NFL history podcasts.
Today we have Super Bowl XLIX, held on February 1, 2015, between the three-time NFC champion Seattle Seahawks and the eight-time AFC champion New England Patriots. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question for today is: on how many of his 24 … Read more
In 1978, a bunch of new rules geared to improve the passing game showed up along the landscape of the NFL. The public for the most part clamored for the new rules because they wanted to see more scoring in the game. Former Hall of Fame Miami head coach Don Shula differed from their opinions, … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XLVIII, held on February 2, 2014, at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey between the two-time NFC champion Seattle Seahawks and the seven-time AFC champion Denver Broncos. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question for today is: what … Read more
With the Super Bowl having just been played, I wanted to take a look back at a team that many fans assumed was going to win the Superbowl but didn’t. Some may have forgotten just how good the 1983 Washington Redskins were, but they were one of the most dominant teams of the 1980s, up … Read more
Remember the infamous “Spygate” scandal from a few years ago? As a reminder, one prominent NFL team was severely penalized for allegedly, and illegally, filming another team’s defensive signals from an on-field camera during a game, thus offering the offending club a significant offensive advantage. On this episode of “When Football Was Football” we’ll dance … Read more