1. 1962 Green Bay Packers 14-1 NFL Champions
2. 2014 New England Patriots 15-4 Super Bowl Champions
3. 1978 Dallas Cowboys 14-5 NFC Champs
4. 1959 Baltimore Colts 10-3 NFL Champions
5. 1999 St Louis Rams 16-3 Super Bowl Champions
6. 1970 Detroit Lions 10-5 2nd NFC Central
7. 1983 Los Angeles Raiders 15-4 Super Bowl Champions
8. 2012 Seattle Seahawks 12-6 2nd NFC West
9. 2024 Buffalo Bills 15-5 AFC East Champs
10. 1998 San Francisco 49ers 13-5 2nd NFC West
11. 1950 Philadelphia Eagles 6-6 3rd NFL American
12. 1961 Houston Oilers 11-3-1 AFL Champions
13. 2019 New Orleans Saints 13-4 NFC South Champs
14. 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers 14-4 AFC Central Champs
15. 1988 Minnesota Vikings 12-6 2nd NFC Central
16. 1949 Cleveland Browns 11-1-2 NFL Champions
1. '62 PACKERS 22 16. '49 BROWNS 0
-Region 6 opens with a shutout win for the top seeded Packers. 5 Jerry Kramer FGs. 6 Packer sacks, 2 each for Willie Davis and Henry Jordan.
9. '24 BILLS 31 8. '12 SEAHAWKS 27
-Shootout in Seattle, 25 year old James Cook had 173 yard rushing and 2 scores for the Bills and was matched by Marshawn Lynch who had 144 yards of his own and 2 TDs. 2 TD passes for 28 year old Josh Allen
5. '99 RAMS 31 12. '10 OILERS 10
-The first Super Bowl Champ to play in region 6 rolls in round one. 177 yards rushing and 2 scores for 26 year old Marshall Faulk. St Louis defense intercepts George Blanda 4 times, two by Todd Lyght.
13. '19 SAINTS 20 4. '59 COLTS 0
-The '18 Saints won Region 4 as the 9th seed - the '19 team shuts out the 4th seeded Colts here. 8 receptions for 26 year old Michael Thomas. The Saints sack Johnny Unitas 4 times, 2 from 30 year old Demario Davis.
6. '70 LIONS 14 11. '50 EAGLES 7
-Detroit scored its two TDs in the first quarter, both scoring tosses from 24 year old Greg Landry to 24 year old Charlie Sanders and that held up the rest of the way. 2 sacks for Larry Hand.
3. '78 COWBOYS 27 14. '01 STEELERS 13
-Cold comfort given the outcome of the '78 Super Bowl, but Dallas beats Pittsburgh here. 36 year old Roger Staubach is an efficient 15 of 20 with 2 TDs; Jerome Bettis ran for 185 yards and a score in a loss. Randy White and Harvey Martin each get a pair of sacks.
10. '98 49ERS 39 7. '83 RAIDERS 24
-Big game for 37 year old Steve Young knocking out the Super Bowl Champion Raiders, 21-24, 318 yards and 3 scores. 101 yards rushing for 27 year old Garrison Hearst. Marcus Allen ran for a hundred in the loss. A sack and a pick for Tim McDonald.
15. '88 VIKINGS 30 2. '14 PATRIOTS 23
-We get the big round one upset, the second seeded Patriots are gone. 29 year old Wade Wilson threw for a score, ran for a score and outplayed Tom Brady in the Vikings win. 2 sack day for 27 year old Chris Doleman.
Round 2
'62 Packers v. '24 Bills
'99 Rams v. '19 Saints
'78 Cowboys v. '70 Lions
'98 49ers v. '88 Vikings
1962 PACKERS 34 2024 BILLS 14
-The top seeded Packers follow up their round 1 shutout by beating last year's Bills squad by 3 TDs. The game was tied at 14 midway through the second qtr, Green Bay with TDs by Boyd Dowler and Tom Moore, Buffalo with TDs from James Cook and Amari Cooper - the Pack then score 20 unanswered to win the game, 2 second half TD runs by 27 year old Jim Taylor. 116 yards rushing for Taylor. 2 sacks for 27 year old Henry Jordan.
