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- Sun May 19, 2024 5:24 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Looking At the Teams That Attempted to Threepeat
- Replies: 7
- Views: 266
Re: Looking At the Teams That Attempted to Threepeat
Of those six, I'd give the 1990 49ers the best shot. The NFC title game was an out-and-out brawl, not really the kind of game S.F. was used to, but it still took a somewhat fluky play for them to lose; Craig had only fumbled twice all season. A shootout with Buffalo would have been much more the fla...
- Fri May 17, 2024 6:10 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 1971 NFL season discussion
- Replies: 8
- Views: 412
Re: 1971 NFL season discussion
When I think of the 1971 season, three names immediately come to mind: John Brockington, Elmo Wright, and Chuck Hughes.
- Thu May 16, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Weakest above-500 team to NOT make the playoffs?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 172
Re: Weakest above-500 team to NOT make the playoffs?
After going 13-33-1 the previous three years and before going 10-22 the next two years, the Packers somehow went 10-6 in 1989. They were fortunate on a few fronts: - They had a last-place schedule, which meant the woeful Cowboys twice and not having to deal with the rough AFC Central; - They got a b...
- Thu May 16, 2024 4:54 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Most impressive/interesting achievement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 446
Re: Most impressive/interesting achievement
Seeing Toby Harrah's name reminds me of one of those factoids you absorb as a kid and never forget: He once played an entire doubleheader at shortstop without ever touching the ball -- no chances, no assists, no putouts.
- Thu May 16, 2024 4:54 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Records of one conference vs the other by year
- Replies: 4
- Views: 233
Re: Records of one conference vs the other by year
Once the AFC got its bearings, its dominance over the NFC during the '70s was so pronounced that it prompted a Sports Illustrated cover story.
- Sun May 12, 2024 5:10 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 1973 Raiders
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10535
Re: 1973 Raiders
Because of how late in life he began playing in the NFL, it's easy to forget that Staubach was 37 during the 1979 season. That was a much bigger deal then than it is now. The spirit was willing, but etc.
- Sun May 12, 2024 5:52 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Worst draft classes for a team
- Replies: 11
- Views: 593
Re: Worst draft classes for a team
Going back to the days when scouting was in its infancy, it's not hard to find numerous drafts that were complete disasters for the teams that conducted them. We've all heard stories about how teams would pick a guy because they liked how his photo looked in the Street & Smith college football f...
- Thu May 09, 2024 5:57 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Hypothetical post merger Playoff Bowls
- Replies: 13
- Views: 727
Re: Hypothetical post merger Playoff Bowls
That list underscores how phenomenal it is that the Cowboys and Raiders never faced each other in the Super Bowl.
- Tue May 07, 2024 6:06 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: What's the biggest football moment you witnessed in person?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 793
Re: What's the biggest football moment you witnessed in person?
I remember Don Majkowski wore #5 (Paul Hornung's number) in that game. He was usually #7, but he wore 5 that day. Was kind of neat to see. I don't know if he or the team was honoring Hornung that day, but he wore #5. That's the number he was issued. It was changed after one season. Hornung's number...
- Fri May 03, 2024 3:41 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: What's the biggest football moment you witnessed in person?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 793
What's the biggest football moment you witnessed in person?
For me, Brett Favre breaking the career touchdown-pass record.
Runner-up: Jerry Rice's first NFL game, not that I had any idea who he was at the time.
Runner-up: Jerry Rice's first NFL game, not that I had any idea who he was at the time.