The NFL finally did something great with making all these divisional match-ups make up the bulk of the final slate of games. All season long we’ve looked at the impending battle lines that make up today’s Eagles vs Cowboys tilt in Jerry World. A pair of 8-3 combatants fighting for NFC East supremacy. What could … Continue reading
SUPER BOWL X CHAMPIONS 1975 PITTSBURGH STEELERS
At what point do you begin to erase an earlier label that was given to you as a player? Can you totally overcome a negative stigma associated with that label? At what point does a team peak with its full talent on display?? Just think that only a year and a half earlier, the Steelers … Continue reading
SUPER BOWL IX RUNNER UP 1974 MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Super Bowl IX! Although the Vikings lost to Pittsburgh 16-6, this team outlasted the Rams 14-10 in the NFC Championship Game to get there. This was the second of 3 Super Bowl appearances in a 4 year span after drafting Chuck Foreman, from The [[_]], and acquiring Fran Tarkenton in a trade from the Giants. … Continue reading
SUPER BOWL IX CHAMPION 1974 PITTSBURGH STEELERS
The first NFL championship in 42 years where the game ball was given to Steeler patriarch, the late Art Rooney. It had been a long time coming for all the decades of despair this team had been through. From the war time merging with the Philadelphia Eagles to form the “Steagles”. To the failed ability … Continue reading
Detroit Lions v Arizona Cardinals
Make no mistake about it this is a big game. It’s a proving ground where the winner will make themselves out to be an NFC heavyweight. The winner of this game will make it as far as the divisional round of the playoffs. The team that falls today will make the playoffs but will fall … Continue reading
SUPER BOWL VIII RUNNER UP 1973 MINNESOTA VIKINGS
This was the bauble the Vikings won making it to Super Bowl VIII. Once there they lost to Miami 24-7 yet polished off Dallas 27-10 in the NFC Championship Game. It was the first of 3 in a 4 year run after drafting Chuck Foreman (The U) and acquiring Fran Tarkenton in a trade with the Giants. … Continue reading
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