Mikaela Schiffrin. Runners-up: Stetson Bennett, Jason Hargrave, Chris Jones
And we are underway. 11 months to go in the race for the 2023 Athlete of the Year.
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256 Team NFL Tournament - Region 5/Semi Final 2: 2004 Indianapolis Colts v. 1995 KC Chiefs
Monday, January 30, 2023
15. 1995 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at 6. 2004 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
6. 2004 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 1st
Def: 19th
1st AFC South
d. Broncos WC 49-24
lost Patriots Div Rnd 20-3
d. '81 49ers 28-27 (PotG-Peyton Manning)
d. '71 Cowboys 23-20 (PotG-Edgerrin James)
HC: Tony Dungy OC Tom Moore DC Ron Meeks
RCA Dome
Bob Lamey/Mark Herrmann/Ted Marchibroda
Offense
QB Peyton Manning (28 Tennessee) All Pro 49td/10 int 67.7% 9.2 y/a 284.8 y/a 121.1
RB Edgerrin James (26 Miami) 1548 yds 4.6 y/a 51 ctch 483 yds 9.5 y/c 9 td
WR Marvin Harrison (32 Syracuse) 86 ctch 1113 yds 12.9 y/c 15 td
WR Reggie Wayne (26 Miami) 77 ctch 1210 yds 15.7 y/c 12 td
TE Dallas Clark (25 Iowa) 25 ctch 423 yds 16.9 y/c 5 td
TE Marcus Pollard (32 Bradley) 29 ctch 309 yds 10.7 y/c 6 td
LT Tarik Glenn (28 Cal)
LG Rick DeMulling (27 Idaho)
C Jeff Saturday (29 UNC)
RG Jake Scott (23-R Idaho)
RT Ryan Diem (25 N Illinois)
Defense
LDE Raheem Brock (26 Temple) 6.5 scks
LDT Montae Reagor (27 TTech) 5 scks
RDT Josh Williams (28 Michigan)
RDE Dwight Freeney (24 All Pro Syracuse)
LLB David Thornton (26 UNC) int
MLB Rob Morris (29 BYU) int 3 scks
RLB Cato June (25 Michigan) 2 int
LCB Nick Harper (30 F Vall St) 3 int
RCB Jason David (22-R Wash St) 4 int
SS Mike Doss (23 Ohio St) 2 int sck
FS Bob Sanders (23 Iowa)
K Mike Vanderjagt (34 WVA)
P Hunter Smith (27 N Dame)
KR Dominic Rhodes (25 MWestern St) td
PR Troy Walters (28 Stanford)
The '04 Colts are seeded 6th in Region 5 based on the best offense in football. Manning is 28, All Pro, 49 scores and 10 picks. 26 year old Edge ran for over 1500 yards. 32 year old Marvin Harrison and 26 year old Reggie Wayne combined for 27 scores. The defense is not much, but they do have an All Pro, 24 year old Dwight Freeney with 16 sacks. Manning had 2 late TD scores to beat the '81 Niners. Manning was the MVP in '04, he broke Marino's TD pass record. The 2014 Broncos survived the top half of the region - here's a younger Peyton Manning in the bottom half. In Rnd 2, the Colts took out the '71 Cowboys in OT.
15. 1995 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 12th
Def: 1st
1st AFC West
Lost Div Rnd Colts 10-7
d. '68 Raiders 19-3 (PotG-Neil Smith)
d. '62 Lions 16-3 (PotG-Neil Smith)
HC Marty Schottenheimer OC Paul Hackett DC Gunther Cunningham
Offense
QB Steve Bono (33 UCLA) 21 td/10 int 56.3% 6 y/a 195.1 y/g 79.5
RB Marcus Allen (35 USC) 890 yds 4.3 y/c 21 ctch 210 yds 5 td
FB Kimble Anders (29 Houston) 398 yds 6.9 y/c 55 ctch 349 yds 3 td
WR Willie Davis (28 C Ark) 33 ctcs 527 yds 16 y/c 5 td
WR Webster Slaughter (31 SDiego St) 34 ctch 514 yds 15.1 y/c 4 td
TE Keith Cash (26 Tex) 42 ctch 419 yds 10 td
LT John Alt (33 Iowa)
LG Dave Szott (28) Penn St
C Tim Grunhard (27 N Dame)
RG Will Shields (24 Nebraska)
RT Ricky Siglar (29 S Jose St)
Defense
LDE Neil Smith (29 Nebraska) 12 sacks
LDT Joe Phillips (32 SMU) int 4.5 sacks
RDT Dan Saleaumua (31 Ariz St) int 7 sacks
RDE Vaughn Booker (27 Cincinnati) 1.5 scks
LLB George Jamison (33 Cincinnati)
MLB Tracy Simien (28 TCU) sck
RLB Derrick Thomas (28 Alabama) 8 scks
LCB Dale Carter (26 Tenn) 2 int
RCB James Hasty (30 Wash St) 3 int td
SS Brian Washington (30 Nebraska) 3 int td
FS Mark Collins (31 C St Fullerston) int
K Lin Elliott (27 TTech)
P Louie Aguiar (29 Utah St)
KR/PR Tamarik Vanover (21 F St) 3 td
Ton of Raiders here; Marcus Allen in the backfield - on the coaching staff, Shell (also an Oakland backup) Cunningham. Also on that Chiefs staff are Herm Edwards and Mike McCarthy. KC is in the tournament because of the best defense in 1995. 29 year old Neil Smith, 28 year old Derrick Thomas combined for 20 sacks. Steve Bono is 33, 26 total scores, 10 picks. Elliott's 3 missed FGs in the playoffs got them bounced in the divisional round. In rnd 1, they upset the 2nd ranked '68 Raiders 19-3. That KC defense continued to dominate in round 2, they beat the '62 Lions 16-3, Neil Smith was Player of the Game in both contests.
The oddsmakers like that Chiefs defense to continue their roll here, they are 2 point favorites on the road in Indianapolis. Lets go to the dome for the kick.
1st Qtr
Good Vanover return - Chiefs will start out at the 48.
1/10 - Steve Bono comes out throwing, 16 yard gain to Keith Cash
1/10 - Bono finds his other tight end, Derrick Walker, for another first down at the 24.
The drive stalls here, Elliott FG and it's 3-0.
Colts at the 35.
1/10 - Edgerrin James 9 yards.
2/10 - Peyton Manning to one of his tight ends, Dallas Clark, 12 yards.
1/10 - Manning to Marvin Harrison, 12 yards and that's a first down at the 31.
That ends the drive - and when Vanderjagt misses the FG - it remains 3-0.
Chiefs at the 34.
1/10 - Marcus Allen stuffed in the backfield.
2/12 - Kimble Anders nearly gets the first down
3/1 - Allen bursts through the hole, 19 yards, Marcus Allen to the Colts 38.
1/10 - Greg Hill 6 yards - the Chiefs have decided to run right at the Colts on this drive.
2/4 - Anders again, 11 yards, first down at the 21.
1/10 - Hill is stopped
2/10 - Bono - to Anders - Anders has a step - Anders breaks a tackle -- Kimble Anders Is Gonna Go Into the End Zone...TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - 21 yards from Bono to Anders, the Chiefs go up -- 9-0 when Elliott misses the XP.
Colts at the 13. 3 and out. And Vanover has a big return of the punt - back to the Indianapolis 21 yard line! The Chiefs have dominated defensively, but today offense and special teams has given them a 9-0 lead and they are at the 21.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Bono -- Willie Davis -- 19 yards - great sideline catch, Chiefs have a first and goal to go!
1/goal - Bono -- Cash --- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - it is 16-0 Kansas City! The Chiefs, seeded 15th in region 5 - go up 16-0 in the second region 5 semi final! 16-0!!!!
Colts at the 12 as the quarter ends.
2nd Qtr: Chiefs 16 Colts 0
This Colts crowd is stunned - the Chiefs rolled through their first two rounds - but that was based entirely on defense -- here, offense and special teams have given them a 16-0 lead!
1/10 - Nothing for Edge.
2/9 - 1 for Edge
3/9 - Manning finds Brandon Stokley right at the first down marker.
The drive ends, KC will begin its possession at their own 33.
3 and out - Colts at the 36.
1/10 - Dominic Rhodes loses 1
2/11 - Edge is stopped
3/11 - Manning picks it up -- 19 yards to Reggie Wayne, great ball for Manning under duress.
The drive ends here - Chiefs will start at the 22, 8 and a half left in the half, 16-0 lead.
On first down - Bob Sanders Rocks Kimble Anders -- Fumble -- Fumble -- the Colts got a big turnover, they will start at the KC 27. That's a huge play for Sanders and the Colts defense,
1/10 - Manning to Harrison, 7 yards.
2/3 - Manning to Wayne, 13 yards and that is a first down and goal at the 7.
1/goal - Dan Saleamula breaks through and sacks Manning
2/goal - Edge...Edge just bowling balling through the Chiefs -- Into The End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS -- 11 yard Edgerrin James TD run and the Colts are on the board, 16-7.
Chiefs at the 32.
3 and out. Colts at the 22.
1/10 - Manning 7 yards to Edge.
2/3 Manning downfield -- Marcus Pollard 49 yards - Pollard wide open, great play call by Tom Moore - Colts at the KC 22.
1/10 - 7 more for James
2/3 - Manning --- End Zone --- Marvin Harrison -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS -- Peyton Manning 15 yards to Marvin Harrison - in 4 plays the Colts go 78 yards -- and just like that it is 16-14. 2 minutes left in the half!
Chiefs at the 29, on first down, Bono hits Willie Davis for 15 - but the drive ends here, Dwight Freeney leaving Bono shaken up on a huge third down shot, and with a minute left, it's Colts ball at their own 31.
The half ends on a Neil Smith sack.
3rd Qtr: Chiefs 16 Colts 14
The Bob Sanders forced Kimble Anders fumble maybe changed this game, it's now 16-14 Chiefs with the Colts getting the ball to start the half.
Colts at the 27.
1/10 - Edge for 3
2/7 - Nothing for Edge
3/7 - Manning to Wayne, 14 yards and a first down at the 44 - holding on the next play makes it 1st and 20.
1/20 - Edge loses 2
2/22 - Rhodes gains 1
3/21 - Manning -- Downfield to Stokley -- He Makes a Tremendous Catch -- 28 yards to the Chiefs 39 - Stokley with the full lay out to catch Manning's ball and the crowd is feeling it now. Another holding call on the next play backs them 10
1/20 - 3 for Edge
2/17 - Rhodes loses 1 and again it's 3rd and forever.
