Category Archives: NFC Classic

NFL Films: New Orleans Saints 1983 Highlights: A Little Bit More

Source: NFL Films: New Orleans Saints 1983 Highlights: A Little Bit More Jim Mora, gets a lot of credit for turning the New Orleans Saints into winners and a consistent playoff team for the first time in their franchise history … Continue reading

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Lee Estrada: NY Giants Chronicles: The 1960s and 1970s

Source:The Daily Review I believe Bob Papa had the best line when he said that the New York Giants by 1964 were in transition. The great teams and success that they had in the 1950s and early 1960s was gone … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Jason Tubrow: Colorful History of Kezar Stadium

Source:The New York Times I guess from the outside looking in, Kezar Stadium was a very attractive football stadium. With pretty sight lines, in a great part of San Francisco, with a pretty field. Not much different from lets say … Continue reading

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NFL Films: NFL 1976- Game of The Week: NFC Final: Los Angeles Rams vs Minnesota Vikings

“I Post these shows purely to show the history of the game for football fans enjoyment, Please do not re-post this video. Thanks!” From PAL 6363 1976 was probably the Rams best opportunity to beat the Vikings in the NFC Final. … Continue reading

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CBS Sports: NFL 1978-Week 6-San Francisco 49ers @ Los Angeles Rams: First Quarter

. Source:The New Democrat  This really looks like a mismatch on paper with the San Francisco 49ers finishing 2-14 in 1978 and the Los Angeles Rams finishing 12-4 and running away again with the NFC East title as they made … Continue reading

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Truman Tucker: A Little History of the Minnesota Vikings

. Source:The Daily Press When you look at teams that should’ve won championships but didn’t, I look at teams that were really the best at what they did in their league for that year. Teams that had everything on paper, … Continue reading

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Elias Estrada: New York Giants Chronicles: Giants QB Phil Simms

. Source:The New Democrat  My thoughts about Phil Simms as a football player and now as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports, are quite frankly mixed. I should separate how I feel about him both as a player and analyst. … Continue reading

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Elias Estrada: New York Giants Chronicles: Mark Bavaro

. Source:The New Democrat  When I think of great all around tight ends, I think of guys who can block first, which is the most important job of a tight end. Has good hands and catches the ball well and … Continue reading

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NFL Films: The Chicago Bears 46 Defense

Source:The New Democrat  I wouldn’t call former Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan the father of the 46 Defense, but he certainly was one of the fathers. You could make a case that what former Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jerry Glanville … Continue reading

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NFL Network: NFL 1985- The Dominance of the 1985 Chicago Bears 46 Defense

Source:The New Democrat  The reason why the Bears 46 Defense isn’t ranked as high at least by a lot of NFL historians as lets say the Steel Curtain Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s or even the Ravens of the last … Continue reading

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