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The NFL is replete with numerous teams over the years who have had good starts to a season, and bad endings to the same season. But perhaps none of those “Best of Times, Worst of Times” seasons can compare to what the New England Patriots had to deal with in 1974. The Patriots of 1974 … Read more
The USFL was a wildly popular league for many football fans during the mid-1980s. Like many pro football leagues before and after the USFL, the league ultimately did not have enough staying power. Most casual fans of football that have heard of the USFL like to place all of the blame on the former owner … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XVII, which was held on January 30, 1983, at the Rose Bowl, between the AFC champion Miami Dolphins and the NFC champion Washington Redskins. If you’re looking for the full story of this 1982 season, pick up my Great Eighties book and you’ll learn more than you ever wanted to know … Read more
Ask any pro football historian what George Allen’s greatest coaching year was, and he or she will undoubtedly say 1972 when his Washington Redskins won their first NFC Championship and a trip to Super Bowl VII. But I’m going to disagree with that opinion. I’m going to say that 1976 was Allen’s greatest coaching season. … Read more
Last week I wrote an article comparing the 1972 and 1973 Miami Dolphins. I concluded that the 1973 team was even better than the undefeated 1972 team. But in drawing that conclusion, I was in no way trying to diminish the accomplishments of the 1972 team. After all, it’s the only undefeated team in NFL … Read more