256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 15: 2017 New England Patriots v. 2002 Philadelphia Eagles

 '90 Giants v. '85 Niners

12. 2002 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at 5. 2017 AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

5. 2017 AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Record: 13-3

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 2nd

Def: 5th

1st AFC East

d. Titans Div Rnd 35-14

d. Jags AFC Title 24-20

lost Super Bowl Eagles 41-33

HC Bill Belichick OC Josh McDaniels DC Matt Patricia

Gillette Stadium: 50 degrees

Bob Socci/Scott Zolak

Offense

QB Tom Brady 40 All Pro Michigan

RB Dion Lewis Pitt

FB James Develin Brown

WR Brandin Cooks 24 Oregon St

WR Chris Hogan 30 Monmouth

TE Rob Gronkowski All Pro 28 Arizona

LT Nate Solder 29 Colorado

LG Joe Thuney 25 NC St

C David Andrews 25 UGA

RG Shaq Mason 24 Geo Tech

RT Marcus Cannon 29 TCU

Defense

LDE Lawrence Guy 27  Ariz St

LDT Alan Branch 33 Mich

RDT Adam Butler 23 R Vandy

RDE Trey Flowers 24 Ark

LLB Kyle Van Noy 26 BYU

MLB Elandon Roberts 23 Houston

RLB David Harris 33 Michigan

LCB Malcolm Butler 27 W Alabama

RCB Stephon Gilmore 27 S Carolina

SS Patrick Chung 30 Oregon

FS Devin McCourty 30 Rutgers

K Stephen Gostkowski 33 Memphis

P Ryan Allen 27 La Tech

KR Dion Lewis 27 Pitt

PR Danny Amendola 32 TTech

9 Patriot teams have moved on, they trail only San Francisco, the 2017 team lost the SB to Philadelphia and they look to get some measure of revenge in this one. 2nd in offense, 5th in defense. Tom Brady is a 40 year old All Pro - 32 scores and 8 picks. 24 year old Brandin Cooks had over a thousand yards receiving and 28 year old Rob Gronkowski is an All Pro, over a thousand yards receiving.  On defense, 24 year old Trey Flowers and 26 year old Kyle Van Noy combined for a dozen sacks.

12. 2002 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Record: 12-4

Pythag: 13-3

Off: 4th

Def: 2nd

1st NFC East

d. Falcons Div Rnd 20-6

lost NFC Title 27-10 Bucs

HC Andy Reid OC Brad Childress DC Jim Johnson

Offense

QB Donovan McNabb 26 Syracuse

RB Duce Staley 27 S Carolina

RB Cecil Martin 27 Wisc

WR Todd Pinkston 25 So Miss

WR James Thrash 27 Mo Southern

TE Chad Lewis 31 BYU

LT Tra Thomas 28 Florida St

LG John Welbourn 26 Cal

C Hank Fraley 25 R Morris

RG Jermane Mayberry 29 T A&M Kings

RT Jon Runyan 29 Mich

Defense

LDE Brandon Whiting 26  Cal

LDT Corey Simon 25 Florida St

RDT Darwin Walker 25 Tenn

RDE Hugh Douglas 31 Cen St

LLB Shawn Barber 27 Richmond

MLB Levon Kirkland 33 Clemson

RLB Carlos Emmons 33 Ark St

LCB Troy Vincent 32 All Pro Wisc

RCB Bobby Taylor 29 N Dame

SS Blaine Bishop 32 Ball St

FS Brian Dawkins 29 All Pro Clemson

K David Akers 28 Louisville

P Sean Landeta 40 Towson

KR/PR Brian Mitchell 34 Louisiana

They're only a 12 seed - but this '02 Eagle team is 2nd in defense and 4th in offense and we may get a really competitive game today. 2 All Pros in the secondary, 32 year old Troy Vincent, 29 year old Brian Dawkins, 31 year old Hugh Douglas and 25 year old Darwin Walker combined for 20 sacks. On offense, 26 year old Donovan McNabb had 23 scores and 6 picks, 27 year old Duce Staley had over 1500 yards from scrimmage.

Andy Reid against Bill Belichick - let's go to the kick.

1st Qtr

Eagles at the 38.

1/10 - Duce Staley gets 2.

2/8 - Incomplete

3/8 - Donovan McNabb pulls it down, 17 yard scramble for a first down and after an offsides it is first and 5 at the New England 38.

1/5 - 1 for Staley.

2/4 - McNabb picks it up, 5 to Todd Pinkston.  

1/10 - McNabb finds Chad Lewis and he rumbles all the way to the Patriot 14 yard line.

1/10 - Planned run for McNabb, he goes for 6 yards.

2/4 - Staley bursts up the middle -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - The Eagles take the opening kick and go right down the field on the 5th seeded Pats, it's 7-0.

Pats at the 12.  3 and out.

Eagles in great field position they are at the Patriot 40.

1/10 - Staley for 3

2/7 - McNabb is dicing up the New England defense early, 16 yards to James Thrash.

