Supe And Title Tilt Redux Notes
This holiday/twelfth NFL weekend has 5 title tilt/”semis rematches, one of which, recounts 3 such, (another recalls 2), between the two teams involved, but with my “A”ndy asterisk with a redux of 2 Supes played by the same two teams, as well.
Both of those Super Bowls, (“7/11” evoking craps and “munchy needs”) resulted in upset wins, by the New York Giants vs the New England Patriots, the first in 2007 recalling the Giants’ first NFL Championship Game win 71 years earlier, as that one and the one vs N.E. spoiled undefeated seasons.
In ’34, the Giants defeated an unbeaten Chicago Bears team that had won vs the Giants in the first NFL Championship game, played a year earlier.
The teams come into tomorrow’s game, close to 180 degrees from good records, 3 plus point(s) “fave,” New England is (2-8), while the Giants, who helped their so loyal fan Alan Brown eventually divide his “survivor pool pot,” by beating now (4-8) Wash last week, are (3-8).
“N.E.” is still coached by Bill Belichick, certainly among the game’s greatest, but one who likely will not return as Pats coach next season.
Belichick has won 6 Supe crowns as a head coach and won two more as Giants’ defensive coordinator on their first two Supe winning squads. Thus he has been “involved” in all 4 Giants’ Super Bowl wins.
I urge Mr. Belichick to retire and not “longevity” it, trying to break Don Shula’s coaching wins mark. Finally, I add criticism, as he said the Giants and not the Colts, were the favorites in the now 65 years ago, famed 1958 NFL Title Game.
That “MADE” pro football, enabling the skilled Belichick and the not such, Rich Eisen, who neither knew nor corrected Belichick’s mistake uttered on something called NFL Network. (Shameful as no ’58 title tilt, no big time, overblown NFL).
Three title tilt/semis reduxes have been completed, all resulting in chalk/favorites, “KO’ing” underdog teaser bets (I predicted overs and all 4 have been, however, did, so foolishly, pick Det by 10 and in the lone “fave” loss–(they are also winning/covering in college through Friday), ’twas G.B. by 7 points.
Alas, getting it out and there are so many, but a special case is Greg Olsen, an outstanding, but never title winning player, who wondered why Detroit down (29-14) with under 7 minutes to play would go for it, in a 4th and 7 situation, at the Pack 12).
Dallas, which lost in both title tilts vs “Wash” (’72 also) in the lone non Sunday, (it was played on a Saturday) conference tilt among the (I will take a chance that despite the dangerous world and weather, both semis, as scheduled will be contested on Sunday January 28, 2024 and add those 2) 108 played in the AFC/NFC configuration) conference title tilt/semi in strike marred 1982, ripped Wash.
Elsewhere, while the (8-3) S.F. 49ers reversed their 2013 season/NFC title tilt loss, also at Seattle, by taking a 2 game lead over them, (8-3) Miami repeated the result that was a “mud game”/A.J. Duhe led ’82 season “semi/AFC Conference title game win vs the Jets. (Seattle is (6-5), the Jets are (4-8), in that ’82 strike marred season Supe, it was Wash (27-17) vs Miami “reversing” the Dolphins “perfect season” (14-7) win, ten years earlier.
Thrice in four seasons, (’86,’87 and ’89), the currently (5-5) Denver Broncos “semi’d”/”AFC Title Gamed” now (7-3) Cleveland (but the 1999 expansion version). They clash Sunday, as do the great AFL rival, Chiefs and (5-6) Raiders with the ’69 AFL Title game, the most “advanced” into the ‘offs clash.
K.C. (Chiefs) the current Supe champion and (7-3) won that game at Oakland, vs the Raiders, en route to a Supe win.
Denver lost in all 3 subsequent Supes, after “semi-ing” the Browns.
re·match
NOUN
- a second match or game between two teams or players.synonyms:contest · competition · game · tournament · tie · event · fixture · trial · test · test match · meet · bout · fight · duel · quarterfinal · semifinal · final · Cup Final · friendly · derby · playoff · replay · clash · split · tourney · cup tie · local derby · playdown
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