3/18 - Manning to Stokley again! Brandon Stokley, the 3rd Receiver for these Colts - 23 yards and the Colts are at the 24 yard line!
1/10 - 2 for Edge
2/8 - Manning one more time to Stokley, 13 yards to the 9 yard line.
1/10 - Manning to Clark -- Dallas Clark picks up 8, Colts at the Chiefs 4.
1/goal - Manning --- James Mungro -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS - the third back for the Colts, James Mungro - comes in as a 5th receiver - the Colts spread the Chiefs out and they are into the end zone -- Colts 21 Chiefs 16.
Chiefs trail for the first time today, they start at the 33. Rich Gannon, the backup, comes on - Bono was shaken up at the end of the first half and Gannon takes over here.
1/10 - Gannon to Anders, 5 yards and an offsides call gives KC a first down.
1/10 - Hill for 5
2/5 - Marcus Allen, 17 yards, Allen to the Colts 35!
1/10 - Hill, nothing
1/10 - Gannon hits Webster Slaughter, 13 yards and a first down at the 22.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - 2 for Allen
3/8 - Gannon in trouble, has to shovel it to Allen, Marcus Allen - goodness gracious, 35 year old Allen gets to the sticks -- first down at the 11 yard line!!!
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Gannon -- Shoots One Into the Endzone -- Keith Cash -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - Rich Gannon comes off the bench -- 11 yards to Cash, and KC regains the lead at 23-21.
Colts will start at the 23
4th Qtr: Chiefs 23 Colts 21
Just two drives make up the entire quarter - the Colts drive down and score - the Chiefs, with Rich Gannon, drive and score. 15 minutes of football left in this second region 5 semi.
1/10 - Edge 3 yards
2/7 - Manning to Harrison, 22 yards to the 48 --
The drive ends here - after the punt, Chiefs at the 19. Gannon remains the QB.
3 and out. Colts take over at the 48, 12 minutes left.
1/10 - 5 for Edge
2/5 - 8 for Edge
1/10 - Edge gets 1
2/9 - Mungro gets his first carry, he goes 14 yards -- the Colts are at the KC 24 with 10 minutes left in the game, still trailing by 2.
1/10 - Derrick Thomas gets a sack.
2/15 - Manning -- End Zone ---- PICKED OFF by James Hasty! Hasty intercepts Peyton Manning in the End Zone -- the Chiefs come up big when they needed it - 8 minutes left and KC starts at the 20.
On the third play - Gannon is PICKED OFF by Nick Harper -- Harper intercepts Gannon, the Colts get it back at the KC 41 yard line, 7 minutes left!
1/10 - Edge 11 yards, first down at the 30
1/10 - Rhoses loses 2
2/12 - Manning over the middle to Harrison, he takes a huge shot and holds on -- Colts at the 14 yard line!
1/10 - 3 for Edge
2/7 2 for Mungro
3/5 - Manning -- End Zone -- Reggie Wayne --- TOUCHDOWN COLTS -- Peyton Manning finds Reggie Wayne for the 9 yard TD pass and with just 4 minutes to go - the Colts take the 28-23 lead!!!
Bono comes back out, 4 minutes left, Chiefs ball - can Steve Bono lead KC down the field to win this game?? KC at the 25.
1/10 - 7 yards for Allen
2/3 - Incomplete
3/3 - Anders is short - KC timeout with less than 3 minutes left in the game, Chiefs have a 4th and 1, they've gotta go for it.
4/1 - Marcus Allen picks it up. KC at their own 36.
1/10 - Greg Hill big gain, 16 yards and an incidental facemask call adds 5 more yards - we are at the 2 minute warning, Chiefs at the Colts 43 yard line!!
1/10 - Bono -- Derrick Walker out of bounds, 9 yard pickup to the 34, 1:52 left.
2/1 - Allen picks up the first down, Chiefs at the Indy 32, clock rolling -
1/10 - Bono -- PICKED OFF BY JASON DAVID - The rookie corner intercepts Bono -- runs it back to the 40, just 90 seconds left now, the Chiefs have just 2 timeouts - the Colts run the ball 3 times, the Chiefs burn through their timeouts - after the Colts punt, the Chiefs are at their own 20 - 19 seconds left, no timeouts - and they can't advance the ball.
Final: Colts 28 Chiefs 23
It's the Indy defense - 2 big 4th qtr interceptions - and that will set up Manning v. Manning in the region 5 final.
Manning: 21 for 30 319 yds 3 TD/INT
Bono: 13 for 26, 145 yds 2TD/2 INT
James: 25 carries, 82 yds TD
Allen: 14 carries, 70 yds
Harrison: 6 catches, 92 yds TD
Cash: 4 catches, 44 yds 2TD
Smith: 2 sacks
Player of the Game: Peyton Manning
256 Team NFL Tournament - Region 5/Rnd 2: 1962 Detroit Lions v. 1995 KC Chiefs
Sunday, January 29, 2023
15. 1995 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at 7. 1962 DETROIT LIONS
7. 1962 DETROIT LIONS
Record: 11-3
Pythag: 11-3
2nd NFL West
Off: 5th
Def: 2nd
Did not make playoffs
d. '06 Ravens 17-6 (PotG- Pat Studstill)
HC: George Wilson, DC Don Shula
Tiger Stadium: 45 degrees
Russ Thomas/Bob Reynolds
Offense
QB Milt Plum (27 Penn St) 15td/20 int 55.1% 7.3 y/a 169.9 y/g 68.2 1 td rush
RB Dan Lewis (26 Wisc) 488 yds 4.1 y/a 16 ctch 158 yds 7 td
FB Nick Pietrosante (25 N Dame) 455 yds 3.3 y/a 26 ctch 251 yds 4 td
WR Pat Studstill (24 Houston) 36 ctch 479 yds 13.3 y/c 4td
WR Gail Cogdill (25 Wash St) 53 ctch 991 yds 18.7 y/c 7 td
TE Jim Gibbons (26 Iowa) 33 ctch 318 yds 9.6 y/c 2 td
LT John Gonzaga (29 None)
LG Harley Sewell (31 Texas)
C Bob Whitlow (26 Ariz)
RG John Gordy (27 Tenn)
RT Dan LaRose (23 Missouri)
Defense
LDE Darris McCord (29 Tenn) 6.5 scks
LDT Alex Karras (27 Iowa) 1 int 11 scks
RDT Roger Brown (25 All Pro ME Shore) 14 scks
RDE Sam Williams (31 Mich St) int 4.5 scks
LLB Carl Brettschneider (31 Iowa St) 2 int 4.5 scks
MLB Joe Schmidt (30 All Pro Pitt) int 3.5 scks
RLB Wayne Walker (26 Idaho) int 3scks
LCB Night Train Lane (34 All Pro West Neb CC) 4 int
RCB Dick LeBeau (25 Ohio St) 4 int
LS Gary Lowe (28 Mich St) 2 int
RS Yale Lary (32 All Pro Tex A&M) 8 int
K Wayne Walker (26 Idaho)
P Yale Lary (32 Tex A&M) All Pro
KR/PR Pat Studstill (24 Houston)
Don Shula is the DC and he's got the 2nd ranked unit in the league with 4 All Pros, 25 year old Roger Brown, 30 year old Joe Schmidt, 34 year old Night Train lane and 32 year old Yale Lary. The offense isn't special, Milt Plum is 27, 16 total scores and 20 picks. The Lions never trailed by more than 7. Detroit got 2 punt returns for scores from Pat Studstill in taking out the '06 Ravens in rnd 1.
15. 1995 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 12th
Def: 1st
1st AFC West
Lost Div Rnd Colts 10-7
d. '68 Raiders 19-3 (PotG-Neil Smith)
HC Marty Schottenheimer OC Paul Hackett DC Gunther Cunningham
Offense
QB Steve Bono (33 UCLA) 21 td/10 int 56.3% 6 y/a 195.1 y/g 79.5
RB Marcus Allen (35 USC) 890 yds 4.3 y/c 21 ctch 210 yds 5 td
FB Kimble Anders (29 Houston) 398 yds 6.9 y/c 55 ctch 349 yds 3 td
WR Willie Davis (28 C Ark) 33 ctcs 527 yds 16 y/c 5 td
WR Webster Slaughter (31 SDiego St) 34 ctch 514 yds 15.1 y/c 4 td
TE Keith Cash (26 Tex) 42 ctch 419 yds 10 td
LT John Alt (33 Iowa)
LG Dave Szott (28) Penn St
C Tim Grunhard (27 N Dame)
RG Will Shields (24 Nebraska)
RT Ricky Siglar (29 S Jose St)
Defense
LDE Neil Smith (29 Nebraska) 12 sacks
LDT Joe Phillips (32 SMU) int 4.5 sacks
RDT Dan Saleaumua (31 Ariz St) int 7 sacks
RDE Vaughn Booker (27 Cincinnati) 1.5 scks
LLB George Jamison (33 Cincinnati)
MLB Tracy Simien (28 TCU) sck
RLB Derrick Thomas (28 Alabama) 8 scks
LCB Dale Carter (26 Tenn) 2 int
RCB James Hasty (30 Wash St) 3 int td
SS Brian Washington (30 Nebraska) 3 int td
FS Mark Collins (31 C St Fullerston) int
K Lin Elliott (27 TTech)
P Louie Aguiar (29 Utah St)
KR/PR Tamarik Vanover (21 F St) 3 td
Ton of Raiders here; Marcus Allen in the backfield - on the coaching staff, Shell (also an Oakland backup) Cunningham. Also on that Chiefs staff are Herm Edwards and Mike McCarthy. KC is in the tournament because of the best defense in 1995. 29 year old Neil Smith, 28 year old Derrick Thomas combined for 20 sacks. Steve Bono is 33, 26 total scores, 10 picks. Elliott's 3 missed FGs in the playoffs got them bounced in the divisional round. In rnd 1, they upset the 2nd ranked '68 Raiders 19-3.
Detroit's a 6 point favorite at home against the 15th seeded Chiefs - winner will go to Indianapolis to face the Colts. Lets go to Tiger Stadium.
1st Qtr
Chiefs start at the 31.
1/10- Marcus Allen with the game's first carry, he goes for 13.
The drive stalls - Lions at the 18.
3 and out. Chiefs at the 39.
3 and out with Steve Bono sacked twice, by Alex Karras and Roger Brown.
Lions at the 27.
1/10 - Dan Lewis is stopped at the line.
2/9 - Milt Plum goes deep - 30 yard strike to Terry Barr - the Lions are at the KC43.
