9 regions down - 7 to go. Have you seen your favorite teams in the field yet?
The 10th overall seed - my favorite team. The 18-1 1984 San Francisco 49ers.
1. 1984 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS v. 16. Play In Winner 1982 DALLAS COWBOYS/1975 BALTIMORE COLTS
1. 1984 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Pythag: 14-2
Off: 2nd
Def: 1st
d. Giants Div Rnd 21-10
d. Bears NFC Title 23-0
d. Dolphins Super Bowl 38-16
HC Bill Walsh DC George Seifert
1st TM AP: None (how did a 15-1 team not get any first team All Pros?)
16. 1982 DALLAS COWBOYS
Pythag 7-2
Off: 5th
Def: 3rd
d. Bucs WC 30-17
d. Packers Div Rnd 37-26
lost NFC Title Redskins 31-17
HC Tom Landry DC Ernie Stautner
1st TM AP: LDE TT Jones (31) RDT R.White (29)
16. 1975 BALTIMORE COLTS
Pythag: 10-4
Off: 2nd
Def: 10th
lost Div Rnd Steelers 28-10
HC Ted Marchibroda DC Maxie Baughan
1st TM AP: None
The first 18 win team in the history of the sport is at the top of region 10 - Walsh's best Niner team will face the winner of a strike shortened Cowboys squad that was top 5 in offense and defense and a Colts team with Bill Belichick on the staff.
8. 2001 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES v. 9. 2012 DENVER BRONCOS
8. 2001 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 9th
Def: 2nd
d. Bucs WC 31-9
d. Bears Div Rnd 33-19
Lost NFC Title Rams 29-24
HC Andy Reid OC Rod Dowhower DC Jim Johnson
1st Team AP K D.Akers (27) FS B.Dawkins (28)
9. 2012 DENVER BRONCOS
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 2nd
Def: 4th
Lost Ravens 38-35
HC John Fox OC Mike McCoy DC Jack Del Rio
1st TM AP: QB P.Manning (36) LILB V.Miller (23)
The '12 Broncos were top 4 in offense and defense and they will head to Philly to take on the '01 Eagles with the 2nd best defense in the league.
5. 1963 CHICAGO BEARS v. 12. 2018 LOS ANGELES RAMS
5. 1963 NFL CHAMPION CHICAGO BEARS
Pythag: 12-2
Off: 10th
Def: 1st
d. Giants NFL Title 14-10
HC George Halas
1st TM AP: TE M.Ditka (24) RS R.Taylor (26) RDE D.Atkins (33) LLB J.Fortunato (33) LS R.Petitbon (25) MLB B.George (34)
12. 2018 NFC CHAMPION LOS ANGELES RAMS
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 2nd
Def: 20th
d. Cowboys Div Rnd 30-22
d. Saints NFC Title 26-23
lost Super Bowl Patriots 13-3
HC Sean McVay DC Wade Phillips
1st TM: RB T.Gurley (24) RDT A.Donald (27)
The NFL Champions in 1963 were the Bears; they host the 2018 Rams team that lost the Super Bowl and had the second best offense in football.
4. 2014 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS v. 13. 1975 OAKLAND RAIDERS
4. 2014 NFC CHAMPION SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 10th
Def 1st
d. Panthers Div Rnd 31-17
d. Packers NFC Title 28-22
Lost Super Bowl Patriots 28-24
HC Darrell Bevell DC Dan Quinn
1st TM AP: FS E.Thomas (25) LCB R.Sherman (26) MLB B.Wagner (24)
13. 1975 OAKLAND RAIDERS
Pythag: 10-4
Off: 4th
Def: 7th
d. Bengals Div Rnd 31-28
lost AFC Title Steelers 16-10
HC John Madden
1st TM AP WR C.Branch (27)
Upper half of Region 10 ends with the Seahawks team the year after they won it all hosting the Raiders team the year prior to their winning it all. Seattle's the top defense in 2014.
3. 1998 DENVER BRONCOS v. 14. 2012 GREEN BAY PACKERS
3. 1998 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DENVER BRONCOS
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 2nd
Def: 8th
d. Dolphins Div Rnd 38-3
d. Jets AFC Title 23-10
d. Falcons Super Bowl 34-19
HC Mike Shanahan OC Gary Kubiak DC Greg Robinson
1st TM AP RB T.Davis (26) TE S.Sharpe (30)
14. 2012 GREEN BAY PACKERS
Pythag: 10-6
Off: 5th
Def: 11th
d. Vikings WC 24-10
List Niners Div Rnd 45-31
HC Mike McCarthy OC Tom Clements DC Dom Capers
1st TM AP None
Bottom half of Region 10 leads off with the third seed in the region, the Super Bowl Champion '98 Broncos - they host the 5th best offense from 2012, the Packers.
6. 1973 LOS ANGELES RAMS v. 11. 2018 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
6. 1973 LOS ANGELES RAMS
Pythag: 12-2
Off: 1st
Def: 4th
lost Div Rnd Cowboys 27-16
HC Chuck Knox OC Ken Meyer DC Ray Malavasi
1st TM AP: QB J.Hadl (33) WR H.Jackson (27) RLB I.Robertson (24)
11. 2018 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 4th
Def: 7th
d. Chargers Div Rnd 41-28
d. Chiefs AFC Title 37-31
d. Rams Super Bowl 13-3
HC Bill Belichick OC Josh McDaniels
1st TM AP: RCB S.Gilmore (28)
The 3rd SB Champion in Region 10 is the '18 Patriots; they beat the Rams to win the title - and will head to LA to face the '73 Rams, top 4 in offense and defense.
7. 1973 DALLAS COWBOYS v. 10. 1965 BALTIMORE COLTS
7. 1973 DALLAS COWBOYS
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 2nd
Def: 7th
d. Rams Div Rnd 27-16
lost Vikings NFC Title 27-10
HC Tom Landry OC Jim Myers DC Ernie Stautner
1st TM AP: None
10. 1965 BALTIMORE COLTS
Pythag: 10-4
Off: 3rd
Def: 4th
lost Packers Div Rnd 13-10
HC Don Shula DC Charley Winner
1st TM AP QB J.Unitas (32) WR J.Orr (30) LCB B.Boyd (28) LG J.Parker (31)
The '65 Colts were top 4 in both offense and defense and they go to Dallas to face the 2nd best offense in 1973.
2. 1979 PITTSBURGH STEELERS v. 15. 1952 CLEVELAND BROWNS
2. 1979 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 1st
Def: 5th
d. Dolphins Div Rnd 34-14
d. Oilers AFC Title 27-13
d. Rams Super Bowl 31-19
HC Chuck Noll DC Woody Widenhofer
1st TM AP WR J.Stallworth (27) SS D.Shell (27) MLB J.Lambert (27) LLB J.Ham (31) C M.Webster (27)
15. 1952 CLEVELAND BROWNS
Pythag: 9-3
Off: 3rd
Def: 2nd
lost Lions NFL Title 17-7
HC Paul Brown
1st TM AP: LT/K L.Groza (28) RDE L.Ford (26)
Region 2 finishes up with the end of the 70s Steeler dynasty; the '79 Super Bowl Champions; they'll host a Paul Brown team that was top 3 in offense and defense.
