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Quote: Originally Posted by BloodMeridian

I think he meant 4th and 5th year it was the Broncos and Raiders "respectively". In the second year of my Raiders franchise NE played Detroit in the SB. On any given Sunday the game can simulate a win for a crappy team.

You are correct. I had the same exact thing happen to me in my 49ers franchise. After a good season, of not getting hurt, Stafford along with Suh and their HB J. Best all improved in their OVR rating quite a bit. With a free agent pickup and two nice rookies, the Lions were a competitive team. It didn't hurt that they had an easy post-season run against the rams and two other teams with injured stars.