Although the Cardinals enter this game 10-3 and the Rams 7-6, it’s St Louis coming in with the hot hand. The Rams are playing with an esprit du corp that belies their record. Where we can find the Washington Redskins practice deteriorate into a fist fight, Head Coach Jeff Fisher has his team improving as … Continue reading
SUPER BOWL XII CHAMPION 1977 DALLAS COWBOYS
Super Bowl XII, Cowboys 27-10 over the Denver Broncos…very painful game…didn’t get to watch it…long story …and LIVED in Denver at the time…I’m still upset at my Mom for that!! TV with a blown picture tube and couldn’t go to a friend’s house to watch th……sigh…deep breaths Jef. Remember how many of us played this … Continue reading
SUPER BOWL XI RUNNER UP 1976 MINNESOTA VIKINGS
January 9, 1977 was a day that the Minnesota Vikings again fell short of the Super Bowl win they so desperately wanted. The 32-14 loss to the Oakland Raiders was the last hurrah for a team that dominated the NFC for much of the 1970s. They almost went to 4 Super Bowls in a row. … Continue reading
SUPER BOWL XI CHAMPION 1976 OAKLAND RAIDERS
Al Davis said he wanted a ring so nice that he wanted a Raider to be able to meet the Queen of England and not feel he had to take it off. Mission accomplished!! One of the unique features to every Raider championship ring is that Al Davis uses the AFL logo “A” and not … Continue reading
SUPER BOWL X RUNNER UP 1975 DALLAS COWBOYS
Heading into Super Bowl VI, Cowboy coach Tom Landry referred to the Miami Dolphins defense as “a bunch of no named guys.” The Dolphins and the sporting press spun Landry’s comment into the nickname “The No Name Defense”, that they would forever be known for. Yet little did he know he would return with an … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Day 1980: Shortest Overtime in NFL History – Bears vs Lions
Once upon a time there was a championship team in Detroit. However that was back in the mid 1950s. For the next 25 years the Lions were one of the NFL’s bottom feeders. They made the playoffs only 1 time between 1957 and 1979. Enter Billy Sims. The Lions struck gold in drafting the former … Continue reading
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