256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 11: 2013 Denver Broncos v. 1956 Chicago Bears

 '04 Steelers v '06 Colts

12. 1956 CHICAGO BEARS at 5. 2013 AFC CHAMPION DENVER BRONCOS

5. 2013 AFC CHAMPION DENVER BRONCOS 

Record: 13-2

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 1st

Def: 22nd

1st AFC West

d. Chargers 24-17 WC

d. Patriots 26-16 AFC Title

Lost Super Bowl Seahawks 43-8

HC John Fox OC Adam Gase DC Jack Del Rio

Sports Authority Field: 55 degrees

Dave Logan

Offense

QB Peyton Manning 37 All Pro Tenn

RB Knowshon Moreno 26 UGA

WR Eric Decker 26 Minn

WR Demaryius Thomas 26 Geo T

WR Wes Welker 32 TTech

TE Julius Thomas 25 Port St

LT Chris Clark 28 So Miss

LG Zane Beadles 27 Utah

C Manuel Ramirez 30 T Tech

RG Louis Vasquez 26 All Pro T Tech

RT Orlando Franklin 26 Miami

Defense

LDE Derek Wolfe 23 Cincinnati

LDT Kevin Vickerson 30 Mich St

RDT Terrance Knighton 27 Temp

RDE Shaun Phillips 32 Purdue

LLB Von Miller 24 A&M

LILB Wesley Woodyard 27 UK

RLB Danny Trevathan 23 UK

LCB Chris Harris 24 Kansas

RCB Dominique Rogers Cromartie 27 Tenn St

SS Duke Ihenacho 24 S Jose St

FS Rahim Moore 23 UCLA

K Matt Prater 29 C Florida

P Britton Colquitt 28 Tenn

KR/PR Trindon Holliday 27 LSU

6 Cowboys teams have moved forward - the '13 Broncos are the 5th seeds in the region and if they win today, Denver will have matched (the '14 and '15 Broncos have both won their first round games). Best offense in football; the defense is not good.  Peyton Manning is a 37 year old All Pro with...wait for it...56 TDs.  56.  50 Fucking Six.  That's going to mean 5 Broncos in double digits for TDs - 26 year old Knowshon Moreno with 13 and 1600 yards from scrimmage, 26 year old Eric Decker with 11 and almost 1300 yards receiving, 26 year old Demaryius Thomas with 14 and over 1400 yards receiving, 32 year old Wes Welker with 10, 25 year old Julius Thomas with 12. And there's a second All Pro - 26 year old Louis Vasquez.  On defense, 32 year old Shaun Phillips had 10 sacks.  

12. 1956 CHICAGO BEARS

Rrcord: 9-2-1

Pythag: 9-3

Off: 1st

Def: 7th

1st NFL West

lost Giants NFL Title 47-7

HC Paddy Driscoll

Offense

QB Ed Brown 28 S Francisco

FB Rick Casares All Pro 25 Florida

RB Bobby Watkins 24 Ohio St

RB John Hoffman 31 Arkansas

WR Harlon Hill All Pro 24 N Alabama

WR Gene Schroeder 27 UVA

LT Bill Wightkin 29 N Dame 

LG Herman Clark 26 Ore St

C Larry Strickland 25 All Pro N Tex

RG Stan Jones All Pro 25 Mary

RT Kilne Gilbert 26 Ole Miss

Defense

LDE Jack Hoffman 26 Xavier

LDT Fred Williams 27 Ark

MG Bill George All Pro 27 Wake

RDT Bill Bishop 25 N Tex

RDE Ed Meadows 24 Duke

LLB Wayne Hansen 28 UTEP

RLB Joe Fortunato 26 Miss St

LDH JC Caroline 23 R Illinois

RDH Ray Gene Smith 28 Midwstern St

LS Stan Wallace 25 Illinois

RS McNeil Moore 23 S Houston St

K George Blanda 29 UK

P Ed Brown 28 S Francisco

KR Don Bingham 27 Sul Ross St

PR Perry Jeter 25 C Poly SLO

Just one Chicago team is currently moving forward; it'll take a 12/5 upset for this '56 squad to join them.  Best offense in the league, challenging to see a great path for the Bears here, they will run the ball, see if they can keep it from Manning - who is likely to just cut their defense to pieces.  Ed Brown's 28, 12 scores and 12 picks; we may also see the 29 year old George Blanda in at QB.  25 year old All Pro Rick Casares had 1100 yards, 14 scores in 12 games. 24 year old Harlon Hill is an All Pro, he had 11 scores and over 1100 yards receiving.  2 25 year old linemen were All Pros, Larry Strickland and Stan Jones.  27 year old Bill George is an All Pro on defense.

We're headed to Denver for the 5/12 matchup in Region 11.  Here's the kick.

1st Qtr

Bears at the 21.

They get 2 first downs; Rick Casares 14 yard run; Bobby Watkins 19 yard run - but Shaun Phillips gets a sack and the Bears kick.  

Broncos at the 10.  3 and out including a Bil George sack.

Bears at the Denver 43.  

One first down on a 24 yard Casares run -- but the drive ends in a missed Blanda FG.

Broncos at their own 20.  

1/10 - Knowshon Moreno gets a yard.  

2/9 - Ronnie Hillman gets a yard.

3/8 - Peyton Manning's first completion is a dozen yards to Wes Welker.  

1/10 11 more for Moreno.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Manning to Demaryius Thomas for 9, across midfield and when the Bears jump offsides on third down, Denver keeps the chains moving.

1/10 - Manning to Welker, 3 yards.

2/7 - Moreno gets 2

3/5 - Montee Ball gets 11 yards and Denver is at the Bear 25.

1/10 - Hillman stopped at the line and the qtr ends

2nd Qtr: Broncos 0 Bears 0

Any quarter the Bears keep Manning off the board is a win; Denver 2nd and 10 at the Chicago 25.

Denver doesn't pick it up - FG makes it 3-0.

Bears at the 32.

1/10 - 2 for Casares

2/8 - 2 more for Casares

3/6 - Ed Brown's first completion of the game is to Jim Dooley - 14 yards to midfield.

1/10 - Casares gets 1

2/9 - Bobby Watkins gets 3

3/6 - Casares gets 1 - Denver picks up a running into the kicker on the punt and the Bears have a first down at the Denver 40.

1/10 - John Hoffman gets 8 yards.  

2/2 - Brown - Gene Schroeder - 8 yards and Chicago's at the 24.

1/10 - Give to Watkins -- Watkins is through the hole -- Bobby Watkins is Gonna Go --- Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN BEARS - Bobby Watkins goes 24 yards into the end zone and the Bears take the 7-3 lead.  