The drive ends here - and after the punt, KC at the 20.
1/10 - 1 for Allen
2/9 - Greg Hill for 1
3/8 - Bono to Kimble Anders and he goes for 12 and the first.
Thats the end of the drive - after the punt, Lions at the 29.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Plum to Gail Cogdill, it's a 13 yard pickup and a first down as the qtr ends.
2nd Qtr: Lions 0 Chiefs 0
Scoreless in Detroit. Lions at their own 43.
1/10 - Lewis 4 yards.
2/6 - Plum hits Barr in stride, 22 yards to the 31.
The drive ends in a Neil Smith sack - Wayne Walker missses the FG and the Chiefs take over at their own 38.
1/10 - Bono to Derrick Walker - short 3 yds.
2/7 - Bono to Allen, the veteran grooves for 11 yards to the Lions 48.
1/10 - 6 for Allen
2/4 - Hill -- Greg Hill is throu -- Greg Hill's Got A Step -- Greg Hill is Gonna Go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - 42 yards from Greg Hill, Greg Hill with a 42 yd TD run and it is 6-0 Chiefs when the kick is blocked.
Lions get the big Studstill return - out to their own 47.
1/10 - Plum to Lewis, 10 yards and a first down.
But the drive stalls - and after the punt, Chiefs at the 10. 6 minutes left.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Allen is stopped at the line.
3/10 - Bono to Willie Davis -- Davis has a first down at the 26.
That ends the drive - with 4 minutes left, the Lions will start at their own 41.
3 and out - Chiefs at their own 11 with a minute left,
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Bono finds Keith Cash - Cash is out of bounds with 41 seconds left in the half at the KC 27.
1/10 - Bono to Walker -- Walkers got a first down -- But He's Stripped by Yale Lary -- Lary Rips the Ball from Walker -- the Lions recover with 29 seconds left at the Chiefs 38! Huge, huge, huge turnover!
1/10 - Plum to Barr - 17 yards, Detroit calls timeout with 20 seconds left in the half, Detroit at the 21!
The next 3 plays run the rest of the clock down -- short Walker FG attempt --- Misses --- and that's the end of the half.
3rd Qtr: Chiefs 6 Lions 0
Detroit misses two FGs, the Chiefs miss an XP - we got a tiiiiight one
Lions to start at the 25 James Hasty intercepts Plum on third down.
Chiefs now at the Detroit 36 - Night Train Lane intercepts Bono on third down.
Lions at their own 38 - 3 and out.
Chiefs at their own 26 - on first down Bono hits Anders for a 19 yard gain, three plays later the great Lane does it again, picking Bono - three picks in 5 minutes, the Lions are at the KC 44.
3 and out including Neil Smith's second sack. The Chiefs take over at the 25.
1/10 - 2 for Allen
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Bono to Davis, Davis picks up the first down at the 37.
1/10 - Marcus Allen finds a hole -- the veteran legs showing one last burst, a 30 yard rumble to the Detroit 33 yard line.
The next 3 plays net 5 yards -- Elliott's 45 yard FG makes it 9-0.
Liones at the 20. 3 and out - nothing at all offensively for the Lions today.
Chiefs at the 21.
1/10 - Bono 10 yards to Cash.
The next two runs get nothing and the quarter ends.
4th Qtr: Chiefs 9 Lions 0
Sure looks insurmountable - just very little offense from either side, but Detroit has to be feeling a little desparate, down 9 and KC has the ball.
3/10 - Bono finds Anders, he makes his way to the 46 and a first down.
1/10 - There Goes Greg Hill Again -- Big Burst for Hill -- 38 yards, exploding to the Detroit 16 yard line and the 15th seeded Chiefs are about to book plane tickets to Indianapolis.
1/10 - Bono to Willie Davis, tip toeing on the sideline, knocked out at the 3 yard line.
1/goal - Allen --- he is Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - Marchs Allen is in the end zone, there's less than 13 minutes to go - the Lions are down 16-0.
Lions at the 28
1/10 - Plum to Barr, 21 yards to the 49.
1/10 - Tom Watkins busts a 30 yard run to the KC 19, in just 2 plays the Lions are 50 yards downfield.
That's it - Detroit does not move the ball further, they do get a FG and with 8:31 left, it is 16-3.
KC at the 24, they look to take the air out of the ball - they do get a Lake Dawson 22 yard third down reception. But the Lions force the punt - with 4:13 left it is 16-3, Lions ball at their own 28,
They move down the field, taking most of the rest of the game, but the drive dies at the KC 11; the Chiefs take over and are able to run out the clock.
Final: Chiefs 16 Lions 3
Offense tough to come by here, just nothing at all for the Lions - the 15th seeded Chiefs head to the second region 5 semi.
Bono: 12 for 24 169 yds 2 INT
Plum: 15 for 30 172 yds INT
Hill: 10 carries, 113 yds, TD
Watkins: 4 carries, 42 yds
Davis: 3 catches, 40 yds
Barr: 5 catches, 105 yds
Smith: 2 sacks
Lane: 2 INT
Player of the Game: Neil Smith
256 Team NFL Tournament - Region 5/Rnd 2: 1971 Dallas Cowboys v. 2004 Indianapolis Colts
Saturday, January 28, 2023
6. 2004 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at 3. 1971 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DALLAS COWBOYS
3. 1971 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DALLAS COWBOYS
Record: 11-3
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 1st
Def: 7th
1st NFC East
d. Vikes Div Rnd 20-12
d. Niners NFC Title 14-3
d. Dolphins Super Bowl 24-3
d. '17 Saints 24-22 (PotG-Bob Lilly)
HC: Tom Landry OC: Jim Myers
Texas Stadium: 55 degrees
Bill Mercer/Verne Lundquist
Offense
QB Roger Staubach (29 Navy) 15td/4 int 59.7% 8.9 y/a 144.8 y/g 104.8 2 td rush
QB Roger Staubach (29 Navy) 15td/4 int 59.7% 8.9 y/a 144.8 y/g 104.8 2 td rush
RB Duane Thomas (24 W Tex A&M) 793 yds 4.5 y/a 13 ctch 153 yds 11.8 y/r 13 td
FB Walt Garrison (27 Oklahoma St) 429 yds 3.4 y/a 40 ctch 396 yds 9.9 y/c 2 td
WR Lance Alworth (31 Arkansas) 34 ctch 487 yds 14.3 y/c 2 td
WR Bob Hayes (29 Florida A&M) 35 ctch 840 yds 35 ctch 840 yds 24 y/c 8 td
TE Mike Ditka (32 Pitt) 30 ctch 360 yds 12 y/a 1td
LT Ralph Neely (28 Oklahoma)
LG John Niland (27 Iowa) All Pro
C Dave Manders (30 Mich St)
RG Blaine Nye (25 Stanford)
RT Rayfield Wright (26 F Vall St) All Pro
Defense
LDE Larry Cole (25 Hawaii) 8 scks
LDT Jethro Pugh (27 Eliz City St) 13.5 scks
RDT Bob Lilly (32 TCU) All Pro 5 scks
RDE George Andrie (31 Marquette) 5 scks
LLB Dave Edwards (32 Auburn) 2 int
MLB Lee Roy Jordan (30 Alabama) 2 int sck
RLB Chuck Howley (35 W Virginia) 5 int
LCB Herb Adderley (32 Mich St) 6 int
RCB Mel Renfro (30 Oregon) 4 int
SS Cornell Green (31 Utah St) 2 int
FS Cliff Harris (23 Baptist) 2 int
K Mike Clark (31 Tex A&M)
P Ron Widby (26 Tenn)
KR/PR Cliff Harris (23 Ouachita Baptist)
Bottom half of region 5 starts in Dallas with the third seed in the region, the 1971 Super Bowl Champion. Best offense in football, Staubach's 29. 17 total scores, just 4 picks. Big names on the offense, 24 year old Duane Thomas who scored 13 times, Bullet Bob Hayes is 29, he scored 8 times and 31 year old Lance Alworth is on the other side. 2 All Pros on the line, 27 year old John Niland, 26 year old Rayfield Wright. The defense is just okay, but it's got an All Pro, 32 year old Bob Lilly, 32 year old corner Herb Adderley is headed to the HoF, he had 6 picks. Dallas is going to run the football. They pulled one out against the '17 Saints in round 1, Mel Renfro intercepting Drew Brees late. This is the first year the Cowboys played in Texas Stadium.
6. 2004 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 1st
Def: 19th
1st AFC South
d. Broncos WC 49-24
lost Patriots Div Rnd 20-3
d. '81 49ers 28-27 (PotG-Peyton Manning)
HC: Tony Dungy OC Tom Moore DC Ron Meeks
RCA Dome
Bob Lamey/Mark Herrmann/Ted Marchibroda
Offense
QB Peyton Manning (28 Tennessee) All Pro 49td/10 int 67.7% 9.2 y/a 284.8 y/a 121.1
RB Edgerrin James (26 Miami) 1548 yds 4.6 y/a 51 ctch 483 yds 9.5 y/c 9 td
WR Marvin Harrison (32 Syracuse) 86 ctch 1113 yds 12.9 y/c 15 td
WR Reggie Wayne (26 Miami) 77 ctch 1210 yds 15.7 y/c 12 td
TE Dallas Clark (25 Iowa) 25 ctch 423 yds 16.9 y/c 5 td
TE Marcus Pollard (32 Bradley) 29 ctch 309 yds 10.7 y/c 6 td
LT Tarik Glenn (28 Cal)
LG Rick DeMulling (27 Idaho)
C Jeff Saturday (29 UNC)
RG Jake Scott (23-R Idaho)
RT Ryan Diem (25 N Illinois)
Defense
LDE Raheem Brock (26 Temple) 6.5 scks
LDT Montae Reagor (27 TTech) 5 scks
RDT Josh Williams (28 Michigan)
RDE Dwight Freeney (24 All Pro Syracuse)
LLB David Thornton (26 UNC) int
MLB Rob Morris (29 BYU) int 3 scks
RLB Cato June (25 Michigan) 2 int
LCB Nick Harper (30 F Vall St) 3 int
RCB Jason David (22-R Wash St) 4 int
SS Mike Doss (23 Ohio St) 2 int sck
FS Bob Sanders (23 Iowa)
K Mike Vanderjagt (34 WVA)
P Hunter Smith (27 N Dame)
KR Dominic Rhodes (25 MWestern St) td
PR Troy Walters (28 Stanford)
We've seen the Baltimore Colts advance to Rnd 2, we've seen Denver Bronco Peyton Manning advance to Rnd 2 - but prime Peyton has yet to move on. The '04 Colts are seeded 6th in Region 5 based on the best offense in football. Manning is 28, All Pro, 49 scores and 10 picks. 26 year old Edge ran for over 1500 yards. 32 year old Marvin Harrison and 26 year old Reggie Wayne combined for 27 scores. The defense is not much, but they do have an All Pro, 24 year old Dwight Freeney with 16 sacks. Manning had 2 late TD scores to beat the '81 Niners. Manning was the MVP in '04, he broke Marino's TD pass record. The 2014 Broncos survived the top half of the region - here's a younger Peyton Manning in the bottom half.
