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2002: The Eagles do not choke against the Bucs at home in the 2002 NFC Championship game, setting up an Eagles, Raiders superbowl. Who is most likely in your view, to win that game?

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2022/05/05
04:27 UTC

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SWI: In the 1995 Divisonal playoffs, the Buffalo Bills, against all of the predictions, are able to upset the Pittsburgh Steelers in their stadium. Do the Bills then defeat the Colts in the AFC Championship game? If they do, what does another Bills, Cowboys matchup look like in the Superbowl?

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2022/05/05
04:23 UTC

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1988 NBA finals what if: The Mavs are able to defeat the Lakers in seven games in the Western Conference Finals, and then take on the Pistons in the finals. How does a Mavericks, Pistons finals shape up?

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2022/05/05
04:17 UTC

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In the 1972 playoffs, there is no "Immeclate Reception" by the Steelers, verses the Raiders. Do the Raiders end up defeating the Dolphins in the AFC Championship game, and going to the Superbowl? What does a Raiders, Redskins Superbowl look like?

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2022/05/04
19:19 UTC

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In the 1998 AFC Championship game, the Jets do not blow their halftime lead over the Broncos, and end up going to the Superbowl, Also, the Vikings do not blow their lead over the Vikings in the NFC Championship game. What does a Jets, Vikings Superbowl look like?

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2022/05/04
19:16 UTC

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1977: The John Keyworth Fumble call in the 1977 AFC Championship game, goes the other way, and the Raiders are able to pull of a win over the Denver Broncos. How do the Raiders do against the Cowboys in the Superbowl that year?

For context, Denver Running Back, John Keyworth appeared to fumble the ball against Oakland in the AFC Championship game, but the call ruled that he was down by contact, and Denver ended up keeping the ball. In this OTL, the call goes the other way, and Oakland is able to score off of that and get enough momentum, to end up beating Denver IN Denver, getting revenge for Denver beating them in the regular season. How would the Raiders have stacked up against the Cowboys in the Superbowl? Who does better, Ken Stabler, or Rodger Stalbauch? Both were great scrambling Quarterbacks, and Stabler would have been a harder QB for the Dallas defense to handle, then Craig Morton.

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2022/05/04
16:18 UTC

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1966: The Buffalo Bills are not upset by the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs, and the Bills end up playing the Packers in Superbowl One. Who winds up winning that game?

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2022/05/04
14:25 UTC

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In the year 1986, the New York Jets are able to beat the Cleavland Browns in Cleavland, in the Divisional Playoffs, because Mark Gastaneau is not called for a crucial penalty in the fourth quarter. Do the Jets end up going to the Superbowl that year, and play the Giants?

  1. Would the Jets have been able to beat the Broncos the very next week, in Denver, where I assume the game would have been held? 2. If the Jets do beat Denver, how would they have done against the Giants in the Superbowl?

  2. How high ratings would an All New York Superbowl have gotten?

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2022/05/04
02:02 UTC

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In the 1983 AFC Championship game, the Seahawks are able to upset the LA Raiders at their home stadium. How would the Seahawks have stacked up against the Washington Redskins, if they had faced them in the Superbowl that year?

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2022/05/03
23:52 UTC

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The Bert Emmunel Catch in the 1999 NFC Champioinshp Game ends up going the other way, and because of that, the Bucs end up going to the Superbowl, and facing the Titans. Who wins this Superbowl?

I believe that because of that Bert Emmunal incident, the NFL ended up instituting a new rule the next year.

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2022/05/03
16:59 UTC

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1992: There is no Ricky Waters fumble in the second half of the 1992 NFC Championship game, and the 49ers are able to pull out a close win. What does a 49ers, Bills Superbowl end up looking like?

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2022/05/03
13:46 UTC

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What if in 1983, the 49ers were able to complete their comeback over the Redskins in the NFC Championship game?

