kleese Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 www.edkleese.blogspot.com Yeah, make fun of me, I deserve it. As you will see, I was kind of bored (hey, we've got like 8 feet of pure ice here right now). Anyway, I wanted to illustrate something that has always fascinated me. Championship weekend has always been my favorite weekend in the NFL. The difference between winning and losing, is obviously the Super Bowl. But more than that, it's a place in history. I started in 1980, and came up with the losing teams from the AFC and NFC each year to see what the "bizzaro" Super Bowl would have been that season. I came up with some interesting results. 1980: Chargers vs. Cowboys 1981: Chargers vs. Cowboys 1982: Jets vs. Cowboys 1983: Seahawks vs. 49ers 1984: Steelers vs. Bears 1985: Dolphins vs. Rams (LA) 1986: Browns vs. Redskins 1987: Browns vs. Vikings 1988: Bills vs. Bears 1989: Browns vs. Rams (LA) 1990: Raiders (LA) vs. 49ers 1991: Broncos vs. Lions 1992: Dolphins vs. 49ers 1993: Chiefs vs. 49ers 1994: Steelers vs. Cowboys 1995: Colts vs. Packers 1996: Jaguars vs. Panthers 1997: Steelers vs. 49ers 1998: Jets vs. Vikings 1999: Jaguars vs. Bucs 2000: Raiders (Oak) vs. Vikings 2001: Steelers vs. Eagles 2002: Titans vs. Eagles 2003: Colts vs. Eagles 2004: Steelers vs. Falcons 2005: Broncos vs. Panthers - What struck me most was by far the 49ers. A team that WON 5 Super Bowls over this period also appeared in 5 MORE NFC Title Games. That is truly remarkable. --A few years, I believe the non-match-up was actually better than the real match-up. I would include 1980 in that assesment. The Chargers were an exciting, talented team. The Cowboys still had some lingering effects of their glory days in the 1970's. That could have been a pretty interesting show. But the upset-minded Raiders ousted the Chargers, and the Eagles beat the Boys. 1993 could have been an amazing match-up with Joe Montana facing the 49ers, but the Bills and Cowboys squashed that possibility. 1996 would have been surreal had two teams that did not exsist two years prior had met. --As you can see, three teams had some terribly heart-breaking stretches. The Cowboys in 80, 81, and 82; the Browns three times between 86-89; and the Ealges in 01, 02, and 03. IMO, the Browns were the best of those teams, but they were cursed by Marty and Elway (lost all three times to Denver). Just some fun food for thought. Read. Digest. Discuss. Or Discard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM916 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 :eaglesuck Is all I really have to say about this one. Having just watched the culmination of our 1987 season, Im also glad we played the Broncos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 CM-- The Browns were a more balanced team than those Bronco teams. They simply could not figure out how to stop Elway when it mattered. When they finally had their chance, Byner fumbled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRay Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 That Browns/Skins one almost did happen:laugh: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwitt Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Looks to me like a long list of championship game losers :yawnee: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I watched the first half of the Skins - Broncos 1988 Super Bowl on NFL Network last night, and was thinking how close that was to being a Skins-Browns Super Bowl! Doug Williams and Timmy Smith are rightfully remembered for having great games, but I had forgotten what an awesome performance Ricky Sanders had: 9 catches, 193 yards, and 2 TDs, including an 80 yarder and a 50 yarder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FedExFielder Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 That Colts-Eagles matchup in 03 woulda been ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 That Colts-Eagles matchup in 03 woulda been ok Would have been hard-pressed to beat the Patriots-Panthers game that year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Actually, I've done that before. I even took say the Redskins 82 vs the Jets or the Dolphins vs the Cowpukes or the Jets vs the Cowpukes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Also notice in 1996, we almost had an expansion SB with Jax and Carolina. Or in 1994 it would've been the 3 of 4 meetings between Dallass and Pitt. Also, can you imagine if the LA Raiders had lost to Seattle in 1983, we probably would've whooped the Seahawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Looks to me like a long list of championship game losers :yawnee: What tipped you off??... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[ghost]] Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I thin its kind of intersted. They should do it. Just for teh hell of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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