History unkind to teams that lose at 13-0
December, 20, 2009
12/20/09
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Pat Yasinskas | ESPN.com
NEW ORLEANS -- If you’re a big believer in history and a New Orleans fan, you might want to stop reading right here. The Saints are only the third 13-0 team in history to lose the 14th game. They joined the 1998 Denver Broncos and the 2005 Indianapolis Colts.
That Denver team and that Indianapolis followed the first loss with a second in the very next game. But there’s a bright spot to all this and reason to believe the Saints can do better than the last two teams: The Saints host the Tampa Buccaneers next Sunday in the Superdome.
That Denver team and that Indianapolis followed the first loss with a second in the very next game. But there’s a bright spot to all this and reason to believe the Saints can do better than the last two teams: The Saints host the Tampa Buccaneers next Sunday in the Superdome.
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