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Actual Result: Oakland 27 Philadelphia 10, the first WC SB Champ.
Simulation: Dallas and Pittsburgh have won the past 8 Super Bowls, Dallas has a 5th win and 2 losses in addition to that - out of 14 Super Bowls, these two teams have played in 10. Pittsburgh won't get a chance to defend their title, they finished third in the AFC Central and out of the playoffs. Dallas finished second in the NFC East, they won their WC game and move to the divisional round.
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 3, 1981
Minnesota Vikings (9-7) at Philadelphia Eagles (12-4)
24 degrees
Eagles -7
Eagles 31 Vikings 16
EAGLES 24 VIKINGS 7
The Eagles are the defending NFC Champs and they head back to the NFC title game next week.
1st: Tony Franklin 23 yd FG (Phil 3-0)
2nd: Wilbert Montgomery 2 yd run (10-0)
Leroy Harris 4 yd reception (Jaworski 17-0)
3rd: Wilbert Montgomery 4 yd reception (Jaworski, 24-0)
4th: Rickey Young 54 yd reception (Kramer, 24-7)
MVP: Wilbert Montgomery 176 yds from scrimmage, 2 TDs
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 3, 1981
Buffalo Bills (11-5) at San Diego Chargers (11-5)
61 degrees
San Diego -6
San Diego 20 Buffalo 14
CHARGERS 24 BILLS 10
The Chargers head to the AFC Title game.
1st Nick Mike Mayer 41 yd FG (Buff 3-0)
3rd: Chuck Muncie 20 yd run (SD 7-3)
Mike Thomas 12 yd run (14-3)
4th: Roland Hooks 4 yd run (14-10)
Rolf Benirschke 32 yd FG (17-10)
Kellen Winslow 32 yd reception (Fouts, 24-10)
MVP: Kellen Winslow 6 catches, 91 yds TD
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 4, 1981
Dallas Cowboys (12-4) at Atlanta Falcons (12-4)
40 degrees
Atlanta -2.5
Dallas 30 Atlanta 27
FALCONS 29 COWBOYS 23 (OT)
The calendar has turned to the 1980s and the page turns in the NFL - either the Steelers or Cowboys has won every single Super Bowl over the past 8 seasons, but that wont be the case this year and neither makes the conference championship game - the Atlanta Falcons will host the NFC Championship.
1st Tony Mazzetti 23 yd FG (Atl 3-0)
Rafael Septien 22 yd FG (3-3)
2nd: Rafael Septien 30 yd FG (Dall 6-3)
Tony Dorsett 12 yd run (13-3)
Tim Mazzetti 44 yd FG (13-6)
3rd: Wallace Francis 13 yd reception (Bartskowski 13-13)
4th: Rafael Septien 36 yd FG (Dall 16-13)
Lynn Cain 6 yd run (Atl 20-16)
Tim Mazzetti 20 yd FG (23-16)
with less than 1 minute to play...
Tony Hill 33 yard reception (White, 23-23)
OT: William Andrews 12 yd run (Atl 29-23)
MVP: William Andrews, 180 yds from scrimmage TD
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 4, 1981
Oakland Raiders (11-5) at Cleveland Browns (11-5)
2 degrees
Cleveland -3.5
Oakland 14 Cleveland 12
RAIDERS 27 BROWNS 24
The coldest game played in the NFL post-merger, as was the case in the real world, Oakland will head to San Diego next week for the AFC Championship.
1st: Calvin Hill 56 yd run (Cle 7-0)
2nd: Don Cockroft 21 yd FG (10-0)
Arthur Whittington 40 yd run (10-7)
Bobby Chandler 5 yd reception (Plunkett Oak 14-10)
Willis Adams 38 yd reception (Sipe, Cle 17-14)
3rd: Bobby Chandler 8 yd reception (Plunkett, Oak 21-17)
Reggie Rucker 5 yd reception (Sipe, Cle 24-21)
4th: Cliff Branch 15 yd reception (Plunkett, missed XP Oak 27-24)
MVP: Jim Plunkett 16-26 207 yds, 3 TD
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 11, 1981
Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers
67 degrees
SD -4
Oakland 34 San Diego 27
RAIDERS 13 CHARGERS 10
The Oakland Raiders return to the SB for the third time, having won one and lost one, its the 3rd coach in 3 trips. If the Eagles win their conference championship, we will see the actual SB matchup.
1st: Rolf Benirschke 32 yd FG (SD 3-0)
2nd: John Cappelletti 6 yd reception (Fouts 10-0)
3rd: Lester Hayes, 37 yard INT (Fouts 10-6, missed XP)
4th: As the clock hit :00...
Mark Van Eeghen 10 yard reception (Plunkett Oak 13-10)
MVP: Lester Hayes, 2 INT, TD
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 11, 1981
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons
40 degrees
FALCONS 15 EAGLES 14
The Atlanta Falcons were the best team in the NFC in 1980, they win both playoff games, capturing the NFC Championship and they head to Super Bowl 15 to face the Oakland Raiders.
1st: Tim Mazzetti 30 yd FG (Atl 3-0)
2nd: Leroy Harris 60 yd run (Phil 7-3)
Tim Mazzetti 45 FG (7-6)
4th: Wilbert Montgomery 5 yd reception (Jaworski 14-6)
Alfred Jackson 22 yard reception (Bartkowski, 2 pt conversion failed 14-12)
....under 1 minute...
Tim Mazzetti 24 yd FG (Atl 15-14)
MVP: Joel Williams, strip sack, fumble recovery
SUPER BOWL XV
Jan 25, 1981
Atlanta Falcons v. Oakland Raiders
New Orleans
FALCONS 24 RAIDERS 8
A real changing of the guard here at Super Bowl 15, the Atlanta Falcons are the Super Bowl Champions.
1st: Lynn Cain 40 yd run (Atl 7-0)
2nd: Wallace Francis 17 yd reception (Bartkowski 14-0)
Tim Mazzetti 43 yd FG (17-0)
4th: Alfred Jackson 14 yd reception (Bartkowski 24-0)
Kenny King 4 yd run, 2 pt conversion (24-8)
MVP: William Andrews, 220 yds from scrimmage
The Falcons win gives us a chance for a look back, the Packers failure to get back to SB2 changes the impression of the early SB years, the first back to back champions become the Vikings, no longer the team that couldn't win the SB, instead, they get Gary Cuozzo, one of only 2 QBs to be named SB MVP. Those Viking wins in SB 5 and 6 were preceded by a Cowboys SB2 loss and an SB4 win - that becomes important because beginning with SB 7, either Dallas or Pittsburgh wins the SB every year until this year. Pittsburgh won SB 7, SB 9 and 10, then their 4th win was last year in SB14. That SB7 win was over Dallas, who at that point were 1-2 in SBs - but that would change, Dallas winning SB8, probably the best SB yet, an OT win over the Bengals, then the threepeat, SB 11-12-13. Roger Staubach and Terry Bradshaw are both 4 time SB winning QBs, no one has repeated as MVP. The best individual performance in SB history? Probably Calvin Hill, in that Dallas win over the Bengals, over 200 yards from scrimmage and 3 TDs.
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
SB14: STEELERS 24 EAGLES 7 MVP F.Harris QB-Bradshaw HC-Noll
SB15: FALCONS 24 RAIDERS 8 MVP:W.Andrews QB-Bartkowski HC-Bennett
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