1/10 - McNabb to Pinkston and the Eagles have a first down at the 11 yard line.  

1/10 - Thrash gets just 2 on the catch.

2/8 - McNabb out to Lewis, picks his way forward for 5.

3/3 - Give to Staley -- And Duce Staley is Gonna Go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - Duce Staley has 2 TDs in the first 11 minutes of the football game - the Eagles already up 14 points.

Patriots at the 24.

They're gonna get 2 first downs, Brady to Brandin Cooks for 16, Brady to Danny Amendola for 9 -- but then Jordan Develin Fumbles -- recovered by the Eagles at their own 40 - with a little more than a minute left in the quarter, Philly is up 14, with the ball at their own 40.

1/10 - Staley gets 11 and Philly crosses midfield.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10- McNabb in trouble, gets a yard and the qtr ends.

2nd Qtr: Eagles 14 Patriots 0

Philly has scored on both drives and they've forced a fumble - 3rd down near midfield.

They don't pick it up - after the kic, Pats at their own 12 and a penalty backs them up to the 7.

1/15 - Nothing for Develin.

2/15 - Brady hits Gronk, a dozen yards to the 19.  

3/3 - Dion Lewis picks up the first down.  

1/10 - Brady is forced to run, gets a couple, a penalty tacks on 5.

2/3 - Lewis picks it up, Pats at the 36.

1/10 - Develin gets 1

2/9 - 7 yard pickup for Lewis to the 44

3/2 - Brady converts, 6 yards to Lewis, Nee England is at midfield.

And that's where the drive ends - after the punt, the Eagles start at their own 6 yard line.

3 plays later - Stephon Gilmore Intercepts McNabb - Pats at their own 23.

1/10 - Brady - End Zone -- Danny Amendola -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS -- we may have seen this game flip, the pick - and then a play later Brady is in the end zone  -- NE botches the XP so it is 14-6 Philly.

Eagles at the 35, 6 minutes left in the half.

1/10 - Trey Flowers gets home, sacking McNabb.

2/15 - McNabb 2 yards to Staley.

3/13 - McNabb is forced to run -- and look at him go -- McNabb gets the first down - the Eagles are at theeir own 45 yard line with 4 minutes left in the half.

1/10 - 18 yards for Staley - Duce Staley running all over the Patriots today.

1/10 - 10 yards for Dorsey Levens, Eagles at the 27.

The drive ends here - and at the 2 minute warning, Akers hits a FG and it is 17-6.

Patriots great runback by Lewis - all the way to the 49 yard line.  

1/10 - Incomplete, a penalty gives them 5 yards

2/5 - Nothing for Develin

3/5 - Brady to Lewis, he picks it up, 10 yards out to the Eagle 36.

1/10 - Brady downfield to Chris Hogan, its a 21 yard pickup and the Pats are at the 15.  Patriots stopping the clock.

1/10 - Give to Lewis, nothing there.

2/11 - Brady fires over the middle to Amendola -- Danny Amendola is into the endzone -- TOCUHDOWN PATRIOTS - With less than a minute left in the half, New England cuts the deficit to 17-13.

Eagles at the 29.  51 seconds left, all 3 timeouts.

1/10 - McNabb 10 to Thrash and he's out of bounds.

1/10 - McNabb finds Jeff Thomason, 27 yards - that's a big play to the Patriot 34 and with 30 seconds left Philly stops the clock.

1/10 - McNabb to Staley, 15 yards -- that's another first down and another timeout, the Eagles are all the way to the 19 yard line with 20 seconds left in the half.

1/10 - McNabb -- End Zone --- Picked Off By Malcolm Butler!  Butler Intercepts McNabb in the end zone and thats how the half will end.

Third Qtr: Eagles 17 Patriots 13

New England gets a couple of picks, including a big one to end the half - and they have cut this deficit to 4 points.  

NE at the 24.

2 first downs, the biggest play of the drive a 10 yard Gronk reception - but the drive ends in a punt.

Eagles at the 39.  3 and out.  

Patriots at the 28.  3 and out.  

Eagles at the 36.  3 and out.  

Patriots at the 28, now with 5 minutes left in the quarter. 

2 plays - 2 first downs - 12 yard reception by Amendola, 12 yard run for Lewis -- but 2 plays later Lewis Fumbles -- the second Patriot fumble of the day - and the Eagles have the ball at their own 49 with 3 minutes left in the third.

1/10 - McNabb 19 yards to Pinkston, Eagles at the 32.

1/10 - 3 for Staley and a penalty tacks on 5.

2/2 - McNabb is sacked - Kyle Van Noy getting home. 

3/7 - Duce Saley picks it up - running to the New England 13 yard line.

1/10 - 2 for Levens, that's the last play of the qtr.

4th Qtr: Eagles 17 Patriots 13

Scoreless qtr, but a Pats fumble has put Philly in the red zone, 2nd and 8 at the 11.