Denver at the 23 - 3 and out.  

Chicago at the 34, 12th seeded Bears with the ball and the lead.  

1/10 - Brown 7 yards to Schroeder.

2/3 - Watkins gets 1

3/2 - Casares picks it up.

1/10 - 2 more for Casares

2/8 - 3 for Casares and the Bears are at the 45.  

3/5 - Brown - Harlon Hill --- it's a 21 yard pickup - the Bears are at the Denver 30 yard line.  

1/10 - Casares is stopped at the line at the 2 minute warning.  

1/10 - Brown - Bill McColl - 11 yards and another first down at the 19.

The drive ends here and with a minute left in the half, Blanda's FG makes it 10-3.  

Denver starts at the 31 - they get a first down, Manning 16 to Thomas - but George's second sack ends the half.

3rd Qtr: Bears 10 Broncos 3

Denver has a monster offense, just all time great - but in the SB it ran aground against the Seahawks and they do not have it going here today against this Chicago team.  Denver will open at the 29.

1/10 - Ball gets 2 and an offsides call makes it 2nd and 3.

2/3 - Manning - Welker, he is just shy.

3/1 - Manning - Thomas, a dozen to midfield.

1/10 - Ball gets 4

2/6 - Hillman gets 17, it is a first down at the 29.

But it ends here - Bill George has a hat trick, three sacks - Denver then....misses....the long FG...the Bears are getting the ball at their own 36, up 7.  

The Bears get a first down on a defensive holding, but that's it - Von Miller gets a sack - Denver's going to get the ball back at their own 35.  Little more than 6 to go in the third.

1/10 - Moreno for 3.

2/7 - Ball for 2

3/5 - Manning -  Manning to Demaryius Thomas for the big gain to the Bears 28 yard line.  

1/10 - Manning back to Thomas for 14 more. 

1/10 - Hillman loses a yard.

2/11 - Incomplete -- big play here, 3rd and 11 at the Bears 15, Broncos down a score, less than 3 to play in the third.

3/11 - Manning.....End Zone....Welker....TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS - Peyton Manning 15 yards to Wes Welker -- and Denver has tied this game at 10.

Bears at the 29.

1/10 - Casares for 6

1/10 - Watkins for 15 and the Broncos are at midfield.  

1/10 - Hoffman gets 1.

2/9 - Casares gets 17 - big gainer and the qt ends.

4th Qtr: Bears 10 Broncos 10

Upset alert in Denver, the 12th seeded '56 Bears are all tied at 10 with the 5th seeded '13 Broncos - Bears ball, first down at the Denver 32.

But the drive ends here -- and when Blanda misses his second FG of the day, the Bears have come up empty. 

Denver takes over at the 37.  

1/10 - Moreno for 6.

2/4 - Manning to Welker, picks it up.  

1/10 - Ball for 5 across midfield.

2/5 - Manning -- over the middle -- Jacob Tamme -- it's a 45 yard gain -- Tamme rumbles all the way down to the 2 yard line!  Peyton Manning with the big, big shot - Manning to Tamme and now Denver's at the Chicago 2 yard line.

1/goal - Manning fires - Welker -- TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS - Peyton Manning hits Wes Welker for the score and the Broncos have the 17-10 lead with less than 11 minutes left to play in the football game.

Bears at the 28.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Casares for 1

3/9 - Brown to Schroder, right at the sticks - measurement -- first down Chicago.

1/10 - 4 for Casares

2/6 - Incomplete and at their own 42, here's another third down, we are just a little more than 8 to go. 

3/6 - Brown - McColl --- 15 yard gainer -- and the Bears are into Chicago territory.

1/10 - Watkins is stopped.

2/10 - 3 for Casares - and the Bears have their third third down on the drive.  

3/7 - Brown to Dooley - 9 yards - Brown has picked up 3 third downs on the drive, the Bears are at the 31 with less than 6 to go, Broncos by a touchdown.

1/10 - Give to Hoffman - 7 yards.

2/3 - Give to Hoffman -- 13 yards -- Chicago is at the Denver 11 yard line!

1/10 - Casares loses 2.

2/12 - Casares stopped at the line.  And here's another 3rd down.  

3/12 - Brown -- Brown looking to the endzone -- Harlon Hill --- TOUCHDOWN BEARS....TOUCHDOWN BEARS --- just an outstanding drive for Ed Brown, 78 yards in 8 minutes to tie this game at 31 - and with less than 3 minutes to go in the football game....Peyton Manning gets the ball back, tied at 17.  Denver is at their own 36.

1/10 - Manning to Moreno, 7 yards.

2/3 - Moreno runs for 6 and we hit the 2 minute warning.

1/10 - Joe Fortunato sacks Manning -- Denver has to use their first timeout.  

2/14 - Manning - finds Thomas in space - Thomas gets good yards after the catch, he is all the way to the 32 yard line - Denver uses its second timeout, there's 1:35 left in the football game, Denver might be in FG range now.  

1/10 - Manning -- downfield -- Thomas -- Big shot -- 22 yards, Thomas is out of bounds - and now Denver has a first and goal to go at the 10, still 1:22 left.  

1/goal - Incomplete

2/goal - Flip out to Moreno -- Moreno breaks a tackle --- Moreno Is Gonna Go Into the End Zone....TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS -- Peyton Manning takes less than 2 minutes to go 64 yards and Denver regains the lead, 24-17. 

Bears at the 32.  Can Brown do this?  Can he drive the Bears down for the tie score?

1/20 - After a holding call, Brown now has 78 yards to go.  Incomplete

2/20 - Brown 8 yards to Hill.  Timeout.  

3/12 - Brown in trouble -- he scrambles out of bounds after 4 yards.  

And this is it.  Less than a minute to go - 4th down and 8 at their own 34, trailing by a score.  

4/12 -- Brown --- Brown looking downfield -- Brown --- Knocked Down By Chris Harris -- and that will be it --- Broncos can kill the clock and it is done.  

Final: Broncos 24 Bears 17

Chicago was able to hang tough today - but Manning throws two 4th qtr scores and the Broncos advance.

