Inverse Tournament - Worst NFL Teams

[EagleFan]

Using What-If-Sports I will run a round of 64 tournament to find the worst teams of the relatively recent era. The losing teams advance, until the loser of the big game will be declared the worst team.

Bracket 1
1) 2008 Detroit Lions (0-16, -249)
2) 1989 Dallas Cowboys (1-15, -189)
3) 2000 San Diego Chargers (1-15, -171)
4) 1971 Buffalo Bills (1-13, -210)
5) 1967 Atlanta Falcons (1-12-1, -247)
6) 1966 New York Giants (1-12-1, -238)
7) 2011 St. Louis Rams (2-14, -214)
8) 2002 Cincinnati Bengals (2-14, -177)
9) 1992 Seattle Seahawks (2-14, -172)
10) 2006 Oakland Raiders (2-14, -164)
11) 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-14, -133)
12) 1979 San Francisco 49ers (2-14, -108)
13) 1970 Boston Patriots (2-12, -212)
14) 1963 San Francisco 49ers (2-12, -193)
15) 1968 Atlanta Falcons (2-12, -219)
16) 1976 Buffalo Bills (2-12, -118)

Bracket 2
1) 2009 St. Louis Rams (1-15, -261)
2) 1996 New York Jets (1-15, -175)
3) 1973 Houston Oilers (1-13, -248)
4) 1969 Chicago Bears (1-13, -129)
5) 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-14, -234)
6) 2012 Kansas City Chiefs (2-14, -214)
7) 1984 Buffalo Bills (2-14, -204)
8) 2004 San Francisco 49ers (2-14, -193)
9) 2014 Tennessee Titans (2-14, -184)
10) 1992 New England Patriots (2-14, -158)
11) 1979 Detroit Lions (2-14, -146)
12) 1994 Houston Oilers (2-14, -126)
13) 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (2-12, -195)
14) 1975 San Diego Chargers (2-12, -156)
15) 1968 Philadelphia Eagles (2-12, -149)
16) 1977 Kansas City Chiefs (2-12, -124)

Bracket 3
1) 1982 Baltimore Colts (0-8-1, -123)
2) 1991 Indianapolis Colts (1-15, -238)
3) 2007 Miami Dolphins (1-15, -170)
4) 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers (1-13, -186)
5) 1981 Baltimore Colts (2-14, -274)
6) 2009 Detroit Lions (2-14, -232)
7) 1999 Cleveland Browns (2-14, -220)
8) 2011 Indianapolis Colts (2-14, -187)
9) 2001 Detroit Lions (2-14, -154)
10) 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-14, -154)
11) 2013 Houston Texans (2-14, -152)
12) 2008 Kansas City Chiefs (2-14, -149)
13) 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-14, -139)
14) 1978 San Francisco 49ers (2-14, -131)
15) 1976 Seattle Seahawks (2-12, -200)
16) 1974 Baltimore Colts (2-12, -139)

Bracket 4
1) 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14, -287)
2) 1990 New England Patriots (1-15, -265)
3) 1980 New Orleans Saints (1-15, -196)
4) 2001 Carolina Panthers (1-15, -157)
5) 1968 Buffalo Bills (1-12-1, -168)
6) 1982 Houston Oilers (1-8, -109)
7) 2008 St. Louis Rams (2-14, -233)
8) 2010 Carolina Panthers (2-14, -212)
9) 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars (2-14, -189)
10) 1985 Buffalo Bills (2-14, -181)
11) 1983 Houston Oilers (2-14, -172)
12) 2005 Houston Texans (2-14, -171)
13) 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-12, -120)
14) 1981 New England Patriots (2-14, -48)
15) 1975 New Orleans Saints (2-12, -195)
16) 1974 New York Giants (2-12, -104)

[britrock88]

Genius.

[britrock88]

Any method to the sorting?

[bbgunn]

I'm surprised that there are only two Atlanta Falcons teams in the entire tournament.

[Radii]

Love it. That 1-15 Panthers team was godawful. Won their first, lost the next 15. I think they have a chance here as long as they don't fuck up and win right away like in the real world.

