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Technically, Bud Grant did win an NFL Championship. The first four Super Bowls (pre-merger) were world championship games between the champions of the NFL and AFL. They were even called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. Grant's Vikings were the 1969 NFL Champions. If we are being technical, yes....

The football answer is Super Bowl III, when Joe Willie Namath's guarantee made the AFL-NFL merger work, and put both leagues on equal footing going into the merger. But when did it *culturally* become the Super Bowl? The first Super Bowl that I ever watched was Super Bowl XXVIII, and the first I wat...

Don't get your hopes up this year for anyone other than Bill Belichick. He will most certainly be the choice.

Play-by-play guys:
1. Dick Enberg
2. Pat Summerall
3. Greg Gumbel
4. Al Michaels
5. Charlie Jones

Color commentators:
1. John Madden
2. Merlin Olsen
3. Paul Maguire
4. Dan Dierdorf
5. Don Meredith

The Packers have...

Never won in Indianapolis (since 1984) (witnessed a loss in person in 2020)
Never won in Buffalo (since the merger in 1970) (witnessed a loss in person in 2014)
Not won in Pittsburgh since 1970 (you think I'm crazy enough to wear a Cheesehead there?)

I missed this thread, so I'll share mine a month late. My Packers prediction was made before I knew Micah Parsons was coming to Green Bay.

https://tommyaphillips.com/2025-nfl-predictions/

I've seen so many conflicting dates on this that I wonder if anyone has really dug into this topic to find the answer... The evolution of the NFL shield logo. Major changes appeared to have occurred in both the early 1960's and early 1980's, with the current logo coming about in 2008. The previous ...

Very good question. "Definitive" implies something other than just "most exciting," which is how I rank seasons. So, while 2007 was easily the most exciting season of the 2000s, I wouldn't call it definitive because the Super Bowl champion ended up being one of the flukiest teams...

I'm interested in the 2005 New England Patriots media guide, though unfortunately I live in Pittsburgh.

Awesome! I can't wait to see him!