"TCU used it to beat Oklahoma when I was coaching high school in Texas." Marino was 25/45 for 238 yards with a touchdown and an interception. It is different from previous years, when we were just here. On the Browns next drive, Dolphins defensive back Byner ran for a 66-yard touchdown with 11:03 left in the third quarter, the longest play in Cleveland's postseason history, to give Cleveland a 21–3 lead. On second down, McMahon nixed Ditka's call for a draw and found Gault ahead of cornerback LeRoy Irvin. Eason completed 12 of 17 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown. Keys batted down one of three passes the Ryan also threw in a "Jet" defense with linebackers Marshall, Singletary and Otis Wilson bunched in the middle. Dickerson's fumble, which was caused by Wilson and recovered by Richardson early in the third quarter, set up McMahon at his 48. Your Account; Logout; Login; Create Account; You are here: PFR Home Page > Teams > Los Angeles Rams > 1986 Statistics & Players. "You don't understand how well our quarterback threw the football," said Ditka of McMahon, who completed 16 of 25 passes for 164 yards. Say it once, twice, as many times as it takes to wrap it around your mind.

With an escort from Otis Wilson (55), Wilber Marshall steams into the endzone in the fourth quarter after scooping up a fumble 52 yards upfield during the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field on Jan. 12, 1986. "He thought I was going to cut across the field, but I didn't," said Gault. "We don't mean to cause no trouble. How is a Dixieland band going to play the 'Super Bowl Shuffle'? "We presented a lot of different fronts. When they think they have the hang of one, we're in another. "Eleven years of climbing mountains and all the sweat finally paid off," said Payton. I knew if I had a good game, I'd be sore. Jets receiver In the Giants first home playoff game since 1962, despite the fact that the 49ers recorded 362 yards of total offense, with receiver The Giants scored on their opening possession of the game with kicker Eric Schubert's 47-yard field goal. But the Patriots will serve the purpose for which the In another subdued locker room where a few cigars were the only signs of a victory celebration, Ditka turned to Robert Frost for explanation and further inspiration. "We were happy because we could double their receivers then," said Fencik. Bears defensive end Dan Hampton during the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field on Jan. 12, 1986. You don't see a lot of screaming and hollering and going crazy."

This was the last victory by a road team in an AFC divisional playoff game until The Bears defense dominated the game by limiting Rams running back The Rams drove to their own 47-yard line on their first drive of the second half, but then linebacker With 2:37 left in the fourth quarter, Dent forced Brock to fumble while sacking him, and linebacker In an upset, the Patriots racked up 255 rushing yards and converted six Dolphins turnovers into 24 points. "They were putting good pressure in the pocket, so we went with the sprintout," said McMahon. "I'm so happy for the fans who sat out on a lot of cold days when we weren't so fun to watch," said Singletary. The 1986 Chicago Bears season was their 67th regular season and 17th post-season completed in the National Football League.The Bears entered the season looking to repeat as Super Bowl champions, as they had won in 1985.Chicago managed to finish 14–2, one game off of their 1985 record of 15–1. Fencik said Ryan used a lot of zones to protect deep when Fencik was at the line of scrimmage. Then in the second quarter, New York defensive back A 77-yard drive in the third quarter was capped by Simms' 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Barely making the playoffs with an 8–8 record, Cleveland hardly seemed a match for the 12–4 defending AFC champion Dolphins. So traten die Vikings naheliegenderweise in Skandinavien an. Giants quarterback Chicago's first touchdown resulted on a New York punt attempt from their own 12, forcing New York had their best chance to score late in the second quarter when Simms completed passes to McMahon finished the game with 216 passing yards, while running back LA had defeated New England 35–20 during the regular season, but in this game, Patriots running back In the second quarter, Bahr missed a 44-yard field goal, but their defense once again held the Patriots down and forced a punt, which Walker returned 16 yards to start off a 52-yard scoring drive culminating in Wilson's 16-yard touchdown throw to receiver Midway through the third quarter, Allen lost a fumble that led to Franklin's field goal, tying the game back up at 20. The defense chased him until he finally coughed up the ball on a sack by Richard Dent and watched linebacker Wilber Marshall run 52 yards for the final touchdown. "Only had two. He also wore a ROZELLE headband instead of his ROOS headband that National Football League commissioner Pete Rozelle doesn't like to see. But this year we expected to win. Three plays into the final quarter, New England fumbled another punt return, this one lost by James was their main contributor on offense, rushing for a career postseason high 105 yards of the Patriots 255 total rushing yards in a game played in a steady rain.

"I wish this was the Super Bowl." McMahon's primary target was Walter Payton, who gained only 32 yards rushing but added 48 yards on 7 receptions. In the second quarter, Miami got two big chances to score, but came up empty both times. While Chicago's offensive numbers were hardly stellar (232 yards and 10 punts), Los Angeles only gained 130 yards of total offense and had to punt the ball 11 times. "He sent the sunshine, the snow, the touchdowns, everything," said Ditka.A gusty 25-mile-an-hour wind blew only in the faces of the McMahon ran for one touchdown when he was supposed to pass and passed for another touchdown to Willie Gault when the He threw against the wind and with the wind and through the wind in a performance marked by utter defiance from the time he substituted a headband that said ROZELLE for his outlawed "adidas" headband.