THIS WEEK IN NFL HISTORY - Recapping the entire football year. The shutdown of 2020 ?.
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When did the Super Bowl start getting called the Super Bowl?
And did they call it by numbers from the get-go? Like did they retroactively call the title game "the Super Bowl Number ?"
(What I mean is let's say the name "Super Bowl" didn't come around until the 1968 NFL/AFL Title Game - Colts vs Jets. Did they immediately dub that game "Super Bowl III"? Or did that come later?)
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It wasn’t called the Super Bowl until four or five years after it begin. And no they did not start giving them Roman numerals right away that also for five years. Super Bowl III was not called that for a couple of years later
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I think the original Superbowl was really done by the NFL to put the fledgling "other" football rival in it's proper place. Joe Namath & Co. burned them enough to reevaluate and eventually combine into today's NFL (with other teams added later of course). The Chiefs sealed it the following year after the Jets' win with their win for two in a row. If it had continued along the initial put-down route, that combination AFL/NFL may have never been done IMO.
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I think the original Superbowl was really done by the NFL to put the fledgling "other" football rival in it's proper place. Joe Namath & Co. burned them enough to reevaluate and eventually combine into today's NFL (with other teams added later of course). The Chiefs sealed it the following year after the Jets' win with their win for two in a row. If it had continued along the initial put-down route, that combination AFL/NFL may have never been done IMO.
I think the original Superbowl was really done by the NFL to put the fledgling "other" football rival in it's proper place. Joe Namath & Co. burned them enough to reevaluate and eventually combine into today's NFL (with other teams added later of course). The Chiefs sealed it the following year after the Jets' win with their win for two in a row. If it had continued along the initial put-down route, that combination AFL/NFL may have never been done IMO.
Vince Lombardi and his Green Bay Packers seemed to kind of laugh it off beating that other football team in being "that other league".
Joe Namath was very serious about being able to beat the Colts like he said often until he finally just told reporters that they could win in fact "I guarantee it". He wasn't bragging he just was just convinced along with his teammates that they were faster and better than Baltimore. They were confident as 17 point underdogs going into the game.
The only thing that got me was how the Colts crushed the BROWNS 34-0 in the NFL Championship Game Baltimore held Cleveland to just 173 total yards and avenged their only regular season loss of the year with a dominating shutout win. Cleveland crossed midfield only twice, just once in each half, and BROWNS dependible kicker Don Cockroft missed three field goal attempts.
I was shocked how Baltimore LB Mike Curtis destroyed Cleveland but was unheard of in "that game".
I remember how Ursline High school (went there with my cousin) and Youngstown Ohio native and former AFL Buffalo Bills kicker Paul Macguire recalling how some of his former AFL players were actually crying after the game on how Namath and the Jets brought respect to their league. Old NFL diehards like me were convinced that the Lombardi Packers league was superior to that other league.
On top of that in 1970 they moved my BROWNS along with the perennial loser Pittsburgh Steelers over to the AFC !
Things sure changed January 12th, 1969.
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I think the original Superbowl was really done by the NFL to put the fledgling "other" football rival in it's proper place. Joe Namath & Co. burned them enough to reevaluate and eventually combine into today's NFL (with other teams added later of course). The Chiefs sealed it the following year after the Jets' win with their win for two in a row. If it had continued along the initial put-down route, that combination AFL/NFL may have never been done IMO.
Vince Lombardi and his Green Bay Packers seemed to kind of laugh it off beating that other football team in being "that other league".
Joe Namath was very serious about being able to beat the Colts like he said often until he finally just told reporters that they could win in fact "I guarantee it". He wasn't bragging he just was just convinced along with his teammates that they were faster and better than Baltimore. They were confident as 17 point underdogs going into the game.
The only thing that got me was how the Colts crushed the BROWNS 34-0 in the NFL Championship Game Baltimore held Cleveland to just 173 total yards and avenged their only regular season loss of the year with a dominating shutout win. Cleveland crossed midfield only twice, just once in each half, and BROWNS dependible kicker Don Cockroft missed three field goal attempts.
I was shocked how Baltimore LB Mike Curtis destroyed Cleveland but was unheard of in "that game".
