256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 15: 1977 Dallas Cowboys v. 1970 Los Angeles Rams

 '19 Chiefs v. '85 Patriots

11. 1970 LOS ANGELES RAMS at 6. 1977 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DALLAS COWBOYS

6. 1977 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DALLAS COWBOYS

Record: 12-2

Pythag: 11-3

Off: 2nd

Def: 8th

1st NFC East

d. Bears Div Rnd 37-7

d. Vikes NFC Title 23-6

d. Broncos Super Bowl 27-10

HC Tom Landry OC Dan Reeves DC Ernie Stautner

Texas Stadium: 65 degrees

Verne Lundquist/Brad Sham

Offense

QB Roger Staubach 35 Navy

RB Tony Dorsett 23 R Pitt

RB Robert Newhouse 27 Houston

WR Drew Pearson 26 All Pro Tulsa

WR Golden Richards 27 BYU

TE Billy Joe Dupree 27 Mich St

LT Ralph Neely 34 Oklahoma

LG Herbert Scott 24 V Union

C John Fitzgerald 29 B College

RG Tom Rafferty 23 Penn St

RT Pat Donovan 24 Stanford

Defense

LDE Too Tall Jones 26  Tenn St

LDT Jethro Pugh 33 Eliz City St

RDT Randy White 24 Mary

RDE Harvey Martin 27 All Pro Tex A&M Comm

LLB Hollywood Henderson 24 Langston

MLB Bob Breunig 24 Ariz St

RLB DD Lewis 32 Miss St

LCB Benny Barnes 26 Stanford

RCB Aaron Kyle 23 Wyoming

SS Charlie Waters 29 Clemson

FS Cliff Harris All Pro 29 Ouachita Baptist

K Efren Herrera 26 All Pro UCLA

P Danny White 25 Arizona St

KR Tony Hill 21 Cal

PR Butch Johnson 23 UC Riverside

Dallas looks to ride its '77 Super Bowl Champ into round 2; a win and they match New England for 10 teams moving forward, one behind San Francisco.  2nd best offense in football.  35 year old Roger Staubach had 21 scores and 9 picks; heck of a rookie season for 23 year old Tony Dorsett, he only started four games, but ran for over a thousand yards with 13 TDs.  26 year old Drew Pearson was an All Pro, as was the kicker, 26 year old Efren Herrera.  2 All Pros on defense, 27 year old Harvey Martin and 29 year old Cliff Harris. 

11. 1970 LOS ANGELES RAMS

Record: 9-4-1

Pythag: 11-3

Off: 4th

Def: 2nd

2nd NFC West

Did not make playoffs

HC George Allen OC Ray Prochaska

Offense

QB Roman Gabriel 30  NC St

RB Larry Smith 23 Florida

RB Les Josephson 28 Augustana

WR Jack Snow 27 N Dame

WR Wendell Tucker 27 SC St

TE Billy Truax 27 LSU

LT Charlie Cowan 32 Highlands

LG Tom Mack 27 Michigan

C Ken Iman 31 SE Missouri St

RG Joe Scibelli 31 AIU

RT Bob Brown 29 All Pro Nebraska

Defense

LDE Deacon Jones 32 Miss Vall St

LDT Merlin Olsen 30 All Pro Utah St

RDT Diron Talbert 26 Texas

RDE Coy Bacon 28 Jackson St

LLB Jack Pardee 34 A&M

MLB Myron Pottios 31 N Dame

RLB Maxie Baughan 32 GTech

LCB Clancy Williams 28 Wash St

RCB Kermit Alexander 29 UCLA

SS Richie Petitbon 32 Tulane

FS Eddie Meador 33 Ark Tech

K David Ray 26 Alabama 

P Pat Studstill 32 Houston

KR/PR Alvin Haymond 28 Southern

7 Rams teams have moved forward - the '70 Team is seeded 11th in the region, 2nd in defense and 4th in offense.  The All Pro on defense is 30 year old Merlin Olsen, he and 32 year old Deacon Jones look to get to Staubach -- battle of the defensive lines in this game. 30 year old Roman Gabriel had 17 scores and 12 picks. 29 year old Bob Brown is an All Pro.  

Likely a conservative, hard hitting 1970s style game - two smart, talented, All Time defensive lines looking to get after it.  Let's go to Dallas for the kick.

1st Qtr

Alvin Haywood returnd the opening kick to the 40, good field position for LA.

2 first downs on the drive, the biggest play a 15 yard Roman Gabriel to Pat Studstill connection - but the drive ends in a Rams failure to convert a 4th down and Dallas takes over at their own 34.

3 and out.  Rams at their own 35.

3 and out.  Dallas at their own 29.

3 and out.  Rams at their own 33.  One first down on the drive, a Les Josephson 10 yard reception. The drive ends in a punt, touchback.  90 seconds left in the quarter.  

3 and out, a Deacon Jones sack ending the drive - Dallas has 4th down from their own 15 as the quarter ends.

2nd Qtr: Cowboys 0 Rams 0

Dallas doesn't get a first down and they'll be kicking from their own 15.

Rams in buisness at the Dallas 46.

2 first downs on the drive - Jack Snow 19 yard reception the biggest play - but Too Tall Jones gets a big sack - LA settles for the FG and it's 3-0.

Dallas at the 22.

1/10 - 1 for Tony Dorsett.

2/9 - Roger Staubach finds Drew Pearson for a 21 yard pickup and Dallas's first first down of the game comes with 10 minutes left in the half.  

1/10 - 4 yards for Robert Newhouse.

2/6 - Newhouse is stopped for no gain.

3/7 - Staubach again - this time its 14 yards to Golden Richards and Dallas is at the 39.

1/10 - 6 for Dorsett.

2/4 - Newhouse gets 5 and it is a first down for the Cowboys.

1/10 - 5 for Dorsett, Dallas at the 23.

2/5 - Staubach to Butch Johnson, 13 yards and Dallas has a first down at the 10.

1/goal - A yard for Dorsett

2/goal - Newhouse gets a yard.

3/goal - Staubach rifles one to the back of the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - 8 yards from Staubach to Drew Pearson and Dallas takes the 7-3 lead.

At the 2 minute warning, Rams at the 25.

They get a big first down, Larry Smith rumbling for 33 yards - but on 4th and short from the Cowboy 38 Gabriel's sacked by Randy White and Dallas takes over at the 43 with a tick more than a minute left in the half and all 3 timeouts.

1/10 - Staubach goes downfield to Richards, picture perfect pass, 26 yards and Dallas stops the clock.

1/10 - 11 yards from Staubach to Billy Joe Dupree, Dallas uses its second timeout, they are at the 20 yard line with 54 seconds left in the half.  

1/10 - Newhouse gets 3 yards on the sweep, he's out of bounds.  

2/7 - Staubach to Drew Pearson, 14 yard pickup all the way to the Ram 3 yard line, Dallas uses its final timeout, there's 37 seconds left to go in the half.

1/goal - Staubach gets sacked - Merlin Olsen - and the clock is running and Dallas can't stop it -- that's the thing Dallas couldn't do - take that sack, Staubach has to hurry.

2/goal - Staubach - End Zone -- Tony Hill --- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS -- Dallas ends the half with 2 scores.

Third Qtr: Cowboys 14 Rams 3

It took Dallas a quarter and a half, but they find an offensive rhythm, Staubach with a couple of scores and Dallas is up double digits.  

Dallas at the 20.

1/10 - Newhouse goes for 10 yards.

1/10 - Dorsett for 5.

2/5 - Staubach hits Dorsett in space, 18 yard pickup for the rookie -- Dallas picks up where they left off.

1/10 - 3 for Newhouse

2/7 - Staubach in the flat to Dorsett, he scoots for the first down at the LA 37.

The drive stalls - Herrera hits the FG and it is 17-3.

LA at the 32.

3 and out.  Dallas at the 36.

They get a first down on a 12 yard Dorsett run, but punt, Rams at the 12.

They get a first down on an 11 yard Willie Ellison run - but Cliff Harris picks off Gabriel - and Dallas has the ball at the LA 29 yard line, already up 2 scores, couple of minutes left in the third.  Dallas looking to close this one out.  

1/10 - 7 for Newhouse

2/3 - Dorsett stopped at the line.

3/4 - Newhouse breaks one -- Robert Newhouse knocked out of bounds at the LA 6 yard line, Dallas with a first and goal.

1/goal - Dorsett for 3 as the qtr ends.

4th Qtr: Cowboys 17 Rams 3

Dallas is in great shape now, up 2 scores with a second and goal.

2/goal - Newhouse gets one more.

3/goal - Preston Pearson....Into the End Zone....TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS and at 24-3 this hill seems too step for the Rams to climb.  

LA at the 32.

1/10 - Les Josephson gets 1

2/9 - Gabriel to Studstill for 18 yards to the Cowboy 49.

1/10 - Smith for 1

2/9 - Incomplete

3/9 - Gabriel 14 yards to Josephson, Rams at the 34.

1/10 - Ellison 16 yard gain.

1/10 - Tommy Mason gets 2.

2/8 - Gabriel hits Ellison - he's all the way down to the Dallas 2 yard line.

1/goal - Smith is stopped just shy of the end zone.

2/goal - Josephson is into the end zone -- but a holding call nullfies it - and LA is at the 11.

3/goal - Harvey Martin sacks Gabriel -- LA is all the way backed up at the 18 - down 21 points with less than 10 minutes to play in the football game.

4/goal - Incomplete

Dallas takes over on downs and that's it - theyre at the 25, up 3 scores.

They get a first down on a 13 yard Drew Pearson reception - but the drive ends in a pick - Clancy Williams intercepting Staubach - LA has the ball with a tick more than 6 to play at the Cowboy 44. 

They get a first down, 11 yard Snow reception - but Harvey Martin's second sack ends the drive and again, Dallas takes over on downs.  5 minutes left in the game.

They stay on the ground, Dorsett 10 yard run gets a first down, but with a little over 2 left, they punt, LA ball at their own 17.

The rest of the game is LA moving down the field - a 20 yard pass from Gabriel to Truax the biggest play, Randy White gets his second sack - and when Dallas again stops LA on a 4th down, the game is over.

Final: Cowboys 24 Rams 3

Doomsday really asserts itself in the second half - Dallas moves its 10th team into Rnd 2 where they face the Patriots 10th team.  Only San Francisco has had more success.

