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Your Top 3 "What If's" going your team's way in franchise history...


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2 hours ago, seminoles1 said:

I'm only going to do Titans, not Oilers.

1. What if Kevin Dyson gets into the end zone in the 1999 Super Bowl as time expires?

2. What if Keith Washington doesn't block that 37 yard FG in the 2000 Divisional round, completely flipping the game in the 4th quarter?

3. What if Alge Crumpler doesn't fumble the ball/Baltimore hurt Chris Johnson in the 2008 Divisional round against the Ravens in the 4th quarter?

Honorable Mention: What if Drew Bennett doesn't drop that 4th down pass in the 2004 Divisional round against the Patriots late in the 4th quarter?

Super Bowl is the big one, obviously, but the answer isn't super interesting imo.  The Titans win the Super Bowl.  Probably doesn't do much else to change the trajectory of the team over the next few years.

To make it interesting, I'll add:

1. What if the Titans draft Jay Cutler instead of Vince Young?
2. What if Tannehill doesn't throw that last interception against the Bengals in 2021?
3. What if Jon Robinson doesn't trade AJ Brown to the Eagles?

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1. What if Patrick Mahomes doesn’t tip the Chiefs off the night before the draft that the Saints were looking to draft him.

2. What if the refs didn’t miss that blatant pass interference call in the NFC Championship when the Saints played against the Rams.

3. What if the “Minneapolis Miracle” never happened.

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25 minutes ago, Daniel said:

Super Bowl is the big one, obviously, but the answer isn't super interesting imo.  The Titans win the Super Bowl.  Probably doesn't do much else to change the trajectory of the team over the next few years.

Changes the narrative of Warner/Rams though - Rams "came close but couldn't win the big one" and Warner becomes a "choke artist, 0-3 in SBs" 

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1 minute ago, Daniel said:
7 minutes ago, Mr Bad Example said:

Changes the narrative of Warner/Rams though - Rams "came close but couldn't win the big one" and Warner becomes a "choke artist, 0-3 in SBs" 

True.

Might actually buy Jeff Fisher a few more years of mediocrity as well.

IMO I think Eddie George gets in the HOF with a ring there.

10,000 yards with 3 All Pro's and 3 other Pro Bowls and a ring would be intriguing despite the lack of YPC.

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1 hour ago, tyler735 said:

2. What if the refs didn’t miss that blatant pass interference call in the NFC Championship when the Saints played against the Rams.

3. What if the “Minneapolis Miracle” never happened.

In both cases, Saints probably just lose their next games - almost certainly to the Patriots in SB53, and likely to the Eagles in the NFC title game.

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8 hours ago, INbengalfan said:

1.  What if Lewis Billups had actually held on to the late game INT in Super Bowl 23 instead of letting the 49ers tie it up on a pass to Rice the next play (the Bengals then scored a FG, but the Montana to Taylor pass came on the last second drive next).  Or what if Stanley Wilson hadn't coked out the night before?  Or Krumrie had sat ouit the play he wrecked his leg in that game?

 

2.  What if the Bengals taken the Saints trade (for Ricky Williams) instead of taking Akili Smith?  They could have netted Champ Bailey and a bagful of picks.

3.  What if the Bengals had called a running play instead of a bomb to Henry in the 2005 wild card game that saw both Carson Palmer and Chris henry take helmets to the knee and out of the game?

ugh.. this post gives me a headache, but it is so accurate....  freaking Lewis Billups (RIP)

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9 hours ago, TecmoSuperJoe said:

Hmm...to be fair the Bengals already beat the brakes off the Chargers earlier that season in San Diego 40-17. I know a two game sample size is small, but I think the Bengals were just the better unit that season. 

Maybe if it was regular temperatures, the Chargers might have fared better in the rematch. 

Weather definitely helped.  The Chargers went from an OT game in one of the hottest ever playoff games to the absolute coldest game in NFL history.... in a week.  I'm not complaining.  Fouts still is.

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