Friday, January 20, 2017

Divisional Round: Four tight contests feed into AFC/NFC Championship Games



Turnovers doom Dallas

Wendell Tyler scored two touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime as the Los Angeles Rams knocked off the NFC's top-seeded Dallas Cowboys 16-10.

Roger Staubach threw three interceptions and lost two fumbles in an uncharacteristically poor performance for the Cowboy great.

The Doomsday Defense held L.A. to 131 yards of total offense.

1977 Los Angeles 16, 1977 Dallas 10
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Los Angeles
3
0
0
7
6
16
1977 Dallas
0
3
0
7
0
10
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Poss Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 3:25 1977 Los Angeles R.Septien 20 yd. field goal 3-0 LAN
2 0:52 1977 Dallas E.Herrera 37 yd. field goal 3-3 DAN
4 11:43 1977 Los Angeles W.Tyler 1 yd. run (R.Septien kick) 10-3 LAN
4 6:17 1977 Dallas R.Newhouse 1 yd. run (E.Herrera kick) 10-10 DAN
5 10:29 1977 Los Angeles W.Tyler 13 yd. run 16-10 LAN
Team Statistics
1977 Los Angeles 1977 Dallas
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 6-4-0-10 10-13-1-24
Third Down Efficiency 4-14-29% 8-17-47%
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0-0% 0-1-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 17-21-81% 7-14-50%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 131-52-2.5 310-78-4.0
Total Net Yards Rushing 74 111
Total Rushes 34 34
Average Per Rush 2.2 3.3
Passes Completed/Attempted 7/17 (41.2%) 22/39 (56.4%)
Net Yards Passing 57 199
Avg Yards Per Pass 3.9 6.0
Sacked/Yards Lost 1/9 5/36
Punts/Average 9/35.3 1/23.0
Punts Received/Return Yardage 0/0 4/10
Kickoffs/Returns 4/71 3/64
Interceptions/Returns 3/50 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 0/0
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 0/0 8/2
Time of Possession 27 mins 9 secs 37 mins 2 secs
Average Drive Start LAN 43 DAN 26
Passing Stats
Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1977 Los Angeles
Pat Haden 17 7 66 41.2 3.9 0 0 0 0 15 1/9 52.6
1977 Dallas
Roger Staubach 39 22 235 56.4 6.0 0 0 3 7.7 31 5/36 42.1
Rushing Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1977 Los Angeles
John Cappelletti 12 23 1.9 7 0 0 0/0
Wendell Tyler 9 37 4.1 13 2 0 0/0
Lawrence McCutcheon 8 7 0.9 6 0 0 0/0
Pat Haden 3 -2 -0.7 6 0 0 0/0
Rod Phillips 2 9 4.5 9 0 0 0/0
1977 Dallas
Tony Dorsett 21 71 3.4 19 0 0 4/0
Robert Newhouse 12 37 3.1 6 1 0 0/0
Roger Staubach 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 3/2

Receiving Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1977 Los Angeles
Harold Jackson 3 28 9.3 11 0 0
John Cappelletti 2 15 7.5 10 0 0
Lawrence McCutcheon 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
Terry Nelson 1 15 15.0 15 0 0
1977 Dallas
Preston Pearson 8 91 11.4 23 0 0
Billy Joe DuPree 5 40 8.0 11 0 0
Drew Pearson 4 60 15.0 31 0 0
Tony Dorsett 3 19 6.3 10 0 0
Butch Johnson 2 25 12.5 14 0 0

Miami holds off Oakland rally

The Miami Dolphins' season-long formula of efficient passing and strong running held true as they downed the Oakland Raiders 14-9.

