NFL (2024 Season)

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Texans have never reached a conference championship game (funnily enough, the closest they've ever been was also against the Ravens, when they lost to them in the 2011 divisional by only a touchdown. As I recall all other Houston divisional losses were blowouts.)

[Big John]

Houston has never been in a Super Bowl much less won one, that includes all the years (30 or so in SB era?) that the Oilers were there.

Didn't the Oilers go to the Super Bowl back in the 1999 season when they were the Tennessee Oilers I believe (before the name-change to the Titans)?  Wasn't that when the Dyson/Wycheck pulled off the "Music City Miracle" to win the AFC championship against Buffalo or something like that?

And what I was told was that by the time the Texans concluded their inaugural season in 2002, just about every NFL franchise (or just about all of them) had appeared in a conference championship.  By your general rule, the team you'd be rooting for would be the Texans since (as I mentioned above) they're the only team left in the NFL that never even won a divisional playoff round.

1999 was the first year they were known as the Titans.

[tmoore952]

Houston has never been in a Super Bowl much less won one, that includes all the years (30 or so in SB era?) that the Oilers were there.

Didn't the Oilers go to the Super Bowl back in the 1999 season when they were the Tennessee Oilers I believe (before the name-change to the Titans)?  Wasn't that when the Dyson/Wycheck pulled off the "Music City Miracle" to win the AFC championship against Buffalo or something like that?

"Music City Miracle" was at the end of a wild card game. I believe it happened on January 8, 2000, so I remember it for that reason too (the fact that it was just after the change to 2000).

To go back to the Houston Oilers, I remember they were good around 1979-1980 when Bum Phillips (Wade's father) was the coach. They got to the AFC Championship game in both Jan. 1979 and Jan. 1980 but lost to the Steelers both times (and Steelers won SB both years).

[ZLoth]

Lions have never been to SB either.

Technically, the Super Bowl is the NFL Championship Game. The Detroit Lion won the NFL Championship in 1957.

[Big John]

Lions have never been to SB either.

Technically, the Super Bowl is the NFL Championship Game. The Detroit Lion won the NFL Championship in 1957.

1966 to 1969 had a NFL championship game, followed by the Super Bowl, then called AFL-NFL Championship Game.

[NWI_Irish96]

Lions have never been to SB either.

Technically, the Super Bowl is the NFL Championship Game. The Detroit Lion won the NFL Championship in 1957.

1966 to 1969 had a NFL championship game, followed by the Super Bowl, then called AFL-NFL Championship Game.

The Jets have won a Super Bowl but never an NFL Championship. Same was true of the Chiefs until 4 years ago.

[Henry]

Houston has never been in a Super Bowl much less won one, that includes all the years (30 or so in SB era?) that the Oilers were there.

Didn't the Oilers go to the Super Bowl back in the 1999 season when they were the Tennessee Oilers I believe (before the name-change to the Titans)?  Wasn't that when the Dyson/Wycheck pulled off the "Music City Miracle" to win the AFC championship against Buffalo or something like that?

And what I was told was that by the time the Texans concluded their inaugural season in 2002, just about every NFL franchise (if not all 31 of them) had appeared in a conference championship.  By your general rule, the team you'd be rooting for would be the Texans since (as I mentioned above) they're the only team left in the NFL that never even won a divisional playoff round.

Actually, the Oilers had become the Titans when they made Super Bowl XXXIV and came within a Dre Bly tackle of winning it too.

[tmoore952]

Lions have never been to SB either.

Technically, the Super Bowl is the NFL Championship Game. The Detroit Lion won the NFL Championship in 1957.

Yes, but I specifically said Super Bowl, which started after the 1966 season.
(and the post above regarding 1966-1969 seasons is also accurate)

If I was referring to a championship before the 1966 season, I would have specifically said NFL Championship.

I'm actually one of those people who do not want people to forget about pre-1966. But I try to use the correct terms, and when I use them I only refer to the time periods when they are accurate.

If you watch ESPN, you'd think pre-19661970 (pre-merger) doesn't exist. The only time they ever mention it is times like right now (due to the Lions' history) and around SB 52 with the Eagles' history.

[Big John]

Lions have never been to SB either.

Technically, the Super Bowl is the NFL Championship Game. The Detroit Lion won the NFL Championship in 1957.

Yes, but I specifically said Super Bowl, which started after the 1966 season.
(and the post above regarding 1966-1969 seasons is also accurate)

If I was referring to a championship before the 1966 season, I would have specifically said NFL Championship.