[ntndeacon]

Originally Posted by bbgunn

I'm surprised that there are only two Atlanta Falcons teams in the entire tournament.

I was shocked as well, there have some HORRIBLE Falcon Teams!

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by britrock88

Any method to the sorting?

Within the brackets I used record and point differential. I tried to spread the teams into brackets as I went through the teams. Initially had up to three win teams but already had brackets filling up before getting through the 90's (going backwards).

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by ntndeacon

I was shocked as well, there have some HORRIBLE Falcon Teams!

Lost a lot of those when dropping the three win teams.

[EagleFan]

I think the 76 Buccaneers are the odds on favorites going in. With an average of a 20.5 loss, that is dreadful.

[EagleFan]

Round 1

Bracket 1

1) 2008 Detroit Lions 0 vs. 16) 1976 Buffalo Bills 37
8) 2002 Cincinnati Bengals 20 vs. 9) 1992 Seattle Seahawks 24
5) 1967 Atlanta Falcons 14 vs. 12) 1979 San Francisco 49ers 17
4) 1971 Buffalo Bills 34 vs. 13) 1970 Boston Patriots 7
6) 1966 New York Giants 35 vs. 11) 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
3) 2000 San Diego Chargers 24 vs. 14) 1963 San Francisco 49ers 0
7) 2011 St. Louis Rams 10 vs. 10) 2006 Oakland Raiders 17
2) 1989 Dallas Cowboys 23 vs. 15) 1968 Atlanta Falcons 28

Bracket 2
1) 2009 St. Louis Rams 27 vs. 16) 1977 Kansas City Chiefs 29
8) 2004 San Francisco 49ers 19 vs. 9) 2014 Tennessee Titans 26
5) 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 vs. 12) 1994 Houston Oilers 41
4) 1969 Chicago Bears 17 vs. 13) 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers 20
6) 2012 Kansas City Chiefs 17 vs. 11) 1979 Detroit Lions 13
3) 1973 Houston Oilers 17 vs. 14) 1975 San Diego Chargers 32
7) 1984 Buffalo Bills 20 vs. 10) 1992 New England Patriots 17
2) 1996 New York Jets 13 vs. 15) 1968 Philadelphia Eagles 20

Bracket 3
1) 1982 Baltimore Colts 21 vs. 16) 1974 Baltimore Colts 10
8) 2011 Indianapolis Colts vs. 9) 2001 Detroit Lions
5) 1981 Baltimore Colts vs. 12) 2008 Kansas City Chiefs
4) 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. 13) 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6) 2009 Detroit Lions vs. 11) 2013 Houston Texans
3) 2007 Miami Dolphins vs. 14) 1978 San Francisco 49ers
7) 1999 Cleveland Browns vs. 10) 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2) 1991 Indianapolis Colts vs. 15) 1976 Seattle Seahawks

Bracket 4
1) 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. 16) 1974 New York Giants
8) 2010 Carolina Panthers vs. 9) 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars
5) 1968 Buffalo Bills vs. 12) 2005 Houston Texans
4) 2001 Carolina Panthers vs. 13) 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6) 1982 Houston Oilers vs. 11) 1983 Houston Oilers
3) 1980 New Orleans Saints vs. 14) 1981 New England Patriots
7) 2008 St. Louis Rams vs. 10) 1985 Buffalo Bills
2) 1990 New England Patriots vs. 15) 1975 New Orleans Saints

[EagleFan]

A little Breakdown:

By Team
Buccaneers 6
Bills 5
Oilers/Titans 5
Colts 5
Lions 4
49ers 4
Patriots 4
Rams 3
Chiefs 3
Chargers 2
Falcons 2
Giants 2
Seahawks 2
Steelers 2
Texans 2
Saints 2
Panthers 2
Cowboys 1
Bengals 1
Raiders 1
Jets 1
Bears 1
Eagles 1
Dolphins 1
Browns 1
Jaguars 1
Redskins 0
Cardinals 0
Packers 0
Ravens 0
Vikings 0
Broncos 0

Decade
10's 8
00's 14
90's 7
80's 13
70's 15
60's 9

[EagleFan]

1) 2008 Detroit Lions vs. 16) 1976 Buffalo Bills

Buffalo scored in the 1st quarter on an OJ Simpson 26 yard touchdown run to take a 7-0 lead. They do not look back from there as they cruise to a 37-0 victory over the Detroit Lions to eliminate themselves as Detroit advances with the loss.

