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This was the last season in which the NFL used a 10-team playoff format. The league would expand the playoffs to 12 teams next season. For this year only, the traditional starting times for the Conference Championship Games were changed from 12:30 PM and 4:00 PM to 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM
''Note: The San Francisco 49ers (the NFC 1 seed) did not play the Los Angeles Rams (the 5 seed) in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.'' WILD CARD PLAYOFFS December 31 1989 NFC: Los Angeles Rams 21, Philadelphia Eagles 7
''at Veterans Stadium , Philadelphia ''
Rams quarterback Jim Everett threw two touchdown passes in the first half as the Rams allowed only one Eagles touchdown in the fourth quarter. Everett connected on a 39-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Henry Ellard and a 4-yarder to tight end Damone Johnson. After Philadelphia running back Anthony Toney scored on a 1-yard rushing touchdown, Los Angeles running back Greg Bell, who rushed for 124 yards, scored on a 7-yard touchdown to clinch the victory.
AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Houston Oilers 23 (OT)
''at Astrodome , Houston, Texas ''
Steelers defensive back Rod Woodson 's recovered a fumble to set up Gary Anderson 's winning 50-yard field goal in overtime to give Pittsburgh the win. The Steelers scored first with running back Tim Worley's 1-yard rushing touchdown. But from that point on until the fourth quarter, the two teams exchanged 6 field goals. In the final period, Oilers quarterback Warren Moon threw two touchdowns to wide receiver Ernest Givins , an 18-yarder and a 9-yarder. However, Pittsburgh running back Merrill Hoge tied the game on a 2-yard ruching touchdown with 46 seconds left in regulation.
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS January 6 1990 AFC: Cleveland Browns 34, Buffalo Bills 30
''at Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio ''
In a shootout, Browns linebacker Clay Matthews intercepted Bills quarterback Jim Kelly at the Cleveland 1-yard line with 3 seconds remaining to preserve a 34-30 victory. Kelly threw 4 touchdowns while Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar completed 3. Buffalo scored first with wide receiver Andre Reed 's 72-yard touchdown reception. But after a 45-yard field goal by Cleveland kicker Matt Bahr, the two teams exchanged 5 touchdowns. Later, the Browns' Eric Metcalf scored on a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to give his team a 31-21 lead by the end of the third quarter. After an exchange of field goals, Buffalo running back Thurman Thomas , who tied an NFL playoff record with 13 receptions for 150 yards, caught a three yard touchdown pass. But the extra point failed, forcing the Bills to attempt to score a touchdown instead of a field goal on their final drive.
NFC: San Francisco 49ers 41, Minnesota Vikings 13
''at Candlestick Park , San Francisco ''
49ers quarterback , an 8-yarder to tight end Brent Jones , an 8-yarder to wide receiver John Taylor , and a 13-yarder to Rice. 49ers defensive back Ronnie Lott returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown, and running back Roger Craig rushed for a 4-yard score.
January 7 1990 NFC: Los Angeles Rams 19, New York Giants 13 (OT)
''at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey ''
The Rams upset the Giants with quarterback Jim Everett's 30-yard touchdown pass to scored on a 2-yard touchdown. But in the fourth period, Los Angeles kicker Mike Lansford made two field goals to tie the game, the second one coming with 3:01 left in regulation.
AFC: Denver Broncos 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 23
''at Mile High Stadium , Denver, Colorado ''
A 71-yard Broncos drive was capped by Melvin Bratton's 1-yard touchdown run with 2:27 remaining to win the game. The Steelers jumped to a 10-0 early lead with a 32-yard field goal by Gary Anderson and a 7-yard touchdown by running back Tim Worley. Bratton's 1-yard touchdown cut the deficit to 10-7, but Pittsburgh responded with quarterback Bubby Brister 's 9-yard touchdown to wide receiver Louis Lipps. Denver kicker David Treadwell then made a 43-yard field goal before halftime to cut the Steelers' lead, 17-10. In the third quarter, Broncos defensive back Tyrone Braxton recovered a fumble at the Pittsburgh 37-yard line, setting up quarterback John Elway 's 37-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Vance Johnson. Anderson later kicked two field goals to give the Steelers a 23-17 lead before Bratton scored the winning touchdown.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS January 14 1990 AFC: Denver Broncos 37, Cleveland Browns 21
''at Mile High Stadium , Denver, Colorado ''
Quarterback John Elway led the Broncos to a 37-21 victory with 385 passing yards and three touchdowns. Denver jumped to a 10-0 halftime lead with kicker David Treadwell's 29-yard field goal and wide receiver Michael Young's 70-yard touchdown reception. However, the two teams scored a combined 5 touchdowns in the third period. Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to receiver Brian Brennan, but Elway countered with a 5-yard touchdown to tight end Orson Mobley. Running back Sammy Winder's 7-yard rushing touchdown extended the Broncos lead to 24-7. However, Cleveland scored two touchdowns in a span of 2:11 to cut the lead to 24-21: a 10-yard touchdown reception by Brennan and 2-yard touchdown run by Tim Manoa. But then Denver scored 13 unanswered points in the final period to clinch the victory: Winder's 39-yard touchdown reception and two field goals by Treadwell.
NFC: Los Angeles Rams 3, San Francisco 49ers 30
''at Candlestick Park , San Francisco ''
The 49ers crushed the Rams with 442 total yards and held the ball for 39:48. Los Angeles jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter with a 23-yard field goal by Mike Lansford, but that eventually was their lone score of the game. San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana threw 2 touchdown passes in the second period: a 20-yarder to tight end Brent Jones and an 18-yarder to wide receiver John Taylor. Running back Roger Craig recorded a 1-yard rushing touchdown, while kicker Mike Cofer made 3 field goals in the second half.
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SUPER BOWL San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 55, Denver Broncos (AFC) 10, at Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana REFERENCES
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