I remember how Ursline High school (went there with my cousin) and Youngstown Ohio native and former AFL Buffalo Bills kicker Paul Macguire recalling how some of his former AFL players were actually crying after the game on how Namath and the Jets brought respect to their league. Old NFL diehards like me were convinced that the Lombardi Packers league was superior to that other league.
On top of that in 1970 they moved my BROWNS along with the perennial loser Pittsburgh Steelers over to the AFC !
Things sure changed January 12th, 1969.
......Things sure changed January 12th, 1969.
And I just now saw yet another commercial with Broadway Joe hawking MEDICARE MEDIGAP insurance......and he guarantees it !
One of us is really getting old really fast.
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I think the original Superbowl was really done by the NFL to put the fledgling "other" football rival in it's proper place. Joe Namath & Co. burned them enough to reevaluate and eventually combine into today's NFL (with other teams added later of course). The Chiefs sealed it the following year after the Jets' win with their win for two in a row. If it had continued along the initial put-down route, that combination AFL/NFL may have never been done IMO.
I think the original Superbowl was really done by the NFL to put the fledgling "other" football rival in it's proper place. Joe Namath & Co. burned them enough to reevaluate and eventually combine into today's NFL (with other teams added later of course). The Chiefs sealed it the following year after the Jets' win with their win for two in a row. If it had continued along the initial put-down route, that combination AFL/NFL may have never been done IMO.
No the plan along was to combine the two leagues before a single Super Bowl was ever played. The critical part to it was to get congressional anti-trust waiver to do the merger
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The "This Week in NFL History" is about the game we all love -but- it is largely about Championships and Super Bowls.
Check the link in the first post for additional "This Week" historical memories in professional football.
This was a big week, the death of an icon and the birth of a proud football franchise, August 31 to September 6 in NFL football.
This Date in NFL History
August 31
1997 — Eddie George runs for 216 yards on 35 carries and scores a touchdown as the former Houston Oilers, playing their first game in Tennessee, beat Oakland 24-21 in overtime at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis
September 1
1996 — The Carolina Panthers defeat the Atlanta Falcons 29-6 in their first regular season game at Ericsson Stadium.
September 2
1966 — Joe Auer returns the opening kickoff 95 yards for a Miami touchdown in the Dolphins' first regular-season game, but Oakland wins 23-14 at the Orange Bowl before 26,776 spectators
September 3
1970 — The sports world grieves the death of Vince Lombardi who dies at age 57. Lombardi led the Green Bay Packers to an 89-29-4 record and the first two Super Bowl crowns in nine years. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
September 4
1994 — Miami quarterback Dan Marino throws five touchdown passes in the Dolphins' 39-35 win over New England to set an NFL record with his 18th game of four-or-more touchdown passes.
September 5
1994 — San Francisco wide receiver Jerry Rice catches two touchdown passes and runs for another score in a 44-14 victory over the Raiders to surpass Jim Brown as the NFL's career touchdowns leader with 127.
September 6
1946 — The All-America Football Conference begins regular season play as the Cleveland Browns beat the Miami Seahawks 44-0 before 60,135 at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. The Browns, coached by future Hall of Famer Paul Brown, go on to a 12-2 record and win the first of their four AAFC championships before four of the league's teams join the NFL in 1950.
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This Date in NFL History - September 7 to 13.
September 7
1963 — The 19,000-square-foot, two-building Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio is officially opened. The Hall's charter class of 17 enshrinees are inducted: Sammy Baugh, Bert Bell, Joe Carr, Dutch Clark, Harold "Red" Grange, George Halas, Mel Hein, Wilbur "Pete" Henry, Cal Hubbard, Don Hutson, Curly Lambeau, Tim Mara, George Preston Marshall, John "Blood" McNally, Bronko Nagurski, Ernie Nevers and Jim Thorpe.
September 8
2002 — Rookie quarterback David Carr throws a pair of touchdown passes as the Houston Texans defeat the Dallas Cowboys 19-10 to become only the second expansion team (1961 Minnesota Vikings) to win their inaugural game.