Staubach: 12 of 18 155 yds 2 TD/INT

Gabriel: 13 for 34 148 yds INT

Dorsett: 15 carries, 56 yds

Smith: 10 carries, 46 yds

Pearson: 3 catches, 43 yds TD

Snow: 5 catches 45 yds

White/Martin: 2 sacks

Player of the Game: Randy White

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 15: 2019 Kansas City Chiefs v. 1985 New England Patriots

'08 Steelers v. '10 Ravens 

14. 1985 AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at 3. 2019 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

3. 2019 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 

Record: 12-4

Pythag: 11-5

Off: 5th

Def: 7th

1st AFC West

d. Texans Div Rnd 51-31

d. Titans AFC Title 35-24

d. Niners Super Bowl 31-20

HC Andy Reid OC Eric Bieniemy DC Steve Spagnuolo 

Arrowhead: 50 degrees

Mitch Holthus

Offense

QB Patrick Mahomes 24 TTech

RB Damien Williams 27 Oklahoma

WR Tyreek Hill 25 W Alabama

WR Sammy Watkins 26 Clemson

WR Mecole Hardman 21 UGA

TE Travis Kelce 30 Cincinnati

LT Cameron Erving 27 Florida St

LG Andrew Wylie 25 E Michigan

C Austin Reiter 28 S Florida

RG Laurent Duvernay Tardif 28 McGill

RT Mitchell Schwartz 30 Cal

Defense

LDE Alex Okafor 28 Texas

LDT Chris Jones 25 Miss St

RDT Derrick Nnadi 23 Florida St

RDE Frank Clark 26 Michigan

LLB Anthony Hitchens 27 Iowa

MLB Damien Wilson 26 Minn

RLB Reggie Ragland 26 Alabama

LCB Bashaud Breeland 27 Clemson

RCB Charvarius Ward 23 Midd Tenn St

SS Tyron Mathieu 27 All Pro LSU

FS Juan Thornhill 24 UVA

K Harrison Butker 24 Geo Tech

P Dustin Colquitt 37 Tenn

KR/PR Mecole Hardman 21 UGA

The '69 Chiefs are the top seeds in the region; the 3rd seeds - the '19 Chiefs, both Super Bowl Champs a half century apart.  5th in offense. Patrick Mahomes is 24, in 14 starts he had 28 scores and 5 picks. Travis Kelce is 30 and had over 1200 yards receiving. 26 year old Frank Clark and 25 year old Chris Jones combined for 17 sacks. 

14. 1985 AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Record: 11-5

Pythag: 10-6

Off: 10th

Def: 6th

3rd AFC East

d. Jets WC 26-14

d. Raiders Div Rnd 27-20

d. Dolphins AFC Title 31-14

lost Bears Super Bowl 46-10

HC Ray Berry DC Rod Rust

Offense

QB Steve Grogan 32 Kansas St

RB Tony Collins 26 E Carolina

FB Craig James 24 SMU

WR Irving Fryar 23 Nebraska

WR Stanley Morgan 30 Tenn

TE Derrick Ramsey 29 Kentucky

LT Brian Holloway 26 Stanford

LG John Hannah 34 All Pro Alabama

C Pete Brock 31 Colorado

RG Ron Wooten 26 UNC

RT Steve Moore 25 Tenn St

Defense

LDE Kenneth Sims 26 Texas

NT Dennis Owens 25 NC St

RDE Julius Adams 37 Tex St

LOLB Andre Tippett All Pro 26  Iowa

LILB Steve Nelson 34 N Dakota St

RILB Larry McGrew 28 USC

ROLB Don Blackmon 27 Tulsa

LCB Ronnie Lippett 25 Miami

RCB Raymond Clayborn 30  Texas

SS Roland James 27 Tenn

FS Fred Marion 26  Miami

K Tony Franklin 29 A&M

P Rich Camarillo 26 Wash

KR Stephen Starring 24 McNeese St

PR Irving Fryar 23 Nebraska

New England tries again to move its 10th team into round 2 with the '85 AFC Champs. They wouldn't make the tournament without that conference title as neither side of the ball was in the top 5, the better unit was the 6th ranked defense. They've got an All Pro, 26 year old Andre Tippett; he had 16.5 sacks. 27 year old Don Blackmon added 8.  30 year old Ray Clayborn and 26 year old Fred Marion combined for 13 picks. 26 year old Tony Eason moves to the bench - instead its the veteran, 32 year old Steve Grogan, 7 scores and 5 picks in 6 starts.  24 year old Craig James rushed for over 1200 yards in 14 starts; 23 year old Irving Fryar had a total of 10 scores, running, receving, kick returning.  34 year old John Hannah was an All Pro.  

Bottom half of region 15 is underway, let's go to Kansas City for the kick.

1st Qtr

Stephen Starring opens the game with a strong return, to the 42.

1/10 - Tony Collins goes for 19 yards on the game's opening play.

1/10 - 2 yards for Craig James. 

2/8 - James picks up 15 yards and the Pats are at the 22.  

The drive ends there - New England doesn't attempt a pass - the FG gives NE the lead.

Chiefs at the 28.  3 and out.

Patriots at the KC 43 after the Irving Fryar runback.

1/10 - James runs for 14, Pats stay on the ground, Pats keep moving the ball.

1/10 - Collins for 2

2/8 - Steve Grogan's first pass is complete, Cedric Jones gets 11 yards to the 16.

1/10 - Craig James hits an 11 yard run - the Patriots are at the 5 yard line.

The Chiefs defense holds - Tony Franklin chip shot makes it 6-0.

Chiefs at the 29.

They get 2 first downs, 18 yard Travis Kelce reception, 12 yard Damien Williams reception.

But at the end of the quarter the Chiefs have 4th and long at the Patriot 43.

2nd Qtr: Patriots 6 Chiefs 0

All New England in the first qtr - but just the 2 FGs to show for it.  Chiefs have 4th and long in NE territory.

After the punt, Patriots at the 14.

1/10 - End around, 5 for Fryar.

2/5 - Grogan to Collins, 10 yards.

1/10 - 4 for James

2/6 - Tony Collins for 11, Pats at the 44.

1/10 - Robert Weathers gets a carry -- and he breaks one -- 49 yards, running behind John Hannah - Robert Weathers dragged down at the 7 yard line!  New England busts a huge play and they have a first and goal.

1/goal - 2 yards for James

2/goal - Craig James busts Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS - This ain't '85 and the Chiefs aren't the Bears -- New England is out to a 13-0 lead.

Chiefs at the 25.

1/10 - LeSean McCoy goes for 2.

2/8 - Damien Williams tackled for a loss.

3/10 - Mahomes with a strike - 25 yards to Sammy Watkins - Chiefs are around midfield.

1/10 - 5 yards on a Tyreek Hill reverse.

2/5 - Williams picks up a first down, the Chiefs are at the 39.

1/10 - McCoy busts through the Line --- And He Is Gone -- LeSean McCoy rumbles Into The End Zone TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - Shady McCoy goes 39 yards and the Chiefs slice the deficit to 13-7.

Patriots at the 39. 

On the third play - Tyrann Mathieu Picks off Grogan -- the Chiefs now, down by 7, have a first down at their own 43.  

3 and out - Pats now get it back at the 11.  3 minutes left in the half.

1/10 - 2 for Collins

2/8 - How about Robert Weathers?  17 yard run out to the 30 and it's the 2 minute warning.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 -Grogan out to James, makes a man miss, goes for 13, Pats stop the clock at 1:45

1/10 - 2 for Collins.

2/8 - Craig James goes for 15 yards, they're at the Chiefs 40, Pats stop the clock at 1:21, penalty on the next play kicks them back 5 yards.

1/10 - Grogan to Morgan - 19 yards to the KC 26, clock is running -

The drive ends here - at the whistle, Tony Franklin's 3rd FG makes it 16-7.

3rd Qtr: Patriots 16 Chiefs 7

The 3rd seeded Chiefs are lucky to be this close, dominant ground game by New England has them rolling toward a big upset.

KC at the 22.

3 and out.  Pats take over at the 36 - on the third play, Grogan's Picked Off by Charvarius Ward - that's the second KC pick of Grogan, Chiefs ball at their own 45.

1/10 - Williams gets 1.

2/9 - Mahomes to McCoy, 11 yards to the Pats 43.

1/10 - 17 yards for Damien Williams and KC is at the 26 yard line.

1/10 - 5 for Williams. 

2/5 - Incomplete

3/5 - 8 yards for McCoy to the 13 yard line.

KC can't get into the end zone, Andre Tippett getting a sack - the FG makes it 16-10.

Pats at the 21.  

3 and out - KC gets the ball back at their own 32, down by 6.

1/10 - Tippett gets another sack.

2/18 - Mahomes to Hill, 5 yards.

3/13 - Mahomes to Hill again, it's a 15 yard gain, first down at the 44.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Williams gets 2

3/8 - Mahomes goes downfield to Travis Kelce, 21 yard pickup -- KC is at the 33.

The next 2 plays net 2 yards and the quarter ends.

3rd Qtr: Patriots 16 Chiefs 10

Kansas City's defense stiffens and the Chiefs start moving the ball a little bit - they've got a big play here, 3rd and 8 at the Pats 31, down 6.

And LeSean McCoy takes a pitch -- and cuts back up the middle -- and goes All the Way -- 31 yards Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS -- Shady McCoy asserting himself and Kansas City has come all the way back to take this lead.  17-16.

Pats at the 16.

1/10 - 14 for Collins

1/10 - 12 for James, the New England rushing attack so good today.  

1/10 - Mosi Tatupu gets his first carry, 5 yards.  

2/5 - 1 for James

3/4 - Grogan to Fryar - 17 yards to the KC 35 yard line.

But thats it - a Frank Clark sack ends the drive -- forcing a punt - Chiefs now have the ball at their own 13, 9 minutes left in the game, up by a point and now KC might be in position to snatch this game from the underdog Pats.

But New England stops them - one first down, an 11 yard Williams run - the drive ends in a punt, with 6 minutes to play, New England has the ball at their own 40, trailing by a point

1/10 - James is stuffed in the backfield.

2/12 - Incomplete

3/12 - Grogan finds Fryar downfield, acrobatic catch for Fryar at the Chiefs 42 yard line.

1/10 - 6 for Collins

2/4 - Grodan finds Cedric Jones over the middle to the 24 yard line!  NE is in field goal range with 3 minutes left in the football game!

1/10 - James for 4

2/6 - Chris Jones levels Tony Collins in the backfield and it's third and long.

3/9 - Grogan - Irving Fryar - Fryar's got a step!  Irving Fryar gets all the way to the 3 yard line before being dragged down!  We are at the 2 minute warning and the Patriots have a first and goal to go at the Chiefs 3!

1/goal - Play action - Grogan - End Zone - Stanley Morgan is Open -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS - It's the veterans - Grogan and Morgan - and when Weathers runs home the 2 point conversion New England goes up 24-17 - Chiefs get the ball back now, they have all their timeouts, there's 1:43 to go, they trail by 7, they are at the 28.

Now it's Mahomes, needs to go 72 yards in 1:43 to send this game to OT.  The 3rd seeded Chiefs staring at elimination here.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Mahomes to Tyreek Hill.  15 yard pickup and it's a first down at the 43.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - McCoy gets 3 yards - Chiefs use their first timeout here, there's 1:10 to go.  A false start makes it 3rd and 12 now.