I know in our timeline, the Redskins jumped out to a big lead in that game, but the 49ers mounted a dramatic rally in the second half, and it took a game winning field goal by Mosley in the end of the game, to send the Redskins to the Superbowl that year. But lets say Mosley misses that field goal, and the 49ers were able to win in overtime. How would a Raiders, 49ers Superbowl have shaped up? Who does better, Joe Montana or Jim Plunkett? How does the 49ers defense do against Marcus Allen?

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2022/05/03
13:34 UTC

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What if the controversal penalty against the Patriots in the 1976 Divisional Playoffs in the Fourth Quarter had never happened?

Could the Pats have then gone to the Superbowl in 1976, nine years early? I know the Steelers were injury racked in the AFC Championship game in 1976, so they were more beatable then they were in most postseasons from the 1970s. So the Pats could have beaten the Steelers. What would a Vikings, Patriots Superbowl have been like?

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2022/05/03
03:04 UTC

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The Packers draft Barry Sanders in 1989, and him and Don Majowski end up leading the Packers into the playoffs that year, with an 11 and 5 record.

How much of a run do the Packers make?

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2022/05/02
21:21 UTC

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What if the Steelers did not lose to the Patriots at home in the 2004 AFC Championship game, and therefore setting up a Steelers, Eagles Superbowl?

Given how evenly matched the two teams seemed to be, and also by the fact that the Steelers had beaten the Eagles eariler in the season, how close would that Superbowl have been, and who would have won?

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2022/05/02
21:18 UTC

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What if the Steelers had beaten the Denver Broncos in the 1989 Divisonal Playoffs?

In our timeline, the Steelers only lost that game by a few points in a very close loss to the Broncos in the 1989 Divisonal Playoffs. Would the Steelers have then able to beat the Browns, who they split a season series with that year? If they had, what would a Steelers, 49ers Superbowl have been like that year?

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2022/05/02
19:08 UTC

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What if there was a Eagles, Patriots Superbowl in the year 2001?

In our timeline, the NFC Championship game, between the Eagles, and the Rams was very close, with the Eagles only losing by a few points to the Rams. What if the Eagles were able to pull off the victory over the Rams, could the Eagles and McNabb have been able to beat Tom Brady and the Patriots?

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2022/05/02
19:03 UTC

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What if Randell Cunningham was not hurt early in the 1991 football season?

I remember that the Eagles that year, had a historic defense, so if Cunningham was around all year, and with the defense the same way, could the Eagles had made a run, and maybe played in a Superbowl? Lets say there was an Eagles, Bills Superbowl that year, after the Eagles were able to beat the Redskins in the NFC Championship Game, could the Eagles have been able to beat the Bills?

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2022/05/02
18:56 UTC

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What if there was no Dwight Clark catch in the 1981 NFC Championship Game, and the Cowboys were able to go and play the Bengals in the Superbowl?

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2022/05/02
18:52 UTC

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If the New England Patriots lose to the New York Jets in Wild Card playoff game in 1985, who then comes out of the AFC to play in the Superbowl against the Chicago Bears?

Is it the Dolphins, who the Patriots beat in the AFC Championship game that year? What about the La Raiders, who the Patriots beat in the Divisonal playoffs? Could the Jets themselves have started a Cinderella run of their own in the playoff s that year?

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2022/05/02
18:45 UTC

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What if the Colts were able to beat the Steelers in the 1995 NFC Championship game?

The Steelers were just coming off an upset loss to the Chargers in the NFC Championship game the year before, would another NFC Championship game loss to the Colts have made many changes to the Steelers? How does a Colts, Cowboys Superbowl go in 1995, would the Colts have been able to shut down the Cowboys in any way?

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2022/05/02
18:36 UTC

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Some NFL Playoff what ifs from last year.

  1. What if the Bills were able to beat the Chiefs in Arrowhead last year, like they came close to doing. I remember it was a shootout in the fourth quarter, with the lead changing hands several times, but the Chiefs were able to win by a few points. What if the Bills were able to beat the Chiefs.

  2. What if the Green Bay Packers had been able to keep their momentum against the SF 49ers, after they had jumped out to a 7 to nothing lead in that game. If they had been able to get at least one more touchdown, could they have beaten the 49ers?

