Three-peats and playoffs: It has happened before
Article By Unknown on 6th January, 2010
Saturday's NFC playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys marks the 20th time since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger teams have met a third time in a season -- twice in the regular season and again in the playoffs.
Twelve of the matchups resulted in sweeps, the most recent being last season, when the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers met in the AFC championship game. The Steelers won 23-14 and went on to win the Super Bowl.
Dallas has failed in two previous attempts to pull off the three-peat. In 1998 they lost to the Cardinals; in 2007 they lost to the Giants, both part of the franchise's 13-year postseason drought.
Vinnie Iyer looks deeper into Saturday's 8 p.m. ET playoff game and how the Eagles and Cowboys got there.
Here's a look at the 19 previous playoff games in which teams met for the third time in one season:
Year Season Playoffs 1982 Dolphins over Jets Won 1983 Seahawks over Raiders Lost 1986 Giants over Redskins Won 1989 Oilers over Steelers Lost 1991 Chiefs over Raiders Won 1992 Chiefs over Chargers Lost 1993 Raiders over Broncos Won 1994 Vikings over Bears Lost 1994 Steelers over Browns Won 1997 Patriots over Dolphins Won 1997 Packers over Buccaneers Won 1998 Cowboys over Cardinals Lost...
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Twelve of the matchups resulted in sweeps, the most recent being last season, when the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers met in the AFC championship game. The Steelers won 23-14 and went on to win the Super Bowl.
Dallas has failed in two previous attempts to pull off the three-peat. In 1998 they lost to the Cardinals; in 2007 they lost to the Giants, both part of the franchise's 13-year postseason drought.
Vinnie Iyer looks deeper into Saturday's 8 p.m. ET playoff game and how the Eagles and Cowboys got there.
Here's a look at the 19 previous playoff games in which teams met for the third time in one season:
Year Season Playoffs 1982 Dolphins over Jets Won 1983 Seahawks over Raiders Lost 1986 Giants over Redskins Won 1989 Oilers over Steelers Lost 1991 Chiefs over Raiders Won 1992 Chiefs over Chargers Lost 1993 Raiders over Broncos Won 1994 Vikings over Bears Lost 1994 Steelers over Browns Won 1997 Patriots over Dolphins Won 1997 Packers over Buccaneers Won 1998 Cowboys over Cardinals Lost...
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