Manning: 18 for 22  241 yds 3 TD

Brown: 11 for 20 122 yds 1 TD

Moreno: 12 carries, 35 yds, 2 catches, 17 yds, TD

Casares: 22 carries, 90 yds

Thomas: 6 catches, 100 yds

Hill: 4 catches, 49 yds

George: 3 sacks

Player of the Game: Peyton Manning

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 11: 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers v. 2006 Indianapolis Colts

 '92 Cowboys v. '93 Oilers

9. 2006 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at 8. 2004 PITTSBURGH STEELERS

8. 2004 PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Record: 15-1

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 11th

Def: 1st

1st AFC North

d. Jets 20-17 Div Rnd

Lost AFC Title Patriots 41-27

HC Bill Cowher OC Ken Whisenhunt DC Dick LeBeau

Heinz Field: 45 degrees

Bill Hillgrove/Myron Cope/Tunch Ilkin

Offense

QB Ben Roethlisberger 22 R  Miami

RB Jerome Bettis 32 N Dame

FB Dan Kreider 27 N Hampshire

WR Plaxico Burress 27 Mich St

WR Hines Ward 28 UGA

TE Jerame Tuman 28 Mich

LT Marvel Smith 26 Ariz St

LG Alan Faneca 28 All Pro LSU

C Jeff Hartings 32 All Pro Penn St

RG Keydrick Vincent 26 Ole Miss

RT Oliver Ross 30 Iowa St

Defense

LDE Aaron Smith 28 N Col

NT Chris Hoke 28 R BYU

RDE Kimo von Oelhoffen 33 Boise St

LOLB Clark Haggans 27 Col St

LILB James Farrior 29 All Pro UVA

RILB Larry Foote 24 Mich

ROLB Joey Porter 27 Col St

LCB Willie Williams 34 W Carol

RCB Deshea Townsend 29 Alabama

SS Troy Polamalu 23 USC

FS Chris Hope 24 Florida St

K Jeff Reed 25 UNC

P Chris Gardocki 24 Clemson

KR/PR Antwaan Randel El 25 Indiana

The '04 Steelers went 15-1 (really?) led by the best defense in football; it makes them the 8th seed in the region, the Steelers looking to move their 4th team forward.  28 year old Aaron Smith and 27 year old Joey Porter combined for 15 sacks. 5 picks for 23 year old Troy Polamalu, one All Pro, it's 29 year old James Farrior.  It's Ben Roethlisberger's rookie year, he's 22, 18 scores and 11 picks. 13 touchdowns for 32 year old Jerome Bettis. 28 year old Hines Ward had over a thousand yards receiving.  Two All Pros on the line, 28 year old Alan Faneca, 32 year old Jeff Hartings. 

9. 2006 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Record: 12-4

Pythag: 10-6

Off: 2nd

Def: 23rd

1st AFC South

d. Chiefs 23-8 WC

d. Ravens Div Rnd 15-6

d. Patriots AFC Title 38-34

d. Bears Super Bowl 29-17

HC Tony Dungy OC Tom Moore DC Ron Meeks

Offense

QB Peyton Manning 30  Tenn

RB Dominic Rhodes 27 Midwestern St

WR Marvin Harrison 34 All Pro Syracuse

WR Reggie Wayne 28 Miami

TE Dallas Clark 27 Iowa

TE Ben Utecht 25 Minn

LT Tarik Glenn 30 Cal

LG Dylan Gandy 24 TTech

C Jeff Saturday 31 UNC

RG Jake Scott 25 Idaho

RT Ryan Diem 27 N Illinois

Defense

RDE Robert Mathis 25 Ala A&M

LDT Anthony McFarland 29 LSU

RDT Raheem Brock 28 Temple

RDE Dwight Freeney 26 Syracuse

LLB Gilbert Gardner 24 Purdue

MLB Gary Brackett 26 Rutgers

RLB Cato June 27 Mich

LCB Nick Harper 32 F Vall St

RCB Jason David 24 Wash St

SS Antoine Bethea 22 R Howard

FS Marlin Jackson 23 Mich

K Adam Vinatieri 34 S Dakota St

P Hunter Smith 29 N Dame

KR/PR Terrence Wilkins 31 UVA

It's Bill Cowher v. Tony Dungy; the Colts try to get their 5th team forward to the next round with the 2006 Super Bowl Champs. If they're going to do it, it'll be because of the 2nd best offense in football. Peyton Manning's 30, 35 scores and 9 picks. 34 year old Marvin Harrison had 95 catches for over 1300 yards and 12 scores. 28 year old Reggie Wayne had 86 balls, 1300 yards, 9 TDs. The defense is bad, 25 year old Robert Mathis and 26 year old Dwight Freeney combined for 15 sacks.  The '92 Cowboys await the winners; let's go to Pittsburgh for the kick.  

1st Qtr

Steelers at the 25.

1/10 - Jerome Bettis for 3, defensive holding on the next play is a first down

1/10 - 10 more for Bettis

1/10 - Duce Staley gets 24 yards and the Steelers are at the Colt 33.

1/10 - 12 for Bettis, Steelers entirely on the ground.

1/10 -17 for Staley - mercy, the Steelers chewing up huge yards on the ground and they are at the 4.

1/goal - Bettis --- Easily Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN STEELERS - The Steelers just lined up and punched the Colts in  the mouth - 6 plays, 75 yards -- all runs - easy money.  

Colts at the 32.  

They get a first down, Peyton Manning 11 yards to Reggie Wayne, but that's all.  Steelers at the 34.

1/10 - Dan Kreider loses a yard.

2/11 - First drop back for Roethlisberger -- but there's pressure, he escapes -- runs -- and Ben's going to go for 11 yards and the first down.

1/10 - 9 for Bettis, Steelers into Colt territory.

2/1 - 13 for Kreider and the Steelers are at the 34.

1/10 - Give to Staley -- And It's a Big Hole -- Staley busts through the line -- the 20, the 10 -- Duce Staley Goes Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN STEELERS - Again, the Steelers have yet to throw the ball -- run after run - and a 14 point first qtr lead.  

Colts at the 22.  Manning to Wayne for 17 on the first play -- on the second play, a Troy Polamalu Interception -- the Steelers take over at the Colt 49, already up 14.

1/10 - 6 for Staley

2/4 - 20 yard pickup for Staley - the Steelers are running the ball literally on every down.  

1/10 - Bettis for 6, Steelers at the 17.

2/4 - Play action -- Ben -- End Zone - Randle El --- TOUCHDOWN STEELERS -- Thats a 17 yard strike from Roethlisberger to Randle El -- it is now 21-0 and we still have a minute left in the first qtr.  This is an 8/9 matchup - but the Steelers are way, way too much for these Colts.  

Colts at the 25, they net 4 on 2 plays and the qtr ends.

2nd Qtr: Steelers 21 Colts 0

The Steelers went 15-1 and they are showing why today, easy domination on the ground, super impressive.  Colts 3rd and 6 at the 29.

They don't pick it up, James Harrison with the sack - Steelers take over at the Colt 48.

