Week 10 of group play was scheduled for the weekend of July 7th and 8th. I was out of town at the time and was unable to run my simulations, figuring I might have time late last week to get those in. But a death in the family meant a flight to North Dakota last week, me not getting home until Thursday night, and having a chaotic day at work on Friday. As such, today is my first chance at working on this.
We entered the tenth week of play with no playoff spots clinched yet, but a few teams are close. Every team has won at least once, with the '96 Green Bay Packers standing as the lone remaining undefeated team. Personally, I hope that number stands.
So as with the first nine weeks, weather from the weekend of July 7th and 8th will be taken into account. Tournament information, including the schedule, scores, and standings can be found here. All simulations are provided by WhatIfSports.com. Let's get caught up.
Group A
'16 NE 30, @ '81 SF 13
The Patriots made this one look pretty easy to all but lock up a bid in the elimination round. After the defense forced a three and out, Tom Brady came out and needed just five plays to give the Pats the lead, finding Michael Floyd for a 28 yard touchdown. San Francisco went three and out again, and before they could blink Brady and LeGarrette Blount went right back to work, needing just eight plays to find the end zone again with Blount punching it in from a yard out. San Francisco would get on the board late in the quarter, with a 45 yard connection from Joe Montana to Mike Wilson setting up a 24 yard Ray Wersching field goal that made it 14-3. New England ran into a speed bump in the second, with Dwight Hicks picking off Brady, but the Niners went three and out and Brady went right back to work, finding Rob Gronkowski for a six yard touchdown thanks in part to a 47 yard bomb to Malcolm Mitchell. The 49ers would answer, needing just four plays, all of which went for at least 13 yards, including the 13 yard strike from Montana to Dwight Clark that made it 21-10 with 1:46 to go in the half. But it was too much time, as Brady led a drive into scoring range and Stephen Gostkowski hit a 38 yard field goal for a 14 point halftime lead. That lead would hold in the second half, with a pair of Gostkowski field goals sandwiching one by Wersching, with the Niners turning it over on downs after the last of the scoring.
@ '03 NE 30, '99 STL 24
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'13 SEA 22, @ '80 OAK 3
The Seahawks jumped out to the early lead in this one, with a 37 yard Lance Turbin run helping set up a four yard strike from Russell Wilson to Golden Tate five and a half minutes in. The Raiders had a decent chance on their second drive as they started from the Seattle 40, but went four and out. Seattle added onto its lead midway through the second quarter when Steven Hauschka hit a 33 yard field goal, though the Raiders got it back inside the two minute warning when Chris Bahr hit from 23 yards as Seattle mitgated a first and goal from the four scenario. Bahr would miss from 53 at the halftime gun and the game remained 10-3 going into intermission. The second half was death by a thousand paper cuts, as a great punt return after a third quarter-opening three and out set up a 39 yard Hauschka field goal, then a Kam Chancellor interception set up one from 38 yards for a 16-3 lead midway through the third. They tacked on more in the fourth, with a 24 yarder from Hauschka to cap a 12 play drive that took over seven minutes off the clock, followed by recovering an Oakland fumble and Hauschka hitting from 36 after the offense took another four minutes off the clock.
@ '77 DAL 16, '69 KC 13
The Cowboys got on the board nine and a half minutes in with a 27 yard Efren Herrera field goal after trading three and outs with the Chiefs. Dallas doubled that lead after forcing a second three and out then getting Herrera in position for a 38 yarder. The Chiefs finally awoke from their offensive stupor after that, embarking on an 11 play drive where Jan Stenerud hit a 37 yard field goal to make it a three point game again. That score held up into halftime despite a Chief fumble, though the Cowboys did punt from the Cowboy 36. the Cowboys pulled away in the third, forcing a three and out to open the frame followed by a seven play drive capped with a 17 yard strike from Roger Staubach to Butch Johnson. Kansas City went three and out again, and a 63 yard Tony Dorsett run set up a 27 yard Herrera field goal to make it 16-3 late in the quarter. The Cowboys had a chance at a dagger when Charlie Waters picked off Len Dawson, but a completion from Staubach to Billy Joe Dupree was fumbled and the Chiefs turned it into a 48 yard Stenerud field goal. The Chiefs made it a three point game late in the fourth when Warren McVea ran one in from 18 yards out. The Chief defense forced a three and out and the offense had a chance to tie, but Stenerud missed a 47 yard field goal, and Staubach kneeled out the clock.