1977 Oakland 9, 1977 Miami 14
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Oakland
0
0
0
9
0
9
1977 Miami
7
7
0
0
0
14
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Poss Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 1:57 1977 Miami D.Nottingham 9 yd. run (G.Yepremian kick) 7-0 MIA
2 8:38 1977 Miami N.Moore 69 yd. pass from B.Griese (G.Yepremian kick) 14-0 MIA
4 13:51 1977 Oakland E.Mann 29 yd. field goal 14-3 MIA
4 6:57 1977 Oakland F.Biletnikoff 7 yd. pass from K.Stabler (Run failed) 14-9 MIA
Team Statistics
1977 Oakland 1977 Miami
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 5-10-0-15 12-3-0-15
Third Down Efficiency 6-15-40% 4-11-36%
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-3-0% 1-2-50%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 10-21-48% 7-7-100%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 236-65-3.6 222-56-4.0
Total Net Yards Rushing 87 117
Total Rushes 36 30
Average Per Rush 2.4 3.9
Passes Completed/Attempted 15/28 (53.6%) 12/19 (63.2%)
Net Yards Passing 149 105
Avg Yards Per Pass 5.7 7.8
Sacked/Yards Lost 1/11 7/43
Punts/Average 4/39.3 5/42.2
Punts Received/Return Yardage 4/57 1/5
Kickoffs/Returns 3/63 2/39
Interceptions/Returns 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 0/0
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 0/0 2/2
Time of Possession 34 mins 10 secs 25 mins 50 secs
Average Drive Start OAA 47 MIA 19
Passing Stats
Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1977 Oakland
Ken "Snake" Stabler 28 15 160 53.6 5.7 1 3.6 0 0 16 1/11 82.4
1977 Miami
Bob Griese 19 12 148 63.2 7.8 1 5.3 0 0 69 7/43 104.7
Rushing Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1977 Oakland
Mark van Eeghen 21 47 2.2 19 0 0 0/0
Clarence Davis 11 40 3.6 13 0 0 0/0
Carl Garrett 2 0 0.0 1 0 0 0/0
Pete Banaszak 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0
1977 Miami
Benny Malone 12 53 4.4 15 0 0 1/1
Norm Bulaich 9 36 4.0 7 0 0 1/1
Don Nottingham 5 15 3.0 9 1 0 0/0
Gary Davis 3 14 4.7 5 0 0 0/0
Bob Griese 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0/0
Receiving Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1977 Oakland
Dave Casper 5 65 13.0 14 0 0
Clarence Davis 4 47 11.8 16 0 0
Mark van Eeghen 3 24 8.0 9 0 0
Fred Biletnikoff 1 7 7.0 7 1 0
Cliff Branch 1 14 14.0 14 0 0
Carl Garrett 1 3 3.0 3 0 0
1977 Miami
Duriel Harris 3 24 8.0 13 0 0
Nat Moore 3 89 29.7 69 1 0
Andre Tillman 2 11 5.5 6 0 0
Gary Davis 2 15 7.5 9 0 0
Loaird McCreary 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
Benny Malone 1 1 1.0 1 0 0

 Grits Blitz keeps Payton in check as Atlanta advances

Scott Hunter unloaded an 80 yard touchdown bomb on the game's second play and Walter Payton was held to 31 yards rushing as the Atlanta Falcons beat the Chicago Bears 13-7.

1977 Chicago 7, 1977 Atlanta 13
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Chicago
0
7
0
0
0
7
1977 Atlanta
10
0
0
3
0
13
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Poss Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 13:52 1977 Atlanta A.Jenkins 80 yd. pass from S.Hunter (F.Steinfort kick) 7-0 ATN
1 1:23 1977 Atlanta F.Steinfort 31 yd. field goal 10-0 ATN
2 0:52 1977 Chicago R.Earl 3 yd. run (B.Thomas kick) 10-7 ATN
4 6:33 1977 Atlanta F.Steinfort 33 yd. field goal 13-7 ATN
Team Statistics
1977 Chicago 1977 Atlanta
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 6-3-0-9 3-8-0-11
Third Down Efficiency 4-15-27% 4-14-29%
Fourth Down Efficiency 1-1-100% 0-0-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 7-7-100% 6-14-43%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 155-54-2.9 241-57-4.2
Total Net Yards Rushing 83 75
Total Rushes 29 40
Average Per Rush 2.9 1.9
Passes Completed/Attempted 7/22 (31.8%) 8/16 (50.0%)
Net Yards Passing 72 166
Avg Yards Per Pass 4.2 10.9
Sacked/Yards Lost 3/20 1/8
Punts/Average 7/39.0 7/36.1
Punts Received/Return Yardage 5/23 3/-4
Kickoffs/Returns 4/95 2/10
Interceptions/Returns 0/0 2/40
Penalties/Yards 0/0 0/0
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 3/1 3/0
Time of Possession 27 mins 43 secs 32 mins 17 secs
Average Drive Start CHN 33 ATN 29
Passing Stats
Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1977 Chicago
Bob Avellini 22 7 92 31.8 4.2 0 0 2 9.1 29 3/20 8.1
1977 Atlanta
Scott Hunter 16 8 174 50.0 10.9 1 6.3 0 0 80 1/8 109.9
Rushing Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1977 Chicago
Walter Payton 16 31 1.9 9 0 0 1/1
Robin Earl 7 24 3.4 8 1 0 0/0
Roland Harper 6 28 4.7 16 0 0 1/0
1977 Atlanta
Haskel Stanback 14 45 3.2 8 0 0 1/0
Woody Thompson 11 18 1.6 7 0 0 1/0
Scott Hunter 9 14 1.6 6 0 0 0/0
Mike Esposito 4 -9 -2.3 1 0 0 0/0
Monroe Eley 2 7 3.5 5 0 0 0/0
Receiving Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1977 Chicago
Greg Latta 3 29 9.7 15 0 0
Walter Payton 2 32 16.0 29 0 0
James Scott 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
Brian Baschnagel 1 23 23.0 23 0 0
1977 Atlanta
Alfred Jenkins 3 110 36.7 80 1 0
Wallace Francis 2 26 13.0 13 0 0
Jim Mitchell 2 25 12.5 13 0 0
Haskel Stanback 1 13 13.0 13 0 0

