Bob Davis

Alameda County Coliseum. That's where my Raiders play. This year's AFC Championship is going to be played at Metropolitan Stadium (The Met). That was where the Vikings played before the HHH Metrodome was built. Outdoors in Minnesota in December. 🤩 I'm going to play the game on my old 620 board. That board has some very minor rust and dents which along with some shredded Styrofoam will mimic slippery and snowy conditions. Looking forward to that game!

And then there were four. The Divisional Playoff Round is complete. Big plays highlighted all these games. AFC Pittsburgh at Washington - (These two teams met in RFK Stadium on the final week of the regular season. The Redskins beat the Steelers 18-11). The Steelers score on their opening drive. RB Franco Harris follows up a 48 yard run with a 7 yard run for a touchdown. The Redskins answer with an 8 play drive ending with a 55 yard touchdown pass, QB Billy Kilmer to RB Clarence Harmon. After an incomplete pass over the middle, QB Terry Bradshaw throws a 67 yard bomb to WR Calvin Sweeney for a touchdown. Kilmer is sacked to end the first half. Steelers 14 Redskins 7. The Redskins opening drive of the second half covers 10 plays but ends with a sack of Kilmer. The Redskins punt. On 3rd and 6, Bradshaw unloads another bomb this time to WR John Stallworth covering 64 yards. 3 plays later, K Matt Bahr boots a 30 yard FG giving the Steelers a 10 point lead. Kilmer is intercepted by Steeler Safety Donnie Shell and the Steelers run out the clock. Final - Steelers 17 Redskins 7. New York at Minnesota - (Being in the same division, these two teams met in week two at New York. The Vikings won 11-10). The Giants score a touchdown on their 8 play opening drive as RB Earl Campbell rumbles 9 yards to pay-dirt. The Vikings answer almost immediately as QB Fran Tarkenton uncorks a bomb to RB Chuck Foreman covering 55 yards for the touchdown. The Giant's next drive covers 71 yard in 6 plays; all running plays. K Ali Haji-Sheik kicks a 22 yard FG as time runs out in the first half. The Giants lead 10-7 at halftime. The Viking's 8 play opening drive of the second half ends with two straight incomplete passes. They are forced to punt. On 3rd and 6, Giants QB Jeff Hostetler is sacked for a 15 yard loss forcing a punt. Vikings WR Sammy White returns the punt 56 yards setting up Chuck Foreman's 16 yard touchdown run. The Giant's final drive ends as Hostetler is sacked. Final - Vikings 14 Giants 10. NFC Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos - The Rams open the game with a 10 play drive including a 4th down conversion but the drive ends with two straight sacks of QB Doug Williams. The Rams are forced to punt. After two incomplete passes, Broncos QB Craig Morton completes to RB Otis Armstrong for 14 yards and to WR Steve Watson for 54 yards and a touchdown. Rams RB and league MVP Cullen Bryant returns the ensuing kickoff 56 yards. Williams completes to TE Charlie Young for 37 yards and a touchdown. Bryant converts the two point conversion as time runs out in the first half. Rams 8 Broncos 7 at halftime. The opening kickoff of the second half is returned 91 yards by Watson setting up the Bronco offense. The Ram defense holds, and the Broncos settle for a 19 yard chip-shot FG by K Jim Turner giving the Broncos the lead at 10-8. The Rams opening drive of the second half ends with a 4th and 5 incomplete pass. The Broncos go on a 7 play drive including a 4th down plunge by Morton culminating with a 31 yard TD run by Rob Lytle. Turner's extra point puts the game out of reach for the Rams. Final - Broncos 17 Rams 8. Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints - Cowboy's RB Ron Springs takes the opening kickoff 72 yards. 3 plays later RB Tony Dorsett scampers 22 yards for the game's opening score. The Saints opening drive starts with back to back runs by Chuck Muncie and ends with a 36 yard touchdown pass, QB Bobby Scott to WR Ike Harris. Muncie runs for two yards completing the two point conversion. The Saints take an 8-7 lead. Springs returns the ensuing kickoff 44 yards giving the Cowboys good field position. After an incomplete pass, RB Tony Dorsett rumbles 49 yards for the go-ahead score. Dorsett then dives into the endzone completing the two point conversion giving the Cowboys a 15-8 lead. Saints QB Bobby Scott then leads a brilliant drive going 4 of 4 for 64 yards culminating with an 11 yard precision pass in coverage to Muncie for a touchdown. K Nick Meyer adds the extra point as time runs out tying the game (15-15) at halftime. The opening kickoff of the second half is returned 47 yards by Saints RB Tony Galbreath. Bobby Scott continues his brilliance with a 16 yard completion to Galbreath and a 15 yard touchdown pass to Muncie. The extra point gives the Saints a 22-15 lead. The Cowboy's make a valiant effort on their next drive including a 4th and 3 conversion but ultimately fall short a Carano pass deflects off of TE Jay Saldi and into the hands of Saints LB Reggie Mathis for the interception at the 2 yard line. The Saints run the ball (Muncie 2 for 49 yards and Galbreath 2 for 27 yards) down the field pounding through a tired Cowboy defense. Galbreath scores a touchdown on a 6 yard carry and Muncie adds the two point conversion giving the Saints a 30-15 lead. That would be the final score. The Championship Games are set: AFC - Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings NFC - Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints

I had two safeties this season. One was a sack, and the other was a runner tackled. Fun fact: My Season 14 Super Bowl was decided by a safety. The Steelers were trailing 7-6 mid third quarter when Rams QB Doug Williams base crossed the end line of the endzone as he was looking to pass. That put the Steelers up 8-7. No more points were scored, thus that was the final score. 6 turnovers and a safety. Strange game.

The Cardiac Kids!

Wildcard weekend took a couple of weeks to complete. But the results are in. AFC Cleveland at New York - This game was the Earl Campbell show. (Yes, Earl is a Giant in my league after a blockbuster trade three seasons ago). Campbell returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter, rumbled 58 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, and caught a 53 yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Browns QB Brian Sipe played admirably going 9/13/272/2/0. The final score was: Giants 35 Browns 15. The Giants move on to play the Vikings in the Divisional Round. NFC Dallas at Miami - Game ball goes to Tony Dorsett. He had a 93 yard punt return setting up a field goal at the end of the first half. He followed that up with a 47 yard kickoff return to start the third quarter and a 57 yard run for a touchdown in the third quarter. Two straight sacks finished the scrappy Dolphins late in the fourth quarter. The final score: Cowboys 20 Dolphins 7. The Cowboys move on to play the Saints in the Divisional Round. Next up - Divisional Round Matchups: Rams at Denver in the NFC and Steelers at Washington in the AFC.

Same here. I bought the AFC Central and NFC West Division Teams for Christmas 1978 and that is the type of box they came in.

Next level stuff. Amazing and inspirational. I'm gonna try painting 4 teams, home and away for each this off season. Won't be anything close to you guys.

<I can hear Dandy Don, Howard, and Frank calling the game on a Monday night!> He...Could...Go...All...The...Way!

There will be a shuffle once the Bears, Lions, Chargers and Seahawks enter the league. Here's what I'm thinking: AFC Midlands - Steelers, Browns, Bengals (same) Metro - Redskins, Colts, Eagles (same) Colonial North - Giants, Patriots, Bills (same minus the Vikes) Mountain Pacific - Broncos, Chargers, Seahawks NFC West Coast - Rams, 49ers, Raiders (same) Gulf West - Saints, Cowboys, Oilers North Lake - Vikings, Bears, Lions Deep South - Dolphins, Falcons, Bucs

Seahawks, Cardinals, Eagles and Falcons could be the Angry Birds Division!

😄 Love it!

Right now, I'd have to say the favs are the defending SB champion Broncos and the Vikings. The Vikings obliterated the Pats in what to my knowledge was the biggest blowout in my league's history in the final week of the season, 52-10. The next expansion, probably next season, will be the Bears, Lions, Chargers and Seahawks. Not another planned, but if there is one it will definitely include the Pack. I'm thinking Packers, Cardinals, Chiefs, and Jets.

