SEAHAWKS 26 CARDINALS 24
The first team in NFL history to win four straight conference championships, to play in four straight Super Bowls is the Seattle Seahawks.
1st: Larry Fitzgerald 19 yd reception (Palmer Ari 7-0)
Thomas Rawls 20 yd run (7-7)
Chandler Catanzaro (Ari 10-7)
2nd: Thomas Rawls 2 yd run (Sea 14-10)
Steven Hauschka 39 yd FG (17-10)
Chris Johnson 4 yd run (17-17)
3rd: Steven Hauschka 30 yd FG (Sea 20-17)
4th: Russell Wilson 20 yd run (missed XP 26-17)
Chris Johnson 8 yd run (26-24)
MVP: Thomas Rawls 18 carries, 109 yds 2 TDs
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 24, 2016
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
46 degrees
NE -3
Den 20 NE 18
BRONCOS 16 PATRIOTS 10
Denver will get a chance for a 3 peat and for the third straight season we have a Denver/Seattle Super Bowl.
1st: Brandon McManus 49 yd FG (Den 3-0)
Ronnie Hillman 20 yd run (10-0)
2nd: Brandon McManus 30 yd FG (13-0)
Julian Edelman 19 yd reception (Brady 13-7)
3rd: Brandon McManus 39 yd FG (16-7)
Steven Gostkowski 48 yd FG (16-10)
MVP: Von Miller 3 sacks
SUPER BOWL 50
Feb 7 2016
Seattle Seahawks v. Denver Broncos
Santa Clara
76 degrees
BRONCOS 21 SEAHAWKS 17
The Broncos join the Cowboys (SB11-13) and Niners (SB22-24) as winners of back-to back-to back Super Bowls - all 3 coming against the Seattle Seahawks the first team to ever play in 4 straight and lose 3 straight.
1st: Chris Harris 38 yd INT return (Wilson Den 7-0)
2nd: Emmanuel Sanders 70 yd punt return TD (14-0)
Steven Hauschka 30 yd FG (14-3)
Steven Hauschka 49 yd FG (14-6)
3rd: Paul Richardson 37 yd reception (2 pt conversion 14-14)
4th: Steven Hauschka 47 yd FG (Sea 17-14)
under 2 min
CJ Anderson 30 yd run (Den 21-17)
MVP: Chris Harris, INT, 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
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
SB23: 49ERS 24 BENGALS 10 MVP: C.Haley QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB24: 49ERS 34 BILLS 14 MVP: J.Montana QB-Montana HC-Seifert
SB25: BILLS 17 BEARS 14 MVP: B.Smith QB-Kelly HC-Levy
SB26: BILLS 17 REDSKINS 13 MVP: G.Clark QB-Kelly HC-Levy
SB27: 49ERS 35 DOLPHINS 23 MVP: R.Watters QB-Young HC-Seifert
SB28: OILERS 24 COWBOYS 17 MVP: L.White QB-Moon HC-Pardee
SB29: STEELERS 20 COWBOYS 13 MVP: G.Lloyd QB-O'Donnell HC-Cowher
SB30: COWBOYS 37 CHIEFS 27 MVP: E.Smith QB-Aikman HC-Switzer
SB31: PACKERS 20 BRONCOS 13 MVP: R.White QB-Favre HC-Holmgren
SB32: 49ERS 16 PATRIOTS 10 MVP: D.Stubblefield QB-Young HC-Mariucci
SB33: VIKINGS 40 BRONCOS 37 MVP: R.Smith/T.Davis QB-Cunningham HC-Green
