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NFL: Teams with the Most Shutouts in a Season
The Steel Curtain: Dwight White, Ernie Holmes, Mean Joe Greene And L.C. Greenwood
In 1976, the Pittsburgh Steelers shutout five different teams, most since the 1970 merger – and that was when there were only 14 games on the schedule. The Steelers did it in bunches, too, three in a row, then two to close the regular season.
Some say (like ESPN) that team had the greatest defense of all time. Whether it’s true or not, they never drop below second best, jostling with the 1985 Chicago Bears for tops.
The ’85 Bears shutout four teams, but two were in the postseason (not considered here).
The Baltimore Ravens blanked a quarter of their 16-game schedule in 2000. Everybody else on today’s list – another 10 teams – tossed three shutouts in the regular season.
The last to do it? The 2003 Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots.
Four of the 12 single-season shutout kings won it all (*).
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| 1. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 1976 | New York Giants (27-0), San Diego Chargers (23-0), Kansas City Chiefs (45-0), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (42-0), Houston Oilers (21-0) |
| 2. | Baltimore Ravens* | 4 | 2000 | Pittsburgh Steelers (16-0), Cincinnati Bengals (37-0), Cleveland Browns (12-0), Dallas Cowboys (27-0) |
| 3. | Baltimore Colts | 3 | 1971 | New York Jets (22-0), Buffalo Bills (43-0), Buffalo Bills (24-0) |
| 3. | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 1970 | Houston Oilers (44-0), Boston Patriots (31-0), Dallas Cowboys (38-0) |
| 3. | Miami Dolphins* | 3 | 1972 | Baltimore Colts (23-0), New England Patriots (52-0), Baltimore Colts (16-0) |
| 3. | Miami Dolphins | 3 | 1978 | Baltimore Colts (42-0), Cincinnati Bengals (21-0), Washington Redskins (16-0) |
| 3. | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1971 | Buffalo Bills (19-0), Philadelphia Eagles (13-0), Green Bay Packers (3-0) |
| 3. | New England Patriots* | 3 | 2003 | Dallas Cowboys (12-0), Miami Dolphins (12-0), Buffalo Bills (31-0) |
| 3. | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1977 | Philadelphia Eagles (20-0), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (31-0), Cleveland Browns (9-0) |
| 3. | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 1984 | Cleveland Browns (33-0), San Diego Chargers (24-0), Kansas City Chiefs (45-0) |
| 3. | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 2001 | Buffalo Bills (35-0), Miami Dolphins (21-0), New orleasn Saints (38-0) |
| 3. | Washington Redskins* | 3 | 1991 | Detroit Lions (45-0), Phoenix Cardinals (34-0), Philadelphia Eagles (23-0) |
^ Since 1970 AFL-NFL merger, regular-season only
Check out my source – pro-football-reference.com‘s play index, where I ran this query that gives you every single shutout (all 454 of them) since 1970.
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Winter Olympics Mascots Through the Years (1968-2014)
2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Mascots
2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Mascots Hare, Polar Bear, Leopard
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2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Mascots
Miga (Sea Bear), Quatchi (Bigfoot), Sumi (Bear/Bird Hybrid), Mukmuk (Marmot)
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Mascots Quatchi, Miga, Sumi
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Mascots’ Mascot Mukmuk
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2006 Torino Winter Olympics Mascots
Neve (Snowball) and Gliz (Ice)
2006 Torino Winter Olympics Mascots Neve and Gliz
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2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Mascots
Coal/Stronger (Black Bear), Copper/Higher (Coyote), Powder/Swifter (Snowshoe Hare)
2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Mascots Coal, Copper and Powder
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1998 Nagano Winter Olympics Mascots
Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki (Snowlets/Owls)
1998 Nagano Winter Olympics Mascots Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki
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1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics Mascots
Kristin and Haakon (Viking Children)
1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics Mascots Kristin and Haakon
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1992 Albertville Winter Olympics Mascot
1992 Albertville Winter Olympics Mascot Magique
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1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Mascots
1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Mascots Howdy and Hidy
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1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics Mascot
1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics Mascot Vucko
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1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics Mascot
1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics Mascot Roni Raccoon
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1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics Mascot
1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics Mascot Schneemann
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1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics Mascot
1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics Mascot Schuss
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* No Winter Olympics mascots prior to 1968 and in 1972.
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Summer Olympics Mascots Through the Years (1972-2012)
Wenlock and Mandeville, 2012 London Summer Olympics Mascots
Those cycloptic 2012 Summer Olympics mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville, are weird.
But London shouldn’t feel so bad, most Olympics mascots just are.
Here are all the official Summer Olympics mascots since the first, Waldi the dachshund, of those ill-fated 1972 Games.
Click on the links below to learn more about each of the mascots, including their design, selection and symbolic meanings.
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2012 London Summer Olympics Mascots
Wenlock and Mandeville (Drops of Steel)
2012 London Summer Olympics Mascots Wenlock and Mandeville
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2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Mascots
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Mascots, Fuwa: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini
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2004 Athens Summer Olympics Mascots
Daidala (Ancient Greek Sculptures as Children): Athena and Phevos (Sister and Brother)
2004 Athens Summer Olympics Mascots Athena and Phevos
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2000 Sydney Summer Olympics Mascots
Syd (Platypus), Millie (Echidna) and Olly (Kookaburra)
2000 Sydney Summer Olympics Mascots Syd, Millie and Olly
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1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics Mascot
Whatizit or Izzy (Digital Cartoon Character)
1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics Mascot Izzy
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1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics Mascot
1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics Mascot Cobi
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1988 Seoul Summer Olympics Mascots
Hodori and Hosuni (Tiger Cubs)
1988 Seoul Summer Olympics Mascots Hodori and Hosuni
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1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics Mascot
1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics Mascot Sam
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1980 Moscow Summer Olympics Mascot
1980 Moscow Summer Olympics Mascot Misha
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1976 Montreal Summer Olympics Mascot
1976 Montreal Summer Olympics Mascot Amik
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1972 Munich Summer Olympics Mascot
1972 Munich Summer Olympics Mascot Waldi
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