September 9
1960 — Denver beats Boston 13-10 in the American Football League's first game before 21,597 fans in Boston.
September 10
1989 — Indianapolis running back Eric Dickerson rushes for 106 yards against San Francisco to become the fastest player to top the 10,000-yard plateau, doing it in his 91st career game. Cleveland's Jim Brown hit 10,000 yards in his 98th game
September 11
1983 — Pittsburgh running back Franco Harris becomes the third player to rush for 11,000 yards. Harris finished his career with 12,120 rushing yards.
September 12
2004 — The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 20-16 at Soldier Field to snap their NFL-record 24-game road losing streak.
September 13
1987 —Quarterback Steve DeBerg establishes a franchise record with five touchdown passes and the Buccaneers set marks for most points (48) and the largest margin of victory (38) in a 48-10 win over the Falcons.
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This Date in NFL History - September 14 - 20 the NFL was born.
September 14
2003 — Baltimore running back Jamal Lewis sets the single-game rushing record when he rambles for 295 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries in a 33-13 victory over Cleveland. Lewis would have easily eclipsed 300 yards if not for a penalty that nullified a 60-yard TD run.
September 15
2002 — Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon begins his record-tying (Kurt Warner, Steve Young) streak of six consecutive 300-yard passing games, throwing for 403 yards in the Raiders' 30-17 victory at Pittsburgh. Gannon finishes the year with a record 10 300-yard games.
September 16
1973 — Buffalo's O.J. Simpson rushes for a then NFL record 250 yards in Buffalo's 31-13 victory at New England.
September 17
1920 — The National Football League was born in the Jordan and Hupmobile auto showroom in Canton, Ohio. Akron, Canton, Cleveland and Dayton from the one-month-old American Professional Football Conference joined Hammond, Muncie, Rochester, Decatur, Racine and Rock Island to form the American Professional Football Association (which was eventually re-named the National Football League in 1922).
September 18
1966 — Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas throws four touchdown passes to surpass Y.A. Tittle as the NFL's career leader with 212. He finished his career with 290 touchdown passes.
September 19
1993 — San Diego's John Carney boots six field goals in an 18-17 win over Houston -- the second time he accomplished the feat in three weeks -- and sets a new NFL record with 29 consecutive field goals made.
September 20
1987 — Chicago running back Walter Payton scored his NFL record 107th rushing touchdown in the Bears' 20-3 victory over Tampa Bay, while in Cincinnati, San Francisco wide receiver Dwight Clark's record streak of 105 consecutive games with a reception came to an end when he was held without a catch in San Francisco's 27-26 victory over the Bengals.
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This Date in NFL History - September 21 - 27
September 21
1970 — The first regular season Monday Night Football game was aired on ABC. The Cleveland Browns defeated the New York Jets 31-21 as 85,703 fans pack Cleveland's Municipal Stadium.
September 22
1991 — Don Shula records his 300th career victory with Miami's 16-13 win over Green Bay.
September 23
1934 — The Lions play their first NFL game, beating The New York Giants 9-0 at University of Detroit Stadium before 12,000 fans.
September 24
1972 — Joe Namath throws for 496 yards and six touchdowns as the New York Jets defeat Baltimore 44-34. Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas contributes 376 yards as the teams combine for a record 872 passing yards.
September 25
2005 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams rushes for 158 yards to become the first player in NFL history to start his career with three consecutive 100-yard rushing games. Williams' total of 454 yards in his first three games also is a record (Alan Ameche, 410).
September 26
1965 — Baltimore running back Lenny Moore failed to score a touchdown vs. Green Bay, ending his record streak of 18 straight games with a touchdown.
September 27
1953 — Baltimore's Bert Rechichar boots a record 56-yard field goal against Chicago. The record would stand for 17 years until Tom Dempsey nailed a 63-yarder on Nov. 8 1970.
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Why do you call it "This week in NFL history" when it is by no means "THIS Week. i.e February 9-16?
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Why do you call it "This week in NFL history" when it is by no means "THIS Week. i.e February 9-16?
Why do you call it "This week in NFL history" when it is by no means "THIS Week. i.e February 9-16?
