The Wild Card Round matchup pairs the Los Angeles Rams against the Washington Redskins on 1986-12-28 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 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 Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins 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 Los Angeles Rams versus Washington Redskins game is one of the calendar's most-anticipated postseason windows.
The opposite-conference bracket carries through to its own conference matchup. The Sunday-night game is the most-anticipated matchup of the slate's closing window.
Across the regular season both the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 12-4 | W5 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 10-6 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 5-11 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 11-5 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | L5 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8-8 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-12 | L3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3-13 | W3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 11-5 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | W3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10-6 | W5 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 8-8 | L4 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-5-1 | W3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 10-6 | L2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-8-1 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 14-2 | W7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | L4 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-12 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-14 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 14-2 | W9 |
| Washington Redskins | 12-4 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 7-9 | L5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-10-1 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4-11-1 | W1 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Jess Atkinson 25 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Redskins | Kelvin Bryant 14 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jess Atkinson kick) | 0-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Jess Atkinson 20 yard field goal | 0-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Jess Atkinson 38 yard field goal | 0-16 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Kevin House 12 yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick) | 7-16 |
| Redskins | Jess Atkinson 19 yard field goal | 7-19 |
The Washington Redskins won the Wild Card Round game on 1986-12-28 against the Los Angeles Rams 0-0. . . . For the other side Jim Everett went 9 of 18 for 136 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Eric Dickerson ran for 158 on 26 carries. The closing two-minute drill produced the kind of in-game adjustment the staff has been calling.[1][2]
The Washington Redskins took the Wild Card Round game over the Los Angeles Rams on 1986-12-28. . . .
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.
Washington Redskins 0, Los Angeles Rams 0. The Wild Card Round's box score reads: . . . On the other side: Jim Everett went 9 of 18 for 136 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Eric Dickerson ran for 158 on 26 carries.
The Washington Redskins's Wild Card Round game against the Los Angeles Rams on 1986-12-28 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 Everett went 9 of 18 for 136 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and Eric Dickerson ran for 158 on 26 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.
| Rams | Redskins | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 16 | 15 |
| Total Yards | 324 | 228 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 9/18 | 13/23 |
| Pass yards | 136 | 90 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 0 |
| Sack yards lost | 10 | 0 |
| Net pass yards | 126 | 90 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 34 | 41 |
| Rush yards | 198 | 138 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 4 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 4 | 0 |
| Penalties | 8 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 78 | 45 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAM | |||||
| Jim Everett | 9/18 | 136 | 1 | 2 | 54.2 |
| WAS | |||||
| Jay Schroeder | 13/23 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAM | ||||
| Eric Dickerson | 26 | 158 | 0 | 65 |
| Barry Redden | 7 | 28 | 0 | 13 |
| Jim Everett | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| WAS | ||||
| George Rogers | 29 | 115 | 0 | 15 |
| Kelvin Bryant | 4 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Keith Griffin | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Jay Schroeder | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAM | ||||
| Kevin House | 3 | 70 | 1 | 45 |
| David Hill | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| Barry Redden | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Henry Ellard | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Darren Long | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| WAS | ||||
| Art Monk | 5 | 34 | 0 | 11 |
| Kelvin Bryant | 2 | 18 | 1 | 14 |
| Ricky Sanders | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Gary Clark | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| George Rogers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Clint Didier | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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