Defeating a team 3 times in one season

IronMan
Veteran Member Topic Starter

14 years ago

You often here the clich, "Its tough to beat a team 3 times in one season."

Well, actually, its not that difficult.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/football/cowboys/stories/010708dnsponfl3wins.19ede6b.html

Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, there have been 18 times when a team went into a playoff game with a chance to complete a three-game season sweep, according to STATS, Inc. Those teams are 11-7. Here are the previous matchups, with the team that won both regular-season games listed first, along with the postseason result:

1989 Houston Oilers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Lost
1991 Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Raiders Won
1992 Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers Lost
1993 Los Angeles Raiders vs. Denver Broncos Won
1994 Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears Lost
1994 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns Won
1997 New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins Won
1997 Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Won
1998 Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals Lost
1999 Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Won
2000 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Won
2002 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns Won
2004 St. Louis Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks Won
2004 Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings Lost
2007 Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants Lost

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Dulak
Veteran Member

14 years ago

I assume you are talking about the cards - ie preseasn week 17 and the playoffs.

To be honest I could care less if we beat them week 17.

But would still be cool ;)

What I do want to see is MN to go down.

IronMan
Veteran Member Topic Starter

14 years ago

I assume you are talking about the cards - ie preseasn week 17 and the playoffs.

"Dulak" wrote:

No, the article I posted only refers to NFL teams that played against each other twice in the regular season, and then again in the Playoffs.

Rockmolder
Honored Member

14 years ago

Obviously not. Why would it be harder? If you beat a team twice, you're usually the better team, regardless of playing them a 3rd time. If anything, it should be a confidence booster that you've already whooped their behinds twice.

That said, sometimes teams get hot near the end of the season. Just like us. Sometimes teams falter near the end of the season. Just like the Vikes. Right now, I think that we should be able to beat them... as long as we won't give Favre 20 seconds in the pocket.

Cheesey
Preferred Member

14 years ago

Like anything, the longer the "win streak" goes, the better chance you have of losing.
It averages out, usually.

4PackGirl
Registered

14 years ago

the theory is because you've effectively 'scouted' that team in the best way possible (by playing them) twice already. by the 3rd time, you should have a pretty dang clear concept of their reads & plays.

Dulak
Veteran Member

14 years ago

"Rockmolder" wrote:

ya dont give favre the 20 second pocket and as long as the refs dont bow down to him the whole game we should be fine.

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