1996-97 SBG Article - System 3
(update)

"Hot" Teams vs "Cold" Teams in NFL Wild Card Games

Results for "cold" team (negative point differential in final three regular season games) against a "hot" team (positive point differential in final three regular season games with at least 2 victories in those games.
Home Teams: 12-4 (75.0%) ATS from 1984 through 2008
DateMatchupOutcome
Dec 22 1984 Los Angeles Raiders @ Seattle Seahawks +1½ Seahawks 13-7
Dec 28 1986 Kansas City Chiefs @ New York Jets -3 Jets 35-15
Dec 31 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Houston Oilers -7 Steelers 26-23
Jan 6 1991 New Orleans Saints @ Chicago Bears -6½ Bears 16-6
Jan 3 1993 Houston Oilers @ Buffalo Bills -2 Bills 41-38
Jan 9 1994 Minnesota Vikings @ New York Giants -6½ Giants 17-10
Dec 30 1995 Detroit Lions @ Philadelphia Eagles +3 Eagles 58-37
Dec 29 1996 Indianapolis Colts @ Pittsburgh Steelers -8 Steelers 42-14
Dec 28 1997 Detroit Lions @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers -3 Buccaneers 20-10
Jan 2 1999 Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins -2½ Dolphins 24-17
Dec 30 2000 Indianapolis Colts @ Miami Dolphins +1½ Dolphins 23-17
Jan 12 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Philadelphia Eagles -3½ Eagles 31-9
Jan 5 2003 New York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers -3 49ers 39-38
Jan 9 2005 Denver Broncos @ Indianapolis Colts -10 Colts 49-24
Jan 7 2006 Washington Redskins @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers -2½ Redskins 17-10
Jan 8 2006 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals +3 Steelers 31-17


Road Teams: 8-5 (61.5%) ATS from 1984 through 2008
DateMatchupOutcome
Dec 23 1984 New York Giants +4½ @ Los Angeles Rams Giants 16-13
Jan 3 1988 Minnesota Vikings +6½ @ New Orleans Saints Vikings 44-10
Jan 5 1991 Kansas City Chiefs +2½ @ Miami Dolphins Dolphins 17-16
Dec 29 1991 New York Jets +9 @ Houston Oilers Oilers 17-10
Jan 2 1993 Washington Redskins +3½ @ Minnesota Vikings Redskins 24-7
Dec 29 1996 Philadelphia Eagles +10½ @ San Francisco 49ers 49ers 14-0
Dec 27 1997 Minnesota Vikings +4½ @ New York Giants Vikings 23-22
Dec 28 1997 Miami Dolphins +5 @ New England PatriotsPatriots 17-3
Jan 8 2000 Detroit Lions +6 @ Washington Redskins Redskins 27-13
Jan 4 2003 Indianapolis Colts +6 @ New York Jets Jets 41-0
Jan 4 2004 Denver Broncos +3 @ Indianapolis Colts Colts 41-10
Jan 9 2005 Minnesota Vikings +6 @ Green Bay Packers Vikings 31-17
Jan 7 2007 New York Giants +6 @ Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 23-20


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