256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 10: 1973 Dallas Cowboys v. 1965 Baltimore Colts

 '73 Rams v. '18 Patriots

10. 1965 BALTIMORE COLTS at 7. 1973 DALLAS COWBOYS

7. 1973 DALLAS COWBOYS 

Record: 10-4

Pythag: 11-3

Off: 2nd

Def: 7th

1st NFC East

d. Rams Div Rnd 27-16

lost Vikings NFC Title 27-10

HC Tom Landry OC Jim Myers DC Ernie Stautner

Texas Stadium: 60 degrees

Verne Lundquist/Al Wisk

Offense

QB Roger Staubach 31

RB Calvin Hill 26

FB Walt Garrison 29

WR Bob Hayes 31

WR Drew Pearson 22-R

TE Billy Joe Dupree 23-R

LT Ralph Neely 30

LG John Niland 29

C John Fitzgerald 25

RG Blaine Nye 27

LT Rayfield Wright 28 All Pro

Defense

LDE Larry Cole 27

LDT Jethro Pugh 29

RDT Bob Lilly 34

RDE Pat Toomay 25

LLB Dave Edwards 34

MLB Lee Roy Jordan 32

RLB DD Lewis 28

LCB Charlie Waters 25

RCB Mel Renfro 32

SS Cornell Green 33

FS Cliff Harris 25

K Toni Fritsch 28

P Marv Bateman 23

KR Mike Montgomery 24

PR Golden Richards 23

The '93 Cowboys, '07 Cowboys, '71 Cowboys, '94 Cowboys are all into round 2; the '73 squad is the 7th seed in Region 10; two spots left to claim in round 2 for the region.  They've got this spot because of the offense, 2nd best in the NFL. Roger Staubach is 31, 26 scores and 15 picks. Over 1100 yards rushing for 26 year old Calvin Hill in 14 games; you should expect Dallas to run the ball today.  28 year old Rayfield Wright is an All Pro; the defense is led by 34 year old Bob Lilly; 32 year old Lee Roy Jordan and 25 year old Charlie Waters combined for 11 picks.

10. 1965 BALTIMORE COLTS

Record: 10-3-1

Pythag: 10-4

Off: 3rd

Def: 4th

1st NFL West

lost Packers Div Rnd 13-10

HC Don Shula DC Charley Winner 

Offense

QB Johnny Unitas 32 All Pro Louisville

RB Lenny Moore 32 Penn St

FB Jerry Hill 26 Wyoming

WR Jimmy Orr 30 All Pro UGA

WR Ray Berry 32 SMU

TE John Mackey 24 Syracuse

LT Bob Vogel 24 Ohio St

LG Jim Parker 31 All Pro Ohio St

C Buzz Nutter 34 Va Tech

RG Alex Sandusky 33 Clarion

RT George Preas 32 Va Tech

Defense

LDE Lou Michaels 30 UK

LDT Fred Miller 25 LSU

RDT Billy Ray Smith 30 Arkansas

RDE Ordell Braase 33 S Dakota

LLB Steve Stonebreaker 27 Det Mercy

MLB Dennis Gaubatz 25 LSU

RLB Don Shinnick 30 UCLA

LCB Bobby Boyd All Pro 28 Oklahoma

RCB Lenny Lyles 29 Louisville 

LS Jerry Logan 24 W Tex A&M

RS Wendell Harris 25 LSU

K Lou Michaels 30 UK

P Tom Gilburg 27 Syracuse

KR/PR Alvin Haymond 23 Southern

The '76 Colts, '04 Colts, '68 Colts, '58 Colts have all advanced - so this game will determine which franchise gets their fifth representative into the next round (Packers, Broncos, Rams, Patriots, 49ers all have 5; if anyone has more, it is presently escaping me). Shula's '65 Colts were 3rd in offense, 4th in defense. Johnny Unitas is 32, All Pro, 24 scores and 12 picks.  Jimmy Orr's a 30 year All Pro and scored ten times. 31 year old Jim Parker was also an All Pro.  28 year old Bobby Boyd leads the defense, All Pro with 9 picks.  It's Shula against Landry - there's two spots left to claim in region 10, one of these franchises is about to earn their fifth spot.  Let's head to Dallas for the kick. 

1st Qtr

Colts start at the 25.

1/10 - Jerry Hill is flattened in the backfield on the first play.

2/14 - Johnny Unitas - he goes to Ray Berry for 11.  

3/3 - Lenny Moore picks up the first down.

1/10 - Moore for 2.

2/8 - Unitas is planted into the turf by Bob Lilly.  

3/15 - Unitas -- big strike to Willie Richardson, 22 yards, Colts across midfield. Holding on the next play, it's 1st and 20.

1/20 - Unitas -- John Mackey, 17 yards.  

2/3 - Moore is stacked up.

3/3 - Unitas -- finds Lenny Moore - 11 yards to the Cowboy 30. 

1/10 - Tony Lorick for five.  

2/5 - Unitas -- Ray Berry for 12 - another first down - Colts are at the 13.

1/10 - Hill loses 2.

2/12 - Unitas -- goes to Moore, Moore breaks a tackle -- Moore all the way to the 5 yard line and it is 3rd and 2.

3/2 - Play action - Unitas - end zone -- Mackey -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS - it's a 9 minute opening drive for Johnny Unitas and the Colts - they are into the endzone, Unitas to Mackey, 5 yard TD pass.

Cowboys at the 39.

1/10 Calvin Hill gets a yard.

2/9 - Roger Staubach's going up top -- Staubach going up top -- 51 yard home run shot to Otto Stowe - huge play for the Cowboys, a 51 yard bomb on their second play from scrimmage.

The drive ends here - the chip shot FG makes it 7-3.

Colts start at the 39 - on the second play, Lee Roy Jordan strips Lenny Moore - it's a Fumble - Dallas gets the ball back at the Colts 45 - big play from Lee Roy Jordan. 

Less than 2 minutes left in the qtr - 

1/10 - Calvin Hill goes for 5.

2/5 - Hill for 3

3/2 - Walt Garrison picks it up and the qtr ends.

2nd Qtr: Colts 7 Cowboys 3

-Colts took the first 9 minutes of the game to drive down and score, that continues to hold up, Cowboys driving after the Lenny Moore fumble, first down at the Colt 31.

1/10 - 10 yards for Hill.  

1/10 - Garrison stopped at the line.

2/10 - Staubach goes to Bob Hayes, it's a dozen yards to the 8, it's a first and goal for Dallas.

But again - it ends here - another short Cowboy FG and it is 7-6.

Colts at the 26.

3 and out.  Dallas gets the ball back at their own 32.  

1/10 - Hill gets 4

2/6 - Staubach in trouble -- he pulls it down and gains 11 - Dallas to the 47.

1/10 - 7 more for Hill. 

2/3 - Robert Newhouse gers 7 - Cowboys cross midfield.

1/10 - Hill is stopped.

2/7 - 3 for Garrison

3/4 - Staubach -- he's going deep -- End Zone -- Drew Pearson -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - Staubach the 36 yard perfect strike to Drew Pearson and the Cowboys take the 13-7 lead; since that opening drive, the Dallas defense has shut the Colts down and Staubach gives Dallas the lead. 13-7.

Colts at the 30, less than 6 to play in the half.

1/10 - Unitas to Jimmy Orr, 12 yards.

1/10 - Unitas to Jerry Hill, thats a dozen yards and the Colts cross midfield.

1/10 - 5 for Lenny Moore

2/5 - Unitas to Hill picks it up, the Colts reach the 33.

1/10 - Jerry Hill runs for 16 yards and Baltimore is at the 17.

1/10 - Lenny Moore with the 14 yard run - Baltimore finds that offense missing since the opening drive and it's a first and goal.

