Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

If the Hail Mary pass had failed, the Vikings would have hosted the Rams in the 1975 NFC Championship game. The Vikings of that era always said the 1975 team was their best, better than the teams that made (and flopped in) the Super Bowl. In my opinion, if the Vikings in 1975 were good as advertise...

Reference to the Steelers-Cowboys Super Bowl in January of 1979, Jackie Smith dropped what would have been the tying touchdown. Trailing 21 to 14, Dallas had to settle for a field goal. In my opinion the Cowboys loss to the Steelers in Super Bowl XIII has less to do with a dropped TD pass or bogus ...

The Pocket Book Of Pro Football from 1978 predicted the Oakland Raiders would win Super Bowl XIII. This is not too egregious in that the Raiders were still going strong at the time from having made it to the previous years conference championship game and winning the Super Bowl two years previous. A...

If we call and place our cards on the table, in my opinion the 2013 Seahawks are the better TEAM than the 2015 Broncos. If all else is even from a defensive standpoint, the Seahawks stand apart with arguably the better offense: 'Beast Mode' playing at a prime level and Russell Wilson with a QB ratin...

How about the Los Angeles Rams between 1966 and 1989? Started with the hiring of George Allen and ended with back to back losing seasons under John Robinson in 1990 and 1991. In between, the Rams has a very solid track record of consistency with just four losing seasons but also 16 playoff appearanc...

The denouement of the Steeler dynasty occurred with Terry Bradshaw's last pass, a touchdown against the New York Jets in 1983. Bradshaw's elbow was shot and he retired after the season. In my opinion the Steelers dynasty started to unravel on October 20, 1980 when the vaunted Steel Curtain defense ...

What about the 1966 Green Bay Packers? After opening the season with four straight wins, lost by a point to San Francisco before pummeling its next three opponents by a combined score of 104-10 (sounds like the type of numbers the 76 Steelers would put up). Subsequent to a three point loss to Minnes...

How about the 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers? No, did not face the highest level of competition in defeating Detroit (6-7-1), Cleveland (7-5-2), Houston (1-13) and San Diego (2-11-1) to start the season but did outscore the opposition 131-44. Came to earth the following week in losing to eventual Central ...

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Ted Kwalick with the Raiders in 1976?

Bob Chandler with the 1980 Raiders?