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Debunking the "It's hard to beat a team 3 times in one season" myth

By punisher
8/22/2017 5:48 pm
link = http://boards.dallascowboys.com/topic/70069-debunking-the-its-hard-to-beat-a-team-3-times-in-one-season-myth/

link = https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/6ukd1d/beating_a_team_3_times_in_a_season_is_more_common/

Re: Debunking the "It's hard to beat a team 3 times in one season" myth

By Booger926
8/22/2017 6:15 pm
****, I'm still trying to debunk the "It's hard to beat a Team" myth

Re: Debunking the "It's hard to beat a team 3 times in one season" myth

By kicker10bog
8/23/2017 1:54 pm
The Titans did it in 99/00 as they beat the Jaguars thrice to reach the Super Bowl only to break my heart by coming up a yard short......

Now the Titans need to debunk the myth that they can't beat the Colts.
Last edited at 8/23/2017 2:05 pm

Re: Debunking the "It's hard to beat a team 3 times in one season" myth

By kicker10bog
8/23/2017 2:04 pm
Also, I think the real stat that matters would be how many times it has happened compared to the number of NFL seasons where that was possible from week 1 (which is basically every season (not sure of a time before divisions)). I'm 99% certain that would show how hard it is to beat a team 3 times in one season.

The stat used really just shows that if you swept a div opponent in the regular season, you are likely to beat them in the playoffs if you face each other.

Sweeping a div opponent good enough to reach the playoffs is no easy task, which is why beating a team 3 times in one season is hard. Just because the sweeping team usually wins the third time, that doesn't mean it's easy to beat a team thrice.
Last edited at 8/23/2017 2:49 pm