History of facing same team back to back

[dbair1967]

In regards to the last game of the season and then playing them again the following week, per DMN. Its happened 9 times, on 4 occassions the same team won both weeks. Its happened 4 times where the teams met 3 times (same division) and in 3 of the 4 a team swept the series. KC swept Oakland in 1991, Oakland swept Denver in 1993 and New England swept Miami in 1997.

1991 - Kansas City vs. Raiders
Dec. 22 at Los Angeles - Chiefs win, 27-21
Dec. 28 at Kansas City - Chiefs win, 10-6

1992 - Buffalo vs. Houston
Dec. 27 at Houston - Oilers win, 27-3
Jan. 3 at Buffalo - Bills win, 41-38, OT

1993 - Denver vs. Raiders
Jan. 2, 1994 at Los Angeles - Raiders win, 33-30, OT
Jan. 9, 1994 at Los Angeles - Raiders win, 42-24

1993 - Detroit vs. Green Bay
Jan. 2, 1994 at Detroit - Lions win, 30-20
Jan. 8, 1994 at Detroit - Packers win, 28-24

1997 - New England vs. Miami
Dec. 22 at Miami - Patriots win, 14-12
Dec. 28 at New England - Patriots win, 17-3

2000 - New Orleans vs. Seattle
Dec. 24 at New Orleans - Rams win, 26-21
Dec. 30 at New Orleans - Saints win, 31-28

2001 - NY Jets vs. Raiders
Jan. 6, 2002 at Oakland - Jets win, 24-22
Jan. 12, 2002 at Oakland - Raiders win, 38-24

2001 - Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay
Jan. 6, 2002 at Tampa Bay - Eagles win, 17-13
Jan. 12, 2002 at Philadelphia - Eagles win, 31-9

2004 - Denver vs. Indianapolis
Jan. 2, 2005 at Denver - Broncos win, 33-14
Jan. 9, 2005 at Indianapolis - Colts win, 49-24

 

[Juke99]

Good stuff.... I have no idea what to draw from it....but interesting none the less.

Thanks

 

[Bleu Star]

Looks like a 50/50 split. Hooray for stats. :

 

[Don Corleone]

It was posted somewhere earlier, but Wade was the coach of that Denver team that got beaten back to back in 1993.

 

[THUMPER]

What it says is that there is no pattern to it. So for all those who would say that we can't beat the Eagles in back-to-back games, these stats say that it really doesn't matter all that much.

What happened last year had no bearing on what happened this season. What happened last week has no bearing on what happened this week. Each game, each season is its own.

These "trends" that the mediots and some fans are so fond of are about as meaningful as the patterns of your breakfast cereal floating in the milk or the shape of a particular cornflake.

 

[popcorn]

What about stats for teams playin each other 3 times?

 

[BourbonBalz]

Playing the Eagles in back to back games means absolutely nothing. Neither does beating a team 3 times in a year. Nothing. People just like to throw that stuff out there and talk about it. You're more talented and execute better, you win. That's the bottom line.

 

[superpunk]

I really just feel like it's sooooo tough to beat a team three times in a row. Especially when it's two evenly matched teams.

 

[NorthTexan95]

Y'all are missing the real story ... from the list above the home teams for the playoff games are 8-1. Granted, the home team should be the better team but that's a huge winning percentage.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I think the Eagles and the Cowboys are the best teams in the NFC and it would be a shame for one of them to be OUT after week 1. So I am hoping that BOTH teams get a chance to meet deeper in the playoffs as opposed to in week 1.

 

[TNCowboy]

One thing that you can't really tell from the list is that some of those teams had nothing to play for in the last regular season game.

For instance, I believe in the 2004 Colts/Broncos back-to-back, I believe that Peyton Manning played one series and the Colts key players only played a handful of plays before the Colts put backups in.

Then the next week, they hammered the Broncos and Manning had one of the greatest playoff games a QB has ever had.

The beating them 3 times thing is ridiculous as well. It's not like trying to get a coin flip to be heads 3 times in a row. The Cowboys will control their own destiny, not a mythical coin flip. It remains to be seen if they really can.

