Tag Archives: NFC

CBS Sports: NFL 1986-Week 14-New York Giants @ Washington Redskins: Pat Summerall Intro

Source:Real Life Journal “In a battle of two 11-2 teams the Giants beat the Skins 24-14 on their way to winning the NFC East and ultimately Super Bowl XXI.” From NFL on CBS One of the classic games in the great … Continue reading

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Iron Skin Bng: The Washington Redskins Department of Defense

. Source:Real Life Journal What I loved about the Redskins defense of the 1980s, was that they could get to the QB with their front four. They didn’t have to blitz to pressure the QB, because they had three guys … Continue reading

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Washington Redskins: Sonny Jurgenson & Billy Kilmer: The Sonny-Billy Rivalry

Source:Real Life Journal Sonny Jurgensen was clearly a better quarterback than Billy Kilmer. But Bill better fit head coach George Allen’s conservative offensive personality better. So George could say “see this is why we need to run more and Bill … Continue reading

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Kyle Summerall: John Madden’s Eulogy of Pat Summerall

. Source:The Daily Press As John Madden said, Pat Summerall’s long time partner on the NFL on CBS and then later on FOX NFL Sunday when they were the lead announce team for CBS Sports and FOX Sports NFL coverage, … Continue reading

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Newsmax: The Steve Salzberg Show: Bud Grant on His NFL Career

. Source:The Daily Press I don’t want to sound cold here, but if you look at the Vikings four Super Bowl appearances, they were the second best team in every game, so why they would be on a missing rings … Continue reading

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NFL Network: A Football Like Mike Ditka

Source:The Daily Press To understand Mike Ditka you have to understand his upbringing growing up in a tough Western Pennsylvania town. From a blue-collar Polish-American family with a very tough and demanding father who really loved him. Who ends up … Continue reading

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NFL Films: NFL 1979-A Tale of Two Seasons: The Story of the 1979 Los Angeles Rams

Source: The Daily Press A Tale of Two Seasons is the perfect way to describe the 1979 Los Angeles Rams. Because they were essentially a 500 team or worst in the first half of 1979. I believe the traditionally lowly and … Continue reading

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NFL Films: NFL 1990-NFC Final-New York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers: Full Game

Source:The Daily Press This is one of the best NFL football games period of all-time and perhaps the best conference championship of all-time as well. Two great teams that had a lot of respect for each other and who didn’t … Continue reading

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NFL Films: Redskins Super Bowl Week 1972

Source:The Daily Press I’m sure, actually I’m positive that the Redskins wanted to beat the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl 7. But beating the Dallas Cowboys in the 1972 NFC Final was their Super Bowl victory and championship that year. … Continue reading

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NFL Network: The Story of the 1988 San Francisco 49ers

Source:The Daily Press The 1988 San Francisco 49ers might be the most consistent inconsistent Super Bowl team of all-time. The 2012 Ravens might be close though, but the 88 49ers were a 10-6 team that on paper looked like they … Continue reading

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