16. 1987 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION WASHINGTON REDSKINS at 1. 1994 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
1. 1994 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 13-3
Off: 1st
Def: 6th
1st NFC West
d. Bears Div Rnd 44-15
d. Cowboys NFC Title 38-28
d. Chargers Super Bowl 49-26
HC George Seifert OC Mike Shanahan DC Ray Rhodes
Candlestick Park: 55 degrees
Joe Starkey/Wayne Walker
Offense
QB Steve Young 33 All Pro BYU
RB Ricky Watters 25 N Dame
FB William Floyd 22 R Florida St
WR Jerry Rice 32 All Pro Miss Valley
WR John Taylor 32 Delaware
TE Brent Jones 31 S Clara
LT Steve Wallace 30 Auburn
LG Jesse Sapolu 33 Hawaii
RG Derrick Deese 24 S Jose St
RT Harris Barton 30 UNC
Defense
LDE Dennis Brown 27 Wash
LDT Bryant Young 22 R N Dame
RDT Dana Stubblefield 24 Kansas
RDE Rickey Jackson 36 Pitt
LLB Lee Woodall 25 R W Chester
MLB Gary Plummer 34 Cal
RLB Ken Norton 28 UCLA
LCB Eric Davis 26 Jack St
RCB Deion Sanders 27 All Pro Florida St
SS Tim McDonald 29 USC
FS Merton Hanks 26 Iowa
K Doug Brien 24 Cal
P Klaus Wilmsmeyer 27 Louisville
KR/PR Dexter Carter 27 Florida St
The 14th overall seed in the field is the Super Bowl Champs from 1994 with the best offense in football. Steve Young is 33, All Pro, 42 scores and 10 picks. Nearly 1600 yards from scrimmage for 25 year old Ricky Watters. Jerry Rice is 32, All Pro, 112 catches, 15 scores and nearly 1500 yards. On defense, 6 picks in 12 games for 27 year old All Pro, Deion Sanders. 26 year old Merton Hanks had 7 picks. Combined 14.5 sacks for the 22 year old rookie Bryant Young and 24 year old Dana Subblefield - the Niners bring some veteran pass rushers in on third downs - Richard Dent, Tim Harris and Charles Mann - who, 7 years prior, will be on the field for the Redskins. Niners looking to send their 9th team into Rnd 2.
16. 1987 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION WASHINGTON REDSKINS
Pythag: 10-5
Record: 11-4
Off: 4th
Def: 6th
1st NFC East
d. Bears Div Rnd 21-17
d. Vikings NFC Title 17-10
d. Broncos Super Bowl 42-10
d. '09 Jets 24-16
HC Joe Gibbs OC Joe Bugel DC Richie Petitbon
RFK: 50 degrees
Frank Herzog/Sonny Jurgensen/Sam Huff
Offense
QB Doug Williams 32 Grambling
RB Timmy Smith 23 T Tech
WR Art Monk 30 Syracuse
WR Ricky Sanders 27 Tex St
WR Gary Clark 25 J Madison
TE Clint Didier 28 Port St
LT Joe Jacoby 28 Louisville
LG Raleigh McKenzie 24 Tenn
C Russ Grimm 28 Pitt
RG RC Thielemann 32 Arkansas
RT Mark May 28 Pitt
Defense
LDE Charles Mann 26 Nevada
LDT Dave Butz 37 Purdue
RDT Darryl Grant 28 Rice
RDE Dexter Manley 28 Oklahoma St
LLB Mel Kaufman 29 C Poly San Luis Obispo
MLB Neal Olkewicz 30 Mary
RLB Monte Coleman 30 C Arkansas
LCB Darrell Green 27 A&M Kings
RCB Barry Wilburn 24 All Pro Ole Miss
SS Alvin Walton 23 Kansas
FS Todd Bowles 24 Temple
K Ali Haji-Sheikh 26 Michigan
P Steve Cox 29 Ark
KR Keith Griffin 26 Miami
PR Eric Yarber 24 Idaho
The '87 Super Bowl Champs probably had a chip on their shoulders about getting stuck in a Play In Game - 4th in offense/6th in defense in the scab season. 32 year old Doug Williams only started 2 games in the regular season - but he got the ball in the playoffs to lead the Skins to the title. 25 year old Gary Clark was an All Pro, in 11 starts he went over a thousand yards receiving. On defense, 24 year old Barry Wilburn was an All Pro with 9 picks, 26 year old Charles Mann and 28 year old Dexter Manley combined for 18 sacks. 29 year old George Rogers, who won the Heisman Trophy 7 years prior, was Player of the Game in the play in round with 2 scores.
We're off to the Stick as Region 14 is underway.
1st Qtr
Niners start at the 37.
1/10 - Steve Young - Jerry Rice, 14 yards.
1/10 - Ricky Watters is stacked up.
2/10 - Young - Brent Jones - just short of the first down, illegal procedure on the next play makes it 3rd and 6.
3/6 - Watters is....just short, Niners at the Redskin 40 - 4th and less than a yard - Seifert and Shanahan are going for it.
4/1 - William Floyd picks it up.
1/10 - Young to Ted Popson, another first down at the 27.
The drive ends here - Dexter Manley getting a sack and when Brien...misses the FG Washington has turned San Francisco away.
Skins at their own 37. One first down, George Rogers for a dozen yards.
But that's all - after the punt, Niners at the 17.
1/10 - Young to John Taylor, 4 yards.
2/6 - Watters is stacked up.
3/7 - Young - Rice, 15 yards and another first down.
1/10 - Young - Rice, 3 yards.
