Today and tomorrow, my ebook Rickshaw, New Mexico is free for the Kindle. Click the link in the previous sentence and download your copy now. Hope you enjoy the story.
Now for some trivia!
Army and Navy are playing for the 115th time. Navy leads the series 58-49-7 and has a 12 game winning streak against the Black Knights. Army last beat the Midshipmen in 2001, 26-17. They first met in 1890 when Navy blanked Army 24-0. Their last tie was 3-3 in 1981. The last time Navy shut out Army was 34-0 in 2008. The last time Army shut out Navy was 27-0 in 1969. They never met in a bowl game.
The Pittsburgh Steelers travel to the Georgia Dome to take on the Atlanta Falcons. The Steelers lead the series 12-2-1, and is 1-1-1 against Atlanta since 2002. Their last three meetings were also their only overtime games. Their lone tie game was 34-34 in 2002. They first met in 1966, when Pittsburgh spanked the Falcons 57-33. Both of Atlanta's wins came at home and their last home win against the Steelers was 41-38 in 2006. They never met in the postseason. Neither team has ever shut out the other.
The Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys tomorrow night. The Cowboys lead the series 62-49 and enjoy a two game winning streak. They first met in 1960, when the Eagles won 27-25. Dallas also leads the postseason series 3-1. They last met in the playoffs in the 2009 season, when the Cowboys won 34-14. Philadelphia won their lone NFC Championship game 20-7 and went on to lose Super Bowl XV to the Oakland Raiders 27-10. The last time Dallas shut out Philadelphia was 24-0 in 2009 (2008 season). The last time Philadelphia shut out Dallas was 24-0 in 1991.
The New Orleans Saints go to the Windy City on Monday night to face the Chicago Bears. Chicago leads the series 15-13, but the Saints won the last two games. They first met in 1968 when the Bears won 23-17. Chicago won both of their playoff meetings, the last one in the 2006 NFC Championship game. They are 1-1 in overtime, the last one a 27-24 Bears victory. The only shutout in the series was a 10-0 New Orleans win in 1982. Here's another nugget of trivia. Saints head coach Sean Payton played for the Bears in the 1987 strike shortened season. The Saints played Payton's Bears in Chicago and Payton went 3-11 for 28 yards and an interception. He is definitely a better coach than he was as a player.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other today, December 13,
1969 Oakland 10 - Kansas City 6
1970 Atlanta 27 - Pittsburgh 16
1970 Denver 17 - San Diego 17
1980 Washington 16 - New York Giants 13
1981 Dallas 21 - Philadelphia 10
1987 Kansas City 16 - Los Angeles Raiders 10
1987 Cleveland 38 - Cincinnati 24
1997 New York Giants 30 - Washington 10
And in college,
1930 - Army 6 - Navy 0
Finally, congrats to all those who are NaNoWriMo winners!
Have a great weekend!!!