I'm actually one of those people who do not want people to forget about pre-1966. But I try to use the correct terms, and when I use them I only refer to the time periods when they are accurate.

If you watch ESPN, you'd think pre-1966 doesn't exist. The only time they ever mention it is times like right now (due to the Lions' history) and around SB 52 with the Eagles' history.

I would say 1970 when the NFL-AFL merger was complete for BSPN.

[tmoore952]

Lions have never been to SB either.

Technically, the Super Bowl is the NFL Championship Game. The Detroit Lion won the NFL Championship in 1957.

Yes, but I specifically said Super Bowl, which started after the 1966 season.
(and the post above regarding 1966-1969 seasons is also accurate)

If I was referring to a championship before the 1966 season, I would have specifically said NFL Championship.

I'm actually one of those people who do not want people to forget about pre-1966. But I try to use the correct terms, and when I use them I only refer to the time periods when they are accurate.

If you watch ESPN, you'd think pre-1966 doesn't exist. The only time they ever mention it is times like right now (due to the Lions' history) and around SB 52 with the Eagles' history.

I would say 1970 when the NFL-AFL merger was complete for BSPN.

Yes, I stand corrected. They are always saying "since the merger", so 1970 is better, not 1966.

But OTOH, they do also say "in the Super Bowl era".

[epzik8]

The Ravens saw what the Chiefs and Bills played in last week and said, we want some of that too...

[Great Lakes Roads]

The Ravens are moving on to the AFC Championship game after beating the Texans (Strouds) 34-10!

[webny99]

The Ravens are moving on to the AFC Championship game after beating the Texans (Strouds) 34-10!

And so the AFC title game will NOT be hosted in Kansas City for the first time since Blake Bortles and the Jaguars faced Tom Brady and the Patriots in Foxborough six years ago. An unprecedented run of five straight home conference title games for the Chiefs, in which they went 3-2 and won two Super Bowls, has come to an end.

[Hunty2022]

The 49ers barely beat the Packers to make it back to the NFC Championship Game.

Remaining Teams:

Ravens
49ers
Bills
Chiefs
Lions
Bucs

[Great Lakes Roads]

The 49ers did not look good in that game, and they should've lost... BUT they squeaked their way into the NFC playoffs thanks to the Packers missing a FG attempt and two interceptions thrown by Jordan Love (one of which ended the game for the Packers)...

[epzik8]

Glad the 49ers were able to pull it off last night.

[NWI_Irish96]

The 49ers did not look good in that game, and they should've lost... BUT they squeaked their way into the NFC playoffs thanks to the Packers missing a FG attempt and two interceptions thrown by Jordan Love (one of which ended the game for the Packers)...

Purdy was having a hard time throwing a wet ball and a dirty blow to the head knocked out his best receiver.

[DenverBrian]

The 49ers did not look good in that game, and they should've lost... BUT they squeaked their way into the NFC playoffs thanks to the Packers missing a FG attempt and two interceptions thrown by Jordan Love (one of which ended the game for the Packers)...

That game is really all on Jordan Love. 52 seconds left, not fourth down, you have time outs, you can either scramble/run to extend the play or chuck it out of bounds...and he threw it up into midfield with no particular target as if he was a third-string QB on a Pop Warner team.

[tmoore952]

There was also the missed Packers 4th and one conversion in the first half, when they were in the 49ers red zone. Additional lost points.

I can't believe I'm the only one (who has posted) mentioning this.

[Big John]

Packers choked at the end.  Missed field cascaded into allowing an easy touchdown then cascaded into the Love interception.

[tmoore952]

I observe, without further comment, that NBC just showed Roger Goodell in a box at the Tampa Bay-Detroit game (indoor stadium). Not in snowy Buffalo.

[DenverBrian]

I observe, without further comment, that NBC just showed Roger Goodell in a box at the Tampa Bay-Detroit game (indoor stadium). Not in snowy Buffalo.

Smart man.

[NWI_Irish96]

I observe, without further comment, that NBC just showed Roger Goodell in a box at the Tampa Bay-Detroit game (indoor stadium). Not in snowy Buffalo.

Smart man.

Not so sure about that. Boxes are heated and Taylor is in Buffalo.

[Great Lakes Roads]

LIONS are heading to the NFC Championship game! Congrats!!

[Great Lakes Roads]

The 49ers barely beat the Packers to make it back to the NFC Championship Game.

Remaining Teams:

Ravens
49ers
Bills
Chiefs
Lions
Bucs