The Broncos are at Oakland today, and I will be interested to see how that goes. It’s been the league’s most one-sided rivalry recently, with Denver winning the last seven games by at least 13 points. The NFL has been around for a lot of years, and that kind of domination simply doesn’t happen often.
I’ve got all of the game results loaded into a database, and I’ve checked them over. It’s my belief that on only four other occasions have teams won eight straight over the same opponent by at least 13 points.
Packers are the all-time leaders in this category, with 10 straight over the Lions in the first half of the ‘40s.
PACKERS OVER LIONS (10 straight) | |
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1940 | Green Bay 50, at Detroit 7 |
1941 | at Green Bay 23, Detroit 0 |
1941 | Green Bay 24, at Detroit 7 |
1942 | at Green Bay 38, Detroit 7 |
1942 | Green Bay 28, at Detroit 7 |
1943 | at Green Bay 35, Detroit 14 |
1943 | Green Bay 27, at Detroit 6 |
1944 | at Green Bay 27, Detroit 6 |
1944 | Green Bay 14, at Detroit 0 |
1945 | at Green Bay 57, Detroit 21 |
Only three other teams have made it up to eight straight. The Bears did it against the Eagles, dating back even older than the Packers-Lions.
BEARS OVER EAGLES (8 straight) | |
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1935 | Chicago 39, at Philadelphia 0 |
1936 | Chicago 17, at Philadelphia 0 |
1936 | Chicago 28, at Philadelphia 7 |
1938 | Chicago 28, at Philadelphia 6 |
1939 | at Chicago 27, Philadelphia 14 |
1941 | Chicago 49, at Philadelphia 14 |
1942 | at Chicago 45, Philadelphia 14 |
1944 | Chicago 28, at Philadelphia 7 |
In the AFL, Hank Stram’s Chiefs owned the Broncos. A streak that finally ended after the merger.
CHIEFS OVER BRONCOS (8 straight) | |
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1966 | at Kansas City 37, Denver 10 |
1966 | Kansas City 56, at Denver 10 |
1967 | at Kansas City 52, Denver 9 |
1967 | Kansas City 38, at Denver 24 |
1968 | at Kansas City 34, Denver 2 |
1968 | Kansas City 30, at Denver 7 |
1969 | Kansas City 26, at Denver 13 |
1969 | at Kansas City 31, Denver 17 |
Only other occurrence is with Don Shula against the team where he began as a head coach. This streak includes the Colts playing in both Baltimore and Indianapolis.
DOLPHINS OVER COLTS (8 straight) | |
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1982 | Miami 34, at Baltimore 7 |
1983 | Miami 21, at Baltimore 7 |
1983 | at Miami 37, Baltimore 0 |
1984 | at Miami 44, Indianapolis 7 |
1984 | Miami 35, at Indianapolis 17 |
1985 | at Miami 30, Indianapolis 13 |
1985 | Miami 34, at Indianapolis 20 |
1986 | at Miami 30, Indianapolis 10 |
—Ian Allan