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Ranking the Greatest Ever NFL Franchises, 1920-2012

Chris Holmes
posted on September 4, 2013October 21, 2015
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In which I debut a new mathematical formula to rank the greatness of every NFL franchise ever, from the founding of the NFL to today. All 32 teams

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The 10 Longest Active Super Bowl/Championship Droughts in NFL History

Chris Holmes
posted on January 4, 2013January 7, 2015
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Here is a list of the 10 NFL teams to go the longest without winning a championship/Super Bowl as of the end of the 2014

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Football Friday: What Steve Sabol Meant to Me

Chris Holmes
posted on September 21, 2012September 19, 2012
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You can count me as one of the legions of football fans whose love of the NFL was shaped by the late Steve Sabol and NFL

Eli Manning retro football card - 1956 Topps

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Retro Football Cards — Super Bowl XLVI edition (Manning/Gronkowski)

Chris Holmes
posted on January 30, 2012
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In honor of Super Bowl XLVI, Eli Manning and Rob Gronkowski get the retro football card

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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Get the Lead Out — A History of Series Debuts After the Super Bowl

Chris Holmes
posted on January 24, 2012February 8, 2013
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The record of TV shows debuting after the Super Bowl is, just like the game itself, not always so good. Here's a list of them since

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Super Bowl XLVI — This Fan Space For Rent

Super Bowl XLVI is set -- the New York Giants and New England Patriots. I'll probably just watch reruns of the Superstars on ESPN

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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

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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

Ranking the Greatest Ever NFL Franchises, 1920-2012

The 10 Longest Active Super Bowl/Championship Droughts in NFL History

Football Friday: What Steve Sabol Meant to Me

Retro Football Cards — Super Bowl XLVI edition (Manning/Gronkowski)

Retrotisements — Super Bowl edition

Get the Lead Out — A History of Series Debuts After the Super Bowl

Super Bowl XLVI — This Fan Space For Rent

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

Cork it, 1972 Dolphins

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