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On You Tube, I found a recording of what was called The Sports Huddle out of WEEI in Boston from 12/26/1971 (the day after the Mia-KC playoff classic). Eddie Andelman said that the NFL at that time was so weak and deluded that the Pats could be SB contenders in two years (listen starting at the 27:...

The 49ers from 1995 to 1997 had a top 5 defense every season. Advanced metrics via DVOA even back this up. So this is wrong. And as I said above, the 95 team ranked 19th since 1950 in DVOA on defense. It wasn’t flawless defensively, but very good. DVOA only goes back to 1978 I believe now, and ever...

On a completely different note... I wasn't able to see the game live and planned to watch the replay of NFL Channel at 12:30 am PST. I carefully avoided all news and let friends know to not tell me the outcome of the game until after 3 am Monday. I was really looking forward to watching the game &q...

In that Buffalo game, Lofton wasnt a factor as well and despite a great offensive line with Hull at center, the Broncos took it too them. Kelly didnt play great but got the win. His worst postseason game was against Dallas in the 1992/93 SB where he had three turnovers before getting injured in the...

Looks like CSKreager was the only one of us who predicted the Commanders regression. I had them as a non-factor as well but in this thread I only noted my playoff picks which were merely okay like normal. Looking back on it, I am surprised more of us did not pick Seattle. You could tell last year t...

I don’t know any to hear about what a great coach Vrabel is and “culture” IT’S. THE. SCHEDULE! This is like when Barry Switzer made a SB with Dallas Not exactly. True, it is his first season in New England, and he is working with players that he himself didn’t not draft. Their schedule definitely i...

Haha ... after helping the Rams stay in the game, now the referees are helping the Hawks keep this last minute drive going. I dont believe Kupp got the first down. Will the Seahawks cut Woolen tomorrow, or keep him on the team? Had the Rams kicked the FG, maybe these last seconds could have been di...

Good question. The Broncos defense played a great defensive game against the Bills in an era where they could get away with more on the field. The Bills played great on defense as well, as Elway had to leave the game. I watched it on tv and thought Kubiak would pull it out. The officials let the pl...

We just saw Denver lose a conference championship game 10-7 in a game where their kicker missed a couple kicks. The 1991 Broncos similarly lost an AFC Championship Game game 10-7 and their kicker missed multiple kicks. Both games also featured Denver’s backup quarterback playing (Stidham and Gary Ku...

I think that Stidham will be ok, not great but good enough for Denver being able to win if they contain Maye to Diggs a bit and can force "must pass" downs so their pass rush can get after it. That being said, I'm picking New England to get by at 27-21. In the NFC, it is wild that these t...