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Is Hirsch the only player in NFL history to lead in receptions, receiving yards, receiving TDs and yards per catch in the same season?

In an obituary of Zeke Bratkowski in the New York Times on November 13th, George Bozeka and PFRA's book 'The 1966 Green Bay Packers' are mentioned.

Yes, I'd say the AAFC was younger and mostly eschewed going after big-name NFL stars. Some players did jump, though: Lou Rymkus, Bruno Banducci, Lee Artoe, Norm Standlee. The NFL Dodgers, a good team before the war, went into the AAFC en masse as the Yankees. There were also five Cleveland Rams who ...

The discussion under the HOF and HOVG section has drifted far from Cam Newton to one that recurs regularly - how the AAFC compares to the NFL - so I'm taking the liberty of carrying it forward on the main board. It doesn't read as contentious to me. Perhaps it does to a newcomer because we've had ve...

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Thanks, Ivan. That's some string of coincidences.

There were nine such games during that era and my understanding is that on those occasions where both teams were playing in such a game for the first time, home field advantage was determined by a coin toss, while those occasions where one or both teams had previously played in a conference playoff,...

Actually, TanksandSpartans, your post doesn't address what I said at all. I said with a mountain of evidence why the Eagles in 1950 would have been the best team in the East and likely the NFL had there been no merger. Your response is to instead talk about injuries and personnel issues. What does G...