3/12 - Mahomes to Damien Williams and he will be out of bounds after a 17 yard pickup, Chiefs at the 42 yard line with 56 seconds to go.

1/10 - Andre Tippett comes up with his 3rd sack of the day - KC has to stop the clock.

2/14 - Draw to McCoy doesn't fool the Pats - it's 3rd and 13 - clock moving.

3/13 - Mahomes picks it up -- 18 yards to Travis Kelce -- Kanas City uses its last time out, they are at the Patriot 27 with 27 seconds left to play in regulation, down 24-17.

The 14th seeded Pats looking for the big upset - 27 seconds away - can they hold on?

1/10 - Mahomes ---- End Zone --- Tyreek Hill ---- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - with 14 seconds to play in regulation, Mahomes 27 yard TD strike to Hill - Kansas City has tied this score at 24!!!

That will end regulation - we head to sudden death.

OT: Chiefs 24 Patriots 24

Pats win the toss - they start at their own 27.

1/10 - James for 1.

2/9 - Weathers gets 1.

3/8 - Grogan - to James out in the flat -- Craig James makes a man miss and has a 21 yard pickup to midfield!

1/10 - Grogan scrambling, able to get it to Lin Dawson for 2.

2/8 - 9 yard run for James -- New England is at the 39 yard line with a first down.

1/10 - 3 for Collins

2/7 - Grogan - Morgan 7 yards to the KC 29 and a first down.  The Patriots in FG range right now.

1/10 - Craig James breaks one, 25 yards -- James goes all the way down to the 4 yard line!!

Pandemonium on the Patriots sideline - they run the ball into the line to set up the FG and Ray Berry is not waiting - Berry calls for the FG unit to come on and win this game.

18 yard FG attempt for Tony Franklin.

Hold.

Snap.

Kick.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!  GOOOOOOOOOOD!!!! Tony Franklin with the chip shot in OT and the 14th seeded Patriots come into Kansas City and knock off the 2019 Super Bowl Champion Chiefs.

Final: Patriots 27 Chiefs 24

10 more first downs, nearly 10 more minutes of time of possession, the Patriots just outplayed the Chiefs today and they move to round 2.

Grogan: 14 for 22, 201 yds, 1 TD/2 INT

Mahomes: 16 for 28, 229 yds, TD

James: 19 carries, 137 yds, TD, 3 catches, 67 yds

McCoy: 12 carries, 81 yds, 2 TD

Morgan: 3 catches, 29 yds, TD

Hill: 5 catches, 82 yds, TD

Tippett: 3 sacks

Franklin: 4 FGs

Player of the Game: Craig James

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 15: 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers v. 2010 Baltimore Ravens

'17 Patriots v. '03 Eagles 

13. 2010 BALTIMORE RAVENS at 4. 2008 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION PITTSBURGH STEELERS

4. 2008 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Record: 12-4

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 20th

Def: 1st

1st AFC North

d. Chargers Div Rnd 35-24

d. Ravens AFC Title 23-14

d. Cards Super Bowl 27-23

HC Mike Tomlin OC Bruce Arians DC Dick LeBeau

Heinz Field: 45 degrees

Bill Hillgrove/Tunch Ilkin

Offense

QB Ben Roethlisberger 26 Miami (Oh)

RB Melwelde Moore 26 Tulane

WR Santonio Holmes 24 Ohio St

WR Hines Ward 32 UGA

TE Heath Miller 26 UVA

TE Matt Spaeth 25 Minn

LT Max Starks 26 Florida

LG Chris Kemoeatu 25 Utah

C Justin Hartwig 30 Kansas

RG Darnell Stapleton 23 R Rutgers

RT Willie Colon 25 Hofstra

Defense 

LDE Aaron Smith 32 No Colorado

NT Casey Hampton 31 Texas

RDE Brett Keisel 30 BYU

LOLB LaMarr Woodley 24 Mich

LILB James Farrior 33 UVA

RILB Larry Foote 28 Mich

ROLB James Harrison All Pro 30 Kent St

LCB Ike Taylor 28 Louisiana

RCB Bryant McFadden 27 

SS Troy Polamalu 27 All Pro USC

FS Ryan Clark 29 LSU

K Jeff Reed 29  UNC

P Mitch Berger 36 Colorado

KR Gary Russell 22 Minn

PR Santonio Holmes 24 Ohio St

5 Steeler teams are headed to Rnd 2, the '08 Champs are the 3rd seeds in the region and try to make it #6. Best defense in football.  30 year old James Harrison is an All Pro, he and 24 year old LaMarr Woodley combined for 27.5 sacks. 7 picks for 27 year old All Pro Troy Polamalu. Pedestrian offense, expecially for such a high seed, 26 year old Ben Roethlisberger had 19 scores and 15 picks. 32 year old Hines Ward had over a thousand yards receiving.  This Steeler team beat the Ravens in both regular season games and in the AFC

13. 2010 BALTIMORE RAVENS

Record: 12-4

Pythag: 11-5

Off: 16th

Def: 3rd

2nd AFC North

d. Chiefs WC 30-7

lost Div Rnd Steelers 31-24

HC John Harbaugh OC Cam Cameron DC Greg Mattison

Offense

QB Joe Flacco 25 Delaware

RB Ray Rice 23 Rutgers

RB Le'Ron McClain 26 Alabama

WR Anquan Boldin 30 Florida St

WR Derrick Mason 36 Mich St

TE Todd Heap 30 Ariz St

LT Michael Oher 24 Ole Miss

LG Ben Grubbs 26 Auburn

C Matt Birk 34 Harvard

RG Chris Chester 27 Oklahoma

RT Marshal Yanda 26 Iowa

Defense

LDE Haloti Ngata 26 All Pro  Oregon

NT Kelly Gregg 34 Oklahoma

RDE Cory Redding 30  Texas

LOLB Terrell Suggs 28 Ariz St

LILB Jameel McClain 25 Syracuse

RILB Ray Lewis 35 Miami

ROLB Jarret Johnson 29 Alabama

LCB Chris Carr 27 Boise

RCB Josh Wilson 25 Maryland

SS Dawan Landry 28 Geo Tech

FS Ed Reed All Pro 32 Miami

K Billy Cundiff 30 All Pro  Drake

P Sam Koch 28 Nebraska

KR David Reed 23 Utah

PR Ladarious Webb 25 Nicholls

The '10 Ravens split in the regular season with the Steelers, but like their '08 predecessors, they lost to Pittsburgh in the playoffs.  Just a great hard hitting rivarly, Baltimore's got the 3rd best defense in '08, this might be a really low scoring, tight game. 2 All Pros on defense (and a third, the punter, 30 year old Billy Cundiff) 26 year old Haloti Ngata, who had 5.5 sacks, 32 year old Ed Reed, who had 8 picks. 28 year old Terrell Suggs had 11 sacks. 

It's a 4/13 game, but anything other than a tight rock fight would be a surprise.  Lets go to Pittsburgh for the kick.

1st Qtr

Ravens at the 28

Baltimore gets a first down when Joe Flacco hits Anquan Boldin for a 23 yard gain, but the drive ends in a punt.

Steelers at the 13.

1/10 - Ben Roethlisberger swing pass to Mewelde Moore, 10 yards.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/9 - Willie Parker gets 1

3/9 - Ben to Heath Miller, rumbles downfield for 15 yards to the 39.

1/10 - Moore gets a first down with a run to midfield.  

1/10 - 2 for Moore.

2/8 - Ben to Hines Ward - a dozen yards and a first down to the Raven 36.

That's the end of the drive - and when the Steelers - Miss - a FG - Baltimore takes over at their own 36.

1/10 - 5 yards for Ray Rice.

2/5 - Flacco to Rice, 2 yards.

3/3 - Flacco to Derrick Mason, 21 yards to the Steeler 341.

1/10 - Rice gets 4.

2/6 - Flacco to Houshmandzadeh, a dozen yards to the 25.

1/10 - A dozen yards for  Ray Rice and Baltimore is at the 13.

That ends the drive, LaMarr Woodley gets a sack - Baltimore hits the FG and it's 3-0.

Steelers at the 37.

1/10 - Incomplete and a false start on the next play backs them up 5.

2/15 - Roethlisberger picks it up, 15 yards to Hines Ward.

1/10 - Ben gers dropped by Terrell Suggs.

2/15 - Willie Parker hit in the backfield, the Steelers have third and long as the qtr ends.

2nd Qtr: Ravens 3 Steelers 0

Rivalry game, Pittsburgh got the better of their real life games in both seasons, Baltimore up early here.  Third and 18 for Pittsburgh.

Ben picks it up -- 23 yard pass to Limas Sweed, the Steelers are at the Baltimore 36.

1/10 - Ben finds Santonio Holmes -- he gets a step -- But Is Then Stripped by Ed Reed -- it's a fumble - a fumble -- the Ravens take over at their own 27.

One first down - 15 yard Mason reception; James Harrison will get a sack and the drive ends in a punt.

Steelers at the 33 - it's a 3 and out with a Ray Lewis sack puntuating the defensive effort - still 3-0, this is the game we expected.

Ravens at the 35.  3 and out

Steelers at the 26.  3 and out.  

Ravens at the 44.  3 and out.  It is the game we expected.  

Steelers at the 18.  3 and out.  Baltimore takes the ball at their own 43, less than 3 minutes to go in the first half, it remains 3-0 Ravens.

They get 1 first down, it's a big one, 28 yard reception for Houshmanzadeh - that's enough to get Cundiff in position to hit a FG and it is 6-0 with a little more than a minute left.

Steelers at the 16.

1/10 - Willie Parker for 11.

1/10 - Willie Parker gains 25 yards - it looked like Pittsburgh might be content to run out the clock, but now, they are at the Baltimore 48 yard line and they uuse a timeout with 53 seconds left in the half.  

1/10 - Ben quick out to Ward, 7 yards and out of bounds. 

2/3 - Incomplete

3/3 - Ben picks it up, 19 yard gain to Moore, that's a first down at the Ravens 22 yard line with 34 seconds left, Steelers use their second timeout.  

The don't move further - the half ends with the FG.

3rd Qtr: Ravens 6 Steelers 3

Each team with two sacks, Baltimore has picked up a turnover - this game sure looks like if anyone scores a TD that might be enough.

Steelers at the 19.

1/10 - 4 yards for Moore

2/6 - Parker gets one.  

3/7 - Ben is levled by Haloti Ngata -- it's a strip sack -- the Ravens recover at the 9 yard line!  Big, big play - Nagata strip sack, Baltimore has a first and goal to go at the 9!

But again, they cant get the ball in the end zone -- Cundiff's third FG makes it 9-3.

Steelers at the 28.

1/10 Ben to Ward, 7 yards.

2/3 - Moore picks it up.

1/10 - A big play -- Willie Parker goes for 43 - Parker breaks one agains this Ravens defense and the Steelers are at the 19!