1/goal - Unitas - Endzone -- Ray Berry -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS - Unitas goes 70 yards in less than 4 minutes, Baltimore regains the lead - Cowboys are at the 34, 2 minute warning.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Staubach to Drew Pearson, Dallas at the 44.

1/10 - Give to Hill, he's stopped at the line, Dallas calls timeout at 1:30 to play in the half.

2/10 - Staubach to Walt Garrison - 14 yards to the Colts 44 yard line, Dallas stops the clock again.

1/10 - Staubach -- looking up top -- End Zone - Stowe -- TOUCHDOWN COW....there is a flag -- that's gonna come back, Staubach's 44 yard TD strike to Stowe comes back with the holding call, Dallas takes the rest of the half - but a Billy Ray Smith sack knocks them back further - Dallas punts, the half ends.

3rd Qtr: Colts 14 Cowboys 13

Baltimore scores on its first and last possession, couple of Unitas TD passes, in between Dallas scores 13 - so we are tight as we come out of the locker room. 

Dallas starts at the 32.

1/10 - Calvin Hill for 8.

2/2 - Garrison picks it up.

1/10 - Hill loses 3.

2/13 - Hill gains 6.

3/7 - Staubach - Garrison - 17 yard pickup to the Colts 37.  

1/10 - Newhouse gets 4.

2/6 - Incomplete

3/6 - Staubach - Billy Joe Dupree -- 10 yard gain and Dallas is at the Colt 23.  

The drive ends here -- Toni Fritsch.....misses.....the FG.....and the Colts regain possession at their own 28.  Baltimore with the ball and the lead, halfway through the qtr.

3 and out.  Dallas gets it back at the 42 - on the first play - Bobby Boyd Picks Off Staubach -- and the Colts get the ball at the Cowboy 47 yard line.

1/10 - Lenny Moore gets 2.

2/8 - Unitas -- downfield to Mackey -- 20 yards to the Dallas 25.  

1/10 - Unitas - 13 yards to Jimmy Orr - Baltimore to the 12.

The drive ends here - Bob Lilly gets back to back sacks - that's a hat trick for Lilly - Lou Michaels with the FG and it's 17-13.

Dallas starts at the 12 - it'll be second and 5 when the 4th qtr starts.

4th Qtr: Colts 17 Cowboys 13

Dallas misses a FG, Staubach throws a pick - and the Colts are up 4.  Dallas has a 2nd and 5 at their own 17.

1/10 - Staubach - Bob Hayes - 26 yards - Dallas at the 43.

1/10 - Garrison with the 18 yard gain -- Dallas to the Baltimore 39.

1/10 - 3 for Hill.

2/7 - Newhouse busts out a 16 yarder, Dallas is at the 20. 

1/10 - 10 more for Newhouse -- Dallas now with a first and goal.

1/goal - Hill gets a yard.

2/goal - Staubach - Endzone -- Stowe -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS -- Roger Staubach drives Dallas 88 yards in 5 minutes, culminating in his second TD pass of the day. 

Colts in good shape at the 37.  3 and out including a Lee Roy Jordan sack.  

Dallas will take over, up 20-17, halfway through the 4th, at the 27.

3 and out.  The Colt defense stands up.  Baltimore gets it back at the 36, 6 minutes left in the game - down 3.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Unitas -- Mackey - 16 yards, the Colts are across midfield.

But it stops here.  And with a little more than 3 minutes to play - Dallas gets the ball back at their own 15.  Colts need a quick stop, they trail by a FG.

1/10 - Newhouse loses 3.

2/13 - Newhouse gets to the line.  3rd and 13.  Baltimore stops the clock. 2:36 left.  

3/13 - Landry dials up a pass - Staubach - Pearson -- 16 yard gain - that's a huge, huge first down - the Colts have to use their second timeout and Dallas has a fresh set of downs.  

Colts up against it now, they use their final timeout, they'll be able to stop the clock at the 2 minute warning, but that's it - even if they are able to get the ball back, it won't be with much time remaining.  Dallas at their own 28.  They'll run the ball and then we'll have the 2 minute warning.

1/10 - Garrison gets 3.  2 Minutes left.  Cowboys up 3.

2/7 - Garrison gets 6 - Dallas has a third and 1 - clock ticking away -- Colts can't stop it -- 3rd and 1 - here we go.

3/1 - Calvin Hill picks it up and that's the end of the game.  Fresh set of downs - Colts can't stop the clock - Staubach takes knees and it is over.

Final: Cowboys 20 Colts 17

Dallas trailed most of the day, but that 88 yard Dallas drive that ended early in the 4th turned out to be the decider.  

Staubach 12 of 19, 210, 2 TD/INT

Unitas: 16 of 20, 175 2 TD

Hill: 21 carries, 67 yds

Moore: 12 carries, 35 yds

Pearson: 3 catches, 62 yds TD

Mackey: 4 catches, 57 yds TD

Lilly: 3 sacks

Player of the Game: Bob Lilly

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 10: 1973 Los Angeles Rams v. 2018 New England Patriots

'98 Broncos v. '12 Packers 

11. 2018 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at 6. 1973 LOS ANGELES RAMS

6. 1973 LOS ANGELES RAMS

Record: 12-2

Pythag: 12-2

Off: 1st

Def: 4th

1st NFC West

lost Div Rnd Cowboys 27-16

HC Chuck Knox OC Ken Meyer DC Ray Malavasi

LA Coliseum: 65 degrees

Dick Enberg

Offense

QB John Hadl 33 All Pro Kansas

RB Lawrence McCutcheon 23 Col St

FB Jim Bertlesen 23 Tex

WR Harold Jackson 27 All Pro Jack St

WR Jack Snow 30 N Dame

TE Bob Klein 26 USC

LT Charlie Cowan 35 N Mex Highlands

LG Tom Mack 30 Mich

C Ken Iman 34 SE Mo St

RG Joe Scibelli 34 AIU

RT John Williams 28 Minn

Defense

LDE Jack Youngblood 23  Florida

LDT Larry Brooks 23 Va St

RDT Merlin Olsen 33 Utah St

RDE Fred Dryer 27 S Diego St

LLB Ken Geddes 27 Nebraska

MLB Hacksaw Reynolds 26 Tenn 

RLB Isiah Robertson All Pro 24 Southern

LCB Eddie McMillan 22 R Florida St

RCB Charlie Stukes 30 ME Shore

SS Dave Elmendorf 24 Tex A&M

FS Steve Preece 26 Ore St

K David Ray 29 Alabama

P Dave Chapple 26 UCSB

KR Cullen Bryant 22 Colorado

PR Jim Bertelesen 23 Texas

The '99 Rams, '21 Rams, '67 Rams, '51 Rams are all moving on; if this 6th seeded team from '73 wins, they'll match the Packers/Broncos as organizations with 5 teams having already advanced forward in 10 regions.  1st in offense, 4th in defense in '73, that's how a team that got bounced in the first round winds up with a home game against a Super Bowl Champion Patriots team.  John Hadl is a 33 year old All Pro. 22 scores, 11 picks.  23 year old Lawrence McCutcheon rushed for nearly 11 yards in a dozen games. 27 year old Harold Jackson is an All Pro with 13 TDs.  24 year old Isiah Robertson is an All Pro on defense, 33 year old Merlin Olsen and 23 year old Jack Youngblood are half of the post Deacon Jones Fearsome Foursome.  

