We have 11 regional champions; the winners of Region 12 will face the 2008 Baltimore Ravens in the Sweet 16.
2007 Patriots
2022 49ers
2014 Seahawks
2018 Saints
2008 Ravens
1978 Cowboys
2001 Rams
2006 Patriots
1987 49ers
1987 Browns
2019 Chiefs
1. 2013 Seattle Seahawks 16-3 Super Bowl Champions
2. 1994 San Francisco 49ers 16-3 Super Bowl Champions
3. 2007 Indianapolis Colts 13-4 AFC South Champs
4. 2009 New Orleans Saints 16-3 Super Bowl Champions
5. 1965 Green Bay Packers 12-3-1 NFL Champions
6. 1977 Oakland Raiders 12-4 2nd AFC West
7. 1962 Detroit Lions 11-3 2nd NFL West
8. 1979 San Diego Chargers 12-5 AFC West Champs
9. 2015 Kansas City Chiefs 12-6 2nd AFC West
10. 1968 Los Angeles Rams 10-3-1 2nd NFL Coastal
11. 2018 New England Patriots 14-5 Super Bowl Champions
12. 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers 12-4 AFC Central Champs
13. 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 11-7-1 2nd NFC East
14. 1950 New York Giants 10-3 NFL American Champs
15. 1985 Miami Dolphins 13-5 AFC East Champs
16. 1943 Chicago Bears 9-1-1 NFL Champions
1. 2013 SEAHAWKS 27 16. 1943 BEARS 9
-Region 12 kicks off with an easy win for the top seeded Seahawks. 102 yards rushing for Marshawn Lynch, 2 interceptions for Earl Thomas, 2 sacks for Bruce Irvin
8. 1979 CHARGERS 30 9. 2015 CHIEFS 17
-The '79 Chargers will head to Seattle in round 2; Dan Fouts throws TD passes to John Jefferson and Charlie Joiner; Derrick Johnson sets the tournament high with 16 tackles in the loss
12. 1972 STEELERS 7 5. 1965 PACKERS 3
-Defensive battle in Green Bay; Franco Harris scored the game's only TD on a 26 yard third qtr run. Jack Ham had a sack and a pick. The Pack had a chance, getting the ball back at the 2 minute mark, but couldn't get past midfield.
4. 2009 SAINTS 38 13. 13. 2008 EAGLES 20
-Super Bowl Champion Saints had a 31-7 halftime lead and roll into round 2. Drew Brees is 18-27, 364 yards and 3 scores, two of them to Robert Meachem. 2 picks for Darren Sharper.
11. 2018 PATRIOTS 37 6. 1977 RAIDERS 34
-Overtime win for the 11th seeded Super Bowl Champion Patriots, Stephen Gostkowski tied the game with a minute left in regulation and then won it in OT with a 42 yard FG. Tom Brady goes 23-33, 330 yards, 2 scores. Sony Michel had 2 TDs. 2 sacks for Trey Flowers. Both Clarence Davis and Mark van Eeghen rushed for over a 100 yards with a score in the loss.
3. 2007 COLTS 30 14. 1950 GIANTS 0
-Easy win for the third seeded Colts; we'll see Manning/Brady in the next round. 3 TD passes for Manning in this one. Bob Sanders with a sack and a pick.
10. 1968 RAMS 20 7. 1962 LIONS 10
-Jack Snow caught 5 balls for 98 yards and a score, the Rams roll into round 2. 3 sack game for Deacon Jones.
2. 1994 49ERS 24 15. 1985 DOLPHINS 20
-It took a big 4th qtr comeback for the Super Bowl Champion Niners to advance. When Dan Marino threw a 5 yard TD strike to Mark Clayton with 13 minutes left in the game, Miami took a 20-10 lead; on the next drive Steve Young took the Niners 71 yards in 12 plays, scoring on a William Floyd 4 yard run. Miami still led 20-17 with a little over 7 minutes left. The 49ers forced a punt, getting the ball back at their own 29, a little less than 5 minutes to play. On 3rd and 9 at the Dolphin 17, with 44 seconds left, Young found Jerry Rice over the middle for what became the game winning TD. 7 catches for 79 yards and the score for Rice. Deion Sanders had an interception of Dan Marino.
Second Rnd
1. '13 Seahawks v. 8. '79 Chargers
4. '09 Saints v. 12. '72 Steelers
3. '07 Colts v. 11. '18 Patriots
2. '94 49ers v. 10. '68 Rams
This is the first region with 4 SB Champions, each region heading home will have the same number of 4 - and all 4 of them make round 2.
