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The 1963 Packers could have won the Western Conference despite the two losses to Chicago. Thanksgiving Day in Detroit. The Lions showed remarkable resilience late in the first half and again at the end of the game. Wayne Walker booted his second field goal, a 42 yard effort, on the last play of the ...

Walter Payton set a single game rushing record on November 20, 1977 in Chicago vs the Vikings. --Payton carried 40 times for 275 yards and a touchdown. --The Bears out rushed Minnesota 363 to 86. --The Vikings showed a limp passing game; 12 to 25 for just 116 yards and three interceptions. --Chicago...

Maybe it stems from the internet and AI since we have become use to getting data and results in seconds. It just seems like the Front Office is showing much less tolerance for losing under Nick Siriani than under Andy Reid. The Eagles were getting ready to fire Nick after 2023 just one year after lo...

1967 Week 13 Green Bay at Los Angeles. Back and forth game with the Rams winning after a blocked punt 27 to 24. Packers already had the Central Division won. Rams would at home play the Baltimore Colts the following week. Colts came in at 11-0-2 and the Rams were 10-1-2. Los Angeles won 34 to 10. Lo...

June 7, 2026 by Leonard's Memory Lane Bobby Layne-Two Minute Drill-Week 1-1960 vs Dallas Cowboys-Steelers Won 35 to 28 First Quarter Eddie LeBaron threw a 75 yard touchdown pass to Jim Doran. Dallas 7 Pittsburgh 0 Eddie LeBaron threw a 7 yard touchdown pass to Fred Duggan. Dallas 14 Pittsburgh 0 Bob...

Week 12 Carolina Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field 2006 The Eagles came in at 5-6 with the Panthers half a game ahead at 6-5. After a 4-1 start Philadelphia had lost five of their last six games. Another loss would have ended their playoff hopes. With about five minutes left in the game, David Ack...

The Eagles came in at 5-6 with the Panthers half a game ahead at 6-5. After a 4-1 start Philadelphia had lost five of their last six games. Another loss would have ended their playoff hopes. With about five minutes left in the game, David Ackers kicked a 25 yard field goal giving us a 27 to 24 lead....

Week 8 Minnesota Vikings at Forbes Field Pittsburgh blew leads of 14 to 0, 26 to 14, and 29 to 21. Finally with about two minutes left in the game Jim Christopherson kicked field goal of 26 yards and Vikings led for the first time 31 to 29. Staying calm and cool, Bobby Layne guided the team down the...

There have been come rare cases where NFL teams have used different players for kickoff and place kicks. Generally teams were just concerned about pure strength for kickoff. 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers-Gary Glick had a good strong leg suitable for kickoffs. Tom Miner handled field goals and extra point...

The west as said won 13 of the 14 regular season games. In addition, the Packers defeated the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Title Game. In the Runnerup Bowl Baltimore defeated the Cowboys 35 to 3. But the shocker was the Eastern Conference make it look easy against the West in the Pro Bowl 36 to 7.