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Actual Result: New England Patriots 34 Atlanta Falcons 28, biggest comeback in SB history, 2 titles in 3 years and 5 overall for the Pats.
Simulation: The Denver Broncos are cemented as a dynasty with 3 consecutive SB championships (all over Seattle) but are not in the playoffs this year. The Patriots and Cowboys have home field throughout the playoffs, its now been 21 years since the 7 time champion Cowboys won their last SB.
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 14, 2017
Seattle Seahawks (10-5-1) at Atlanta Falcons (10-6)
Atl -6.5
Atl 36 Sea 20
FALCONS 23 SEAHAWKS 20 (OT)
Seattle will not head to a 5th consecutive Super Bowl. 12 years ago Atlanta lost SB39, they head to the NFC Championship game next week.
1st: Doug Baldwin 13 yd reception (Wilson Sea 7-0)
Mohamed Sanu 3 yd reception (Ryan 7-7)
2nd: Doug Baldwin 29 yd reception (Wilson Sea 14-14)
Jacob Tamme 4 yd reception (Ryan 14-14)
3rd: Steven Hauschka 39 yd FG (Sea 17-14)
Matt Bryant 40 yd FG (17-17)
4th: Steven Hauschka 30 yd FG (Sea 20-17)
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Matt Bryant 28 yd FG (20-20)
OT: Matt Bryant 45 yd FG (Atl 23-20)
MVP: Julio Jones 11 catches, 111 yds
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 14, 2017
Houston Texans (9-7) at New England Patriots (14-2)
28 degrees
NE -16
NE 34 Hou 16
PATRIOTS 30 TEXANS 10
The Patriots last won the SB nine years prior - next week, they host the AFC Championship.
1st: Stephen Gostkowski 37 yd FG (NE 3-0)
Nick Novak 31 yd FG (3-3)
2nd: LeGarrette Blount 5 yd run (NE 10-3)
Michael Floyd 30 yd reception (Brady 17-3)
LeGarrette Blount 9 yd run (24-3)
3rd: Stephen Gostkowski 40 yd FG (27-3)
Stephen Gostkowski 34 yd FG (30-3)
4th: Lamar Miller 3 yd run (30-10)
MVP: Tom Brady 22-30 244 yds TD
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 15, 2017
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5) at KC Chiefs (12-4)
33 degrees
KC -2.5
Steelers 18 Chiefs 16
CHIEFS 31 STEELERS 21
It's been 21 years since the Chiefs lost SB 30 to Dallas, its their last SB appearance, next week they head to New England to face the Patriots.
1st: Travis Kelce 8 yd reception (Smith KC 7-0
Carlos Santos 34 yd FG (10-0)
Carlos Santos 34 yd FG (10-0)
Alex Smith 6 yd run (17-0)
2nd: Spencer Ware 4 yd run (24-0)
LeVeon Bell 3 yd run (24-7)
Spencer Ware 13 yd reception (Smith 31-7)
3rd: Ladarius Green 20 yd reception (Roethlisberger 31-14)
4th: Ladarius Green 4 yd reception (Roethlisberger, 31-21)
MVP: Alex Smith 21-29 244 yds 2 TD/1D run
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 15, 2017
Green Bay Packers (10-6) at Dallas Cowboys (13-3)
Dall -5.5
GB 34 Dall 31
COWBOYS 35 PACKERS 28
Dallas has played in more Super Bowls than any other franchise, but none in 21 years - they host the NFC Championship next week.
1st: Jason Witten 30 yd reception (Prescott Dall 7-0)
Randall Cobb 14 yd reception (Rodgers 7-7)
2nd: Jason Witten 9 yd reception (Prescott Dall 14-7)
Ty Montgomery 4 yd reception (Rodgers 14-14)
Dan Bailey 39 yd FG (Dall 17-14)
3rd: Dan Bailey 48 yd FG (20-14)
Jordy Nelson 11 yd reception (Rodgers GB 21-20)
4th: Dez Bryant 38 yd reception (2 pt conversion Prescott Dall 28-21)
Dez Bryant 17 yd reception (Prescott 35-21)
Jared Cook 17 yd reception (Rodgers 35-28)
MVP: Ezekial Elliott 28 carries 241 yds
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 22, 2017
Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys
FALCONS 41 COWBOYS 24
12 years after their only conference championship - the Falcons win a second on the road and will head to Super Bowl 51, as they did in the real world.
1st: Matt Bryant 51 yd FG (Atl 3-0)
Dez Bryant 40 yd reception (Prescott Dall 7-3)
Vic Beasley 11 yard fumble return (Atl 10-7)
2nd: Ezekial Elliott 28 yd run (Dall 14-10)
Julio Jones 49 yd reception (Ryan Atl 17-14)
Matt Bryant 29 yd FG (20-14)
3rd: Taylor Gabriel 19 yd run (27-14)
Dan Bailey 50 yd FG (27-17)
Austin Hooper 11 yd reception (Ryan 34-17)
4th: Ezekial Elliott 9 yd reception (Prescott 34-24)
Julio Jones 17 yd reception (Ryan 41-24)
MVP: Matt Ryan 19-28 299 yds 3 TDs
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 22, 2017
Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
41 degrees
CHIEFS 16 PATRIOTS 10
The Patriots lose yet another conference championship - the Chiefs played in 3 of the first 6 Super Bowls, didn't make another until SB30 and haven't been back since - but Super Bowl 51 will be Chiefs/Falcons.
1st: James White 8 yd run (NE 7-0)
2nd: Tyreek Hill 66 yd run (7-7)
Cairo Santos 33 yd FG (KC 10-7)
3rd: Cairo Santos 29 yd FG (13-7)
4th: Stephen Gostkowski 48 yd FG (13-10)
Cairo Santos 30 yd FG (16-10)
MVP: Derrick Johnson 16 tackles, fumble recovery
SUPER BOWL LI
Feb 5, 2017
Kansas City Chiefs v. Atlanta Falcons
Houston
CHIEFS 27 FALCONS 20
Alex Smith leads the Chiefs to their first SB win in 48 seasons.
1st: Patrick DiMarco 3 yd reception (Ryan Atl 7-0)
Tyreek Hill 16 yd reception (7-7)
2nd: Cairo Santos 49 yd FG (KC 10-7)
Matt Bryant 30 yd FG (10-10)
Alex Smith 18 yd run (KC 17-10)
3rd: Taylor Gabriel 30 yd reception (Ryan 17-17)
Cairo Santos 20 yd FG (KC 20-17)
4th: Matt Bryant 30 yd FG (20-20)
Tyreek Hill 65 yd punt return (KC 27-20)
MVP: Tyreek Hill 2 TDs.
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
SB51: CHIEFS 27 FALCONS 20 MVP: T.Hill QB-Smith HC-Reid
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
ALL SB Team (51-
WR T.Hill
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
