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FWIW, NFL Films had the '76 Raiders beating the '85 Bears 28-17 during ESPN's NFL Dream Season back in 1989. Cliff Branch had 10 receptions for over 200 yards:

https://youtu.be/J1x81Lui81Y?is=tF3c_akecQWZRwEv

Craig Morton, former quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants and Denver Broncos died on May 9th, at age 83: https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-mourn-passing-of-ring-of-fame-qb-craig-morton Win or lose Morton was always a class act. I had alot of respect for him. The Denver Gaze...

The Butkus PAT game was Nov. 14, 1971 vs Washington. https://www.chicagobears.com/news/butkus-caught-game-winning-pat-pass-19009184 The same thing happened in 1972 at Philadelphia in a game involving the Bears and Eagles. Douglass recovered a missed snap from center and threw to Butkus for the XP l...

Running back Lonnie Perrin primary handled kickoff duties for Denver from 1976-1978 with Jim Turner assigned extra point and field goal attempts. While at Illinois, Perrin booted a school record 52 yard field goal against Penn State in 1972. lonnie_perrin_1977_11_13.jpg I seem to remember punters Je...

Eagles One wrote: ↑Fri Feb 06, 2026 11:54 am Sonny Jurgensen, Hall of Fame former quarterback with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins death was announced on February 6th, at age 91:

Sonny Jurgensen Remembered (Dave Volsky tribute):
https://youtu.be/ifC4Ic8jpR8?si=hCB2qqXhpm_oYXBx

Eagles One wrote: ↑Fri Jan 23, 2026 8:19 pm John Brodie, former quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers died on January 23rd, at the age of 90:

Terrific video tribute from Dave Volsky:
https://youtu.be/fXCZK3Z0vgI?si=jiRkaQU96bXy79Og

One obscure NFL Films production that I've long been curious about is a 1967 documentary entitled, "Portrait of a Coach." It's the story of Joe Kuharich who was head coach of three NFL teams. Kuharich became the first coach to wear a wireless microphone for NFL Films in January 1967 during...

Super Bowl II was aired exclusively by CBS and was long believed to have been erased, but it was later found that the entire telecast fully exists and rests in the vaults of NFL Films. Though NBC's telecast of Super Bowl III exists entirely in color, only half of the CBS broadcast Super Bowl IV bro...

Toronto won a game last season on a last-play missed field goal that missed, but because of the short end zones at BMO Field, could not possibly have been returned. They're closing that loophole. Toronto also lost a game last October when Edmonton beat them on a walk off rouge in overtime via the p...

CFL players and coaches were not consulted about the rule changes. B.C. Lions QB Nathan Rourke calls the new rules "garbage." “The worst part about it, honestly, is the fact that the people who play football, who have the football knowledge, were not consulted about this. Players weren’t c...