11. 2018 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Record: 11-5

Pythag: 11-5

Off: 4th

Def: 7th

1st AFC East

d. Chargers Div Rnd 41-28

d. Chiefs AFC Title 37-31

d. Rams Super Bowl 13-3

HC Bill Belichick OC Josh McDaniels

Offense

QB Tom Brady 41 Mich

RB Sony Michel 23 R UGA

FB James Develin 30 Brown

WR Julian Edelman 32 Kent St

WR Josh Gordon 27 Baylor

TE Rob Gronkowski 29 Arizona

LT Trent Brown 25 Florida

LG Joe Thuney 26 NC St

C David Andrews 26 UGA

RG Shaq Mason 25 Geo Tech

RT Marcus Cannon 30 TCU

Defense

LDE Trent Flowers 25 Ark

LDT Lawrence Guy 28 Ariz St

RDT Malcolm Brown 24 Tex

RDE Deatrich Wise 24 Ark

LLB Dont'a Hightower 28 Alabama

MLB Kyle Van Noy 27 BYU

RLB Elandon Roberts 24 Houston

LCB Jason McCourty 31 Rutgers

RCB Stephon Gilmore 28 All Pro S Carolina

SS Patrick Chung 31 Oregon

FS Devin McCourty 31 Rutgers

K Stephen Gostkowski 34 Memphis

P Ryan Allen 28 La Tech

KR Cordarrelle Patterson 27 Tenn

PR Julian Edelman 32 Kent St

The '07 Patriots, '06 Patriots, '14 Patriots, '04 Patriots, '11 Patriots have all advanced - New England tries to move its 6th team forward with the 11th seed in Region 10, the 2018 Super Bowl Champs.  4th best offense in football - 41 year old Tom Brady had 31 scores and 11 picks.  28 year old Stephon Gilmore is the team's All Pro, 25 year old Trey Flowers had 7.5 sacks.  Big crowd at the LA Coliseum for this one - let's go out to sunny Southern California for the kick.

1st Qtr

LA starts at the 33.

1/10 - Jim Bertelsen gets a carry, stopped at the line.

2/10 - Bertelsen again - LA is gonna run, run, run some more - 13 yard gain

1/10 - Lawrence McCutcheon gets 3.

2/7 - John Hadl's first attempt is a dozen yards to McCutcheon and LA is at the Patriot 39 yard line.

The drive dies - the punt is a touchback.

1/10 - Tom Brady opens with a pass to Chris Hogan, 15 yards.

And that's all.  The next 3 plays lose 2 yards - after the kick it's Rams at the 31.

1/10 - McCutcheon goes for 13.  

1/10 - Bertelsen for 11 -- run, run, run some more.  

1/10 - John Hadl finds Harold Jackson, 22 yards -- Rams at the Patriot 23.  

1/10 - McCutcheon for 4.

2/6 - Bertelsen gets 5, third and short

3/1 - McCutcheon picks it up.  

1/10 - McCutcheon -- he's got a seam -- McCutcheon is going to go --- Into the EndZone...TOUCHDOWN RAMS - 7 plays, 6 of them runs - LA goes 69 yards for the game's first score.

Patriots at the 25.  3 and out.

Rams at the 37.

1/10 - 2 for McCutcheon.

2/8 - Incomplete

3/8 - Hadl finds Bob Klein  right down the middle for a 21 yard gain to the Pats 40 and that's the end of the qtr.

2nd Qtr: Rams 7 Patriots 0

Run the ball, play tight defense - that's the LA formula and that's what we see so far.  LA has a first down at the Pats 40.

1/10 - McCutcheon for 4.

2/6 - Rob Scribner for 9 yards, and now LA is at the 27. 

1/10 - 4 for McCutcheon

2/6 - Hadl -- Hadl is looking for the endzone -- Harold Jackson -- TOUCHDOWN RAMS - John Hadl 22 yards to Harold Jackson - Rams go up 14-0.  

Patriots at the 22.  3 and out.

Rams at the 22. 

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - McCutcheon busts one - 47 yards -- Lawrence McCutcheon goes all the way to the Patriot 31.  Rams up 14 and driving again.  

1/10 - Bertlesen is stopped at the line.

2/10 - 6 for Bertlesen.

3/4 - Hadl - goes to Jack Snow - 17 yards and it's a first and goal at the 8.

1/goal - Bertelsen gets 2

2/goal - 4 for McCutcheon

3/goal - Rob Scribner plunges --- into the endzone --- TOUCHDOWN RAMS - and this is a rout; the Patriots beat the Rams in the Super Bowl and Chuck Knox and the '73 team is getting its revenge.  21-0.

Patriots at the 31.

1/10 - Tom Brady will be throwing the ball a lot the rest of the way.  He hits James White for 10.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Brady hits Gronk, 15 yards to the Ram 44.

1/10 - Merlin Olsen sacks Brady, loses 3.

2/13 - Brady to Julian Edelman, another first down - Patriots at the 27.

1/10 - Brady to White, a dozen yards - Patriots at the 15.

The drive ends here, Jack Youngblood gets a sack - Gostkowski FG, 21-3.

Rams get the ball back at the 2 minute warning at the 37.

They run the ball 3 times, Patriots use all 3 timeouts - the drive takes just 59 seconds and the Patriots get the ball back at their own 28, 61 seconds left, out of timeouts.

1/10 - Brady dumps it off to Edelman, 3 yards, out of bounds.  55 seconds.

2/7 - Brady to Hogan - 10 yards to the 41 - Brady hurrying to the line, he quickly attempts a pass - incomplete. 36 seconds left.  

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Brady - 20 yards to Julian Edelman, he spikes the ball with 11 seconds left to stop the clock at the Rams 39.  

2/10 - Brady -- Brady looking to the endzone -- Josh Gordon -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS -- Brady 39 yards to Josh Gordon - that's the half - Patriots trying to climb back into this one.

3rd Qtr: Rams 21 Patriots 10

Pats score twice in the last couple of minutes of the half, they still trail LA by 11.

Patriots start at the 21. 

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Brady.  Gronk.  17 yards.

1/10 - Brady - Gordon - 15 yards, I'll tell you what, since the Pats have completely abanoned the run game, just throwing on every play, they are really carving the Rams up.  

1/10 - Brady sacked - Isiah Robertson gets him.  

2/14 - Brady - Edelman, that's a first down -- Pats are at the Rams 35 yard line!

The drive ends -- long Gostkowski FG makes it 21-13, that's 13 straight points for New England on nearly all pass plays.  

Rams at the 27.

1/10 - Bertelsen gets 3.

2/7 - Scribner gets 1 - Rams pick up penalties on the next two plays and it's now 3rd and 21 at the 16.

3/21 - Hadl - out to Bertelsen - Bertelsen breaks tackles-  gets a block -- Bertelsen is going to run for a 24 yard gain - the Rams were on their heels, their 21-0 lead down to 21-13, Rams deep in their own end on a third and forever -- but they pick it up and are at their own 40.

1/10 - McCutcheon gets 2

2/8 Bertelsen loses 2.

3/10 -- Hadl -- Hadl looks to go deep - he finds Harold Jackson -- that's a big gain, 34 yards -- and Patrick Chung picks up a personal foul with a face mask - thats nearly 50 yards, Rams are all the way down to the 13 yard line!  Another huge third down conversion for Hadl.

1/10 - Bertelsen gets 2

2/8 - Bertelsen stopped at the line.

3/8 - Hadl.  McCutcheon in space -- McCutcheon's gonna go --- Into the Endzone -- TOUCHDOWN RAMS -- John Hadl with the 11 yard score to Lawrence McCutcheon and once again it's a 15 point LA lead with less than 6 to play in the third.

Patriots at the 34 - they get a first down on a 15 yard Sony Michel run -- but that's all, after the punt - LA is at their own 16 yard line.

2 straight Trey Flowers sacks and LA is back at their own 7 yard line as the qtr ends.

4th Qtr: Rams 28 Patriots 13

The Pats looked like they might be getting back into this one; they scored 13 straight, had LA pinned deep - but a couple of big third down conversions and then a long pass to Harold Jackson with a personal foul tacked on got LA in position to add another score.  

Rams have 3rd and 19 at their own 7.

They don't pick it up.  Pats will start at the LA 46.

They get 2 first downs - 14 yards from Brady to Patterson, 24 yards from Brady to Hogan - but the drive ends, Gostkowski with the FG and its 28-16.

