The Divisional Round matchup pairs the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Denver Broncos on 1977-12-24 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 Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos 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 Pittsburgh Steelers versus Denver Broncos game is one of the calendar's most-anticipated postseason windows.
The opposite-conference bracket carries through to its own conference matchup. The slate's marquee window has the kind of conference matchup the wire copy has been pointing toward.
Across the regular season both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos 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 | 9-5 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-6 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 8-6 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6-8 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | 10-4 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 10-4 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 9-5 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3-11 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 3-11 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 12-2 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 11-3 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7-7 | L2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5-9 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2-12 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 10-4 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-7 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-9 | L3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 3-11 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 9-5 | W6 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-5 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 6-8 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-10 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-12 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-2 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 9-5 | W3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7-7 | L4 |
| New York Giants | 5-9 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-9 | W2 |
Pittsburgh Steelers None, Denver Broncos None
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| Denver Broncos | 000034 |
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The Denver Broncos won the Divisional Round game on 1977-12-24 against the Pittsburgh Steelers 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 Denver Broncos took the Divisional Round game over the Pittsburgh Steelers on 1977-12-24. . . .
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.
Denver Broncos 0, Pittsburgh Steelers 0. The Divisional Round's box score reads: . . . On the other side: . . The Sunday's drives produced the kind of pace the staff has been working through.
The Denver Broncos's Divisional Round game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on 1977-12-24 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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