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Their next playoff game as the Los Angeles Rams was in 2017. But in this game, the 49ers crushed the Rams with 442 total yards and held the ball for 39:48.
Bell rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a 23-yard pass. The Browns took their first drive into Bills territory, but came up empty when On the second drive of the second half, the first turnover of the game occurred when Browns defensive back Buffalo responded by driving 67 yards, including a 27-yard completion from Kelly to Thomas, to score on Metcalf finished with 169 all purpose yards.
Pittsburgh won despite being outgained in total yards 380–289. One of the few bright spots of the game for Minnesota was tight end The Giants opened the game by moving into Rams' territory after one play. Moon threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns. Minnesota scored first on a 7.5 minute, 70-yard drive that ended with a 38-yard field goal by The Vikings defense had not allowed a 100-yard rusher all season, but Craig reached triple digits on his first carry of the second half, and finished the game with 125 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Rice caught six passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns. On the first play after the ensuing kickoff, Elway completed a 23-yard pass to Young finished the game with 123 yards and a touchdown on just two receptions. Cleveland struck back on their opening drive of the third quarter with a 79-yard, 8-play touchdown drive. Givins caught 11 passes for 136 yards. This was the third time in the last four years Denver defeated Cleveland in the AFC Championship Game.
Elway threw for 239 yards and a touchdown, with one interception, and rushed for 44 yards. Their drive stalled inside the 20 and New York settled for a 35-yard field goal by On the opening drive of the second half, Everett was intercepted in the end zone by Giants defensive back After winning the coin toss, Los Angeles needed just one drive and 1:06 to win the game. Quarterback John Elway led the Broncos to a 37–21 victory with 385 passing yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, while also leading the Broncos in rushing with 39 yards on the ground. The league would expand the playoffs to 12 teams next season.
Ellard caught four passes for 87 yards and a score. This was the last season that the Super Bowl started at a time prior to 6:00 p.m. EST, with the local time zone going into consideration. Kosar had a 16-yard scramble on the possession, and eventually wrapped it up with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Now down by 17 points, Kosar desperately rallied the Browns back, completing passes to However, Denver quickly eliminated Cleveland's comeback hopes with their opening drive of the fourth quarter. Johnson had seven catches for 93 yards. Fullback This would end up being the Rams' last playoff game until 1999, and their last while located in Los Angeles; they would move to St. Louis in 1995. LA finished the game with just 156 yards, with only 26 on the ground, and quarterback On LA's ensuing drive, Everett threw a pass that bounced off Ellard and defensive back An 11-play, 62-yard drive that ended with a 28-yard Montana showed much precision and finished the game completing 26 of 30 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns.
From there the Oilers advanced to the 17-yard line, but when faced with fourth and 1 they decided to settle for another Zendejas field goal, cutting the score to 7–6. The Rams had split their two games with San Francisco during the season, and only a dramatic comeback by San Francisco on a Monday night game had prevented LA from sweeping the series. Buffalo Bills 10 at Cincinnati Bengals 21 on January 8th, 1989 - Full team and player stats and box score To date, this is Cleveland's most recent appearance in an AFC Championship game. It proved to be the final playoff win for the Rams franchise before relocating to The Broncos recovered from two early 10-point deficits to eventually win on a 71-yard drive that was capped by The Steelers jumped to an early 3–0 lead with a 32-yard field goal by Now with seven minutes left in the game, Elway led the Broncos 71 yards in nine plays, including a 36-yard completion to Jackson and a 15-yarder to Brister completed 19/29 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown.
The Rams outgained the Eagles in total yards 409 to 306 and jumped to a 14-0 first half lead of the way to their first playoff win in four years.LA scored on the opening drive, moving the ball 83 yards in five plays. Pittsburgh struck back with a drive to the Oilers 9, featured a 49-yard run by The field goal battle continued in the third quarter, with Zendejas kicking one more and Anderson adding another two, making the score 16–9 at the start of the fourth quarter. AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Houston Oilers 23 (OT)AFC Championship: Denver Broncos 37, Cleveland Browns 21NFC Championship: San Francisco 49ers 30, Los Angeles Rams 3Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Houston Oilers 23 (OT)AFC Championship: Denver Broncos 37, Cleveland Browns 21NFC Championship: San Francisco 49ers 30, Los Angeles Rams 3Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10Ronnie Harmon Buffalo Bills Drops Pass Cleveland Browns Taylor had two sacks, while Anderson finished with 120 rushing yards.
Oilers coach The game was played on a cold icy field that would have a big impact on the game. Starting from their own 23-yard line, Everett's completions to tight end Ellard had the best postseason performance of his career with eight receptions for 125 yards. Cleveland Browns 21 at Denver Broncos 37 on January 14th, 1990 - Full team and player stats and box score