COFFIN CORNER VOLUME 47 NUMBER 3 IS NOW AVAILABLE IN MEMBERS ONLY. THE ISSUE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
PFRA-ternizing. An announcement of two additional speakers for the PFRA convention in St. Paul and a Sunday add-on tour of U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings.
A Short History of Fourth Down Decision-Making by Ben Carpenter. Coaches used to trust their gut. Is now the time to trust the data? This account traces the evolution from always punting on fourth down to using advanced mathematics in guiding play calling today. From early film study in the 1920s to the Bellman Equation and the rise of analytics departments in the NFL, the numbers can say “go for it” now—but not every coach listens.
The CFL’s Philadelphia Experiment by Kenn Tomasch. The story of the first Canadian pro football regular season matchup in America that took place in 1958, featuring the Ottawa Rough Riders against the defending Grey Cup champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a charity event in the City of Brotherly Love. Another CFL regular season game would not take place in the United States until 1993.
Pro Football Three-peats: More Common Than You Might Think by Lee Elder. While the Kansas City Chiefs came up short in their drive for three straight Super Bowl wins this year, the “three-peat feat” has occurred six times in pro football history. This piece lists them all and includes the clubs that just missed the championship trifecta.
Ten Things You Probably Don’t Know About the Green Bay Packers by Cliff Christl. The official historian of the Packers pens this information-packed installment of the “Ten Things” series. Their beginning as a team of high school alum all-stars is covered, as well as the subtle changes to the iconic ‘G’ logo (with an image of the original artist sketch). Did you know that before the famous Ice Bowl, the team only had six December home games in Green Bay, and three of those were in the playoffs? Frozen tundra—who needs it?!
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Let's see ... Green Bay 1929-31, Cleveland 1946-50, Green Bay 1965-67. Those are the only three I can think of in the NFL, so does that mean this includes the CFL or minor leagues? Interesting if it does ...George Bozeka wrote: ↑Wed May 07, 2025 11:37 pm Pro Football Three-peats: More Common Than You Might Think by Lee Elder. While the Kansas City Chiefs came up short in their drive for three straight Super Bowl wins this year, the “three-peat feat” has occurred six times in pro football history. This piece lists them all and includes the clubs that just missed the championship trifecta.
As for teams that just missed, for my money the closest was the 1940-43 Bears, who would've had four in a row if not for the 14-6 loss in the 1942 title game after an undefeated regular season.
No. 2 is probably the Bears again, this time from 1932-34. In that last year -- again, after an undefeated regular season -- they were 10 points ahead in the fourth quarter of the title game before the Giants exploded for 27 points.
The Eagles came pretty close from 1947-49, losing the first title game by just 7 points.
Only an overtime loss in the 1962 title game kept the Oilers from winning three AFL championships in a row.
Off the top of my head, those are the closest calls, but there are probably others to consider.