Gostkowski with the onside kick...it isnt successful, Rams will take over at the Patriot 47; two runs will then move them back 6 yards.

3/16 - Rams staying on the ground, up 12, looking to kill some clock -- but they get more than that- Lawrence McCutcheon runs for 19 -- goes all the way to the Patriot 34 yard line, just a little more than 7 minutes left now and that should be that.  

Rams spend the next 3 minutes running right at the Patriots, play after play, winding the clock to under 4 minutes to go, the drive ending on a Hadl 6 yard TD pass to Harold Jackson TOUCHDOWN RAMS - it is all over today - the LA Rams will move on and face the '98 Broncos in round 2.  LA joins the Patriots, Packers, Broncos with 5 teams safely into round 2.  

Pats start at the 30 - they get first downs on two Brady to Edelman passes, 20 yds and 10 yds - but the drive ends with LA's 4th sack of the day, Hacksaw Reynolds getting Brady - victory formation for Hadl and it is over.

Final: Rams 35 Patriots 16

We once thought that modern day passing teams might just be too much for the old school running teams and that has not borne out at all.  In fact, teams that rely more on the run maybe are having more success as we near the end of region 10.  

Hadl: 10 for 15 160 yards 3 TD

Brady: 20 for 28 285 yds 1 TD

McCutcheon 19 carries, 129 yds, 3 catches, 27 yds, 1 TD/1 INT

Michel: 16 carries, 29 yds

Jackson: 5 catches, 92 yds, 2 TD

Edelman: 6 catches, 85 yds

Player of the Game: Lawrence McCutcheon

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 10: 1998 Denver Broncos v. 2012 Green Bay Packers

'14 Seahawks v. '18 Rams 

14. 2012 GREEN BAY PACKERS at 3. 1998 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DENVER BRONCOS

3. 1998 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DENVER BRONCOS 

Record: 14-2

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 2nd

Def: 8th

1st AFC West

d. Dolphins Div Rnd 38-3

d. Jets AFC Title 23-10

d. Falcons Super Bowl 34-19

HC Mike Shanahan OC Gary Kubiak DC Greg Robinson

Mile High: 45 degrees

Dave Logan/Scott Hastings

Offense

QB John Elway 38 Stanford

RB Terrell Davis 26 UGA

FB Howard Griffith 31 Illinois

WR Ed McCaffrey 30 Stanford

WR Rod Smith 28 Mo Southen

TE Shannon Sharpe 30 Savannah St

LT Tony Jones 32 We Carolina

LG Mark Schlereth 32 Idaho

C Tom Nalen 27 B College

RG Dan Neil 25 Texas

RT Harry Swayne 33 Rutgers

Defense

LDE Neil Smith 32  Nebraska

LDT Keith Traylor 29 C Okla

RDT Trevor Pryce 23 Clemson

RDE Maa Tanuvasa 28 Hawaii

LLB John Mobley 25 Kutztown

MLB Glenn Cadrez 28 Houston

RLB Bill Romanowski 32 B College

LCB Ray Crockett 31 Baylor

RCB Darrien Gordon 28 Stanford

SS Eric Brown 23-R Miss St

FS Steve Atwater 32 Arkansas

K Jason Elam 28 Hawaii

P Tom Rouen 30 Colorado

KR Vaughn Hebron 28 Va Tech

PR Darrien Gordon 28 Stanford

The '97 Broncos, the '15 Broncos, the '14 Broncos, the '05 Broncos have all advanced. The third seed in the Region is the '98 Super Bowl Champs with the 2nd best offense in football.  John Elway is now 38, 23 scores and 10 picks. Terrell Davis had the monster year in the Shanahan offense; 26 year old All Pro, 2000 yards rushing, 23 scores. 30 year old Ed McCaffrey and 28 year old Rod Smith each had over a thousand yards receiving. 30 year old Shannon Sharpe is an All Pro with 10 scores. On defense, 23 year old Trevor Pryce, 28 year old Maa Tanuvasa, 32 year old Bill Romanowski combined for 24.5 sacks.  The second half of the Back to Back Champs look to advance to the next round along with the front side.

14. 2012 GREEN BAY PACKERS 

Record: 11-5

Pythag: 10-6

Off: 5th

Def: 11th

1st NFC North

d. Vikings WC 24-10

List Niners Div Rnd 45-31

HC Mike McCarthy OC Tom Clements DC Dom Capers

Offense

QB Aaron Rodgers 29 Cal

RB Cedric Benson 30 Tex

WR Randall Cobb 22 UK

WR James Jones 28 S Jose St

WR Jordy Nelson 27 K St

TE Jermichael Finley 25 Tex

LT Marshall Newhouse 24 TCU

LG TJ Lang 25 E Mich

C Jeff Saturday 37 UNC

RG Josh Sitton 26 C Florida

RT Bryan Bulaga 23 Iowa

Defense

LDE Ryan Pickett 33 Ohio St

NT BJ Raji 26 B College

RDE CJ Wilson 25 E Carolina

LOLB Eric Walden 27 Mid Ten St

LILB AJ Hawk 28 Ohio St

RILB Brad Jones 26 Colorado

ROLB Clay Matthews 26 USC

LCB Tramon Williams 29 La Tech

RCB Sam Shields 25 Miami

SS Morgan Burnett 23 Geo T

FS MD Jennings 24 Ark St

K Mason Crosby 28 Col

P Tim Masthay 25 UK

KR/PR Randall Cobb 22 UK

The '14 Packers, '96 Packers, '62 Packers, '61 Packers, '97 Packers have all advanced -- that's 5 Packer squads and 4 Broncos squads - the '12 team just slips into the field as the 14th seed in region 10 because of the 5th best offense in football.  Aaron Rodgers is 29, 41 scores and 8 picks. 28 year old James Jones had 14 scores. The defense has its work cut out trying to stop Terrell Davis, 26 year old Clay Matthews had 13 sacks.  It's a cold day at Mile High - let's go out for the kick.

1st Qtr

Randall Cobb opens with a strong return, GB at the 41.

1/10 Cedric Benson goes for 5.

2/5 - 2 more for Benson

3/3 - Aaron Rodgers picks it up, 7 yards to Jordy Nelson.

1/10 - Rodgers is going for it -- Rodgers airs it out -- Randall Cobb!  TOUCHDOWN PACKERS Rodgers to Cobb, 45 yard scoring strike on the 4th play of the game - the Packers, seeded 14th in the region, are quickly on the board against the 3rd seeded Broncos.

Denver at the 28.

1/10 Terrell Davis for 4.

2/6 - John Elway flips it out to Davis - he gets 17 and 5 more for a facemask and Denver's at the 33.

1/10 - Derek Loville gets a yard.

2/9 - Elway...in trouble..scrambles for 5 yards.

3/4 - Incomplete

Shanahan decides he's gonna roll some dice early on - Broncos in FG range at the 27 - 4th and 4 - but down this early score, Denver's going for it.  

4/4 - It's a handoff.  Davis -- Davis is gonna get right to the sticks.  Measurement.  

Short.  Short.  Short -- the Packers turn Denver over on downs - Green Bay takes over at their own 27.  Big, big stop for the Pack.  

3 and out.  Denver getting it right back at their own 31.  Halfway through the quarter.

1/10 - Davis for 1.

2/9 - Davis.  Big gain.  Davis for 24 yards -- Denver's across midfield again.  

1/10 - Elway to Rod Smith - 8 yards.

2/2 - Loville picks it up, Denver at the 31.

1/10 - Davis for 4.

2/6 - Davis....Reverse, Davis flips to Rod Smith -- Smith around the edge -- Smith down the sideline -- Rod Smith is Gonna Go!  Rod Smith 27 yards to the House TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS - Shanahan dials up the reverse and with less than 4 minutes left the Broncos have tied the score.  

Packers start at the 21.