SB34: RAMS 28 JAGS 14 MVP: M.Faulk QB-Warner HC-Vermeil
SB35: TITANS 14 GIANTS 10 MVP: E.George QB-McNair HC-Fisher
SB36: RAMS 30 STEELERS 24 (OT) MVP: T.Holt QB-Warner HC-Martz
SB37: RAIDERS 17 BUCS 16 MVP: J.Rice QB-Gannon HC-Callahan
SB38: PATRIOTS 20 PACKERS 8 MVP: R.Harrison QB-Brady HC-Belichick
SB39: STEELERS 17 FALCONS 10 MVP: J.Porter QB-Roethlisberger HC-Cowher
SB40: SEAHAWKS 17 STEELERS 16 MVP: S.Alexander QB-Hasselbeck HC-Holmgren
SB41: RAVENS 21 BEARS 10 MVP: B.Scott QB-McNair HC-Billick
SB42: PATRIOTS 27 PACKERS 20 MVP: T.Brady QB-Brady HC-Belichick
SB43: RAVENS 21 CARDINALS 19 MVP: E.Reed QB-Flacco HC-Harbaugh
SB44: RAVENS 24 VIKINGS 17 MVP: J.Flacco QB-Flacco HC-Harbaugh
SB45: STEELERS 19 BEARS 14 MVP: L.Timmons QB-Roethlisberger HC-Tomlin
SB46: RAVENS 23 SAINTS 17 (OT) MVP: L.Webb QB-Flacco HC-Harbaugh
SB47: SEAHAWKS 31 TEXANS 23 MVP: M.Lynch QB-Wilson HC-Carroll
SB48: BRONCOS 19 SEAHAWKS 16 (OT) MVP: P.Manning QB-Manning HC-Fox
SB49: BRONCOS 23 SEAHAWKS 20 MVP: V.Miller QB-Manning HC-Fox
SB50: BRONCOS 21 SEAHAWKS 17 MVP: C.Harris QB-Manning HC-Kubiak
ALL SB Team (1-25)
QB-J Montana, R,Staubach
RB- T.Dorsett, F.Harris, R.Craig
WR-J. Rice, D. Pearson, L.Swann
TE B.J Dupree
DL: A.Page, LC Greenwood, H.Martin, B.Smith
LB: J.Ham, C.Haley, J.Lambert
DB: R.Lott, M.Blount, Cliff Harris, M.Renfro
ALL SB Team (26-50)
QB: T.Brady, J.Flacco, P.Manning
RB E.Smith, M.Faulk, M.Lynch
WR - J.Taylor, T.Holt, Demaryius Thomas
TE-T.Heap
DL R.White, D.Stubblefield
LB - G.Lloyd, J.Porter, B.Scott L.Timmons, V.Miller
DB-R.Harrison, E.Reed, L.Webb, C.Harris
The 20 Best SB Performances
1. SB 17 (Dall) Danny White 16-22 309 yds 4 TDs
2. SB 20 (Chi) Walter Payton, 235 yds rushing, 3 TDs
3. SB27 (SF) Ricky Watters 234 yds rushing 3 TDs
4. SB 47 (Sea) Marshawn Lynch 4 TDs
5. SB13 (Dall) Roger Staubach 12-18 280 yards 3 TD
6. SB42 (NE) Tom Brady 17-23 278 yds 3 TDs.
7. SB 24 (SF) Joe Montana 17-23 253 yds 2 TD, TD rushing
8. SB 6 (Minn) Gary Cuozzo 16-25, 228 yds 3 TDs
9. SB 8 (Dall) Calvin Hill 207 yards from scrimmage, 3 TDs.
10. SB 30 (Dall) Emmitt Smith 138 yds 3 TDs
11. SB40 (Sea) Shaun Alexander 151 yds 2 TDs
12. SB14 (Pitt) Franco Harris 3 TDs
13. SB 18 (Wash) Joe Washington 3 TDs
14. SB 33 (Minn) Robert Smith, 3 TDs
15. SB 33 (Den) Terrell Davis 3 TDs
16. SB 49 (Den) Von Miller, TD, 2 sacks
17. SB 19 (SF) Ronnie Lott, 2 INT, TD
18. SB 43 (Balt) Ed Reed INT, TD, sack
19. SB 25 (Buff) Bruce Smith 3 sacks
20. SB 11 (Dall) Harvey Martin 3 sacks
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