 

[percyhoward]

What it says is that there is no pattern to it. So for all those who would say that we can't beat the Eagles in back-to-back games, these stats say that it really doesn't matter all that much.

What happened last year had no bearing on what happened this season. What happened last week has no bearing on what happened this week. Each game, each season is its own.

These "trends" that the mediots and some fans are so fond of are about as meaningful as the patterns of your breakfast cereal floating in the milk or the shape of a particular cornflake.

Now there's a legitimate . One used after an intelligent point was made, I mean.

 

[SilberBlau]

so the home team only lost once in the second game. sounds good to me.

actually it is kinda funny that this could happen to all wild card games this year.

 

[Bleu Star]

Now there's a legitimate . One used after an intelligent point was made, I mean.

I said the same thing with far less words.

 

[burmafrd]

those kinds of stats are totally meaningless. There are so many possible variables that trying to find a pattern is just plain stupid.

 

[FanSince61]

What about stats for teams playin each other 3 times?

From what dbair1967 posted:

1991 - Kansas City vs. Raiders
Oct. 28 at Kansas City – Chiefs win, 24-21
Dec. 22 at Los Angeles - Chiefs win, 27-21
Dec. 28 at Kansas City - Chiefs win, 10-6

1993 - Denver vs. Raiders
Oct 18 at Denver – Raiders win, 23-20
Jan. 2, 1994 at Los Angeles - Raiders win, 33-30, OT
Jan. 9, 1994 at Los Angeles - Raiders win, 42-24

1993 - Detroit vs. Green Bay
Nov 21 at Green Bay – Packers win, 26-17
Jan. 2, 1994 at Detroit - Lions win, 30-20
Jan. 8, 1994 at Detroit - Packers win, 28-24

1997 - New England vs. Miami
Nov 23 at New England – Patriots win, 27-24
Dec. 22 at Miami - Patriots win, 14-12
Dec. 28 at New England - Patriots win, 17-3

 

[Established1971]

In regards to the last game of the season and then playing them again the following week, per DMN. Its happened 9 times, on 4 occassions the same team won both weeks. Its happened 4 times where the teams met 3 times (same division) and in 3 of the 4 a team swept the series. KC swept Oakland in 1991, Oakland swept Denver in 1993 and New England swept Miami in 1997.

1991 - Kansas City vs. Raiders
Dec. 22 at Los Angeles - Chiefs win, 27-21
Dec. 28 at Kansas City - Chiefs win, 10-6

1992 - Buffalo vs. Houston
Dec. 27 at Houston - Oilers win, 27-3
Jan. 3 at Buffalo - Bills win, 41-38, OT

1993 - Denver vs. Raiders
Jan. 2, 1994 at Los Angeles - Raiders win, 33-30, OT
Jan. 9, 1994 at Los Angeles - Raiders win, 42-24

1993 - Detroit vs. Green Bay
Jan. 2, 1994 at Detroit - Lions win, 30-20
Jan. 8, 1994 at Detroit - Packers win, 28-24

1997 - New England vs. Miami
Dec. 22 at Miami - Patriots win, 14-12
Dec. 28 at New England - Patriots win, 17-3

2000 - New Orleans vs. Seattle
Dec. 24 at New Orleans - Rams win, 26-21
Dec. 30 at New Orleans - Saints win, 31-28

2001 - NY Jets vs. Raiders
Jan. 6, 2002 at Oakland - Jets win, 24-22
Jan. 12, 2002 at Oakland - Raiders win, 38-24

2001 - Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay
Jan. 6, 2002 at Tampa Bay - Eagles win, 17-13
Jan. 12, 2002 at Philadelphia - Eagles win, 31-9

2004 - Denver vs. Indianapolis
Jan. 2, 2005 at Denver - Broncos win, 33-14
Jan. 9, 2005 at Indianapolis - Colts win, 49-24

Thanx

 

[superpunk]

those kinds of stats are totally meaningless. There are so many possible variables that trying to find a pattern is just plain stupid.

Bah humbug!