Major tip of the cap to you for that history 👍 I remember nearly all those games as a kid.
Agreed totally on the ‘85 scenario in the AFC. I can remember those vaunted Bears and that classic MNF tilt — their only loss of the season — against the Dolphins. It surely wouldn’t have been 46-10 in the Super Bowl in the Dome like it was against the old Patriots, but the Bears would’ve gotten enough mistakes and pressure on him to win the game in the end.
Only through video games can we envision what kind of decision-making Ditka would’ve had in a truly close game with one of the best defenses ever, one of the best running backs ever in Walter Payton, but going against one of the best QBs ever in Marino. And it would’ve been right there in the Dome!