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I think the degree of a rivalry is directly related to the amount of pain the two teams cause one another.
Losing games when you think you've got a real good team is MUCH more painful than losing games when you're in rebuilding mode.
Therefore when you look at head to head records, you need to take them with a grain of salt. The important games in any rivalry are the games when both teams are "up". Therefore, obviously, playoff wins over division rivals are especially sweet or especially painful depending on which side you're rooting for.
So let's analyze how each rival has done vs the other when they were both competitive. By competitive, I mean that they had legitimate playoff aspirations heading into the final stretch of the season.
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Common Years of Competitiveness:
Jets vs Dolphins: 11 Years: 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
Jets vs Patriots: 10 Years: *1961, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002
Jets vs Bills: 7 Years: 1981, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002
Patriots vs Dolphins: 16 Years: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
Patriots vs Bills: 13 Years: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002
Dolphins vs Bills: 16 Years: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
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Most Competitive Years Amongst AFC East Rivalries:
1) Patriots Vs Dolphins - 16 Years
1) Bills Vs Dolphins - 16 Years
3) Patriots Vs Bills - 13 Years
4) Jets Vs Dolphins - 11 Years
5) Jets Vs Patriots - 10 Years
6) Jets Vs Bills - 7 Years
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Head-to-Head Records Vs Rivals in Competititive Years:
Jets Vs Dolphins: 15-7-1, 0-1 in Playoffs
Jets Vs Patriots: 10-10, 0-1 in Playoffs
Jets Vs Bills: 6-9, 0-1 in Playoffs
Overall Vs Rivals: Jets are 31-26-1, 0-3 in Playoffs
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Patriots Vs Dolphins: 18-16, 2-1 in Playoffs
Patriots Vs Jets: 10-10, 1-0 in Playoffs
Patriots Vs Bills: 15-11-1, 1-0 in Playoffs
Overall Vs Rivals: Patriots are 43-37-1, 4-1 in Playoffs
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Dolphins Vs Jets: 7-15-1, 1-0 in Playoffs
Dolphins Vs Patriots: 16-18, 1-2 in Playoffs
Dolphins Vs Bills: 16-20, 1-3 in Playoffs
Overall Vs Rivals: Dolphins are 39-53-1, 3-5 in Playoffs
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Bills Vs Jets: 9-6, 1-0 in Playoffs
Bills Vs Patriots: 11-15-1, 0-1 in Playoffs
Bills Vs Dolphins: 20-16, 3-1 in Playoffs
Overall Vs Rivals: Bills are 40-37, 4-2 in Playoffs
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Research based on info from www.NFLArchives.com
Losing games when you think you've got a real good team is MUCH more painful than losing games when you're in rebuilding mode.
Therefore when you look at head to head records, you need to take them with a grain of salt. The important games in any rivalry are the games when both teams are "up". Therefore, obviously, playoff wins over division rivals are especially sweet or especially painful depending on which side you're rooting for.
So let's analyze how each rival has done vs the other when they were both competitive. By competitive, I mean that they had legitimate playoff aspirations heading into the final stretch of the season.
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Common Years of Competitiveness:
Jets vs Dolphins: 11 Years: 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
Jets vs Patriots: 10 Years: *1961, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002
Jets vs Bills: 7 Years: 1981, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002
Patriots vs Dolphins: 16 Years: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
Patriots vs Bills: 13 Years: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002
Dolphins vs Bills: 16 Years: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
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Most Competitive Years Amongst AFC East Rivalries:
1) Patriots Vs Dolphins - 16 Years
1) Bills Vs Dolphins - 16 Years
3) Patriots Vs Bills - 13 Years
4) Jets Vs Dolphins - 11 Years
5) Jets Vs Patriots - 10 Years
6) Jets Vs Bills - 7 Years
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Head-to-Head Records Vs Rivals in Competititive Years:
Jets Vs Dolphins: 15-7-1, 0-1 in Playoffs
Jets Vs Patriots: 10-10, 0-1 in Playoffs
Jets Vs Bills: 6-9, 0-1 in Playoffs
Overall Vs Rivals: Jets are 31-26-1, 0-3 in Playoffs
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Patriots Vs Dolphins: 18-16, 2-1 in Playoffs
Patriots Vs Jets: 10-10, 1-0 in Playoffs
Patriots Vs Bills: 15-11-1, 1-0 in Playoffs
Overall Vs Rivals: Patriots are 43-37-1, 4-1 in Playoffs
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Dolphins Vs Jets: 7-15-1, 1-0 in Playoffs
Dolphins Vs Patriots: 16-18, 1-2 in Playoffs
Dolphins Vs Bills: 16-20, 1-3 in Playoffs
Overall Vs Rivals: Dolphins are 39-53-1, 3-5 in Playoffs
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Bills Vs Jets: 9-6, 1-0 in Playoffs
Bills Vs Patriots: 11-15-1, 0-1 in Playoffs
Bills Vs Dolphins: 20-16, 3-1 in Playoffs
Overall Vs Rivals: Bills are 40-37, 4-2 in Playoffs
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Research based on info from www.NFLArchives.com