Template:Did you know nominations/Buccaneers–Packers rivalry

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 18:27, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Buccaneers–Packers rivalry

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... that despite being rivals since 1977, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers have only played each other twice in the playoffs, with each team winning once? Source: FootballDB.com summarizes all the games played, with the two playoff games highlight by an asterisk and a cross
- Reviewed: 2023 UK Championship

Moved to mainspace by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:30, 9 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Buccaneers–Packers rivalry; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:43, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Only one issue noticed; @Gonzo fan2007: In the lead, it states The loss was part of the Buccaneers 0–14 record in 1976, the first time an NFL team lost every game in their season. Off the top of my head I know that last part is incorrect: many early teams, e.g. the 1926 Louisville Colonels, lost all of their games in a season. How do you think this should be re-worded? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:02, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

BeanieFan11, Good catch! I reworded the lead to match the body of the article and the source (the first time it happened in a 14-game season). « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:25, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- Good now. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:27, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
  - Special Date Request: the Packers and Buccaneers play each other on December 17, could this be placed on the main page that day please. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:31, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
  - @Theleekycauldron and Bruxton: (the two best DYK promoters that come to mind) - informing you both that this is requested to be featured on December 17. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:32, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11: Nice, thanks for the compliment. I will look for an open slot and check this out for promotion. Bruxton (talk) 18:21, 9 December 2023 (UTC)