Same two teams playing back-to-back wks in the reg season
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Same two teams playing back-to-back wks in the reg season
Not sure the last time it happened. Pretty sure it was early-'60s. Any examples of such 'double-headers' that come to mind? You think the league would ever apply that again here in the modern era?
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In 1966, the Jets played two games in a row vs the Bills but the Bills did not play two games in a row vs the Jets.
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Re: Same two teams playing back-to-back wks in the reg seaso
The Bills and Jets actually did in 1963 ... final two games of the season. But I believe that was because of the games being rescheduled in the wake of the JFK assassination.JWL wrote:In 1966, the Jets played two games in a row vs the Bills but the Bills did not play two games in a row vs the Jets.
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Re: Same two teams playing back-to-back wks in the reg seaso
How about three games in a row? The Giants and Redskins played the final two games of the 1943 regular season against each other, then faced each other the following week in the playoffs.74_75_78_79_ wrote:Not sure the last time it happened. Pretty sure it was early-'60s. Any examples of such 'double-headers' that come to mind? You think the league would ever apply that again here in the modern era?
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Re: Same two teams playing back-to-back wks in the reg seaso
Not recent, but the Bears doubled up in 1935 to finish their season:-
24-Nov vs Detroit T20-20
28-Nov at Detroit L2-14
01-Dec vs Cardinals T7-7
08-Dec at Cardinals W13-0
The Cardinals games were both played at Wrigley Field, the latter having been postponed from 06-Oct because of the MLB World Series game 7 between the Cubs & Tigers.
24-Nov vs Detroit T20-20
28-Nov at Detroit L2-14
01-Dec vs Cardinals T7-7
08-Dec at Cardinals W13-0
The Cardinals games were both played at Wrigley Field, the latter having been postponed from 06-Oct because of the MLB World Series game 7 between the Cubs & Tigers.
Re: Same two teams playing back-to-back wks in the reg seaso
The most likely times it would have happened in the last 50 years are 2001, (when week 2 games were moved to week 17 after 9/11) and the strike years of 1982 (weeks 3-10 cancelled) and 1987 (week 3 cancelled.)
I reviewed the schedules, and it didn't happen. No back to back games for any of those seasons.
I reviewed the schedules, and it didn't happen. No back to back games for any of those seasons.
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Re: Same two teams playing back-to-back wks in the reg seaso
Nice knowledge-drops, guys! I think I knew about a double-header, or two, because of the JFK assassination but a triple-header between Wash & NYG along with Bears’ last two opponents each being double-headers...
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Re: Same two teams playing back-to-back wks in the reg seaso
in 1957, the Browns beat the Eagles 24-7 in Week 3, with the Eagles winning 17-7 in Philly the following week.
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Cool games to watch, too!JeffreyMiller wrote:How about three games in a row? The Giants and Redskins played the final two games of the 1943 regular season against each other, then faced each other the following week in the playoffs.
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The last occurrence was when the Steelers and Redskins played each other in back-to-back weeks in 1966 (Sept. 25 and Oct. 2).74_75_78_79_ wrote:Not sure the last time it happened. Pretty sure it was early-'60s. Any examples of such 'double-headers' that come to mind? You think the league would ever apply that again here in the modern era?
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