'02 TB 7, @ '95 DAL 0
We have our first shutout in a few weeks as both defenses played well. The Cowboys made a foray into Tampa territory on their first drive after forcing a three and out, but punted from the Buccaneer 40. Late in the second the Bucs had a nice drive going, but Clayton Holmes picked off Brad Johnson inside the Dallas 30 to end the threat, and the game went into halftime scoreless. Tampa blew a good first drive of the second half with another Johnson interception after nice runs by Michael Pittman and Mike Alstott, but three plays later Tory Aikman returned the favor with a pick of his own. The Bucs converted a pair of third downs on the ensuing drive, and Travis Stephens finally opened the scoring with a one yard plunge with about five and a half minutes to play in the third. The fourth quarter, then, saw a lot of chaos. Chris Boniol missed a field goal midway through, but the Bucs couldn't capitalize as Johnson threw a third interception, but Emmitt Smith lost a fumble on the very next play. Tampa got into position to deliver the dagger, but Martin Gramatica's 38 yard field goal was blocked and the Cowboys recovered on the 39. Sherman Williams then delivered a major blow for the Cowboys with a 36 yard run plus a facemask penalty to set up first and goal from the five, but the Cowboys would get no closer and turned it over on downs. Tampa couldn't quite run out the clock, having to punt with 12 seconds to go, but the coverage team tracked down the returner and the Buccaneers escaped with the shutout win.
@ '72 MIA 27, '84 SF 3
Miami jumped out to a massive early lead in this one. The 49ers went three and out to open the game, then a Mercury Morris 35 yard run set up Garo Yepremian's 47 yard field goal four minutes in. The Niners again went three and out, and just five plays later it was 10-0 when Earl Morrall hit Jim Klick from six yards out, set up by a 23 yard completion to Paul Warfield and a 29 yard Larry Csonka run. Again the Niners went three and out, and six more plays later Csonka scored from a yard out. San Francisco finally picked up a first down about a minute into the second quarter, which finally got the offense going, but Joe Montana threw a pick on second and goal from the three, ending the threat. Ray Wersching would miss a 34 yard field goal on the next drive, wasting a 44 yard pass from Montana to Russ Francis, and another Montana pick with 25 seconds to play sent the game to halftime with a Miami 17-0 edge. Wersching missed again early in the third from 50 yards, and the Dolphins put it away on the first play of the fourth quarter with a 54 yard reverse by Paul Warfield. Wersching would end the shutout midway through the final frame with a 50 yard field goal.
Group B
'17 PHI 19, @ '70 BAL 7
Make it two wins in a row for the Eagles, who roared out to a quick lead when Nick Foles found Nelson Agholor for a 28 yard pickup on the game's first play, followed by Jay Ajayi breaking free for a 43 yard touchdown run. Philly nearly roared away after LeGarrette Blount took a Foles dumpoff for 40 yards, but Jake Elliott missed a 44 yard field goal. The Colts used the opportunity to march 66 yards in 17 plays, including three third down conversions and two fourth down conversions, including a fourth and goal two yard touchdown run by Tom Nowatzke. Elliott's struggles continued after that marathon drive as he missed from 43, then again from 52 after a three and out, but when Baltimore had a chance to grab the lead in the final seconds of the half, Jim O'Brien missed a 34 yarder. After a Baltimore punt opened the second half, Elliott redeemed himself with a 31 yard field goal set up by a 40 yard Blount run. On the ensuing drive, the Eagles recovered a Jimmy Orr fumble, and ended the third quarter with a 28 yard Elliott field goal for a 13-7 lead. Then Philly's secondary took over, with Malcolm Mitchell picking off Johnny Unitas deep in Baltimore territory to set up a 42 yard Elliott field goal, and Corey Graham picked Unitas off in Philly territory to end a threat. Elliott would hit one more field goal with two minutes to go to effectively end the contest.
