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All data from the players' 1982 Topps cards:

Bears G Noah Jackson "holds the distinction of being one of a select few players to have started playoff games in the Canadian Football League and the NFL. He played 3 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts before entering NFL with the Baltimore Colts."

Bears LB Jerry Robinson: "At UCLA he was college football's 1st 3-time All-Ameircan since Doak Walker (1947-1949). Extremely quick and agile."

Bucs CB Mike Washington: "Mike's height (6-3) is an asset to preventing the deep pass."

Bengals T Chris Ward: "At Ohio State, Chris played 1049 minutes in 44 games, more than any other player in the history of the school."

Seahawks T Marvin Powell: "One of his biggest assets is his dedication to his work. He's always watching films and is truly a student of the game."

Colts WR Roger Carr: "Roger's first 2 Colt receptions went for 90 and 89-yard TD's" in 1974.

Browns T Doug Dieken: "Doug moves into his 12th pro season with a 153-game string of consecutive starting assignments at offensive left tackle for the Browns. He has the ability to 'absorb' a defensive player, to stay in front of him. Doug is also smart. He studies the opponent and has great finesse. Doug is durable and plays despite nagging injuries."

Browns C Tom DeLeone: "Patience, hard work and total dedication have combined with natural ability to bring Tom to the point where he is recognized as one of the finest centers in pro football. Quiet confidence has marked Tom's progress since he became a regular in 1975."

Browns DE Art Still: "Art was Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 1977" at the University of Kentucky.

Browns P Chuck Ramsey: "Began punting without a shoe in 1979 and his average increased."

Los Angeles (14-5) at New YorkAFC (13-6)

L.A. offense  13th   71.4 rush - [21st] / 198.6 pass - [8th]
       defense  3rd    69.3 rush - [6th] / 153.8 pass - [4th]
       scoring         25.8 for - [1st] / 16.5 against - [15th]

   NYJ offense  23rd   70.7 rush - [22nd] / 175.9 pass - [17th]
       defense  4th    71.0 rush - [7th] / 157.8 pass - [7th]
       scoring         19.0 for - [10th] / 15.3 against - [7th]


   key matchups:
       WR Ronnie Moore (89 rec/1221 yds/6 TDs) vs. CB Monte Jackson (4 INTs/3 TDs)
       TE Brian Nemeth (40 rec/332 yds/1 TDs) vs. LB Greg Buttle (2 INTs)

   prediction:
       Los Angeles 21, New YorkAFC 22

NFL 1982 Super Bowl Preview

Los Angeles 11-5 at New York 10-6
     The big story surrounding this game is the state of James Harris.  It looks as though Pat Haden will get the start for the Rams with Harris sitting injured on the sideline.  Pat Haden put up good numbers against the 49ers, but the Rams only managed to score 3 points in the second half.  The Jets will have their leader Vince Evans on the field.  He proved last week what he could do against a top rate defense and he'll have to do it again this week.  A lot of attention is payed to the Rams offense, but their defense was ranked 3rd in the League for yards allowed.  This should be a great match up. 

Los Angeles 26 at San Francisco 20 (OT) (Conference Championship Game)

Despite losing James Harris for the second game in a row the Rams held on for the win.  They only managed 3 points in the second half and saw their 14 point halftime lead fade away, but they never panicked.  Then on the 49ers first possession in overtime Larry Anderson read a little dump pass play perfectly, picking off Jim Plunkett and setting up the game winning touchdown.  The Rams are returning to the Super Bowl for their 3rd time in seven seasons.  If the 49ers had won this one we would be remembering the brilliant final drive during regulation that sent this game into overtime, but it was not to be for the 49ers.

Los Angeles
James Harris 8/14 166yds 2TDs
William Andrews 15car/78yds
George Lantz 8tt/6rec/160yds 2TDs
Larry Anderson 8 tackles 1 int
Henry Laws 8 tackles 2 knockdowns

San Francisco
Jim Plunkett 24/37 211yds 1Int
Terry Miller 15car/85yds
Jim Lash 10tt/5rec/52yds
Kim Anderson 7 tackles

Los Angeles (13-5) at San Francisco (14-3)

L.A. offense  9th    75.4 rush - [21st] / 209.7 pass - [5th]
       defense  4th    73.2 rush - [6th] / 162.3 pass - [6th]
       scoring         25.8 for - [1st] / 16.3 against - [13th]

  S.F. offense  7th    78.2 rush - [19th] / 209.2 pass - [6th]
       defense  9th    87.5 rush - [15th] / 162.9 pass - [7th]
       scoring         25.6 for - [2nd] / 15.9 against - [9th]


   key matchups:
       WR Jim Lash (62 rec/919 yds/4 TDs) vs. CB Monte Jackson (4 INTs/3 TDs)
       TE Brian Nemeth (40 rec/332 yds/1 TDs) vs. LB Bruce Elia (2 INTs)

   prediction:
       Los Angeles 21, San Francisco 24

New York 20 at Miami 17 (Conference Championship Game)

The key to this game was the 3rd quarter.  At the half Miami was ahead 10-7, at the end of the 3rd quarter Miami was ahead 17-10, but Miami had only managed 1 play of offense in the entire 3rd quarter, with 1:15 left, and that was a fumble which setup the Jets tying score early in the 4th.  When the game was all tied up 17-17 and Miami punted the ball out of bounds at the five with 2:09 left in the game, the Jets had no doubt they could put together a drive to win the game.  The Dolphins defense was completely exhausted and had nothing left.  90 yards later Pat Leahy kicked through the game winner and the Jets were crowned the Conference champs.  Vince Evans lived up to his hype playing a brilliant game.

New York
Vince Evans 21/33 260yds 2TDs
Horace Ivory 19car/45yds 1Fumble
Ronnie Moore 11tt/7rec/103yds
Ken Schroy 5 tackles 1 knockdown

Miami
Bob Griese 12/20 116yds 1TD
Benny Malone 18car/70yds
Mike Green 3tt/2rec/41yds 1TD
Mike Singletary 10 tackles 1 sack
Reggie Wilkes 4 tackles 1 fumble recovery 1 TD
Rick Sanford 8 tackles 2 knockdowns