A players' strike reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff tournament just for this year. Division standings were ignored. Eight teams from each conference were seeded 1-8 based on their regular season records:
Because of the eight-game first round, this was the first (and currently only) time that NFL playoff games were regionally televised across the United States instead of nationwide.
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Lions
|
| |
0
|
| |
0
|
| |
7
|
| |
0
|
| |
7
|
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'''Redskins'''
|
| |
10
|
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14
|
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7
|
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0
|
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31
|
|
''at RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C. ''
Quarterback Joe Theismann led the Redskins to a victory with 210 passing yards and 3 touchdowns.
- ---WAS - White 77 interception return (Moseley kick)
- ---WAS - FG Moseley 26
- ---WAS - Garrett 21 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick)
- ---WAS - Garrett 21 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick)
- ---WAS - Garrett 27 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick)
- ---DET - Hill 15 pass from Hipple (Murray kick)
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Cardinals
|
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3
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6
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0
|
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7
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16
|
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'''Packers'''
|
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7
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21
|
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10
|
| |
3
|
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41
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''at Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin ''
The Packers scored four touchdowns on four consecutive possessions. It was their first playoff victory since Super Bowl II .
- ---STL - FG O'Donoghue 18
- ---GB - Jefferson 60 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
- ---GB - Lofton 20 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
- ---GB - Ivery 2 run (Stenerud kick)
- ---GB - Ivery 4 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
- ---STL - Tilley 5 pass from Lomax (kick blocked)
- ---GB - FG Stenerud 46
- ---GB - Jefferson 7 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
- ---GB - FG Stenerud 34
- ---STL - Shumann 18 pass from Lomax (O'Donoghue kick)
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Patriots
|
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0
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3
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3
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7
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13
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'''Dolphins'''
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0
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14
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7
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7
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28
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''at Miami Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida ''
The Dolphins controlled most of the game with four long touchdown drives.
- ---NE - FG Smith 23
- ---MIA - Hardy 2 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
- ---MIA - Franklin 1 run (von Schamann kick)
- ---NE - FG Smith 42
- ---MIA - Bennett 2 run (von Schamann kick)
- ---MIA - Hardy 2 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
- ---NE - Hasselbeck 22 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
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Browns
|
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0
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10
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0
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0
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10
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'''Raiders'''
|
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3
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10
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7
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7
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27
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''at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles ''
The Raiders gained 510 total yards of offense.
- ---RAI - FG C.Bahr 27
- ---CLE - FG M.Bahr 52
- ---RAI - Allen 2 run (C.Bahr kick)
- ---CLE - Feacher 43 pass from McDonald (M.Bahr kick)
- ---RAI - FG C.Bahr 37
- ---RAI - Allen 3 run (C.Bahr kick)
- ---RAI - Hawkins 1 run (C.Bahr kick)
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'''Jets'''
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3
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17
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3
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21
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44
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Bengals
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14
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0
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3
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0
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17
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''at Riverfront Stadium , Cincinnati, Ohio ''
Running back Freeman McNeil led the Jets to a victory with 202 rushing yards.
- ---CIN - Curtis 32 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)
- ---NYJ - FG Leahy 32
- ---CIN - Ross 2 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)
- ---NYJ - Gaffney 14 pass from McNeil (Leahy kick)
- ---NYJ - Walker 14 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- ---NYJ - FG Leahy 24
- ---NYJ - FG Leahy 47
- ---CIN - FG Breech 20
- ---NYJ - McNeil 20 run (Leahy kick)
- ---NYJ - Ray 98 interception return (Leahy kick)
- ---NYJ - Crutchfield 1 run (Leahy kick)
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'''Chargers'''
|
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3
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14
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0
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| |
14
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31
|
| |
Steelers
|
| |
14
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0
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7
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7
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28
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''at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ''
With the Steelers leading 21-17 in the fourth quarter, the Chargers scored two touchdowns in the final period -- the second with only a minute remaining.
- ---PIT - Ruff fumble recovery in end zone (Anderson kick)
- ---SD - FG Benirschke 25
- ---PIT - Bradshaw 1 run (Anderson kick)
- ---SD - Brooks 18 run (Benirschke kick)
- ---SD - Sievers 10 pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick)
- ---PIT - Cunningham 2 pass from Bradshaw (Anderson kick)
- ---PIT - Stallworth 9 pass from Bradshaw (Anderson kick)
- ---SD - Winslow 8 pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick)
- ---SD - Winslow 2 pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick)
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Buccaneers
|
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0
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| |
10
|
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7
|
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0
|
| |
17
|
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'''Cowboys'''
|
| |
6
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| |
7
|
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3
|
| |
14
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30
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|
''at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas ''
The Cowboys had 445 yards of total offense.