It's from NFL.com/history although I did start it in January in those weeks and am just finishing up the year. I enjoy NFL history and trivia.
This Date in NFL History. http://www.nfl.com/history/dateinnflhistoryGreat games. Startling accomplishments by individuals and teams. Milestone events. These are the things that keep football fans coming back for more.
NFL.com looks back at some of the greatest moments in NFL history, recapping the event and putting it into the context of its era.
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This Date in NFL History
September 28
1951 — Los Angeles quarterback Norm Van Brocklin throws for a record 554 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 54-14 victory over the New York Yanks.
September 29
2002 — Oakland wide receiver Jerry Rice has 151 yards from scrimmage, bringing his total to 21,281 to pass Walter Payton as the all-time leader. Rice finishes the 2002 season with 22,242 yards from scrimmage.
September 30
1973 — San Diego quarterback Johnny Unitas becomes the first player to top 40,000 yards passing when he connects with Mike Garrett on a 30-yard completion against Cincinnati.
October 1
1955 —Baltimore's Alan Ameche becomes the first rookie in league history to top 100 yards rushing in his first two games after totaling 153 yards against Detroit. He had 194 yards in his debut vs. Chicago.
October 2
1950 —Bob Shaw established an NFL record with five touchdown catches as the Chicago Cardinals defeated the Baltimore Colts 55-13. The record was tied in 1981 by Kellen Winslow and again in 1990 by Jerry Rice.
October 3
1920 —The Dayton Triangles beat the Columbus Panhandles 14-0 and the Rock Island Independents rout the Muncie Flyers 45-0 in the first ever games between NFL (then American Pro Football Association) clubs.
October 4
1992 — Miami's Louis Oliver returns an interception a record-tying 103 yards for a touchdown against Buffalo, tying the mark established by Vencie Glenn against Denver on Nov. 29, 1987.
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It wasn’t called the Super Bowl until four or five years after it begin. And no they did not start giving them Roman numerals right away that also for five years. Super Bowl III was not called that for a couple of years later
It wasn’t called the Super Bowl until four or five years after it begin. And no they did not start giving them Roman numerals right away that also for five years. Super Bowl III was not called that for a couple of years later
I had a strong suspicion you were wrong so I looked it up.
Lamar Hunt dubbed the NFL/AFL Championship game the "Super Bowl" in '66 before the first one was even played. Although not immediately adopted by the NFL, the media ran with it. So did Pete Rozelle.
The Super Bowl became the official name in Super Bowl III...Jets/Colts.
You were only right with regards to assigning Roman numerals, which started with Super Bowl V. I'll give you credit for that.
When one team would beat another 9 out 10 times. To bad for the Colts that one time happened to be the first time, the Super Bowl.
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It wasn’t called the Super Bowl until four or five years after it begin. And no they did not start giving them Roman numerals right away that also for five years. Super Bowl III was not called that for a couple of years later
I had a strong suspicion you were wrong so I looked it up.
Lamar Hunt dubbed the NFL/AFL Championship game the "Super Bowl" in '66 before the first one was even played. Although not immediately adopted by the NFL, the media ran with it. So did Pete Rozelle.
The Super Bowl became the official name in Super Bowl III...Jets/Colts.
You were only right with regards to assigning Roman numerals, which started with Super Bowl V. I'll give you credit for that.
When one team would beat another 9 out 10 times. To bad for the Colts that one time happened to be the first time, the Super Bowl.
I had a strong suspicion you were wrong so I looked it up.
Lamar Hunt dubbed the NFL/AFL Championship game the "Super Bowl" in '66 before the first one was even played. Although not immediately adopted by the NFL, the media ran with it. So did Pete Rozelle.
The Super Bowl became the official name in Super Bowl III...Jets/Colts.
You were only right with regards to assigning Roman numerals, which started with Super Bowl V. I'll give you credit for that.
I remember in the 60's that cool black rubber ball that bounced so high called a super ball. From what I have read the super bowl got it's name from that super ball.
https://www.history.com/news/super-bowl-owes-its-name-to-a-bouncy-ball
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I had a strong suspicion you were wrong so I looked it up.
