10. 2020 AFC CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at 7. 1983 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION LOS ANGELES RAIDERS
7. 1983 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION LOS ANGELES RAIDERS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 3rd
Def: 13th
1st AFC West
d. Steelers Div Rnd 38-10
d. Seahawks AFC Title 30-14
d. Redskins Super Bowl 38-9
HC Tom Flores DC Charlie Sumner
LA Coliseum: 65 degrees
Bill King
Offense
QB Jim Plunkett 36 Stanford
RB Marcus Allen 23 USC
RB Kenny King 26 Oklahoma
WR Cliff Branch 35 Colorado
WR Malcolm Barnwell 25 Va Union
TE Todd Christensen 27 All Pro BYU
LT Bruce Davis 27 UCLA
LG Charley Hannah 28 Alabama
C Dave Dalby 33 UCLA
RG Mickey Marvin 28 Tennessee
RT Henry Lawrence 32 Florida A&M
Defense
LDE Howie Long 23 Nova
NT Reggie Kinlaw 26 Oklahoma
RDE Lyle Alzado 34 Yankton
LOLB Ted Hendricks 36 Miami
LILB Matt Millen 25 Penn St
RILB Bob Nelson 30 Nebraska
ROLB Rod Martin 29 USC
LCB Lester Hayes 28 A&M
RCB Mike Haynes 25 Arizona St
SS Mike Davis 27 Colorado
FS Vann McElroy 23 Baylor
K Chris Bahr 30 Penn St
P Ray Guy 34 So Miss
KR/PR Greg Pruitt 32 Oklahoma
4 Raiders teams have moved forward - here's the Super Bowl Champs from '83, 3rd best offense in football. Jim Plunkett's 36, 20 scores and 18 picks. 1600 yards from scrimmage for 23 year old Marcus Allen. 27 year old Todd Christensen was an All Pro, 92 catches, over 1200 yards, 12 scores. On defense 20 combined sacks for 23 year old Howie Long and 34 year old Lyle Alzado.
10. 2020 AFC CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Record: 14-2
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 6th
Def: 10th
1st AFC West
d. Browns Div Rnd 22-7
d. Bills AFC Title 38-24
lost Bucs Super Bowl 31-9
HC Andy Reid OC Eric Bieniemy DC Steve Spagnuolo
Offense
QB Patrick Mahomes 25 TTech
RB Clyde Edwards Helaire 21 R LSU
WR Demarcus Robinson 26 Florida
WR Tyreek Hill 26 All Pro W Alabama
WR Sammy Watkins 27 Clemson
TE Travis Kelce 31 All Pro Cincinnati
LT Eric Fisher 29 C Michigan
LG Nick Allegretti 24 Illinois
C Austin Reiter 29 S Florida
RG Andrew Wylie 26 E Michigan
RT Mike Remmers 31 Ore St
Defense
LDE Tanoh Kpassagnon 26 Nova
LDT Chris Jones 26 Miss St
RDT Derrick Nnadi 24 Florida St
RDE Frank Clark 27 Michigan
LLB Anthony Hitchens 28 Iowa
MLB Damien Wilson 27 Minn
RLB Willie Gay 22 R Miss St
LCB Charvarius Ward 24 Mid Tenn St
RCB Bashaud Breeland 28 Clemson
SS Tyrann Mathieu 28 All Pro LSU
FS Juan Thornhill UVA
K Harrison Butker 25 Geo Tech
P Tommy Townsend 24 Florida
KR Byron Pringle 27 K St
PR Mecole Hardman 22 UGA
4 Chiefs teams are into round 2; the '20 Chiefs weren't top 5 in either offense or defense, but won the AFC Title and that gets them the 10th seed in the region. Patrick Mahomes is 25, 40 scores and 6 picks. 26 year old Tyreek Hill is an All Pro, over 1200 yards receiving, 17 TDs. 31 year old Travis Kelce is also an All Pro, 105 balls, over 1400 yards, 11 TDs. On defense, 28 year old Tyron Mathieu is an All Pro and 26 year old Chris Jones had 7.5 sacks. Longtime rivals, Chiefs/Raiders - lets go to LA for the kick.