'97 DEN 45, @ '06 IND 24
This one was an absolute laugher, though it almost started the exact opposite as after an Indianapolis three and out, John Elway's first pass of the game was picked off. But the Colts went three and out again, and Terrell Davis helped bail Elway out with a 44 yard run to kick start what would become an 11 play drive capped by Davis' one yard plunge to open the scoring midway through the first. Indy went three and out again, and the Broncos went right back to work, with Davis' 33 yard run helping set up a seven yard touchdown pass from Elway to Rod Smith. The Colts got back into the game late in teh first with a Joseph Addai 50 yard run that helped set up a one yard strike from Peyton Manning to Addai on the first play of the second quarter. But the Broncos just went right back to work, going 60 yards in six plays and three and a half minutes capped by a ten yard strike from Elway to Ed McCaffrey. Denver would later run a perfect two minute drive, moving 62 yards in just 54 seconds and finding Shannon Sharpe for a 26 yard touchdown to make it 28-7 going into the break. Davis busted the game open early in the third with a 49 yard touchdown run, and after an Adam Vinatieri field goal, Elway delivered the dagger with an eight yard touchdown pass to Willie Green. The Colts would get a couple garbage time touchdowns in the fourth to sandwich a Bronco field goal to conclude the scoring.
@ '11 NYG 36, '96 GB 28
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'71 DAL 17, @ '93 DAL 16
The '71 Cowboys picked up a critical win with some clutch fourth quarter play. The hosts got out to the early advantage with a blocked punt and parlayed that into a 22 yard Eddie Murray field goal. Then the '71 Cowboys lost a fumble and six plays later the '93 Cowboys were up 10-0 when Troy Aikman hit Kevin Williams from four yards out early in the second. The visitors would get back in the game late in the half with a 31 yard Mike Clark field goal. But they left too much time, and Murray and the '93 Cowboys got those points back at the gun for a 13-3 halftime lead. Midway through the third it became a 13 point game when Murray hit from 43, though a holding penalty on the hosts probably kept a touchdown off the board. A desperate '71 Cowboy team turned it over on downs on their next drive when Roger Staubach was sacked on fourth and 14 from the hosts' 35, but Aikman threw a pick on the very next play. With new life, the '71 Cowboys opened the fourth quarter with a 29 yard strike from Staubach to Bob Hayes to make it 16-10. From there the defenses settled in to make stops, though the visitors twice punted in home territory, including on fourth and six from the 38, but inside the two minute warning Staubach engineered a quick drive, and Duane Thomas delivered the game-winning blow with a 22 yard touchdown run and a Clark PAT. The host Cowboys got across midfield with 19 seconds to go, but after wasting time with a sweep to Emmitt Smith, they really only had time for one desperation heave that was underthrown.
'92 DAL 20, @ '86 NYG 0
The top of the standings are getting a little crowded with the Cowboys' shutout win, though the Giants should have maybe scored early on after blocking a Dallas punt on the opening possession. But they went three and out, and nine plays later Emmitt Smith opened the scoring with a one yard plunge 11 minutes in. The Giants got into field goal range on the ensuing drive, but Raul Allegre missed a 50 yard field goal, and the Cowboys tacked onto their lead with a 37 yard Lin Elliott field goal, then poured it on with a three and out and a nine play offensive drive capped by a 19 yard strike from Troy Aikman to Alvin Harper. That 17-0 lead held up through halftime. Elliott would miss a field goal in the third but made up for it with a fourth quarter make from 43 yards out. New York nearly scored late in the game, but a Phil McConkey fumble with about ten seconds left put an end to the threat.
'08 PIT 33, @ '09 NO 27
The Saints couldn't hang onto the early lead in this one. They jumped out to an early lead, with Drew Brees hitting Marques Colston on a short route, and he took it 50 yards for a touchdown just two and a half minutes in, though John Carney missed the extra point. Mewelde Moore fumbled on Pittsburgh's second play from scrimmage, the Saints receovered, and five plays later Brees hit Reggie Bush for a five yard touchdown and a 13-0 lead. Pittsburgh got to work on the ensuing drive, moving 70 yards in 12 plays capped by a 12 yard Willie Parker touchdown run to cut the lead back to six. The Saints would add a 38 yard Carney field goal, but the Steelers kept up the offensive pressue, as a 42 yard Parker run set up an 18 yard strike from Ben Roethlisberger to Santonio Holmes to make it a two point game. The avalanche effect continued as Brees got the Saints into Steeler territory, but Pierre Thomas fumbled on fourth and two, the Steelers recovered, and nine plays later Parker caught a five yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to give Pittsburgh its first lead of the game. Carney would pull the Saints back within one before the half with a 49 yard field goal, but that was as close as they'd get. The third quarter saw the Steelers dominate the clock, but thanks to a fumble they only got a 31 yard Jeff Reed field goal late in the frame, but those two drives sandwiching a three and out took up almost the entire quarter. Pittsburgh made it a two score game midway through the fourth as Roethlisberger tore the Saints secondary apart with a 13 play, 87 yard drive capped by a six yard strike to Hines Ward. The Saints had a quick answer though, as Thomas rumbled for 67 yards to set up a six yard strike from Brees to Devery Henderson, plus a pass to Bush for the two point conversion to make it 30-27 with 4:40 to go. But the Steelers were able to run out the clock thanks in part to a Moore 12 yard run on fourth and two, and Reed added a field goal at the buzzer for good measure.
