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Greatest %age of road wins in a given head-to-head series

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 2:47 pm
by 74_75_78_79_
Got a feeling Dallas may be involved in some of these. Same with SF.

Re: Greatest % of road wins in a given head-to-head series

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:30 pm
by BD Sullivan
For select periods:

1981-98: 49ers 17-1 over the Rams
1967-80: Rams 12-1-1 over the 49ers
1970-86: Dolphins 15-2 over the Bills
1978-93: Dolphins 14-2 over the Colts
1968-77: Vikings 9-1 over the Lions (17-6 from 68-90)
1968-77: Vikings 9-1 over the Packers
2002-12: Steelers 10-1 over the Browns
1950-69: Browns 15-5 over the Steelers
1965-80: Cowboys 12-2 over the Giants
1968-79: Cowboys 10-2 over the Eagles

In the Belichick era:
2000-14: Patriots 13-2 over the Bills

Re: Greatest % of road wins in a given head-to-head series

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:18 pm
by JWL
The Eagles have a 1.000 winning percentage when facing the Jets on the road.

Re: Greatest % of road wins in a given head-to-head series

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:17 am
by mwald
Here's a quick and dirty Top Ten list that I didn't have a lot of time to spot check. If there are errors, beg your pardon.

W/L Pct by Visiting Team
(Since 1933, regular season games, minimum 8 games played)

Balt/Ind Colts at Atlanta - 7-1-0 87.5%
Den at Clev – 9-2-0 81.8%
Clev at New Orleans – 8-2-0 80.0%
Clev at Wash – 16-4-1 78.6%
SD at Balt/Ind – 11-3-0 78.6%
Pit at Atl – 7-2-0 77.8%
Brooklyn Dodgers at Philly - 8-2-1 77.3%
Jax at Clev - 6-2-0 75%
Mia at Cin – 9-3-0 75%
NYG at Brooklyn Dodgers - 8-2-2 75%
Sea at Chi – 6-2-0 75%
Wash at New Orleans 9-3-0 75%

Re: Greatest % of road wins in a given head-to-head series

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:36 am
by Bryan
BD Sullivan wrote:For select periods:

1981-98: 49ers 17-1 over the Rams
1967-80: Rams 12-1-1 over the 49ers
Kind of an interesting turn of events.

Re: Greatest % of road wins in a given head-to-head series

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:20 pm
by BD Sullivan
mwald wrote:Here's a quick and dirty Top Ten list that I didn't have a lot of time to spot check. If there are errors, beg your pardon.

W/L Pct by Visiting Team
(Since 1933, regular season games, minimum 8 games played)

Balt/Ind Colts at Atlanta - 7-1-0 87.5%
Den at Clev – 9-2-0 81.8%
Clev at New Orleans – 8-2-0 80.0%
Clev at Wash – 16-4-1 78.6%
SD at Balt/Ind – 11-3-0 78.6%
Pit at Atl – 7-2-0 77.8%
Brooklyn Dodgers at Philly - 8-2-1 77.3%
Jax at Clev - 6-2-0 75%
Mia at Cin – 9-3-0 75%
NYG at Brooklyn Dodgers - 8-2-2 75%
Sea at Chi – 6-2-0 75%
Wash at New Orleans 9-3-0 75%
Not quite as good, but the Lions in Cleveland have a 7-4 record, 6-3 without the two title games in 1952 and 1954. Between 1971-2000, the Lions played in Cleveland just once--in 1986.