2/8 - Incomplete

3/8 - McNabb - in motion - play breaks down - McNabb scrambling --- fires into the ---TOUCHDOWN EAGLES -- McNabb to Pinkston - an 11 yard strike across his body - McNabb to Pinkston and now it is 24-13, the 12th seeds in the region looking at this upset.

Pats at the 27 - just one first down, Cooks 19 yard reception - but the drive ends in a punt, and the Eagles have the ball at their own 22, up 11 points, 12:24 left to play.

1/10 - Quick pass in the flat to Lewis, he gets 6.

2/4 - First carry for Cecil Martin, he gets 12 yards to the 40.

1/10 - Planned run for McNabb, he gets 14 yards and crosses midfield.

1/10 - McNabb to Pinkston, 13 yards -- Any Reid going for the jugular here, Eagles at the 33 with 9:36 to play, up 11 points.

The drive ends here - Akers FG makes it 27-13, 7 minutes left.

Pats start at the 34.  They need 2 scores.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Lewis gets a yard

3/9 - Brady finds Amendola - he's got a step, 15 and a first down at midfield.

1/10 - Lewis gets 2

2/8 - Incomplete

3/8 - Brady converts, hits Phillip Dorsett, 12 yards to the 36 and there are 5 minutes left.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Brady to Crooks, 9 yards to the 27 and 5 on an offsides on the next play gives the Patriots a first down at the 22.

1/10 - Brady to Gronk - breaking tackles all the way down to the 5 yard line.

1/goal - Brady - End Zone -- Cooks -  TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS - It takes 3 minutes, the Patriots go 64 yards and the deficit is cut to 27-20.

Eagles start at the 34.  4 minutes left.  Patriots need a stop.

1/10 - Dorsey Levens busts a 44 yard run -- gallops to the Patriot 22 yard line -- huge, huge, huge play.  

The drive stops....but when Akers hits the FG it is 30-20 with 3 and a half minutes left, Pats have had to burn 2 timeouts.

Patriots at the 38 - they get a first down on a 26 yard Gronk reception. 

But that's as far as it goes - 4 more downs and it is basically over, the Eagles need just one first down to run out the clock and they get it.   Once again, the 2017 Pats are upset by an Eagles team.

Final: Eagles 30 Patriots 20

Brady throws for 3 scores - but it's the '02 Eagles who move on.

McNabb: 16 for 28 186 yds 1 TD/2 INT

Brady: 20 for 32 267 yds 3 TD

Staley: 20 carries, 78 yds, 2 TD

Lewis: 21 carries, 47 yds

Pinkston: 5 catches, 57 yds

Amendola: 5 catches 75 yds 2 TD

Player of the Game: Duce Staley

Week 8 NCAA/NFL Picks

NCAA: 16-19

NFL: 21-14

UConn +7.5 BC win

SDiego St +8.5 Fresno win

Syracuse -2.5 NDame loss

New Mex -2.5 UMass win

Ole Miss -2.5 A&M win

4-1

20-20

 Tenn -2 Hou win

 NE -1.5 NYJ win

 Carol +4.5 Atl win

GB +11.5 Buff win

 Pitt +10.5 Phil loss

4-1

25-15

October, 2022 Athlete of the Month

September

Bryce Harper.  Runners-up: Jeremy Pena, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes

2 months remain - here are the current contenders for 2022 Athlete of the Year.  

January-Cooper Kupp

February-Aaron Donald

March-Aliyah Boston

April-Auston Matthews

May-Connor McDavid 

June - Steph Curry

July - Aaron Judge

August - Albert Pujols

September - A'ja Wilson

October - Bryce Harper

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 15: 1990 New York Giants v. 1985 San Francisco 49ers

 '69 Chiefs v. '60 Eagles

9. 1985 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at 8. 1990 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW YORK GIANTS