3 and out - Denver hasn't allowed a first down since the opening drive.  And Darrien Gordon takes the kick back -- Darren Gordon returns the punt all the way to the Packer 6!  Gordon takes the punt back all the way to the Green Bay 6 yard line where the Broncos take over with less than 2 minutes in the qtr.

1/goal - Davis is stopped at the line.

2/goal -- Davis -- Through the Line -- Into the Endzone -- TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS - Terrell Davis punches his way 6 yards and Denver has taken the lead.  

Packers at the 34.  2 plays net 5 yards.  End of qtr.

2nd Qtr: Broncos 14 Packers 7

Pack scored on the opening drive, then turned Denver over on downs -- but it's all Denver after that, score, huge punt return, score.  Packers have a third and 5 at their own 39.

They don't pick it up - 3 straight 3 and outs for this Denver defense.  

Broncos at the 39.  

1/10 - Elway.  Smith.  5 yards, offsides on the next play earns the first down.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Davis gets a yard.

3/9 - Elway -- in trouble -- pulls it down -- Elway getting those 38 year old legs in motion -- 12 yards for Elway and Denver is at the Packer 38. 5 more on another offsides.

1/5 - Davis picks it up. 

1/10 - Clay Matthews with the sack.  

2/16 - Loville gets a yard, third and long at the 31. 

3/15 - Elway -- Marcus Nash -- big play - 21 yards -- Denver's got a first and goal.

1/goal - Elway a yard to Smith.

2/goal - Davis gets a couple.

3/goal - Howard Griffith just bulldozes his way -- Into the Endzone -- TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS - whooooosh, the Broncos just steaming now, up 21-7.

Pack at the 35.

They get a first down - Rodgers 9 yards to Jermichael Finley - but two plays later Rodgers is Picked Off by Tyrone Braxton -- Braxton down at the Broncos 43 -- Denver up 14, Denver turns GB over -- the Broncos on a real roll now.

3 and out. Packers with a much, much needed stop.  

Pack at the 30, less than 4 to go in the half.  

1/10 - Alex Green loses a yard.

2/11 - Rodgers - Nelson, 10 yards.

1/10 - Rodgers pulls it down, gets a yard.  

2/9 - Rodgers.  Cobb -- Nice play - 24 yards to the Bronco 36 as we hit the 2 minute warning.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Rodgers -- Cobb --- another 15 -- Rodgers leading the nice drive - Pack now at the 21.  

1/10 - Rodgers - Cobb -- 11 more -- Randall Cobb getting it done today - first and goal at the ten.

1/goal - Rodgers - Benson -- Benson makes his way to the 1 yard line.

2/goal - Benson -- Stacked Up.  

3/goal - Rodgers - Endzone -- Alex Green -- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - Rodgers goes 7 yards, takes the rest of the quarter -- the Packers miss the XP -- so we will go to the locker room at 21-13.

3rd Qtr: Broncos 21 Packers 13

The Pack score on the first and last possessions of the half - in between, it's all Broncos on both sides of the ball.  Denver up 8 as we come back out for the second half.

Broncos start at the 36.

1/10 - Elway to Ed McCaffrey, 5 yards.

2/5 - Davis gets 2.

3/3 - Davis gets right to the stick....and Denver is short.  

Shanahan looking at another 4th down, 4th and inches at their own 46 - up 8 points - and he is gonna go for it.  Gutsy call here - huge play for the Packer defense.  

4/1 - Elway -- sneak --- and he's got it.  Denver keeps the chains moving.

1/10 - Elway - Shannon Sharpe's first reception -- he's all the way down to the 33.

1/10 - Davis -- He Busts One -- Terrell Davis is gonna go -- All - The - Way - into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS - 33 Yard TD TD run; it's now 28-13, and the Pack is up against it.  

Packers at the 28.  3 and out.  

Broncos open at the 36. 

1/10 - Elway - Up Top -- Sharpe --- Big shot by Elway - 48 yards, Elway can still just flick the ball 40 yards to Sharpe, Denver is at the 16.

That's as far as it goes -- Elam FG makes it 31-13, halfway through the third qtr, this one is probably done.

Cobb gets the good return -- he gets to the 42.  

Another 3 and out.  Denver at the 22.

3 and out.  Packers at the 37 - Rodgers finds Cobb for a 26 yard shot - the next play is an incomplete pass and the quarter ends.  

4th Qtr: Broncos 31 Packers 13

Denver's cruising now, clicking on all cylinders, Packers are at the Bronco 37, 2nd and ten.

They're gonna get a first down - DuJuan Harris with a 12 yard run - but the drive ends, Crosby FG makes it 31-16.

Broncos start at the 19 - Matthews gets his second sack - Packers go 3 and out - they've got good field position at their own 47, ten minutes left - Packers have a glimmer of life right now.  

3 and out.  That probably snuffs it out - halfway through the 4th, Broncos have the ball at their own 13.  

They get a couple of first downs, largely staying on the ground - Davis gets a 13 yard run, Elway goes 15 yards to Smith - the drive ends on the Denver side of the field - after the punt, the Packers have the ball at their own 23 with 5 minutes to play, down 15 points.  

One first down - Rodgers 11 yards to Benson -- but that's all - an incompletion on 4th and 10 at their own 34 turns it over on downs.  Denver's got the ball again, less than 4 minutes to go - and they just run the ball right at the Packers.

17 for Davis.

6 for Loville.

8 for Vaughn Hebron on his first carry of the game -

And then Terrell Davis goes 3 yards -- Into the Endzone -- TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS - IT'S 38-16, 2 and a half minutes left to go - and we are done.

Garbage time TD for the Packers - they take the rest of the game to drive 70 yards, medium range pass completions all the way down the field - it ends with Rodgers hitting Benson with the 20 yard score - a 2 point conversion fails - and that's the final.

Final: Broncos 38 Packers 22

10 regions in - 5 Broncos teams/5 Packers teams have advanced to the next round; the '98 Broncos rolled today.

Elway: 14 for 23 159 yds

Rodgers: 19 for 30 242 yds 3 TD/INT

Davis: 23 carries, 147 yds, 3 TD

Benson 13 carries, 24 yds, 3 catches, 34 yds TD

Sharpe: 3 catches, 65 yds

Cobb: 6 catches, 130 yds 1 TD

Matthews: 2 sacks

Player of the Game: Terrell Davis

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 10: 2014 Seattle Seahawks v. 2018 Los Angeles Rams

 

'63 Bears v. '75 Raiders

13. 2018 NFC CHAMPION LOS ANGELES RAMS at 4. 2014 NFC CHAMPION SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

4. 2014 NFC CHAMPION SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Record: 12-4

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 10th

Def 1st

1st NFC West

d. Panthers Div Rnd 31-17

d. Packers NFC Title 28-22

Lost Super Bowl Patriots 28-24

HC Darrell Bevell DC Dan Quinn

Century Link Field: 55 degrees

Steve Raible/Warren Moon

Offense

QB Russell Wilson 26 NC St

RB Marshawn Lynch 28 Cal

WR Doug Baldwin 26 Stanford

WR Jermaine Kearse 24 Wash

WR Paul Richardson 22 R Colo

TE Luke Willson 24 Rice

LT Russell Okung 26 Okla St

LG James Carpenter 25 Alabama

C Max Unger 28 Oregon

RG JR Sweezy 25 NC St

RT Justin Britt 23-R Missouri

Defense

LDE Michael Bennett 29  Tex A&M

LDT Tony McDaniel 29 Tenn

RDT Brandon Mebane 29 Cal

RDE Cliff Avril 28 Purdue

LLB Bruce Irvin 27 WVA

MLB Bobby Wagner 24 All Pro Utah St

RLB KJ Wright Miss St

LCB Richard Sherman 26 All Pro Stanford

RCB Byron Maxwell 26 Clemson

SS Kam Chancellor 26 Va Tech

FS Earl Thomas 25 All Pro Texas

K Stephen Hauschka 29 NC St

P Jon Ryan 33 Regina

KR Percy Harvin 26 Florida

PR Bryan Walters 27 Cornell

The '15 Seahawks, '05 Seahawks are both moving on - here's the 4th seed in Region 10, the team with the best defense in the NFL in 2014.  29 year old Michael Bennett, 27 year old Bruce Irvin, combined for 13.5 sacks.  24 year old Bobby Wagner, 25 year old Earl Thomas, 26 year old Richard Sherman were all All Pro. The offense is just okay, Russell Wilson's 26, 26 scores and 7 picks. Marshawn Lynch is 28, 1300 yards rushing in 14 games, 

