Kibitzer
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Before, during and after last night's game, we were bombarded with graphics showing how many times #1 played #2 and every imaginable variation of the results. Got me to thinking about great sports rivalries (Red Sox/Yankees, Michigan/OSU, Texas/Oklahoma, Celtics/Lakers, UConn/Tennessee, etc.).
One very nasty rivalry in the NFL for many years was between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. Two blue collar cities, close to one another, playing twice a year, home and away, and neither the teams nor their fans liked each other.
Talk about close? Competitive? Try this:
As of the end of the 2007 season, the two teams had played one another 110 times.
Results: Pittsburgh, 55 wins and 55 losses. Cleveland, 55 wins and 55 losses.
Total points scored: Pittsburgh, 2,278. Cleveland, 2,277.
I say that is as close as it gets. Of course, the Stillers have gone and thrown this nifty little stat out of whack in the recent past, but pre-2007, the teams were remarkably equal.
One very nasty rivalry in the NFL for many years was between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. Two blue collar cities, close to one another, playing twice a year, home and away, and neither the teams nor their fans liked each other.
Talk about close? Competitive? Try this:
As of the end of the 2007 season, the two teams had played one another 110 times.
Results: Pittsburgh, 55 wins and 55 losses. Cleveland, 55 wins and 55 losses.
Total points scored: Pittsburgh, 2,278. Cleveland, 2,277.
I say that is as close as it gets. Of course, the Stillers have gone and thrown this nifty little stat out of whack in the recent past, but pre-2007, the teams were remarkably equal.