Dallas is the top seed still standing in region 5 - the path is suddenly really clear all the way to the Sweet 16 - they look to keep that going here, 6 pt favorites.
1st Qtr
Colts at the 21.
1/10 Peyton Manning going deep on the very first play - 30 yards to Brandon Stokley - let's go - Manning, Dungy, Tom Moore have a lot of offense to fire at these Cowboys.
The drive stalls here - Colts have to punt - Dallas will start at the 12.
1/10 - Duane Thomas carries for 11.
1/10 - Walt Garrison for 1
2/9 - Roger Staubach finds Lance Alworth, brought down inches from the sticks.
3/1 - Thomas picks it up, Dallas at the 35.
1/10 - Calvin Hill for 4.
2/6 - Walt Garrison gets a yard, an offsides call on the next play gives the Cowboys the first down.
1/10 - 1 for Thomas
2/9 - Thomas is stopped at the line, Dallas's third third down of the drive.
3/9 - Staubach finds Reggie Rucker - Rucker's Dallas's 4th receiver, played in just 2 games - but he gets 15 here and the Cowboys are at the Colt 39.
1/10 - 2 for Garrison
2/8 - 4 for Garrison and another 3rd down.
3/4 - Staubach rifles a ball to Alworth, 11 yards and a first down at the 22.
1/10 - 3 for Garrison
2/7 - 1 for Thomas -- Dallas has run on every first and second down, passed on third, it's worked so far - here's another third down
3/6 - Staubach is flushed out of the pocket -- escapes -- Staubach has a first down - all the way at the Colts 9 yard line and it is a first down.
1/goal - Thomas gets a yard.
2/8 - Play action -- Staubach -- Garrison -- Walt Garrison wide open in the end zone --- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS -- 17 plays, 83 yards, 10 minute drive -- Dallas ran on every single second down --- right up until they didn't, Walt Garrison catches the 8 yard Staubach pass on a play fake that fooled all of Indiana, and it is 7-0.
Colts at the 39.
1/10 - Manning to Edge -- James has nothing but grass -- 35 big yards for Edgerrin James, in one play the Colts are at the 26. Dallas takes 10 minutes to methodically walk down the field and the Colts are at the 26 after one play
1/10 - Manning to Marvin Harrison, that's 8
2/2 - Edge picks it up and the quarter ends
2nd Qtr: Cowboys 7 Colts 0
That long Dallas TD drive takes almost the entire first qtr - Colts have a first down at the Cowboy 15.
1/10 - Dominic Rhodes for 1
2/9 - Manning -- End Zone -- Reggie Wayne -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS Manning 14 yards to Reggie Wayne and we are all tied at 7.
Cowboys at the 37.
1/10 Calvin Hill for 4.
2/6 - 2 for Thomas
3/4 - Staubach to Hill, Calvin Hill sliding for 17 - Dallas is at the Colts 40 yard line and they've come right back, running the ball on first and second down, Staubach with the big third down conversion.
1/10 - Hill, getting a lot of action here, 3 yards and an offsides on the next play makes it 2nd and 2.
2/2 - Thomas picks it up, Dallas at the 29.
1/10 - Garrison stopped at the line
2/10 - Calvin Hill breaks one - Calvin Hill breaks one - 20 yard pickup for Hill -- Hill is down at the 9 yard line! First and goal for the Cowboys! Calvin Hill, what a drive!
1/goal - Incomplete, Dallas throws on first down for the first time today, but Staubach doesn't connect with Alworth.
2/goal - 4 for Thomas and it's 3rd and goal.
3/goal - Staubach -- End Zo --- PICKED OFF by Nick Harper - it's a touchback - Harper Picks Off Staubach in the End Zone and the Colts take over at their own 20.
They go 3 and out - Cowboys get it back with 6 left in the half at their own 35, 7-7.
They get a first down on a Pass Interference call - they wind up at midfield punting away - touchback.
Colts go 3 and out. Dallas starts at their own 47 and goes 3 and out, with a little less than 2 to go in the half it is Colts ball at the 14.
1/10 - Manning to Edge, Edge breaking tackles, its a 23 yard pickup, clock moving.
1/10 - Manning to Wayne, 8 yards, with 1:10 left, Colts call their second timeout.
2/2 - Incomplete
3/2 - Manning to Harrison - downfield for 19 to the Dallas 36, Manning hurrying to the line, trying to keep the last timeout -
1/10 - Manning to Reggie Wayne -- big gainer, 19 yards, he gets out of bounds with 25 seconds left, 1st down for the Colts.
1/10 - Manning to Brandon Stokley -- he's down at the 5 yard line - Colts use their final timeout, 12 seconds left in the half.
That's as far as it goes - there's an incompletion and at the whistle a FG makes it 10-7.
3rd Qtr: Colts 10 Cowboys 7
Manning just rips off a series of big gainers to end the half in a FG - Dallas will open the second half at their own 36.
3 and out including a Dwight Freeney sack.
Colts at the 27. Edge picks up a first down on the first play with a 12 yard run but then the drive stalls.
Cowboys at the 38.
1/10 - Thomas for 10
1/10 - Garrison for 11
1/10 - Hill all the way to the Colts 25, 3 plays all first down runs - a holding call on the next play makes it first and 20, Rob Morris will get a sack on third down to end the drive - and when Mike Clark misses a game tying FG, the Colts regain at the 33, 8 and a half minutes left in the third.
2 plays get 7 yards and on the third play Bob Lilly forces an Edgerrin James fumble - and the Cowboys take over at the Colt 38 yard line! Huge play for the Dallas defense.
1/10 - Staubach to Hill, 8 yards.
2/2 - Garrison to the Colts 24. 5 minutes left in the third.
1/10 - Staubach -- Alworth -- 15 yards and a first and goal at the 9.
1/goal - Thomas is stopped at the line
2/goal - Hill busts through -- Calvin Hill Is Going Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - 9 yard TD run by Hill gives the Cowboys the 14-10 lead.
Colt ball at the 33.
1/10 - Edge for 2.
2/8 - Rhodes for 3
3/5 - Manning to Stokley - 18 yards and the Colts cross midfield.
1/10 - Manning downfield to Wayne, 17 yards -- Colts at the 27.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Manning to Troy Walters, a dozen yards to the 15.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - 14 yard run for Edge -- he is knocked out of bounds just short of the end zone -- that's the last play of the qtr.
4th Qtr: Cowboys 14 Colts 10
15 minutes left, Dallas clinging to the 4 pt lead, Colts first and goal at the 1 - winner here will host the second region 5 semi.
1/goal - Incomplete
2/goal - Edge is In The End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN COLTS -- Indianapolis regains the lead at 17-14.
Dallas at the 23.
1/10 - Garrison for 3
2/7 - Garrison for 3
3/4 - Staubach picks it up - 19 yards to Alworth, Dallas is at the 48 with less than 13 to play.
The drive stalls out - Dwight Freeney with his second sack - Dallas punts, Colts have the ball at their own 18 and the lead at 17-14.
On third and 10, Herb Adderley PICKS OFF Peyton Manning - the veteran Adderley down at the 23 - Adderley comes up Huge for Dallas - this sold out crowd roaring - Dallas is down 3, 10 minutes left, at the 23.
1/10 - 11 yard gain for Thomas - Dallas is at the 12.
They don't move from there - Clark hits the game tying FG and halfway through the 4th we are tied.
Colts at the 33.
3 and out.
Dallas at the 19.
3 and out.
Colts at the Cowboy 47, good Troy Walters return - with just 4 minutes left, Peyton Manning is in Dallas territory in a 17-17 game.
1/10 - Edge goes for 18, big gainer to the 29.
But - Dallas holds - Mike Vanderjagt FG and it is 20-17, 2 and change left.
Dallas at the 27.
1/10 - Calvin Hill busts a 29 yard run, that will take us to the 2 minute warning, Dallas at the Colts 44.
1/10 - Hill is stopped at the line.
2/10 - Incomplete. Big spot here
3/10 - Staubach finds Alworth, 21 yards to the 23, Dallas uses its second timeout at 1:25.
1/10 - Staubach dumps to Thomas, 2 yards, out of bounds.
2/8 - Staubach - Garrison, breaking tackles, Garrison tackled at the 7 yard line! Dallas uses its final timeout, 57 seconds left - Dallas is at the 7, first and goal to go!!!
Cowboys trail 20-17, first and goal at the Colts 7. 57 seconds left. No timeouts.
1/goal - Staubach -- End Zone ---- Incomplete
2/goal - Staubach --- Staubach forced to run -- Staubach to the Goal -- Staubach is tackled just short of the goal! Bob Sanders with the Huge Stop -- Clock running - Dallas at the 1 - Clock running --
3/goal - Staubach, END ZONE ----- Incomplete.
6 seconds left, Dallas at the 1 yard line.
They decide to kick the FG and go into OT. They do. We go.
OT: Cowboys 20 Colts 20
Dallas had a first and goal - but settle for the FG and now it's sudden death and the Colts win the toss.
Colts at the 33.
1/10 - Nothing for Edge
2/10 - 2 for Edge.
3/8- Manning -- Harrison -- 24 yards and a first down at the 41.
1/10 - 2 for Rhodes
2/8 - Manning to Wayne, its a first down, the Colts at the Cowboy 31.
The drive ends here. Mike Vanderjagt lining up for the game winning 46 yard FG.
Colts have a chance to bounce Dallas right here - Vanderjagt can win the game right here.
Snap.
Hold.
Kick.
WIDE LEFT! WIDE LEFT! WIDE LEFT! Vanderjagt's kick sails left - Dallas takes over at their own 36, 9:25 left in this first OT - we are in sudden death.
Dallas goes 3 and out. They punt it back to the Colts - starting at their own 26, 7:13 left in sudden death OT, we will play until someone wins this game.
1/10 - Edge...EDGE BREAKS IT - EDGE BREAKS IT -- 38 yards for Edgerrin James, the Colts are at the Cowboy 39 yard line!