OJ Simpson ran for 204 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Bills' victory.

Dan Orlovsky was 6 of 19 in the loss for the Lions and is the game's Most Unvaluable Player.

[muns]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

1) 2008 Detroit Lions vs. 16) 1976 Buffalo Bills

Buffalo scored in the 1st quarter on an OJ Simpson 26 yard touchdown run to take a 7-0 lead. They do not look back from there as they cruise to a 37-0 victory over the Detroit Lions to eliminate themselves as Detroit advances with the loss.

OJ Simpson ran for 204 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Bills' victory.

Dan Orlovsky was 6 of 19 in the loss for the Lions and is the game's Most Unvaluable Player.

This is freaking awesome. Great concept EF!

[timmae]

Totally looking forward to a Donald Igwebuike reference!!

[Marmel]

[EagleFan]

8) 2002 Cincinnati Bengals vs. 9) 1992 Seattle Seahawks

The 92 Seahawks score twice in the first quarter on a 1 yard run by John Williams and a 4 yard run by James Jones to take a 14-0 lead after 15 minutes of play.

The 02 Bengals storm back in the 2nd quarter as they put 17 on the board behind touchdown runs by Lorenzo Neal and Corey Dillon and a 43 yard Neil Rackers field goal and they take a 17-14 lead into the half.

A 5 yard Stan Gelbaugh to Tommy Kane touchdown pass in the third gives the Seahawks a 21-17 lead and they add a 27 yard John Kasay field goal to lead 24-17 after the third quarter.

An early Neil Rackers 38 yard field goal pulls the Bengals to within 24-20 with over 10 minutes left in the game. After forcing a punt the Bengals go on a 15 play drive that gets to the Seahawks 11 yard line with under 2 minutes remaining. On 4th and 5 Jon Kitna is sacked by Robert Blackmon to end the drive. The Seahawks run the clock out and are eliminated with the 24-20 victory.

Corey Dillon was the Most Unvaluable Player as he averages just over 3 yards a carry with 62 yards rushing on 20 carries, though he did score a touchdown.

[EagleFan]

5) 1967 Atlanta Falcons vs. 12) 1979 San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers take the lead in the first as Steve DeBerg hits Freddie Solomon for a 7 yard touchdown. They hold the 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter the Falcons tie the game up early with a 17 yard touchdown run by Junior Coffey. With just over 3 minutes left in the first half Ron Rector scores on a 6 yard run to give the Falcons a 14-7 lead at the half.

The 49ers score the only points of the 3rd quarter on a Ray Wersching 44 yard field goal and they Falcons lead 14-10 heading into the final fifteen minutes of the game.

With 6:32 to go in the game Steve DeBerg hits Bob Bruer for a 13 yard touchdown pass to give the 49ers a 17-14 lead. The Falcons go three and out and the 49ers would drive into Falcon territory but an interception by Lee Celland would give the Falcons the ball at their own 41 with 1:48 left in the game. The Falcons would drive to the 49ers 22 but stall there and attempt a 39 yard field goal as time expires but Wade Traynham's kick would miss, his second missed field goal of the game and the Falcons would advance with a 17-14 loss.

Most Unvaluable Player of the game is Falcons' quarterback Randy Johnson who was 10 of 21 for 154 yards with 1 interception. Wade Traynham was a close second with two missed field goals.

[billgate123]

I went through the teams. Initially had up to three win teams but already had brackets filling up before getting through the 90's (going backwards).

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by billgate123

I went through the teams. Initially had up to three win teams but already had brackets filling up before getting through the 90's (going backwards).

???

Spambot?

[EagleFan]

4) 1971 Buffalo Bills vs. 13) 1970 Boston Patriots

The Bills opened the scoring with a John Leypoidt 22 yard field goal with just under 8 minutes remaining in the 1st quarter. On the following drive the Patriots drove down field and Joe Kapp hits Charley Frazier on a 7 yard touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 7-3 lead. The first quarter would end with the Patriots up 7-3.

