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by Mark
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Obscure trivia
Replies: 153
Views: 67053

Re: Obscure trivia

Name the game... When both these teams met, they went into the game with a combined 15 losses. This would be the second victory of the season for the winning team, and their HC for this win was not their HC at season's beginning; and this very season would be the only season that he would ever at a...
by Mark
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: "Name the Game" trivia
Replies: 347
Views: 750985

Re: "Name the Game" trivia

Next game up... *Both teams finished the season with losing records *Two HOFers scored TDs *Three HOFers caught passes *One team was coached by a HOFer, the other team's coach is considered one of the worst coaches in football history (subjective comment) *A player in this game had 70 kick return y...
by Mark
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: "Name the Game" trivia
Replies: 347
Views: 750985

Re: "Name the Game" trivia

Next game up... *Both teams finished the season with losing records *Two HOFers scored TDs *Three HOFers caught passes *One team was coached by a HOFer, the other team's coach is considered one of the worst coaches in football history (subjective comment) *A player in this game had 70 kick return y...
by Mark
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:16 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 1990's Chiefs
Replies: 19
Views: 4443

Re: 1990's Chiefs

As a Washington fan I still wish Snyder had never fired Schottenheimer. Even if he went 14-2 and lost in the first round as in San Diego that is still preferable to what we got.
by Mark
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: A question about evaluating quarterbacks
Replies: 13
Views: 3723

Re: A question about evaluating quarterbacks

We often downgrade QBs who were otherwise great but lacked championships but consider this...Payton Manning won a Super Bowl in what was his worst year statistically. Winning the championship is the ultimate goal of course but it is a team game. Supposedly Lombardi told Jurgensen that if they had hi...
by Mark
Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Obscure trivia
Replies: 153
Views: 67053

Re: Obscure trivia

GameBeforeTheMoney wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 6:54 pm Here I thought it might be the Broncos team that went 11-5 and missed the playoffs in 1985, but I see that they lost to the Dolphins at home.
I remembered them being swept by the Raiders with both games in OT so I knew it wasn't them. I figured most likely it was the Seahawks, Chiefs, or Broncos.
by Mark
Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Obscure trivia
Replies: 153
Views: 67053

Re: Obscure trivia

CSKreager wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:24 am This was the only NFL team since the merger to have an undefeated home record and miss the playoffs
1981 Denver Broncos
by Mark
Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 2023/24 Super Bowl
Replies: 57
Views: 8608

Re: 2023/24 Super Bowl

If the NFL had a best of format it may become more of a war of attrition than who is the best team.
by Mark
Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Obscure trivia
Replies: 153
Views: 67053

Re: Obscure trivia

Bryan wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 3:29 pm This QB played in 106 games over a 10-year career. Through his first 9 years, he compiled a winning record as a starting QB. In his final season, he doubled his career loss total to finish with a sub-.400 career winning percentage. Name the QB.
Steve Spurrier
by Mark
Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Semi-Pros in the Super Bowl
Replies: 16
Views: 2252

Re: Semi-Pros in the Super Bowl

Perhaps if someone were unclear on the distinction it might be better to inform rather than censure them. Shipley started an interesting topic let's please not discourage anyone from doing the same in the future. I would find it interesting to know, of the stated players and coaches, who went in wh...