8. 1990 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW YORK GIANTS

Record: 13-3

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 15th

Def: 1st

1st NFC East

d. Bears Div Rnd 31-3

d. Niners NFC Title 15-13

d. Bills Super Bowl 20-19

HC Bill Parcells OC Ron Erhardt DC Bill Belichick

Giants Stadium: 50 degrees

Jim Gordon/Dick Lynch

Offense

QB Phil Simms 35  Moorehead St

RB Ottis Anderson 33 Miami

RB Maurice Carthon 29 Ark St

WR Stephen Baker 26 Fresno St

WR Mark Ingram 25 Mich St

TE Mark Bavaro 27 NDame

LT Eric Moore 25 Indiana

LG William Roberts 28 Ohio St

C Bart Oates 32 BYU

RG Bob Kratch 24 Iowa

RT Doug Riesenberg 25 Cal

Defense

LDE Eric Dorsey 26  NDame

NT Erik Howard 26 Wash St

RDE John Washington 27 Oklahoma St

LOLB Carl Banks 28 Mich St

LILB Steve DeOssie 28 BCollege

RILB Pepper Johnson 26 All Pro Ohio St

ROLB Lawrence Taylor 31 UNC

LCB Mark Collins 26 Cal St Fullerton

RCB Everson Walls 31 Grambling

SS Greg Jackson 24 LSU

FS Myron Guyton 23 EKentucky

K Matt Bahr 34 Penn St

P Sean Landetta 28 All Pro Towson

KR/PR Dave Meggett 24 Towson

It's the second of the Giants 4 Super Bowl Champs (we'll see the other two in region 16; every Super Bowl Champ is at least in a play in game, including this team, 10 are still to come, they are flooding the last two rounds).  The '90 Giants knocked out the '90 Niners in the NFC Title game - and the '85 Niners fell to the eventual Super Bowl Champs - the '85 Giants, in the playoffs.  Top defense in football - 26 year old Pepper Johnson is an All Pro, 31 year old LT had 10.5 sacks (Sean Landetta's 28, he was also an All Pro).  There's a decision to make at QB, it was 29 year old Jeff Hostetler who was the winning QB in the Super Bowl - but he'll start on the bench, 35 year old Phil Simms had a solid season pre-injury, in 14 starts he had 16 scores and 4 picks. 33 year old Ottis Anderson ran for 11 TDs in 11 starts.  

9. 1985 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Record: 10-6

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 5th

Def 2nd

2nd NFC West

lost WC Giants 17-3

HC Bill Walsh DC George Seifert

Offense

QB Joe Montana 29  NDame

RB Wendell Tyler 30 UCLA

RB Roger Craig 25 Nebraska

WR Dwight Clark 28 Clemson

WR Freddie Solomon 32 Tampa

TE Russ Francis 32 Oregon

LT Bubba Paris 25 Michigan

LG John Ayers 32 A&M

C Fred Quillan 29 Oregon 

RG Randy Cross 31 UCLA

RT Keith Fahnhorst 33 Minn

Defense

LDE Jeff Stover 27 Oregon

NT Michael Carter 25 SMU 

RDE Dwaine Board 29 NCA&T

LOLB Todd Shell 23 BYU

LILB Riki Ellison 25 USC

RILB Mike Walter 25 Oregon

ROLB Keena Turner 27 Purdue

LCB Ronnie Lott 26 USC

RCB Eric Wright 26 All Pro Missouri

SS Carlton Williamson 27 Pitt

FS Dwight Hicks 29 Michigan

K Ray Wersching 35 Cal

P Max Runager 29 S Carolina

KR Carl Monroe 25 Utah

PR Dana McLemore 25 Hawaii

The Niners stand alone with 10 teams currently headed to round 2 - if they win this one, they'll make it 11.  2nd in defense, 5th in offense. 26 year old Eric Wright is an All Pro, 26 year old Ronnie Lott had 6 picks.  21.5 combined sacks for 27 year old Jeff Stover, 29 year old Dwaine Board.  30 TDs and 13 picks for 29 year old Joe Montana. 25 year old Roger Craig had over 2000 yards from scrimmage and scored 15 times. 10 TDs for 28 year old Dwight Clark.  

We get Walsh vs Parcells/Belichick - the Niners trying to get a little bit of payback for both the 1990 and 1985 squads - couple of top defenses going at it in this one, lets head to the Meadowlands for the kick.

1st Qtr

Niners start at the 25.

1/10 - Joe Montana quick strike to the rookie, Jerry Rice, for 12.

1/10 - Wendell Tyler buried in the backfield.  

2/13 - Montana to Dwight Clark - 3 yards.

3/10 - Montana finds Roger Craig in space - Craig's got a step -- that's a 16 yard pickup and the Niners cross midfield.  

The drive ends here - and Dave Meggett returns the punt back to the 47.  Giants in good shape.

1/10 - 3 yards for Ottis Anderson.

2/7 - Anderson is stopped at the line.

3/8 - Phil Simms hits Mark Bavaro, sits down at the sticks, the Giants are at the Niner 44.

1/10 - A yard for Maurice Carthon.

2/9 - Ottis Anderson gets 4 - false start takes them back 5. 

3/10 - Phil Simms finds Mark Ingram - 15 big yards it is a first down at the 29 yard line.

The drive ends - Michael Carter busts through the line and sacks Simms - Bahr FG puts the Giants on the board.  

Niners at the 25 - they'll get a first down on a 16 yard Roger Craig gallup, but the drive ends - Giants at the 20.  2 plays net 2 yards and the quarter ends.

2nd Qtr: Giants 3 Niners 0

The Giants had the top defense in 1990, San Francisco the number 2 defense in 1985, we may see a rock fight here.

They don't pick it up - Niners take over at the 43; two plays later, Montana gets Picked Off by Pepper Johnson -- Johnson runs it back to the Niner 42 and New York is in business with a first down.

1/10 - 13 yards for Dave Meggett - Meggett scampers to the 29.  Fred Dean sacks Simms - Bahr hits another FG and it is 6-0.  This feels a lot like the 1990 NFC Championship.  

Niners at the 29.

3 and out.  Giants up 6-0 and starting at their own 40, another good Meggett return.  

3 and out.  Niners at the 23.  