- ---DAL - FG Septien 33
- ---DAL - FG Septien 33
- ---TB - Green 60 fumble return (Capece kick)
- ---TB - FG Capece 32
- ---DAL - FG Septien 19
- ---TB - Jones 49 pass from Williams (Capece kick)
- ---DAL - Hunter 19 interception return (Septien kick)
- ---DAL - Newsome 10 pass from D.White (Septien kick)
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Falcons
|
| |
7
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0
|
| |
14
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3
|
| |
24
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'''Vikings'''
|
| |
3
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10
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| |
3
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| |
14
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30
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|
''at Metrodome , Minneapolis, Minnesota ''
The Vikings drove 72 yards to score the winning touchdown with 1:44 left in the game.
- ---ATL - Rodgers recovered blocked punt in end zone (Luckhurst kick)
- ---MIN - FG Danmeier 33
- ---MIN - White 36 pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick)
- ---MIN - FG Danmeier 30
- ---ATL - Luckhurst 17 run (Luckhurst kick)
- ---ATL - Glazebrook 35 interception return (Luckhurst kick)
- ---MIN - FG Danmeier 39
- ---MIN - McCullum 11 pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick)
- ---ATL - FG Luckhurst 41
- ---MIN - Brown 5 run (Danmeier kick)
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Vikings
|
| |
0
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| |
7
|
| |
0
|
| |
0
|
| |
7
|
| |
'''Redskins'''
|
| |
14
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7
|
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0
|
| |
0
|
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21
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|
''at RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C. ''
Running back John Riggins led the Redskins to a victory with 185 rushing yards.
- ---WAS - Warren 3 pass from Thiesmann (Moseley kick)
- ---WAS - Riggins 2 run (Moseley kick)
- ---MIN - Brown 18 run (Danmeier kick)
- ---WAS - Garrett 18 pass from Thiesmann (Moseley kick)
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'''Jets'''
|
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7
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3
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0
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| |
7
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17
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Raiders
|
| |
0
|
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0
|
| |
14
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0
|
| |
14
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|
''at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles ''
Ted Brown scored the Jets' winning touchdown with 3:45 remaining. The New York defense then forced two interceptions in the final minutes to seal the victory.
- ---NYJ - Walker 20 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- ---NYJ - FG Leahy 30
- ---RAI - Allen 3 run (Bahr kick)
- ---RAI - Barnwell 57 pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)
- ---NYJ - Dierking 1 run (Leahy kick)
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Chargers
|
| |
0
|
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13
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0
|
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0
|
| |
13
|
| |
'''Dolphins'''
|
| |
7
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20
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0
|
| |
7
|
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34
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''at Miami Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida ''
The Dolphins converted 3 turnovers, including 2 fumbled kickoffs, into 21 points.
- ---MIA - Moore 9 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
- ---MIA - Franklin 3 run (von Schamann kick)
- ---MIA - Lee 6 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
- ---MIA - FG von Schamann 24
- ---SD - Joiner 28 pass from Fouts (kick failed)
- ---MIA - FG von Schamann 23
- ---SD - Muncie 1 run (Benirschke kick)
- ---MIA - Woodley 7 run (von Schamann kick)
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Packers
|
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0
|
| |
7
|
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6
|
| |
13
|
| |
26
|
| |
'''Cowboys'''
|
| |
6
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| |
14
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3
|
| |
14
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37
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''at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas ''
The Cowboys scored touchdowns on two 80-yard drives while cornerback Dennis Thurman had 3 interceptions, including a 39-yard touchdown and one to clinch the victory.
- ---DAL - FG Septien 50
- ---DAL - FG Septien 34
- ---GB - Lofton 6 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
- ---DAL - Newsome 2 run (Septien kick)
- ---DAL - Thurman 39 interception return (Septien kick)
- ---GB - FG Stenerud 30
- ---GB - FG Stenerud 33
- ---DAL - FG Septien 24
- ---GB - Lofton 71 run (kick failed)
- ---DAL - Cosbie 7 pass from D.White (Septien kick)
- ---GB - Lee 22 interception return (Stenerud kick)
- ---DAL - Newsome 1 run (Septien kick)
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Cowboys
|
| |
3
|
| |
0
|
| |
14
|
| |
0
|
| |
17
|
| |
'''Redskins'''
|
| |
7
|
| |
7
|
| |
7
|
| |
10
|
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31
|
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''at RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C. ''
The Redskins sealed the victory by converting 2 turnovers in the final period into 10 points. The Cowboys scored first after a 75-yard drive led to a 27-yard field goal by kicker Rafael Septien. But Washington then scored on an 84-yard drive that was capped by quarterback tipped Hogeboom's pass to lineman Darryl Grant, who returned it 10 yards for the game-clinching touchdown.
