going back to 2001..
NFL teams in the previous years conference championships, have been 6 for 36 on returning to the conference championships.. There were only three teams who accomplished this feat, NE 2, PIT 1, PHI 3. All of these teams had great defenses, and great QBs at the time of their repetition.
The super bowl LOSER never made it back. sorry Peyton. And a super bowl champion has returned only once. Sorry Payton.
Surprisingly there has been at least 1 out of the four returning, in 5 of 9 years, (2 teams in 2004) despite the overall poor performance of this group in returning. The surest path back to the conference championship was losing in the conference championships. A loser from last year came back 5 times( 3 PHI, 1 PIT, 1 NE)..
This probably counts out, MIN, and leaves us with the JETS who made last year's championship on some great D and the twisted feet of Nate keading, and Shayne Graham who went a collective 0-5 (0-4 inside the 25).
So there is probably very little statistical reason to bet on any of the FINAL FOUR from last year, unless you believe Sanchez will have his name in the conversations they have about BRADY, ROTHLISBERGER, and MCNABB.
FUN ANGLE.. When Dungy, left the BUCS, they won the super bowl the following year. the next year 7-9 kept them out of the playoffs.
When Dungy left the COLTS, the next year they were in the super bowl, the following year they will....
NFL teams in the previous years conference championships, have been 6 for 36 on returning to the conference championships.. There were only three teams who accomplished this feat, NE 2, PIT 1, PHI 3. All of these teams had great defenses, and great QBs at the time of their repetition.
The super bowl LOSER never made it back. sorry Peyton. And a super bowl champion has returned only once. Sorry Payton.
Surprisingly there has been at least 1 out of the four returning, in 5 of 9 years, (2 teams in 2004) despite the overall poor performance of this group in returning. The surest path back to the conference championship was losing in the conference championships. A loser from last year came back 5 times( 3 PHI, 1 PIT, 1 NE)..
This probably counts out, MIN, and leaves us with the JETS who made last year's championship on some great D and the twisted feet of Nate keading, and Shayne Graham who went a collective 0-5 (0-4 inside the 25).
So there is probably very little statistical reason to bet on any of the FINAL FOUR from last year, unless you believe Sanchez will have his name in the conversations they have about BRADY, ROTHLISBERGER, and MCNABB.
FUN ANGLE.. When Dungy, left the BUCS, they won the super bowl the following year. the next year 7-9 kept them out of the playoffs.
When Dungy left the COLTS, the next year they were in the super bowl, the following year they will....
