The Divisional Round matchup pairs the Green Bay Packers against the Washington Redskins on 1972-12-24 at Unknown. The conference bracket's postseason slate includes this matchup as one of the calendar's most-anticipated games.
The starting quarterbacks, the lead-back rotations, and the receiver rooms project the kind of game-script the wire copy has been writing into.[1][2]
The Divisional Round game between the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins is the kind of postseason matchup where the conference's projected leaders carry their regular-season pacing into the bracket. The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity both staffs have been pointing toward.
The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the home team's offensive line. The bracket continues for the winner.
Around the conference the Divisional Round bracket produces the kind of matchups the wire copy has been writing into across the postseason slate. The Green Bay Packers versus Washington Redskins game is one of the calendar's most-anticipated postseason windows.
The opposite-conference bracket carries through to its own conference matchup. The Sunday closes a week where the playoff race continues to clarify across the divisional standings.
Across the regular season both the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins tracked the kind of pace that anchored their conference seeding into the Divisional Round. The starting quarterbacks' passing lines came through. The lead backs' rushing workloads were the staffs' projected calls. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the front rotations' pass-rush production.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-3 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 10-4 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-6 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-13 | L11 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 14-0 | W14 |
| New York Jets | 7-7 | L2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5-9 | L2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-9-1 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 3-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 10-3-1 | W6 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8-6 | W3 |
| Denver Broncos | 5-9 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-9-1 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 8-5-1 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-7 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6-7-1 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-11-1 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-4 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 8-5-1 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-7 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 4-9-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 11-3 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 8-6 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4-9-1 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2-11-1 | L5 |
Green Bay Packers None, Washington Redskins None
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| Green Bay Packers | 00003 | ||||
| Washington Redskins | 000016 |
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The Washington Redskins won the Divisional Round game on 1972-12-24 against the Green Bay Packers 0-0. . . . For the other side . . The 49ers stay on track for the divisional standings expected coming into the calendar's back half. The closing two-minute drill produced the kind of in-game adjustment the staff has been calling.[1][2]
The Washington Redskins took the Divisional Round game over the Green Bay Packers on 1972-12-24. . . .
The afternoon's outcome maps to the kind of postseason game-script both staffs have been projecting since the regular season closed. The offensive line's pocket time on the dropbacks produced the kind of pass-protection the winning playbook called. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway that defined the closing two quarters. The Divisional Round's afternoon ends with the projected outcome.
The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the wire copy has been writing into. The closing-drive coverage was the kind of stop the winning unit has been generating.
Washington Redskins 0, Green Bay Packers 0. The Divisional Round's box score reads: . . . On the other side: . . The closing-quarter game-script stayed in line with the projected outcome.
The Washington Redskins's Divisional Round game against the Green Bay Packers on 1972-12-24 ended with the kind of game-script the wire copy has been writing into. The conference bracket continues to shape across the calendar's projected postseason pacing.
How it unfolded
. . . The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace both playbooks have been working through across the bye-week preparation. On the defensive side , and .
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in postseason play, decided the closing two quarters. The winning front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the calendar's back half.
By the numbers
. The lead-back rotation: . Receiver room: .
Personnel watch
The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort both staffs have been projecting. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in postseason play, anchors the bye-week preparation. The receiver room's distribution carried the offensive production.
What it means
The Divisional Round's outcome maps to the projected postseason pacing. The next-round bracket continues. The film room note is the in-game adjustment that decided the closing two quarters.
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