Firstly - I think we will get relegated.
However - with 6 games left last season, Sunderland were 7 points from safety (albeit with 2 games in hand, as opposed to our 1 game in hand). Their last 6 results were as follows:
Manchester City 2 – 2 Sunderland
Chelsea 1 – 2 Sunderland
Sunderland 4 – 0 Cardiff City
Manchester United 0 – 1 Sunderland
Sunderland 2 – 0 West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland 1 – 3 Swansea City
They finished up 5 points above the relegation zone.
Before anyone says "they changed manager", that happened at the start of October. Their form immediately before that 6 game run was 1 draw and 7 defeats from 8 games.
As I say, I think we will get relegated, but I thought it was worth noting.