Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

To those in here who feel that the bar has been lowered when it comes to getting elected into Canton - which, pretty much, makes just about ALL of us - at what point in time, perhaps a specific Draft class, signified to you that the Hall will no longer be a small one; the standard now lowered?

Two one-and-done 13-3 top-seeds. Who's the better of both?

And yet I couldn't name you one memorable Sunday Night football game without being prodded and reminded of it. Are you the same way? 1983 Raiders-Cowboys, 40-38 shootout 1985 Cowboys-GIants, late Cowboys victory, back and forth game 1985 Steelers-Chargers, 54-44 shootout I actually do remember the ...

Why not talk about odd-man-out Saints in Archie's second season? They finish 2-11-1, tied for their worst season yet at the time (2-11-1 two years prior) but not the worst team in the league that year thanks to Peterson's Oilers. And, technically, not 'second'-worst either being they beat the Eagles...

And yet I couldn't name you one memorable Sunday Night football game without being prodded and reminded of it. Are you the same way? Yes, exactly! I'm really trying to come up with a significant one. ANY one, for the most part! Now I do remember Rams at Dallas in Wk#7, 1981. But that was simply a c...

I didn't know until right now that ATLANTA were all by themselves atop the division with two weeks to go! Van Brocklyn's bunch was 7-5 with the Rams & Forty Niners at 6-5-1 apiece. The Falcons already split with the Rams who, themselves, just won their second game against San Fran; and the Falco...

*home team in CAPS* AFC East: (1) New England 13-4, (6) Buffalo 10-7, New York 6-11, Miami 3-14 North: (3) Cincinnati 11-6, (5) Baltimore 11-6, Pittsburgh 8-9, Cleveland 6-11 South: (4) Houston 10-7, (7) Jacksonville 9-8, Tennessee 7-10, Indianapolis 6-11 West: (2) Denver 12-5, Los Angeles 9-8, Kan...

IMO, the '81 Bengals and '88 Bengals are each better than either the '86 Browns or '87 Browns. '81 Bengals a real 12-4 SB team to me! Not a fluke at all. I guess it should be seen as theory, but I've opined before that the big reason for Cincy's surge that season was just simply how tough their sche...

*home team in CAPS* AFC East: (1) New England 13-4, (6) Buffalo 10-7, New York 6-11, Miami 3-14 North: (3) Cincinnati 11-6, (5) Baltimore 11-6, Pittsburgh 8-9, Cleveland 6-11 South: (4) Houston 10-7, (7) Jacksonville 9-8, Tennessee 7-10, Indianapolis 6-11 West: (2) Denver 12-5, Los Angeles 9-8, Kans...

The top tier of Browns teams since ’65 would have to be 68/’69. Next tier would be ’86/’87. The former of the pairs lost by lopsided scores in each of their LCGs as opposed to the latter in both their CCGs, but Baltimore & Minnesota far greater obstacles, obviously, than either Denver team. For ...