The next 3 plays net 7 yards and with 4:30 left in OT, here comes Vanderjagt again, 49 yard attempt to send the Colts into the second region 3 semi.
Snap.
Hold.
Kick.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!! GOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!
Mike Vanderjagt 49 yrd FG and the 6th seeded Colts swarm the Texas Stadium field -- Peyton Manning has already won the first region 5 semi as a 38 year old Bronco - the 28 year old Colt will be hosting the second region 5 semi.
Final: Colts 23 Cowboys 20
The top 5 seeds in region 5 are all gone - the 6th seeded Colts will host the winners of the next game in the second region 5 semi.
Manning: 15 for 29 263 yds TD/INT
Staubach: 12 for 20 157 yds TD/INT
James: 22 carries, 116 yds TD
Hill: 10 carries, 104 yds TD
Wayne: 5 catches, 68 yds TD
Alworth: 5 ctches 73 yds
Player of the Game: Edgerrin James
256 Team NFL Tournament - Region 5/Semi Final 1: 2014 Denver Broncos v. 2008 Philadelphia Eagles
Friday, January 27, 2023
13. 2008 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at 8. 2014 DENVER BRONCOS
8. 2014 DENVER BRONCOS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 2nd
Def: 16th
Lost Div Rnd Colts 24-13
d. '75 Rams 24-10 (PotG-Peyton Manning)
d. '62 Packers 16-10 (PotG-Von Miller)
HC: John Fox, OC Adam Gase, DC Jack del Rio
Sports Authority Field: 60 degrees
Dave Logan/Ed McCaffrey
Offense
QB Peyton Manning (38 Tennessee) 39td/15 int 66.2 7.9 y/a 295.4 y/g 101.5
RB CJ Anderson (23 Cal) 849 yds 4.7 y/c 34 ctc 324 yds 9.5 y/c 10 td
WR Demaryius Thomas (27 G Tech) 111 ctch 1619 yds 14.6 y/c 11 td
WR Emmanuel Sanders (27 SMU) 101 ctch 1404 yds 13.9 y/c 9 td
WR Wes Welker (33 TTech) 49 ctch 464 yds 9.5 y/c 2 td
TE Julius Thomas (26 Port St) 43 ctch 489 yds 11.4 y/c 12 td
LT Ryan Clady (28 Boise)
LG Orlando Franklin (27 Miami)
C Manuel Ramirez (31 T Tech)
RG Louis Vasquez (27 T Tech)
RT Chris Clark (29 So Miss)
Defense
DE Sylvester Williams (26 UNC)
NT Terrance Knighton (28 Temple) 2 scks
DE Derek Wolfe (24 Cincinnati) 1.5 sck
LB Von Miller (25 Tex A&M) 14 scks
LB Brandon Marshall (25 Nevada) int 2 scks
LB Nate Irving (26 NC St) sck
LB DeMarcus Ware (32 Troy) int 10 scks
CB Chris Harris (25 Kansas) 3 int sck
CB Aqib Talib (28 Kansas) 4 int 2 td sck
SS TJ Ward (28 Oregon) 2 int 2scks
FS Rahim Moore (24 UCLA) 4 int
K Brandon McManus (23 Temple)
P Britton Colquitt (29 Tenn)
KR Omar Bolden (26 Ariz St)
PR Isaiah Burse (23 Fresno St)
Second best offense in football, it's 38 year old Peyton Manning's last year being Peyton Manning. 39 scores. 15 picks. Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas are both 27, both with over a hundred catches. Mediocre defense. Von Miller's 25, DeMarcus Ware is 32 and they combined for 26 sacks. John Fox was replaced after the season, so whenever Denver loses, that ends his run with the Broncos. Manning ripped up the '75 Rams for 312 yds; in round 2 it was the defense who came through in an upset of the top seeded '62 Packers
13. 2008 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Record: 9-6-1
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 6th
Def: 4th
2nd NFC East
d. Vikes WC 26-14
d. Giants Div Rnd 23-11
Lost Cards NFC Title 32-25
d. '67 Colts 20-17 (PotG-Donovan McNabb)
d. '00 Titans 17-6 (PotG-Asante Samuel)
HC: Andy Reid, OC: Marty Mornhinweg DC Jim Johnson
Offense
QB Donovan McNabb (32) 23td/11 int 60.4 6.9 y/a 244.8 y/g 86.4 2 td rush
RB Brian Westbrook (29) 936 yds 4.0 y/a 54 ctch 402 yds 7.4 y/c 14 td
WR Kevin Curtis (30) 33 ctch 390 yds 11.8 y/c 2td
WR DeSean Jackson (22-R) 62 ctch 912 yds 14.7 y/r 3td
TE Brent Celek (23) 27 ctch 318 yds 11.8 y/a td
TE LJ Smith (28) 37 ctch 298 yds 8.1 y/a 3td
LT Tra Thomas (34)
LG Todd Herremans (26)
C Jamaal Jackson (28)
RG Max Jean Gilles (25)
RT Jon Runyan (35)
Defense
LDE Juqua Parker (30) int 5 scks
LDT Mike Patterson (25) int .5 sck
RDT Brodrick Bunkley (25) 2 scks
RDE Trent Cole (26) 9 scks
LLB Chris Gocong (25) 2 sck
MLB Stewart Bradley (25) int sck
RLB Omar Gaither (24) 2.5 sck
LCB Asante Samuel (27) 4 int
RCB Sheldon Brown (29) int sck
SS Quintin Mikell (28) 3 int 2 sck
FS Brian Dawkins (35) int 3 scks
K David Akers (34)
P Saverio Rocca (35)
KR Quintin Demps (23) td
PR DeSean Jackson (22-R) td
6th in offense/4th in defense in '08; that defensive rank slides the Eagles into the tournament, as they lost in the NFC Title game. No All Pros, the two Pro Bowlers are both in the secondary, 27 year old Asante Samue/35 year old Brian Dawkins. 26 year old Trent Cole had 9 sacks. McNabb's 32, 25 total TDs and 11 picks. 29 year old Brian Westbrook scored 14 times. The 13th seeded Eagles knocked out the 4th seeded '67 Colts in rnd 1. This team won just 9 regular season games but they are here in the regional semi after knocking off the '00 Titans in round 2.
We've got an upset winner coming, the 13th seed against the 8th seed - whomever comes out of the top half of region 5 will have played above their seeding. This game is a full pick 'em, lets go to Mile High.
1st Qtr
Eagles at the 31
1/10 - On the first play, DeMarcus Ware sacks Donovan McNabb - this middling Bronco defense just steamrolled the '62 Pack and they get it going here in front of the home crowd.
2/17 - TJ Ward comes through on a safety blitz and sacks McNabb - it is 3rd and 22.
3/22 - McNabb- just flings it downfield to Kevin Curtis -- he's got it - out of bounds at midfield - huge gainer, first down for the Eagles -- back to back sacks and then the huge McNabb throw.
The drive ends - Eagles punt - Denver starts at the 12.
1/10 - Peyton Manning to CJ Anderson out of the backfield, 6 yds
2/4 - Manning over the middle to Demaryius Thomas, 14 yards to the 32.
1/10 - Anderson for 1
2/9 - Manning crossing route to Emmanuel Sanders and he is wide, wide open - 28 yards to the Eagle 39. Big Manning play - big play call by Adam Gase.
That ends the drive - Brian Dawkins gets a sack - McManus hits a loooooong FG and it is 3-0.
Eagles at the 26.
1/10 Brian Westbrook 3 yards
2/7 - McNabb to Westbrook, 5 yds
3/2 - Westbrook bursts through the line -- Westbrook into the secondary, 29 yards and the Eagles are at the 37.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - McNabb to Westbrook, 6 yards.
3/4 - DeSean Jackson was shut out in the Titan game - he gets involved here, first down at the 26 and an illegal contact call on the next play makes it first down at the 21.
The drive stalls - Akers FG ties this up.
Denver at the 23.
1/10 - Nothing for Hillman
2/10 - Dawkins gets his second sack of the game -- 8 yards -- the qtr ends.
2nd Qtr: Broncos 3 Eagles 3
All tied up here - region 5 is just blown wide open, seeds 1,2,4 all gone - one of these teams about to win the first region 5 semi. 3rd and long for Denver.
3/18 - Manning - beautiful pass - beautiful to Sanders - 26 yards to the 41.
1/10 - Manning hits Wes Welker, 8 yards
2/2 - Anderson 1 yd
3/1 - Hillman picks it up, Denver crosses midfield
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Manning to Sanders again - 19 yards, Manning connecting with Sanders here to the 30.
But - it ends the drive - Omar Gaither with the third Eagle sack - McManus with his 2nd FG and it is 6-3.
Eagles at the 23. 3 and out. Denver with the solid return, they are at the Philly 41.
1/10 - Manning to Thomas, 12 yards. Holding on the next play makes it 1st and 20 at the 39.
1/20 - Hillman for 3
2/17 - Manning 2 yards to Thomas.
3/15 - Manning - Hillman -- oh, Ronnie Hillman's runnin' -- Ronnie Hillman's runnin -- first down, Knocked out of bounds at the 5 yard line! Hell of a run for Hillman on the reception. First and goal.
1/goal - Manning - End Zone -- Sanders -- TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS - Peyton Manning 5 yards to Emmanuel Sanders -- Denver goes up 13-3.
Eagles at the 40, good return - Eagles in good field position with 4 minutes left in the half.
1/10 - 2 for Westbrook
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - McNabb hits Curtis - 13 yards and thats a first down.
1/10 - Correll Buckhalter 3 yards, it's the 2 min warning, Eagles at the Bronco 42.
1/10 - McNabb to Buckhalter, he's got 10 yards, out of bounds at the 32.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - McNabb in trouble, dumps to Smith, out of bounds - third and 9.
3/9 - McNabb-----just knifes in a ball to Curtis, first down at the 20 - Eagles stop the clock here, there's 1:28 left in the half.
The next 3 plays - back to back Von Miller sacks and a TJ Ward interception in the end zone -- the Denver defense comes up huge and that effectively ends the half.
3rd Qtr: Broncos 13 Eagles 3
Denver had the 16th ranked defense in '14 -- but they have been stalwart in the tournament - 4 sacks and a pick in the first half.
Broncos at the 31.
1/10 - Hillman, nothing.
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Manning to Thomas, he lunges for the sticks and gets it.
1/10 - 2 for Hillman
2/8 - Ronnie Hillman bursting across midfield, Hillman to the Eagle 40.
