The Conference Championships matchup pairs the Seattle Seahawks against the Los Angeles Raiders on 1984-01-08 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. 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 Conference Championships game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Raiders 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 Conference Championships bracket produces the kind of matchups the wire copy has been writing into across the postseason slate. The Seattle Seahawks versus Los Angeles Raiders game is one of the calendar's most-anticipated postseason windows.
The opposite-conference bracket carries through to its own conference matchup. Around the conference the slate continues to clarify the playoff seeding picture across the closing weeks.
Across the regular season both the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Raiders 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.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-6 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7-9 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 2-14 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 12-4 | W5 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8-8 | L2 |
| New England Patriots | 8-8 | L1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7-9 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 7-9 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | 12-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6-10 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | W3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9-7 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 9-7 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 8-8 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8-8 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-14 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 14-2 | W9 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8-7-1 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-11 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 3-12-1 | L4 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Raiders | Chris Bahr 20 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Raiders | Frank Hawkins 1 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) | 0-10 |
| Raiders | Frank Hawkins 5 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) | 0-17 |
| Raiders | Chris Bahr 45 yard field goal | 0-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Raiders | Marcus Allen 3 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) | 0-27 |
| Seahawks | Dan Doornink 11 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick) | 7-27 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Raiders | Chris Bahr 35 yard field goal | 7-30 |
| Seahawks | Charle Young 9 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick) | 14-30 |
The Los Angeles Raiders won the Conference Championships game on 1984-01-08 against the Seattle Seahawks 0-0. . . . For the other side Jim Zorn went 14 of 27 for 134 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Marcus Allen ran for 154 on 25 carries. The 49ers stay on track for the divisional standings expected coming into the calendar's back half.[1][2]
The Los Angeles Raiders took the Conference Championships game over the Seattle Seahawks on 1984-01-08. . . .
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.
Los Angeles Raiders 0, Seattle Seahawks 0. The Conference Championships's box score reads: . . . On the other side: Jim Zorn went 14 of 27 for 134 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Marcus Allen ran for 154 on 25 carries.
The Los Angeles Raiders's Conference Championships game against the Seattle Seahawks on 1984-01-08 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 Jim Zorn went 14 of 27 for 134 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and Marcus Allen ran for 154 on 25 carries.
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.
| Seahawks | Raiders | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 16 | 21 |
| Total Yards | 167 | 401 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 4 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 17/36 | 17/24 |
| Pass yards | 146 | 214 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 5 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 44 | 18 |
| Net pass yards | 102 | 196 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 18 | 46 |
| Rush yards | 65 | 205 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties | 2 | 7 |
| Penalty yards | 20 | 53 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | |||||
| Jim Zorn | 14/27 | 134 | 2 | 2 | 59.8 |
| Dave Krieg | 3/9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| RAI | |||||
| Jim Plunkett | 17/24 | 214 | 1 | 2 | 77.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | ||||
| Curt Warner | 11 | 26 | 0 | 7 |
| Zachary Dixon | 3 | 24 | 0 | 10 |
| David Hughes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RAI | ||||
| Marcus Allen | 25 | 154 | 0 | 43 |
| Jim Plunkett | 7 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| Frank Hawkins | 10 | 24 | 2 | 8 |
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kenny King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Wilson | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | ||||
| Paul Johns | 5 | 49 | 0 | 14 |
| Dan Doornink | 6 | 48 | 1 | 12 |
| Steve Largent | 2 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| Curt Warner | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Charle Young | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| RAI | ||||
| Malcolm Barnwell | 5 | 116 | 0 | 49 |
| Marcus Allen | 7 | 62 | 1 | 16 |
| Cliff Branch | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Todd Christensen | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
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