13. 2018 NFC CHAMPION LOS ANGELES RAMS

Record: 13-3

Pythag: 11-5

Off: 2nd

Def: 20th

1st NFC West

d. Cowboys Div Rnd 30-22

d. Saints NFC Title 26-23

lost Super Bowl Patriots 13-3

HC Sean McVay DC Wade Phillips

Offense

QB Jared Goff 24 Cal

RB Todd Gurley 24 All Pro  UGA

WR Brandin Cooks 25 Oregon St

WR Cooper Kupp 25 E Wash

WR Robert Woods 26 USC

TE Tyler Higbee 25 W Kentucky

LT Andrew Whitworth 37 LSU

LG Rodger Saffold 30 Indiana

C John Sullivan 33 N Dame

RG Austin Blythe 26 Iowa

RT Rob Havenstein 26 Wisc

Defense

LDE Michael Brockers 28 LSU

LDT Ndamukong Suh 31 Nebraska

RDT Aaron Donald 27 All Pro Pitt

LOLB Matt Longacre 27 NE Missouri St

LILB Samson Ebukam 23 E Wash

RILB Cory Littleton 25 Wash

ROLB Mark Barron 29 Alabama

LCB Marcus Peters 25 Wash

RCB Aqib Talib 32 Kansas

SS John Johnson 23 B College

FS Lamarcus Joyner 28 Florida St

K Greg Zuerlein 31 Missouri West St

P Johnny Hekker 28 Ore St

KR Blake Countess 25 Mich

PR Jojo Natson 24 Akron

The '99 Rams, '21 Rams, '67 Rams, '51 Rams are all moving on - the '18 team looks to join them - real obvious strengths for each side - it's the Rams 2nd ranked offense taking on the Seahawks top ranked defense.  Jared Goff is 24, 34 scores and 12 picks. 24 year old Todd Gurley was an All Pro, 1800 yards from scrimmage and 21 scores in 14 games. 25 year old Brandin Cooks, 26 year old Robert Woods both had over a thousand yards receiving.  The defense is not good - it's the worst unit in the game and the reason the Rams are only seeded 13th in the region.  It is, of course, led by the great Aaron Donald, 27 years old with 20.5 sacks in an All Pro Season.

Two NFC Champions who fell to the Patriots in the SB - Rams head to Seattle, it's a 4/13 matchup in Region 10.  Let's go to the kick.

1st Qtr

Rams starting at the 30.

3 and out - Michael Bennett with the sack to end the drive.  

Seahawks start at the 30 - Marshawn Lynch runs for 23 yards on the first play; the drive ends there, Rams take over after the punt at the 14.  

1/10 - Todd Gurley stopped at the line.

2/10 - Gurley again, 2 yards.

3/8 - Jared Goff's first completion of the day is to CJ Anderson out of the backfield - Anderson gets a block and goes down the sideline for a 22 yard gain, first down at the 38. Holding on the next play makes it first and 20.

1/20 - Goff - Tyler Higbee, 6 yards.

2/14 - Goff picks it up, he escapes - pulls it down -- gains 14 yards - Rams are at the 48.

1/10 - Goff to Higbee, 5 yards.

2/5 - Anderson grinds out 2.

3/3 - Gurley picks it up - LA at the Seattle 41.

But -- that's all - Cliff Avril ends the drive with a sack - LA punt - Seahawks at the 14.

3 and out, Aaron Donald sacks Wilson - Seattle has to punt deep from their own end and LA starts at the Seahawk 43.  1 play - a Gurley 6 yard run and the qtr ends.

2nd Qtr: Rams 0 Seahawks 0

Scoreless, Seattle 2 sacks, LA 1 sack - all defense so far.  Rams have 2nd and 4 at the Seattle 37.

2/4 - Incomplete

3/4 - Draw - Anderson -- he picks it up and the chains move.  

1/10 - Gurley gets a yard.

2/9 - Goff, dump off to Gurley, he gets 2.

3/7 - Goff -- another dump off - Anderson -- he just does pick it up and LA is at the Seattle 21 yard line.  

1/10 - Rams attempt the end around to Robert Woods - he is dropped in the backfield by Bruce Irvin.  

2/15 - Goff - Cooper Kupp - Rams at the 19.

3/8 - Goff - Kupp -- Kupp has the first down - Kupp is down at the 11.

1/10 - Goff - Malcolm Brown - he gets to the five yard line.  

2/4 - Goff - End Zone - Robert Woods -- TOUCHDOWN RAMS - Jared Goff finds Robert Woods with the 5 yard score and LA scores the game's first points.

Seattle at the 36.

1/10 - Russell Wilson's first completion - it's to Lynch, 9 yards.  

2/1 - Robert Turbin's first carry, 6 yards.

1/10 - Lynch with the big gain - 19 yards to the Rams 30.  

1/10 - Seattle tries the end around to Doug Baldwin - Donald blows it up and when a holding call backs Seattle up on the next play they find themselves at the LA 42.

2/22 - Lynch gets 6.

3/16 - Wilson - in trouble -- escapes -- Wilson has some daylight - Russell Wilson picks it up - big play by Wilson, Seattle is at the 18.

1/10 - Wilson -- to Luke Willson  - Willson is dragged down at the 4 yard line, Seattle with a first and goal.

1/goal - Lynch -- Lynch pounds his way -- into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS - 64 yards in 5 minutes, Seattle ties the score at 7.

Rams at the 36, little more than 4 to go in the half.

1/10 - Goff - Woods - 8 yards.  

2/2 - Gurley is just short.  

3/1 - Gurley - Gurley busts out a 17 yard gainer - LA is at the Seahawk 38.

1/10 - Goff.  Woods.  That's a dozen yards to the 26.

1/10 - Goff - flips to Gurley - another 15 for the Rams at the 2 minute warning. 

The drive ends here - short Zuerlein FG and it's 10-7.

Seattle at the 22, 1:42 to go in the half.

1/10 - Wilson - Baldwin -- 17 yards and out of bounds at the 39.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Wilson - Jermaine Kearse - a dozen yards and Seattle stops the clock at the LA 49 with 1:24 left.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Wilson -- Looking Downfield -- Kearse -- Big Strike for Wilson, 32 yards to the 17, Seattle stops the clock with 58 seconds left in the half.  

1/10 - Wilson -- Baldwin on the crossing route -- Baldwin is out of bounds at the 6 yard line.  

1/goal - Wilson -- RPO -- Wilson fakes the pitch - Wilson keeps -- Wilson's got some green -  Russell Wilson is Gonna Go Into the EndZone -- TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS - 78 yards in a minute -- super, super, super impressive from this Seattle offense.  Wilson is into the endzone and it's 14-10.  

Rams at the 35.

1/10 - Goff -- downfield to Brandin Cooks -- 19 yarsds, LA stops the clock at the Seattle 46. 31 seconds left.

1/10 - Goff - Woods -- 6 yards and out of bounds.

2/4 - Goff - Cooks, he's got a first down at the 34, LA stops the clock at 15 seconds. 

1/10 - Goff - in trouble -- Goff escapes - he's out of bounds with a 2 yard gain with just 4 seconds left -- McVay calls on Zuerlein - he kicks the long FG at the gun and we head to the locker room.

