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I was pretty young but even as a kid I was embarrassed by Joe Nash repeatedly being 'injured' ...74_75_78_79_ wrote:How about Seattle/Cincy '88
Those 1991 Jets... what a strange team.74_75_78_79_ wrote:And who can forget the Coz's 8-8 Jets losing by only a TD at a pretty great Houston squad in '91?
Definitely, since the Browns (13-point underdogs) led with eight minutes to go, and had first down at the Miami 35 with 1:15 left, trailing 20-14. Mike Phipps was then picked off for the fifth time.Reaser wrote:'72 Dolphins-Browns?
The Steelers had 5 turnovers and also lost the ball on downs. Both of the Colts' scoring drives started on the Steelers' 19 yard line. One was set up a Lloyd Mumphord INT in Colt territory which he returned 56 yards, the other by a Franco Harris fumble. Harris also fumbled another ball that went through the end zone for a touchback in the second half. For the Colts' part, the TD that put the Steelers ahead to stay 14-10 happened when Mel Blount intercepted Domres and returned the ball to the Colts' 7.Bryan wrote:Inspired by SB VI highlights, where Duane Thomas and Walt Garrison seemingly rush for 200 yards in the first half but then Garo Yepremian makes a FG and the Dolphins only trail 10-3...here are some postseason games that I thought to be strangely close for at least part of the game.
Steelers-Colts, 1975 AFC divisional playoff - At home against an overmatched Colts team, the Steelers outgain Baltimore nearly 2-to-1, in part due to Bert Jones getting injured early in the game. Yet in the 2nd half the Colts were up 10-7, and in the 4th quarter the Colts were only down 14-10. I think Mel Blount intercepted Marty Domres in Pittsburgh territory, which led to a clinching Terry Bradshaw TD. Domres was so terrible (2-11, 9 yards, 1 TD 2 INT) that Marchibroda put Jones back in the game despite Jones' right arm being numb, which led to Andy Russell's long TD return of a Jones' fumble. Surprised that the Steelers had such hard time putting away a young Colts team that had Marty Domres at QB. Honorable mention goes to other AFC divisional game, where the Raiders nearly blew a 31-14 4th quarter lead to the Bengals.
Bryan wrote: Cowboys-Broncos, SB XII- Denver's offense was terrible, yet Denver was still in the game in the 4th period, down only 20-10 with Norris Weese able to (somewhat) move the Bronco offense. Strange that a Butch Johnson fumble and recovery of a punt in the 2nd half could have changed the game had Denver recovered, considering how dominant the Cowboys were.