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Because the Jets and Giants both used Giants Stadium as their home field, the two wild card playoff games were held on different days.
WILD CARD PLAYOFFS December 28 1985 AFC: New England Patriots 26, New York Jets 14
''at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey ''
The Patiots dominated the Jets by forcing 4 turnovers and 5 sacks. New England jumped to 3-0 lead in the first quarter after Tony Franklin made a 33-yard field goal. Then after New York scored on quarterback Ken O'Brien 's 11-yard touchdown pass to running back Johnny Hector, Franklin kicked his second field goal for 41 yards. Late in the second quarter, safety Fred Marion intercepted a pass from O'Brien to set up Tony Eason 's 36-yard touchdown pass to Stanley Morgan, giving New England a 13-7 lead before halftime. In the third period, Franklin made a 20-yard field goal. On the ensuing kickoff, Hector was stripped by Johnny Rembert, who then picked up the fumble and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown. Franklin later made his fourth field goal of the game, a 26-yarder, during the final period.
December 29 1985 NFC: New York Giants 17, San Francisco 49ers 3
''at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey ''
Even though the 49ers recorded 362 yards of total offense, the Giants limited San Francisco to only one field goal. Meanwhile, New York running back Joe Morris rushed for 141 yards. The Giants scored on their opening possession of the game with kicker Eric Schubert's 47-yard field goal. Then in the second quarter, New York defensive back Terry Kinard intercepted a pass from 49ers quarterback Joe Montana to set up Phil Simms ' 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Mark Bavaro . A 77-yard drive in the third quarter was capped by Simms' 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Don Hasselbeck . San Francisco's lone 21-yard field goal by Ray Wersching was made in the second period after an 85-yard drive.
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS January 4 1986 AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Cleveland Browns 21
''at Miami Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida ''
The Browns jumped to a 21-3 lead midway through the third period, but the Dolphins then scored 21 unanswered points -- the final touchdown with 1:57 left to play. Miami scored on their first drive with a 51-field goal by Fuad Reveiz . Cleveland later marched 82 yard to score on quarterback Bernie Kosar 's 16-yard pass to tight end Ozzie Newsome . In the second quarter, Browns defensive back Don Rogers intercepted Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino , setting up a 21-yard rushing touchdown by running back Earnest Byner . Byner then ran for a 66-yard touchdown in the third quarter to give Cleveland a 21-3 lead. However, Miami then controlled the rest of the game. A 74-yard drive was capped by Marino's 6-yard touchdown pass to Nat Moore. Then running back Ron Davenport scored on a 31-yard touchdown. Davenport's winning touchdown, a 1-yard run with 1:57 remaining in the game, capped a 73-yard possession.
NFC: Los Angeles Rams 20, Dallas Cowboys 0
''at Anaheim Stadium , Anaheim, California ''
Running back Eric Dickerson led the Rams to a victory by scoring two touchdowns and recording a playoff record 248 rushing yards. After the first half ended with a 3-0 Los Angeles lead, Dickerson scored on a 55-yard touchdown run early in the third period. On the ensuing kickoff, Kenny Duckett fumbled, and the ball was recovered by Vince Newsome to set up kicker Mike Lansford's second field goal. In the fourth period, Tony Hunter recovered a fumbled punt to set up Dickerson's 40-yard rushing touchdown.
January 5 1986 NFC: Chicago Bears 21, New York Giants 0
''at Soldier Field , Chicago ''
The Bears defense dominated the game by allowing only 32 rushing yards and sacked Giants quarterbacks for 60 yards. Chicago's first touchdown resulted on a New York punt attempt from their own 12-yard line. The wind caught the ball just enough for punter Sean Landeta to completely miss it, and Shaun Gayle picked it up and ran 5 yards for a touchdown. Bears quarterback Jim McMahon later threw two touchdown passes in the third period, both to Dennis McKinnon.
AFC: New England Patriots 27, Los Angeles Raiders 20
''at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles ''
The Patriots converted 6 Raiders turnovers into 17 points. In the first quarter, a fumble by Raiders punt returner Fulton Walker set up Patriots tight end Lin Dawson's 13-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Tony Eason. Los Angeles then scored 17 unanswered points: a 29-field goal by Chris Bahr, a 16-yard touchdown reception by Jimmy Hester, and Marcus Allen 's 11-yard rushing touchdown. New England then scored with running back Craig James ' 2-yard run, and later tied the game, 17-17, after Ronnie Lippett's interception set up Tony Franklin's 45-yard field goal. But Bahr kicked a 32-yard field goal with 6 second left in the half to give the Raiders a 20-17 lead. In the third period, Franklin made a 32-yard field goal to tie the game. On the ensuing kickoff, Sam Seale fumbled and Jim Bowman recovered the loose ball in the end zone for the game-clinching touchdown.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS January 12 1986 NFC: Chicago Bears 24, Los Angeles Rams 0
''at Soldier Field , Chicago ''
The Bears defense dominated the game by limiting Rams running back Eric Dickerson to 46 yards, and holding quarterback Dieter Brock to 10 out of 31 completions for 66 passing yards. Los Angeles only gained 130 yards of total offense. Chicago quarterback Jim McMahon scored on a 16-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and later threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Willie Gault in the third quarter. Kicker Kevin Butler kicked a 34-yard field goal in the first period. In the fourth quarter, defensive lineman Richard Dent forced Brock to fumble, and linebacker Wilber Marshall picked up the loose ball and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown.
AFC: New England Patriots 31, Miami Dolphins 14
''at Miami Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida ''
In an upset, the Patriots converted 6 Dolphins turnovers into 24 points. On Miami's first offensive play, running back Tony Nathan fumbled, and Patriots defensive end Garin Veris recovered the ball to set up Tony Franklin's 23-yard field goal. The Dolphins then marched on an 80-yard drive to score on quarterback Dan Marino's 11-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dan Johnson. But New England responded on a 66-yard possession to score on quarterback Tony Eason's 4-yard touchdown to Tony Collins. A fumble by Marino then led to Eason's 1-yard touchdown to Derrick Ramsey to give the Patriots a 17-7 lead before halftime. Miami's Lorenzo Hampton then lost a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half, and Eason converted the turnover into a 2-yard touchdown pass to running back Robert Weathers. The Dolphins finally scored again in the final period with Nathan's 10-yard touchdown reception to cut the deficit to 24-14, but New England's Mosi Tatupu later recorded a 1-yard touchdown to close out the scoring.
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SUPER BOWL Chicago Bears (NFC) 46, New England Patriots (AFC) 10, at Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana REFERENCES
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