The Wild Card Round matchup pairs the New York Giants against the Los Angeles Rams on 1984-12-23 at Anaheim Stadium. 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 New York Giants and the Los Angeles Rams 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 New York Giants versus Los Angeles Rams 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 New York Giants and the Los Angeles Rams 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 | 9-7 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-11 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 3-13 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 14-2 | W2 |
| New England Patriots | 9-7 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 7-9 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-12 | L5 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2-14 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 13-3 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 12-4 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 11-5 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8-8 | W3 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7-9 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 15-1 | W9 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 10-6 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 10-6 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8-8 | W3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-10 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-11-1 | L3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3-13 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 11-5 | W4 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9-7 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 9-7 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9-7 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-9-1 | L1 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Ali Haji-Sheikh 37 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Giants | Rob Carpenter 1 yard rush (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 10-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Mike Lansford 38 yard field goal | 10-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Ali Haji-Sheikh 39 yard field goal | 13-3 |
| Rams | Eric Dickerson 14 yard rush (Mike Lansford kick) | 13-10 |
| Giants | Ali Haji-Sheikh 36 yard field goal | 16-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Mike Lansford 22 yard field goal | 16-13 |
The New York Giants won the Wild Card Round game on 1984-12-23 against the Los Angeles Rams 0-0. . . . For the other side Phil Simms went 22 of 31 for 179 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Eric Dickerson ran for 107 on 23 carries with 1 touchdown. The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff was projecting Friday.[1][2]
The New York Giants took the Wild Card Round game over the Los Angeles Rams on 1984-12-23. . . .
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.
New York Giants 0, Los Angeles Rams 0. The Wild Card Round's box score reads: . . . On the other side: Phil Simms went 22 of 31 for 179 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Eric Dickerson ran for 107 on 23 carries with 1 touchdown.
The New York Giants's Wild Card Round game against the Los Angeles Rams on 1984-12-23 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 Phil Simms went 22 of 31 for 179 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and Eric Dickerson ran for 107 on 23 carries with 1 touchdown.
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.
| Giants | Rams | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 16 | 12 |
| Total Yards | 192 | 214 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 22/31 | 11/15 |
| Pass yards | 179 | 109 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 27 | 2 |
| Net pass yards | 152 | 107 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 27 | 26 |
| Rush yards | 40 | 107 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 3 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties | 5 | 10 |
| Penalty yards | 81 | 65 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | |||||
| Phil Simms | 22/31 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 85.3 |
| RAM | |||||
| Jeff Kemp | 11/15 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 93.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | ||||
| Joe Morris | 10 | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| Rob Carpenter | 13 | 20 | 1 | 8 |
| Phil Simms | 4 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| RAM | ||||
| Eric Dickerson | 23 | 107 | 1 | 24 |
| Jeff Kemp | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwayne Crutchfield | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | ||||
| Zeke Mowatt | 7 | 73 | 0 | 24 |
| Lionel Manuel | 3 | 52 | 0 | 25 |
| Rob Carpenter | 7 | 23 | 0 | 8 |
| Earnest Gray | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Bobby Johnson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Morris | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| RAM | ||||
| Ron Brown | 3 | 32 | 0 | 19 |
| Mike Barber | 3 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| Henry Ellard | 2 | 22 | 0 | 20 |
| James McDonald | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| David Hill | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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