1/10 - Gary Russell gets a carry, nothing.

2/10 - Parker goes for 5.

3/5 - Parker -- Willie Parker is through the hole -- Willie Parker is Gonna Go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN STEELERS - 14 yard TD run for Willie Parker - and the Steelers go in front, 10-9.

Ravens at the 27.

3 and out.  Steelers at the 17.  

3 and out.  Ravens at the 42.

3 and out.  Steelers at the 26.  They get a first down on a 16 yard Willie Parker run, big third qtr for Parker - but at the end of the qtr - the Steelers have a 4th down at midfield.

4th Qtr: Steelers 10 Ravens 9

Willie Parker's big run allows the Steelers the lead. Steelers punt to the 24.

One first down, Flacco 17 yards to Boldin.  But that is all - and the Steelers get the ball back at their own 17 with 11 minutes left and a 1 pt lead.

They get 2 first downs and burn 4+ minutes off the clock. 12 yards from Ben to Holmes, 30 big yards from Ben to Nate Washington.  But - it ends - the Steelers punt leaves the Ravens deep in their own end, at the 6 with 6 and a half to go.  

3 and out.  That won't help at all -- and now the Steelers have the ball at the Baltimore 39, 5 minutes to play, up a point.  

They get a first down on a 16 yard Parker run, but Terrell Suggs gets his second sack, it leaves the Steelers with a Jeff Reed FG, it's 13-9 Steelers - Baltimore now with just 2 and a half minutes to go, at their own 32 and needing a TD.

4 plays net a total of 2 yards - the Ravens turn it over on downs, Pittsburgh gets the ball back at the Baltimore 34 just before the 2 minute warning - the Steelers get one first down, on an 18 yard Parker run - they burn all the Ravens timeouts and with 49 seconds left kick another FG, it's now 16-9 - Baltimore gets the ball back with 40 seconds to play, no timeouts, at their own 31 yard line - needing to drive 69 yards to send this game into OT -- but on the first play Troy Polamalu Intercepts Flacco -- and that is going to wrap this up.

Final: Steelers 16 Ravens 9

The Steeler defense just doesn't allow much at all today, Pittsburgh heads to round 2 and they'll host the '02 Eagles.

Roethlisberger: 11 for 24, 160 yds

Flacco: 12 for 26, 126 yds, INT

Parker: 21 carries, 160 yds, TD

Rice: 15 carries, 40 yds

Ward: 4 catches, 41 yds

Boldin: 3 catches, 38 yds

Suggs: 2 sacks

Player of the Game: Willie Parker

Top half of Region 15 in the books:

1969 Chiefs

1985 49ers

2002 Eagles

2008 Steelers

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 15: 2017 New England Patriots v. 2002 Philadelphia Eagles

 '90 Giants v. '85 Niners

12. 2002 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at 5. 2017 AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

5. 2017 AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Record: 13-3

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 2nd

Def: 5th

1st AFC East

d. Titans Div Rnd 35-14

d. Jags AFC Title 24-20

lost Super Bowl Eagles 41-33

HC Bill Belichick OC Josh McDaniels DC Matt Patricia

Gillette Stadium: 50 degrees

Bob Socci/Scott Zolak

Offense

QB Tom Brady 40 All Pro Michigan

RB Dion Lewis Pitt

FB James Develin Brown

WR Brandin Cooks 24 Oregon St

WR Chris Hogan 30 Monmouth

TE Rob Gronkowski All Pro 28 Arizona

LT Nate Solder 29 Colorado

LG Joe Thuney 25 NC St

C David Andrews 25 UGA

RG Shaq Mason 24 Geo Tech

RT Marcus Cannon 29 TCU

Defense

LDE Lawrence Guy 27  Ariz St

LDT Alan Branch 33 Mich

RDT Adam Butler 23 R Vandy

RDE Trey Flowers 24 Ark

LLB Kyle Van Noy 26 BYU

MLB Elandon Roberts 23 Houston

RLB David Harris 33 Michigan

LCB Malcolm Butler 27 W Alabama

RCB Stephon Gilmore 27 S Carolina

SS Patrick Chung 30 Oregon

FS Devin McCourty 30 Rutgers

K Stephen Gostkowski 33 Memphis

P Ryan Allen 27 La Tech

KR Dion Lewis 27 Pitt

PR Danny Amendola 32 TTech

9 Patriot teams have moved on, they trail only San Francisco, the 2017 team lost the SB to Philadelphia and they look to get some measure of revenge in this one. 2nd in offense, 5th in defense. Tom Brady is a 40 year old All Pro - 32 scores and 8 picks. 24 year old Brandin Cooks had over a thousand yards receiving and 28 year old Rob Gronkowski is an All Pro, over a thousand yards receiving.  On defense, 24 year old Trey Flowers and 26 year old Kyle Van Noy combined for a dozen sacks.

12. 2002 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Record: 12-4

Pythag: 13-3

Off: 4th

Def: 2nd

1st NFC East

d. Falcons Div Rnd 20-6

lost NFC Title 27-10 Bucs

HC Andy Reid OC Brad Childress DC Jim Johnson

Offense

QB Donovan McNabb 26 Syracuse

RB Duce Staley 27 S Carolina

RB Cecil Martin 27 Wisc

WR Todd Pinkston 25 So Miss

WR James Thrash 27 Mo Southern

TE Chad Lewis 31 BYU

LT Tra Thomas 28 Florida St

LG John Welbourn 26 Cal

C Hank Fraley 25 R Morris

RG Jermane Mayberry 29 T A&M Kings

RT Jon Runyan 29 Mich

Defense

LDE Brandon Whiting 26  Cal

LDT Corey Simon 25 Florida St

RDT Darwin Walker 25 Tenn

RDE Hugh Douglas 31 Cen St

LLB Shawn Barber 27 Richmond

MLB Levon Kirkland 33 Clemson

RLB Carlos Emmons 33 Ark St

LCB Troy Vincent 32 All Pro Wisc

RCB Bobby Taylor 29 N Dame

SS Blaine Bishop 32 Ball St

FS Brian Dawkins 29 All Pro Clemson

K David Akers 28 Louisville

P Sean Landeta 40 Towson

KR/PR Brian Mitchell 34 Louisiana

They're only a 12 seed - but this '02 Eagle team is 2nd in defense and 4th in offense and we may get a really competitive game today. 2 All Pros in the secondary, 32 year old Troy Vincent, 29 year old Brian Dawkins, 31 year old Hugh Douglas and 25 year old Darwin Walker combined for 20 sacks. On offense, 26 year old Donovan McNabb had 23 scores and 6 picks, 27 year old Duce Staley had over 1500 yards from scrimmage.

Andy Reid against Bill Belichick - let's go to the kick.

1st Qtr

Eagles at the 38.

1/10 - Duce Staley gets 2.

2/8 - Incomplete

3/8 - Donovan McNabb pulls it down, 17 yard scramble for a first down and after an offsides it is first and 5 at the New England 38.

1/5 - 1 for Staley.

2/4 - McNabb picks it up, 5 to Todd Pinkston.  

1/10 - McNabb finds Chad Lewis and he rumbles all the way to the Patriot 14 yard line.

1/10 - Planned run for McNabb, he goes for 6 yards.

2/4 - Staley bursts up the middle -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - The Eagles take the opening kick and go right down the field on the 5th seeded Pats, it's 7-0.

Pats at the 12.  3 and out.

Eagles in great field position they are at the Patriot 40.

1/10 - Staley for 3

2/7 - McNabb is dicing up the New England defense early, 16 yards to James Thrash.

1/10 - McNabb to Pinkston and the Eagles have a first down at the 11 yard line.  

1/10 - Thrash gets just 2 on the catch.

2/8 - McNabb out to Lewis, picks his way forward for 5.

3/3 - Give to Staley -- And Duce Staley is Gonna Go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - Duce Staley has 2 TDs in the first 11 minutes of the football game - the Eagles already up 14 points.

Patriots at the 24.

They're gonna get 2 first downs, Brady to Brandin Cooks for 16, Brady to Danny Amendola for 9 -- but then Jordan Develin Fumbles -- recovered by the Eagles at their own 40 - with a little more than a minute left in the quarter, Philly is up 14, with the ball at their own 40.

1/10 - Staley gets 11 and Philly crosses midfield.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10- McNabb in trouble, gets a yard and the qtr ends.

2nd Qtr: Eagles 14 Patriots 0

Philly has scored on both drives and they've forced a fumble - 3rd down near midfield.

They don't pick it up - after the kic, Pats at their own 12 and a penalty backs them up to the 7.

1/15 - Nothing for Develin.

2/15 - Brady hits Gronk, a dozen yards to the 19.  

3/3 - Dion Lewis picks up the first down.  

1/10 - Brady is forced to run, gets a couple, a penalty tacks on 5.

2/3 - Lewis picks it up, Pats at the 36.

1/10 - Develin gets 1

2/9 - 7 yard pickup for Lewis to the 44

3/2 - Brady converts, 6 yards to Lewis, Nee England is at midfield.

And that's where the drive ends - after the punt, the Eagles start at their own 6 yard line.

3 plays later - Stephon Gilmore Intercepts McNabb - Pats at their own 23.

1/10 - Brady - End Zone -- Danny Amendola -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS -- we may have seen this game flip, the pick - and then a play later Brady is in the end zone  -- NE botches the XP so it is 14-6 Philly.

Eagles at the 35, 6 minutes left in the half.

1/10 - Trey Flowers gets home, sacking McNabb.

2/15 - McNabb 2 yards to Staley.

3/13 - McNabb is forced to run -- and look at him go -- McNabb gets the first down - the Eagles are at theeir own 45 yard line with 4 minutes left in the half.

1/10 - 18 yards for Staley - Duce Staley running all over the Patriots today.

1/10 - 10 yards for Dorsey Levens, Eagles at the 27.

The drive ends here - and at the 2 minute warning, Akers hits a FG and it is 17-6.

Patriots great runback by Lewis - all the way to the 49 yard line.  

1/10 - Incomplete, a penalty gives them 5 yards

2/5 - Nothing for Develin

3/5 - Brady to Lewis, he picks it up, 10 yards out to the Eagle 36.

1/10 - Brady downfield to Chris Hogan, its a 21 yard pickup and the Pats are at the 15.  Patriots stopping the clock.

1/10 - Give to Lewis, nothing there.

2/11 - Brady fires over the middle to Amendola -- Danny Amendola is into the endzone -- TOCUHDOWN PATRIOTS - With less than a minute left in the half, New England cuts the deficit to 17-13.

Eagles at the 29.  51 seconds left, all 3 timeouts.

1/10 - McNabb 10 to Thrash and he's out of bounds.

1/10 - McNabb finds Jeff Thomason, 27 yards - that's a big play to the Patriot 34 and with 30 seconds left Philly stops the clock.