1. '13 SEAHAWKS 23 8. '79 CHARGERS 16
-Steven Hauschka hit 4 FGs, including the only 6 points scored in the 4th Qtr, and Seattle reaches the region 12 semi. Russell Wilson throws for 2 scores, Kam Chancellor has 2 interceptions.
12. '72 STEELERS 24 4. '09 SAINTS 14
-It's a Steeler team before Swann and Stallworth - but Franco Harris rushed for 113 yards with 2 scores and they knock off the Super Bowl Champion Saints. Mike Wagner and Mel Blount each intercept Drew Brees.
11. '18 PATRIOTS 36 '07 COLTS 30
-They're the 11th seed, but they're also a Super Bowl Champion; 41 year old Tom Brady knocks out 31 year old Peyton Manning in OT. 23-23 when the teams traded 4th qtr TDs, a Sony Michel 1 yard score followed by Manning, 48 yards to Reggie Wayne. Michel scored again, in OT on the first drive, a 13 yard run for the win. 125 yards rushing and 3 TDs for Michel. 114 yards receiving for Wayne in the loss.
2. '94 49ERS 24 10. '68 RAMS 3
-We'll get a Brady/Steve Young matchup in the region 12 semi. The Niners never trailed in beating their rivals. 6 catches, 115 yards and a score for Jerry Rice. Rickey Jackson had two sacks of Roman Gabriel
Regional Semi
1. '13 Seahawks v. 12. '72 Steelers
2. '94 49ers v. 11. '18 Patriots
I think this is the first region where the top two seeds reached the final; that second game features the end of the Niners dynasty against the end of the Patriots dynasty.
1. '13 SEAHAWKS 24 12. '72 STEELERS 22
The top seeded Seahawks reach the region 12 final. The Steelers had a 16-3 lead late in the second quarter, just before the end of the half, Russell Wilson found Percy Harvin for a streaking 67 yard score. Marshawn Lynch scored in the third and fourth quarters and the Seahawks led 24-16. With 89 seconds left, the Steelers were at their own 6 yard line; 8 plays later, Frenchy Fuqua ran it in from 10 yards out and the Steelers were lining up for a potential game tying 2 pt conversion. Terry Bradshaw looked for Ron Shanklin - broken up by Richard Sherman and the Seahawks advanced. 2 Brandon Mebane sacks on the day.
2. '94 49ERS 41 11. '18 PATRIOTS 27
-We will see the top two seeds battle it out for the region 12 title. Steve Young went 17-22, 226 yards and 3 scores; with the game in doubt, Niners up 31-27 in the 4th qtr, and the Patriots driving, Merton Hanks took a Tom Brady pass back 41 yards the other way for a score.
Regional Final
1. 2013 SEAHAWKS v. 2. 1994 49ERS
-1 v 2, the Super Bowl Champion Seahawks, who beat the 49ers to win the NFC Title, against the Super Bowl Champion 49ers. Winners to the sweet 16 to face the region 5 champs, the 2008 Ravens. The '14 Seahawks are already in the sweet 16, having won region 3 - the Niners look to become the first franchise with 3 regional champions. Seattle went 13-3, won the NFC West, trounced the Broncos 43-8 to win the SB. 1st in defense, 8th in offense. The HC is Pete Carroll. Future Niners coaches Robert Saleh and Nick Sorensen are part of the staff - as is Ken Norton, who starts for the Niners in this matchup. Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas are first team All Pros.
The Niners also went 13-3, also won the NFC West, also trounced their SB opponent, the Chargers, 49-26. 1st in offense, 6th in defense. The HC is George Seifert. Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Deion Sanders are all First Team All Pros, all in the Hall of Fame as are Bryant Young, Rickey Jackson and Richard Dent.
We go out to Seattle for the Region 12 final.
2. 1994 49ERS 19 1. 2013 SEAHAWKS 7
-The '94 Niners join the '22 Niners and the '87 Niners in the sweet 16. Jerry Rice would not be contained in this one, 6 catches, 146 yards and a score. Ricky Watters went for 104 on the ground. Dennis Brown had two sacks; Marshawn Lynch rushed for over 100 yards in the loss.
3/4 of the field is complete, still to come - the Perfect Dolphins, Joe Namath's Jets, Deion's other SB winners, the '95 Cowboys; Kenny Stabler's SB champion Raiders, the first Steeler SB champion, another 49ers SB champion, one more Lombardi Packer title team. We head to Region 13 and the last 1/4 of the field.
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