Thanks Terry!

The Saints hosted the Falcons in the final game of the regular season. They've been rivals since the beginning of the league as they are both founding teams. It was a nail biter. Both defenses played solid. Saints K Steve Mike-Meyer missed a 59 yard field goal attempt on the final play of the first half and the game remained scoreless. The Saints broke the tie late in the 3rd Quarter when QB Bobby Scott connected with WR Wes Chandler for a 38 yard TD. The Falcons proceeded on a 10 play drive getting to the Saints 11 yard line. But QB Steve Bartkowski's pass fell incomplete on the final play of the game. The Saints complete an undefeated season and are the number one seed in the NFC playoffs. Final Records NFC Super South - Saints 3-0, Dolphins 2-1, Falcons 1-2, Bucs 0-3 Tex-West - Broncos 2-1, Cowboys 2-1, Oilers 2-1 West Coast - Rams 2-1, 49ers 1-2, Raiders 0-3 AFC Great North - Vikings 3-0, Giants 2-1, Patriots 1-2, Bills 0-3 Midlands - Steelers 2-1, Browns 2-1, Bengals 0-3 Metro - Redskins 3-0, Colts 1-2, Eagles 1-2 Playoffs NFC Wildcard Round - Cowboys at Dolphins Divisional Round - Rams at Broncos and Cowboys/Dolphins at Saints AFC Wildcard Round - Browns at Giants Divisional Round - Steelers at Redskins and Browns/Giants at Vikings

😄 Indeed they do!

The Christmas Spirit Free Safety is going to be very lonely in the locker room after that blown coverage. Quite an exciting ending though!

Incredible job Gerry.

I'll change the set-up on occasion, but the defense always adjusts with the appropriate defense. So it's not an audible in the sense that the offense is adjusting to a weakness in the defense, just me wanting to try a different play at the last minute.

Look forward to seeing your Saints, Daryl. I also appreciate the 70's Bengals uniforms. A while back I lost one of my Haiti Bengals. LB Jim LeClair (55) of all players. So I painted one of the players that came with the board, (pic attached). Of course, I found the missing player a couple days later. 😄

I simply take the base off after the QB fades back to pass. Or, if the QB is in the shotgun, I take his base off right before the play starts. The player may bounce around a bit, but it's a pretty simple solution.

Yes.

Because of this discussion, I've enhanced (in bold) the possible rule change regarding a QB throw away. The QB may throw the ball away when both the following apply: 1. there is not a receiver open, 2. He is not in imminent danger of being sacked. THE OFFENSE WILL THEN INCUR A 5 YARD LOSS OF YARDAGE. I chose 5 yards because I already have a loss limit of 5 yards in place for runners. This along with a once per game 5 yard penalty that may be incurred on the visiting team at any given point in the game of the home team's choosing. This is to simulate false starts due to crowd noise.

I have never allowed the QB to throw away the ball. However, after this season, I will evaluate allowing it for a very specific situation. The specific situation is when all the following apply: 1. there is not a receiver open, 2. the QB has already used his one-time direction change, 3. He is not in imminent danger of being sacked. It seems weird to lose yardage, sometimes BIG yardage just because the QB isn't allowed to change direction and isn't being chased by defenders.

Before this season, I always used the official rule that Terry mentioned; a player is considered tackled when an opposing player's base touches the ball carriers base. As per a discussion on this forum, I changed the rule so that a parallel side to side touch is not a tackle. The thinking was that this would simulate a broken tackle. I have to say that I am very pleased with this change. It has opened up the running game considerably.

My feeling is that division games should mean more and thus I think you have it right. That said, for my current season, I eliminated the division game win percentage as a tiebreaker for making the playoffs and playoff positioning. I had 2 out of the 6 divisions having 4 teams as opposed to 3 teams and those two divisions played all division games of the three-game season. So, it messed up the division win percentages.