bomont Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 8/30/2024 at 10:37 AM, 7DnBrnc53 said: That scheme may have had something to do with the Oilers not making the Super Bowl in those days. You have to be able to control the clock in January, and in the playoffs, they usually failed to do so. I think a limited passing game was it more than anything. The Oilers offense was Campbell. The D was good, but not quite elite enough to carry that O. Without Campbell, I doubt those teams would have even had a winning record. As for old great games, two come to mind: Dolphins vs Bears 1985: Dolphins upend the Bears for the Bears' only loss of the season in a wild game that just wasn't the Bears' night. Everyone expected them to meet in the SB, but the upstart Pats beat the Dolphins, somehow, and to no one's surprise got slaughtered in the SB. Colts vs Patriots 1978: Everyone expected a lost season for the Colts when star QB Bert Jones went down, but even the most dire predictions didn't expect them to be routed the first two games 1978 by scoring zero points. Then this happened (remove the spaces after the h). Greatest one-man MNF performance ever IMO, esp given all the circumstances. h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6_GEkLDNiE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7DnBrnc53 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 3 minutes ago, bomont said: I think a limited passing game was it more than anything. The Oilers offense was Campbell. The D was good, but not quite elite enough to carry that O. Without Campbell, I doubt those teams would have even had a winning record. I was referring to the early-90's Run & Shoot Oilers. They didn't run it enough in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomont Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 My bad! The Warren Moon era, that was some O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WheatieMan Posted Wednesday at 12:06 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:06 PM (edited) On 9/25/2024 at 5:13 PM, Steelersfan43 said: HYPED UP Teams That Flopped! (youtube.com) I am going to guess the 2011 Eagles top that list... or maybe the 2010 Cowboys, but not over the "Dream Team"... will check it out later. Edited Wednesday at 12:07 PM by WheatieMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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