SInce 1985, There Have Been SIX NFL Favorites of -20 or more!

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  • LT Profits
    SBR Aristocracy
    • 10-27-06
    • 90963
    #1
    SInce 1985, There Have Been SIX NFL Favorites of -20 or more!
    That's it! Just six times in nearly 23 seasons.

    10/11/87 - San Francisco (-23.5) 25, Atlanta 17 L
    10/11/87 - Dallas (-21.0) 41, Philadelphia 22 L
    10/13/91 - Buffalo (-20.0) 42, Indianapolis 6 W
    12/19/92 - San Francisco (-20.0) 21, Tampa Bay 14 L
    12/05/93 - San Francisco (-24.0) 21, Cincinnati 8 L
    11/11/01 - St. Louis (-20.0) 48, Carolina 14 W

    Pretty amazing that two of the occurrences came on the same day (10/11/87)...LOL

    Interestingly, the underdogs are 4-2 ATS. With New England now at -24, it is tied for the largest spread since 1985. If anyone knows of a bigger spread from prior years, post away!
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    • SBR Lou
      BARRELED IN @ SBR!
      • 08-02-07
      • 37863
      #2
      That's crazy, -24. I took the over, because I know they'll put up a bunch of points but this way a backdoor cover or 38-17 type of game doesn't screw me.
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        • LLXC
          SBR Hall of Famer
          • 12-10-06
          • 8972
          #3
          San Francisco was disappointing as -20 + favorites.
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            • durito
              SBR Posting Legend
              • 07-03-06
              • 13173
              #4
              LT, my data goes back to 1978, and I don't have any spreads at 20 or above from '78 to '84
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                • Illusion
                  Restricted User
                  • 08-09-05
                  • 25166
                  #5
                  I can't believe those Ram teams from a few years ago never hit 20
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                    • onlooker
                      BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                      • 08-10-05
                      • 36572
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Illusion
                      I can't believe those Ram teams from a few years ago never hit 20
                      11/11/01 - St. Louis (-20.0) 48, Carolina 14 W

                      Wouldn't that be one of them?
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                        • SBR Lou
                          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                          • 08-02-07
                          • 37863
                          #7
                          Must be drinking on the job again
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                            • durito
                              SBR Posting Legend
                              • 07-03-06
                              • 13173
                              #8
                              i have -19.5 in my data for that rams game
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                                • Illusion
                                  Restricted User
                                  • 08-09-05
                                  • 25166
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by durito
                                  i have -19.5 in my data for that rams game
                                  Exactly.

                                  Thanks for bailing me out durito.
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                                    • Mr Nuts
                                      SBR MVP
                                      • 08-22-05
                                      • 1383
                                      #10
                                      You guys remember the rams were like 14 pt favs over the pats in the pats first superbowl win.
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                                        • luciano
                                          SBR Sharp
                                          • 11-02-07
                                          • 417
                                          #11
                                          I dont know if its true but I heard the Steelers were -28 against the Buccaneers back in the 70's
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                                            • LT Profits
                                              SBR Aristocracy
                                              • 10-27-06
                                              • 90963
                                              #12
                                              This is totally from memory, but I think luciano is right. I believe the Steelers had won the Super Bowl the previous season and the Bucs were in the middle of their 0-14 innaugural season.
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                                                • Tus
                                                  SBR Rookie
                                                  • 09-11-07
                                                  • 31
                                                  #13
                                                  I have no idea who is good or bad in the past but I am now know that the New England is a very good team this year.
                                                  Final will be New England 35 Phila 0.
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                                                    • cartay
                                                      SBR High Roller
                                                      • 08-29-07
                                                      • 151
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by luciano
                                                      I dont know if its true but I heard the Steelers were -28 against the Buccaneers back in the 70's
                                                      I think you're on target. This was mentioned in several articles. Here's an example:

                                                      Patriots-Eagles point spread largest in history
                                                      http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3120882
                                                      Just three seasons after being separated by just three points in Super Bowl XXXIX, the gap between the Patriots and Eagles has widened to historic proportions.
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