1/10 - Staley stopped at the line

2/10 - Staley stopped at the line

3/10 - Ben -- to Hines Ward -- that's a 15 yard gain, just the second pass attempt for the Steelers today and they are at the Colt 33.  

1/10 - Bettis -- Bettis rolling through the Colts defense - Bettis gets all the way to the Colts 2 yard line before he is knocked out of bounds -- the Steelers have a first and goal at the 2.

The Colts hold them there - short FG makes it 24-0.

Colts get the good Terrence Wilkins return, they will start this drive at the Steeler 40.

1/10 - Dominic Rhodes gets a yard

2/9 - Manning to Ben Utecht -- it's a big gain, 14 yards over the middle to the 27.

1/10 - Rhodes gets 1

2/9 - Addai gets 3.

3/6 -  Manning - crossing route to Marvin Harrison - Harrison's first catch, he's got a step -- Marvin Harrison is gonna go -- Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS - Indianapolis is in the endzone on a 23 yard pass from Manning to Harrison, it's 24-7 Steelers.

Nice run back by Randle El, Steelers start at their own 46.

They get a couple of first downs, all short runs, 4 and 5 yards a clip - one pass, Ben to Bettis -- but the drive ends on a Nick Harper interception of Roethlisberger, the Colts get the ball back just before the 2 minute warning at their own 32.  

3 and out.  Steelers at their own 27.  

1/10 - Staley gets 17 yards and it's the 2 minute warning.  

1/10 - Ben - Randle El, 10 yards - Steelers into Colt territory.

1/10 - 10 yards for Bettis, Steelers stop the clock at the Colt 36. 3 plays, 3 first downs.

1/10 - 7 yards for Bettis, Steelers keeping the clock moving - Colts jump offsides on the next play and it's a first down at the 24.  Less than 90 seconds left.  

1/10 - Give to Slaley, he gets 7 and a timeout for the Steelers.  

2/3 - Ben - Ward over the middle and he is brought down at the 3 yard line - Steelers use their final timeout and they have a first and goal with a minute and change.  

1/goal - Ben - Endzone -- Plaxico Burress -- TOUCHDOWN STEELERS -- we're about to go into the locker room and this one looks ready for bed.  31-7 Steelers.

Colts can't do anything in the last 45 seconds and it's halftime.

3rd Qtr: Steelers 31 Colts 7

Pittsburgh's not breathing hard today, they are exterminating the '06 Champs.  

Colts at the 34.

1/10 - Joseph Addai takes the first play 56 yards -- a home run for Addai, all the way to the 10 yard line.

1/goal - Manning - End Zone -- Harrison -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS - the Colts come right out of the locker room and score, they still trail by 17.

Steelers at the 27.

1/10 - Bettis for 5.

2/5 - Staley loses a yard.

3/5 - Ben - Burress - 11 yards and the first down.  

1/10 - Staley loses 3.  

2/13 - First carry for Verron Haynes, 10 yards.  

3/3 - Ben - quick out to Ward, 6 yards and the first.  

1/10 - Bettis for 6.

2/4 - Ben - Ward - 11yards and Pittsburgh is at the 28.  

1/10 - Bettis gets 1.

2/9 - Ben - Ben's Going to the Endzone for Burress -- Perfect Shot -- TOUCHDOWN STEELERS - Roethlisberger just drives the nail into the Colts with the 73 yard TD drive ending in the 27 yard TD pass to Burress.  38-14 Steelers.  

Colts at the 28.  They get a first down, Rhodes 18 yard run - but they punt.

Steelers at their own 13.  

1/10 - Staley for 10.

1/10 - Staley for 10.  

1/10 - Bettis loses a yard.

2/11 - Staley for 8, Steelers at their own 40.

3/3 - Quick slant to Randle El -- and he gets a step -- Randle El goes 43 yards to the Colts 17 - that's the end of the qtr.

4th Qtr: Steelers 38 Colts 14

This is done, never in doubt - Pittsburgh will place its 4th team into the second round and they'll head to Dallas to face the top seeded Cowboys.  1st down at the Colts 17 when the 4th begins.  

1/10 - Ben -- over the middle -- Hines Ward -- He's Going to Race Into The End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN STEELERS - Pittsburgh goes up 45-14, it is a real whipping today.  

Colts start at the 34, they have a 5 minute drive to score a TD.  Manning to Harrison for 10, to Moorehead for 19, the big gains.  Manning to Addai for 11 for the score.  TOUCHDOWN COLTS. 

Less than 10 minutes left, Steelers ball at their own 37, up 45-21.  

11 plays, 10 rushing attempts and a third down where they were going to pass, Ben wound up running for a third down.  7 minute drive, Willie Parker 21 yrd TD run to make it 52-21.  TOUCHDOWN STEELERS

And that's it - Colts get 3 first downs, Manning 19 to Harrison, Manning 10 to Wayne, Manning 11 to Addai - but eventually they turn it over on downs, victory formation for the Steelers and it ends.

Final: Steelers 52 Colts 21

Never in doubt, Pittsburgh overwhelms the Colts.  34 firsr downs to 16, 550 yards of total offense, almost 38 minutes time of possession. 

Roethlisberger: 13 for 15, 186 yds 4 TD/INT

Manning: 17 for 27, 196 yds 3TD/INT

Staley: 20 carries, 178 yds, 1 TD

Bettis: 18 carries, 125 yds, 1 TD

Addai: 15 carries, 82 yds, 2 catches, 22 yds, TD

Burress: 3 catches, 41 yds, 2 TD

Harrison: 5 catches, 64 yds, 2 TD

Farrior: 15 tackles

Player of the Game: Duce Staley

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 11: 1992 Dallas Cowboys v. 1993 Houston Oilers

 '71 Dolphins v. '93 Oilers

16. 1993 HOUSTON OILERS at 1. 1992 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DALLAS COWBOYS

