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Unexpected meaningful matchups

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 8:20 am
by CSKreager
This is the opposite of 74/75/78/79’s “Great, unexpected meaningful matchups.”

Here, I’m thinking of the opposite

‘89 Chiefs/Packers, ‘97 Buccaneers/Giants, Bears/49ers 2001 jump out for me- teams not expected to be a factor and their matchup turned out to be more important than when the schedule came out.

Or games we thought would be bad but were not

Re: Unexpected meaningful matchups

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:08 pm
by 7DnBrnc53
1980 Browns@Vikings Week 15
1981 49ers@Bengals Week 14

Re: Unexpected meaningful matchups

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:26 pm
by RRMarshall
1981 Bengals-49ners (SB XVI preview)...

Re: Unexpected meaningful matchups

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 6:33 pm
by JuggernautJ
How about the first game of this season in which the Browns and Steelers played to a tie?
That game, a supposed easy win for Pittsburgh, cost the Steelers a play-off spot (and gave one to Baltimore).