The Wild Card Round matchup pairs the Denver Broncos against the Seattle Seahawks on 1983-12-24 at Seattle Kingdome. 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 Wild Card Round game between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks 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 Wild Card Round bracket produces the kind of matchups the wire copy has been writing into across the postseason slate. The Denver Broncos versus Seattle Seahawks 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 Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks tracked the kind of pace that anchored their conference seeding into the Wild Card 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Steve Largent 17 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) | 0-7 |
| Broncos | Jesse Myles 13 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Rich Karlis kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Norm Johnson 37 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Pete Metzelaars 5 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) | 7-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Paul Johns 18 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) | 7-24 |
| Seahawks | David Hughes 2 yard rush (Norm Johnson kick) | 7-31 |
The Seattle Seahawks won the Wild Card Round game on 1983-12-24 against the Denver Broncos 0-0. . . . For the other side Steve DeBerg went 14 of 19 for 131 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Curt Warner ran for 99 on 23 carries. The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff was projecting Friday.[1][2]
The Seattle Seahawks took the Wild Card Round game over the Denver Broncos on 1983-12-24. . . .
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 Wild Card 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.
Seattle Seahawks 0, Denver Broncos 0. The Wild Card Round's box score reads: . . . On the other side: Steve DeBerg went 14 of 19 for 131 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Curt Warner ran for 99 on 23 carries.
The Seattle Seahawks's Wild Card Round game against the Denver Broncos on 1983-12-24 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 Steve DeBerg went 14 of 19 for 131 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions, and Curt Warner ran for 99 on 23 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 Wild Card 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.
| Broncos | Seahawks | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 21 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 360 | 324 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 24/34 | 12/13 |
| Pass yards | 254 | 200 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 3 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 19 | 21 |
| Net pass yards | 235 | 179 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 33 | 38 |
| Rush yards | 125 | 145 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 5 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 35 | 34 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | |||||
| Steve DeBerg | 14/19 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 87.8 |
| John Elway | 10/15 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| SEA | |||||
| Dave Krieg | 12/13 | 200 | 3 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | ||||
| Sammy Winder | 16 | 59 | 0 | 35 |
| Nathan Poole | 7 | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| John Elway | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Gerald Willhite | 5 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Clint Sampson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Watson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SEA | ||||
| Curt Warner | 23 | 99 | 0 | 15 |
| David Hughes | 3 | 16 | 1 | 9 |
| Cullen Bryant | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Krieg | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Zachary Dixon | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Zorn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | ||||
| Jesse Myles | 7 | 73 | 1 | 18 |
| Clint Sampson | 3 | 52 | 0 | 31 |
| Steve Watson | 4 | 51 | 0 | 22 |
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Nathan Poole | 4 | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SEA | ||||
| Steve Largent | 4 | 76 | 1 | 34 |
| Paul Johns | 2 | 59 | 1 | 41 |
| Charle Young | 2 | 38 | 0 | 28 |
| Curt Warner | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
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