1/10 - A yard for Tyler.

2/9 - Montana 5 yards to Craig.

3/4 - Montana forced to run - he picks up 6 yards to the 35.

1/10 - Wendell Tyler busts one.  44 huge yards - plus a 5 yard bump on a facemask and the Niners are down to the Giants 16 yard line.  Wendell Tyler finds a seam and goes for 44 yards, the Niners are in business.  

1/10 - Craig gets a yard.

2/9 - Craig stopped at the line.

3/9 - Montana knifes in a ball to Rice, he's got a first down.

1/goal - Nothing for Tyler

2/goal - Montana -- Montana fires -- Russ Francis --- TOUCHDOWN 49ERS - Joe Montana 6 yard bullet to Russ Francis - we are at the 2 minute mark and the 49ers have taken the 7-6 lead.

Giants deep in their own end at the 9.

1/10 - Simms to Bavaro - fights for 12 yards.  

1/10 - Simms to Howard Cross, he goes for 13, the Giants stop the clock with 1:42 to go in the half at their own 34.

1/10 - Simms to Mark Ingram - 16 yards, right on the sideline, he goes out of bounds at midfield,  1:15 left in the half.  

1/10 - Simms just flinging it on this drive - 22 yards to Stephen Baker - New York stops the clock with a little more than a minute left at the Niner 28 yard line.

But -- that's where the drive dies - at the end of the half, Bahr hits his 3rd FG and it is 9-7.

3rd Qtr: Giants 9 49ers 7

This game feels like a battle between these two teams, tough, taut - physical - the 3 Bahr FGs tell this story.  

Dave Meggett is really doing it today - takes the kick back to the 49er 40 yard line.

But -- there is no drive -- and Matt Bahr hits his 4th FG of the day to give New York the 12-7 lead. 

Niners at the 34 - 3 and out, Leonard Marshall with the sack - after the punt, NY will take over at the 49er 37, Dave Meggett continues to put pressure on San Francisco.

3 and out -- and when Bahr....Misses....a 50 yard FG - the Niners regain possession at their own 40.

3 and out.  New York's defense really controlling the line of scrimmage now.  

Giants starting at the 19.  3 and out.  Niners at the 29.

3 and out including a vicious LT sack of Montana.  With a minute left in the quarter, the Giants have the ball at midfield.

2 plays net 5 yards and it's 3rd and 5 at the San Francisco 45 when the quarter ends.

4th Qtr: Giants 12 49ers 7

Doesn't feel like it should be this close - the Niners didn't get a first down in the quarter, the game has almost entirely been played on the 49er side of the field - New York unable to find the end zone.  3rd and 5.

They pick it up on an Ingram reverse, 13 yards to the Niner 32 -- but a Dwaine Board sack ends the drive, knocking New York out of FG range - after the punt, it's San Francisco ball at their own 12, 13 minutes left in the game.

1/10 - Montana to Tyler, 10 yards.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Roger Craig goes for 10 yards, Niners at the 32.

1/10 - Montana dumps to Francis, 3 yards.

2/7 - Incomplete

3/7 - Montana finds Clark, toe taps the sideline and he's got the first down at the Niner 43.  

1/10 - Tyler gains 6

2/4 - Roger Craig goes for 11 yards and the 49ers are now at the Giants 40 yard line, 8 and a half minutes left.  

But -- the drive ends with Lawrence Taylor's second sack - great Runager punt, with 6 and a half left, the Giants are at their own 10.  

New York up 5, at their own 10.  6 and a half to play.

1/10 - Rodney Hampton gets nothing.

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Simms - Looking for --- Picked Off By Eric Wright!  Picked Off by Eric Wright!  Wright is down at the New York 17 yard line!  Eric Wright intercepts Phil Simms and with 5 and a half minutes to go the 49ers are at the New York 17 yard line!

1/10 - Wendell Tyler bursts through to the 5 yard line!  First and goal for San Francisco at the 5 yard line!

1/goal - Tyler again -- Wendell Tyler Goes Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN 49ERS - San Francisco has the lead -- and when Montana finds Craig for the 2 point conversion the score is 15-12 San Francisco.  

Big turn of events - the Wright pick - Tyler goes in - the Niners are up 15-12 with less than 5 to play.

Giants at the 27.

1/10 - Anderson gets 3.

2/7 - Hampton is stopped at the line.

3/8 - Simms finds Hampton -- Hampton just bulldozing his way to the first down - they are at their own 43.  

1/10 - Anderson gets 1.

2/9 - Anderson gets 3.  

3/6 - Hampton gets 2 yards - the Giants very conservative here, staying on the ground on that third and 6 - and we are at the 2 minute warning.

So - it's 4th and 4.  Giants down 3 - at their own 49.  

And they're gonna go for it -- this is it.  

4/4 - George Seifert dials up the safety blitz and Carlton Williamson Sacks Simms!  Williamson sacks Simms and with 1:51 left to go in the game - the Niners take over at the NY 44.