1. 1992 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DALLAS COWBOYS 

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 2nd

Def: 5th

1st NFC East

d. Eagles Div Rnd 34-10

d. Niners NFC Title 30-20

d. Bills Super Bowl 52-17

HC Jimmy Johnson OC Norv Turner DC Dave Wannstedt

Texas Stadium: 60 degrees

Brad Sham/Dale Hansen

Offense

QB Troy Aikman 26 UCLA

RB Emmitt Smith 23 All Pro  Florida

FB Daryl Johnston 26 Syracuse

WR Alvin Harper 24 Tenn

WR Michael Irvin 26 Miami

TE Jay Novacek 30 Wyoming

LT Mark Tuinei 32 Hawaii

LG Nate Newton 31 Fla A&M

C Mark Stepnoski 25 Pitt

RG John Gesek 29 Sac St

RT Erik Williams 24 Central St

Defense

LDE Tony Tolbert 25 UTEP

LDT Tony Casillas 29 Okla

RDT Russell Maryland 23 Miami

RDE Charles Haley 28 J Madison

LLB Vinson Smith 27 E Carol

MLB Robert Jones 23 R E Carol

RLB Ken Norton 26 UCLA

LCB Issiac Holt 30 Alcorn

RCB Larry Brown 23 TCU

SS Thomas Everett 28 Baylor

FS James Washington 27 UCLA

K Lin Elliott 24 TTech

P Mike Saxon 30 S Diego St

KR/PR Kelvin Martin 27 B College

The 11th overall seed in the tournament is the '92 Super Bowl Champion Cowboys; all the top seeds have advanced, if Dallas keeps that going the Cowboys will be the first franchise to place 6 teams into Round 2. #2 in offense, #5 in defense. Troy Aikman's 26, 24 scores and 14 picks. Emmitt Smith is 23, All Pro, over 2000 yards from scrimmage, 19 scores.  26 year old Michael Irvin had nearly 1400 yards receiving, 30 year old Jay Novacek is an All Pro. On defense, 28 year old Charles Haley and 25 year old Tony Tolbert combined for 14.5 sacks. 

16. 1993 HOUSTON OILERS

Record: 12-4

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 4th

Def: 4th

1st AFC Central

lost Div Rnd Chiefs 28-20

d. '71 Dolphins 31-17

HC Jack Pardee  OC Kevin Gilbride DC Buddy Ryan

Offense

QB Warren Moon 37  Wash

RB Gary Brown 24 Penn St

WR Curtis Duncan 28 Nwestern

WR Ernest Givens 29 Louisville

WR Haywood Jeffires 29 NC St

WR Webster Slaughter 29 S Diego St

LT Brad Hopkins 23 R Illinois

LG Mike Munchak 33 Penn St

C Bruce Matthews 32 USC

RG Doug Dawson 32 Tex

RT Doug Williams 27 Florida

Defense

LDE William Fuller 31 UNC

LDT Ray Childress 31 A&M

RDT Glenn Montgomery 26 Houston

RDE Sean Jones 31 Neastern

LLB Eddie Robinson 23 Alabama St

MLB Al Smith 29 Utah St

RLB Wilber Marshall 31 Florida

LCB Cris Dishman 28 Purdue

RCB Steve Jackson 24 Purdue

SS Bubba McDowell 27 Miami

FS Marcus Robertson 24 All Pro Iowa St

K Al Del Greco 31 Auburn

P Greg Montgomery 29 All Pro Mich St

KR John Henry Mills 24 Wake

PR Willie Drewrey 30 W Virginia

There isn't a Houston team currently moving on (there is a Titans squad safely in the next rnd) This is the run&shoot offense, Buddy Ryan defense Oilers, both ranked 4th in the NFL -- 37 year old Warren Moon had 22 scores and 21 picks. 24 year old Gary Brown started just half the season and rushed for a thousand yards. The defense gets to the QB -- the front 4 combined for 38 sacks: 31 year old William Fuller, 31 year old Ray Childress, 31 year old Sean Jones and 26 year old Glenn Montgomery. 24 year old Marcus Robertson was an All Pro with 7 picks, the punter Greg Montgomery also was an All Pro. Houston knocked off the '71 Dolphins 31-17 in the play in round; Buddy Ryan's the DC for these Oilers and we get to see him against Jimmy Johnson.  We get the All Texas matchup, 1/16 game to get Region 11 rolling.  Let's head to Texas Stadium for the kick.

1st Qtr

Oilers at the 33.

The Oilers get a first down on a 13 yard Gary Brown run. 

The drive ends - Dallas to start at the 28.

They get a first down, Aikman to Irvin, an 8 yard ball the biggest play.  

Oilers start at the 24.

1/10 - Brown stopped at the line.

2/10 - Brown gets 6.

3/4 - Warren Moon to Haywood Jeffires, 19 yards and the first down to the 49.  

1/10 - Lorenzo White busts for 16 and the Oilers are at the 35.  

1/10 - White for 2.

2/8 - Moon to Webster Slaughter, 12 yards to the 21.  

1/10 - White for 1

2/9 - Moon to Slaughter again = that's a 15 yard gain to the 5 and the Oilers have a first and goal.

1/goal - Moon - fires to the endzone--= Jeffires --- TOUCHDOWN OILERS - The Oilers go 76 yards on the Cowboys and they are first on the scoreboard.  

Cowboys start at the 37.

On the first play - Aikman's looking for Irvin and it is Picked Off by Cris Dishman!  Dishman snatches the ball right out of Irvin's hands and Dishaman is down at the Cowboy 28 yard line!

1/10 - 7 for White

2/3 - 14 for Gary Brown -- The Oilers are down to the 3 yard line!

1/goal - It's a planned run for Moon - he runs right between Munchak and Matthews and is Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN OILERS --  Huge spike of the football by the 37 year old Moon -- the Houston Oilers, the 16th seed in the region - have score a quick 14 points against the top seeded Cowboys!

Dallas at the 28 - two passes, 8 yards to Novacek and 21 to Emmitt on the screen gets them to Oiler territory as the quarter ends.  

2nd: Oilers 14 Cowboys 0

All 10 top seeds have advanced - but Dallas is behind an early 8 ball.  They do have a first down at the Houston 43.

1/10 - Emmitt gets 1.

2/9 - Curvin Richards gets 5.

3/4 -  Aikman -- Aikman's going for it -- Aikman Looking Deep -- Michael Irvin is there -- He's Got it -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - Troy Aikman with the 37 yard strike to Irvin and the Cowboys slice the deficit in half.  

Oilers at the 36. 

1/10 - Spencer Tillman gets 2.

2/8 - 10 for White

1/10 - Moon to Curtis Duncan, 9 yards. 

2/1 - White picks it up. 

1/10 - Tony Tolbert sacks Moon, Oilers back at the Dallas 49. 

2/17 - Incomplete

3/17 - Moon to Ernest Givens -- 22 yards -- a big pickup, Oilers at the 27.

1/10 - White gets 2

2/8 - Moon to Slaughter, right to the sticks and the Oilers are at the 16.

1/10 - Gary Brown -- he busts it -- Brown is in the secondary -- Brown is Into the EndZone -- TOUCHDOWN OILERS -- Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow -- the Houston Oilers go up 21-7 midway through the second qtr.  

Dallas at the 14.  

