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Name the team and the year trivia
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 4:59 pm
by Todd Pence
This trivia category involves guessing from clues which team and individual season are being described.
This team had all four conference championship participants on their schedule.
This team was the divisional rival of their conference's Super Bowl participant. In their three games against the two Super Bowl teams (all losses), the team gave up a safety in each contest.
Other than their losses to the Super Bowl participant in their division, this team was undefeated in their other divisional games.
Re: Name the team and the year trivia
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 7:12 pm
by Evan
"This team had all four conference championship participants on their schedule."
I think this one has happened several times, correct?
1972 Cardinals
1974 Patriots
1978 Saints
1980 Broncos
1980 Seahawks
Re: Name the team and the year trivia
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 10:18 am
by Citizen
Todd Pence wrote:This trivia category involves guessing from clues which team and individual season are being described.
This team had all four conference championship participants on their schedule.
This team was the divisional rival of their conference's Super Bowl participant. In their three games against the two Super Bowl teams (all losses), the team gave up a safety in each contest.
Other than their losses to the Super Bowl participant in their division, this team was undefeated in their other divisional games.
1985 Packers?
Re: Name the team and the year trivia
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:04 pm
by Evan
Oh sorry, I thought it was four different questions, rather than one question with four parts. My bad.
Re: Name the team and the year trivia
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 5:08 pm
by Rupert Patrick
Citizen wrote:Todd Pence wrote:This trivia category involves guessing from clues which team and individual season are being described.
This team had all four conference championship participants on their schedule.
This team was the divisional rival of their conference's Super Bowl participant. In their three games against the two Super Bowl teams (all losses), the team gave up a safety in each contest.
Other than their losses to the Super Bowl participant in their division, this team was undefeated in their other divisional games.
1985 Packers?
It was the 1985 Packers. The 85 Packers went 6-2 in the division, losing only to the Bears, but went 8-8 on the season. It was the Packers third straight .500 season; they are one of three teams to have three straight .500 seasons, along with the 1996-1998 Oilers/Titans, and the 2011-13 Cowboys.
Re: Name the team and the year trivia
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:25 pm
by ChrisBabcock
- A member of the PFHOF joined this team before the season via a trade.
- The previous season's league MVP was on this team.
- This team finished at .500
Re: Name the team and the year trivia
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:26 pm
by 74_75_78_79_
ChrisBabcock wrote:- A member of the PFHOF joined this team before the season via a trade.
- The previous season's league MVP was on this team.
- This team finished at .500
More like a member of the PFHOF
re-joined this team before the season via a trade. That player was Francis Tarkenton. MVP from the year before...Alan Page. The year and team itself...'72 Vikings who finished 7-7.
Re: Name the team and the year trivia
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:27 pm
by Todd Pence
Rupert Patrick wrote:Citizen wrote:Todd Pence wrote:This trivia category involves guessing from clues which team and individual season are being described.
This team had all four conference championship participants on their schedule.
This team was the divisional rival of their conference's Super Bowl participant. In their three games against the two Super Bowl teams (all losses), the team gave up a safety in each contest.
Other than their losses to the Super Bowl participant in their division, this team was undefeated in their other divisional games.
1985 Packers?
It was the 1985 Packers. The 85 Packers went 6-2 in the division, losing only to the Bears, but went 8-8 on the season. It was the Packers third straight .500 season; they are one of three teams to have three straight .500 seasons, along with the 1996-1998 Oilers/Titans, and the 2011-13 Cowboys.
Sorry for the late response. The answer is indeed, the 1985 Packers.
Re: Name the team and the year trivia
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:32 pm
by ChrisBabcock
74_75_78_79_ wrote:ChrisBabcock wrote:- A member of the PFHOF joined this team before the season via a trade.
- The previous season's league MVP was on this team.
- This team finished at .500
More like a member of the PFHOF
re-joined this team before the season via a trade. That player was Francis Tarkenton. MVP from the year before...Alan Page. The year and team itself...'72 Vikings who finished 7-7.
Correct! I suppose this might have been an easy one.
Re: Name the team and the year trivia
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 5:58 pm
by 74_75_78_79_
This team finished with the same W/L record as they did the year before. Two of the team's LBs made it to the Pro Bowl, but both as reserves. A member of their secondary made the Pro Bowl, but as a starter - it would be his sixth selection to that very game. Their LBs coach would go on to also be an assistant for a Hall of Fame coach (his first year as a DC for this very HOF coach, the defense would finish top-3 in both yards-allowed and in points-allowed).