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The start of the 2024 NFL season has seen somewhat underwhelming performances from both the New York Giants and New York Jets as they seek to gain early momentum. While the Jets have fared slightly better over the opening four games—winning two and losing two—the Giants have struggled, losing three of their first four fixtures … Read more
It was certainly a long wait, but in 1977, the wait was finally over. The Denver Broncos came into existence in the old American Football League back in 1960. A total of 18 years later, in 1977, pro football’s Rocky Mountain team finally made the playoffs. They had suffered through many losing seasons, and once … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XLIII, which was held on February 1, 2009, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, between the seven-time AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the first-time NFC champion Arizona Cardinals. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question for … Read more
Throughout the years, there have been legendary “enforcers” in the NFL. Guys like Dick Butkus, Ray Nitschke, Ray Lewis, and even Warren Sapp have been in the thick of things when needed by their teammates. So, I must share my embarrassment that I was not very familiar with a gentleman who did his share of … Read more
If you are in your 50s like me, you probably grew up watching the variety of shows that were produced by one of the greatest companies in America, NFL Films. I remember visiting it when I was a teenager in the 1970s when the establishment was located on North 13th Street in downtown Philadelphia. What … Read more