From there the Patriots went belly up as the Bills would score the final 28 points of the game and win 31-7. The Patriots advance with the loss. The first big upset as the #4 seed is knocked off.

In the win Dennis Shaw was 18 of 23 for 266 yards with 2 touchdowns as his Bills eliminate themselves with the win.

The Most Unvaluable Player will be a joint achievement as the Patriots offense managed under 200 yards of offense and only 2 drives that crossed the 50. The entire starting offensive unit gets the award.

[EagleFan]

6) 1966 New York Giants vs. 11) 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Giants score first on a Charlie Mercelin 7 yard touchdown run. They do not look back as they route the Buccaneers 35-14 behind a strong performance by quarterback Earl Morrall. Back to back upsets.

Quarterback Josh McCown is named the game's Most Unvaluable Player as he was 13 of 21 for 157 yards with 3 interceptions, he also fumbled the ball 1 time during the 4 times he was sacked.

[EagleFan]

3) 2000 San Diego Chargers vs. 14) 1963 San Francisco 49ers

The San Diego Chargers dominate the game and win 24-0. Ryan Leaf was 19 of 33 for 233 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in the win. Oddly, he can't even lose when he is supposed to.

Quarterback Lamar Hunt of the 49ers is named the game's Most Unvaluable Player as he was 5 of 23 for 45 yards with 1 interception. His backup John Brodie was only 1 of 6 for 15 yards. The team goes a combined 6 of 29 for 60 yards in their passing game.

Their entire offense could be considered as they had only 103 yards of total offense in the game but that stat-line for a quarterback was just too underwhelming to not name him the MUP.

[EagleFan]

7) 2011 St. Louis Rams vs. 10) 2006 Oakland Raiders

Sam Bradford hits Lance Kendricks with a 15 yard touchdown pass on their first possession of the game to give the Rams a 7-0 lead, which is how the first quarter ends.

Each team hits a field goal in the second quarter as the game is 10-3 in favor of the Rams at the half.

The third quarter is all Raiders as they score on a 1 yard ReShard Lee run and a 50 yard pass from Andrew Walter to Alvis Whitted. The Raiders lead 17-10 after the third quarter.

Neither team gets inside the other's 40 in the 4th quarter and the game ends with the Raiders winning 17-10 and being eliminated.

Running back Steven Jackson is named the game's Most Unvaluable Player as he runs for 50 yards and averages just over 2 yards per carry.

[EagleFan]

2) 1989 Dallas Cowboys vs. 15) 1968 Atlanta Falcons

The Falcons get on the board first with a Harmon Wages 2 yard touchdown run and a Bob Berry 46 yard touchdown pass to Jerry Simmons. The Falcons lead 14-0 after the first quarter.

The Cowboys get a 26 Luis Zendejas field goal and a 23 yard Steve Walsh to James Dixon touchdown pass to get back to 14-10. The Falcons respond with a late Bob Berry to Jerry Simmons 1 yard touchdown pass to make it 21-10 at the half.

A Bob Berry to Ray Ogden 16 yard touchdown pass is the only scoring of the 3rd quarter as the Falcons lead 28-10 after three quarters of play.

Steve Walsh hits Paul Palmer for an 11 yard touchdown pass to get the Cowboys back to 28-17 with just 4:13 left. After forcing a 3 and out the Cowboys drive the distance as Walsh hits Steve Folsom on a 9 yard pass to make it 28-23 as they miss the 2 point conversion. They are unable to recover the onside kick and the Falcons win 28-23 to eliminate themselves.

Cowboy running back Herschel Walker is the Most Unvaluable Player as he rushed for 55 yards on less the 3 yards a carry.

[EagleFan]

1) 2009 St. Louis Rams vs. 16) 1977 Kansas City Chiefs

In a defensive first quarter only the Chiefs got on the board with a 30 yard Jan Stenerud field goal and they would lead 3-0 after 15 minutes of play.

