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“New Orleans Saints Bounty Hunters? We Don’t Need Their Scum!”

Chris Holmes
posted on March 5, 2012
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The newest bounty hunter in Darth Vader's service is none other than the New Orleans Saints' Jonathan Vilma. I hope Han Solo doesn't play

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My Sports Memories: The 2002 New York Jets Win the AFC East

Brian Roll
posted on February 15, 2012February 28, 2013
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New York Jets fans have plenty of opportunities to obsess over the team's dark moments. But for one day in 2002, all was right with the

Riddell & Gus Super Bowl advertisement - 1976

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Retrotisements — Super Bowl edition

Chris Holmes
posted on January 26, 2012January 25, 2012
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A gallery of vintage Super Bowl-inspired advertisements, mostly giving tickets to the Big Game

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Football Friday: How does a quarterback make the Hall of Fame?

Chris Holmes
posted on January 13, 2012January 9, 2012
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As the 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame class is announced, I did some research to see what it takes for a quarterback to make it to

Sports Illustrated cover of the Dolphins/Chiefs 1971 Divisional playoff game (Christmas)

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Football Friday: The longest Christmas ever — Dolphins/Chiefs 1971

Chris Holmes
posted on December 23, 2011February 18, 2013
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The Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs entered the 1971 NFL playoffs evenly matched. They both finished the regular season with identical 10-3-1 records and both scored more than 300 points on

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Football Friday: The NFL, Its Logos, and You (1964 Style)

Chris Holmes
posted on December 16, 2011April 23, 2014
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From the 1964 publication The NFL and You comes this set of classic nfl logos and helmet

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Football Friday: Aaron Rodgers’ Assault on the NFL Record Books

Chris Holmes
posted on December 2, 2011December 1, 2011
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Through eleven games this NFL season, the Green Bay Packers are the league’s lone undefeated team. Equally as impressive has been Aaron Rodgers’ season at quarterback. Rodgers is making a

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Football Friday: November 25, 1951 — The Day the Flags Flew

Chris Holmes
posted on November 25, 2011February 18, 2013
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Browns punter Horace Gillom was ejected after punching Wayne Hansen of the Bears in retaliation for an earlier hit. Today marks the 60th anniversary of one of the more ignominious contests in the

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Cork it, 1972 Dolphins

Chris Holmes
posted on November 16, 2011November 16, 2011
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This post originally ran in November 2005, when the Indianapolis Colts looked poised to unseat the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only undefeated team in the modern NFL era. They ultimately failed, and

“New Orleans Saints Bounty Hunters? We Don’t Need Their Scum!”

My Sports Memories: The 2002 New York Jets Win the AFC East

Retrotisements — Super Bowl edition

Football Friday: How does a quarterback make the Hall of Fame?

Football Friday: The longest Christmas ever — Dolphins/Chiefs 1971

Football Friday: The NFL, Its Logos, and You (1964 Style)

Football Friday: Aaron Rodgers’ Assault on the NFL Record Books

Football Friday: November 25, 1951 — The Day the Flags Flew

Cork it, 1972 Dolphins

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