Checkdowns: Worst. Monday Night Football Matchup. Ever. (By combined winning percentage)

by Neil Paine on October 21, 2013

in Checkdowns, Data Dump, History, Totally Useless, Trivia

(I originally posted this at the S-R Blog, but I thought it would be very appropriate here as well.)

Just a quick hit of a post to let you know that tonight’s MNF matchup between the 0-6 Giants and the 1-4 Vikings is, in fact, the worst ever this late in the season by combined winning percentage:

game_id	home	W	L	T	PF	PA	road	W	L	T	PF	PA	year_id	week_num	game_date	comb_wpct	comb_pt_diff	winner
201310210nyg	nyg	0	6	0	103	209	min	1	4	0	125	158	2013	7	10/21/2013	.091	-12.6	NULL
197512150sdg	sdg	1	11	0	148	282	nyj	3	9	0	221	378	1975	13	12/15/1975	.167	-12.1	sdg, 24-16
199411210oti	oti	1	9	0	147	218	nyg	3	7	0	171	220	1994	12	11/21/1994	.200	-6.0	nyg, 13-10
197211060nwe	nwe	2	5	0	92	220	clt	1	6	0	94	145	1972	8	11/6/1972	.214	-12.8	clt, 24-17
197011020pit	pit	2	4	0	71	94	cin	1	5	0	93	156	1970	7	11/2/1970	.250	-7.2	pit, 21-10
198110190det	det	2	4	0	118	126	chi	1	5	0	89	133	1981	7	10/19/1981	.250	-4.3	det, 48-17
199710200clt	clt	0	6	0	88	155	buf	3	3	0	122	159	1997	8	10/20/1997	.250	-8.7	buf, 9-6
201211260phi	phi	3	7	0	162	252	car	2	8	0	184	243	2012	12	11/26/2012	.250	-7.5	car, 30-22
200001030atl	atl	4	11	0	251	351	sfo	4	11	0	266	419	1999	17	1/3/2000	.267	-8.4	atl, 34-29
200512190rav	rav	4	9	0	171	253	gnb	3	10	0	255	255	2005	15	12/19/2005	.269	-3.2	rav, 48-3
198310240crd	crd	2	5	0	137	218	nyg	2	5	0	126	156	1983	8	10/24/1983	.286	-7.9	tie (20-20)
201112120sea	sea	5	7	0	216	246	ram	2	10	0	140	296	2011	14	12/12/2011	.292	-7.8	sea, 30-13
201011290crd	crd	3	7	0	188	292	sfo	3	7	0	160	219	2010	12	11/29/2010	.300	-8.2	sfo, 27-6
200911160cle	cle	1	7	0	78	209	rav	4	4	0	206	154	2009	10	11/16/2009	.313	-4.9	rav, 16-0
198011240nor	nor	0	11	0	181	341	ram	7	4	0	294	228	1980	12	11/24/1980	.318	-4.3	ram, 27-7
201112050jax	jax	3	8	0	138	200	sdg	4	7	0	249	275	2011	13	12/5/2011	.318	-4.0	sdg, 38-14
198312120tam	tam	2	12	0	212	345	gnb	7	7	0	396	407	1983	15	12/12/1983	.321	-5.1	gnb, 12-9
198711020dal	dal	3	3	0	135	134	nyg	1	5	0	99	142	1987	7	11/2/1987	.333	-3.5	dal, 33-24
199910250pit	pit	3	3	0	117	93	atl	1	5	0	74	153	1999	7	10/25/1999	.333	-4.6	pit, 13-9
200211180ram	ram	4	5	0	194	196	chi	2	7	0	182	232	2002	11	11/18/2002	.333	-2.9	ram, 21-16
200511210gnb	gnb	2	7	0	201	184	min	4	5	0	154	228	2005	11	11/21/2005	.333	-3.2	min, 20-17
200012040nwe	nwe	3	9	0	192	253	kan	5	7	0	283	274	2000	14	12/4/2000	.333	-2.2	nwe, 30-24