1st Qtr
Raiders start at the 12.
1/10 - Give to Marcus Allen to open the game, he is stuffed.
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Jim Plunkett finds Malcolm Barnwell downfield, 15 and the first.
1/10 - 7 yard pickup for Kenny King
2/3 - Allen gets a yard
3/2 - Another first down, short pass to Allen turns into a 16 yard pickup and the Raiders cross midfield.
The drive ends here, Chris Jones sacks Plunkett - the Guy kick leaves the Chiefs at the 18.
They get a first down - Mahomes 14 to Edwards-Helaire - but the drive ends here, Raiders at the 19.
They get a first down on an 11 yard Allen run, but that's as far as it goes.
Chiefs start at the 27.
1/10 - Give to LeVeon Bell, 5 yards
2/5 - Mahomes zips one to Demarcus Robinson, 8 yards.
1/10 - 3 yard pickup for Edwards Helaire
2/7 - Incomplete
3/7 - Mahomes to Edwards Helaire, he goes for 13 and the Chiefs cross midfield.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Mahomes is flushed, gains four to the Raider 40 and the quarter ends.
2nd Qtr: Raiders 0 Chiefs 0
Defense so far, Chiefs have a third and 6 at the Raider 40.
3/6 - Mahomes - Kelce - 9 yards to the 31.
But that ends the drive and when Butker....misses the FG KC comes up empty.
Raiders at the 31.
1/10 - 8 yards for Allen
2/2 - Frank Hawkins gets a carry, he goes for 8
1/10 - Allen gets 1
2/9 - Plunkett to Cliff Branch, 7 yards.
3/2 - Allen picks it up, Raiders at the KC 41.
1/10 - King gets a yard, a false start on the next play knocks them back 5
2/14 - Plunkett sacked again, Frank Clark gets him. 3rd and a bunch.
3/18 - Plunkett -- Todd Christensen -- Christensen's got space -- Christensen is gonna rumble to the Chief 3 yard line! That's a 46 yard ball from Plunkett to Christensen - Raiders first and goal at the 3.
1/goal - Allen....Marcus Allen is Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS - that's a 69 yard nice run for Allen and it's 7-0 with less than 7 to play in the half.
Chiefs at the 30 - one first down, Mahomes to Tyreek Hill, 15 yards, Mahomes working against these Raider corners today, excellent all time matchup.
But the drive ends here and the Raiders get the ball back at their own 6, less than 4 to go in the half.
They get 2 first downs, 12 yard King run, 23 yard Hawkins run - but the drive ends on a strip sack, Tyrann Mathieu coming on a safety blitz, leveling Plunkett - the Chiefs got the ball back at the Raider 49 with under 90 seconds to go.
They were unable to move the ball and we go to the half.
Third Quarter: Raiders 7 Chiefs 0
Offense would have been expected today, but it's defense that rules so far - the only score a short Marcus Allen run. Chiefs to open at the 21.
3 and out. Raider defense just doing a number on Mahomes, all credit to those corners.
Raider ball at the KC 49.
1/10 - Hawkins gets 1.
2/9 - Incomplete
3/9 - Plunkett hits Christensen at the sticks - he really jams the ball in and gets the first down.
1/10 - A yard for Allen
2/9 - A yard for Allen
3/8 - Plunkett again, he has to keep the drive alive, moving around in the pocket - he finds Dokie Williams on the sideline right at the first down marker.
1/10 - Plunkett to Branch - great job by Branch to tiptoe in bounds and it's a 20 yard gain, first and goal at the 9 for the Raiders.
The drive ends here - a Bahr kick makes it 10-0.
Chiefs start at the 28 halfway through the quarter, they are still to get on the scoreboard.
1/10 - Mahomes finds Edwards Helaire, 6 yards.