The Niners run 3 times, gain 5 yards - New York uses all 3 of its timeouts.  The Niners punt - the Giants get one more shot - there's 1:12 left and the Giants are at their own 12.

Can Simms lead them down the field - no timeouts, they need a FG to force OT.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Fred Dean gets his second sack of the day - the Giants are backed up at the 5 - the clock is running, it's 3rd and 17.

3/17 - Simms -- Looking for Bavar --- Picked Off by Ronnie Lott!  Picked off by Ronnie Lott!  Picked off by Ronnie Lott and the San Francisco 49ers will be able to run out the clock - the 49ers have beaten the New York Giants and move their 11th team to Rnd 2.

Final: 49ers 15 Giants 12

24 combined first downs in this one - it's the Niners who survive the slugfest and advance.

Montana: 16 for 29 100 yds 1 TD 1 INT

Simms 8 for 24 109 yds 2 INT

Tyler: 13 carries, 76 yds TD

Anderson: 16 carries, 44 yds

Craig: 5 catches, 36 yds

Ingram: 2 catches, 32 yds

Dean/LT: 2 sacks

Bahr: 4 FGs

Player of the Game: Fred Dean

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 15: 1969 Kansas City Chiefs v. 1960 Philadelphia Eagles

 '60 Eagles v. '03 Packers

16. 1960 NFL CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at 1. 1969 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

1. 1969 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Record: 11-3

Pythag: 12-2

Off: 2nd

Def: 1st

2nd AFL West

d. Jets Div Rnd 13-6

d. Raiders AFL Title 17-7

d. Vikings Super Bowl 23-7

HC Hank Stram 

Municipal Stadium: 50 degrees

Tom Hedrick

Offense

QB Len Dawson 34 Purdue

RB Mike Garrett 25 USC

RB Robert Holmes 24 Southern

WR Frank Pitts 26 Southern

WR Otis Taylor 27 Prairie View

TE Fred Arbanas 30 Mich St

LT Jim Tryer 30 All Pro Ohio St

LG Ed Budde 29 All Pro Mich St

C EJ Holub 31 TTech

RG Mo Moorman 24 A&M

RT Dave Hill 28 Auburn

Defense

LDE Jerry Mays SMU

LDT Curley Culp 23 Ariz St

RDT Buck Buchanan 30 All Pro  Granbling

RDE Aaron Brown 26 Minnesota

LLB Bobby Bell 29 All Pro Minnesota

MLB Willie Lanier 24 Morgan St

RLB Jim Lynch 24 NDame

LCB Jim Marsalis 24 R Tenn St

RCB Emmitt Thomas 26 Bishop

LS Jim Kearney 26 Prairie View

RS Johnny Robinson 31 All Pro LSU

K John Stenerud 27  Montana St

P Jerrell Wilson 28 So Miss

KR/PR Willie Mitchell 29 Tenn St

The 15th overall seed is the '69 Champs - both Chiefs Super Bowl winners are here, in Region 15, the 2019 squad is in the bottom half.  Best defense in football, second best offense. 3 All Pros on defense, 30 year old Buck Buchanan, 29 year old Bobby Bell, 31 year old Johnny Robinson, he had 8 picks and 26 year old Emmitt Thomas had 9. 34 year old Lenny Dawson had 7 starts, 9 scores and 13 picks. The left side of the line is two All Pros, 30 year old Jim Tyrer, 29 year old Ed Budde. 

16. 1960 NFL CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Record: 10-2

Pythag: 8-4

Off: 3rd

Def: 7th

1st NFL East

d. Packers NFL Title 17-13

d. '03 Packers 37-30

HC Buck Shaw 

Franklin Field: 50 degrees

Bill Campbell/Ed Harvey/Russ Hall

Offense

QB Norm Van Brocklin 34 All Pro Oregon

RB Clarence Peaks 25 Mich St

RB Billy Ray Barnes 25 Wake

WR Tommy McDonald 26 Oklahoma

WR Bobby Walston 32 UGA

WR Pete Retzlaff 29 S Dakota St

LT Jim McCusker 24 Pitt

LG Jerry Huth 27 Wake

C Chuck Bednarik 35 All Pro Penn

RG Stan Campbell 30 Iowa St

RT JD Smith 24 Rice

Defense

LDE Joe Robb 23 TCU

LDT Jess Richardson 30 Alabama

RDT Ed Khayat 25 Tulane

RDE Marion Campbell 31 UGA

LLB Bob Pellegrini 26 Maryland

MLB Chuck Weber 30 W Chester

RLB Maxie Baughan 22 R GTech

LCB Jimmy Carr 27 Charleston WV

RCB Tom Brookshier 29 All Pro 

LS Don Burroughs 29 Colorado

RS Gene Johnson 25 Cincinnati

K Bobby Walston 32 UGA

P Norm Van Brocklin 34 Oregon

KR/PR Timmy Brown 23 Ball St

2 Philly teams left - the '60 Champs look to move into round 2  in region 15.  Philly had the third best offense in football; Norm Van Brocklin is a 34 year old All Pro, 24 scores and 17 picks. 35 year old Chuck Bednarik is also an All Pro. On defense, 29 year old Don Burroughs had 9 picks and 29 year old Tom Brookshier was an All Pro. The Eagles picked off Brett Favre 3 times and knocked off the '03 Pack in the play in game.

