... teams like the Cleveland Browns and the Oakland Raiders need a respectable finish at the end of the season. Data for the last three games in the seasons 2004 through 2008 show an interesting pattern.

 

The pattern of the wins-losses is shown:

 

            Cleveland         LLL      WLW       LLL        WLW      LLW

            Oakland           LWW     LLL        LLL        LLL         WLL

                                    2008      2007      2006      2005      2004

 

In a chart showing the pattern of performance during the last three games of the season d...

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