On the 1st play of the second quarter Ed Podolak would score for the Chiefs on a 10 yard touchdown run to give them a 10-0 lead. The Rams would answer on their next drive and Marc Bulger would hit Randy McMichael for a 6 yard touchdown pass to get back to 10-7. After forcing a punt the Rams would again find the end zone as Bulger hits Donnie Avery with an 8 yard touchdown pass as the Rams take a 14-10 lead with just over 3 minutes left in the half. The Chiefs would answer with a 30 yard Jan Stenerud field goal as the first half comes to a close. The Rams lead 14-13 at the break.

The Rams would take the kickoff for the second half and drive the distance, ending with a 10 yard touchdown pass from Bulger to Brandon Gibson to make it 21-13. Jan Stenerud would hit another field goal this one 31 yards as the Chiefs only points of the quarter. After three quarters the Rams lead 21-16.

With just under 11 minutes left in the game the Chiefs would again stall and Stenerud would hit a 22 yard field goal, his 4th of the night, to get the Chiefs back to 21-19. After forcing a punt the Chiefs go on a 6 minute drive that ends with Mike Livingston hitting Ed Podolak with a 5 yard touchdown pass as the Chiefs take a 26-21 lead. The Rams respond with a 75 yard drive that ends with Bulger hitting Randy McMichael for a 15 yard touchdown pass; they miss the two point conversion but lead 27-26 with 38 seconds left. The Chiefs start the nest drive at their own 40. On a 4th and 2 Livingston hits Walter White for a 17 yard gain to the Rams' 35 and they call their final timeout with 3 seconds left. Jan Stenerud hits a 52 yard field goal as time expires as the Chiefs win 29-27.

Hard to name a Most Unvaluable Player for the game but I think I will have to go with a controversial choice and say Rams' quarterback Marc Bulger. Yes, he threw 4 touchdowns. Yes he was only picked off 1 time. But he only completed 11 passes all game (4 of them for touchdowns, has to be a record for ratio) and threw for a grand total of 132 yards.

[EagleFan]

8) 2004 San Francisco 49ers vs. 9) 2014 Tennessee Titans

The first quarter was all about the field goal as the Titans scored twice on Ryan Succop field goals of 22 and 38 yards to take a 6-0 lead. With just over a minute left in the quarter Todd Peterson hit a 41 yard field goal to get the 49ers on the board, down 6-3.

With 2:24 left in the first half Todd Peterson hits a 24 yard field goal to tie the game 6-6 as the 49ers' drive stalled on the 7 yard line. The Titans answered by driving the distance and scoring the first touchdown of the game as Charlie Whitehurst hits Kendall Wright for a 6 yard touchdown to give the Titans a 13-6 lead with 53 seconds left in the half. The 49ers drive to the Titans 7 and Peterson kicks another 24 yard field goal to end the first half down 13-9.

Each team manages a field goal in the third quarter and after forty five minutes of play the Titans lead 16-12.

On their first drive of the final quarter Tim Rattay hits Brandon Lloyd for a 35 yard score to put the 49ers up 19-16 with 13:23 left in the game. On their next drive the Titans try a 51 yard field goal and Succop hits it to tie the game 19-19 with 9:36 left. After forcing a three and out the Titans take over on their own 38 and drive 62 yards on 6 plays, capped by a 9 yard touchdown pass from Whitehurst to Dexter McCluster to give the Titans a 26-19 lead. The 49ers drive into Titans territory to the 10 yard line but a Kevan Barlow fumble gives the ball to the Titans at the two minute warning. After forcing a three and out the 49ers start at their own 43 and drive to the Titan's 9 yard line, 1st and goal with 13 seconds left. Two incomplete passes later and it is 3rd and goal with 1 second left. Rattay is sacked by Kamerion Wimbley on the final play of the game to give the Titans a 26-19 victory as the 49ers move on with the loss.

49ers' quarterback Tim Rattay is the Most Unvaluable Player of the game as he was intercepted 3 times and saw too many drives stall inside the 10.

[EagleFan]

5) 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. 12) 1994 Houston Oilers

The Buccaneers get on the board first on an 11 yard touchdown run by James Wilder to take a 7-0 lead. That is where the positive ends as the Oilers go on to score 41 of the final 51 points of the game for an easy 41-17 victory.