Couple of championship teams from the 60s about to hook it up in a 1/16 game - lets go to Kansas City.

1st

Chiefs at the 26.

3 and out.  Eagles at the 42, nice runback by Brown.  

1/10- Clarence Peaks for 4.

2/6 - Peaks loses 2.

3/8 - Norm Van Brocklin finds Pete Retzlaff - he's got a step - and he's got a first down, 15 yards to the Chief 41.

1/10 - Billy Ray Barnes breaks a dozen yard run - the Chiefs have a ferocious, all time defense - but the Eagles are off to a good start, at the 29.  

The drive stops - they settle for a FG, it's the Eagles who score first.

Chiefs at the 28. 

1/10 - Maxie Baughan had a pick in the play in and he sacks Lenny Dawson here.

2/14 - 5 yards for Robert Holmes

1/10 - Dawson feathers a ball to Gloster Richardson - 12 yards to the 41.

1/10 - 3 for Holmes

2/7 - Dawson dumps to Mike Garrett, just a yard.

3/6 - Dawson catches Otis Taylor in stride - Taylor's got green grass, it's a 30 yard pickup until he's dragged down at the 6 yard line

1/goal - Nothing for Holmes.

2/goal - Dawson - Holmes, breaks a tackle and He Is Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - 72 yards in 6 minutes for Dawson and KC takes the lead.

Eagles at the 32.

3 and out - Chiefs will start at the 36, a Mike Garrett run gains 7 and the quarter ends.

2nd Qtr: Chiefs 7 Eagles 3

Nice scoring drive by the Chiefs takes up most of the back half of the quarter - KC second and 3 at their own 43.

They don't pick it up - after the punt, Eagles at the 18.

3 and out.  Chiefs in great field position at the Eagle 41.  

1/10 - Holmes for 12.

1/10 - Dawson to Garrett, 5 yards to the 24.

2/5 - Dawson 3 to Taylor.

3/2 - Holmes busts an 11 yarder and it is a first and goal at the 10.

The drive stops - Marion Campbell had two sacks in the play in and gets 1 here - Stenerud kick makes it 10-3.  

Eagles at the 21.

3 and out including a Buck Buchanan sack.  

Chiefs at the 37, less than 6 to go in the half.

3 and out.  Eagles at the 21.

1/10 - Van Brocklin to Peaks, 17 yard pickup.

1/10 - Nothing for Barnes.

2/10 - Peaks gets 7.

3/3 - Van Brocklin finds Tommy McDonald, it's an 18 yard pickup - we are at the 2 minute warning and the Eagles are at the KC 37.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Van Brocklin hits Retzlaff -- that is a 19 yard gain - the Eagles are at the Chiefs 18 yard line.

And that's where the drive ends - again, it's a Walston FG, with a little less than a minute left in the half it's 10-6.

The Chiefs do get a first down, 12 yard Garrett run - the half ends on a Chuck Bednarik sack.

3rd Qtr: Chiefs 10 Eagles 6

Possible 1/16 upset here; the Chiefs are the top seeds in the region and they're up by just 4 at the half.

Eagles at the 23.

They go back 5 on an illegal motion.

1/15 - Incomplete

2/15 - Incomplete

3/15 - Van Brocklin - downfield to McDonald, 30 yard pickup near midfield. 

1/10 - Peaks busts for 27 yards to the 25.  

1/10 - Barnes gets 2.

2/8 - Peaks gets 4.

3/4 - Peaks picks up the first down, 7 yards to the 12 yard line.

1/10 - Barnes is stopped at the line, offsides moves the Eagles up 5.

2/5 - Peaks -- Peaks trucks his way -- Into The End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - and the 16th seeded Eagles take the lead over the Super Bowl Champs from 1969, Peaks with the 7 yard score and it's 13-10.  

Chiefs at the 23.

1/10 - Mike Garrett busts one - 31 yards of striding across midfield.  

1/10 - First carry for Wendell Hayes, 10 yards to the 36. 

1/10 - Elijah Pitts gets his first carry, 6 yards.

2/4 - Garrett's just short.  But the Eagles jump offsides on a Dawson hard count and the Chiefs are at the 22.

1/10 - Holmes goes for 10 yards, KC first down at the 12.

1/10 - Warren McVea gets his first carry, 6 yards.

2/4 - Garrett finds a huge hole and just strollllls into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - KC goes right down the field after that Eagle score and they retake the lead at 17-13.  

Eagles at the 24.  

A false start backs them 5 yards.  

1/15 - Barnes is stacked up - an offsides call makes it 2nd and 10.

2/10 - Peaks gets 7.

3/3 - Van Brocklin to Retzlaff - it's an 11 yard pickup, Eagles at the 42.