1/10 - McNabb to Staley, 15 yards -- that's another first down and another timeout, the Eagles are all the way to the 19 yard line with 20 seconds left in the half.

1/10 - McNabb -- End Zone --- Picked Off By Malcolm Butler!  Butler Intercepts McNabb in the end zone and thats how the half will end.

Third Qtr: Eagles 17 Patriots 13

New England gets a couple of picks, including a big one to end the half - and they have cut this deficit to 4 points.  

NE at the 24.

2 first downs, the biggest play of the drive a 10 yard Gronk reception - but the drive ends in a punt.

Eagles at the 39.  3 and out.  

Patriots at the 28.  3 and out.  

Eagles at the 36.  3 and out.  

Patriots at the 28, now with 5 minutes left in the quarter. 

2 plays - 2 first downs - 12 yard reception by Amendola, 12 yard run for Lewis -- but 2 plays later Lewis Fumbles -- the second Patriot fumble of the day - and the Eagles have the ball at their own 49 with 3 minutes left in the third.

1/10 - McNabb 19 yards to Pinkston, Eagles at the 32.

1/10 - 3 for Staley and a penalty tacks on 5.

2/2 - McNabb is sacked - Kyle Van Noy getting home. 

3/7 - Duce Saley picks it up - running to the New England 13 yard line.

1/10 - 2 for Levens, that's the last play of the qtr.

4th Qtr: Eagles 17 Patriots 13

Scoreless qtr, but a Pats fumble has put Philly in the red zone, 2nd and 8 at the 11.

2/8 - Incomplete

3/8 - McNabb - in motion - play breaks down - McNabb scrambling --- fires into the ---TOUCHDOWN EAGLES -- McNabb to Pinkston - an 11 yard strike across his body - McNabb to Pinkston and now it is 24-13, the 12th seeds in the region looking at this upset.

Pats at the 27 - just one first down, Cooks 19 yard reception - but the drive ends in a punt, and the Eagles have the ball at their own 22, up 11 points, 12:24 left to play.

1/10 - Quick pass in the flat to Lewis, he gets 6.

2/4 - First carry for Cecil Martin, he gets 12 yards to the 40.

1/10 - Planned run for McNabb, he gets 14 yards and crosses midfield.

1/10 - McNabb to Pinkston, 13 yards -- Any Reid going for the jugular here, Eagles at the 33 with 9:36 to play, up 11 points.

The drive ends here - Akers FG makes it 27-13, 7 minutes left.

Pats start at the 34.  They need 2 scores.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Lewis gets a yard

3/9 - Brady finds Amendola - he's got a step, 15 and a first down at midfield.

1/10 - Lewis gets 2

2/8 - Incomplete

3/8 - Brady converts, hits Phillip Dorsett, 12 yards to the 36 and there are 5 minutes left.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Brady to Crooks, 9 yards to the 27 and 5 on an offsides on the next play gives the Patriots a first down at the 22.

1/10 - Brady to Gronk - breaking tackles all the way down to the 5 yard line.

1/goal - Brady - End Zone -- Cooks -  TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS - It takes 3 minutes, the Patriots go 64 yards and the deficit is cut to 27-20.

Eagles start at the 34.  4 minutes left.  Patriots need a stop.

1/10 - Dorsey Levens busts a 44 yard run -- gallops to the Patriot 22 yard line -- huge, huge, huge play.  

The drive stops....but when Akers hits the FG it is 30-20 with 3 and a half minutes left, Pats have had to burn 2 timeouts.

Patriots at the 38 - they get a first down on a 26 yard Gronk reception. 

But that's as far as it goes - 4 more downs and it is basically over, the Eagles need just one first down to run out the clock and they get it.   Once again, the 2017 Pats are upset by an Eagles team.

Final: Eagles 30 Patriots 20

Brady throws for 3 scores - but it's the '02 Eagles who move on.

McNabb: 16 for 28 186 yds 1 TD/2 INT

Brady: 20 for 32 267 yds 3 TD

Staley: 20 carries, 78 yds, 2 TD

Lewis: 21 carries, 47 yds

Pinkston: 5 catches, 57 yds

Amendola: 5 catches 75 yds 2 TD

Player of the Game: Duce Staley

Week 8 NCAA/NFL Picks

NCAA: 16-19

NFL: 21-14

UConn +7.5 BC win

SDiego St +8.5 Fresno win

Syracuse -2.5 NDame loss

New Mex -2.5 UMass win

Ole Miss -2.5 A&M win

4-1

20-20

 Tenn -2 Hou win

 NE -1.5 NYJ win

 Carol +4.5 Atl win

GB +11.5 Buff win

 Pitt +10.5 Phil loss

4-1

25-15

October, 2022 Athlete of the Month

September

Bryce Harper.  Runners-up: Jeremy Pena, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes

2 months remain - here are the current contenders for 2022 Athlete of the Year.  

January-Cooper Kupp

February-Aaron Donald

March-Aliyah Boston

April-Auston Matthews

May-Connor McDavid 

June - Steph Curry

July - Aaron Judge

August - Albert Pujols

September - A'ja Wilson

October - Bryce Harper

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 15: 1990 New York Giants v. 1985 San Francisco 49ers

 '69 Chiefs v. '60 Eagles

9. 1985 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at 8. 1990 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW YORK GIANTS

8. 1990 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW YORK GIANTS

Record: 13-3

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 15th

Def: 1st

1st NFC East

d. Bears Div Rnd 31-3

d. Niners NFC Title 15-13

d. Bills Super Bowl 20-19

HC Bill Parcells OC Ron Erhardt DC Bill Belichick

Giants Stadium: 50 degrees

Jim Gordon/Dick Lynch

Offense

QB Phil Simms 35  Moorehead St

RB Ottis Anderson 33 Miami

RB Maurice Carthon 29 Ark St

WR Stephen Baker 26 Fresno St

WR Mark Ingram 25 Mich St

TE Mark Bavaro 27 NDame

LT Eric Moore 25 Indiana

LG William Roberts 28 Ohio St

C Bart Oates 32 BYU

RG Bob Kratch 24 Iowa

RT Doug Riesenberg 25 Cal

Defense

LDE Eric Dorsey 26  NDame

NT Erik Howard 26 Wash St

RDE John Washington 27 Oklahoma St

LOLB Carl Banks 28 Mich St

LILB Steve DeOssie 28 BCollege

RILB Pepper Johnson 26 All Pro Ohio St

ROLB Lawrence Taylor 31 UNC

LCB Mark Collins 26 Cal St Fullerton

RCB Everson Walls 31 Grambling

SS Greg Jackson 24 LSU

FS Myron Guyton 23 EKentucky

K Matt Bahr 34 Penn St

P Sean Landetta 28 All Pro Towson

KR/PR Dave Meggett 24 Towson

It's the second of the Giants 4 Super Bowl Champs (we'll see the other two in region 16; every Super Bowl Champ is at least in a play in game, including this team, 10 are still to come, they are flooding the last two rounds).  The '90 Giants knocked out the '90 Niners in the NFC Title game - and the '85 Niners fell to the eventual Super Bowl Champs - the '85 Giants, in the playoffs.  Top defense in football - 26 year old Pepper Johnson is an All Pro, 31 year old LT had 10.5 sacks (Sean Landetta's 28, he was also an All Pro).  There's a decision to make at QB, it was 29 year old Jeff Hostetler who was the winning QB in the Super Bowl - but he'll start on the bench, 35 year old Phil Simms had a solid season pre-injury, in 14 starts he had 16 scores and 4 picks. 33 year old Ottis Anderson ran for 11 TDs in 11 starts.  

9. 1985 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Record: 10-6

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 5th

Def 2nd

2nd NFC West

lost WC Giants 17-3

HC Bill Walsh DC George Seifert

Offense

QB Joe Montana 29  NDame

RB Wendell Tyler 30 UCLA

RB Roger Craig 25 Nebraska

WR Dwight Clark 28 Clemson

WR Freddie Solomon 32 Tampa

TE Russ Francis 32 Oregon

LT Bubba Paris 25 Michigan

LG John Ayers 32 A&M

C Fred Quillan 29 Oregon 

RG Randy Cross 31 UCLA

RT Keith Fahnhorst 33 Minn

Defense

LDE Jeff Stover 27 Oregon

NT Michael Carter 25 SMU 

RDE Dwaine Board 29 NCA&T

LOLB Todd Shell 23 BYU

LILB Riki Ellison 25 USC

RILB Mike Walter 25 Oregon

ROLB Keena Turner 27 Purdue

LCB Ronnie Lott 26 USC

RCB Eric Wright 26 All Pro Missouri

SS Carlton Williamson 27 Pitt

FS Dwight Hicks 29 Michigan

K Ray Wersching 35 Cal

P Max Runager 29 S Carolina

KR Carl Monroe 25 Utah

PR Dana McLemore 25 Hawaii

The Niners stand alone with 10 teams currently headed to round 2 - if they win this one, they'll make it 11.  2nd in defense, 5th in offense. 26 year old Eric Wright is an All Pro, 26 year old Ronnie Lott had 6 picks.  21.5 combined sacks for 27 year old Jeff Stover, 29 year old Dwaine Board.  30 TDs and 13 picks for 29 year old Joe Montana. 25 year old Roger Craig had over 2000 yards from scrimmage and scored 15 times. 10 TDs for 28 year old Dwight Clark.  

We get Walsh vs Parcells/Belichick - the Niners trying to get a little bit of payback for both the 1990 and 1985 squads - couple of top defenses going at it in this one, lets head to the Meadowlands for the kick.

1st Qtr

Niners start at the 25.

1/10 - Joe Montana quick strike to the rookie, Jerry Rice, for 12.

1/10 - Wendell Tyler buried in the backfield.  

2/13 - Montana to Dwight Clark - 3 yards.

3/10 - Montana finds Roger Craig in space - Craig's got a step -- that's a 16 yard pickup and the Niners cross midfield.  

The drive ends here - and Dave Meggett returns the punt back to the 47.  Giants in good shape.

1/10 - 3 yards for Ottis Anderson.

2/7 - Anderson is stopped at the line.

3/8 - Phil Simms hits Mark Bavaro, sits down at the sticks, the Giants are at the Niner 44.

1/10 - A yard for Maurice Carthon.

2/9 - Ottis Anderson gets 4 - false start takes them back 5. 

3/10 - Phil Simms finds Mark Ingram - 15 big yards it is a first down at the 29 yard line.

The drive ends - Michael Carter busts through the line and sacks Simms - Bahr FG puts the Giants on the board.  

Niners at the 25 - they'll get a first down on a 16 yard Roger Craig gallup, but the drive ends - Giants at the 20.  2 plays net 2 yards and the quarter ends.

2nd Qtr: Giants 3 Niners 0

The Giants had the top defense in 1990, San Francisco the number 2 defense in 1985, we may see a rock fight here.

