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)
1940Green Bay 50, at Detroit 7
1941at Green Bay 23, Detroit 0
1941Green Bay 24, at Detroit 7
1942at Green Bay 38, Detroit 7
1942Green Bay 28, at Detroit 7
1943at Green Bay 35, Detroit 14
1943Green Bay 27, at Detroit 6
1944at Green Bay 27, Detroit 6
1944Green Bay 14, at Detroit 0
1945at 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)
1935Chicago 39, at Philadelphia 0
1936Chicago 17, at Philadelphia 0
1936Chicago 28, at Philadelphia 7
1938Chicago 28, at Philadelphia 6
1939at Chicago 27, Philadelphia 14
1941Chicago 49, at Philadelphia 14
1942at Chicago 45, Philadelphia 14
1944Chicago 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)
1966at Kansas City 37, Denver 10
1966Kansas City 56, at Denver 10
1967at Kansas City 52, Denver 9
1967Kansas City 38, at Denver 24
1968at Kansas City 34, Denver 2
1968Kansas City 30, at Denver 7
1969Kansas City 26, at Denver 13
1969at 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)
1982Miami 34, at Baltimore 7
1983Miami 21, at Baltimore 7
1983at Miami 37, Baltimore 0
1984at Miami 44, Indianapolis 7
1984Miami 35, at Indianapolis 17
1985at Miami 30, Indianapolis 13
1985Miami 34, at Indianapolis 20
1986at Miami 30, Indianapolis 10

—Ian Allan