Sports History Network Indoor football in the NFL is not uncommon as we approach the 100th birthday of the league in a few days. However, this was not always the case. The Houston Astrodome was the first domed stadium in the NFL, home to the Oilers from 1968 – 1996. Pro Football’s first indoor game was at the … Read more
Welcome to another trip into the Football Attic. If you were with me last time, you’ll remember that we talked about some pretty great football, a 1969 game between the 10-1 Vikings and the 11-0 Rams. Well today, we’re going to balance things out and talk about one or make that two, of the worst … Read more
The first team we are going talk about in the NFL is a team that is closest to my heart (and I’m going to be biased about this one), my favorite team, the Tennessee Titans. The Tennessee Titans are located in Nashville, TN., and play at a stadium called Nissan Stadium. They were founded in … Read more
When you think of an NFL official, what first comes to mind? Was it that call (or non-call) during the 2018 NFC Championship game between the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams? Or was it that time when the official and Jerome Bettis were not on the same page for the overtime coin … Read more
American citizens since the days of Red Grange and the Roaring Twenties have accepted the popularity of pro football as an accepted fact of life. During those years, college football was still king in the eyes of many, but pro football was an infant that was growing in status practically every year. By the 1970s, … Read more