They don't pick it up - Niners take over at the 43; two plays later, Montana gets Picked Off by Pepper Johnson -- Johnson runs it back to the Niner 42 and New York is in business with a first down.

1/10 - 13 yards for Dave Meggett - Meggett scampers to the 29.  Fred Dean sacks Simms - Bahr hits another FG and it is 6-0.  This feels a lot like the 1990 NFC Championship.  

Niners at the 29.

3 and out.  Giants up 6-0 and starting at their own 40, another good Meggett return.  

3 and out.  Niners at the 23.  

1/10 - A yard for Tyler.

2/9 - Montana 5 yards to Craig.

3/4 - Montana forced to run - he picks up 6 yards to the 35.

1/10 - Wendell Tyler busts one.  44 huge yards - plus a 5 yard bump on a facemask and the Niners are down to the Giants 16 yard line.  Wendell Tyler finds a seam and goes for 44 yards, the Niners are in business.  

1/10 - Craig gets a yard.

2/9 - Craig stopped at the line.

3/9 - Montana knifes in a ball to Rice, he's got a first down.

1/goal - Nothing for Tyler

2/goal - Montana -- Montana fires -- Russ Francis --- TOUCHDOWN 49ERS - Joe Montana 6 yard bullet to Russ Francis - we are at the 2 minute mark and the 49ers have taken the 7-6 lead.

Giants deep in their own end at the 9.

1/10 - Simms to Bavaro - fights for 12 yards.  

1/10 - Simms to Howard Cross, he goes for 13, the Giants stop the clock with 1:42 to go in the half at their own 34.

1/10 - Simms to Mark Ingram - 16 yards, right on the sideline, he goes out of bounds at midfield,  1:15 left in the half.  

1/10 - Simms just flinging it on this drive - 22 yards to Stephen Baker - New York stops the clock with a little more than a minute left at the Niner 28 yard line.

But -- that's where the drive dies - at the end of the half, Bahr hits his 3rd FG and it is 9-7.

3rd Qtr: Giants 9 49ers 7

This game feels like a battle between these two teams, tough, taut - physical - the 3 Bahr FGs tell this story.  

Dave Meggett is really doing it today - takes the kick back to the 49er 40 yard line.

But -- there is no drive -- and Matt Bahr hits his 4th FG of the day to give New York the 12-7 lead. 

Niners at the 34 - 3 and out, Leonard Marshall with the sack - after the punt, NY will take over at the 49er 37, Dave Meggett continues to put pressure on San Francisco.

3 and out -- and when Bahr....Misses....a 50 yard FG - the Niners regain possession at their own 40.

3 and out.  New York's defense really controlling the line of scrimmage now.  

Giants starting at the 19.  3 and out.  Niners at the 29.

3 and out including a vicious LT sack of Montana.  With a minute left in the quarter, the Giants have the ball at midfield.

2 plays net 5 yards and it's 3rd and 5 at the San Francisco 45 when the quarter ends.

4th Qtr: Giants 12 49ers 7

Doesn't feel like it should be this close - the Niners didn't get a first down in the quarter, the game has almost entirely been played on the 49er side of the field - New York unable to find the end zone.  3rd and 5.

They pick it up on an Ingram reverse, 13 yards to the Niner 32 -- but a Dwaine Board sack ends the drive, knocking New York out of FG range - after the punt, it's San Francisco ball at their own 12, 13 minutes left in the game.

1/10 - Montana to Tyler, 10 yards.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Roger Craig goes for 10 yards, Niners at the 32.

1/10 - Montana dumps to Francis, 3 yards.

2/7 - Incomplete

3/7 - Montana finds Clark, toe taps the sideline and he's got the first down at the Niner 43.  

1/10 - Tyler gains 6

2/4 - Roger Craig goes for 11 yards and the 49ers are now at the Giants 40 yard line, 8 and a half minutes left.  

But -- the drive ends with Lawrence Taylor's second sack - great Runager punt, with 6 and a half left, the Giants are at their own 10.  

New York up 5, at their own 10.  6 and a half to play.

1/10 - Rodney Hampton gets nothing.

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Simms - Looking for --- Picked Off By Eric Wright!  Picked Off by Eric Wright!  Wright is down at the New York 17 yard line!  Eric Wright intercepts Phil Simms and with 5 and a half minutes to go the 49ers are at the New York 17 yard line!

1/10 - Wendell Tyler bursts through to the 5 yard line!  First and goal for San Francisco at the 5 yard line!

1/goal - Tyler again -- Wendell Tyler Goes Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN 49ERS - San Francisco has the lead -- and when Montana finds Craig for the 2 point conversion the score is 15-12 San Francisco.  

Big turn of events - the Wright pick - Tyler goes in - the Niners are up 15-12 with less than 5 to play.

Giants at the 27.

1/10 - Anderson gets 3.

2/7 - Hampton is stopped at the line.

3/8 - Simms finds Hampton -- Hampton just bulldozing his way to the first down - they are at their own 43.  

1/10 - Anderson gets 1.

2/9 - Anderson gets 3.  

3/6 - Hampton gets 2 yards - the Giants very conservative here, staying on the ground on that third and 6 - and we are at the 2 minute warning.

So - it's 4th and 4.  Giants down 3 - at their own 49.  

And they're gonna go for it -- this is it.  

4/4 - George Seifert dials up the safety blitz and Carlton Williamson Sacks Simms!  Williamson sacks Simms and with 1:51 left to go in the game - the Niners take over at the NY 44.

The Niners run 3 times, gain 5 yards - New York uses all 3 of its timeouts.  The Niners punt - the Giants get one more shot - there's 1:12 left and the Giants are at their own 12.

Can Simms lead them down the field - no timeouts, they need a FG to force OT.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Fred Dean gets his second sack of the day - the Giants are backed up at the 5 - the clock is running, it's 3rd and 17.

3/17 - Simms -- Looking for Bavar --- Picked Off by Ronnie Lott!  Picked off by Ronnie Lott!  Picked off by Ronnie Lott and the San Francisco 49ers will be able to run out the clock - the 49ers have beaten the New York Giants and move their 11th team to Rnd 2.

Final: 49ers 15 Giants 12

24 combined first downs in this one - it's the Niners who survive the slugfest and advance.

Montana: 16 for 29 100 yds 1 TD 1 INT

Simms 8 for 24 109 yds 2 INT

Tyler: 13 carries, 76 yds TD

Anderson: 16 carries, 44 yds

Craig: 5 catches, 36 yds

Ingram: 2 catches, 32 yds

Dean/LT: 2 sacks

Bahr: 4 FGs

Player of the Game: Fred Dean

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 15: 1969 Kansas City Chiefs v. 1960 Philadelphia Eagles

 '60 Eagles v. '03 Packers

16. 1960 NFL CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at 1. 1969 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

1. 1969 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Record: 11-3

Pythag: 12-2

Off: 2nd

Def: 1st

2nd AFL West

d. Jets Div Rnd 13-6

d. Raiders AFL Title 17-7

d. Vikings Super Bowl 23-7

HC Hank Stram 

Municipal Stadium: 50 degrees

Tom Hedrick

Offense

QB Len Dawson 34 Purdue

RB Mike Garrett 25 USC

RB Robert Holmes 24 Southern

WR Frank Pitts 26 Southern

WR Otis Taylor 27 Prairie View

TE Fred Arbanas 30 Mich St

LT Jim Tryer 30 All Pro Ohio St

LG Ed Budde 29 All Pro Mich St

C EJ Holub 31 TTech

RG Mo Moorman 24 A&M

RT Dave Hill 28 Auburn

Defense

LDE Jerry Mays SMU

LDT Curley Culp 23 Ariz St

RDT Buck Buchanan 30 All Pro  Granbling

RDE Aaron Brown 26 Minnesota

LLB Bobby Bell 29 All Pro Minnesota

MLB Willie Lanier 24 Morgan St

RLB Jim Lynch 24 NDame

LCB Jim Marsalis 24 R Tenn St

RCB Emmitt Thomas 26 Bishop

LS Jim Kearney 26 Prairie View

RS Johnny Robinson 31 All Pro LSU

K John Stenerud 27  Montana St

P Jerrell Wilson 28 So Miss

KR/PR Willie Mitchell 29 Tenn St

The 15th overall seed is the '69 Champs - both Chiefs Super Bowl winners are here, in Region 15, the 2019 squad is in the bottom half.  Best defense in football, second best offense. 3 All Pros on defense, 30 year old Buck Buchanan, 29 year old Bobby Bell, 31 year old Johnny Robinson, he had 8 picks and 26 year old Emmitt Thomas had 9. 34 year old Lenny Dawson had 7 starts, 9 scores and 13 picks. The left side of the line is two All Pros, 30 year old Jim Tyrer, 29 year old Ed Budde. 

16. 1960 NFL CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Record: 10-2

Pythag: 8-4

Off: 3rd

Def: 7th

1st NFL East

d. Packers NFL Title 17-13

d. '03 Packers 37-30

HC Buck Shaw 

Franklin Field: 50 degrees

Bill Campbell/Ed Harvey/Russ Hall

Offense

QB Norm Van Brocklin 34 All Pro Oregon

RB Clarence Peaks 25 Mich St

RB Billy Ray Barnes 25 Wake

WR Tommy McDonald 26 Oklahoma

WR Bobby Walston 32 UGA

WR Pete Retzlaff 29 S Dakota St

LT Jim McCusker 24 Pitt

LG Jerry Huth 27 Wake

C Chuck Bednarik 35 All Pro Penn

RG Stan Campbell 30 Iowa St

RT JD Smith 24 Rice

Defense

LDE Joe Robb 23 TCU

LDT Jess Richardson 30 Alabama

RDT Ed Khayat 25 Tulane

RDE Marion Campbell 31 UGA

LLB Bob Pellegrini 26 Maryland

MLB Chuck Weber 30 W Chester

RLB Maxie Baughan 22 R GTech

LCB Jimmy Carr 27 Charleston WV

RCB Tom Brookshier 29 All Pro 

LS Don Burroughs 29 Colorado

RS Gene Johnson 25 Cincinnati

K Bobby Walston 32 UGA

P Norm Van Brocklin 34 Oregon

KR/PR Timmy Brown 23 Ball St

2 Philly teams left - the '60 Champs look to move into round 2  in region 15.  Philly had the third best offense in football; Norm Van Brocklin is a 34 year old All Pro, 24 scores and 17 picks. 35 year old Chuck Bednarik is also an All Pro. On defense, 29 year old Don Burroughs had 9 picks and 29 year old Tom Brookshier was an All Pro. The Eagles picked off Brett Favre 3 times and knocked off the '03 Pack in the play in game.

Couple of championship teams from the 60s about to hook it up in a 1/16 game - lets go to Kansas City.

1st

Chiefs at the 26.

3 and out.  Eagles at the 42, nice runback by Brown.  