Third Quarter: Seahawks 14 Rams 13

Offense emerges in the second quarter, both squads moving up and down the field, Seattle emerging with the 1 point advantage and we have a good one as we head to the third qtr.

Seattle to start at the 28.

1/10 - Busted play, Donald is through the line and Wilson just barely escapes -- Lynch has leaked out -- he is wide open on the other side of the field -- and Wilson locates him - Lynch will go all the way to the Rams 31 line, it's a 41 yard pickup for 

Seattle, biggest play of the day.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Lynch, 10 yards and the Seahawks are at the 21.

But -- that's where it ends, 3 plays net 3 yards, Hauschka FG makes it 17-13

Rams at the 19.

1 first down - a Gurley 14 yard run - but they punt and Seattle takes over middle of the 3rd, up 4 pts, at their own 33.

1/10 - Lynch for 3

2/7 - Lynch for 3

3/4 - Wilson, pressure, pulls it down, gets 8 yards to the 47.

1/10 - Donald is through the line - his second sack.  

2/18 - Wilson to Willson - Wilson is right at the sticks - an 18 yard pickup and the Seahawks are at the 42.

1/10 - Lynch is stopped at the line.

2/10- Turbin goes for 10 - another Seattle first down.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Wilson - Baldwin - Baldwin's got a step on the secondary -- Baldwin is Gonna Go -- Into the EndZone -- TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS - Russell Wilson 32 yards to Doug Baldwin and Seattle extends this lead to 24-13, 67 yards in less than 5 minutes and now with 3 and a half to go in the third, Seattle's up 11.

Rams at the 36.

3 and out, Michael Bennett with his second sack of the day.  Seahawks in good shape at their own 40 yard line.  2 Lynch runs net 12 yards as the quarter ends.

4th Qtr: Sehawks 24 Rams 13

Seattle asserts itself in the third, two scoring drives, LA can't move the ball - Seattle has a second and 8 at the Rams 48.

2/8 - Turbin gets 11, Carroll successfully shuffling his backs - Seahawks at the LA 37.

1/10 - Lynch goes for 15 - Seattle imposing its will right now on this LA defensive line.

The next 3 plays lose 2 yards - Aaron Donald with his 3rd sack of the day - Hauschka FG extends the lead to 27-13.

LA at the 28.  They need to put something together right now.

1/10 - Bobby Wagner sacks Goff -- Seattle's 4th sack of the day.

2/14 - Incomplete

3/14 - Goff -- Robert Woods -- 19 yards to the 43.  

1/10 - Anderson gets a yard.

2/9 - Goff - 5 yards to Gurley.

3/4 - Gurley picks it up - Rams at the Seattle 45.  

And that's where the drive ends - 4 straight incompletions - Rams give the ball back to Seattle on downs - Seahawks now at their own 45, 6 minutes left in the game, with a 2 score lead and this one is done.  

1/10 - Lynch gets 1

2/9 - Lynch gets 1

3/8 - Christine Michael's first carry of the game picks up the first down -- Seattle now at the Rams 29 yard line with just over 4 minutes to go.  

1/10 - Lynch gets 1

2/9 - Turbin with the 11 yard run -- stays inbounds, LA has used 2 timeouts - there's three and a half minutes left and Seattle is at the 17.

1/10 - Lynch -- Lynch busts through the line and he is going to rumble on Into the End Zone - TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS - and this one is a rout - a half dozen runs to go 55 yards and salt this away, 34-13.  

Rams start at the 20 - they'll get a big play, 42 yards from Goff to Cooks - but the drive ends on downs with a few seconds left, victory formation for Wilson and it is done.

Final: Seahawks 34 Rams 13

Seattle really puts it on them in the second half on both sides of the ball; they'll get to stay home in round 2 and host the '75 Raiders.  

Wilson: 9 for 16 200 yards 1 TD, 1 rushing TD

Goff: 23 for 33, 232 yds

Lynch: 17 carries 115 yds 2 TD, 2 receptions 60 yds

Gurley: 13 carries, 34 yds

Baldwin: 3 catches, 58 yds 1 TD

Woods: 5 catches, 53 yds 1 TD

Donald: 3 sacks

Bennett: 2 sacks

Chancellor: 13 tackles

Player of the Game: Marshawn Lynch

That's the first half of region 10, moving on:

1984 49ers

2001 Eagles

1975 Raiders

2014 Seahawks

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 10: 1963 Chicago Bears v. 1975 Oakland Raiders

'01 Eagles v. '12 Broncos

12. 1975 OAKLAND RAIDERS at 5. 1963 NFL CHAMPION CHICAGO BEARS 

5. 1963 NFL CHAMPION CHICAGO BEARS 

Record: 11-1-2

Pythag: 12-2

Off: 10th

Def: 1st

1st NFL West

d. Giants NFL Title 14-10

HC George Halas

Jack Brickhouse/Irv Kupcinet

Wrigley Field: 40 degrees

Offense

QB Billy Wade 33 Vandy

RB Ronnie Bull 23 Baylor

FB Rick Casares 32 Florida

WR Johnny Morris 28 UCSB

WR Bo Farrington 27 Prairie View

TE Mike Ditka 24 Pitt

LT Herman Lee 32 Florida A&M

LG Ted Karras 29 Indiana

C Mike Pyle 24 Yale

RG Roger Davis 25 Syracuse

RT Steve Barnett 22-R Oregon

Defense

LDE Bob Kilcullen 27  TTech

LDT Stan Jones 32  Mary

RDT Earl Leggett 30 LSU

RDE Doug Atkins 33 All Pro  Tenn

LLB Joe Fortunato 33 All Pro Miss St

MLB Bill George 34 All Pro Wake

RLB Larry Morris 30 Geo T

LCB Bennie McRae 24 Mich

RCB Dave Whitsell 27 Ind

LS Richie Petitbon 25 All Pro Tulane

RS Rosey Taylor 26 All Pro Grambling

K Roger LeClerc 27 Trinity

P Bobby Joe Green 27 Florida

KR Rosey Taylor 26 Grambling

PR Johnny Morris 28 UCSB

Just one Bears team has moved on, it's the second overall seed in the field, the '85 Bears, this '63 team is the 5th seed in Region 10 with the number one defense in the league. 5 First Team All Pros - the safeties, 25 year old Richie Petitbon and 26 year old Rosey Taylor combined for 17 picks; three veterans in the front 7, 33 year old Doug Atkins, 33 year old Joe Fortunato, 34 year old Bill George. The offense doesn't add a bunch, if Chicago's advancing it'll be because of the defense. Billy Wade is 33, 21 scores/12 picks. 24 year old Mike Ditka is an All Pro, scored 8 times. 

12. 1975 OAKLAND RAIDERS 

Record: 11-3

Pythag: 10-4

Off: 4th

Def: 7th

1st AFC West

d. Bengals Div Rnd 31-28

lost AFC Title Steelers 16-10

HC John Madden 

Offense

QB Ken Stabler 30

RB Clarence Davis 26

FB Mark van Eeghen 23

WR Fred Biletnikoff 32

WR Cliff Branch 27 All Pro

TE Bob Moore 26

LT Art Shell 29

LG Gene Upshaw 30

C Dave Dalby 25

RG George Buehler 28

RT John Vella 

Defense

LDE Tony Cline 27

LDT Otis Sistrunk 29

RDT Art Thoms 29

RDE Horace Jones 26

LLB Phil Villapiano 26

MLB Monte Johnson 24

RLB Gerald Irons 28

LCB Skip Thomas 25

RCB Willie Brown 35

SS George Atkinson 28

FS Jack Tatum 27

K George Blanda 48

P Ray Guy 26

KR Harold Hart 23

PR Neal Colzie 21

The '67 Raiders, '02 Raiders, '76 Raiders have all moved on; the 12th seeds in Region 10 is the '75 squad with the 4th best offense in the NFL. The 30 year old Snake had 16 scores and (gulp) 24 picks.  27 year old Cliff Branch is an All Pro, he had 9 scores. Oakland's gonna run the ball behind 29 year old Art Shell/30 year old Gene Upshaw. The defense is just okay - 35 year old Willie Brown leads a secondary that had 18 picks.

