Have we ever beat a team 3 times in one year?

[zrinkill]

I do not have the energy to look it up and was hoping some of our resident stat nerds might know.

 

[Danny White]

Probably.

 

[windward]

I do not have the energy to look it up and was hoping some of our resident stat nerds might know.

No we have not.

The only opportunity we had we screwed the pooch versus Arizona.

Come Sunday, I expect this to change.

 

[kbman]

NFL teams with chance to beat opponent 3 times in the same season

07:18 PM CST on Sunday, January 6, 2008

Associated Press The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants will play for the third time this season in the NFC Divisional Playoffs next Sunday. Dallas won the first two games.

Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, there have been 17 other 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 11-6. Here are the previous matchups, with the team that won both regular-season games listed first, along with the postseason result:

Season Teams Result
1982 Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets Won
1983 Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders Lost
1986 New York Giants vs. Washington Commanders Won
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 ???

 

[cowboyfan4life2]

I dont know off the top of my head but i know we played philly in the div round a couple times in the 90;s did we ever beat them 3 times then.

 

[windward]

I dont know off the top of my head but i know we played philly in the div round a couple times in the 90;s did we ever beat them 3 times then.

Nope. We lost at Philly in 1992 and 1995.

 

[SuspectCorner]

I do not have the energy to look it up and was hoping some of our resident stat nerds might know.

No. In 1998 Dallas swept Arizona in the regular season - but were eliminated by the Cards in the Wildcard Round of the playoffs. Since 1977, the other three times Dallas met an Intra-Divisional opponent (1995, 1992, and 1980 - Philly all three times) for a third time in the playoffs - the two teams had split their regular season games.

 

[Royal Laegotti]

No. In 1998 Dallas swept Arizona in the regular season - but were eliminated by the Cards in the Wildcard Round of the playoffs. Since 1977, the other three times Dallas met an Intra-Divisional opponent (1995, 1992, and 1980 - Philly all three times) for a third time in the playoffs - the two teams had split their regular season games.

That loss to the Cards still makes me I think that was their only playoff win post WWII.

 

[SibannacRex]

That loss to the Cards still makes me I think that was their only playoff win post WWII.

Sad part is that it was our last playoff home game as well. :nervous:

 

[Royal Laegotti]

Sad part is that it was our last playoff home game as well. :nervous:

We need to get ourselves washed from that garbage performance this week against the Giants!

 

[DeepBleu]

i read an espn article earlier today that we have never beaten a team 3 times a season. in fact, when facing a team three times a season, the average chance of a sweep is 21%.

 

[Cowboys79]

Its just a statistic nothing more.

 

[Cowboys79]

i read an espn article earlier today that we have never beaten a team 3 times a season. in fact, when facing a team three times a season, the average chance of a sweep is 21%.

Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, teams have played three games in the same season 53 times, but only 17 of those included teams that won both regular-season matchups, according to STATS Inc. In 11 of those 17 games, the team that won the first two games also won the third, the last time by St. Louis over Seattle in 2004

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

Sad part is that it was our last playoff home game as well. :nervous:

That is a good thing then. Because the odds of doing the same thing back to back -- playoff wise -- are small.

 

[DragonCowboy]

i read an espn article earlier today that we have never beaten a team 3 times a season. in fact, when facing a team three times a season, the average chance of a sweep is 21%.

this is misleading, because this is assuming that all three games haven't been played yet.

For example:

Team A plays against Team B 3 times.

Team A vs Team B -- Team A Wins.
Team A @ Team B -- Team B Wins.
Team A vs. Team B -- Team A Wins.

I'm guessing that they're also counting that scenario in their 3 times a season thing. That's gonna skew the results.

See if you can find the stats for winning all three games after already having won 2 games.

 

[Cowboys79]

this is misleading, because this is assuming that all three games haven't been played yet.

For example:

Team A plays against Team B 3 times.

Team A vs Team B -- Team A Wins.
Team A @ Team B -- Team B Wins.
Team A vs. Team B -- Team A Wins.

I'm guessing that they're also counting that scenario in their 3 times a season thing. That's gonna skew the results.

See if you can find the stats for winning all three games after already having won 2 games.

Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, teams have played three games in the same season 53 times, but only 17 of those included teams that won both regular-season matchups, according to STATS Inc. In 11 of those 17 games, the team that won the first two games also won the third, the last time by St. Louis over Seattle in 2004

 

[GhettoxCowboy]

I do not have the energy to look it up and was hoping some of our resident stat nerds might know.

Zero times, hopefully we make that change sunday!

 

[Joe a Cowboys fan]

The Cards I shudder to say we lost to 3 times in a year. Because it was embarrassing to say it then and it is worse to have to repeat it.

 

[Clove]

I'm glad we beat them twice. That means they aren't sure of how to beat us, and I like that.

 

[theebs]

i read an espn article earlier today that we have never beaten a team 3 times a season. in fact, when facing a team three times a season, the average chance of a sweep is 21%.

yes we have, it was on all the news stations last night here.

We are 2-3 in those games and the last time was the lost to the cardinals.