1/10- Clarence Peaks for 4.

2/6 - Peaks loses 2.

3/8 - Norm Van Brocklin finds Pete Retzlaff - he's got a step - and he's got a first down, 15 yards to the Chief 41.

1/10 - Billy Ray Barnes breaks a dozen yard run - the Chiefs have a ferocious, all time defense - but the Eagles are off to a good start, at the 29.  

The drive stops - they settle for a FG, it's the Eagles who score first.

Chiefs at the 28. 

1/10 - Maxie Baughan had a pick in the play in and he sacks Lenny Dawson here.

2/14 - 5 yards for Robert Holmes

1/10 - Dawson feathers a ball to Gloster Richardson - 12 yards to the 41.

1/10 - 3 for Holmes

2/7 - Dawson dumps to Mike Garrett, just a yard.

3/6 - Dawson catches Otis Taylor in stride - Taylor's got green grass, it's a 30 yard pickup until he's dragged down at the 6 yard line

1/goal - Nothing for Holmes.

2/goal - Dawson - Holmes, breaks a tackle and He Is Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - 72 yards in 6 minutes for Dawson and KC takes the lead.

Eagles at the 32.

3 and out - Chiefs will start at the 36, a Mike Garrett run gains 7 and the quarter ends.

2nd Qtr: Chiefs 7 Eagles 3

Nice scoring drive by the Chiefs takes up most of the back half of the quarter - KC second and 3 at their own 43.

They don't pick it up - after the punt, Eagles at the 18.

3 and out.  Chiefs in great field position at the Eagle 41.  

1/10 - Holmes for 12.

1/10 - Dawson to Garrett, 5 yards to the 24.

2/5 - Dawson 3 to Taylor.

3/2 - Holmes busts an 11 yarder and it is a first and goal at the 10.

The drive stops - Marion Campbell had two sacks in the play in and gets 1 here - Stenerud kick makes it 10-3.  

Eagles at the 21.

3 and out including a Buck Buchanan sack.  

Chiefs at the 37, less than 6 to go in the half.

3 and out.  Eagles at the 21.

1/10 - Van Brocklin to Peaks, 17 yard pickup.

1/10 - Nothing for Barnes.

2/10 - Peaks gets 7.

3/3 - Van Brocklin finds Tommy McDonald, it's an 18 yard pickup - we are at the 2 minute warning and the Eagles are at the KC 37.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Van Brocklin hits Retzlaff -- that is a 19 yard gain - the Eagles are at the Chiefs 18 yard line.

And that's where the drive ends - again, it's a Walston FG, with a little less than a minute left in the half it's 10-6.

The Chiefs do get a first down, 12 yard Garrett run - the half ends on a Chuck Bednarik sack.

3rd Qtr: Chiefs 10 Eagles 6

Possible 1/16 upset here; the Chiefs are the top seeds in the region and they're up by just 4 at the half.

Eagles at the 23.

They go back 5 on an illegal motion.

1/15 - Incomplete

2/15 - Incomplete

3/15 - Van Brocklin - downfield to McDonald, 30 yard pickup near midfield. 

1/10 - Peaks busts for 27 yards to the 25.  

1/10 - Barnes gets 2.

2/8 - Peaks gets 4.

3/4 - Peaks picks up the first down, 7 yards to the 12 yard line.

1/10 - Barnes is stopped at the line, offsides moves the Eagles up 5.

2/5 - Peaks -- Peaks trucks his way -- Into The End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - and the 16th seeded Eagles take the lead over the Super Bowl Champs from 1969, Peaks with the 7 yard score and it's 13-10.  

Chiefs at the 23.

1/10 - Mike Garrett busts one - 31 yards of striding across midfield.  

1/10 - First carry for Wendell Hayes, 10 yards to the 36. 

1/10 - Elijah Pitts gets his first carry, 6 yards.

2/4 - Garrett's just short.  But the Eagles jump offsides on a Dawson hard count and the Chiefs are at the 22.

1/10 - Holmes goes for 10 yards, KC first down at the 12.

1/10 - Warren McVea gets his first carry, 6 yards.

2/4 - Garrett finds a huge hole and just strollllls into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - KC goes right down the field after that Eagle score and they retake the lead at 17-13.  

Eagles at the 24.  

A false start backs them 5 yards.  

1/15 - Barnes is stacked up - an offsides call makes it 2nd and 10.

2/10 - Peaks gets 7.

3/3 - Van Brocklin to Retzlaff - it's an 11 yard pickup, Eagles at the 42.

1/10 - Barnes gets 2.

2/8 - Incomplete

3/6 - Van Brocklin - screen to Peaks - oh - oh --oh Peaks has a convoy - Peaks has a convoy - Peaks to the 40--30---20 --- Clarence Peaks is Gonna Go!  TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - a 56 yard catch and run -- Clarence Peaks -- Clarence Peaks is Into The End Zone and the Eagles, with 3 minutes left in the third, take the lead 20-17!!!  

Chiefs starting at their 20 - they get one first down - it's a 50 yard Holmes home run -- a huge, huge play - this has become a wild game - but Campbell's second sack ends the drive -- great KC punt and with about a minute left in the third, Philly starts at the 3.

2 plays net 5 yards - Eagles have a third and 5 at the 8.

4th Qtr: Eagles 20 Chiefs 17

We are 15 minutes away from seeing the second top seed fall, Eagles lead 20-17. Third and 5 at their own 8.

They don't pick it up, Eagles punt gives the Chiefs field position at the Philly 41.

1/10 - 16 yards for Holmes and the Chiefs are at the 25.

1/10 - 12 more for Holmes - KC now knocking on the door at the 13.

But the Eagle defense turns KC away - Stenerud ties the game - there's less than 11 minutes in regulation and we are tied at 20.  Great one here to start region 15.

Eagles at the 20 - 3 and out.  The Chiefs defense needed a stop and they got one.

Willie Mitchell nice return here, Chiefs at their own 46.  

1/10 - Holmes for 1.

2/9 - Garrett for 4.

3/5 - Dawson -- big pickup, 12 yards to Otis Taylor, first down at the 37.  Midway through the 4th.

1/10 - 3 for Garrett

2/7 - Holmes is stuffed, another big third down for Dawson/

3/8 - Dawson to Richardson, right at the sticks...there's a measurement -- first down Kansas City. 

1/10 - 2 for McVea.

2/8 - 6 for Garrett, Chiefs have third and short at the 19.

3/2 - Big run for Holmes - 15 yards -- Holmes all the way to the 4.

1/goal - Holmes Goes Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS -- Kansas City scores the go ahead TD, with 3 and a half minutes left, KC leads 27-20.

Eagles at the 34.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Peaks gets 4.  3rd down with 2 and a half left.

3/6 - Van Brocklin to McDonald -- 21 yards, the Eagles are into KC territory.

1/10 - Van Brocklin to Walston - it's Walston's first catch of the day - 19 yards and at the 2 minute warning, Philly is at the 22.  A false start backs them up 5.

1/15 - Peaks -- Clarence Peaks breaking Tackles -- Clarence Peaks Is Going Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - and with 1:45 to play in regulation - again, again we are all tied up, it is 27-27.

Lenny Dawson gets the ball - the 15th overall seeded Chiefs are all tied up with under 2 to play, can they drive down and win this in regulation?  KC at the 24

1/10 - Bednarik sacks Dawson - huge spot here, Chiefs call timeout.  

2/15 - Incomplete

3/15 - Dawson finds Otis Taylor, Taylor in space - Taylor fighting to the sticks, he's got the 15 and the big first down.  

1/10 - Incomplete, we are under a minute to go.  Chiefs at their own 39.

2/10 - Give to McVea - doesn't fool the Eagles, 3 yards and KC has to use its second timeout.

3/7 - Dawson to Garrett - Garrett's got 10 yards, that's a first down - clock moving.

1/10 - Incomplete.  40 seconds left in the game, Chiefs at the Eagle 48 - they probably need one more first down for any sort of a FG shot.

2/10 - Dawson to Pitts -- Pitts picks up 7, clock continues to move.

3/3 - Dawson finds Fred Arbanas - it's the tight ends first catch of the day - it's 11 yards, it's a first down - huge, huge play there and KC uses their final timeout, there are 22 seconds left in the game, the Chiefs are at the 30 yard line.

1/10 - It's a draw - Holmes - and Holmes breaks it -- Holmes goes all the way down to the 9 yard line -- huge play - Dawson runs to the line, spikes the ball -- there are 6 seconds left in the game whrn Stenerud comes out to attempt a FG to end it.

Snap.  Kick....

GOOOOOOOD!!!!  GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!  Jan Steneurd with the kick at the gun -- the Kansas City Chiefs survive the upset bid and will advance to Round 2.

Final: Chiefs 30 Eagles 27

The 16th seeded Eagles gave the top seeded Chiefs all they could handle - but a Jan Stenrud FG at the final gun ends the threat and KC moves on.

Dawson: 15 for 25, 155 TD

Van Brocklin: 12 for 23, 244 TD

Holmes: 15 carries, 164 yds, TD

Peaks: 14 carries, 94 yds, 2 TD, 2 catches, 73 yds TD

Taylor: 5 catches, 64 yds

Retzlaff: 4 catches, 88 yds

Campbell/Bednarik: 2 sacks

Player of the Game: Robert Holmes

 

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 15: Play in Game

Region 14 

16. 2003 GREEN BAY PACKERS at 16. 1960 NFL CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

16. 1960 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Record: 10-2

Pythag: 8-4

Off: 3rd

Def: 7th

1st NFL East

d. Packers NFL Title 17-13

HC Buck Shaw 

Franklin Field: 50 degrees

Bill Campbell/Ed Harvey/Russ Hall

Offense

QB Norm Van Brocklin 34 All Pro

RB Clarence Peaks 25

RB Billy Ray Barnes 25

WR Tommy McDonald 26

WR Bobby Walston 32

WR Pete Retzlaff 29

LT Jim McCusker 24

LG Jerry Huth 27

C Chuck Bednarik 35 All Pro

RG Stan Campbell 30

RT JD Smith 24

Defense

LDE Joe Robb 23

LDT Jess Richardson 30

RDT Ed Khayat 25

RDE Marion Campbell 31

LLB Bob Pellegrini 26

MLB Chuck Weber 30

RLB Maxie Baughan 22 R

LCB Jimmy Carr 27

RCB Tom Brookshier 29 All Pro

LS Don Burroughs 29

RS Gene Johnson 25

K Bobby Walston 32

P Norm Van Brocklin 34

KR/PR Timmy Brown 23

2 Philly teams left - the '60 Champs look to move into the field via the play in game in region 15. They beat the Packers to win the title and play the 4 decades in the future version of them here.  Philly had the third best offense in football; Norm Van Brocklin is a 34 year old All Pro, 24 scores and 17 picks. 35 year old Chuck Bednarik is also an All Pro. On defense, 29 year old Don Burroughs had 9 picks and 29 year old Tom Brookshier was an All Pro

16. 2003 GREEN BAY PACKERS

Record: 10-6

Pythag: 11-5

Off: 4th

Def: 11th

1st NFC North

d. Seahawks WC 33-27

lost Div Rnd Eagles 20-17

HC Mike Sherman OC Tom Rossley DC Ed Donatell

Offense

QB Brett Favre 34

RB Ahman Green 26

FB William Henderson 32

WR Donald Driver 28

WR Robert Ferguson 24

TE Bubba Franks 25

LT Chad Clifton 27

LG Mike Wahle 26

C Mike Flanagan 30

RG Marco Rivera 31

RT Mark Tauscher 26

Defense

LDE Aaron Kampman 24

LDT Gilbert Brown 32

RDT Cletidus Hunt 27

RDE Kabeer Gbaja Biamila 26

LLB Hannibal Navies 26

MLB Nick Barnett 22 R

RLB Na'il Diggs 25

LCB Mike McKenzie 27

RCB Al Harris 29

SS Antuan Edwards 26

FS Darren Sharper 28

K Josh Bidwell 27

P Ryan Longwell 29

KR Najeh Davenport 24

PR Antonio Chatman 24

If the Pack wins here and then knocks off the '69 Chiefs they'll have their record tying 10th team into the second round, with another team still to come in region 15. 4th best offense in football. Brett Favre is 34, 32 scores and 21 picks. Big year for 26 year old Ahman Green, nearly 1900 yards rushing and 20 TDs.  On defense, 10 sacks for 26 year old KGB.  