They're gonna get two first downs, a 9 yard pass from Aikman to Emmitt the biggest play - but the drive ends on the Dallas side of the field.  

Houston at the 21.  They get a first down, Moon 10 yards to Givens - but that's all.  

Dallas gets the ball back, just after the 2 minute warning, still down 21-7.

1/10 - Aikman 12 yards to Novacek.

1/10 - Emmitt gets a yard

2/9 - The first Houston sack goes to William Fuller and it's third and a bunch, Dallas uses its first timeout.  

3/17 - Aikman - downfield on the sideline to Alvin Harper -- it's a 26 yard gain, Harper is out of bounds, Dallas at the Oiler 49.  

That's as far as it goes - Sean Jones gets a sack - the half ends a play after the punt.

3rd Qtr: Oilers 21 Cowboys 7

Possible biggest upset of the tournament; 16th seeded Oilers, survivors of the play in round, up 2 TDs on the 1992 Super Bowl Champion Cowboys.  

Dallas at the 23.  Does Buddy Ryan have Jimmy Johnson's number?  

1/10 - Aikman flips to Moose Johnston.  6.

2/4 - Aikman downfield -- Harper -- 25 yards, Dallas is across midfield.  

1/10 - Aikman finds Kelvin Martin, 10 more yards, Dallas is at the 36.

1/10 - Emmitt goes for 14.  

1/10 - Aikman to Emmitt, 7 yards and Dallas is at the 15.

1/10 - Johnston powers for a first down.

1/10 - Emmitt -- Emmitt is through the line--- Emmitt is Going Into the EndZone --- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - Emmitt Smith 12 yard run -- Dallas takes the opening drive of the second half 77 yards in 7 plays and it's now 21-14 Oilers.  

Oilers at the 33.

3 and out.  Dallas at the 25.

1/10 - Emmitt loses 1

2/11 - Emmitt gains 2

3/9 - Aikman - Novacek - he gets right to the sticks.....first down, Dallas.

1/10 - Emmitt for 4

2/6 - Aikman -- Downfield -- Kelvin Martin -- he's Got It -- Kelvin Martin - a Big Strike - a Big Strike -- Martin goes all the way to the Oiler 3 yard line!  Aikman 58 yards to Martin - the Cowboys have totally turned the game around here in the third quarter - Dallas with a first and goal.

1/goal - Aikman - Incomplete.

2/goal - Aikman - out to Emmitt -- Emmitt is going to go....Into The End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS....TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS -- Dallas scores twice in the first 8 minutes of the second half and we are tied at 21.

Oilers at the 36 - they go 3 and out again, Charles Haley gets to Moon, Dallas has totally captured the momentum here - Dallas gets the ball back at the 38.

Dallas gets 1 first down - Aikman to Irvin for 22.  But a Sean Jones sack knocks Dallas back and Houston gets the ball back at their 10.  

3 and out - Houston doesnt have a first down yet in the half - punt to Kelvin Martin -- Martin's got some room -- Martin's got a step -- Kelvin Martin Is Gonna Go....Into The End Zone....TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS -- Kelvin Martin takes the punt back 48 yards to the house - Dallas has 3 3rd Qtr Scores - Dallas has taken the 28-21 lead here in the third quarter - Kelvin Martin follows up the 58 yard TD reception with a 48 yard punt return for a score -- Cowboys up 7.

Houston at the 31, one play left in the qtr - Moon 6 yards to Givens.  

4th Qtr: Cowboys 28 Oilers 21

Dallas scores 21 in the 3rd qtr, capped off with a punt return for a score and they have taken the lead. Oilers have 2nd and 4 at the 35.

They pick it up - 5 yards from Lorenzo White, but the drive ends there, Tony Tolbert gets his second sack, Dallas will start at their own 18.  

1/10 - Emmitt gets 3

2/7 - Aikman -- Aikman to Irvin in Space - Irvin's got a step -- Irvin's got a Step -- Michael Irvin is gonna go 54 yards....All the Way to the Oiler 25 yard line! Troy Aikman 54 yards to Michael Irvin to the 25 yard line!  

The drive ends -- Elliott FG makes it 31-21, Dallas up 10 with less than 10 to go.  

Oilers at the 28.  

They get 1 first down - Moon 14 to Jeffires but with a little more than 7 left, they give the ball back to Dallas - Cowboys up 10, with the ball at their own 27, 7 left in the half.  

They stay on the ground, get a first down on Emmitt's 12 yard run - that's all, Houston starts at their own 20.  

Dallas ends it -- they sack Moon twice, Haley gets his second, Jim Jeffcoat his first - Dallas takes over on downs at the Oiler 15 yard line, there's now just 4 minutes to go in the game, Dallas runs the ball 3 times, Houston uses all of their timeouts -- Dallas kicks the FG, there's now 2 and a half minutes left, Cowboys up 34-21

Oilers get the ball at their own 32.  

They take the rest of the game to drive down and score, Moon to Givins for 10, Moon to White for 27 the big plays - Moon to White, 9 yard TD pass with under 20 seconds left TOUCHDOWN OILERS-- they try an onside kick - it fails, victory formation for Aikman and thats all.

Final: Cowboys 34 Oilers 28

Dallas trailed 21-7 at the half - they score the next 27 points, Houston only scoring in garbage time, Dallas places its 6th team into Round 2.

Aikman: 20 for 26 334 yds 2 TD/INT

Moon: 19 for 32 188 yds 2 TD

Smith: 23 carries, 74 yds, TD, 5 catches, 47 yds TD

Brown: 13 carries, 56 yds, TD

Irvin: 5 catches, 129 yds TD

Givins: 5 catches, 57 yds

Martin: punt return TD

Haley/Tolbert: 2 sacks

Player of the Game: Troy Aikman

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 11: Play In Game

 

