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All of us know that Philadelphia cannot let scoring opportunities go by either through turnovers or failure to convert fourth downs. The defense though was superb all day despite having few scores to work with. Especially impressive was holding the Saints on fourth and one after the blocked punt. On...

No discussion about versatile players would be complete without mentioning Bert Rechichar. He was originally from Bell Vernon, PA just outside of Pittsburgh and was an outstanding player at the University of Tennessee. Rechichar played for the Cleveland Browns in 1952; the Baltimore Colts from 1953 ...

Why Stopped the Packers in 1964-The Placekicking of Paul Hornung 8-5-1 The Packers fell off in 1964 because of the placekicking of Paul Hornung, who was in after a year’s suspension. What many forget is that in 64 Green Bay had one of its biggest victories-a 28 to 21 affair over the Cleveland Browns...

he Week Nine the Steelers at 4-3-1 at Pitt Stadium played the 8-1 Cleveland Browns. In the first meeting at Cleveland the Browns won 35 to 23. John Henry Johnson and Clendon Thomas were injured the previous week and did not play. In both the second and third quarter, Steelers had to settle for eight...

The following three quarterbacks were journeymen around the  NFL.  Rarely starters and virtually unnoticed, they quietly put up some big numbers. David Krieg-played from 1980 to 1998;  with Seattle, Kansas City, Tennessee, Arizona, and Chicago; completed 3,105 of 5,311passes for 38, 147 yards; 59% c...

That 1975 Steelers-Raiders game had so many turnovers that both sides acted like they didn't want to win. I never expected the 41 yard field goal from George Blanda. He had not kicked anything over 37 yards during the season.

The New York Giants at Baltimore in week one came from behind 21 to 3 to defeat the Colts 37 to 28. Y.A Tittle suffered bruised ribs and could not play the next week. Ralph Guglielmi and Glenn Griffing were the quarterbacks in week two. Pittsburgh played to a 21 to 21 tie at Franklin Field. Lou Mich...

After the 1964 season, ABC lured Chris Schenkel away from CBS. Schenkel was the Voice of the New York Giants and CBS televised all regular season games. In a odd arrangement, the NFL negotiated the NFL Championship Game as a separate package and awarded to NBC. Schenkel appeared on that network when...

The Cowboys in Week One got their first win ever defeating the Steelers 27 to 24. Pittsburgh was leading 24 to 17 with just three minutes left but lost the game. Now in week nine at Forbes Field, the Steelers won their third straight game easily. Rudy Bukich completed nine passes for 192 yards and t...

he Steelers came into Cleveland to get revenge over the Browns in a 30 to 28 loss at Forbes Fields two weeks earlier. The Steelers were 2-5 vs 5-2 for the Browns. As might be expected, Jimmy Brown was Cleveland’s big weapon carrying 18 times for 110 yards and catching four passes for 38 yards. Brown...