  3. What if the Buccenners had been able to compleate their dramatic rally against the LA Rams in the Divisional playoff game? What would a Bucs, SF NFC Championship game have been like?

  4. What if the sure interception had not been dropped in the second half of the SF, LA Rams, NFC Championship game? Wouild SF have been able to hang on to win?

  5. What if the Patriots had been able to somehow upset the Bills in the Wild Card Playoff game? I know the Bills blew them out by a bunch in our timeline, so it would be a challenge to have an OTL, in which the Patriots were able to win instead, but lets say the Pats had been able to come up with a plan to shut the Bills down? Are the Pats able to then make a run?

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2022/05/02
18:33 UTC

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If Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez signed with the Orioles in 2003

Future Hall of Fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez almost signed with the Baltimore Orioles during the 2003 offseason instead of the Florida Marlins in which he would be one of the keys in their Cinderella World Series champion seasons that year.

But what if he signed with the Baltimore Orioles prior to the 2003 season?

Keep in mind Pudge while never on any lists and never testing positive has had a steroid cloud over his career ever since Jose Canseco a teammate of his during his days with the Texas Rangers named him as one of the players he injected with steroids and when he the MLB started testing players after the 2003 season Pudge seemed more slim and well less “Pudgy” lol plus his power hitting abilities ceased.

Anyways the Orioles finished in 4th place in the AL East in 2003 and the teams from 2002 to 2005 showed promise but never got better than 3rd place in the division.

What would change in 2003 for both the Marlins and Orioles?

I don’t think the Marlins would have quite the same luck as I-Rod played a big role in that championship run.

As for the Orioles could of they had a similar wild card like run to a championship?

Also I-Rod’s HOF changes could have taken a hit given from how many players linked with steriods were on the Orioles from 2002 to 2005 like Miguel Tejada, David Segui,Brian Roberts,Jerry Harrison Jr,Jay Gibbons,Larry Bigbie and the big one Rafael Palmerio.

But what says you?

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2022/03/20
16:31 UTC

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What if the players league had lasted more than one season?

The players league had some great fan support, but their lack of capital meant they folded after a year. What if they were able to last longer? Could baseball in 1890 have supported two leagues?

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2022/03/19
13:26 UTC

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What if the Colts draft Eric Dickerson with the first overall pick in 1983?

Do the Rams still fill the running back gap with Curt Warner, or do they take Elway?

If the Rams DO take Warner, do the Seahawks trade the pick, as they are set at QB with Dave Krieg, or do they take Hinton or Covert? In that scenario, where does Elway fall?

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2022/01/31
13:30 UTC

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What if the NFL gets rid of the Roughing the passer penalty next season

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2022/01/31
04:17 UTC

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Challenge: Have Al Davis and the Raiders split off into another football league after his headbutting with Pete Rozelle

Im looking to see if anyone wanted to take a scenario and really wanted to break it up into something really crazy, please feel free to take dramatic liberty, and I will attempt to the same. Ill post my thoughts in the comments, happy writing

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2022/01/04
22:49 UTC

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What if the Bills hit on Justin Fields in this Year’s Preseason had ended his rookie year before it began?

The hit Andre Smith layed on fields in our timeline didn’t lead to much but what if that hit had concussed fields ending his season in the preseason?

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2021/12/29
04:20 UTC

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How would Felipe Massa's career have been if he was World Drivers' Champion in 2008?

Felipe Massa is minutes from being World Champion after he crossed the finish line at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, much to the euphoria of the hometown crowd, but it all went for naught when Lewis Hamilton passed Timo Glock in the final corners of the race to finish fifth, securing him the points needed to take the Drivers' Championship. But what if Glock maintained his fifth position at Interlagos? How many titles Felipe Massa would've won had he become the 2008 World Champion? What would happen to the career of Lewis Hamilton?

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2021/12/26
03:51 UTC

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What if the Bears drafted Phil Simms in 1979

He goes Number 4 overall instead of number 7 with the Giants.

2 Comments
2021/12/25
05:28 UTC

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