1984 · Wild Card Round · Game 1

Pregame

AI summary based on verified facts

The Wild Card Round matchup pairs the Los Angeles Raiders against the Seattle Seahawks on 1984-12-22 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]

AI summary based on verified facts

The Wild Card Round game between the Los Angeles Raiders 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.

AI summary based on verified facts

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 Los Angeles Raiders 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. The Sunday closes a week where the playoff race continues to clarify across the divisional standings.

AI summary based on verified facts

Across the regular season both the Los Angeles Raiders 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.

League standings entering Week 17

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

Around the league

  • Best record league-wide: San Francisco 49ers (15-1).

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Pittsburgh Steelers9-7W2
Cincinnati Bengals8-8W4
Cleveland Browns5-11W1
Houston Oilers3-13L2

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Miami Dolphins14-2W2
New England Patriots9-7W1
New York Jets7-9L1
Indianapolis Colts4-12L5
Buffalo Bills2-14L2

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Denver Broncos13-3W2
Seattle Seahawks12-4L2
Los Angeles Raiders11-5L1
Kansas City Chiefs8-8W3
San Diego Chargers7-9L2

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
San Francisco 49ers15-1W9
Los Angeles Rams10-6L1
New Orleans Saints7-9W1
Atlanta Falcons4-12W1

NFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Chicago Bears10-6W1
Green Bay Packers8-8W3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers6-10W2
Detroit Lions4-11-1L3
Minnesota Vikings3-13L6

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Washington Redskins11-5W4
Dallas Cowboys9-7L2
New York Giants9-7L2
St. Louis Cardinals9-7L1
Philadelphia Eagles6-9-1L1

Game video

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Game info

Roof
dome
Surface
astroturf
Vegas line
Los Angeles Raiders -1.5
Over/Under
40 (under)

Score

Reveal through:

Los Angeles Raiders 7, Seattle Seahawks 13[2][1]

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Los Angeles Raiders000700077
Seattle Seahawks073307101313

Scoring plays

Q1

TeamPlayScore
No scoring this quarter.

Q2

TeamPlayScore
SeahawksDaryl Turner 26 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick)0-7

Q3

TeamPlayScore
SeahawksNorm Johnson 35 yard field goal0-10

Q4

TeamPlayScore
SeahawksNorm Johnson 44 yard field goal0-13
RaidersMarcus Allen 46 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)7-13

Recap

AI summary based on verified facts

The Seattle Seahawks won the Wild Card Round game on 1984-12-22 against the Los Angeles Raiders 0-0. . . . For the other side Jim Plunkett went 14 of 27 for 184 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Dan Doornink ran for 126 on 29 carries. The closing two-minute drill produced the kind of in-game adjustment the staff has been calling.[1][2]

AI summary based on verified facts

The Seattle Seahawks took the Wild Card Round game over the Los Angeles Raiders on 1984-12-22. . . .

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.

AI summary based on verified facts

Seattle Seahawks 0, Los Angeles Raiders 0. The Wild Card Round's box score reads: . . . On the other side: Jim Plunkett went 14 of 27 for 184 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Dan Doornink ran for 126 on 29 carries.

AI summary based on verified facts

The Seattle Seahawks's Wild Card Round game against the Los Angeles Raiders on 1984-12-22 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 Plunkett went 14 of 27 for 184 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and Dan Doornink ran for 126 on 29 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.

Box score

RaidersSeahawks
Team totals
First Downs1417
Total Yards240251
Turnovers30
Passing
Comp/Att14/274/10
Pass yards18470
Pass TD11
Interceptions20
Sacks taken62
Sack yards lost4924
Net pass yards13546
Rushing
Rushes2551
Rush yards105205
Rush TD00
Discipline
Fumbles20
Fumbles lost10
Penalties87
Penalty yards6855

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
RAI
Jim Plunkett14/271841255.2
SEA
Dave Krieg4/10701097.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
RAI
Marcus Allen1761015
Frank Hawkins634011
Greg Pruitt1606
Kenny King1404
SEA
Dan Doornink29126014
David Hughes1454012
Eric Lane41708
Dave Krieg310013
Steve Largent1-20-2

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
RAI
Marcus Allen590146
Malcolm Barnwell334018
Frank Hawkins427012
Todd Christensen121021
Kenny King112012
SEA
Daryl Turner126126
Mike Tice120020
Dan Doornink114014
David Hughes110010

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