200412130oti	oti	4	8	0	231	294	kan	4	8	0	341	326	2004	14	12/13/2004	.333	-2.0	kan, 49-38
200712100atl	atl	3	9	0	171	272	nor	5	7	0	266	279	2007	14	12/10/2007	.333	-4.8	nor, 34-14
199112090mia	mia	7	6	0	256	275	cin	2	11	0	211	374	1991	15	12/9/1991	.346	-7.0	mia, 37-13
197311260sfo	sfo	3	7	0	180	232	gnb	3	5	2	138	198	1973	11	11/26/1973	.350	-5.6	sfo, 20-6
197811130cin	cin	1	9	0	110	184	rai	6	4	0	193	164	1978	11	11/13/1978	.350	-2.3	rai, 34-21
200711260pit	pit	7	3	0	269	145	mia	0	10	0	183	274	2007	12	11/26/2007	.350	+1.7	pit, 3-0
199311290clt	clt	3	7	0	154	233	sdg	4	6	0	164	195	1993	13	11/29/1993	.350	-5.5	sdg, 31-0
198010270nyj	nyj	1	6	0	114	164	mia	4	3	0	99	144	1980	8	10/27/1980	.357	-6.8	nyj, 17-14
199710270mia	mia	5	2	0	143	124	chi	0	7	0	101	199	1997	9	10/27/1997	.357	-5.6	chi, 36-33
199811020phi	phi	1	6	0	79	162	dal	4	3	0	174	115	1998	9	11/2/1998	.357	-1.7	dal, 34-0
201211050nor	nor	2	5	0	190	216	phi	3	4	0	120	155	2012	9	11/5/2012	.357	-4.4	nor, 28-13
198311070det	det	4	5	0	202	188	nyg	2	6	1	166	214	1983	10	11/7/1983	.361	-1.9	det, 15-9
199111250ram	ram	3	8	0	181	256	sfo	5	6	0	218	155	1991	13	11/25/1991	.364	-0.5	sfo, 33-10
199211300sea	sea	1	10	0	73	218	den	7	4	0	175	207	1992	13	11/30/1992	.364	-8.0	sea, 16-13
200812010htx	htx	4	7	0	252	293	jax	4	7	0	224	240	2008	13	12/1/2008	.364	-2.6	htx, 30-17
197111150sdg	sdg	3	5	0	150	179	crd	3	5	0	135	149	1971	9	11/15/1971	.375	-2.7	sdg, 20-17
197910290atl	atl	3	5	0	160	181	sea	3	5	0	172	181	1979	9	10/29/1979	.375	-1.9	sea, 31-28
200611130car	car	4	4	0	137	163	tam	2	6	0	102	173	2006	10	11/13/2006	.375	-6.1	car, 24-10
200711120sea	sea	4	4	0	167	141	sfo	2	6	0	104	186	2007	10	11/12/2007	.375	-3.5	sea, 24-0
201211120pit	pit	5	3	0	191	164	kan	1	7	0	133	240	2012	10	11/12/2012	.375	-5.0	pit, 16-13
199010290pit	pit	3	4	0	109	128	ram	2	4	0	164	173	1990	8	10/29/1990	.385	-2.2	pit, 41-10
201212170oti	oti	4	9	0	271	386	nyj	6	7	0	245	306	2012	15	12/17/2012	.385	-6.8	oti, 14-10
197012070oti	oti	3	7	1	177	249	cle	5	6	0	236	236	1970	12	12/7/1970	.386	-3.3	cle, 21-10
197711210was	was	5	4	0	126	132	gnb	2	7	0	83	152	1977	10	11/21/1977	.389	-4.2	was, 10-9
200311170sfo	sfo	4	5	0	202	152	pit	3	6	0	176	217	2003	11	11/17/2003	.389	+0.5	sfo, 30-14
201011220sdg	sdg	4	5	0	239	197	den	3	6	0	203	252	2010	11	11/22/2010	.389	-0.4	sdg, 35-14
199410170den	den	1	4	0	108	146	kan	3	2	0	90	80	1994	7	10/17/1994	.400	-2.8	kan, 31-28
199911290sfo	sfo	3	7	0	163	281	gnb	5	5	0	192	209	1999	12	11/29/1999	.400	-6.8	gnb, 20-3

