Sports History Network Today we have Super Bowl II, between the NFL champion Green Bay Packers and the AFL champion Oakland Raiders. Played on January 14, 1968, this game was known as the Second AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The old Orange Bowl stadium in Miami was the host of this Super Bowl, and it would also host Super … Read more
On December 24, 1978, the extension of the NFL’s very first 16-game regular season and two more playoff teams resulted in the league’s very first Wildcard Playoff Weekend. Two more teams would increase the total number of teams per conference to make the playoffs to five each. You would have your three division winners in … Read more
Today, we’re going to talk about the 1992 San Diego Chargers, who turned in one of the strangest single seasons in NFL history. You’ll learn why shortly. This article is also a podcast from the Football Attic if you are interested in listening, you can do so below. You can also read the full article … Read more
If you live in the United Kingdom, football means something entirely different than it does to someone living in the United States. You must emphasize the word “American” in American football when you are discussing the gridiron. You may be ridiculed for being a fan of the inferior sport to the “most beautiful game.” So … Read more
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a grudge match as “a contest or fight between players, teams, etc…..who dislike each other.” There have been many grudge matches over the course of the league’s 100+ year history, but what about the first one? For the answer, we get to go all the way back to the first season … Read more