Skins beat last 3 superbowl champs

[TD_washingtonredskins]

No, as I pointed out to many Baltimore fans, it's just been a statistical oddity because we've sucked so much. Still, I did tell my neighbors when we beat the Ravens we had officially given them the power of the "lost to the Skins" blessing.

I wouldn't say we've "sucked so much" over that span.

In 2007 (beating the Giants) we were a playoff team
In 2008 (beating the Cardinals) we were a .500 team
In 2012 (beating the Ravens) we were a playoff team

2009-2011, we were pretty bad but the bookends of this streak had solid teams.

[cphil006]

I wouldn't say we've "sucked so much" over that span.

In 2007 (beating the Giants) we were a playoff team
In 2008 (beating the Cardinals) we were a .500 team
In 2012 (beating the Ravens) we were a playoff team

2009-2011, we were pretty bad but the bookends of this streak had solid teams.

Heck we beat the last three champs all this season alone... Saints, Giants, Ravens... Next year is a new year and I hope we don't beat ourselves... unless we win the Super Bowl because that would just add to that streak

[Tom [Giants fan]]

So now all the Redskins have to do to win the Super Bowl is figure out how to beat themselves.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Heck we beat the last three champs all this season alone... Saints, Giants, Ravens... Next year is a new year and I hope we don't beat ourselves... unless we win the Super Bowl because that would just add to that streak

I really think we are on the cusp, but many up-and-coming teams have their window close with nothing to show for it. Think about all the very strong teams out there that haven't closed the deal at all or more than once...

I would have been shocked if in 1999 you told me that Manning would play in Indy for over a decade but that they would appear in only 2 (and win just 1) Super Bowls. The current Falcons team has been knocking on the door since 2008 and has 1 playoff win to show for it. Even the mighty Patriots haven't won a title since 2004 (granted they've won their conference twice since then).

It's just ridiculously hard to win a championship. So, I believe we are set up to make a run at it, but that doesn't mean we'll get there. It really does show you how "special" these seasons are. I don't follow the Ravens, but can think of a number of very favorable plays that went their way just in the post-season. I hesitate to call them lucky, but most teams that win a title in today's NFL certainly have good fortune on their side.

---------- Post added February-4th-2013 at 11:22 AM ----------

So now all the Redskins have to do to win the Super Bowl is figure out how to beat themselves.

If that's all it took, Zorn and Spurrier would have a few rings each.

[skinsfan1523]

Well we beat ourselves so much you think we would've won another by now.

[SkinSince87]

No of we can beat them in an actual Super Bowl...that'll be nice

[WhoRUSupposed2Be]

Who Gives A ****... I want us to win one ourselves sooner than later. Tired of seeing these other teams especially our step brother win another one before us.

[pjfootballer]

So now all the Redskins have to do to win the Super Bowl is figure out how to beat themselves.

Up until this year, we've been doing that with regularity.

[Cooleyfan1993]

Heck we beat the last three champs all this season alone... Saints, Giants, Ravens... Next year is a new year and I hope we don't beat ourselves... unless we win the Super Bowl because that would just add to that streak

packers, giants, ravens. not saints giants ravens. we seriously should have beaten the saints though in 09...

[HouseBowlrz]

Can we be the Eagles' opponent for their 2013 home opener? LOL

http://www.the506.com/smf/index.php?topic=14246.0

[BleedBNG]

Anyone else find it interesting that our skins have beat the last 3 superbowl champs in their respective years. Saints,packers,giants and ravens.

Wadda you get for that again?

[Laron Burgundy]

packers, giants, ravens. not saints giants ravens. we seriously should have beaten the saints though in 09...

This. The saints were gifted that game, some of the poorest officiating I had ever seen. Then the super bowl happened and Saints AGAIN got bad calls to go their way. It really felt like they were gifted that super bowl by the league IMO.

Beyond that, besides beating the past 3 super bowl winners, we've PLAYED the past 7 super bowl winners during the season they won. When you play only 13 teams a year, and theoretically all 31 other teams have a chance of winning it, that's a 1 in 500 chance of happening.

[cphil006]

packers, giants, ravens. not saints giants ravens. we seriously should have beaten the saints though in 09...

you are correct... we did beat the Saints this season and they won it the year before the Packers I think??

[Painkiller]

I think those that are saying things like "what do we get for that" and "so what" are missing the point....it's not we deserve some kind of credit for beating those teams, quite the contrary. We don't deserve any credit for it, because what it tells me is if we are talented enough to beat a team that eventually wins the Super Bowl, pretty regularly at that...we are talented enough to have had more winning seasons than we have had. I think things are definately turning around for the better, but the bottom line for me is I don't buy that really good teams over look us because we suck or we catch them on bad days and the stars align. I don't think it's an anomaly. I think in some cases it means this team prior to 2012 has simply been too inconsistent or generally underperformed when they should have been better.

Again, I don't think that will be the case anymore, but I think it has been. This year injuries really hampered this team early on, and then caught up to us again at the very end of the season with RG3.

[Burgold]

So now all the Redskins have to do to win the Super Bowl is figure out how to beat themselves.

They do that at least two games a year. They beat themselves with stupid mistakes and penalties.

As for the rest of the NFL, they ought to try to make the Redskins a 16-0 team because without that, they have no chance of winning the ring.