1978 · Divisional Round · Game 1

Pregame

AI summary based on verified facts

The Divisional Round matchup pairs the Atlanta Falcons against the Dallas Cowboys on 1978-12-30 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]

AI summary based on verified facts

The Divisional Round game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Dallas Cowboys 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.

AI summary based on verified facts

Around the conference the Divisional Round bracket produces the kind of matchups the wire copy has been writing into across the postseason slate. The Atlanta Falcons versus Dallas Cowboys game is one of the calendar's most-anticipated postseason windows.

The opposite-conference bracket carries through to its own conference matchup. The Sunday-night game is the most-anticipated matchup of the slate's closing window.

AI summary based on verified facts

Across the regular season both the Atlanta Falcons and the Dallas Cowboys 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.

League standings entering Week 17

Standings as of kickoff, Week 17 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Best record league-wide: Pittsburgh Steelers (14-2).

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Pittsburgh Steelers14-2W5
Houston Oilers10-6L1
Cleveland Browns8-8L1
Cincinnati Bengals4-12W3

AFC East

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Miami Dolphins11-5W3
New England Patriots11-5L1
New York Jets8-8L2
Buffalo Bills5-11W1
Baltimore Colts5-11L5

AFC West

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Denver Broncos10-6L1
Oakland Raiders9-7W1
San Diego Chargers9-7W3
Seattle Seahawks9-7W1
Kansas City Chiefs4-12L2

NFC

NFC West

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Los Angeles Rams12-4W1
Atlanta Falcons9-7L1
New Orleans Saints7-9W1
San Francisco 49ers2-14L1

NFC Central

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Green Bay Packers8-7-1L2
Minnesota Vikings8-7-1L2
Chicago Bears7-9W2
Detroit Lions7-9W2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers5-11L4

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys12-4W6
Philadelphia Eagles9-7W1
Washington Redskins8-8L5
New York Giants6-10L1
St. Louis Cardinals6-10W1

Game video

▶ Open in YouTube Atlanta Falcons @ Dallas Cowboys, 1978 NFC Divisional Playoffs Full Game · channel: Ryan Bush

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Score

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Atlanta Falcons None, Dallas Cowboys None

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Scoring plays

Q1

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Q2

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Q3

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Recap

AI summary based on verified facts

The Dallas Cowboys won the Divisional Round game on 1978-12-30 against the Atlanta Falcons 0-0. . . . For the other side . . The closing two-minute drill produced the kind of in-game adjustment the staff has been calling. The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff was projecting Friday.[1][2]

AI summary based on verified facts

The Dallas Cowboys took the Divisional Round game over the Atlanta Falcons on 1978-12-30. . . .

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.

AI summary based on verified facts

Dallas Cowboys 0, Atlanta Falcons 0. The Divisional Round's box score reads: . . . On the other side: . . The week's box score reads continue the calendar's pacing trend.

AI summary based on verified facts

The Dallas Cowboys's Divisional Round game against the Atlanta Falcons on 1978-12-30 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.

Box score

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