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Familiar foe: 15 NFL wild-card playoff games that were season finale rematches

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The Browns managed to defend their home turf against Houston with a 28-23 win in the season finale. However, the Oilers edged the Browns 24-23 in the wild-card, and that is how the Marty Ball era ended in Cleveland.

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Marty Schottenheimer would complete the sweep three seasons later with the Chiefs. Kansas City beat the Raiders in Week 17, 27-21, and then followed it up with a 10-6 victory over Los Angeles at Arrowhead Stadium.

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What some don't remember is that the greatest comeback in NFL history was part two of a battle that had been waged on ESPN Sunday Night Football at the Astrodome in Week 17.