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ChrisBabcock wrote:We haven't done one of these in awhile...
Only 2 clues for this one! (that being said I apologize if these clues might apply to some other game(s) that I’m not thinking of.)
- The previous season’s rushing leader played for the winning team and gained over 100 yards in this game.
- The eventual Super Bowl champion of this particular season lost the game and got shut out.
This was an easy one since there are only four instances of a Super Bowl champion being shut out in a year they won the Super Bowl (two of them were Belichek Patriot squads!)
And in only one of those four did the winning team have a hundred yard rusher. The game in question was last years' Cowboys 6-0 win over the Eagles, and Ezekiel Elliott was the rusher.
This game featured two teams that would go on to be eliminated from the playoffs by the same team.
Each team had a HOF WR. One of them caught his last touchdown for that team, which was his "primary" franchise. The other WR caught the first two touchdowns of what would be his first 1,000 yard season.
The losing QB threw two interceptions. One went to a player that had previously played for the losing team. The other was returned for a touchdown.
conace21 wrote:This game featured two teams that would go on to be eliminated from the playoffs by the same team.
Each team had a HOF WR. One of them caught his last touchdown for that team, which was his "primary" franchise. The other WR caught the first two touchdowns of what would be his first 1,000 yard season.
The losing QB threw two interceptions. One went to a player that had previously played for the losing team. The other was returned for a touchdown.
’99 opener, Bills at Colts; Colts won 31-14. Andre Reed would score his last TD for Buf, Marvin Harrison scored the two TDs in what would be his first 1000+ yard season (1,663). Both teams would lose to Titans in playoffs. Jeff Burris (former Bill) made one of the INTs, Tony Blevins returned the other for a TD.
The winning team was on their way to making the postseason for the first time in franchise history.
The losing team featured a Hall of Fame quarterback and also a HOFer in the backfield.
The winning team had a player set a franchise record (which still stands) for the longest scoring play of its type.
The losing team scored all their points in the fourth quarter. They had a quarterback (who replaced the HOF starter) throw the first touchdown pass of his career. He would throw one more later in the season and after this year would never play in the NFL again.
A player for the winning team who once played for the losing team had an interception. He is also a HOFer.
The winning team was on their way to making the postseason for the first time in franchise history.
The losing team featured a Hall of Fame quarterback and also a HOFer in the backfield.
The winning team had a player set a franchise record (which still stands) for the longest scoring play of its type.
The losing team scored all their points in the fourth quarter. They had a quarterback (who replaced the HOF starter) throw the first touchdown pass of his career. He would throw one more later in the season and after this year would never play in the NFL again.
A player for the winning team who once played for the losing team had an interception. He is also a HOFer.
The winning team was on their way to making the postseason for the first time in franchise history.
The losing team featured a Hall of Fame quarterback and also a HOFer in the backfield.
The winning team had a player set a franchise record (which still stands) for the longest scoring play of its type.
The losing team scored all their points in the fourth quarter. They had a quarterback (who replaced the HOF starter) throw the first touchdown pass of his career. He would throw one more later in the season and after this year would never play in the NFL again.
A player for the winning team who once played for the losing team had an interception. He is also a HOFer.
