Tecmo Dynasty Watch Playoffs

[Darky]

The road to SuperTecmo Bowl X.

I'm using the other dynasty rom for this playoff run. It's the one with higher offensive parameters and not the same rom as the last tourney I ran. I'll have to finish it tonight, cause this rom is stupid because if I turn off the virtual nes, the season resets everytime. The 83 Redskins won it all last time on this rom, but the 85 Bears are still the defending champs.

AFC

98 Broncos 12-4
81 Chargers 11-5
90 Bills 11-5
91 Oilers 9-7
68 Jets 11-5
78 Steelers 13-3

NFC

85 Bears 10-6
01 Rams 10-5-1
89 49ers 9-6-1
96 Packers 9-7
83 Redskins 9-7
98 Falcons 11-5

[Darky]

AFC

81 Chargers 24
90 Bills 30

Leon Seals recovered a Chuck Muncie fumble in overtime and scored the game winning touchdown in front of 80,020 wild fans in Orchad Park.

James Brooks and Chuck Muncie combined for 217 yards while Thurman Thomas rushed for 142 yards on ten carries.

The 81 Chargers turned the ball over twice and missed a field goal which proved to be costly in this game that exchanged leads all day.

Marv Levy credited the Bills defense for forcing two turnovers and slowing down Air Coryell's high flying offense through the air.

[Darky]

NFC

01 Rams 21
89 49ers 24

Steve Young's 40 yard scramble into Rams territory in overtime set up Mike Cofer's game winning field goal as the 89 49ers held off a second half comeback by the greatest show on turf.

Joe Montana was ruled out before the game due to injury and his replacement Steve Young filled in brilliantly.

The greatest show on turf suffered a critical loss on the first play from scrimmage as the team's main weapon Marshall Faulk was injured on a running play. Kurt Warner struggled against a defense who quickly adjusted their game plan to stopping the pass and ignoring the run.

George Seifert did not comment about Montana's status.

[Darky]

AFC

68 Jets 27
91 Oilers 17

Broadway Joe managed the game efficiently with the help of his running as the Jets pulled away from the 91 Oilers 27-17 at the Astro Dome.

Jack Pardee blamed Jerry Glanville for the loss citing that some players still have not moved on from the loss of Glanville as head coach.

[Darky]

NFC

83 Redskins 17
96 Packers 14

Mark Mosley drilled a 35 yard field goal in overtime to lead the 83 Redskins to victory at Lambeau Field.

Joe Theisman threw two touchdowns passes to Art Monk but had a hard time all day buying time in the pocket with Reggie White in his face all day.

Brett Favre was out due to injury and an over the hill Jim McMahon filled in as he did an admirable job.

Mike Holmgren was spotted by cameras yelling at Brett Favre on the sidelines for being injured this time, not for throwing an interception.

[Darky]

AFC Divisional Playoffs

98 Broncos 31
90 Bills 28

In a record fourth overtime game in the current playoffs, the 98 Broncos edged out the 90 Bills by a field goal.

Scott Norwood had a chance to win the game in overtime, but his kick sailed wide right.  Thurman Thomas scored the game tying touchdown as time expired.

John Elway was brilliant in leading the Broncos to victory as he completed the ball to 5 different receivers on the game wining drive and throwing no interceptions all day. Terrell Davis helped move the chains all day long as he struggled today due to heavy migraines.

Jim Kelly threw two interceptions in Broncos territory which killed two key drives in the 3rd quarter.

[Darky]

NFC Divisional Playoffs

85 Bears 27
89 49ers 7

The defending Tecmo Champions 85 Bears dominated Montana's Niners.

Mike Singletary recorded 5 sacks in leading the 46 defense to a superior effort against the highly touted west coast offense.

Walter Payton rushed for 145 yards and is the Tecmo leader for most 100 yard games and total yards rushing in the history of the Tecmo playoffs.

Willie Gault caught a 71 yard touchdown as he showed his world class speed by flashing by Ronnie Lott.

[Darky]

AFC Divisional Playoffs

78 Steelers 28
68 Jets 24

Franco Harris scored the game winning touchdown on a 6 yard rush with under a minute left to play to give the 78 Steelers a 28-24 victory.

Franco Harris showed a little something extra in the 4th quarter as he relentlessly broke tackles on a tired Jets defense. Harris rushed for 153 yards and added another 50 yards receiving.

Terrry Bradshaw, the only quarterback to call his own plays, mixed up the run and pass very well as he kept the Jets off balance by passing on running downs and running on passing downs.
Chuck Knoll was pleased with the team's effort and looks forward to matching wits with Mike Shannahan in the AFC championship game.

[Darky]

NFC Divisional Playoffs

98 Falcons 20
83 Redskins 24

Jamal Anderson was stonewalled on the Redskins 2 yard line on the game's final play as the Redskins pulled out a narrow victory 24-20.

John Riggins caught the game winning touchdown with just under two minutes to play. The diesel had 173 total yards of offense and Joe Theismann threw for 157 yards and a perfect 100 percent completion percentage.