1/10 - Hillman again - Hillman again, 14 yards to the Eagle 26 yard line!
The drive stalls - McManus hits another one, it is 16-3 Denver.
Eagles at the 32.
1/10 - 1 for Westbrook, an offsides makes it 2nd and 4
2/4 - Westbrook slithers through a hole and look at him go -- 36 yards for Brian Westbrook to the Denver 26 - Eagles needed a big play and Brian Westbrook gets them one.
1/10 - 2 for Buckhalter
2/8 - McNabb to Jackson, 11 yards and a first down at the 13.
1/10 - 4 for Buckhalter
2/6 - Westbrook....Brian Westbrook Is Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - 6 plays in 3:35, Philly marches down the field and Brian Westbrook is in the end zone, it's 16-10 Denver.
Broncos at the 20.
1/10 - 1 for Anderson
2/9 - Manning 7 yards to Welker
3/2 - Manning to Hillman, first down at the 34.
1/10 - 1 for Hillman
2/9 - Incomplete
3/9 - Manning to Hillman - 15 yard gain to midfield.
The drive ends - Trent Cole sacks Manning - and as the 3rd qtr ends - the Eagles will take over at the 19.
4th Qtr: Broncos 16 Eagles 10
Philly is back in the game, they score, stop Denver and have the ball again.
1/10 - Buckhalter goes for 10
1/10 - McNabb to Westbrook - 12 more to the 41, Eagles moving the ball now
1/10 - McNabb - PICKED OFF by Asante Samuel -- Samuel Intercepts McNabb - the Broncos are at their own 40. Once again - the Denver defense comes through in the big spot.
3 and out. Eagles take over at their own 11 yard line. 11 minutes left in the game. 16-10 Broncos.
1/10 - McNabb 4 to Smith
2/6 - Westbrook bursts through, 24 yards and a first down
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Carry for Booker, nothing.
3/10 - McNabb to Curtis - big play downfield -- 23 yard pickup -- Eagles are at the Denver 38 yard line.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - McNabb -- deep -- PICKED OFF by Chris Harris -- Picked Off By Chris Harris -- Harris down at the Denver 9 - the Denver defense has intercepted McNabb 3 times, with only 7 minutes left in the game the Broncos regain possession at the 9.
1/10 - Anderson gets 1
2/9 - 15 yard gain for Anderson, all the way to the 25.
That ends the drive - with 4 minutes left, the Eagles get the ball back at their own 35.
Here we go - Eagles at the 35 - 65 yards away, it is 16-10, tough day for McNabb - can he drive the Eagles for this win?
1/10 - 3 for Westbrook
2/7 - McNabb to Curtis, 3.
3/4 - McNabb to LJ Smith, 9 yards and the Eagles are at midfield.
1/10 - Westbrook gets 6 yards and it is the 2 minute warning.
2/4 - Incomplete
3/4 - Incomplete
So - big spot here, 1:46 left in the game - Eagles with 4th and 4 at the Denver 44.
4/4 - Incomplete. Denver turns Philly over on downs - Denver takes over - they burn through the Eagles 3 timeouts - they squeeze out a first down and it ends the game.
Final: Broncos 16 Eagles 10
That Denver defense, improbably, has led them to the Region 5 finals.
Manning: 17 for 22 209 yds TD
McNabb: 20 for 38 217 yds 3 INT
Hillman: 14 carries, 44 yds, 4 ctches 55 yds
Westbrook: 16 carries 119 yds TD, 5 ctches 50 yds
Sanders: 4 ctches, 78 yds TD
Curtis: 4 ctches 68 yds
Miller/Dawkins: 2 sacks
Ward: sck/int
Player of the Game: Von Miller
256 Team NFL Tournament - Region 5/Rnd 2: 2000 Tennessee Titans v. 2008 Philadelphia Eagles
Thursday, January 26, 2023
13. 2008 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at 12. 2000 TENNESSEE TITANS
12. 2000 TENNESSEE TITANS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 13-3
Off: 13th
Def: 2nd
lost Ravens Div Rnd 24-10
d. '21 Bills 20-16 (PotG-Eddie George)
HC: Jeff Fisher, OC Mike Heimerdinger DC Gregg Williams
Adelphia Coliseum: 55 degrees
Mike Keith/Pat Ryan
Offense
QB Steve McNair (27 Alcorn St ) 15td/13 int 62.6% 7.2 y/a 177.9 y/g 83.2
RB Eddie George (27 Ohio St) All Pro 1509 yds 3.7 y/a 50 ctch 453 yds 9.1 y/r 16 td
WR Derek Mason (26 Michigan St) All Pro 63 ctch 895 yds 14.2 y/c 5td
WR Chris Sanders (28 Ohio St) 33 ctch 536 yds 16.2 y/c
TE Erron Kinney (23-R Florida) 19 ctch 197 yds TD
TE Frank Wycheck (29 Maryland) 70 ctch 636 yds 9.1 y/c 4td
LT Brad Hopkins (30 Illinois)
LG Bruce Matthews (39 USC) All Pro
C Kevin Long (25 Florida St)
RG Benji Olson (25 Wash)
RT Fred Miller (27 Baylor)
Defense
LDE Jevon Kearse (24 Florida)
LDT John Thornton (24 W Virginia)
RDT Jason Fisk (28 Stanford)
RDE Kenny Holmes (27 Miami)
LLB Greg Favors (26 Miss St)
MLB Randall Godfrey (27 Georgia)
RLB Eddie Robinson (30 Alabama St)
LCB Denard Walker (27 LSU)
RCB Samari Rolle (24 Florida St) All Pro
SS Blaine Bishop (30 Ball St)
FS Marcus Robertson (31 Iowa St)
K Craig Hentrich (29 N Dame)
P Al Del Greco (38 Auburn)
KR/PR Derek Mason (26 Mich St) td
This team is led by the #2 defense in 2000; 24 year old Samari Rolle is an All Pro. He had 7 picks. 24 year old Jevon Kearse/27 year old Kenny Holmes combined for 19.5 sacks. On offense Steve McNair is 27, 15 scores/13 picks. Big year for Eddie George, he's 27, nearly 2000 all purpose yards, 16 scores. He's an All Pro, as is 26 year old Derek Mason and 39 year old Bruce Matthews. The 12th seeded Titans knocked off the 5th seeded '21 Bills 20-16 in round 1, Eddie George running for 182 yards. This will be the first round 2 game hosted by a team that did not have home field advantage in round 1. This Titans crowd should be absolutely rabid.
13. 2008 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Record: 9-6-1
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 6th
Def: 4th
2nd NFC East
d. Vikes WC 26-14
d. Giants Div Rnd 23-11
Lost Cards NFC Title 32-25
d. '67 Colts 20-17 (PotG-Donovan McNabb)
HC: Andy Reid, OC: Marty Mornhinweg DC Jim Johnson
Offense
QB Donovan McNabb (32) 23td/11 int 60.4 6.9 y/a 244.8 y/g 86.4 2 td rush
RB Brian Westbrook (29) 936 yds 4.0 y/a 54 ctch 402 yds 7.4 y/c 14 td
WR Kevin Curtis (30) 33 ctch 390 yds 11.8 y/c 2td
WR DeSean Jackson (22-R) 62 ctch 912 yds 14.7 y/r 3td
TE Brent Celek (23) 27 ctch 318 yds 11.8 y/a td
TE LJ Smith (28) 37 ctch 298 yds 8.1 y/a 3td
LT Tra Thomas (34)
LG Todd Herremans (26)
C Jamaal Jackson (28)
RG Max Jean Gilles (25)
RT Jon Runyan (35)
Defense
LDE Juqua Parker (30) int 5 scks
LDT Mike Patterson (25) int .5 sck
RDT Brodrick Bunkley (25) 2 scks
RDE Trent Cole (26) 9 scks
LLB Chris Gocong (25) 2 sck
MLB Stewart Bradley (25) int sck
RLB Omar Gaither (24) 2.5 sck
LCB Asante Samuel (27) 4 int
RCB Sheldon Brown (29) int sck
SS Quintin Mikell (28) 3 int 2 sck
FS Brian Dawkins (35) int 3 scks
K David Akers (34)
P Saverio Rocca (35)
KR Quintin Demps (23) td
PR DeSean Jackson (22-R) td
6th in offense/4th in defense in '08; that defensive rank slides the Eagles into the tournament, as they lost in the NFC Title game. No All Pros, the two Pro Bowlers are both in the secondary, 27 year old Asante Samue/35 year old Brian Dawkins. 26 year old Trent Cole had 9 sacks. McNabb's 32, 25 total TDs and 11 picks. 29 year old Brian Westbrook scored 14 times. The 13th seeded Eagles knocked out the 4th seeded '67 Colts in rnd 1.
The top half of region 5 is busted wide open, the top seeded Packers are gone, the winner here heads to Denver to face the '14 Broncos. The Eagles are favored by 3 despite being the road team here. We are off to Nashville for the kick.
1st Qtr
Titans at the 39.
1/10 Rodney Thomas gets 2 yards.
2/8 - Brodrick Bunkley is through the line and drags Steve McNair down for a huge loss.
3/17 - McNair -- moving in the pocket -- Huge Strike Downfield to Derek Mason - it's a 46 yard gain for Mason, huge play for McNair.
The drive ends, short FG and it's 3-0 Titans.
Eagles at the 26
3 and out, including a Jevon Kearse sack - the Titans will take over at the 31.
1/10 - Eddie George is dropped for a loss.
2/13 - McNair under huge pressure -- PICKED OFF by Asante Samuel -- Samuel takes it back to the Titan 15 yard line! Big Pick for Samuel and the Eagles take over at the 15.
They go 3 and out - Kearse getting his second sack - and Philly settles for a game tying FG.
Titans will open again at the 31.
1/10 - McNair is sacked for the second time - huge pass rushes early on, Trent Cole getting home.
2/14 - McNair finds Frank Wycheck for the first down = Titans at the 41.
1/10 - 4 for George.
2/6 - McNair hits Mason for 3.
3/3 - Eddie George powers his way for a 10 yard gain to the Eagle 42.
But the drive ends here - the punt is a good one, Eagles to start at the 6.
1/10 - A yard for Brian Westbrook
2/9 - 4 for Westbrook as the qtr ends
2nd Qtr: Eagles 3 Titans 3
All defense, 4 sacks and a pick - Eagles have a third down from deep in their own end.
3/5 - Donovan McNabb picks it up, 9 yards to LJ Smith.
But the drive ends here - and after a punt, Titans at the 30.
1/10 - McNair to George, 10 yards.