Gary Brown rushes for over 100 yards and Bucky Richardson throws three touchdown passes in the Oiler's victory.

The Most Unvaluable Player of the game was running back James Wilder. After his 11 yard touchdown run he gained only 40 yards on 21 carries. He had only 55 yards on 25 carries for the game.

[EagleFan]

4) 1969 Chicago Bears vs. 13) 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers

The Bears are on the board first in the opening quarter as Mike Hull scores on a 2 yard touchdown run to give the Bears a 7-0 lead. The game remains 7-0 at the end of the quarter.

Early in the second quarter Virgil Carter hits Bob Wallace for a 1 yard touchdown pass to give the Bears a 14-0 lead. With 1:50 left in the half the Steelers get on the board on a 39 yard touchdown run by Clarence Peaks to make it 14-7. After forcing a quick three and out the Steelers drive the distance and score on a 19 yard touchdown pass from Bill Nelson to Dick Hoak to tie the game 14-14; which is how the half ends.

After a scoreless third quarter and most of the 4th quarter the Bears drive into Steelers' territory and Mac Percival hits a 25 yard field goal with 1:56 left to give the Bears a 17-14 lead. On the very next play from scrimmage after the kickoff Dick Hoak breaks off a 66 yard touchdown run to give the Steelers a 20-17 lead, as they miss the extra point, with just 1:39 left. The Bears start at their own 32 and drive to the Steelers' 37 where they stall and try a 54 yard field goal with 35 seconds left. Percival misses the field goal and the Steeler run the clock out for the 20-17 victory.

Gale Sayers ran for 165 yards in the loss, definitely not the MUP. Dick Hoak ran for 110 yards on 13 carries for the Steelers.

The Most Unvaluable Player in the game was Bears' quarterback Virgil Carter who completed just 14 of 35 pass attempts and was intercepted twice.

[EagleFan]

6) 2012 Kansas City Chiefs vs. 11) 1979 Detroit Lions

The Chiefs get on the board first on a 6 yard touchdown run by Dexter McCluster to take a 7-0 lead. As the first quarter ends the Chiefs maintain that lead.

Early in the second quarter the Chiefs add to their lead as Cyrus Gray scores on a 16 yard run to make it 14-0 just over 2 minutes into the quarter. The Lions respond as David Hill caps off their drive with a 10 yard touchdown run to make it 14-7. The Lions get the ball back late in the half and drive to the Chiefs' 33 and Benny Ricardo hits a 50 yard field goal as the half comes to and end to make it 14-10 going into the half.

In the third quarter the only scoring was a 39 yard field goal by Ryan Succop to extend the Chiefs' lead to 17-10.

On their first drive of the final quarter Benny Ricardo hits a 48 yard field goal to get the Lions back to 17-13. With 6:21 left the Lions get the ball on their own 26 and drive to the Chief's 29. They have a 4th and 7 with under 2 minutes left and Jeff Komlo is sacked by Tamba Hali to end the drive. The Chiefs run the clock out and win 17-13.

Jamaal Charles ran for 133 yards in the win. Derrick Johnson had 15 tackles and Tamba Hali had 2 sacks in the win.

Lions running back Dexter Bussey was named the Most Unvaluable Player of the game as he ran for just 26 yards on 14 carries.

[EagleFan]

3) 1973 Houston Oilers vs. 14) 1975 San Diego Chargers

The Oilers score first on an 11 yard touchdown pass from Dan Pastroni to Ken Burroughs but the Chargers would score 32 of the next 42 points as they would win 32-17 in easy fashion.

Quarterback Dan Pastroni was the Most Unvaluable Player as he completed just 12 of 29 passes for 122 yards with the 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

[EagleFan]

7) 1984 Buffalo Bills vs. 10) 1992 New England Patriots

On their first possession the Bills get on the board first as Joe Furguson hits Julius Dawson on a 7 yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead. The score would remain 7-0 as the first 15 minutes of the game would end.

Midway through the second quarter Greg Bell would score on a 1 yard plunge for the Bills to give them a 14-0 lead. Neither team would even see field goal position afterwards and the half would end with the Bills up 14-0.

