Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

I liked the yearbooks as I like to see all the highlights of the year. I didn't like it when they showed too much of players or coaches heads talking or tried to get too artistic, I just wanted to see the best plays and games. I have noticed some were more honest about a team's shortcomings such as ...

I edited it to clarify I was talking about a defensive PI that should have been called against the 49ers.

Was a clothesline illegal in 1983? Everyone seems to ignore that the 49ers got away with a clear interference on a long pass attempt to Monk on the Redskins drive previous to the 49ers drive that tied the game. [edited for clarification]

Denver did its job on defense but Maye ran well. When was the last time a team lost giving up less than 100 yards passing in a championship game? Maybe the Bengals vs. the Bills in 1988 when Esiason only passed for 94 yards. Simms only had 90 yards vs. Washington in 1986 and Eason only had 71 vs. t...

As I recall in the last years of Three Rivers the Steelers were hampered by not having enough cash to pay out big signing bonuses. If my memory is correct then that perhaps needs to be taken into account when evaluating Cowher's record in 1999 and 2000.

Since someone keeps complaining about 1991 Washington winning against non play off teams but has never answered my question about what teams have won more games vs. playoff teams I decided to do a little exercise with the 1990s SB champions. The first number is what Pro Football Reference gives as t...

Half their wins were against non-playoff teams (CIN, CLE, PIT, Phoenix 2x, Giants twice, Philly) I don care if they were 10-6, Philly didn’t make the playoffs; Giants were aging, Cardinals were the Cardinals, Dallas had no defense in 1991 The NFC East of 91 is one of the most overrated divisions in ...

I have a magazine that ran simulations and included a box score of one of them. It had the 49ers winning in OT 30-27.

Is there any individual on the Lions defense that stood out in that 1962 Thanksgiving game against the Packers? If so they probably deserve a mention.

I don't know if the 1947 Cardinals qualify as one of the greatest but they were champions. Sammy Baugh threw for 355 yards and 6 IDs in a 45-21 win over them. {He also threw for 364 yards and 5 IDs in a 45-42 loss vs. the runner-up Eagles that year]