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Madden 19 - 1978 NFL Season Remake - Week 16

Posted on January 27, 2019 at 03:36 PM.

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Week 16
Well here we are, the last week of the regular season. It's been just about a month since I posted the results and recap of the first week of the season and now the season is coming to an end. There are 5 playoff spots, 3 in the AFC and 2 in the NFC, that are still for the taking. Well, let's move onto the results for this week and find out which 12 teams are going to playing in the post season!

Scores & Results:

AWAY............................................HOME
Pittsburgh Steelers 22 (12-4)..........Denver Broncos 0 (3-13)
Chicago Bears 33 (6-10)..........Washington Redskins 3 (7-9)
San Francisco 49ers 31 (3-13)..........Detroit Lions 13 (4-12)
New York Giants 16 (7-9)..........Philadelphia Eagles 19 (9-7)
Cleveland Browns 31 (9-7)..........Cincinnati Bengals 21 (6-10)
Buffalo Bills 32 (7-9)..........Baltimore Colts 20 (7-9)
Kansas City Chiefs 14 (12-4)..........Seattle Seahawks 22 (8-8)
San Diego Chargers 33 (9-7)..........Houston Oilers 27 (5-11)
Atlanta Falcons 27 (11-5)..........St. Louis Cardinals 24 (6-10)
Green Bay Packers 21 (12-4)..........Los Angeles Rams 45 (16-0)
Minnesota Vikings 26 (9-7)..........Oakland Raiders 24 (5-11)
Dallas Cowboys 27 (10-6)..........New York Jets 30 (5-11)
New Orleans Saints 27 (9-7)..........Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 (7-9)
New England Patriots 31 (11-5)..........Miami Dolphins 34 (9-7)

Current Playoff Picture:

AFC
#1 seed: Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)[xyz*]
#2 seed: Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)[xyz]
#3 seed: New England Patriots (11-5)[xy]
#4 seed: San Diego Chargers (9-7)[x]
#5 seed: Cleveland Browns (9-7)[x]
#6 seed: Miami Dolphins (9-7)[x]

NFC
#1 seed: Los Angeles Rams (16-0)[xyz*]
#2 seed: Green Bay Packers (12-4)[xyz]
#3 seed: Dallas Cowboys (10-6)[xy]
#4 seed: Atlanta Falcons (11-5)[x]
#5 seed: Philadelphia Eagles (9-7)[x]
#6 seed: New Orleans Saints (9-7)[x]

[x]clinched playoff birth
[y]clinched division title
[z]clinched 1st round bye
[*]clinched home field advantage

Detailed Recap:

Well, well, well. The Los Angeles Rams have actually managed to go 16-0. I never anticipated any team to go undefeated, let a lone that team being the Rams. With each game at the mercy of a random sim, anything can happen and I thought that would make it extremely difficult for any team to go undefeated, or inversely go 0-16, but it happened in the very first season! We'll see if the Rams can ride this momentum and can keep winning into the post season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers picked up a win over the Denver Broncos and became the 3rd team this season to get a shutout. On top of that, the initial win put them in contention for a first-round bye and home field advantage in the AFC. After the whole week was said and done, the Pittsburgh Steelers managed to make their way to the #1 seed in the AFC.

The Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins playoff hopes were in the balance coming into week 16. Both teams could clinch if they won their games, otherwise they would have to rely on other teams losing.

The Cleveland Browns were able to get a win over the Bengals in Cincinnati to claim their playoff spot as the #5 seed. They had the potential to be the #4 seed, but the San Diego Chargers won their game and clinched the 4th seed and home field advantage in the first round.

More amazingly though, on Monday Night Football in Miami, the Dolphins found a way to beat the New England Patriots and simultaneously clinch the playoffs and force the Patriots down into the #3 seed. This means that these two teams will meet again next week for the first round of the playoffs, however, this game will be played in Foxborough. No matter how good your team is, winning in Foxborough in the playoffs is a very difficult challenge.

The Browns and Dolphins were not the only teams in a "win and you're in" position. Over in the NFC the New Orleans Saints had to beat the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay or else the Minnesota Vikings would take their spot in the playoffs. To the dismay of the Vikings and their fans, the Saints earned a win over Tampa Bay, 27 to 14, and clinched the playoffs.

The Philadelphia Eagles had already clinched a playoff birth, but with their win this week over the New York Giants, they were able to clinch the 5th seed in the NFC.

Playoff Schedule:
For the playoffs, my usual schedule will not apply. Below are the playoff rounds and the dates that they will be "played" and posted:

Wildcard Weekend: Tuesday, January 29th
Divisional Round: Thursday, January 31st
Championship Sunday: Saturday, February 2nd
SuperBowl XIII: Monday, February 4th

Thank you to everyone that has read my blog posts for this 1978 NFL season remake. I really appreciate it and I have already started setting up for the 1979 season, so stay tuned for more information on that! For now, I'll see all of you right here on Tuesday for the Wild Card Weekend's results!

- Garrett aka "GSBro"

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To look at the current standings and scores of this season, click on this link to my google spread sheet: https://bit.ly/2CLWzHS

If you see any mistakes or if you have any suggestions, please feel free to let me know in the comments. Thank you.
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