'79 Steelers v. '52 Browns

16. 1971 AFC CHAMPION MIAMI DOLPHINS at 16. 1993 HOUSTON OILERS

16. 1993 HOUSTON OILERS

Record: 12-4

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 4th

Def: 4th

1st AFC Central

lost Div Rnd Chiefs 28-20

HC Jack Pardee  OC Kevin Gilbride DC Buddy Ryan

Astrodome

Tom Franklin

Offense

QB Warren Moon 37

RB Gary Brown 24

WR Curtis Duncan 28

WR Ernest Givens 29

WR Haywood Jeffires 29

WR Webster Slaughter 29

LT Brad Hopkins 23 R

LG Mike Munchak 33

C Bruce Matthews 32

RG Doug Dawson 32

RT Doug Williams 27

Defense

LDE William Fuller

LDT Ray Childress 31

RDT Glenn Montgomery 26

RDE Sean Jones 31

LLB Eddie Robinson 23

MLB Al Smith 29

RLB Wilber Marshall 31

LCB Cris Dishman 28

RCB Steve Jackson 24

SS Bubba McDowell 27

FS Marcus Robertson 24 All Pro

K Al Del Greco 31

P Greg Montgomery 29 All Pro

KR John Henry Mills 24

PR Willie Drewrey 30

We turn to Region 11 where the 1993 Houston Oilers host the play in game. There isn't a Houston team currently moving on - there is a Titans squad safely in the next rnd.  This is the run&shoot offense, Buddy Ryan defense Oilers, both ranked 4th in the NFL -- 37 year old Warren Moon had 22 scores and 21 picks. 24 year old Gary Brown started just half the season and rushed for a thousand yards. The defense gets to the QB -- the front 4 combined for 38 sacks: 31 year old William Fuller, 31 year old Ray Childress, 31 year old Sean Jones and 26 year old Glenn Montgomery. 24 year old Marcus Robertson was an All Pro with 7 picks, the punter Greg Montgomery also was an All Pro.  

16. 1971 AFC CHAMPION MIAMI DOLPHINS

Record: 10-3-1

Pythag: 11-3

Off: 4th

Def: 3rd

1st AFC East

d. Chiefs Div Rnd 27-24

d. Colts AFC Title 21-0

lost Super Bowl Cowboys 24-3

HC Don Shula OC Howard Schnellenberger DC Bill Arnsparger

Offense

QB Bob Griese 26 All Pro

RB Jim Kiick  25

RB Larry Csonka All Pro 25

WR Howard Twilley 28

WR Paul Warfield 29 All Pro

TE Marv Fleming 29

LT Doug Crusan 25

LG Bob Kuechenberg 24

C Bob DeMarco 33

RG Larry Little 26

RT Norm Evans 29

Defense

LDE Jim Riley 26

LDT Manny Fernandez 25

RDT Bob Heinz 24

RDE Bill Stanfill 24

LLB Doug Swift 23

MLB Nick Buoniconti 31

RLB Mike Kolen 23

LCB Tim Foley 23

RCB Curtis Johnson 23

SS Dick Anderson 25

FS Jake Scott 26

K Garo Yepremian 27

P Larry Seiple 26

KR Mercury Morris 24

PR Jake Scott 26

The '75 Dolphins, '82 Dolphins, '84 Dolphins, '73 Dolphins have all moved on - it'll take winning both this game and then knocking off the top seed in the region, the '92 Cowboys to advance their 5th team forward and tie the half dozen other franchises who have hit that number.  4th in offense, 3rd in defense.  Jake Scott's 26, had 7 picks. Bob Griese is a 26 year old All Pro, 19 scores and 9 picks. Larry Csonka's a 25 year old All Pro, rushed for over a thousand yards in 14 games. Paul Warfield's a 29 year old All Pro, he scored 11 times; 26 year old Larry Little also was an All Pro.  The Dolphins are about to go undefeated, about to win back to back Super Bowls - this is the season prior - a 16 hasn't beaten a 1, but you have to think if they can get by the Oilers in the Play in Game, they have a punchers chance.  Let's go to Houston for the kick.

1st Qtr

Miami starts at the 29.  

3 and out.

Oilers at the 31.

1/10 - Lorenzo White opens with a 9 yard gain.

2/1 - Warren Moon's first pass is to White, he picks up 14.  

1/10 - Moon to Gary Brown, another pass out of the backfield, 11 yards. Oilers at the 35.

1/10 - Moon finds Webster Slaughter - 14 yards, Oilers at the 21.

1/10 - 8 more for White

2/2 - Moon to Slaughter and the Oilers have a first and goal at the 4.

1/goal - Bill Stanfill sacks Moon

2/goal - Give to White....Lorenzo White is gonna rumble Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN OILERS - Houston takes their first drive 69 nice yards, all the way into the endzone - Oilers go up a score.  

Dolphins at the 15.

3 and out.  

Oilers start at their own 35.  

1/10 - 11 yards for Gary Brown

1/10 - Moon to Curtis Duncan, 13 yards and the Oilers are alrerady at the Dolphin 41.

The drive ends - Oilers punt - ball goes deep into the Dolphin end, they will start from the 6.

1/10 - Larry Csonka gets a yard.

2/9 - Bob Griese has yet to complete a pass - Oilers brining a ton of pressure -- it comes here - Griese looking over the middle -- Picked Off - Picked Off -- Marcus Robertson is Going to Roll Into the Endzone -- TOUCHDOWN OILERS - Griese's first completion is to the other team and Marcus Robertson has a pick 6.  It's 14-0.  

Dolphins at the 31.

1/10 - Csonka gets 2.

2/8 - Incomplete

3/8 - Miami finally gets a first down - Griese to Jim Kiick, 9 yards.  

The next 2 plays net 8 yards and the qtr ends.

2nd Qtr: Oilers 14 Dolphins 0

All Houston so far; Miami has a third and 2 at midfield.

They don't get it - Houston will start at the 9.

1/10 - Brown gets 7

2/3 - 10 more for Brown

1/10 - 2 for White

2/8 - Incomplete

3/8 - Moon - Slaughter - 19 yards to the 42.

1/10 - Moon is sacked, Manny Fernandez gets him

2/14 - Brown draw for 3, 3rd down will be an incomplete pass -- but a defensive holding call is the automatic first down.  Oilers at the 48.

1/10 - 8 for Brown, Oilers again into Miami territory.

2/2 - Moon pulls it down, gets 5.

That's as far as it goes - Al Del Greco FG makes it 17-0.  Halfway through the 2nd, all Oilers.

Miami at the 28.

They get a first down on a desparate Griese scramble for 14 - but again, they need to kick.

Oilers at the 23.  

1/10 - 16 more for Gary Brown.  

1/10 - 5 more for White

2/5 - Moon to White, just shy of the first down.

3/1 - Moon - Slaughter -- 16 yards to the Miami 36, we hit the 2 minute warning and the Oilers have a first down.

It stops here -- another Del Greco kick at the 1 minute mark makes it 20-0.

Dolphins at the 25.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Griese 6 yards to Kiick, he's out of bounds

1/10 - Griese to Warfield, he's got the first down, Miami stops the clock at their own 40, 34 seconds left in the half.  

1/10 - Griese finds Warfield -- 19 yards right down the heart of the defense, now 21 seconds left and Miami is at the Oiler 41.  2nd timeout.  

