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Originally Posted by GBBob
I think it's pretty amazing that three of the four games are Week 17 re-matches..what are the odds of that?
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nfl can't be happy bob
this stat for the playoffs looks good for the
vikings:
"Since the NFL playoffs expanded to 12 teams in 1990 with the #1 and #2 seeds in each conference owning a first round bye there have been 23 times where a #1 or #2 seed has LOST their final regular season game (more often than not resting starters and tanking) and then had their bye. But unbelievably only 3 of those 23 #1 or #2 seeds that lost their final regular season game went on to win the Super Bowl!!!! 3 out of 23 in 19 years! I think that speaks volumes as to how big of a factor momentum is in this game and just how utterly STUPID it is to rest starters and tank your final regular season game if you have a bye after that, effectively killing any momentum."
The 3 winners?
1999 Rams
1994 49ers
1991 Redskins