Some Lagniappe NFL Series Trivia

Here’s some random NFL trivia…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers go to Lambeau Field to take on their former NFC Central rival Green Bay Packers.  Although Green Bay’s expected to win, Tampa Bay is 8-4 against the Packers since 1998.  They have gone to overtime five times in the series, the last time in 2003, when Green Bay won 17-14.  The last time Green Bay shut out Tampa Bay was 27-0 in 1991.  Tampa Bay has never shut out Green Bay.  Their only tie game was 14-14 in 1980.

The Carolina Panthers face the Detroit Lions for only the sixth time ever.  Detroit leads the series 4-1.  Carolina won their first ever meeting in 1999 and Detroit won the rest.  They last met in 2008.

The Oakland Raiders play the Minnesota Vikings for the 15^th time, including Super Bowl XI.  Oakland leads the series 10-4, but is 4-3 against the Vikings since 1987.  They last played in 2007, which Minnesota won.  Neither team has ever shut out the other.

The Washington Redskins host the Dallas Cowboys.  This is one of those rivalry games where you throw the records out the window, but Dallas is 21-7 against Washington since 1997.  They’ve gone to overtime twice, the last time in 1999.  Dallas last shut out Washington 17-0 in 2009.  Washington has never shut out Dallas.  Their last tie game was 35-35 in 1962.

The Buffalo Bills go to Miami to face the Dolphins.  This is another one of those “throw the records out” games.  In this case, they are 17-17 since 1995.  They’ve gone to overtime twice, the last time in 1987.  The last time Buffalo shut out Miami was 21-0 in 2006.  The last time Miami shut out Buffalo was 28-0 in 1985.  Their last tie game was 14-14 in 1968.

The Atlanta Falcons lead their series with the Tennessee Titans 7-5, winning their last five games in the series.  The Titans have never beaten the Falcons under the Tennessee name.  The last time they beat Atlanta was in 1993, when they were the Houston Oilers.

The Philadelphia Eagles/New York Giants rivalry is one of the older rivalries.  They’re meeting for the 146^th time.  They first played each other in 1940, but Philly is 6-2 against the Giants since 2008.  They’ve gone to overtime seven times, the last time in 2006.  The last time the Giants shut out the Eagles was 20-0 in 1998.  The last time the Eagles shut out the Giants was 24-0 in 1996.  Their last tie game was 23-23 in 1973.

On the college football front, the Valparaiso Crusaders got their first win since 2009, beating the Campbell Fighting Camels 34-31.  Congrats for breaking the longest active college football losing streak, Valpo!!

Here are some historical NFL scores on this day for teams facing each other this week, on November 18,

1951 – Chicago Cardinals 27 – San Francisco 21

1960 – Boston Patriots 42 – Dallas Texans (Chiefs) 14

1962 – New York Giants 19 – Philadelphia 14

1973 – Miami 17 – Buffalo 0

1979 – Washington 34 – Dallas 20

1991 – Buffalo 41 – Miami 27

2007 – Dallas 28 – Washington 23

2007 – Minnesota 29 – Oakland 22

Have a great weekend!!