Group C
@ '07 NYG 31, '14 NE 10
The Pats just can't get over that New York Giants hump. The teams traded a pair of three and outs to open the game before New England finally broke through with good field position and a six play drive to set up a 49 yard Stephen Gostkowski field goal. But the Giants had a swift answer, with a 39 yard connection between Eli Manning and Jeremy Shockey setting up an eight yard touchdown run for Reuben Droughns. Late in the half the Giants tacked onto their lead as a 32 yard Manning to Shockey completion helped set up a two yard touchdown run for Derrick Ward. Tom Brady led what appeared to be a touchdown drive inside of two minutes, but on first down from the New York 15, Brady was picked off by Aaron Ross and the Giants took their 11 point lead into the break. The start of the third quarter was sloppy as Brandon Jacobs and Julian Edelman traded fumbles, and midway through the third the Pats compounded it when Justin Tuck strip sacked Tom Brady on third and goal from the 12 and the Giants recovered, leading to a 47 yard Lawrence Tynes field goal. The Giants then forced a three and out and put the game out of reach six plays later with a three yard Jacobs plunge. Brady would get that touchdown back on the ensuing drive, but Jacobs would score again with just over a minute to go for the final margin.
'79 PIT 28, @ '12 BAL 16
The group leaders keep their spot at the top thanks to a huge second quarter. It was the Ravens who got off to the decent early start though as Justin Tucker hit a 30 yard field goal late in the opening quarter while the defense held its own. Pittsburgh responded well early in the second though, converting a third and 14 when Terry Bradshaw hit Franco Harris for a 26 yard pickup and later using a 21 yard completion to Sidney Thornton to set up a seven yard strike to Bennie Cunningham for the lead. Baltimore responded with an eight play drive that didn't see a single third down and was capped by a 12 yard Joe Flacco to Anquan Boldin touchdown for a 10-7 Raven lead. Lardarius Webb picked off Bradshaw on the ensuing drive, but Tucker missed a 46 yard field goal on the ensuing drive, and Rocky Bleier made the Ravens pay with a 64 yard touchdown run. Then to compound the error, two plays later Jack Lambert picked off Flacco and took it 35 yards to the house for a 21-10 lead. The Ravens made some nice halftime adjustments though, forcing a couple three and outs and turning them into Tucker field goals of 23 and 45 yards, but that was as close as they got, having to punt from near midfield to open the fourth and from deep in their own territory midway through the frame, and the Steelers put the game out of reach with a seven play drive as a Bleier 29 yard run helped set up a five yard strike from Bradshaw to Harris with 2:41 left.
'75 PIT 31, @ '82 WAS 14
This game got off to a slow start offensively, though the Steelers opened the game with a foray into Washington territory. But Roy Gerala missed a 39 yard field goal seven minutes in, and they would have to wait until their second drive, when a 33 yard Franco Harris run late in the quarter set up his two yard touchdown catch from Terry Bradshaw for a 7-0 lead. The Steelers had a chance before halftime to extend the lead, but Gerala missed again from 48 with under ten seconds to go, keeping it a one score game at the half. But Gerala redeemed himself after a Washington three and out opened the second half, as he hit from 31 to make it 10-0, but then the Redskins made their move. Washington's ground game woke up with Clarence Harmon rumbling for a 25 yard touchdown, and after a Pittsburgh three and out, Theismann completed a couple passes to set up an 11 yard John Riggins touchdown run that gave Washington the lead. Then the defense got involved by stripping Rocky Bleier, but Theismann's pass on the very next play was picked off, and the Steelers took advnatage by marching 65 yards in just over four minutes, with Bleier punching one in from 11 yards out to give the Steelers a 17-14 lead. Riggins lost a fumble on the next play from scrummage, and Gerala added a 44 yard field goal to make it a six point game. Theismann threw another pick, and eight plays later the Steelers sealed it with a John Fuqua three yard touchdown run, plus a Bleier two point conversion. They'd add another Gerala field goal at the final gun after yet another Theismann interception.
