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Deck stacked against 0-2 teams

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

As demonstrated by three franchises in 2008, and most notably by the New York Giants' Super Bowl XLII championship the year before, beginning any season with a 0-2 record doesn't necessarily bury a team's playoff chances. But officials from 0-2 teams might be wise to add the backhoe operator to their speed dial. There were three teams -- Miami, Minnesota and San Diego -- that qualified for the 2008 playoffs despite 0-2 starts. The previous year, the Giants' upset of the undefeated New Englan ...

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