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The Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers haven’t let final season’s postseason disappointment turn into a hangover in 2023.
Both groups head into Sunday’s rematch of final season’s NFC title recreation with an opportunity to show these current failures into success.
Philadelphia, coming off a Super Bowl loss final season to Kansas City, is the fourth Super Bowl runner-as much as begin the next season 10-1 or higher, becoming a member of the 1991 Bills, the 1975 Vikings and the undefeated Dolphins in 1972.
The aim for Philadelphia (10-1) is to match these 1972 Dolphins, one in all three groups to win the Super Bowl the yr after dropping the title recreation. Dallas did it the earlier season with a win over Miami, and the Patriots did it in 2018, after dropping to the Eagles the yr earlier than.
The Eagles are the fourth crew in NFL historical past to win no less than 10 of their first 11 video games in again-to-again seasons. They joined the Colts (2005-06), Dolphins (1972-73) and Bears (1941-42).
The Niners have two years of playoff shut calls hanging over them, dropping the NFC championship recreation in 2021 to the Rams and final season to the Eagles.
San Francisco has gained three straight video games to enhance to eight-3 and can attempt to turn into the fourth crew to comply with two straight convention title recreation losses with a Super Bowl crown. The Patriots did it in 2014, the Niners in 1995 and the Raiders in 1976.
The Eagles and 49ers are at present the highest two seeds within the NFC, setting the stage for a uncommon potential NFC title recreation rematch. The Niners had been concerned the one different occasions it occurred, enjoying Dallas three straight years from 1992-94 and in again-to-again seasons in 1971-72.
It has occurred 5 occasions within the AFC, together with final season when the Chiefs hosted the Bengals for a second straight season.
For the sixth consecutive season, a crew will go from having a dropping file after 11 video games to creating the playoffs.
With all 4 groups within the NFC South having dropping data, led by Atlanta and New Orleans at 5-6, the winner of that division will increase the overall of playoff groups that had a dropping file after 11 video games to no less than 20 previously 20 seasons.
At least one crew with a dropping file after 11 video games has made the playoffs in 17 of the previous 19 seasons, with each Jacksonville and Tampa Bay doing it final season. Philadelphia did it in 2018, 2019 and 2021, whereas Chicago and Washington pulled off the feat in 2020. The final season it didn’t occur was 2017.
Other groups with dropping data within the combine for a playoff spot this season are Green Bay (5-6) and the Rams (5-6), who’re inside a half-recreation of the ultimate wild-card spot within the NFC.
Eight groups enter Week 13 with no less than eight wins, tied for essentially the most with that many wins at this level of the season for the reason that 2002 realignment. It additionally occurred in 2003, 2019 and 2020.
The final two losses by the New England Patriots positive can’t be blamed on their protection.
New England adopted up a ten-6 loss to Indianapolis in Germany with a ten-7 defeat in opposition to the New York Giants on Sunday, turning into the sixth crew within the Super Bowl period to lose again-to-again video games when permitting 10 factors or fewer in every recreation.
The Patriots had been the earlier crew to do this in 1993, with the opposite 4 situations coming within the decrease-scoring period of the Nineteen Seventies.
New England had gone 77-0 with Tom Brady at quarterback when permitting 10 or fewer factors in a recreation throughout the common season or playoffs.
When it involves scoring differential, the Buffalo Bills have been dominant. The wins and losses inform a distinct story.
The Bills have outscored their opponents by 101 factors — fourth finest within the NFL — however have solely a 6-6 file to indicate for it.
Buffalo is one in all 269 groups to outscore the opposition by no less than 100 factors within the first 12 video games of the season however solely the second to do it with out posting a successful file. Philadelphia was 6-6 by way of 12 video games in 1950 regardless of a plus-113 level differential.
Of the 172 groups for the reason that merger to outscore the opposition by no less than 100 factors by way of the primary 12 video games of the season, 164 made the playoffs. Buffalo has an uphill battle to keep away from turning into the primary of these groups for the reason that 2005 Chargers to overlook the postseason.
The Pittsburgh Steelers lastly crossed the 400-yard threshold.
In their first recreation since firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada, Pittsburgh put up 421 yards of offense in a win over Cincinnati. It was the primary time the Steelers reached 400 yards in a recreation since a playoff loss to Cleveland within the 2020 season with Randy Fichtner as coordinator.
Canada took over to begin the 2021 season and Pittsburgh didn’t acquire 400 yards as soon as in his 45 video games calling performs. The remainder of the league mixed for 333 video games within the common season or playoffs with no less than 400 yards of offense throughout Canada’s tenure.
The Steelers had gone 58 straight common-season video games with out gaining 400 yards, the second-longest drought previously 30 seasons to a 75-gamer for the Raiders from 2005-10.
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