Midway through the third quarter Hugh Millen would hit Irvin Fryar for a 1 yard touchdown pass to get the Patriots back to 14-7. The quarter would end with the Bills up 14-7.

Just 8 seconds into the 4th quarter Joe Danielo hits a 24 yard field goal for the Bills to make it 17-7. A Charlie Baumann 44 yard field goal on the ensuing drive gets the Patriots back to 17-10. After teams exchange a couple possessions the Patriots would start a key drive from their own 19 with 3:19 remaining. They would go on an 11 play drive that would end with Hugh Millen hitting Irvin Fryar for a 3 yard touchdown strike to tie the game 17-17 with 0:57 left. The Bills would cross midfield but only manage the 46 of the Patriots and would put the ball away on 4th down and the game would go to overtime tied 17-17.

The Patriots would start overtime with the ball. After picking up one first down they would have a 3rd and 4 from their own 42 yard line. Hugh Millen would be intercepted by Stan David and he would return it to the Patriots' 35 yard line. They would manage only 3 yards and on 4th and 7 Joe Danielo would split the uprights on a 49 yard field goal to give the Bills a 20-17 victory and the Patriots move on in a minor upset.

Hugh Millen was the Most Unvaluable Player as he was 11 of 24 for 147 yards with 2 touchdowns but the costly game losing interception.

[EagleFan]

2) 1996 New York Jets vs. 15) 1968 Philadelphia Eagles

The Jets score first as Nick Lowry hits a 50 yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead. On the ensuing drive Norm Snead hits Ben Hawkins for a 42 yard touchdown to give the Eagles a 7-3 lead which is how the first quarter would come to an end.

Each team would exchange 21 yard field goals in the second quarter and at halftime the Eagles lead 10-6.

Each team would exchange a missed field goal in the third and after three quarters of play the Eagles lead 10-6.

The Eagles would score with 9:28 left in the game on a 3 yard touchdown pass from Snead to Gary Ballman to give the Eagles a 17-6 lead. With 3:05 remaining Sam Baker hits a 27 yard field goal to make it 20-6. The Jets would respond quickly and with 2:45 left Frank Reich hits Wayne Chrebet for a 73 yard touchdown pass to make it 20-13. The Eagles would go three and out and the Jets get the ball back at their own 35 with 1:39 remaining. They would drive to the Eagles' 30 yard line but an incomplete pass on 4th and 16 ends the drive and the Eagles win 20-13.

Jets running back Adrian Murrell is named the Most Unvaluable Player as he gained only 59 yards on 23 carries.

[JAG]

Wish you could do the '89 Cowboys without Herschel Walker. Good stuff though.

[ColtCrazy]

Very cool concept.

I've seen some godawful Colts teams. That 1991 team was the worst of the bunch. The lone win came by 1 point. Still one of the worst offenses in modern NFL history.

[EagleFan]

1) 1982 Baltimore Colts vs. 16) 1974 Baltimore Colts

The 1974 Colts take the lead late in the 1st quarter as Toni Linhart hits a 37 yard field goal to give the 1974 Colts a 3-0 lead. The 1st quarter would end with that sore intact.

Near the end of a mostly boring 2nd quarter Mike Pagel would hit Randy McMillan for a 58 yard touchdown pass to give the 1982 Colts a 7-3 lead. They would maintain that lead into halftime.

Late in the 3rd quarter Bert Jones would hit Lydell Mitchell for a 2 yard touchdown pass to give the 1974 Colts a 10-7 lead which is how the quarter would end.

Midway through the 4th quarter Mike Pagel would hit Curtis Dickey for a 15 yard touchdown to give the 1982 Colts a 14-10 lead. After stopping the 1974 Colts the 1982 Colts would put the game out of reach with under two minutes to go as Mike Pagel hits Matt Bouza for a 4 yard touchdown to increase their lead to 21-10 which would be the final score. We have our biggest upset as a #1 seed beats a #16 seed.

Quarterback Bert Jones is the game's Most Unvaluable Player as he was 14 for 32 for 143 yards, though he did throw 1 touchdown pass.

[britrock88]

Take that, Elway!