It is not, however, the worst by combined PPG margin. That honor belongs to this 1972 game between the 2-5 Patriots and the 1-6 Colts (Baltimore ended up winning 24-17):

game_id	home	W	L	T	PF	PA	road	W	L	T	PF	PA	year_id	week_num	game_date	comb_wpct	comb_pt_diff	winner
197211060nwe	nwe	2	5	0	92	220	clt	1	6	0	94	145	1972	8	11/6/1972	.214	-12.8	clt, 24-17
201310210nyg	nyg	0	6	0	103	209	min	1	4	0	125	158	2013	7	10/21/2013	.091	-12.6	NULL
197512150sdg	sdg	1	11	0	148	282	nyj	3	9	0	221	378	1975	13	12/15/1975	.167	-12.1	sdg, 24-16
199710200clt	clt	0	6	0	88	155	buf	3	3	0	122	159	1997	8	10/20/1997	.250	-8.7	buf, 9-6
200001030atl	atl	4	11	0	251	351	sfo	4	11	0	266	419	1999	17	1/3/2000	.267	-8.4	atl, 34-29
201011290crd	crd	3	7	0	188	292	sfo	3	7	0	160	219	2010	12	11/29/2010	.300	-8.2	sfo, 27-6
199211300sea	sea	1	10	0	73	218	den	7	4	0	175	207	1992	13	11/30/1992	.364	-8.0	sea, 16-13
198310240crd	crd	2	5	0	137	218	nyg	2	5	0	126	156	1983	8	10/24/1983	.286	-7.9	tie (20-20)
201112120sea	sea	5	7	0	216	246	ram	2	10	0	140	296	2011	14	12/12/2011	.292	-7.8	sea, 30-13
201211260phi	phi	3	7	0	162	252	car	2	8	0	184	243	2012	12	11/26/2012	.250	-7.5	car, 30-22
197011020pit	pit	2	4	0	71	94	cin	1	5	0	93	156	1970	7	11/2/1970	.250	-7.2	pit, 21-10
199112090mia	mia	7	6	0	256	275	cin	2	11	0	211	374	1991	15	12/9/1991	.346	-7.0	mia, 37-13
198010270nyj	nyj	1	6	0	114	164	mia	4	3	0	99	144	1980	8	10/27/1980	.357	-6.8	nyj, 17-14
201212170oti	oti	4	9	0	271	386	nyj	6	7	0	245	306	2012	15	12/17/2012	.385	-6.8	oti, 14-10
199911290sfo	sfo	3	7	0	163	281	gnb	5	5	0	192	209	1999	12	11/29/1999	.400	-6.8	gnb, 20-3
197910150nyj	nyj	2	4	0	128	174	min	3	3	0	107	142	1979	7	10/15/1979	.417	-6.8	nyj, 14-7
200611130car	car	4	4	0	137	163	tam	2	6	0	102	173	2006	10	11/13/2006	.375	-6.1	car, 24-10
199411210oti	oti	1	9	0	147	218	nyg	3	7	0	171	220	1994	12	11/21/1994	.200	-6.0	nyg, 13-10
200611060sea	sea	4	3	0	149	177	rai	2	5	0	92	148	2006	9	11/6/2006	.429	-6.0	sea, 16-0
199710270mia	mia	5	2	0	143	124	chi	0	7	0	101	199	1997	9	10/27/1997	.357	-5.6	chi, 36-33
197311260sfo	sfo	3	7	0	180	232	gnb	3	5	2	138	198	1973	11	11/26/1973	.350	-5.6	sfo, 20-6
199311290clt	clt	3	7	0	154	233	sdg	4	6	0	164	195	1993	13	11/29/1993	.350	-5.5	sdg, 31-0
198312120tam	tam	2	12	0	212	345	gnb	7	7	0	396	407	1983	15	12/12/1983	.321	-5.1	gnb, 12-9
201211120pit	pit	5	3	0	191	164	kan	1	7	0	133	240	2012	10	11/12/2012	.375	-5.0	pit, 16-13