1/10 - A dozen for George and the Titans cross midfield.
1/10 - George gets 4 - an offsides penalty then makes it 2nd and 1.
2/1 - Lorenzo Neal is stopped in the backfield.
3/2 - Incomplete
4/2 - Titans going for it in 4th and 2 - they pick it up - McNair to Chris Sanders, big gain to the 25, gutsy call and the Titans are in business.
But the drive stalls - and after the Del Greco FG it is 6-3 halfway through the 2nd.
Eagles at the 21.
1/10 - Nothing for Correll Buckhalter
2/10 - Nothing for Westbrook
3/10 - Westbrook busts a 14 yarder for the first down.
The drive stalls here - the Eagles kick - Tennessee at the 33, less than 4 left in the half.
1/10 - McNair 4 to Mason.
2/6 - Eddie George FUMBLES -- the Eagles have it - Eagle ball with 3 minutes left at the Titan 46 yard line - Brian Dawkins punches the ball from George and it is Philly ball.
1/10 - 16 for Westbrook
1/10 - 2 for Westbrook, 2 minute warning
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - McNabb to Smith -- he is just short of the first down, Eagles stop the clock at 1:43, 4th and 1 at the Titan 23.
They decide to go for it --
4/1 - Buckhalter -- Has the first down - and Buckhalter gets all the way to the 9 yard line. First and goal for the Eagles.
1/goal - Incomplete
2/goal - Incomplete
3/goal - McNabb - Buckhalter....Buckhalter is Going to Go Into the end Zone --- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES -- Correll Buckhalter is into the End Zone --- and when the Titans are unable to move the ball in the final seconds it is halftime.
3rd Qtr Eagles 10 Titans 6
Andy Reid with the big 4th down call, Eagles convert and go in for the score. Winner moves on to the first region 5 semi-final.
Eagles at the 31.
1/10 Westbrook opens with a 12 yard pickup.
And that's all - Titans will take over after a punt at the 19.
3 and out. Eagles to start at their own 32.
3 and out. Titans at the 32.
1/10 - Eddie George 12 yard run, the drive stalls here, after the punt, Eagles at the 34.
They get a first down on a face mask call - but Jevon Kearse picks up his 3rd sack - after the punt, it's Titans at the 11, 2 minutes left in the qtr.
1/10 - McNair to Wychrck for 7
2/3 - George is short
3/1 - George picks it up - Titans at the 22.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - George gets 4 as the qtr ends
4th Qtr: Eagles 10 Titans 6
All defense in the third quarter and defense has dominated this game - Titans are down 4 and have a third down. Winner goes to Denver.
They don't pick it up, After the punt, Eagles at the 38.
3 and out. Titans ball at their own 13 with 12 minutes to go.
1/10 - McNair finds Erron Kinney, 10 yards and a first down.
But the drive ends with Trent Colt's second sack - after the punt, it's Eagle ball at their own 48 with 9 minutes left and a 4 pt lead. A Philly drive for a score here might end this thing.
1/10 - 3 for Westbrook
2/7 - Incomplete
3/7 - McNabb's biggest completion of the day - Kevin Curtis - 20 yards to the 29 yard line! Eagles in position now to end this thing.
1/10 - 4 for Westbrook
2/6 - 4 for Buckhalter. Big third down.
3/2 - Lorenzo Booker gets the carry - he picks it up and with just 6 minutes to play in the game, Philly has a 4 pt lead and a first down at the 17.
1/10 - Westbrook 2 yards
2/8 - McNabb planned run, he gets a yard.
3/7 - McNabb with another big completion to Curtis - 12 yards and the Eagles have a first and goal at the Titan 2!!!
1/goal - McNabb sneak - stopped.
2/goal - McNabb - in motion -- End Zone -- Curtis - --- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - that's the dagger - that's the dagger - with only 3 minutes left in the game it is 17-6 Philly.
Titans at the 24 and theyve got to go.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - McNair to George, Eddie George doing it -- George goes 19 yards to the 44.
3 plays later Asante Samuel PICKS OFF - McNair -- and that is that.
Final: Eagles 17 Titans 6
Just 11 first downs for the Titans - the 2008 Eagles are headed to the Region 5 Semi-Finals.
McNabb: 12 for 20 130 yds 2 TD
McNair: 12 for 24 132 yds 2 INT
Westbrook: 18 carries 96 yds
George: 20 carries, 69 yds
Curtis: 5 ctches, 52 yds TD
Mason: 3 catches, 53 yds
Cole/Kearse: 2 sacks
Samuel: 2 INT
Player of the Game: Asante Samuel
2023 Royal Rumble Preview/Every Royal Rumble Match Ranked
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Royal Rumble 2023 is Saturday from San Antonio. Here's the card.
UNDISPUTED TITLE: ROMAN REIGNS v. KEVIN OWENS
RAW WOMEN'S TITLE: BIANCA BELAIR v. ALEXA BLISS
PITCH BLACK MATCH: BRAY WYATT v. LA KNIGHT
MENS RUMBLE MATCH
WOMENS RUMBLE MATCH
The Bloodline is a great program; I say some variation of this every quarter - I am predisposed to disliking long WWF talking segments; I understand them - I understand almost all drawn out wrestling angles, there's a lot of TV time to fill, once you hit a story that makes sense, moving away from that story can be challenging - but I'm a workrate guy, just stick two guys in the ring and let them fight, thanks -- but, the Bloodline is consistently good TV; the ability to absorb the Zayn/Owens multi-promotional story to give another set of legs to the Bloodline has just been so deftly handled, Zayn's performance is transencendent -- it is above the fold quality for each of these PPV previews.
Reigns, of course, has both of the WWE primary title belts; he may have taken one from Bruno, who can remember - and that's worked, at least for me as a consumer - they have created an all time dominant champion and good on them. Reigns will still be champion at the end of the night in what should be a very good match against Owens.
(3 1/2 - good, the big postmatch angle, w/Zayn turning babyface completely subsumes the match)
As much as I like the Bloodline, I can't be bothered at all - I mean - at all - with the Bray Wyatt Multiverse, so whatever is going to happen in the lights out match and whatever convoluted finish will get Bliss the belt I just have zero thoughts about. Belair/Bliss will probably not be good and there's not a circumstance where Wyatt/Knight will be good. Do not watch those matches.
(Awful)
And then there are the two Rumble matches, which are good even when they aren't good, it's a near foolproof gimmick. My working assumption is Ripley wins the women's match - who makes the most sense to win the men's is Zayn (in fact, of guys currently on the roster, only Zayn and Rhodes make sense, I'd say Austin/Rock would be my next two guesses).
(3 3/4 stars, mens match, 3 stars womens match, Cody and Ripley win, it's a high level men's Rumble, it's a run of the mill women's)
I've got a wrestling counterfactual I'm been writing for more than 15 years (I'm stopping at end of 2025, sunrise, sunset) a couple years ago I did a pre Rumble angle where Nakamura's stable kicked him out in violent fashion and he came back as the 30th entrant and whipped his former stablemates to win the Rumble. If the Owens/Reigns match is before the Rumble - should the evening culminate in a Zayn win, that would not surprise (maybe he is supposed to sacrifice his chance to win...but he does not)
So, you watch this show - it's the Rumble, you watch the Rumble, and Reigns/Owens will almost certainly be good and also advance story.
I've seen every WWE/F PPV contemporaneously, because I'm old. Here are my Rumble rankings, times are approx.