We get what looks like a competitive 5/12 game; let's go to a cold Wrigley Field for the kick.

1st Qtr

Raiders will start at the 29.

3 and out.  Best defense from 1963 against the 4th best defense from '75 here.

Bears at the 38.  3 and out.  

Raiders at the 27.

1/10 - Kenny Stabler completes the game's first pass, 7 yards to Mike Siani.

2/3 - Clarence Davis is stopped at the line.

3/3 - First first down - Stabler to Fred Biletnikoff.  10 yards.  Raiders at the 44.

1/10 - Clarence Davis loses a yard.

2/11 - Mark Van Eeghen picks up 6, another 3rd down.  

3/5 - The Snake convers - 13 yards to Marv Hubbard and the Raiders reach the 38.

The drive stalls - Madden calls on the old man, 48 year old George Blanda to kick a 49 yard FG.....and it's good.  3-0 Oakland.

Bears at the 16.  3 and out.  

Big special teams play -- Ted Hendricks breaks through the line -- and Blocks the Punt - Oakland blocks the Bears punt - Oakland has a first and goal inside the 5 yard line!

3 and out.  This is the game we're looking at today, it is cold and neither offense is great.  Blanda.  Chip shot.  6-0.

Bears at the 32.  Two plays gain a yard, it's 3rd and 9 at the 33 as the qtr ends.

2nd Qtr:  Raiders 6 Bears 0

2 Blanda FGs and a Hendricks blocked punt is the story so far.  Bears have 3rd and 9 at their own 33, they have yet to complete a pass or gain a first down.

They don't pick it up.  After the punt, Oakland at the 26.

Oakland gets a first down - Stabler 19 yards to Cliff Branch - but that's where the drive ends -- Ray Guy could be a difference maker today, his punt is downed at the Bear 12.  11 minutes left in the half.

1/10 - Ronnie Bull picks up Chicago's first first down - 17 yard run.

1/10 - Rick Casares gets 1.

2/9 - Billy Wade completes his first pass - a dozen yards to Mike Ditka.  

1/10 - Ronnie Bull picks up 34 yards -- there's a big gainer -- Bears all the way to the Oakland 24 yard line.

1/10 - Wade to Joe Marconi - 12 yards and that is another first down -- Chicago at the Oakland 12.  

1/10 - Cesares gets a yard.  

2/9 - Willie Galimore gets a yard - and then he's blown up by Phil Villapiano - Galimore loses the ball -- Fumble -- Fumble -- Oakland recovers and the Raiders take over with less than 7 to play at their own 8 yard line.  

That's another big play - the blocked punt and now a forced fumble deep in their own end.  

1/10 - Marv Hubbard gets 1.

2/9 - Stabler to Clarence Davis - 10 yards and a first down.

1/10 - Davis gets 2.

2/8 - Hubbard gets 3 and an offsides picks it up.

1/10 - Van Eeghen gets 2.

2/8 - Hubbard gets 1.

3/7 - The Snake rolling out -- Stabler to Siani, 11 yards out to the 43 yard line.  

1/10 - Doug Atkins sacks the Snake -- it's the last play before the 2 minute warning - and Oakland won't be moving further, they punt at 90 seconds.  

Bears at their own 34 -- they go 3 and out - Ted Hendricks with 2 sacks on the drive to add to his blocked punt -- Bears have to kick it away - its the end of the half.

Third Qtr: Raiders 6 Bears 0

Ted Hendricks has 2 sacks and a blocked punt. Oakland up 6.

Bears at the 22.

3 and out.  Raiders at the 33.

3 and out.  Bears at the 27.

3 and out.  Raiders at the 38.

1/10 - Stabler has to run, he gets a couple. 

2/8 - Stabler -- Branch - a dozen yards -- Raiders at the Bear 48.

1/10 - Clarence Davis, Shell and Upshaw pulling -- Davis has a hole -- Davis has a step -- Clarence Davis has broken it!  Davis striding  -- Clarence Davis is gonna go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS - Clarence Davis runs 48 yards to the house and the Raiders are now up 13-0.

Bears at the 28.  3 and out.  Oakland's defense just come up huge today.

Raiders at the 20.

One first down - Stabler to Biletnikoff, 20 yards - the drive dies here, Guy hits another great punt - Bears open at their own 7.

2 passes from Wade to Ditka net 15 yards and the qtr ends.  

4th Qtr: Raiders 13 Bears 0

We sure look like the 12/5 upset's about to happen in Region 10, Oakland's up 2 scores, Chicago deep in their own end, first down at the 22.

1/10 - Wade to Cesares for 8.

2/2 - Wade to Johnny Morris, 21 yards -- Bears at the Raider 49.  

1/10 - Cesares gets nothing.

2/10 - Half dozen for Marconi.

3/4 - Incomplete

Old Man Halas has a decision to make, 12 minutes left, down 2 scores, 4th and 4.

Bears go for it.

4/4 - Wade has to run -- Wade escapes -- Wade's got the first down -- Wade all the way to the Oakland 46 yard line -- Chicago at the Raider 46.

1/10 - Casares gets 1.

2/9 - 18 yards from Wade to Morris -- Bears are at the Oakland 27 yard line.  

1/10 - Wade -- Bo Farrington -- 15 yards and Chicago is now at the 12 with a little more than 9 to go.  

1/10 - Wade -- Morris - 5 yards to the 7.  

2/5 - Wade - sacked by George Atkinson on the safety blitz - Bears have third and a ton.

3/11 - Wade -- Monte Johnson up the middle -- Oakland's 4th sack and it is now 4th and 15 at the 17 with a little more than 7 left.  

Field goal won't help.  Halas is going to fire this last bullet.  

4/15 - Wade -- Endzone -- Johnny Morris -- TOUCHDOWN BEARS - Bears are into the endzone -- they miss the XP - so its 13-6, 7 to go - Raiders will start at the 22.

1/10 - Marv Hubbard goes for 27 yards, big gainer - Raiders at the 49.  

1/10 - Pete Banaszak for 3.  

2/7 - Snake.  Biletnikoff -- 11 yards to the 37.  

The next 3 plays lose 9 yards on the Joe Fortunato sack - and the Bears will get another shot at this. Great Guy kick, of course -- Bears at their own 8.

So - here we go.  Little more than 3 minutes left in the game.  Bears down 6, they need to drive 92 yards to tie this game.  

1/10 - Cesares gets 7 and goes out of bounds.  

2/3 - Marconi is just short of the sticks - Bears use their first timeout.  

3/1 - Wade gets dropped by Jack Tatum on the safety blitz -- Oakland's got 5 sacks on the day.  And now it is another 4th down for Chicago, back at their own 12, they call their second timeout here, little more than 2 to play.

4/6 - Wade -- out to Bull - Bull is going to be Stopped Short by Villapiano - and that could be that -- yet another big play by the Raider defense.  

Oakland's gonna take the rest of the game, 3 running plays burns the 2 minute warning and the Bears last time out - Blanda hits the chip shot FG, that makes it a 10 point game - handful of seconds left and this will be the final.

Final: Raiders 16 Bears 6

5 sacks, blocked kick, forced fumble -- the Oakland defense won this one.

Stabler: 14 for 21, 145 yds

Wade: 11 for 18, 120 yds 1 TD

Davis: 13 carries, 70 yds, 1 TD

Bull: 10 carries, 60 yds

Branch: 4 catches, 60 yds

Morris: 4 catches, 57 yds, 1 TD

Hendricks: 2 sacks/blocked punt

Player of the Game: Ted Hendricks