2/10 - Griese, in trouble -- keeps it alive -- throws to Fleming - it's a 6 yard gain, Miami has to use it's final timeout with 9 seconds left.  Dolphins at the 35.  

3/4 - Griese -- Looking End Zone -- Griese -- Going Deep --- Incomplete - still one second left in the half.

Yepremian hits the long 52 yard FG - and at the half it is 20-3.

3rd Qtr: Oilers 20 Dolphins 3

The Houston Oilers are woodshedding the Dolphins on both sides of the ball.

Oilers at the 13.

3 and out.

Miami at the Houston 47.  

3 and out.  Oilers at the 20.

2 first downs on the drive, couple of 10 yard passes to Haywood Jeffires the big play, butt he drive ends - Dolphins start at the 15.

1/10 - Reverse -- Morris -- to Warfield -- Warfield gets the edge -- And Paul Warfield turns on the afterburners -- Paul Warfield is gonna go all the way down to the Houston 11 before he's tracked down by Cris Dishman  - that's a 74 yard run for Warfield, Miami gets a big play.

1/10 - Griese -- over the middle - Howard Twilley -- he going to go --- Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN DOLPHINS - that's the big play for Miami, the 74 yard run, quick TD score - and now the deficit is cut to 20-10.

Houston starts at the 35.

1/10 - White loses 1

2/11 - Moon, scrambling, gets a couple

3/9 - Moon to Jeffires, 16 yards, Oilers first down at the Miami 48.

1/10 - 3 for White

2/7 - Brown is stacked up

3/7 - Moon again to Jeffires - 13 yards to the 32 yard line.

1/10 - 14 more yards for Lorenzo White - Houston gives up that TD and drives right down to the Dolphin 18 yard line.

The next 2 plays net 5 yards as the qtr ends.

4th Qtr: Oilers 20 Dolphins 10

-Houston's had their run of the game, but Miami hit a home run on a big reverse; Oilers have a third down and 5 at the Miami 13.  

Miami holds -- Del Greco kick and it's 23-10.  Miami is still alive.

Dolphins at the 24.

Dolphins get one first down - 29 yard run by Csonka.

That's it -- Oilers get the ball back, up 13 at their own 14 --

Oilers have a 13 point lead we are nearly halfway done with the 4th, what makes sense is Houston runs the ball -- but they playfake - and Moon goes deep ---

And it's intercepted by Dick Anderson -- Dick Anderson takes it back to the Oiler 11 yard line -- live by the sword, die by the sword -- Miami now has the ball at the Oiler 11 yard line.

1/10 - Griese -- End Zone -- Warfield -- TOUCHDOWN DOLPHINS -- huge swing, Miami gets a pick and in one play turns it into a score - and now with a little more than 7 minutes left in the game, Miami only trails 23-17.

Oilers at the 22.  Can Miami get a quick stop?

1/10 - Moon to Ernest Givens, 5 yards.

2/5 - Incomplete.  3rd down.  Big, big play.

3/5 - It's a give to Brown...he gets to the sticks.  Measurement.  

First down.  

Little more than 6 to go.  Clock and chains move.  

1/10 - 2 for Brown.

2/8 - 4 for White.  Another 3rd down.  

3/4 - Houston stays on the ground -- Lorenzo White -- and he busts it, 22 yards, big, big, big play - Houston to the Miami 40 yard line with a little more than 4 minutes to go.

1/10 - Play action -- Moon to Slaughter, 9 yards

2/1 - Another play action -- Moon to Givens 11 yards- Houston stays off the ground but picks up another first down, Oilers are at the Miami 20 yard line, Miami has stopped the clock with a little more than 3 minutes to go.  Big, big drive-  Houston all the way to the 20.

1/10 - Brown gets 1.  Timeout.

2/9 - Brown stopped at the line.  Oilers use their final timeout, 3 minutes left.  Big play here.

3/9 - Moon - Duncan -- That's gonna be a first down - Duncan is driven out of bounds at the 6 yard line -- now it's first and goal - Houston up 6 and Miami's out of timeouts.  

1/goal - Brown gets 4

2/goal - Brown is into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN OILERS --- and when Lorenzo White adds the 2 point conversion it's now 31-17 and that should be the dagger.

It is - Griese is sacked 3 times in the next four downs, it's Houston's only sacks of the day, William Fuller, Ray Childress, Sean Jones - and Miami doesn't get a first down - back to Houston, victory formation -- and the Oilers take the Play in Game.

Final: Oilers 31 Dolphins 17

Miami crawled back into the game -- but Moon drove Houston down for a late score that salted away the game.  We will get the All Texas 16 v 1 matchup when the Oilers face the '92 Cowboys.

Moon: 20 for 29, 215 yds INT

Griese: 9 for 16, 81 yds, 2 TD/INT

Brown: 16 carries, 73 yds TD

Csonka: 11 carries, 48 yds

Slaughter: 6 catches, 72 yards

Warfield: 3 catches, 39 yards, 1 carry, 74 yards, 1 TD

Robertson: INT/TD

Player of the Game: Marcus Robertson

Houston moves into the field -- they head to Dallas to meet the 11th overall seed in the tournament, the 1992 Super Bowl Champion Cowboys.

2022 NFL Predictions

Hey, here are some picks.   

AFC East

1. Buffalo 11-6  (1)

2. Mia 10-7 (6)

2. NE 9-8

4. NYJ 6-11 

AFC North

1. Cinc 10-7 (3)

2. Balt 9-8 

2. Cleve 8-9 

4. Pitt 7-10

AFC South 

1. Ind 10-7 (4)

2. Tenn 9-8 

3. Jax 6-11

4. Hou 5-12

AFC West 

1. KC 10-7 (2)

2. LAC 10-7 (5)

3. Den 9-8 (7)

4. LV 9-8

WC Rnd: KC over Den

                Cin over Mia

                LAC over Ind

Div Rnd: Buff over LAC

                KC over Cin

AFC Title: Buff over KC

NFC East 

1. Phil 11-6 (4)

2. Dall 10-7 (6)

3. Wash 8-9

4. NYG 7-10

NFC North

1. GB 11-6 (2)

2. Minn 9-8 (7)

3. Det 7-10

4. Chi 5-12

NFC South

1. Tampa 11-6 (1)

2. NO 9-8

3. Atl 6-11

4. Carol 6-11

NFC West

1. LAR 11-6 (3)

2. SF 10-7 (5)

3. Ariz 7-10

4. Sea 6-11

WC: GB over Minn

         LAR over Dall

         SF over Phil

Div Rnd: SF over TB

                GB over LAR

NFC Title: SF over GB

Super Bowl 57: Buffalo v. San Francisco