DSFL 6 Week 9 Recap
Vince Lombardi’s 1960’s Packers survive the thrilling NFC clash in San Francisco.
The Packers-49ers game was just the beginning of a riveting week of action in the DSFL 6.
Here’s a recap at two of the best games from week 9 action:
Jerry Rice (#80) reels in a long touchdown pass in the 4th quarter of the week 9 game against Green Bay.
60’s Packers 27, 80’s 49ers 24
San Francisco, CA - The 1980’s 49ers catch fire in the 4th quarter against Green Bay. Unfortunately for them, it wasn’t enough to overcome their poor start to the game. Over the first 3 quarters, Joe Montana tossed an interception and lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown. Against a team led by Vince Lombardi, that’s all it usually takes to lose.
For the DSFL 6 season, the 1960’s Packers have an uninspiring offense (28th in yards) aided by a decent team defense (12th in yards allowed). Despite those numbers, Green Bay appeared to be the NFC North favorites again. San Francisco is loaded and Green Bay enjoyed an enormous lead on San Francisco for most of the game. If they can start every game like that, they won’t be beaten.
They may not even need that type of a start to beat the 1990’s Jaguars in week 10 and the 2000’s Colts in week 11. The schedule looks favorable for a Packers playoff push. That push may have started on a Thursday night in San Francisco.
Mel Blount (#47) of the 1970’s Steelers returns a interception for the game-sealing touchdown against Dallas.
70’s Steelers 28, 90’s Cowboys 13
Arlington, TX - Emmitt Smith was named the DSFL 6 Mid-Season MVP after he ran for over 100 yards again in week 8. He is on pace for the single-season rushing record but was excluded from the offense for most of the 2nd half against Pittsburgh. That game plan might make sense if Troy Aikman was playing well. Unfortunately for Dallas, he was terrible. Troy Aikman threw for a lowly 135 yards against the Steel Curtain with 4 interceptions.
Despite Aikman’s struggles, Emmitt Smith was receiving a dwindling workload as the game progressed. None of it made much sense. Smith had 93 yards on just 16 carries (5.8). There were moments where he appeared unstoppable. His running helped fuel a 10-0 Dallas lead with under 2 minutes remaining in the first half.
Dallas collapsed in spectacular fashion, being outscored 28-3 over the game’s final 17 minutes. Over that time span, Emmitt Smith had four rushing attempts while Troy Aikman attempted 22 passes. The inexplainable shift in offensive strategy hurt this team in the second half. There is no way around that. Who knows if Dallas wins the game if they continue to feature Emmitt Smith? Either way, it’s hard to imagine a reality where Dallas gets humiliated if they kept feeding their MVP. Hopefully, Dallas avoids this mistake in the second half of the season.
Other Week 9 Notables:
The 2010’s Seahawks (5-3) look like a completely different team with a healthy Russell. At Buffalo, Seattle’s star quarterback returns from injury and helps shutout the 1990’s Bills, 27-0.
In our nation’s capitol, Washington recovers a blocked punt for a touchdown to defeat the 1980’s New York Giants in overtime.