- ---DAL - FG Septien 27
- ---WAS - Brown 19 pass from Thiesmann (Moseley kick)
- ---WAS - Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick)
- ---DAL - Pearson 6 pass from Hogeboom (Septien kick)
- ---WAS - Riggins 4 run (Moseley kick)
- ---DAL - Johnson 23 pass from Hogeboom (Septien kick)
- ---WAS - FG Moseley 29
- ---WAS - Grant 10 interception return (Moseley kick)
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Jets
|
| |
0
|
| |
0
|
| |
0
|
| |
0
|
| |
0
|
| |
'''Dolphins'''
|
| |
0
|
| |
0
|
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7
|
| |
7
|
| |
14
|
|
''at Miami Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida ''
On a wet, muddy field, Dolphins linebacker A.J. Duhe led Miami to a victory with 3 interceptions, scoring a 35-yard touchdown and setting up the other Dolphins score. Miami held the Jets to 139 total yards and forced 5 interceptions. The game was scoreless until the third period when Duhe intercepted a pass from New York quarterback Richard Todd. Aided by an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Jets, the Dolphins advanced to the New York 7-yard line where Woody Bennett rushed into the end zone for a touchdown. Then early in the final period, Duhe intercepted a Screen Pass and returned it 35 yards for the game-clinching touchdown.
- ---MIA - Bennett 7 run (von Schamann kick)
- ---MIA - Duhe 35 interception return (von Schamann kick)
Washington Redskins (NFC) 27, Miami Dolphins (AFC) 17, at Rose Bowl , Pasadena, California
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Super Bowl XVII
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'''AFC'''
|
| |
'''NFC'''
|
| |
'''6'''
|
| |
'''Jets'''
|
| |
'''44'''
|
| |
3
|
| |
Bengals
|
| |
17
|
| |
8
|
| |
Browns
|
| |
10
|
| |
'''1'''
|
| |
'''Raiders'''
|
| |
'''27'''
|
| |
'''5'''
|
| |
'''Chargers'''
|
| |
'''31'''
|
| |
4
|
| |
Steelers
|
| |
28
|
| |
7
|
| |
Patriots
|
| |
13
|
| |
'''2'''
|
| |
'''Dolphins'''
|
| |
'''28'''
|
| |
6
|
| |
Cardinals
|
| |
16
|
| |
'''3'''
|
| |
'''Packers'''
|
| |
'''41'''
|
| |
7
|
| |
Buccaneers
|
| |
17
|
| |
'''2'''
|
| |
'''Cowboys'''
|
| |
'''30'''
|
| |
5
|
| |
Falcons
|
| |
24
|
| |
'''4'''
|
| |
'''Vikings'''
|
| |
'''30'''
|
| |
8
|
| |
Lions
|
| |
7
|
| |
'''1'''
|
| |
'''Redskins'''
|
| |
'''31'''
|
| |
'''6'''
|
| |
'''Jets'''
|
| |
'''17'''
|
| |
1
|
| |
Raiders
|
| |
14
|
| |
5
|
| |
Chargers
|
| |
14
|
| |
'''2'''
|
| |
'''Dolphins'''
|
| |
'''34'''
|
| |
3
|
| |
Packers
|
| |
26
|
| |
2
|
| |
'''Cowboys'''
|
| |
'''37'''
|
| |
4
|
| |
Vikings
|
| |
7
|
| |
'''1'''
|
| |
'''Redskins'''
|
| |
'''21'''
|
| |
6
|
| |
Jets
|
| |
0
|
| |
'''2'''
|
| |
'''Dolphins'''
|
| |
'''14'''
|
| |
2
|
| |
Cowboys
|
| |
17
|
| |
'''1'''
|
| |
'''Redskins'''
|
| |
'''31'''
|
| |
A2
|
| |
Dolphins
|
| |
17
|
| |
'''N1'''
|
| |
'''Redskins'''
|
| |
'''27'''
|
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- ''Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League'' (ISBN 0062701746)
- ''The Sporting News Complete Super Bowl Book 1995'' (ISBN 089204523X)
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