GRADING THE GAME
Overview and Position Grades from Last Week's 1st Round Play-Off Games
Week 18 — December 27-28, 1997
Compare the Pre-Game Edge to the Post-Game Grades.
Grading System: 8 = Rare — 7 = Outstanding — 6 = Good — 5 = Adequate — 4 = Marginal — 3 = Poor
December 27, 1997 (Saturday)
Minnesota... 22 NY Giants... 21
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PRE-GAME EDGE |
QB |
RB |
WR |
TE |
OL |
DL |
LB |
DB |
ST |
EDGE |
|
9-7 |
Minnesota |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
10-5-1 |
New York Giants |
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
| |
|
POST-GAME GRADES |
|
QB |
RB |
WR |
TE |
OL |
DL |
LB |
DB |
ST |
TOTAL |
|
10-7 |
Minnesota |
22 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
51.0 |
|
10-6-1 |
NY Giants |
21 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
46.0 |
Jacksonville... 17 Denver... 42
|
PRE-GAME EDGE |
QB |
RB |
WR |
TE |
OL |
DL |
LB |
DB |
ST |
EDGE |
|
11-5 |
Jacksonville |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
12-4 |
Denver |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| |
|
POST-GAME GRADES |
|
QB |
RB |
WR |
TE |
OL |
DL |
LB |
DB |
ST |
TOTAL |
|
11-6 |
Jacksonville |
17 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.0. |
5.0 |
5.0 |
43.5 |
|
13-4 |
Denver |
42 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
53.5 |
December 28, 1997 (Sunday)
Miami... 3 New England... 17
|
PRE-GAME EDGE |
QB |
RB |
WR |
TE |
OL |
DL |
LB |
DB |
ST |
EDGE |
|
9-7 |
Miami |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
10-6 |
New England |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| |
|
POST-GAME GRADES |
|
QB |
RB |
WR |
TE |
OL |
DL |
LB |
DB |
ST |
TOTAL |
|
9-8 |
Miami |
3 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
43.5 |
|
11-6 |
New England |
17 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
49.5 |
Detroit... 10 Tampa Bay... 20
|
PRE-GAME EDGE |
QB |
RB |
WR |
TE |
OL |
DL |
LB |
DB |
ST |
EDGE |
|
9-7 |
Detroit |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
10-6 |
Tampa Bay |
|
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| |
|
POST-GAME GRADES |
|
QB |
RB |
WR |
TE |
OL |
DL |
LB |
DB |
ST |
TOTAL |
|
9-8 |
Detroit |
10 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
48.5 |
|
11-6 |
Tampa Bay |
20 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
51.5 |
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