 Houston takes advantage of San Diego errors

The San Diego Chargers turned the ball over six times while the Houston Oilers came up with big plays on offense as Houston advances to the AFC Championship Game with a 17-14 win.

1977 Houston 17, 1977 San Diego 14
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Houston
7
0
7
3
0
17
1977 San Diego
0
0
7
7
0
14
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Poss Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 7:56 1977 Houston R.Coleman 45 yd. run (T.Fritsch kick) 7-0 HOA
3 10:42 1977 Houston K.Burrough 24 yd. pass from D.Pastorini (T.Fritsch kick) 14-0 HOA
3 4:50 1977 San Diego B.Matthews 3 yd. run (R.Benirschke kick) 14-7 HOA
4 12:01 1977 San Diego C.Joiner 13 yd. pass from J.Harris (R.Benirschke kick) 14-14 SDA
4 5:27 1977 Houston T.Fritsch 46 yd. field goal 17-14 HOA
Team Statistics
1977 Houston 1977 San Diego
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 2-9-0-11 10-12-0-22
Third Down Efficiency 4-13-31% 5-14-36%
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0-0% 3-4-75%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 0-0-0% 14-21-67%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 248-53-4.7 311-72-4.3
Total Net Yards Rushing 107 76
Total Rushes 24 29
Average Per Rush 4.5 2.6
Passes Completed/Attempted 11/23 (47.8%) 23/41 (56.1%)
Net Yards Passing 141 235
Avg Yards Per Pass 8.3 6.1
Sacked/Yards Lost 6/49 2/17
Punts/Average 7/43.0 4/39.3
Punts Received/Return Yardage 1/-1 4/23
Kickoffs/Returns 1/19 4/69
Interceptions/Returns 4/52 1/22
Penalties/Yards 0/0 0/0
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 1/1 2/2
Time of Possession 25 mins 27 secs 34 mins 33 secs
Average Drive Start HOA 29 SDA 29
Passing Stats
Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1977 Houston
Dan Pastorini 23 11 190 47.8 8.3 1 4.3 1 4.3 65 6/49 72.7
1977 San Diego
James Harris 24 13 130 54.2 5.4 1 4.2 2 8.3 29 1/11 49.0
Dan Fouts 17 10 122 58.8 7.2 0 0 2 11.8 30 1/6 41.4
Rushing Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1977 Houston
Ronnie Coleman 11 56 5.1 45 1 0 0/0
Rob Carpenter 7 34 4.9 16 0 0 0/0
Tim Wilson 4 16 4.0 7 0 0 0/0
Dan Pastorini 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0/0
Don Hardeman 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0/0
1977 San Diego
Don Woods 12 38 3.2 15 0 0 0/0
Joe Washington 8 8 1.0 4 0 0 0/0
Bo Matthews 6 26 4.3 7 1 0 0/0
Clarence Williams 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0/0
Dan Fouts 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 1/1
Rickey Young 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0/0
Receiving Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1977 Houston
Whiteshoes Johnson 3 49 16.3 30 0 0
Tim Wilson 2 23 11.5 13 0 0
Don Hardeman 1 15 15.0 15 0 0
Ken Burrough 1 24 24.0 24 1 0
Mike Barber 1 7 7.0 7 0 0
Eddie Foster 1 3 3.0 3 0 0
Jimmie Giles 1 65 65.0 65 0 0
Rob Carpenter 1 4 4.0 4 0 0
1977 San Diego
Rickey Young 7 55 7.9 13 0 0
Charlie Joiner 4 63 15.8 30 1 0
Joe Washington 3 15 5.0 9 0 0
Larry Dorsey 3 41 13.7 14 0 0
Johnny Rodgers 2 41 20.5 29 0 0
Don Woods 2 19 9.5 16 0 0
Dwight McDonald 1 11 11.0 11 0 0
Bob Klein 1 7 7.0 7 0 0
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