Sports History Network Today, we’re going to talk about the 1967 Baltimore Colts, a team that won 11 games, lost only once, and tied twice, and believe it or not…they didn’t make the playoffs. One could argue this team could have outpaced multiple Super Bowl winners during the era. This article is also a podcast from the Football … Read more
I’m a huge Detroit Lions fan. This is no secret, nor do I try to hide it during my interviews each week. In fact, it’s probably fair to say I bring up my fandom for the Detroit Lions pretty much every week on the show. So, when I get a chance to talk to Dave … Read more
Super Bowl 10 was held on January 18, 1976, at the Orange Bowl in Miami between the back-to-back AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the three-time NFC Champion Dallas Cowboys. Some refer to this as the greatest Super Bowl ever played. The Steelers were defending Art Rooney’s first Lombardi Trophy in this game (see the article … Read more
The average combined score of an NFL game a quarter through the 2020 season is 51.3 points. This is up roughly 16 percent from last year and 20 percent since 2000, according to the New York Times. The 1940 NFL Championship had 73 points scored, in what could be considered the greatest victory in the … Read more
Today, we’re going to talk about a blown opportunity for a game of the ages. On Monday night, December 3, 1990, the 10-1 San Francisco 49ers hosted the 10-1 New York Giants. They had each suffered unlikely losses the week before, thereby robbing us of what could have been an 11-0 versus 11-0 matchup. This … Read more