Lamar Hunt dubbed the NFL/AFL Championship game the "Super Bowl" in '66 before the first one was even played. Although not immediately adopted by the NFL, the media ran with it. So did Pete Rozelle.
The Super Bowl became the official name in Super Bowl III...Jets/Colts.
You were only right with regards to assigning Roman numerals, which started with Super Bowl V. I'll give you credit for that.
I remember in the 60's that cool black rubber ball that bounced so high called a super ball. From what I have read the super bowl got it's name from that super ball.
https://www.history.com/news/super-bowl-owes-its-name-to-a-bouncy-ball
I remember in the 60's that cool black rubber ball that bounced so high called a super ball. From what I have read the super bowl got it's name from that super ball.
https://www.history.com/news/super-bowl-owes-its-name-to-a-bouncy-ball
I actually remember that and I had one of those super balls.
GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND! -
I remember in the 60's that cool black rubber ball that bounced so high called a super ball. From what I have read the super bowl got it's name from that super ball.
https://www.history.com/news/super-bowl-owes-its-name-to-a-bouncy-ball
I actually remember that and I had one of those super balls.
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It wasn’t called the Super Bowl until four or five years after it begin. And no they did not start giving them Roman numerals right away that also for five years. Super Bowl III was not called that for a couple of years later
I had a strong suspicion you were wrong so I looked it up.
Lamar Hunt dubbed the NFL/AFL Championship game the "Super Bowl" in '66 before the first one was even played. Although not immediately adopted by the NFL, the media ran with it. So did Pete Rozelle.
The Super Bowl became the official name in Super Bowl III...Jets/Colts.
You were only right with regards to assigning Roman numerals, which started with Super Bowl V. I'll give you credit for that.
When one team would beat another 9 out 10 times. To bad for the Colts that one time happened to be the first time, the Super Bowl.
I had a strong suspicion you were wrong so I looked it up.
Lamar Hunt dubbed the NFL/AFL Championship game the "Super Bowl" in '66 before the first one was even played. Although not immediately adopted by the NFL, the media ran with it. So did Pete Rozelle.
The Super Bowl became the official name in Super Bowl III...Jets/Colts.
You were only right with regards to assigning Roman numerals, which started with Super Bowl V. I'll give you credit for that.
When one team would beat another 9 out 10 times. To bad for the Colts that one time happened to be the first time, the Super Bowl.
Ok it was 3 years instead of the 4That I thought but I was right about the Roman numerals. So basically I was right just a year off on one thing. I was going by memory and you probably haven’t been born nearly that long
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I remember in the 60's that cool black rubber ball that bounced so high called a super ball. From what I have read the super bowl got it's name from that super ball.
https://www.history.com/news/super-bowl-owes-its-name-to-a-bouncy-ball
I actually remember that and I had one of those super balls.
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This Date in NFL History
October 5
1986 — Eric Dickerson runs for an overtime-record 42-yard touchdown as the Rams defeat the Buccaneers 26-20.
October 6
1986 — Seattle wide receiver Steve Largent catches a pass in his 128th straight game, breaking the NFL record for most consecutive games with a reception.
October 7
1984 — Chicago running back Walter Payton passes Jim Brown (12,312 yards) as the all-time rushing leader on a 6-yard run in third quarter of the Bears' 20-7 victory over New Orleans. Payton finishes the game with 154 yards, his record-setting 59th career 100-yard game.
October 8
1933 — Boston Redskins running back Cliff Battles becomes the first player to top 200 yards in a game, rushing for 215 yards in a 21-20 victory over the New York Giants.
October 9
1989 — Art Shell, the first black head coach in the modern era, leads the Oakland Raiders to a 14-7 victory over the New York Jets in his first game at the helm.
October 10
1999 — St. Louis' Isaac Bruce has four touchdown catches in a 42-20 win over San Francisco as the Rams snap a 17-game losing streak to the 49ers.
October 11
1964 — Sonny Jurgensen out-duels Norm Snead by throwing four touchdown passes against the Eagles in the first meeting of the traded quarterbacks. Washington defeats Philadelphia 35-20.
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