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This might be a bit of a hot take, but I think in both 89 and 91 the Bronco defense played better than they did in 1987. 89 was number one by points, and third by yards per play, and 91 was third by points and eighth by yards per play. 1991 may have been the best and deepest. They added rookie OLB ...

Who do you think wins the Super Bowl then: 1988 Vikings or Bengals? That year, I would give the edge to the Bengals. The Vikes had a talented team, but Wade Wilson wasn't a great QB, and they didn't have a consistent ground attack. Perhaps Eddie hires a totally different HC from the outside who wou...

With the 88 49ers, my what-if is different: They were two miracle plays (Hail Jerry, Young's crazy run) from 4-7 What if they lose those Giants/Vikings games? Even at 8-8/9-7, they'd have missed out entirely How differently do the 88 playoffs play out with no SF? if they lost those games, they woul...

Out of curiosity, other than Buffalo and Cincinnati, did anyone else really do a “no huddle” offense back then?

Honestly, I don't think so.

Good speculation 7D ... yet I also feel that despite a great gameplan by Belichick against the Bills in the SB, the 49ers defense was better than the Giants and would have shut-down the Bills as well. Yes, the Niners running game was lacking but if OJ Anderson could succeed against the Bills, why n...

Had Joe not gotten injured against the Giants in that championship game, the team goes all the way in 1990--sorry, Bills fans-- It's not that simple. For one, the 49ers didn't have the ground game that the Giants had that year. And, secondly (and this is so important), the 49ers didn't have Belichi...

2003 DEN needed a last gasp drive just to force OT at home vs horrible Cleveland (a week after demolishing KC), DET missed an XP with a chance to tie when they never won on the road, and they struggled against arguably Cowher's worst PIT team. I agree with you about the other two. However, a washed...

In this scenario, I think the Raiders end up playing the Colts in the AFC Title Game, and I see them winning (that game and the Super Bowl). They weren't going to let this opportunity slip away after they got by the Patriots.

The 2003 Broncos were a paper tiger. Only 2 of their 10 wins were against teams that finished above .500 (compared to the 2005 team winning 7 times against teams with winning records) The way they got humiliated by Indy was further proof that Miami should have gotten in. Denver only made it because...

Reading that article about Plummer, it didnt seem like he wanted to continue playing for Mike Shanahan. He didnt play great but the team was still 7-4 when he got benched. You would think he would want to go to TB but his heart wasnt into football anymore. He seemed too sensitive over his benching,...