There has been a lot of discussion lately about the NFL going to an 18 game schedule. Some people are for it and some are against it. Most football fans want it as it would eliminate two of the borderline unwatchable preseason games and add on to the schedule two games that really matter. photo [...]
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Super Bowl VII, which saw the Miami Dolphins complete their undefeated season by beating the Washington Redskins, was the first Super Bowl ever to be televised live in the city that the game was being played in. The NFL at the time had unconditional blackout rules that prohibited stations from showing the broadcast locally. When [...]
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The Arena Football League has had an interesting history since it first started in 1987. Many players have started their careers there and ended up in the National Football League. There have also been a good number of high quality football players that played their whole career in the Arena Football League. Here is a [...]
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The Arena Football League is looked down upon by some as a lesser football league, or even as something that isn’t really football at all. The truth is though that there are some unique skill sets that need to be present to succeed in the Arena Football League. How many players have played at the [...]
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The World Football League came on the scene in 1974 with the hopes of becoming a big time competitor of the National Football League. The league made a big splash by signing a number of big name NFL stars away too. Though the league just lasted two seasons it is remembered fondly by those who [...]
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Hope the big game is going the way you hoped it would. Here is the final installment of little known facts about the Super Bowl. -The most passes ever attempted in one Super Bowl game was 58 and was done by Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI. -Only four NFL teams [...]
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We’re getting closer to game time… here are some more little known facts about the Super Bowl. Hope its a great game! -In his four Super Bowl appearances, Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers put up a total of 589 receiving yards. This sets the record for career receiving yards in Super Bowl history [...]
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With the Super Bowl coming up, here is a taste of some little known Super Bowl trivia and information. Go Saints! Go Colts! Who are you picking? -The longest play from scrimmage in Super Bowl history was an 85 yard touchdown pass in Super Bowl XXXVIII thrown by Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme and caught [...]
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The United Football League (UFL) has been on the field for a couple of weeks now. The uniforms look modern and the play doesn’t look too bad. Here is a video showing highlights from week one’s match up between the California Redwoods and the Las Vegas Locos. Tweet This Post
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There has been rumors for years that the National Football League might one day expand into Mexico. This wouldn’t however be the first American football team from Mexico to play in an American professional football league. 1969 Mexico Golden Aztecs Team Logo The Mexico Golden Aztecs played in the 1969, and last, season of the [...]
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We posted earlier this week about the coming United Football League and listed some of the notable names involved with each of the teams. (Here is a link to that post) Here is a look at some of the rule changes that the UFL will have compared to the NFL: Tuck Rule The tuck rule [...]
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Slated to begin play this fall is a new professional football league. The United Football League has been called both a competitor to and a minor league of the National Football League. There is no current working relationship between the two leagues though. The United Football League, or UFL, will start their initial season with [...]
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Here is a great question from Todd. He would like to know who is the last franchise that is no longer in existence to win an NFL Championship. Well, every team that has ever won a Super Bowl is still an active team in the league so that means we have to look back further [...]
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Hot on the heels of yesterday’s look at players who have led the league in scoring in consecutive years, we’d like to point out some interesting facts regarding players who have led the league in scoring. The oldest player to lead the league in scoring was George Blanda who at the age of 40 scored [...]
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