2/4 - Big 16 yard pickup for Edwards Helaire.
1/10 - 5 more for Edwards Helaire
2/5 - It's all Clyde Edwards Helaire - 12 yards to the Raider 33. Mahomes really struggling against Hayes and Haynes, so now they turn to the run game.
1/10 - it's Bell, 14 yards and KC is at the 19 yard line.
But the drive dies on a Howie Long sack, Butker hits the FG and with a little more than 2 to go in the third it is 10-3.
Raiders at the 30.
1/10 - Screen, Allen -- Allen gets a block -- Allen breaks a tackle, Allen in open field -- Marcus Allen Has Open Field -- Marcus Allen runs down the sideline --- Allen is knocked out of bounds at the Chiefs 7 yard line! 63 yards for Allen and the Raiders have a first and goal at the 7 yard line.
1/goal - Give - King -- Kenny King is Gonna Go Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS - And like that - like that it is 17-3.
Chiefs at the 37.
1/10 - Mahomes goes to Kelce downfield, 22 yards, big play for the Chiefs.
1/10 - 4 for Edwards Helaire and we switch sides for the last time.
4th Qtr: Raiders 17 Chiefs 3
The Raiders have almost entirely shut down this high powered KC offense, up 2 scores, Chiefs have a second and 6 at the Raider 37.
1/10 - Mahomes -- he finds Hardman, that's a 19 yard gain.
1/10 - Big Lyle Alzado sack.
2/17 - Mahomes finds Kelce, huge catch in traffic, and the Chiefs have a first and goal at the 8.
1/goal - Edwards Helaire gets 1.
2/goal - Mahomes to Demarcus Robinson - he is ---held just short of the end zone, Vann McElroy with the nice tackle to hold Robinson just outside the end zone.
3/goal - Mahomes - sneak -- he is.....he is just short, Matt Millen filled the gap there - Mahomes actually loses maybe a foot. It is 4th and less than a yard.
Reid going for it - there's less than 12 to go - it's a 2 score game - so yeah, you go for it here.
4/goal -- Give -- to Bell --- Bell is Swarmed Over by the Raider Front 7 -- Ted Hendricks crashed the backfield - the Raiders with the tremendous goal line stand -- goal line stand - this Raider defense was middling throughout the year, picked it up when Mike Haynes was acquired - and they are just standing up today against an elite modern offense.
Raiders start at their own 3.
1/10 - Play action - Christensen - Plunkett hits Christensen and that's a 22 yard gain to the 25 yard line.
1/10 - Plunkett. Plunkett looking for the Home Run -- Plunkett --- He's Got Cliff Branch! Plunkett to Cliff Branch! Right down the Heart of the Defense and Branch is gonna Go -- alll --- The --- Way ----- TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS - A 75 years shot through the heart - the Raiders go up 24-3 with 10 minutes left and that is gonna be the ballgame.
Chiefs at the 34.
4 plays and thats all they get - Greg Townsend with the sack - the Raiders regain possession at the 34. Another shot from Plunkett, 21 yards, gives the Raiders a first down - Chris Jones gets KCs 4th sack of the day - Bahr misses a FG and with 4 minutes left the Chiefs regain possession, down 3 scores.
They take the rest of the game to move down the field, but they do not score, 11 and 13 yard completions to Hill the biggest plays - Howie Long with his second sack of the day, the ball goes over on downs, victory formation for the Raiders and it is over.
Final: Raiders 24 Chiefs 3
The '83 Super Bowl Champs roll all over the '20 AFC Champs and claim one of the last couple of spots in region 13.
Plunkett: 16 for 23, 388 yards, TD
Mahomes: 20 for 35, 168 yds
Allen: 17 carries, 46 yds, TD, 3 catches, 83 yds
Edwards-Helaire: 17 carries, 56 yds
Branch: 4 catches, 132 yds, TD
Kelce: 6 catches: 56 yds
Jones/Long: 2 sacks
Player of the Game: Jim Plunkett
