Reverse Results In 6 Of 8 Most Recent ‘Offs Clashes Rematches In Week 13

Here’s another “who but me,” and if there are any errors, please point them out, although I doubt there are, but I surely care.

Last week (so called week 13), there were 8 ‘offs reduxes and in 6, the team that lost the most recent one, defeated the team that had won the most recent ‘offs clash between the two teams.

The (9-3) Detroit Lions beat the (5-7) New Orleans Saints, (5-7) L.A. (Chargers) won (6-0) at (2-10) New England, the latter the first team since the 1938 Chicago Cardinals (since located in St. Louis and now in Arizona) to lose 3 straight tilts, in which they allowed 10 points or fewer, ode to supermarket express lines “10 items or FEWER.

On a Saturday night I saw the late, great Glen Campbell perform in one of his last shows, New Orleans won a 2011 season wild card game at home vs the Lions while in 2018, en route to their sixth and last Brady/Belichick crown, the Pats eased in a slot 3 div round home tilt vs the Chargers.

Two other early Sunday games were Super Bowl reduxes with reverse results of the most recent clash between the teams.

In one, a game twice delayed by inclement weather, the (3-10) Arizona Cardinals upset the (7-5) PIttsburgh Steelers. In the 2008 season Supe, “Pitts” won a close tilt vs the Cardinals, a 6th crown (tied with New England for the most, by the way each team’s half dozen crowns were won in Super Bowls as neither won an “old” NFL or now defunct league AFL title) for the former, denying the latter a first title in then 61 years, a title drought that will reach 76 this season.

While the Miami Dolphins, now (9-3) tied with the Baltimore Ravens for the top AFC mark, after ripping (4-8) Washington, completed a (17-0) season with a Supe win vs Wash after the same calendar ’72 season, ten years later and in the most recent ‘offs clash between the two teams, ’twas Wash the winner and champion for the first of two times in a strike marred NFL season.

In Sunday late afternoon games that were ‘offs reduxes, the “feature” with Burkhardt, was a (9-3) S.F. Niners rout win at the (10-2) Philly Eagles, a reverse result of the also Burkhardt presiding Philly NFC title tilt/NFL “semi” win vs the essentially Purdy/less Niners.

Last week Purdy threw 4 TD passes in the S.F. rout win.

Finally, the (6-6) L.A. Rams beat the (7-5) Browns of Cleveland. In ’50 and in the most recent ‘offs clash between the two teams, in the great Otto Graham’s last game, ’twas Cleveland that won at L.A.

In another title tilt between the two then great teams, a 73 yard Norm VanBrocklin to Tom Fears TD pass was decisive and the last points (save the extra point) in a Rams’ title clinching win.

48 years later, again a 73 yard TD pass, this time from Kurt Warner to Isaac Bruce, were the decisive last points (save the XPoint), in the St. LOuis Rams Supe win vs the Tennessee Titans nee Houston Oilers.

Last Thursday, (9-3) Dallas which had lost a 2006 season wild card game at Seattle when Tony Romo botched a field goal attempt, but had wild card rounded “Sea” in ’18, won at home vs the (6-6) Seahawks.

Sunday night, this time as an underdog, (6-6) Green Bay (Packers), a big “fave” in their (35-10) NFL/AFL Championship Game/Super Bowl 1, again beat the K.C. Chiefs.