When 09/23 Falls On A Sunday

When 09/23 falls on a Sunday...

With 09/23 being a special date, the 9th prime is 23,
and with it leaving a master number of days left in the year (99),
I thought it might be worth looking into all the NFL seasons/Super Bowls
when 09/23 fell on a Sunday.

Since the Super Bowl era began, there have been 7 seasons
in which 09/23 fell on a Sunday. 2018 is the 8th.

1973: SB08: Minnesota vs Miami
1979: SB14: Los Angeles Rams vs Pittsburgh
1984: SB19: San Francisco vs Miami
1990: SB25: New York Giants vs Buffalo
2001: SB36: St. Louis Rams vs New England Patriots
2007: SB42: New York Giants vs New England Patriots
2012: SB47: San Francisco vs Baltimore
2018: SB53: ...??...          vs       ...??...

A couple things jump out.
First, two of these SBs have been prime numbers.
SB19, and SB47, both featured San Francisco.

Now SB53 is a prime numbered one... San Francisco?
((also the first time it happened: '73, San Francisco is in their 73rd season this year))

The other thing that is equally striking is the NFC pattern.
It began Minnesota, and then check it out:
Rams
49ers
Giants
Rams
Giants
49ers

So to me that screams Rams next... OR Minnesota, to sort of reset or whatever.

But ALREADY being high on the Rams, higher on the Vikes,
and sky high on the 49ers... This boosts those teams TREMENDOUSLY imho.

And really scares me about the Rams.
How convenient they are really good right now.


Notice that quite a few teams have been there twice,
Miami (SB08 + SB19)
Rams (SB14 + SB36)
Giants (SB25 + SB42)
Patriots (SB36 + SB42)
49ers (SB19 + SB47)

That doesn't seem as compelling, but if we do some math...

The Rams, SB14 and SB36... a difference of 22...
and then IF they were to be in SB53, the difference from SB36 to SB53 is 27...

22 + 27 = 49

SB53 is the 49th of the modern era.

That's compelling.

How about a Vikings Dolphins SB?
Doing the same thing with Minnesota and Miami we get 45 for both:
Miami: SB08 and SB19, that's a difference of 11...
and if they were in SB53, the difference from SB19 to SB53 is 34...
11 + 34 = 45

Minnesota: SB08 and if they were in SB53
that's a difference of 45

45... in the time of the 45th President...


Checking the other teams:

Giants: SB25 and SB42, that's a diff of 17...
and if they were in SB53, the diff from SB42 to SB53 is 11...
17 + 11 = 28
The NFC can win its 28th SB...

Steelers: SB14 and if they were in SB53
that's a difference of 39...
Only thing you could say there is 3x9=27, NFC can stay on 27 SB wins

Bills: SB25 and if they were in SB53
that's a difference of 28...
Again, they could lose giving the NFC its 28th SB win.

Patriots: SB36 and SB42, that's a difference of 6...
and if they were in SB53, the difference from SB42 to SB53 is 11...
6 + 11 = 17
This was the 17th year in a row Brady started week one.

Ravens: SB47 and if they were in SB53
that's a difference of 6...
I don't know, they could lose and give the 49ers their 6th SB win
(or the Cowboys, only those two NFC teams sitting on 5 right now)
(No NFC team sitting on 5 losses either)

49ers: SB19 and SB47, that's a difference of 28...
and then if they were in SB53, the difference from SB47 to SB53 is 6...
28 + 6 = 34
The SB is on the 34th day of the year in the place of a ton of 34.


Here's the score breakdowns (total :differential)
SB08: 07-24 (31 :17)
SB14: 19-31 (50 :12)
SB19: 16-38 (54 :22)
SB25: 19-20 (39 :01)
SB36: 17-20 (37 :03)
SB42: 17-14 (31 :03)
SB47: 34-31 (65 :03)

Notice the previous three have all had a differential of three.

Five of the seven have featured at least one score in the teens.

Reduced we have:
SB08: 07-06 (04 :01)
SB14: 01-04 (05 :03)
SB19: 07-02 (09 :05)
SB25: 01-02 (03 :01)
SB36: 08-02 (01 :06)
SB42: 08-05 (04 :03)
SB47: 07-04 (02 :03)

I don't really have much there.

The winning scores added:184
The losing scores added: 123
For a total of 307...
and a differential of 61...


Here are the host cities
Houston
Pasadena California
Palo Alto California
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
Arizona
New Orleans

Atlanta

Not much there.


Now, realize that there is only one other such prime related date
that occurs during the NFL season...
10/29... the 10th prime is 29

Every year that 09/23 falls on a Sunday
10/29 falls on a Monday (the NFL plays on Mondays too).

And of course, flipping the structure there's also
11/5... 11 is the 5th prime.

So get this, every year that 09/23 falls on a Sunday
10/29 AND 11/5 both fall on Mondays...

So that just goes to make 09/23 falling on a Sunday all
the more special. Because when it does, the other two
prime related dates also fall on a day the NFL plays.


Now then, how about when 10/29 falls on a Sunday?
In those years, 09/23 is out of the picture, it falls on Saturday.


However, when 10/29 falls on a Sunday
SO DOES 11/5.

So, NOT RELEVANT TO THIS SEASON, but just for documentation and study,
here are the seasons/Super Bowls when both 10/29 and 11/5 fall on a Sunday:

1967: SB02: Green Bay vs Oakland
1972: SB07: Washington vs Miami
1978: SB13: Dallas vs Pittsburgh
1989: SB24: San Francisco vs Denver
1995: SB30: Dallas vs Pittsburgh
2000: SB35: New York Giants vs Baltimore
2006: SB41: Chicago vs Indianapolis
2017: SB52: Philadelphia vs New England

2023: SB58: ...??     vs     ...??

So, not as special as the 09/23 on Sunday years...
And not as compelling... I really don't see anything there.


So, what do you think?
I think 09/23 falling on a Sunday is great for the
49ers
Rams
Giants
and maybe Vikings and Dolphins.

Cheers!