Uncle Buck Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Chiefs vs. Rams last year (or was it the year before?) was the best game of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 16 hours ago, notthatbluestuff said: Yup, the "real" Super Bowl. That's why neither team made it to the Super Bowl. Everyone knows the Vikings were the "real" champions that year! I disagree. We were beaten fair and square by the Eagles in the NFCCG. Now, if you want to talk about Vikings/Saints in 2009, then I'll definitely agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 4 hours ago, SkippyX said: I don't recall 1992 that much and I think Dallas was a bit of a 1-year-early SB Champ that year but the 1993 and 1994 NFCCGs definitely felt like the real Super Bowl. Possibly some of the 1974-1976 Raiders Steelers matchups The 1976 Steelers had a weird start to that year but they were on a 10 game win streak. They gave up 28 points in their last 9 regular season games. Not 28 points per game, 28 points total. The 1976 Raiders were on their own 11 game win streak going into that AFCCG. The Rams or Vikings had no shot against the team that won that AFCCG. The Vikings also played SB doormat in 2 of the previous 3 seasons. The AFC had won 7 of the last 8 Super Bowls. The Vikings should have won the first one they were in (Super Bowl IV). They were the better team that year. The other three Super Bowls we were beaten by better teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notthatbluestuff Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 51 minutes ago, Uncle Buck said: I disagree. We were beaten fair and square by the Eagles in the NFCCG. Now, if you want to talk about Vikings/Saints in 2009, then I'll definitely agree with you. I was being sarcastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 8 hours ago, notthatbluestuff said: I was being sarcastic. Oh ok. That one went right over my head. Sorry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaqOptic Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Steelers-Patriots AFC Championship Game in 2004. Both teams were clearly clear of the Eagles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Stallyns Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 7:34 AM, WheatieMan said: Bettis fumble and Vanderjack shank in 2006 was good, but Steelers had dominated the game and fluke ensued to get the Colts back in. Our idiot Kicker Vanderjagt’s criticism of Dungy and the offense (never going to win) was the impetus of Manning calling him that and after that game we replaced him with Vinatieri and won the SB without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich homie Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 12:43 PM, iknowcool said: Saints/Vikings in 2009. I thought whoever won that game was gonna win the Super Bowl The Colts were 16-0 in the games they actually tried to win that season coming into the Super Bowl. Not sure that applies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknowcool Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, rich homie said: The Colts were 16-0 in the games they actually tried to win that season coming into the Super Bowl. Not sure that applies. At the time, nobody thought they were nearly as good as their record. It’s the main reason Peyton won MVP according to his supporters (I thought Brees deserved) - Colts were seen as a good team that won a lot of close games because of Manning. That’s why despite their record, they weren’t as feared or respected as the 07 Patriots. I’d argue the 2015 Panthers, a team a lot of people here considered “weak,” to have been a more dominant team than the Colts. Vikings/Colts might have been a toss-up but I had little doubt that the Saints were a better overall team EDIT - Further proving my point: Colts were 5th in point differential... in the AFC. Worse than 2 9-7 teams in the AFC. That team simply wasn’t 16-0 good. Peyton was clutch as hell though. Edited January 3, 2021 by iknowcool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich homie Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 23 minutes ago, iknowcool said: At the time, nobody thought they were nearly as good as their record. It’s the main reason Peyton won MVP according to his supporters (I thought Brees deserved) - Colts were seen as a good team that won a lot of close games because of Manning. That’s why despite their record, they weren’t as feared or respected as the 07 Patriots. I’d argue the 2015 Panthers, a team a lot of people here considered “weak,” to have been a more dominant team than the Colts. Vikings/Colts might have been a toss-up but I had little doubt that the Saints were a better overall team EDIT - Further proving my point: Colts were 5th in point differential... in the AFC. Worse than 2 9-7 teams in the AFC. That team simply wasn’t 16-0 good. Peyton was clutch as hell though. Sure, it's true that the Colts weren't as good as their record might have suggested, but the idea that the Super Bowl was a foregone conclusion is ridiculous, even with hindsight. It was still a one possession game until the late pick six with about three minutes left. A few different bounces and the Colts could have easily won that game, just as they also could have against Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknowcool Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, rich homie said: Sure, it's true that the Colts weren't as good as their record might have suggested, but the idea that the Super Bowl was a foregone conclusion is ridiculous, even with hindsight. It was still a one possession game until the late pick six with about three minutes left. A few different bounces and the Colts could have easily won that game, just as they also could have against Minnesota. When did I say it was a foregone conclusion? I said I thought whoever won Saints/Vikings would win Super Bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny/Patrick Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 The answer is the 2013 nfc champ game, even Sherman recognized it as the SB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awsi Dooger Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 2:32 PM, FinSting said: Every NFC Championship game from 1985 to 1996. Pretty much. I'm not sure 1984 doesn't qualify also. That Bears team already was brutally physical and really battered the 49ers during stretches of that game, despite the final score. It was already obvious what they would have become 1984 Dolphins vs 1984 Bears would have been the greatest stylistic contrast in Super Bowl history. I know conventional wisdom will give it to Miami, partially based on the Monday Night game from 1985. I think Chicago would have dominated the physical aspect of the game and pulled the big upset. When the gap in the trenches and hitting ability is that vast, everything tends to avalanche in that direction including turnovers and big plays. Miami was very, very soft at the end of 1984. They stopped running the ball during the loss at San Diego and never resumed. Those years were awesome to be in Las Vegas becauseI you could plan your year around winning big on the NFC in the Super Bowl. They didn't always cover the spread, like 49ers vs. Bengals, but that didn't matter because the money lines (straight up odds) were always ridiculous. I mean ridiculous. Squares would flood the town and be convinced this was the year the AFC would end the streak. Consequently the money lines would be pounded to such low favoritism it was surreal. The money lines didn't resemble the pointspread at all. We'd always be trying to guess how low it would drop. Especially when the trend began we'd grab it too soon because we couldn't believe the public would be stupid enough to hammer it even lower...but they would. Eventually the formula was clear cut: Late Saturday night was best, specifically the wee hours. That's when some drunks would play AFC on the money line and not care what price they were getting. I would stay up all night and grab some amazing numbers. I could play them for higher than I needed because the money line would rise on game day itself, setting up scalp (betting both sides for guaranteed profit) opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2010 NFC Wildcard - Eagles vs Packers. IMO whoever won this game was winning the superbowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee & Contemplation Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 12:43 PM, iknowcool said: Saints/Vikings in 2009. I thought whoever won that game was gonna win the Super Bowl Agreed here. I think the Vikings definitely would have won the Super Bowl, had they won that game. And knowing that makes it all the sweeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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