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by Mark
Sat May 18, 2024 10:57 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Most impressive/interesting achievement
Replies: 11
Views: 403

Re: Most impressive/interesting achievement

In a 1942 game vs. Washington the New York Giants didn't get a first down [at the time touchdowns didn't count as first downs] , only had one yard rushing, and only completed one pass but won 14-7. That one completion went for a Touchdown.
by Mark
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Obscure trivia
Replies: 153
Views: 93792

Re: Obscure trivia

Name the game... When both these teams met, they went into the game with a combined 15 losses. This would be the second victory of the season for the winning team, and their HC for this win was not their HC at season's beginning; and this very season would be the only season that he would ever at a...
by Mark
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: "Name the Game" trivia
Replies: 347
Views: 753652

Re: "Name the Game" trivia

Next game up... *Both teams finished the season with losing records *Two HOFers scored TDs *Three HOFers caught passes *One team was coached by a HOFer, the other team's coach is considered one of the worst coaches in football history (subjective comment) *A player in this game had 70 kick return y...
by Mark
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: "Name the Game" trivia
Replies: 347
Views: 753652

Re: "Name the Game" trivia

Next game up... *Both teams finished the season with losing records *Two HOFers scored TDs *Three HOFers caught passes *One team was coached by a HOFer, the other team's coach is considered one of the worst coaches in football history (subjective comment) *A player in this game had 70 kick return y...
by Mark
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:16 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 1990's Chiefs
Replies: 19
Views: 4802

Re: 1990's Chiefs

As a Washington fan I still wish Snyder had never fired Schottenheimer. Even if he went 14-2 and lost in the first round as in San Diego that is still preferable to what we got.
by Mark
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: A question about evaluating quarterbacks
Replies: 13
Views: 3959

Re: A question about evaluating quarterbacks

We often downgrade QBs who were otherwise great but lacked championships but consider this...Payton Manning won a Super Bowl in what was his worst year statistically. Winning the championship is the ultimate goal of course but it is a team game. Supposedly Lombardi told Jurgensen that if they had hi...
by Mark
Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Obscure trivia
Replies: 153
Views: 93792

Re: Obscure trivia

GameBeforeTheMoney wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 6:54 pm Here I thought it might be the Broncos team that went 11-5 and missed the playoffs in 1985, but I see that they lost to the Dolphins at home.
I remembered them being swept by the Raiders with both games in OT so I knew it wasn't them. I figured most likely it was the Seahawks, Chiefs, or Broncos.
by Mark
Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Obscure trivia
Replies: 153
Views: 93792

Re: Obscure trivia

CSKreager wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:24 am This was the only NFL team since the merger to have an undefeated home record and miss the playoffs
1981 Denver Broncos
by Mark
Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 2023/24 Super Bowl
Replies: 57
Views: 10124

Re: 2023/24 Super Bowl

If the NFL had a best of format it may become more of a war of attrition than who is the best team.
by Mark
Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Obscure trivia
Replies: 153
Views: 93792

Re: Obscure trivia

Bryan wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 3:29 pm This QB played in 106 games over a 10-year career. Through his first 9 years, he compiled a winning record as a starting QB. In his final season, he doubled his career loss total to finish with a sub-.400 career winning percentage. Name the QB.
Steve Spurrier