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Penultimate week of the regular season. The playoffs loom as other teams retire from the NFL year.
After week 15, the home teams are 111-112-1 (-498). Since 1990, at least 4 teams have made it to the playoffs in every season after failing to do so the year before.
Let’s take a look at other facts behind the stories that week 16 Sunday games could tell us.
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They have met 25 times in the regular season (Steelers leads 19-6).
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Colts: Safe win + post-season loss for Ravens or Dolphins.
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Colts: 6 consecutive losses to Steelers, including 3 at Heinz Field.
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Colts: The last time they beat the Steelers with a QB other than Peyton Manning was in Sem. 8 of 1984 with Mark Herrmann.
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Steelers: They secure the division title with a win or a loss to the Browns.
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Steelers: 3rd. team that loses 3 games in a row after starting 11-0 or better in a season.
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Steelers: 4 games in a row with less than 20 points. Scored by 1st. time since weeks 11-14 of 2004.
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They have met 5 times in the regular season (Ravens leads 3-2).
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Giants: They will be eliminated if they lose this game and defeat Washington Panthers.
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Giants: 13 points combined in their last 2 matches.
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Ravens: 40-0 if they were double digit favorites against rivals.
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Ravens: 3 consecutive wins. They are looking for their first. streak of 4 wins this season.
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They have met seven times in the regular season (Bears leads 4-3).
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Bears: They are eliminated when they lose this game and the Cardinals who beat them.
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Bears: 4 games in a row with 25+ points. Scored (Everything since Mitchell Trubisky returned to the start).
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Jaguars: 13 consecutive losses (worst active streak in the NFL).
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Jaguars: If they lose their remaining two games, they will lock the first pick in the next draw.
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They met 9 times in the regular season (Chiefs lead 6-3).
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Falcons: 3rd. consecutive seasons that are excluded from a post-season berth position.
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Chiefs: They claim to be No. 1 in the AFC if they win that game or lose to the Bills or the Steelers.
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Chiefs: 9 consecutive wins (longest active streak in the NFL).
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Chiefs: Tied to 1990 49ers, 1998 Broncos & 2011 Packers for best start (13-1) after 14 games for a defending Super Bowl champion.
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They have met 26 times in the regular season (Browns leads 14-12).
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Browns: They’ll take care of the postseason with wins and losses to Ravens, Colts or Dolphins.
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Browns: They haven’t made it to the postseason since 2002 (it’s the longest active drought in the NFL).
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Baker Mayfield (CLE): 974 passing yards in the past 3 weeks (most in the league during that period).
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Jets: 0-7 at home this season. Only once (1996) ended a season without home wins.
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They met 10 times in the regular season (Texans lead 6-4).
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Bengals: 20 consecutive games with no victory (0-19-1) on the road (worst active streak in the NFL).
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Texans: Won 6 of the last 7 games against Bengal (the last 5 were defined by less than 10 points).
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Deshaun Watson (HOU): 27 TD passes this season (personal best). He is 3 times short to break the team record in a year owned by Matt Schaub with 29 in 2009.
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They have met 15 times in the regular season (Washington leads 9-6).
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Panthers: 8 of their 10 defeats in 2020 were by one-possession difference (most in the league).
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Teddy Bridgewater (CAR): 8 consecutive losses (2nd worst active streak behind Brian Hoyer with 11 straights).
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Washington: secures postseason with Giants win + loss.
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Washington: 4-1 in games started by Alex Smith this year (2-7 with other QB’s).
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Ron Rivera (WSH): 16th. Head coach across from the team he managed for over 100 games leading up to a Super Bowl.
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The NFC East is the only division where a team has not repeated itself as champions since 2005. If Washington is crowned it would lengthen the streak.
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They have met 121 times in the regular season (Broncos leads 68-52-1).
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Broncos: 4 consecutive seasons with a losing figure (it’s their worst streak since they added 10 in a row between 1963-1972).
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Chargers: 1 of 2 teams in history lost 3 games in which they had a lead of more than 17 points. in a campaign.
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Justin Herbert (LAC): 7 TD passes in 2020. One more time will set a new record for a rookie QB in one season.
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They have met 119 times in the regular season (Cowboys lead 66-53).
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Either of them will be eliminated if they lose this game or if Washington wins his.
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Eagles: 1-6 on the road this season (5 consecutive defeats).
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Cowboys: 2 defeats in a row against Eagles. They have not lost three in a row to the Eagles since 2003-04.
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Ezekiel Elliott (DAL): 5 games this season with less than 50 rushing yards (6 such games recorded between 2016-2019).
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They have met 44 times in the regular season (Seahawks leads 24-20).
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Rams: 6 of their 9 wins this year were against teams with PCT. trump score of .500 or higher.
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Rams: They’ll take care of the postseason with a win or a loss for the Bears or a win for the Cardinals.
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Seahawks: 4 games in a row with less than 20 points (it’s their longest streak in a season since 2014).
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Seahawks: They secure the division title with a win.
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Russell Wilson (SEA): 1-3 in his run against No. 1 defense vs. the pass (based on pregame rankings).
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They met 12 times in the regular season (Titans lead 7-5).
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Titans: They secure the Divisional title with a win + loss from Colts.
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Titans: They’ll take care of the postseason with either Ravens or Dolphins win or lose.
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Derrick Henry (TEN): 9 games in a row with over 100 rushing yards (2nd longest streak in the NFL since 1970).
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Packers: They claim to be No. 1 in the NFC with a win + win for the Seahawks.
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Packers: 14-2 at home since 2019 including playoffs. Your PCT. win (.875) is the highest in the league since then.
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Aaron Rodgers (GB): 5-0 with 16 TD passes and 0 INT in primetime games this season.
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3rd. matchup in history between 2 teams with an average of 30+ PPP at week 14 or later. The visitor won the previous 2 and went on to win the Super Bowl as well.