The 98 Falcons did a good job of containing the diesel and his hogs, but it was not enough as the Redskins scored 14 unanswered points in the 4th quarter.

Joe Gibbs will now have his hands full against Ditka's defending champions 85 Bears.

[Darky]

AFC Championship

98 Broncos 45
78 Steelers 24

Terrell Davis set a single game Tecmo rushing record as he burnt the Steel Curtain for 252 yards and scored 5 touchdowns en route to a 45-24 impressive victory.

The 98 Broncos will make their first Tecmo Superbowl appearance ever.

[Darky]

NFC Championship

85 Bears 28
83 Redskins 10

In a game that was never really close, the 46 defense imposed their will on the 83 Redskins.

The two time and current defending champion 85 Bears will be seeking a record third Tecmo Superbowl as they face a very dangerous 98 Broncos.

Buddy Ryan will have his work cut out for him as he will try and find a way to slow down Terrell Davis in Tecmo Superbowl X.

[ultimate7]

NFC

85 Bears 10-6
01 Rams 10-5-1
89 49ers 9-6-1
96 Packers 9-7
83 Redskins 9-7
98 Falcons 11-5

Why didn't the Rams get a bye over the Bears?

[BeefMaster]

Pre-2002 divisional layout - Rams are a Wild Card because the Falcons won the NFC West.

[ultimate7]

Oops, hadn't realized they weren't the division winner

[Darky]

Super Tecmo Bowl X

98 Broncos 21
85 Bears 38

Terrell Davis was stripped of the ball on the Bears 25 yard line in the third quarter. The 85 Bears scored on the ensuing possession and turned a close game into a blow out in the second half. The Broncos turned the ball over 4 times in the second half while the Bears scored on all of their possessions in the second half.
The 98 Broncos seemed to have control of the game with a 14-10 lead and in  Bears territory on their opening drive in the third quarter, but the 85 Bears showed why they are champions with their opportunistic defense.

The 85 Bears are now the first back to back champions in Super Tecmo history. They won a record 3rd Super Tecmo Bowl Trophy behind the strength of their stout defense and the running of Walter Payton during their playoff run.

Walter Payton was held to under 100 yards for only the second time in his career, but he did manage to pick up 68 yards receiving.

[Darky]

Playoff XI

AFC

78 Steelers 12-4
76 Raiders 10-6
68 Jets 10-6
69 Chiefs 9-7
01 Patriots 11-5
98 Broncos 14-2

NFC

89 49ers 13-3
75 Cardinals 9-7
01 Rams 10-6
85 Bears 12-4
02 Buccaneers 13-3
77 Cowboys 15-1

[Darky]

AFC

76 Raiders 28
68 Jets 24

Kenny Stabler heroically drove John Madden's Raiders for the clinching touchdown in the 4th quarter.
Mark Van Egan scored from one yard with just over two minutes remaining to give the 76 Raiders a 28-24 victory over the 68 Jets.

Willie Brown and Jack Tatum each recorded an interception off Joe Namath. Both interceptions led to 14 points.

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NFC

75 Cardinals 17
01 Rams 24

Issac Bruce caught a 32 yard laser pass from Kurt Warner with 59 seconds left to play. The touchdown proved to be the game winner over the upstart 75 Cardinals.

The 75 Cardinals immediately drove to the Rams 11 yard line and had one last play with 3 seconds left. Jim Hart threw an incomplete pass and the greatest show on turf will take their act to the divisional playoffs against their arch rival 49ers.

[Darky]

AFC

01 Patriots 35
69 Chiefs 28

Lawyer Milloy picked up a bouncing fumble and ran 68 yards for a touchdown in the 4th quarter to give the 01 Patriots a 35-21 lead. The Chiefs scored a late meaningless touchdown as time expired to make the final score 35-28.

Tom Brady and Troy Brown were in sync all day. Tom Brady threw 3 touchdown passes to the overachieving Troy Brown.

Bill Belichick briefly spoke with reporters after the game and did not offer much to say as usual, "we executed better, limited our mistakes and played smart situational football".

[Darky]

NFC

02 Buccaneers 24
85 Bears 20

There will be no 3 peat. The 02 Buccaneers stunned the 2 time defending champions at Soldier Filed.

Warrick Dunn scored the game winner on a 25 yard touchdown swing pass with 2:38 left to play. After the catch, he made an amazing juke move on Mike Singletary and ran by the secondary.
Moments later, Warren Sapp and John Lynch caused Walter Payton to fumble in the final minute of play and killed a Bears comeback deep in Buccaneers territory. Sweetness was held to a career low 35 yards by Monte Kiffin's disciplined and tough Tampa Two.

Warrick Dunn's speed and lightning quickness was too much for the 46 defense to defend. Buddy Ryan had no answers to slow him down. Warrick Dunn scored three touchdowns and accounted for over 200 yards of offense.

The 85 Bears 7 game winning streak, which is a Supertecmo record, came to a halt at the hands of a masterful coaching job by Jon Gruden and Monte Kiffin.

"The Tampa Two was the better defense today" stated Mike Ditka.