2/7 - Young - Watters - 20 yard romp - Niners at the 33 yard line.
The drive ends - this time Brien hits the FG and it is 3-0.
Washington at the 36.
3 and out - the last play of the qtr is the punt, Niners will start the 2nd at the 28.
2nd Qtr: 49ers 3 Redskins 0
Niners had the ball nearly the entire quarter and they'll open with the ball at the 28.
They go 3 and out - Washington ball at the 38.
On the first play, Kelvin Bryant is hit in the backfield by Young and Stubblefield, Fumble -- Fumble -- 49ers will take over at the Washington 30.
1/10 - Watters gets 4
2/6 - Young pulls it down for 2
3/4 - Young outlet to Floyd, he picks it up.
1/10 - Watters for 1. Niners at the 19.
2/9 - Young to Taylor for 5.
3/4 - Young to Rice - 8 yards and it's a first and goal at the 6.
1/goal - Young --- to Watters over the middle and he will high step Into The End Zone - TOUCHDOWN 49ERS - 6 yard TD pass from Young to Watters and it's 10-0.
Good runback for Washington, Skins at the 41.
1/10 - 1 yard for Timmy Smith
2/9 - Incomplete
3/7 - Williams finds Kelvin Bryant, 16 yards and Washington is at the Niner 40.
1/10 - Williams hits Gary Clark, big 26 yard gainer - Washington is at the 14 yard line
1/10 - Williams - End Zone -- Clar --- Picked Off By Deion Sanders -- Sanders intercepts Williams in the end zone - runs it out to the 12. 3 minutes left in the half, Niners up 10-0.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Young - Jones - 16 yards to the 28.
1/10 - Watters gets 2, Niners at the 30, the clock runs down to the 2 minute warning.
1/10 - Young - Floyd -- 13 yards -- Niners at the 43
1/10 - Young, outlet to Floyd, 4 yards, first down
2/6 - Incomplete
3/6 - William Floyd goes 11 yards - the Niners call timeout at the Redskin 42, 1:12 left in the half.
1/10 - Young finds Rice on the crossing route, Rice has a 12 yard gain and goes out of bounds at the 30. Young took a big shot on the completion, he's shaken up, Niners have to use the timeout, Elvis Grbac quickly warms up and he is on the field.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Grbac --- End Zone --- Rice --- TOUCHDOWN 49ERS - Elvis Grbac comes in cold off the bench and hits a beautiful 30 yard stike to Jerry Rice -- the Niners go up 17-0, the Skins don't have a lot of time - and when Rickey Jackson sacks Williams - the half ends.
3rd Qtr: 49ers 17 Redskins 0
Washington can't get much going against the Niners defense - unclear if Young will return.
Redskins at the 9.
1/10 - Williams to Didier, 15 yards
1/10 - Rogers for 2
2/8 - Williams to Didier, 3 yards
3/5 - Doug Williams forced to run -- he picks up the first down to the 35.
1/10 - George Rogers 14 yard gain
But -- that's as far as it goes - Skins punt, Niners at the 19.
Grbac remains on the field - all running plays, a 14 yard gain for Marc Logan a first down - but the Niners kick it back, Skins at the 17. 7 left in the third.
3 and out. Dexter Carter the nice runback - Niners take over at the Washington 40. Grbac stays on.
1/10 - Watters for 5
2/5 - Watters for 1
3/4 - Grbac... scrambling...Grabac picks up the first down - Niners at the 30.
1/10 - William Floyd goes for 11 yards.
That's all - Charles Mann will sack Grbac - Brien hits the FG and it's 20-0.
Skins at the 40, two plays net 8 yards and the quarter ends.
4th Qtr: 49ers 20 Redskins 0
Steve Young got knocked out in the second quarter, but the Niner defense is relentless today and this looks like an easy win.
3/2 - Smith for 8
1/10 - Rogers for 11
1/10 - Williams to Gary Clark, 12 yards and the Skins are at the 21.
The drive stops -- Washington settles for the FG and it's 20-3.
Niners will start at the 17, 11 minutes left -- Steve Young returns to the game.
1/10 - Young, Rice, 7 yards
2/3 - Watters picks it up, Skins are offsides on the next play
1/5 - Young to Taylor - another first down, 14 yards to the 47.
The drive ends here - with 7 minutes left, Washington regains possession at their own 23.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Gary Clark - 24 yard catch, the Skins are at the 47.
1/10 - A yard for Rogers
2/9 - Incomplete
3/9 - Williams to Bryant, 12 yards, Washington is at the San Francisco 40.
1/10 - Richard Dent sacks Doug Williams, Washington calls timeout.
2/15 - Williams finds Anthony Allen, 20 yards to the Niner 25 yard line.
But...that's all, Charles Mann, the older version, sacks Doug Williams - the Skins fail on 4th down to convert - there's now less than 4 minutes left and the Niners have the ball at the 23.
They will get a first down, Young to Taylor, 12 yards - burning off Washington's remaining timeouts and getting below a minute left in the game when they kick it back to Washington, still up 20-3. Washington can't advance the ball and the game ends.
Final: 49ers 20 Redskins 3
Niners with almost double the time of possession here, it's an easy one. 9 San Francisco teams have moved on.
Young: 23 for 30, 227 yds, TD
Williams: 13 for 25, INT
Watters: 20 carries, 36 yds, 5 catches, 57 yds TD
Rogers: 14 catches, 51 yds
Rice: 7 catches, 103 yds, TD
Clark: 5 catches, 69 yds
Player of the Game: Jerry Rice