1999 RAMS 31 2019 SAINTS 13
-There will be a 20th century team that wins the region 6 finals, the last Super Bowl Champion standing in the region cruises into the semis. 26 year old Marshall Faulk had 157 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 TDs. 3 TD passes for 28 year old Kurt Warner. 9 catches for 130 yards for Michael Thomas in the loss.
1978 COWBOYS 23 1970 LIONS 0
-The third seed in region 6 pitches a round 2 shutout. 135 yards from scrimmage and a TD for 24 year old Tony Dorsett. Harvey Martin and Randy White each had 2 sacks in the first round and they duplicate that performance here.
1998 49ERS 31 1988 VIKINGS 13
-All four round 2 games turned out to be one sides; 27 year old Garrison Hearst runs for 132 yards and a score - Jerry Rice is 36, he caught 6 balls for 110 and a score. 3 TD passes for 37 year old Steve Young. Chris Doleman played for both teams in this game - and it was the 37 year old version who recorded a sack.
Regional Semis
'62 Packers v. '99 Rams
'78 Cowboys v. '98 49ees
1999 RAMS 23 1962 PACKERS 17
-There has yet to be a Super Bowl Champion to win a region - the '99 Rams are headed to the region 6 finals. With 11 minutes to play, Jim Taylor scored to give the Packers a 17-13 lead, 4 minutes later St Louis had a 3rd and 8 at the Packer 46, Kurt Warner hit 23 year old Torry Holt with a 19 yard gain to the Green Bay 26 - and on the next play, Marshall Faulk broke loose and scored to make it 20-17 Rams. St Louis tacks on a late FG for the final score. 2 sacks for 28 year old D'Marco Farr.
1978 COWBOYS 28 1998 49ERS 26
-Thriller in Dallas, the led 14-3 at the half after a Staubach-Billy Joe Dupree TD and a short Robert Newhouse TD run. San Francisco scored 2 third quarter TDs to take the lead on a short Mark Edwards run and a Young-JJ Stokes short hookup. Dallas regained the lead midway through the 4th qtr when Staubach hit Drew Pearson with a 19 yard strike to make it 21-20. After a missed Wade Richey FG a 47 yard Tony Dorsett run set up another short Dorsett run that found the end zone and Dallas went up 28-20 with a minute and a half left. That was too much time - Young drove the Niners 76 yards, culminating in a 34 yard TD strike to Terrell Owens (Owens! Owens! Owens!) at the gun. That made it 28-26 - but the 2 pt conversion attempt was turned away when Hollywood Henderson sacked Young to end the game.
REGION 6 FINAL
We will have a 20th century regional champ for the first time; the '78 Cowboys are coached by Tom Landry, they went 12-4, won the NFC Title and lost the Super Bowl to the Steelers. 1st in offense, 3rd in defense. Randy White and Cliff Harris were both All Pros, and both are in the Hall of Fame along with Staubach, Dorsett, Drew Pearson, Rayfield Wright.
There hasn't been a Super Bowl Champion to win a region yet; the '99 Rams look to change that, coached by Dick Vermeil (who was coaching the Eagles in '78, in the same division as these Cowboys) the Rams went 13-3, beating the Titans in the Super Bowl. Warner, Faulk, Orlando Pace and Kevin Carter were all first team All Pros, the first 3 plus Isaac Bruce are all in the Hall of Fame.
Lets head to Texas Stadium for the region 6 final.
3. 1978 COWBOYS 23 5. 1999 RAMS 10
-The '78 Cowboys win region 6 and will head to the sweet 16 to face the eventual winner of region 11. Robert Newhouse had 2 first half TD runs and 144 yard rushing. Martin and White each picked up sacks - D'Marco Farr had 3 sacks in the losing effort.
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