1/10 - Barnes gets 2.

2/8 - Incomplete

3/6 - Van Brocklin - screen to Peaks - oh - oh --oh Peaks has a convoy - Peaks has a convoy - Peaks to the 40--30---20 --- Clarence Peaks is Gonna Go!  TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - a 56 yard catch and run -- Clarence Peaks -- Clarence Peaks is Into The End Zone and the Eagles, with 3 minutes left in the third, take the lead 20-17!!!  

Chiefs starting at their 20 - they get one first down - it's a 50 yard Holmes home run -- a huge, huge play - this has become a wild game - but Campbell's second sack ends the drive -- great KC punt and with about a minute left in the third, Philly starts at the 3.

2 plays net 5 yards - Eagles have a third and 5 at the 8.

4th Qtr: Eagles 20 Chiefs 17

We are 15 minutes away from seeing the second top seed fall, Eagles lead 20-17. Third and 5 at their own 8.

They don't pick it up, Eagles punt gives the Chiefs field position at the Philly 41.

1/10 - 16 yards for Holmes and the Chiefs are at the 25.

1/10 - 12 more for Holmes - KC now knocking on the door at the 13.

But the Eagle defense turns KC away - Stenerud ties the game - there's less than 11 minutes in regulation and we are tied at 20.  Great one here to start region 15.

Eagles at the 20 - 3 and out.  The Chiefs defense needed a stop and they got one.

Willie Mitchell nice return here, Chiefs at their own 46.  

1/10 - Holmes for 1.

2/9 - Garrett for 4.

3/5 - Dawson -- big pickup, 12 yards to Otis Taylor, first down at the 37.  Midway through the 4th.

1/10 - 3 for Garrett

2/7 - Holmes is stuffed, another big third down for Dawson/

3/8 - Dawson to Richardson, right at the sticks...there's a measurement -- first down Kansas City. 

1/10 - 2 for McVea.

2/8 - 6 for Garrett, Chiefs have third and short at the 19.

3/2 - Big run for Holmes - 15 yards -- Holmes all the way to the 4.

1/goal - Holmes Goes Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS -- Kansas City scores the go ahead TD, with 3 and a half minutes left, KC leads 27-20.

Eagles at the 34.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Peaks gets 4.  3rd down with 2 and a half left.

3/6 - Van Brocklin to McDonald -- 21 yards, the Eagles are into KC territory.

1/10 - Van Brocklin to Walston - it's Walston's first catch of the day - 19 yards and at the 2 minute warning, Philly is at the 22.  A false start backs them up 5.

1/15 - Peaks -- Clarence Peaks breaking Tackles -- Clarence Peaks Is Going Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - and with 1:45 to play in regulation - again, again we are all tied up, it is 27-27.

Lenny Dawson gets the ball - the 15th overall seeded Chiefs are all tied up with under 2 to play, can they drive down and win this in regulation?  KC at the 24

1/10 - Bednarik sacks Dawson - huge spot here, Chiefs call timeout.  

2/15 - Incomplete

3/15 - Dawson finds Otis Taylor, Taylor in space - Taylor fighting to the sticks, he's got the 15 and the big first down.  

1/10 - Incomplete, we are under a minute to go.  Chiefs at their own 39.

2/10 - Give to McVea - doesn't fool the Eagles, 3 yards and KC has to use its second timeout.

3/7 - Dawson to Garrett - Garrett's got 10 yards, that's a first down - clock moving.

1/10 - Incomplete.  40 seconds left in the game, Chiefs at the Eagle 48 - they probably need one more first down for any sort of a FG shot.

2/10 - Dawson to Pitts -- Pitts picks up 7, clock continues to move.

3/3 - Dawson finds Fred Arbanas - it's the tight ends first catch of the day - it's 11 yards, it's a first down - huge, huge play there and KC uses their final timeout, there are 22 seconds left in the game, the Chiefs are at the 30 yard line.

1/10 - It's a draw - Holmes - and Holmes breaks it -- Holmes goes all the way down to the 9 yard line -- huge play - Dawson runs to the line, spikes the ball -- there are 6 seconds left in the game whrn Stenerud comes out to attempt a FG to end it.

Snap.  Kick....

GOOOOOOOD!!!!  GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!  Jan Steneurd with the kick at the gun -- the Kansas City Chiefs survive the upset bid and will advance to Round 2.

Final: Chiefs 30 Eagles 27

The 16th seeded Eagles gave the top seeded Chiefs all they could handle - but a Jan Stenrud FG at the final gun ends the threat and KC moves on.

Dawson: 15 for 25, 155 TD

Van Brocklin: 12 for 23, 244 TD

Holmes: 15 carries, 164 yds, TD

Peaks: 14 carries, 94 yds, 2 TD, 2 catches, 73 yds TD

Taylor: 5 catches, 64 yds

Retzlaff: 4 catches, 88 yds

Campbell/Bednarik: 2 sacks

Player of the Game: Robert Holmes