1. '03 WWF Title: Kurt Angle d. Chris Benoit 20 min 5
2 '15 WWF Title: Brock Lesnar d. Seth Rollins/John Cena 23 min 4 1/2
3. ’00 WWF Title HHH d. Cactus Jack 27 min 4 ¼
4 ’01 IC Ladder: Chris Jericho d. Chris Benoit 19 min 4 ¼
5. '17 WWF Title: John Cena d. AJ Styles 24 min 4 1/4
6. '16 IC Falls Count Anywhere: Dean Ambrose d. Kevin Owens 21:30 4 1/4
7 ’04 Rumble Match: (Chris Benoit) 61:30 4
8 ’92 WWF Title: Rumble Match (Ric Flair) 62 min 4
9. '18 Rumble Match (Shinsuke Nakamura) 65:30 min 4
10 '14 Bray Wyatt d. Daniel Bryan 22 min 4
11. '17 RAW Title: Kevin Owens d. Roman Reigns 23 min 4
12 ’91 Rockers d. Orient Express 19 min 4
13 ’95 WWF Title: Diesel draw Bret Hart 27 min 4
14. '19 Smackdown Womens Title: Asuka d. Becky 17 min 3 3/4 stars
15. '20 Rumble Match (McIntyre) 61 min 3 3/4
16. '10 Rumble Match (Edge) 49:30 3 ¾
17. '00 Tables Hardys d. Dudleys 10:30 3 ¾
18. ’94 Tags: Quebecers d. Bret/Owen 16:30 3 ¾
19. ’04 WWF Title: HHH draw HBK 22:30 3 ¾
20 '11 World: Edge d. Dolph Ziggler 20:30 3 ½
21 ’02 WWF Title: Chris Jericho d. Rock 19 min 3 1/2
22 ’98 WWF Title: Casket Match: Shawn Michaels d. Undertaker 22 min 3 ½
23 ’07 WWF Title: Last Man Standing: John Cena d. Umaga 22:30 3 ½
24. '19 Universal Title: Brock Lesnar d. Finn Balor 9 min 3 1/2
25 ’99 WWF Title: I Quit Match: Rock d. Mankind 22 min 3 ½
26 ’93 WWF Title: Bret Hart d. Razor Ramon 18 min 3 ½
27 ’11 Rumble Match (Alberto del Rio) 69 min 3 1/2
28 ’90 Rumble Match (Hulk Hogan) 59 min 3 ½
29 ’97 Rumble Match(Steve Austin) 50:30 3 ½
30. '21 Rumble Match (Edge) 58:30 3 1/2
31 '18 Women's Rumble (Asuka) 59 min 3 1/2
32. '19 RAW Women's Title: Ronda d. Sasha 14 min 3 1/2
33. '17 Cruiser Title: Neville d. Rich Swann 13 min 3 1/2
34. '18 WWF Title: AJ Styles d. Owens/Zayn 16 min 3 1/2
35. '20 Universal Title: The Fiend d. Daniel Bryan 17:30 3 1/2
36 ’01 WWF Title: Kurt Angle d. HHH 24:30 3 ¼
37 ’13 WWF Title: Rock d. CM Punk 23:30 3 ¼
38 ’93 IC Shawn Michaels d. Marty Jannetty 14:30 3 ¼
39 ’05 Edge d. Shawn Michaels 18:30 3 ¼
40. '18 Smackdown Tags: Usos d. Gable/Benjamin 14 min 3 1/4
41 ’09 WWF Title: Edge d. Jeff Hardy 19:30 3 ¼
42 '16 WWF Title Rumble Match (HHH) 61:30 3 1/4
43 ’12 Rumble Match (Sheamus) 55 min 3 ¼
44 ’05 Rumble Match (Batista) 51:30 3 ¼
45 ’03 Rumble Match(Brock Lesnar) 53:30 3 ¼
46 ’00 Rumble Match(Rock) 52 min 3 ¼
47 ’01 Rumble Match(Steve Austin) 62 min 3 ¼
48 ’06 Rumble Match (Rey Mysterio) 62 min 3 ¼
49 ’07 Rumble Match (Undertaker) 56:30 3 ¼
50 ’89 Rumble Match(John Studd) 64 min 3 ¼
51 ’98 Rumble Match (Steve Austin) 55:30 3 ¼
52 ’08 Rumble Match (John Cena) 51:30 3 ¼
53. '21 Women's Rumble Match (Belair) 59 min 3 1/4
54. '19 WWF Title: Daniel Bryan d. AJ Styles 24:30 3 1/4
55 '14 WWF Title: Randy Orton d. John Cena 21 min 3 1/4
56 ’10 World: Undertaker d. Rey Mysterio 11 min 3 ¼
57. '20 RAW Women's: Becky d. Asuka 16:30 3 1/4
58. '21 Universal Title: Reigns d. Owens 25 min 3 1/4
59 ’11 WWF: Miz d. Randy Orton 20 min 3 ¼
60 ’05 World: HHH d. Randy Orton 21:30 3 ¼
61 ’07 Hardys d. MNM 15:30 3 ¼
62 ’12 WWF Title: CM Punk d. Dolph Ziggler 14 min 3
63. '22 Universal Title: Seth Rollins d. Roman Reigns 14:30 3
64 ’01 Tags: Dudleys d. Edge/Christian 10 min 3
65 ’08 WWF Title: Randy Orton d. Jeff Hardy 14 min 3
66 ’92 Owen/Anvil d. Orient Express 17 min 3
67 ’95 Tags: Bob Holly/123 Kid d. Tatanka/Bam Bam Bigelow 15:30 3
68 ’02 Rumble Match(HHH) 69:30 3
69 ’94 Rumble Match: (Bret/Lex) 55 min 3
70 ’93 Rumble Match: (Yokozuna) 66:30 3
71 ’91 Rumble Match (Hulk Hogan) 65 min 3
72 ’96 Rumble Match(Shawn Michaels) 59 min 3
73. '19 Rumble Match (Rollins) 57:30 min 3
74. '20 Women's Match: (Charlotte) 54:30 3
75. '22 Women's Match: (Rousey) 59:30 3
76 ’99 Rumble Match (Vince McMahon) 56:30 3
77 ’95 Rumble Match (Shawn Michaels) 39 min 3
78 ’09 Rumble Match (Randy Orton) 58:30 3
79 '14 Rumble Match (Batista) 55 min 3
80 ’13 Rumble Match (John Cena) 55 min 3
81 '15 Rumble Match (Reigns) 59 min 3
82 '17 Rumble Match (Orton) 3
83. '22 Rumble Match (Lesnar) 51 min 3
84. '19 Women's Rumble Match (Becky) 72 min 3
85 ’88 Rumble Match (Jim Duggan) 33:30 3
86 ’02 IC: William Regal d. Edge 10 min 3
87 ’04 Eddy Guerrero d. Chavo Guerrero 8 min 3
88. '22 WWF Title: Bobby Lashley d. Brock Lesnar 10:30
89 ’13 World: Last Man Standing: Alberto del Rio d. Big Show 17 min 3
90 ’09 ECW: Jack Swagger d. Matt Hardy 10:30 3
91 ’96 Tags: Smoking Gunns d. Bodydonnas 11 min 3
92 ’03 Tags: Dudleys d. Regal/Storm 7:30 3
93 '16 US: Kalisto d. Del Rio 11:30 3
94. '17: Women's Title: Charlotte d. Bayley 13 min 3
95 ’97 WWF Title: Shawn Michaels d. Sid 14 min 3
96 ’89 Haku d. Harley Race 9 min 3
97 ’97 IC: HHH d. Goldust 17 min 3
98 ’06 Jr.: Gregory Helms d. Kash, Funaki, Noble, Nunzio, London 7:30
99 ’88 Jumping Bomb Angels d. Glamour Girls 14 min
100 ’89 Hart Foundation/Duggan d. Dino Bravo/Rougeaus 16 min
101 ’96 WWF Title: Undertaker d. Bret Hart 29 min
102. ’90 Ronny Garvin d. Greg Valentine 17 min
103 ’08 World: Edge d. Rey Mysterio 12:30
104 ’88 Ricky Steamboat d. Rick Rude 17 min
105 ’00 Taz d. Kurt Angle 3 min
106 ’02 Ric Flair d. Vince McMahon 15 min
107 ’98 IC Rock d. Shamrock 11 min
108 ’05 WWF Title: JBL d. Big Show/Kurt Angle 12 min
109 ’06 WWF Title: John Cena d. Edge 14
110 ’97 Vader d. Undertaker 13 min
111 ’13 Tags: Hell No d. Rhodes Scholars 9:30
112 ’93 Steiners d. Beverlys 10:30
113. '18 RAW Tags: Sheamus/Cesaro d. Rollins/Jordan 13 min.
114. ’07 World: Batista d. Ken Kennedy 10:30
115. '16 Women: Charlotte d. Becky 11:30
116. '20 Roman Reigns d. King Corbin 21:30
117. ’10 ECW: Christian d. Ezekial Jackson 12 min
118 ’88 Islanders d. Young Stallions 14 min
119 ’02 Tags: Taz/Spike Dudley d. Dudleys 5 min
120 '16 Tags: New Day d. Usos 11 min
121 ’12 World: Cage: Daniel Bryan d. Big Show/Mark Henry
122 '19 Smackdown Tags: Miz/Shane d. The Bar 13:30 min
123 ’00 IC: Chris Jericho d. Chyna d. Bob Holly 7:30
124 ’08 JBL d. Chris Jericho 9:30
125 ’10 US: Miz d. MVP 7:30
126 ’97 Garza/Aguayo/Canek d. Estrada/Metal/.Guerrera 11 min
127 ’04 WWF Title: Brock Lesnar d. Bob Holly 6:30
128 '18 Universal Title: Lesnar d. Kane/Strowman 11 min
129 '15 Tags: Usos d. Miz/Mizdow 9:30
130 ’03 Brock Lesnar d. Big Show 6 min
131 Euro: '99 Sean Waltman d. Gangrel 6 min
132 ’98 Vader d. Goldust 8 min
133 ’95 IC Jeff Jarrett d. Razor Ramon 18 min
134 ’99 IC: Ken Shamrock d. Billy Gunn 14:30
135 ’04 Jr. Rey Mysterio d. Jamie Noble 3:30
136 ’91 Boss Man d. Barbarian 14 min
137 '14 Brock Lesnar d. Big Show 2 min
138’92 IC: Roddy Piper d. Mountie 5:30
139 ’08 Ric Flair d. MVP 8 min
140 ’98 Mini/Mosaic/Nova d. Battalion/Torito/Tarantula 8 min
141 ’97 Ahmed Johnson d. Farooq 9 min
142 ’96 Ahmed Johnson d. Jeff Jarrett 6:30
143 ’10 WWF: Sheamus d. Randy Orton 12:30
144 ’07 ECW: Bobby Lashley d. Test 7:30
145 ’04 Tags: Evolution d. Dudleys 4:30
146 ’03 World Title: Scott Steiner d. HHH 18:30
147 ’09 World John Cena d. JBL 15:30
148 ’99 Boss Man d. Road Dogg 12 min
149 ’90 Hacksaw Duggan d. Big Boss Man 10:30
150 ’91 Ted DiBiase/Virgil d. Dusty/Dustin 10 min
151 ’00 Tags: New Age Outlaws d. Acolytes 2:30
152 ’94 Tatanka d. Bam Bam Bigelow 8
153 ’94 IC: Razor Ramon d. IRS 11:30
154 ’96 IC: Goldust d. Razor 14:30
155. '22 RAW Women's Title: Lynch d. Doudrop 13 min
156. Edge/Beth d. Miz/Maryse 12:30
157. '21 Smackdown Women's Title: Banks d. Carmella 10:30
158. '20 Smackdown Women: Bayley d. Lacey 9:30
159 ’89 Rockin Robin d. Judy Martin 6:30
160 ’11 Women: Eve d. Natalya/Layla/Michelle McCool 5 min
161 '15 Bellas d. Paige/Natty 8 min
162 ’12 Bellas/Beth/Natalya d. Kelly/Eve/Alicia/Tamina 5:30
163 ’02 Women: Trish d. Jazz 4 min
164 ’09 Women: Melina d. Beth Phoenix 6:30
165 ’92 Tags: Natural Disasters d. LOD 9:30
166 ’98 Tags: LOD d. New Age Outlaws 8 min
167 ’91 Mountie d. Koko 9
168 ’05 Casket: Undertaker d. Heidenreich 13:30
169 ’91 WWF Title: Sgt. Slaughter d. Ultimate Warrior 12:30
170 ’06 World: Kurt Angle d. Mark Henry 9:30
171 ’93 Bam Bam Bigelow d. Big Boss Man 10 min
172 WWE Title: Drew McIntyre d. Goldberg 2:30
173 ’95 Undertaker d. IRS 12:30
174 '15 Ascension d. New Age Outlaws 5:30
175 ’01 Women: Ivory d. Chyna 3:30
176 ’99 Women: Sable d. Luna 4:30
177 ’12 Brodus Clay d. Drew McIntyre 1 min
178 ’06 Boogeyman d. JBL 2 min
179 ’90 Bushwackers d. Rougeaus 13:30
180 ’12 John Cena draw Kane 11
181 ’90 Brutus Beefcake draw Lanny Poffo 11 min
182 ’92 Beverlys d. Bushwackers 15 min
183 ’10 Women: Mickie James d. Michelle McCool :30
184 ’03 Torrie Wilson d. Dawn Marie 3:30
185 ’06 Women: Mickey James d. Ashley 7:30
186. '94 WWF Title: Yokozuna d. Undertaker 14:30
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