Winner heads to Kansas City to face the top seeded Chiefs - let's go to the kick.

1st Qtr

Pack at the 25.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Brett Favre slings to Donald Driver, 15 yards.  

1/10 - Favre- - Picked off By Don Burroughs!  He had 9 picks in the regular season and here's 10 - Burroughs at midfield.

3 and out including a KGB sack - and the Eagles kick.

Packers at their own 24.

1/10 - Ahman Green stopped at the line.

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Pitch to Green - Green is through the line - one cut - Green breaks a tackle -- And Ahman Green Has Open Field -- Ahman Green streaking home for a 76 Yard TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - The Packers offense are tumbling atop Green in the end zone -- Ahman Green with a 76 yard lightning bolt and the Pack takes the lead.

Eagles at the 31.

They get a first down - Clarence Peaks takes a swing pass from Norm Van Brocklin 28 yards - but the drive ends in a missed FG and the Pack gets it back at the 37.

They get a first down - Green busting a 20 yard run and tack on 15 more for a face mask.

But a Marion Campbell sack stops the drive - Longwell FG makes it 10-0.

Eagles at the 32.  

1/10 - Van Brocklin to Peaks, 10 yards.  

1/10 - Ted Dean stuffed at the line.

2/11 - Van Brocklin to Pete Retzlaff, 4 yards.

3/8 - Van Brocklin to Retzlaff again, that's 14 and the first - Eagles at the Pack 41.

1/10 - Billy Ray Barnes for 3.

2/7 - Van Brocklin to Bobby Walston, 13 yard pickup to the 25.  

1/10 - Van Brocklin to Retzlaff - 8 yards.

2/2 - 6 for Peaks, that's the end of the qtr, Eagles have a first down at the 11.

2nd Qtr: Packers 10 Eagles 0

Ahman Green the story so far, he's got nearly a hundred yards - Eagles threatening.

The drive ends - short FG makes it 10-3.

Touchback.

1/10 - Green is stopped at the line.

2/10 - Favre....Picked Off by Maxie Baughan -- Baughan running down the sideline -- Baughan knocked out of bounds at the Green Bay 3 -- the Eagles nearly with the pick 6, the second Favre INT of the day - Eagles with a first and goal.

1/10 - Barnes stopped at the line.

2/10 - Van Brocklin - End Zone -- Walston -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - Van Brocklin 3 yards to Bobby Walston and we are tied.

Pack at the 22.

1/10 - Green gets 2

2/10 - Incomplete

3/8 - Favre finds William Henderson in space, it's a 13 yard pickup, Pack reach the 37, offsides on the next play makes it first and 5.

1/5 - 2 for Green.

2/3 - Najeh Davenport explodes into the line - cutting down the left sideline and long striding 56 yards all the way for the TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - we've got a wild one here - Packers up 17-10.

Eagles at the 23.  

They get one first down on a monster run of their own - Peaks up the gut for 57; the Eagles will then have a TD pass to Tommy McDonald nullified by a hold and settle for the FG.  17-13

Pack at the 23.

1/10 - Favre finds Bubba Franks, 7 yards.

2/3 - Nothing for Green

3/3 - Favre forced out of the pocket, he runs and he gains 17 yards, big play for Green Bay.

1/10 - Favre 3 yards to Franks.

2/7 - 10 yard run for Green, Pack at the Eagle 40 at the 2 minute warning.

The drive ends right here- Green Bay doesn't try to kick the long FG - instead the Eagles take over at the 12 with 1:32 left in the half.

1/10 - 10 for Peaks

1/10 - 1 for Barnes, Eagles use their first timeout.

2/7 - NVB to Retzlaff, 9 and the first.  

1/10 - Yard for Barnes

2/9 - Incomplete

3/9 - Van Brocklin to Dick Lucas, 14 yards, Eagles at the 48 and they stop the clock with 41 seconds to go.

1/10 - 10 yards for Peaks, offsides on the next play gives Philly a first and 5 at the Packer 47 with 32 seconds to go.

1/5 - Barnes gets 2

2/3 - Incomplete

3/3 - Van Brocklin to McDonald, his first catch of the day, it's 14 yards and Philly uses their final timeout with 6 seconds left - they hit the FG at the whistle and it's 17-16.

3rd Packers 17 Eagles 16

Couple of long TD runs for the Packers, Eagles have a couple of picks and we are tight headed to the second half.

Eagles at the 24.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10- Peaks busts one 29 yards across midfield.

1/10 - 2 for Barnes.

2/8 - Van Brocklin hits McDonald in stride, 22 yard pickup to the Packer 23.

1/10 - 11 for Peaks.  Eagles at the 12.

1/10 - Dean is stacked up.

2/10 - Barnes -- Barnes busts through the line - breaks tackles -- Billy Ray Barnes is Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - Philly has taken the 23-17 lead on the Barnes 12 yard TD run.

Pack at the 12.

1/10 - Green gets 4

2/6 - Incomplete

3/6 - Favre dump to Green, he fights to the sticks and it's a first down.

1/10 - 21 for Green, big game for Ahman Green.

1/10 - 6 for Davenport

2/4 - Incomplete

3/4 - Favre to Donald Driver, that's 21 yards and it's his first catch, the Packers are at the Eagle 30.

The drive stalls, Chuck Bednarik rattling Favre's teeth with a bone crushing sack -  Longwell kick makes it 23-20.

Eagles at the 22.  3 and out.

Packers in great field position at their own 49.  Craig Nall is on the field - Favre being checked out on the sideline after the Bednarik shot. Seldom used backup QB Nall has to take over, Pack down 3.

1/10 - 13 for Green.

1/10 -13 more for Green, Ahman Green running wild today against the Eagles.

1/10 - Craig Nall throwing the ball.  5 yards to Davenport.

2/5 - Green gets 8 yards and the Packers are at the 12. 

The drive dies - Longwell kick ties the score, there's less than a minute to go in the third and it is 23-23.  

Eagles at the 26, a run gets 2 and the qtr ends.

4th Qtr: Eagles 23 Packers 23

Favre's on the sidelines, 15 minutes left, winner heads into the field to face the top seeded '69 Chiefs.

An offsides gives the Eagles 2nd and 3 at the 33.  

1/10 - Van Brocklin finds Walston, 11 yards to the 44.

1/10 - Barnes is stacked up.

2/10 - Van Brocklin's going deep -- Van Brocklin's going deep -- He finds Tommy McDonald -- McDonald Goes Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES -- Norm Van Brocklin with a 56 yard bomb - a 56 yard strike to McDonald -- the Eagles go up 30-23 - what a throw by Van Brocklin!

Packers at the 36.  Favre is back on the field.  

1/10 - Green is stopped.

2/10 - Favre to Henderson, 10 yards to the 46.

But -- that's it - and with 10 left in the game - the Eagles will get the ball back at the 30.

They get a first down, Van Brocklin 11 yards to Retzlaff ---- but that's it - and with 6:45 left in the football game the Packers, down 7, get the ball.  Favre is on the field.  Pack at their own 17, they need to go 83 yards.  

1/10 - Ahman Green - what a game - a 39 yard run for Ahman Green - the Packers are at the Eagle 44.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Favre finds Driver, 11 yards.  First down at the 33.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Favre finds Robert Ferguson, that's his first catch, its a 12 yard pickup to the Eagle 20 yard line!

1/10 - 3 for Green.

2/7 - Ahman Green rumbles all the way to the Eagle 3 yard line!  The Packers with 1st and goal to go - 3 minutes left.

1/goal - incomplete

2/goal - Favre - back shoulder fade -- Javon Walker --- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - Favre takes the Packers down the field, 83 yards - 3 yard score to Walker and a little more than 2 minutes to go - it is 30-30.

Eagles at the 21.  

1/10 - Peaks goes for 2.

2/8 - Dean for 3, that's the 2 minute warning.  Big 3rd down here.

3/5 - Van Brocklin finds Peaks - 10 yards, Eagles at the 36.

But the drive ends here - and with 1:12 left, the Packers take over at the 16, can Favre take them down the field and win this game?

1/10 - Favre to Green, 5 yards, Pack stop the clock.

2/5 - Incomplete

3/5 - Favre throwing over the mid --- Picked Off by Bednarik!  Bednarik steps in front of Franks -- Bednarik Has a Lane -- Bednarik has Green Grass -- CHUCK BEDNARIK IS IN THE END ZONE --- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - TOUCHDOWN EAGLES -- Chuck Bednarik intercepts Brett Favre with less than a minute to play and the Eagles are up 37-30 - 37-30 Eagles!

Just 34 seconds left, Pack at the 21. Couple of short passes get a first down - but Campbell's second sack ends this one -- the Philadelphia Eagles win the Play In Game, 37-30.

Final: Eagles 37 Packers 30

3 INTs, including a game winning Pick 6 by Bednarik - the Eagles are into the field as the 16th seed of region 15.

Van Brocklin: 17 for 27, 228 yds, 2 TDs

Favre: 17 for 36, 128 yds, 1 TD/3 INT

Peaks: 17 carries, 148 yds, 3 catches, 48 yds

Green: 21 carries, 223 yds, TD

McDonald: 4 catches, 94 yds, TD

Driver: 4 catches, 46 yds 

Bednark: INT/sack/TD

Campbell: 2 sacks

Player of the Game: Chuck Bednarik