@ '00 BAL 16, '88 SF 0
The 2000 Ravens record their first shutout of the tournament against a good offensive team thanks in part to good clock control. They took almost six minutes off the clock on their opening drive, converting a pair of third and longs to set up a 20 yard Matt Stover field goal to open the scoring. Tony Banks threw a pick on Baltimore's next drive, but the Ravens' defense held firm, forcing three straight three and outs in the opening quarter, and the Ravens opened the second with a four minute drive capped by a 44 yard Stover field goal. The Niners finally got their first first down with almost two minutes to go, but punted from deep in their own territory, and after a 26 yard Priest Holmes run the Ravens broke it open with a five yard strike from Banks to Travis Taylor. The teams traded lost fumbles in the third quarter, and the Ravens nearly clinched it with a touchdown drive late in the frame, but the Niners made a fantastic goal line stand, even with an incidental facemask penalty, but couldn't take advantage, and the Ravens held the shutout while adding a field goal at the buzzer.
@ '76 OAK 9, '66 GB 7
This was a fairly anticlimactic game as neither offense got much of anything going early, though the Packers would get well into Oakland territory late in the first before a Monte Johnson sack knocked them out of scoring range. The Raiders finally got things going in the second quarter, picking off Bart Starr twice, the second of which by Jack Tatum set up a 21 yard Fred Steinfort field goal midway through the frame. The Packers had a good drive inside the two minute warning, but used up all their timeouts and somehow backup quarterback Zeke Bratkowski didn't get a spike to the ground despite snapping with two seconds left from the Raider seven, keeping it 3-0 at the break. Green Nay had a chance on its first drive of the second half to tie the game, but Don Chandler missed a 50 yard field goal, and the Raiders responded by taking the final six minutes of the third quarter and tacking on a 20 yard Steinfort field goal on the first play of the fourth. Steinfort would hit again from 26 yard out with 6:46 to play for a 9-0 lead. Green Bay's offense continued to struggle, turning it over on downs and seeing Starr throw another pick, but Steinfort missed a 50 yard field goal in between those. The Packers did avoid the shutout on the final play of the game when Starr found Marv Fleming for a three yard touchdown.
'85 CHI 12, @ '10 GB 10
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| Photo from Green Bay Press-Gazette (Photographer uncredited) |
Group D
'15 DEN 26, @ '01 NE 0
Our second shutout of the week is a bigger blowout than the first. The Patriots actually got off to a decent start, driving into Bronco territory, but Kevin Faulk lost a fumble on the sixth play of the game, and the Broncos turned it into a 34 yard Brandon McManus field goal. Tom Brady threw a pick on the next play from scrimmage, but Peyton Manning returned the favor with one on Denver's third play. The Pats got super conservative to end the first quarter, punting on fourth and one from the Denver 39, though nothing came of it for the Broncos. They would double their lead late in the half with a 21 yard McManus field goal, and that 6-0 lead held up into the break. The Broncos put it away early in the third when Ronnie Hillman notched a 45 yard touchdown run, then McManus hit a 41 yard field goal after a New England three and out, and after another, C.J. Anderson's 45 yard run set up an eight yard touchdown run by Hillman for a 23-0 lead. McManus added another field goal with under ten minutes to play, and New England's best chance to get on the board came late in teh frame with first and goal from the seven, but Brady completed just one pass on third down that went for no gain.