200911160cle	cle	1	7	0	78	209	rav	4	4	0	206	154	2009	10	11/16/2009	.313	-4.9	rav, 16-0
200712100atl	atl	3	9	0	171	272	nor	5	7	0	266	279	2007	14	12/10/2007	.333	-4.8	nor, 34-14
199910250pit	pit	3	3	0	117	93	atl	1	5	0	74	153	1999	7	10/25/1999	.333	-4.6	pit, 13-9
201211050nor	nor	2	5	0	190	216	phi	3	4	0	120	155	2012	9	11/5/2012	.357	-4.4	nor, 28-13
198110190det	det	2	4	0	118	126	chi	1	5	0	89	133	1981	7	10/19/1981	.250	-4.3	det, 48-17
198011240nor	nor	0	11	0	181	341	ram	7	4	0	294	228	1980	12	11/24/1980	.318	-4.3	ram, 27-7
197711210was	was	5	4	0	126	132	gnb	2	7	0	83	152	1977	10	11/21/1977	.389	-4.2	was, 10-9
199510230nwe	nwe	1	5	0	69	160	buf	5	1	0	136	95	1995	8	10/23/1995	.500	-4.2	nwe, 27-14
200611270sea	sea	6	4	0	203	219	gnb	4	6	0	185	252	2006	12	11/27/2006	.500	-4.2	sea, 34-24
201112050jax	jax	3	8	0	138	200	sdg	4	7	0	249	275	2011	13	12/5/2011	.318	-4.0	sdg, 38-14
200412060sea	sea	6	5	0	239	223	dal	4	7	0	193	289	2004	13	12/6/2004	.455	-3.6	dal, 43-39
198711020dal	dal	3	3	0	135	134	nyg	1	5	0	99	142	1987	7	11/2/1987	.333	-3.5	dal, 33-24
200711120sea	sea	4	4	0	167	141	sfo	2	6	0	104	186	2007	10	11/12/2007	.375	-3.5	sea, 24-0
199010220cle	cle	2	4	0	98	139	cin	4	2	0	154	153	1990	7	10/22/1990	.500	-3.3	cin, 34-13
201110310kan	kan	3	3	0	105	150	sdg	4	2	0	141	136	2011	8	10/31/2011	.583	-3.3	kan, 23-20
197811060clt	clt	3	6	0	120	230	was	7	2	0	186	135	1978	10	11/6/1978	.556	-3.3	clt, 21-17
200711190den	den	4	5	0	153	238	oti	6	3	0	178	152	2007	11	11/19/2007	.556	-3.3	den, 34-20
197012070oti	oti	3	7	1	177	249	cle	5	6	0	236	236	1970	12	12/7/1970	.386	-3.3	cle, 21-10
200511210gnb	gnb	2	7	0	201	184	min	4	5	0	154	228	2005	11	11/21/2005	.333	-3.2	min, 20-17
200512190rav	rav	4	9	0	171	253	gnb	3	10	0	255	255	2005	15	12/19/2005	.269	-3.2	rav, 48-3
200512120atl	atl	7	5	0	277	237	nor	3	9	0	183	295	2005	14	12/12/2005	.417	-3.0	atl, 36-17
200211180ram	ram	4	5	0	194	196	chi	2	7	0	182	232	2002	11	11/18/2002	.333	-2.9	ram, 21-16
199410170den	den	1	4	0	108	146	kan	3	2	0	90	80	1994	7	10/17/1994	.400	-2.8	kan, 31-28
197211130sdg	sdg	2	5	1	152	203	cle	5	3	0	141	134	1972	9	11/13/1972	.469	-2.8	cle, 21-17
197710310crd	crd	3	3	0	124	122	nyg	3	3	0	91	126	1977	7	10/31/1977	.500	-2.8	crd, 28-0
200512260nyj	nyj	3	11	0	189	298	nwe	9	5	0	322	289	2005	16	12/26/2005	.429	-2.7	nwe, 31-21

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