1979 · Conference Championships · Game 2

Pregame

AI summary based on verified facts

The Conference Championships matchup pairs the Los Angeles Rams against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on 1980-01-06 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 Conference Championships game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 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 Conference Championships bracket produces the kind of matchups the wire copy has been writing into across the postseason slate. The Los Angeles Rams versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers game is one of the calendar's most-anticipated postseason windows.

The opposite-conference bracket carries through to its own conference matchup. The Monday-night game closes the week with playoff implications that affect the conference seeding.

AI summary based on verified facts

Across the regular season both the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tracked the kind of pace that anchored their conference seeding into the Conference Championships. 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

  • Tied atop the league at 12-4: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers.

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Pittsburgh Steelers12-4W1
Houston Oilers11-5L1
Cleveland Browns9-7L2
Cincinnati Bengals4-12W1

AFC East

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Miami Dolphins10-6L1
New England Patriots9-7W1
New York Jets8-8W3
Buffalo Bills7-9L3
Baltimore Colts5-11W1

AFC West

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San Diego Chargers12-4W2
Denver Broncos10-6L2
Oakland Raiders9-7L1
Seattle Seahawks9-7W2
Kansas City Chiefs7-9L1

NFC

NFC West

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Los Angeles Rams9-7L1
New Orleans Saints8-8W1
Atlanta Falcons6-10W1
San Francisco 49ers2-14L1

NFC Central

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Chicago Bears10-6W3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers10-6W1
Minnesota Vikings7-9L1
Green Bay Packers5-11W1
Detroit Lions2-14L3

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys11-5W3
Philadelphia Eagles11-5W1
Washington Redskins10-6L1
New York Giants6-10L3
St. Louis Cardinals5-11L1

Game video

▶ Open in YouTube 1979 NFC Championship - Rams at Buccaneers · channel: Dave Volsky

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Score

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Los Angeles Rams None, Tampa Bay Buccaneers None

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Scoring plays

Q1

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Recap

AI summary based on verified facts

The Los Angeles Rams won the Conference Championships game on 1980-01-06 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0-0. . . . For the other side . . The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff was projecting Friday. The 49ers stay on track for the divisional standings expected coming into the calendar's back half.[1][2]

AI summary based on verified facts

The Los Angeles Rams took the Conference Championships game over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on 1980-01-06. . . .

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 Conference Championships'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

Los Angeles Rams 0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0. The Conference Championships's box score reads: . . . On the other side: . . The closing-quarter game-script stayed in line with the projected outcome.

AI summary based on verified facts

The Los Angeles Rams's Conference Championships game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on 1980-01-06 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 Conference Championships'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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