Denver Nuggets (28-19, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (19-27, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia comes into a matchup with Denver as winners of four straight games.
Griese and the Don Shula-coached Miami Dolphins ran into a buzzsaw when they pushed to Super Bowl VI at the end of the 1971 season, getting pummeled 24-3 by Roger Staubach, Tom Landry, and the Dallas Cowboys. That hardly deterred them.
The Eagles are the only team that beat Vince Lombardi in the postseason, handing the legendary Packers coach a 17-13 loss in the 1960 NFL Championship. That was Lombardi’s second year as head coach in Green Bay and his first playoff game with the team.
The captain of Delaware’s 2003 NCAA title team, Adams beat the odds as an undrafted free agent by playing 16 seasons, 228 regular-season games and making two Pro Bowls. His one Super Bowl was a disappointing 43-8 loss to Seattle after the 2013 season. The safety did his part with six tackles while on the field for every defensive snap.
Josh Allen could take plenty of satisfaction from a season in which he became the betting favorite for MVP and the Buffalo Bills defied the doubters who predicted a down