Real SB 5: Colts 16 Cowboys 13
Simulation: The Chiefs won SB 3 and had a chance to go back to back last year - but they fell short, Dallas comes into 1970 as defending SB champs.
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 26, 1970
Cincinnati Bengals (8-6) at Baltimore Colts (11-2-1)
30 degrees
Baltimore -7
Baltimore 17 Cincinnati 0
BENGALS 24 COLTS 14
The Baltimore Colts will not win SB 5 this time; they are sent home by the Bengals in the first AFC playoff game ever played.
1st Qtr: Norm Bulaich 4 yd run (Balt 7-0)
2nd Qtr: Paul Robinson 3 yd run (7-7)
Paul Robinson 2 yd reception (Carter, 14-7)
4th Qtr: Norm Bulaich 3 yd run (14-14)
Bob Trumpy 25 yd reception (Cin 21-14)
Horst Muhlmann 45 yd FG (24-14)
MVP Jess Phillips 13 carries, 105 yds rushing
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 26, 1970
Detroit Lions (10-4) at Dallas Cowboys (10-4)
35 degrees
Detroit -3
Dallas 5 Detroit 0
LIONS 13 COWBOYS 6
The Super Bowl Champion Cowboys get bounced in round 1, the Lions head to the first NFC Championship game.
1st: Mike Clark 30 yd FG (Dall 3-0)
2nd: Errol Mann 31 yd FG (3-3)
Altie Taylor 23 yd run (Det 10-3)
4th: Mike Clark 33 yd FG (10-6)
Errol Mann 46 yd FG (13-6)
MVP: Altie Taylor, 14 carries, 158 yards, TD
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 27, 1970
Miami Dolphins (10-4) at Oakland Raiders (8-4-2)
45 degrees
Oakland -6
Oakland 21 Miami 14
RAIDERS 24 DOLPHINS 13
3 years after winning Super Bowl 2, Oakland will be hosting the first ever AFC Championship against the Bengals.
1st: Warren Wells 13 yd reception (Lamonica, Oak 7-0)
George Blanda 43 yd FG (10-0)
2nd Garo Yepremian 39 yd FG (10-3)
Fred Biletnikoff 28 yd reception (Lamonica, 17-3)
Karl Noonan 42 yd reception (Stofa, 17-10)
3rd Raymond Chester 5 yd reception (Lamonica, 24-10)
Garo Yepremian 39 yd FG (24-13)
MVP: Daryle Lamonica 15-20, 207 yds, 3 TD, INT
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dec 27, 1970
San Francisco 49ers (10-3-1) at Minnesota Vikings (12-2)
10 degrees
Vikings -7
San Francisco 17 Minnesota 14
VIKINGS 21 49ERS 7
It'll be an all NFC Central contest in the first ever NFC Championship, the Vikings hosting the Lions.
1st: Gene Washington 65 yd reception (Brodie, SF 7-0)
2nd: Fred Cox 22 yd FG (7-3)
3rd: Carl Eller safety (7-5)
Fred Cox 43 yd FG (Minn 8-7)
4th Fred Cox 24 yd FG (11-7)
Clint Jones 38 yd run (18-7)
Fred Cox 35 yd FG (21-7)
MVP: Carl Eller 2 sacks, safety.
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 3, 1971
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
VIKINGS 28 LIONS 10
The Vikings did not retain their real world Super Bowl 4 appearance, but the following season they win the NFC Title and head to Super Bowl 5.
1st: Bill Triplett 7 yd run (Det 7-0)
Errol Mann 48 yd FG (10-0)
2nd: John Beasley 21 yd reception (Cuozzo, 10-7)
Bob Grim 5 yd reception (Cuozzo Minn 14-10)
Dave Osborn 33 yd run (21-10)
4th: Clint Jones 9 yd run (28-10)
MVP: Alan Page, 2 sacks, forced fumble
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 3, 1971
Cincinnati Bengals at Oakland Raiders
BENGALS 24 RAIDERS 7
The Bengals were 8-6 in the regular season, but they go into Oakland and win the first ever AFC Championship - Paul Brown is headed to the Super Bowl.
1st: Bob Trumpy 16 yard reception (Carter, Cin 7-0)
2nd: Bob Trumpy 19 yd reception (Carter, 14-0)
3rd: Paul Robinson 5 yd reception (Carter, 21-0)
Charlie Smith 1 yd reception (Lamonica, 21-7)
4th: Horst Muhlmann 34 yd FG (24-7)
MVP: Virgil Carter 16-29, 178 yds, 3 TDs
SUPER BOWL V
Jan 17, 1971
Minnesota Vikings v. Cincinnati Bengals
Orange Bowl
59 degrees
VIKINGS 20 BENGALS 10
The Vikings have, of course, never won a Super Bowl - until now, Bud Grant's Purple People Eaters are Super Bowl 5 Champions.
1st: Horst Muhlmann 21 yd FG (Cin 3-0)
John Henderson 38 yd reception (Cuozzo, Min 7-3)
John Beasley 26 yd reception (Cuozzo 14-3)
3rd: Speedy Thomas 10 yd reception (14-10)
4th: Fred Cox 38 yd FG (17-10)
Fred Cox 39 yd FG (20-10)
MVP: Alan Page 6 tackles, 2 sacks
Super Bowl History
SB1: PACKERS 17 BILLS 10 MVP-J.Taylor QB-Starr HC-Lombardi
SB2: RAIDERS 28 COWBOYS 14 MVP-W.Wells QB-Lamonica HC-Rauch
SB3: CHIEFS 19 COLTS 16 MVP-R.Holmes QB-Dawson HC-Stram
SB4: COWBOYS 21 CHIEFS 13 MVP: L.Rentzel QB-Morton HC-Landry
SB5: VIKINGS 20 BENGALS 10 MVP: A.Page QB-Cuozzo HC-Grant
Through 5 seasons, the best game was probably SB3, when the Colts had the late lead, took the intentional safety, but then the Chiefs score the game winning TD with 30 seconds to play.
The best player - probably Rentzel in SB 4, 123 yards receiving and 2 scores. There has yet to be a QB win MVP and we've just had a defensive player win. The only team that kept their title was the first winner, the Packers.
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