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JuggernautJ wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:23 pm Wow, Bob.
I didn't know that.

One "doink" different and it's a whole other outcome...

That WAS just a joke ...

Throwin_Samoan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:27 pm FWIW, some highlights exist (though, sadly, not of the fateful play that provided the eventual winning margin.)

True, but on the plus side it did have the extra point that hit the crossbar and bounced over, which I'd never seen.

(And considering the game was won by a one point margin you have to consider that that decision may've cost Washington the Championship.) On top of that, a day before the game the Rams suggested moving the goal posts back to the end line. But the Redskins said it would be too much trouble, and besi...

Similar to the collapse of the 1986 Jets, though the Eagles were a defending conference champion Off the top of my head, I'd say the best comparison here is with the 1981 Eagles, as was recently mentioned on this forum (by 74_75_78..., I believe). That team was also coming off a Super Bowl loss; th...

I would argue that Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football by Robert W. Peterson might be a good replacement for Christl's team-specific Packers book. Also, I have run into multiple errors related to the Minneapolis Marines and the Rock Island Independents in a couple of chapters in The Sunday Gam...

During the Chiefs' game the other day, the announcers brought up something we've probably all seen by now: that Mahomes has never played a road game in the playoffs. They did admit that his three Super Bowl appearances were not HOME games; but since they were played at neutral sites, they still were...

Howzabout Mike Vrabel? Sure, he was a LB, but look at his stats: Regular Season----10 receptions, 10 TDs Playoffs------------ 2 receptions, 2 TDs The guy had a dozen catches and each and every one of them was for six points . Good one! Here's another good one, this time in a minor league -- but a v...

I remember one case specifically: In 1977 Christmas came on a Sunday, and the first round of playoffs took place that weekend. Two games were played on Saturday, the 24th, and two more on Monday, the 26th. None on the 25th.

My favorite guy in this regard is Bill Karr, who caught 9 passes for the Bears in 1935 for 220 yards and SIX touchdowns. Same ratio as Graham and others, but 50 percent more catches and TDs.

GameBeforeTheMoney wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:11 pm Doug Russell fits that bill. If you're not thinking of him, I'm guessing it's likely someone else in the single wing era.

Yes! Russell is the one. I believe that 98-yarder set the record for longest TD pass, and then Frank Filchock completed a 99-yarder to somebody (Andy Farkas, maybe) in 1939.