'91 WAS 21, @ '67 GB 7
The Redskins got off to a pretty good start in this one, moving 52 yards in ten plays and getting on the board with a 23 yard Chip Lohmiller field goal about seven minutes in. The two teams then traded punts in opposing territory, and Green Bay had a chance by recovering an Earnest Byner fumble, but went three and out on the ensuing drive. They recovered another one near the red zone, but again couldn't take advantage. Washington doubled its lead late in the half when Lohmiller hit a 40 yard field goal. Down just 6-0, the Packers couldn't do anything with the ball to open the second half, and with great field position needed just five plays to get the first touchdown of the game when Mark Rypien hit Art Monk from 17 yards out. Ray Nitschke logged an interception later in the third, but the Packers again couldn't get any offense going, finally getting on the board midway through the fourth with a nine play, 48 yard drive capped by a nine yard strike from Zeke Bratkowski to Boyd Dowler. Green Bay forced a three and out on the ensuing drive, but committed one of their own, and the Redskins put the game away six plays later after a 36 yard Gerald Riggs run and 34 yard completion from Rypien to Terry Orr set up a one yard touchdown pass from Rypien to Monk, plus a Byner two point conversion.
@ '83 LAR 20, '04 NE 6
Los Angeles grabbed the lead late in the first quarter after forcing a New England punt in their territory and marched 94 yards nine plays, with a 29 yard pass from Jim Plunkett to Cliff Branch helping set up a one yard strike from Plunkett to Frank Hawkins. The Patriots poured fuel on the fire when Tom Brady was picked off by Matt Millen, and two plays later Plunkett found Hawkins in the end zone again, this time from 11 yards out for a 14-0 lead. New England finally got their offense going again and got three points back on an Adam Vinatieri field goal, but that was all they could manage as Brady threw another pick later in the quarter, though the Raiders couldn't take advantage as Chris Bahr missed a pair of field goals to keep it a 14-3 game at the half. Vinatieri made it a one possession game just over three minutes into the second half with a 30 yard field goal set up by a 60 yard Corey Dillon run, though Bahr and the Raiders would get those points back later in the frame. They'd reextend the lead to 14 about halfway through the fourth with a Marcus Allen 40 yard run setting up a 46 yard Bahr field goal, and the Patriots' offense couldn't muster a comeback.
'89 SF 9, @ '78 PIT 7
The offenses struggled in this one. Pittsburgh couldn't get out of its own territory in the first quarter while the 49ers punted once from the Steeler 36 and Joe Montana threw an early second quarter interception. Terry Bradshaw and the Steelers finally got going midway through the second, embarking on an 11 play, 84 yard drive with a 30 yard pass to John Stallworth setting the tone early and setting up a five yard Rocky Bleier touchdown run to open the scoring with about two and a half minutes to go before halftime. But Montana had some late in the half magic, using great field position to set up Mike Cofer for a 21 yard field goal at the halftime gun. Cofer would hit from 49 just three minutes into the third quarter to make it a one point game, and the defense caught a break after a 43 yard Bradshaw to Rocky Bleier connection resulted in Roy Gerala missing a 34 yard field goal. After that the offenses stalled until the fourth when the 49ers got a deep drive with goal to go, but Montana took a sack on fourth and goal at the one to end the threat. However, the Steelers couldn't do anything with their ensuing drive, and Montana worked into field goal range, allowing Cofer to hit from 48 with 1:22 to play. Yet the Steelers still had a chance, getting to the San Francisco 35, but a first down sack by Charles Haley pushed them backwards, and Gerala's desperation 55 yard attempt fell short.
@ '98 DEN 45, '68 NYJ 14
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| Photo by Brian Bahr (AllSport) |
'94 SF 26, @ '73 MIA 10
The Niners got revenge on the Dolphins for the early game over in Group A, though it wasn't in wire to wire fashion. The Dolphins went three and out to open the game, and with good field position plus an 18 yard Ricky Watters run, Doug Brien's 33 yard field goal opened the scoring five minutes in. He'd convert again from 37 on the next drive thanks in part to a 25 yard completion from Steve Young to Jerry Rice, but the Dolphins grabbed the lead early in the second thanks to a few big plays including a 22 yard Larry Csonka touchdown run. But the Niners had an answer, going 72 yards in nine plays, though they had to settle for a 20 yard Brien field goal. Miami had a quick response as a 42 yard Csonka run set up Garo Yepremian to hit from 40 yards out to give the Dolphins the lead again. San Francisco took it back for good inside the two minute warning, with Watters running for 29 yards to help set up a 19 yard strike from Young to Brent Jones, and their 16-10 lead lasted into the half. They extended it on the opening drive of the second half, taking eight minutes off the clock to set up a Brien 38 yard field goal. Earl Morrall threw a pick on the ensuing drive, and the Niners put it away with a nine play, 61 yard drive capped by an eight yard strike from Young to Rice.
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