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Actual Result: Pittsburgh Steelers 35 Dallas Cowboys 31
Simulation: The Steelers and Cowboys have combined to win the last 6 Super Bowls (the Steelers/Cowboys/Vikings have won the last 9) they met 6 years prior at SB7. Note, this is the first season with a WC round, eventually, that spreads to a total of four WC games in the round before the divisional round...I think I'm not going to play that round, I like the cadence of divisional round, conference championships. So - the WC round will be an extension of the regular season and the simulation will continue to pick up at the divisional round.
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 30, 1978
Atlanta Falcons (9-7) at Dallas Cowboys (12-4)
38 degrees
Dallas -15
Dallas 27 Atlanta 20
COWBOYS 29 FALCONS 3
The 2 time defending Super Bowl Champs head back to the NFC Championship.
1st: Tony Dorsett 52 yd reception (Staubach Dall 7-0)
Drew Pearson 65 yd reception (Staubach 14-0)
2nd: Rafael Septien 28 yd FG (17-0)
Rafael Septien 32 yd FG (20-0)
4th: Tim Mazzetti 31 yd FG (20-3)
Rafael Septien 29 yd FG (23-3)
Preston Pearson 12 yd run, missed XP (29-3)
MVP: Roger Staubach 15-20 269 yds 2 TD
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 30, 1978
Denver Broncos (10-6) at Pittsburgh Steelers (14-2)
30 degrees
Steelers -7
Steelers 33 Broncos 7
STEELERS 10 BRONCOS 6
The Steelers struggle, but we are now very close to seeing that Steeler/Cowboy SB showdown.
1st: Jon Keyworth 6 yd run, missed XP (Den 6-0)
2nd: Lynn Swann 14 yd reception Bradshaw (Pitt 7-6)
4th: Roy Gerela 46 yd FG (10-6)
MVP: Jack Ham, sack, INT
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 31, 1978
Houston Oilers (10-6) at New England Patriots (11-5)
36 degrees
NE -6
Houston 31 New England 14
OILERS 25 PATRIOTS 22
The real world result gets matched in the AFC, the Oilers will go to Pittsburgh for the AFC Championship.
1st: Sam Cunningham 10 yd run (NE 7-0)
2nd: Earl Campbell 4 yd reception (Pastorini 7-7)
David Posey 28 yd FG (NE 10-7)
Andy Johnson 39 yd run, missed XP (NE 16-7)
Toni Fritsch 36 yd FG (16-10)
3rd: Earl Campbell 37 yd run (Hou 17-16)
4th: Sam Cunningham 9 yd reception, missed 2 pt conversion (Grogan NE 22-17)
..under 1 minute to play
Rob Carpenter 1 yd run, 2 pt conversion (Hou 25-22)
MVP Earl Campbell 2 TDs
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 31, 1978
Minnesota Vikings (8-7) at LA Rams (12-4)
53 degrees
LA -7.5
LA 34 Minnesota 10
RAMS 19 VIKINGS 14
The Rams won back to back NFC Titles in '74-75 and will host the Cowboys in the NFC Championship next week, for the first time the 2 conference championship matchups in the simulation are exactly the same as the actual result.
1st: Frank Corral 20 yd FG (LA 3-0)
2nd: Frank Corral 25 yd FG (6-0)
Sammy White 76 yd reception (Tarkenton Minn 7-6)
Frank Corral 37 yd FG (LA 9-7)
3rd: Billy Waddy 8 yd reception (Haden 16-7)
Chuck Foreman 29 yd run (16-14)
4th: Frank Corrall 27 yd FG (19-14)
MVP: Haden 19-34 224 yds TD
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 7, 1979
Dallas Cowboys at LA Rams
56 degrees
Dallas -3.5
Dallas 28 LA 0
COWBOYS 19 RAMS 0
Just as happened in the actual game, Dallas goes to LA and shuts out the Rams. Dallas is the first team to win three consecutive conference championships and they have a chance to threepeat.
1st: Rafael Stepien 37 yd FG (Dall 3-0)
3rd: Tony Hill 14 yd reception (Staubach 10-0)
4th: Tony Dorsett 49 yd run, missed XP (16-0)
Rafael Septien, 22 yd FG (19-0)
MVP: Tony Dorsett 24 carries, 120 yards, TD
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 7, 1979
Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers
25 degrees
Steelers -7
Steelers 34 Oilers 5
OILERS 13 STEELERS 10
Funny thing happened on the way to the enormous Steeler/Cowboy matchup of the past 6 Super Bowl winners - the Oilers come to Pittsburgh and shock the Steelers. Super Bowl 13 will be an all Texas affair.
1st: Toni Fritsch 34 yd FG (Hou 3-0)
2nd: Toni Fritsch 50 yd FG (6-0)
3rd: Rocky Bleier 1 yd run (Pitt 7-6)
4th: Roy Gerela 31 yd FG (10-6)
less than 2 minutes to play...
Ken Burrough 18 yd reception (Pastorini, Hou 13-10)
MVP: Robert Brazile, 2 INT
SUPER BOWL XIII
Jan 21, 1979
Dallas Cowboys v. Houston Oilers
Miami
71 degrees
COWBOYS 42 OILERS 21
All hail the Dallas Cowboys, now 5 time Super Bowl Champions, going back-to back - to back. Dallas has played in 7 of the 13 Super Bowls. It is remarkable dominance. 42 points is the new SB record.
1st: Earl Campbell 42 yard run (Hou 7-0)
Tony Hill 12 yd reception (7-7)
2nd Toni Fritsch 30 yd FG (Hou 10-7)
3rd: Drew Pearson 78 yd reception (Staubach 14-10)
Toni Fritsch 29 yd FG (14-13)
Tony Dorsett 3 yd reception (Staubach 21-13)
4th: Tony Dorsett 17 yd run (28-13)
Tony Dorsett 11 yd run (35-13)
Ken Burrough 12 yd reception, 2 pt conversion (35-21)
Robert Hewhouse 21 yd run (42-21)
MVP: Roger Staubach 12-18 280 yards 3 TD
Super Bowl History
SB1: PACKERS 17 BILLS 10 MVP-J.Taylor QB-Starr HC-Lombardi
SB2: RAIDERS 28 COWBOYS 14 MVP-W.Wells QB-Lamonica HC-Rauch
SB3: CHIEFS 19 COLTS 16 MVP-R.Holmes QB-Dawson HC-Stram
SB4: COWBOYS 21 CHIEFS 13 MVP: L.Rentzel QB-Morton HC-Landry
SB5: VIKINGS 20 BENGALS 10 MVP: A.Page QB-Cuozzo HC-Grant
SB6: VIKINGS 27 CHIEFS 16 MVP G.Cuozzo QB-Cuozzo HC-Grant
SB7: STEELERS 20 COWBOYS 6 MVP J.Ham QB-Bradshaw HC-Noll
SB8: COWBOYS 33 BENGALS 27 (OT) MVP: C.Hill QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB9: STEELERS 20 RAMS 10 MVP: L.McCutcheon QB-Bradshaw HC Noll
SB10: STEELERS 18 RAMS 0 MVP LC Greenwood QB-Bradshaw HC Noll
SB11: COWBOYS 33 PATRIOTS 7 MVP H.Martin QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB12: COWBOYS 17 RAIDERS 10 MVP T.Dorsett QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB13: COWBOYS 42 OILERS 21 MVP R.Staubach QB-Staubach HC Landry
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