Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh: The Steelers lead the series 53-32 and is 14-4 against the Bengals since 2004. Pittsburgh leads the series at home 28-13 and is 4-1 against Cincinnati in Heinz Field since 2007. From 1970-79, Pittsburgh is 10-0 at home against Cincinnati. They met once in the playoffs, in the Wild Card round in 2006. The Steelers won that game 31-17 and went on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL. They went to overtime four times. The Steelers lead the overtime series 3-1, winning the last time they went to OT with the Bengals 23-17 in 2006. The last time Pittsburgh shut out Cincinnati was 15-0 in 2000. Cincinnati has never shut out Pittsburgh.
New Orleans vs Dallas: The Cowboys lead the series 15-9, but New Orleans is 6-1 against Dallas since 1998. Dallas leads the series at home 9-3, but the Saints won the last three games in Dallas. The Cowboys began the series with the Saints with an 11-1 record from 1967-84 and a 9-0 record at home from 1967-91. They never met in the postseason, but they went to overtime once, in 1984. Dallas won that game 30-27. The only shutout in the series was a 28-0 beating by the Saints over Dallas in head coach Jimmy Johnson's debut game with the Cowboys in 1989.
Indianapolis vs Kansas City: Indianapolis leads the series 13-8 and is 10-2 against the Chiefs since 1990. The Colts are 7-4 in Kansas City, but the Chiefs won their last meeting in Arrowhead Stadium in 2004, 45-35. They met in the postseason three times. Indy leads the playoff series 3-0, the last time, a 23-8 win in the Wild Card Round in 2007. They never went to overtime. The only shutout in the series was a 14-0 win by Kansas City over the Baltimore Colts in 1979.
San Diego vs New York Jets: San Diego leads the series 19-14-1, but New York is 5-2 against the Chargers since 2002. San Diego leads the series in New York 7-6, but the series is tied 2-2 there since 1991. They met in the playoffs twice, both in recent years. The Jets lead the postseason series 2-0, winning their last playoff meeting 17-14 in the AFC Divisional round in 2010. They went to overtime once, in 2005. The Jets won that game 20-17. Neither team has ever shut out the other. Their only tie was 17-17 in 1964.
Cleveland vs Denver: The Broncos lead the series 21-5 and is 9-0 against the Browns since 1991.Denver is 11-3 against Cleveland at home and is 5-1 against the Browns at both Mile High stadiums since 1990. They met in the postseason three times, all in the AFC Championship game. Denver is 3-0 in those games and they went on to lose badly in Super Bowls XXI, XXII, and XXIV. The most famous of these games was the 1986 AFC Championship in January 1987. That game featured "The Drive", when late in the fourth quarter, John Elway drove the Broncos from their own two yard line to score the tying touchdown and send the game to overtime, which they won 23-20. They went to overtime three times, which the Denver leads 3-0, their last one, a 23-20 Broncos win in 2003. In fact, Denver won all three overtime games against the Browns with the same 23-20 score. The last time Denver shut out Cleveland was 12-0 in 1992. Cleveland has never shut out Denver.
Chicago vs Arizona: This series goes back to the earliest days of the NFL, in 1920, when the Chicago Cardinals played the Decatur Staleys. Chicago leads the series 55-27-6 and is 4-2 against the Cardinals since 1990. The Cardinals trail the Bears at home 16-27-1 and they trail the Bears at 2-3 at home since 1984, when they were in St. Louis and Phoenix. Many of the Cardinals' early home games were when both teams were in Chicago and the Cardinals were designated as the home team. From December 1920 until October 1929, the Staleys/Bears were 13-1-3 against the Cardinals. Every game was a shutout, including the ties. As old as this series is, they never met in the postseason and they went to overtime only once. The Bears won that game in 1994, 19-16. The last time the Bears shut out the Cardinals was 20-0 in 1943, when both teams were in Chicago. The last time the Cardinals shut out the Bears, outside of a tie, was 3-0 in 1927. Their last tie was 7-7 in 1935. The rest of their ties, from 1921, 1925, 1926, 1929, and 1932, were all 0-0 scores.
New York Giants vs Baltimore: The Ravens lead the series 3-1, but the Giants won their last meeting. Baltimore won their only meeting at home 37-14 in 2004. Although they never went to overtime, they did meet in Super Bowl XXXV, which the Ravens won easily 34-7. Neither team has ever shut out the other.
San Francisco vs Seattle: San Francisco leads the series 14-13 and won the last four meetings. The series is tied 7-7 in Seattle and is also tied 3-3 there since 2006. When the Seahawks were in the AFC from 1976-2001, the 49er led the series 4-2. They never met in the postseason, but they did go to overtime once. The Niners won that 2008 game 33-30. The last time Seattle shut out San Francisco was 24-0 in 2007. San Francisco has never shut out Seattle.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, December 20:
1970 Miami 45 - Buffalo 7
1970 Cleveland 27 - Denver 13
1992 Philadelphia 17 - Washington 13
1998 Atlanta 24 - Detroit 17
1998 Green Bay 30 - Tennessee 22
1998 Cincinnati 25 - Pittsburgh 24
Here's a little lagniappe. We talked about the great 1986 AFC Championship game between the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos, the first of the three they played. Here's a video of The Drive. I make no claims of ownership to the rights of this video.
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