Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

Ray Lewis is in the HOF. They clearly did not take into account his off-the-field history. It's been clearly established that Ray Lewis never held a knife on the night those two men were stabbed. Any crime committed by Ray occurred only after the stabbings occurred. That's not akin to a murder/suic...

If you base induction on talent alone, Brown is a slam dunk. However, with all his off-the-field, and personality issues, I can see him not being inducted. There are definitely guys who aren't in based on what they did off-the-field who were really good. As I understand it that would be Jim Tyrer, ...

James Wilder ran for 166 yards (at 6.1 yards per carry) against the 1985 Bears. Jimmy Smith caught 15 passes for 291 yards and 3 TDs against the 2000 Ravens. The 2001 Ravens weren't as great, but didn't have much drop-off.... until Brett Favre carved them up. He completed almost 80% of his passes fo...

I think Brees is a slam dunk. I predict he will be in this year as a first ballot inductee. Eli's candidacy may go further this year, he could receive more love and push from the media. I don't think so, if the voters remain consistent (which is a big if.) There were 10 players who made the cut fro...

Heck, that wasn't even O.J.'s longest run against the Steelers. In 1972, he had a 94 yard touchdown run against Pittsburgh. They weren't quite the Steel Curtain yet, but they were still an excellent defense that year.

Unfortunately for Dolphins fans, Johnson didnt keep Irving Fryar in 1996, choosing former Philly receiver, Fred Barnett, who Fryar would replace. Barnett stayed injured in Miami. Fryar and the Eagles faced Miami in 1996. Fryar caught four touchdowns that day from Ty Detmer, and Philadelphia beat Mi...

Regarding Question #2, The rules changed at some point between 1983 and 1986. (They changed a couple times actually.) I don't know all the details of when they changed (though the USFL certainly played a role. I can explain the two Buffalo situations. With Cousineau, when he left Canada to come down...

I think Brees is a slam dunk. I predict he will be in this year as a first ballot inductee. Eli's candidacy may go further this year, he could receive more love and push from the media. I don't think so, if the voters remain consistent (which is a big if.) There were 10 players who made the cut fro...

There seem to be a few but, frankly, I don't know if they're any good. Does anybody have any recommendations on books about Jerry Jones, warts and all? Not a Jones-sanctioned puff piece. Jeff Pearlman's book on the '90s Cowboys is pretty great and covers Jones's background, but I wasn't sure if a g...

Though it wasn't his fault, Matt Ryan lost ... *17 point lead vs SF in 2012/13 NFC Championship game largest? *25 point lead in 2016/17 SB ... largest *33 point lead in 2022 reg season ... largest The 2013 playoffs had a theme for the Falcons. In the Divisional round against Seattle, Atlanta held a...