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Trivia for October 4, 2020

Question

In the Super Bowl era, who were the first teams to play each other three times in playoff games? These were also the first teams in the Super Bowl era to meet three years in a row in the playoffs. This all occurred before either of them played in a Super Bowl (and also before the merger).

Answer

Cleveland and Dallas (who will play again today). In 1967, Dallas beat Cleveland 52-14 but then lost in the Ice Bowl at Green Bay the following week. In 1968, Cleveland beat Dallas 31-20 but lost 34-0 to the Colts in the NFL Championship the following week. And in 1969, the Browns won 38-14 at Dallas but lost in the NFL title game the following week at Minnesota.

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