Tag Archives: football
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This Day In Sports History (January 24th) – Super Bowl XVI
It was on this day in 1982 that Super Bowl XVI was held at the Pontiac Silverdome, home of the Detroit Lions. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 to capture the franchise’s first Super Bowl title. The 49ers took a 20-0 first half lead, led by quarterback Joe Montana, who ran for [...]
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NFL Quarterbacks Conversation On Facebook (Championship Weekend)
The San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens were both victorious during the NFL's Conference Championship Weekend, setting up a highly-anticipated Super Bowl match-up between 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh and his brother, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. And it also leaves Colin Kaeperick and Joe Flacco as the league's only two starting quarterbacks left standing. [...]
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15 Successful NFL Families
Ever wonder what it would be like if Peyton Manning faced little bro Eli in the Super Bowl? Yeah, me too, and I’ve concluded that it would be ridiculously awesome. However, at this point I don’t think it’s ever going to happen. The Giants are only good every four years or so, and Peyton has [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 22nd) — Super Bowl XXIII
It was on this day in 1989 that Super Bowl XXIII took place at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida. The game was played between the San Francisco 49ers, who were representing the NFC, and the Cincinnati Bengals, who were representing the AFC. The Bengals finished the season with an impressive 12-4 record, and their [...]
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NFL Quarterbacks Conversation On Facebook (Divisional Weekend)
Following a lackluster Wild Card Weekend, the NFL bounced back with one of the most entertaining Divisional Playoff Rounds in league history, as the weekend’s four games combined for the highest point total ever in a single NFL playoff round. And now that the Seahawks, Broncos, Texans and Packers have all been eliminated, there are [...]
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Pats’ Brandon Spikes Brings Us This Interesting Fumble Dance (GIF)
The Patriots and their fans had plenty of reasons to dance last night during their 41-28 thumping of the Houston Texans. It appeared as though one of those reasons had taken place less than five minutes into the third quarter, as a reception by Texans’ tight end Owen Daniels one yard behind the line of [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 14th) – Miami Dolphins
It was on this day in 1973 that Super Bowl VII took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Miami Dolphins took on the Washington Redskins and were trying to complete their season with a perfect 17-0 record. The Dolphins entered the game at 16-0, as they went 14-0 in [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 10th) – Jimmy Johnson
It was on this day in 1996 that the Miami Dolphins announced Jimmy Johnson as their new head coach. Johnson replaced legendary Dolphins coach Don Shula, who’s tenure lasted 26 years with the Miami organization. Before accepting the job with the Dolphins, Johnson led the Dallas Cowboys to back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 1992 and [...]
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Trent Williams Smacked Richard Sherman Following the Seahawks-Redskins Wild Card Game (Video)
asked ex to meet up but he never got back to me During the final game of the NFL's Wild Card Weekend, the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins engaged in a hard fought, physical battle that saw star players from both sides fall victim to injuries–Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III and Seahawks DE Chris [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 1/6/2013 — Anquan Boldin
getting girlfriend back after break up The Baltimore Ravens played host to the Indianapolis Colts during yesterday afternoon's highly anticipated AFC Wild Card match-up, and while most eyes were on Ray Lewis, who was playing in his final home game as a Raven, it was Anquan Boldin who was the star of getting girlfriend back [...]
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9 Most Delusional NFL Fanbases
All serious sports fans are delusional to some extent. Do you think that anyone put any rational thoughts into being a Winnipeg Jets or Charlotte Bobcats fan? No, of course not. They made that decision because they’re probably geographically close to that team’s city or liked the colors as a kid, or had a favorite [...]
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Tim Tebow And ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi Bro It Out At Allstate Sugar Bowl (Video)
During the second quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the cameras decided to take a break from watching Florida get pounded– they were down 17-3 at this point– and panned over to the celebrities at the game. Among the attendees was Gator alum Tim Tebow. Timmy T, as we affectionately like to call him, was standing next to [...]
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Drunk Packers Fan Nearly Passes Out After Cheering Too Hard (Video)
Sunday afternoon’s Week 17 game between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings was quite a doozy… literally. Watch as this Packers fan in the Clay Matthews jersey roots loudly for his team after the Packers scored a game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The guy is so into cheering that he gets [...]
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Fan Blows Tony Romo Jersey to Smithereens (Video)
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is probably the most hated man in the Dallas-Fort Worth area right now. After being nearly perfect throughout the second half of the 2012 NFL season, Romo pooped the bed in a critical “win and you’re in” Week 17 game against the Cowboys’ hated division rivals from Washington. Predictably, Romo [...]
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Duke’s Will Monday Kicked an Unbelievable 79 Yard Punt at the Belk Bowl (Video)
Did you see that ridiculous 79-yard punt by Duke’s Will Monday during the Belk Bowl against Cincinnati yesterday? I’m going to go ahead and take a not-so-wild guess and say that no, you probably didn’t watch the game. I’m also going to go ahead and assume that you don’t know what a “Belk” is. It’s [...]
