Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

We're not talking simply about 'good' games that are only known amongst, say, those on this site but games that obviously pop-out to the casual or even non-fan. '81 immediately comes to mind. You had the 'Epic' as well as both CCs - 'Freezer' & 'Catch' respectively. That makes three. Yes, there was the Bills/Jets WC along with Bills/Bengals following week but, again, they aren't considered 'historic'; only fans who are more-than casual would know. There is 'Immaculate' and Staubach rallying back at Candlestick in '72 (both games on same day) but that's about it for that post-season. There's 'Hail Mary' & SBX itself for '75 and 'Fog' & SBXXIII for '88 but, again, stalled at just two in each case. Any other post-seasons with three or even more of these Classic/"everyone"-knows-about kind of games?

One possibility might be 2014-15, if only for the spotlight a number of games shone on NFL rules and officiating.

You had:

- a dispute over offensive formations in the N.E.-Balt. wildcard game that led to a rule change;
- a reversal of a PI call that decided the Dal.-Det. wildcard game;
- Dez Bryant's was-it-a-catch-or-not in the division round at Green Bay;
- Seattle's stunning comeback in the NFC title game;
- the AFC title game, which, while lopsided, led to Deflategate; and
- the Super Bowl being decided by Malcolm Butler's goal-line pick.

Whether or not that all adds up to "historic," it's hard to recall a group of post-season games that engendered that much conversation and controversy.