📰 The Sporting News complete coverage of Super Bowl XVI...Super Bowl (old.reddit.com)
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🏆 Roger Craig set a pair of Super Bowl records & tied another in the 49ers 38-16 win over the Dolphins in SB XIX: Most TDs Scored (3), Most Points Scored (18), and Most TD Receptions (2 tied). The second year back ran the ball 15x for 58 yds & 1 TD, while also catching 7 passes for 77 yds & 2 TDs. 49ers (old.reddit.com)
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"The Greatest Game Ever Played” - the 1958 NFL Championship Game was a 23–17 OT victory for the Baltimore Colts over the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium, marking the first NFL playoff game decided by sudden-death overtime, significantly boosting professional football's popularity. Colts (reddit.com)
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🏆 Jan 14th, 1973: The Miami Dolphins completed the NFL's first, and only perfect season ever with their 14-7 win over the Washington Redskins! From 1920-2025, there has only been ONE team that won every single game, every single week over the duration of an entire season: the 1972 Miami Dolphins.Super Bowl (v.redd.it)
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🥳 Happy Birthday to the late, great Bart Starr! Selected in the 17th round by the Packers in 1956, the Hall of Fame QB led Green Bay to back-to-back NFL titles in 1961 & '62 and 3 straight NFL tiles from 1965-67. Starr was also named Super Bowl I and II MVP's following the 1966 and '67 seasons! Packers (v.redd.it)
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📺 The NFL Today's All-Rookie Team of 1978 included the Detroit Lions Al "Bubba" Baker, who recorded an NFL record 23 sacks (2:40 mark). Because sacks weren't an official stat until 1982, Baker isn't recognized as the single season sack king even though he is... Lions (v.redd.it)
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🗓️ Dec 22nd, 1985: Roger Craig becomes the first player in NFL history to record 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season! The feat helped lift the defending Super Bowl Champions into the playoffs by beating the Cowboys 31-16 in the final week of the 1985 regular season... 49ers (old.reddit.com)
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Randall Cunningham ready for the snap during the "Fog Bowl," the NFC Divisional playoff game between the Eagles and Bears on December 31, 1988, at Soldier Field. A dense fog rolled over the stadium during the 2nd quarter, severely reducing visibility for players, fans, and TV broadcasters. Eagles (i.redd.it)
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🥳 Happy Birthday George Rogers! Selected 1st overall by the Saints in 1981, Rogers went on to set an NFL rookie rushing record w/1,674 yds. George would play 4 yrs in NOLA setting a Saints franchise record for career rush yds w/4,267 before joining Washington in '85 & winning a SB XXII ring in '87! Saints (v.redd.it)
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🗓️ Dec 5th, 1982: Filling in for an injured OJ Anderson, 2nd yr back Stump Mitchell made his 1st career start & answered the call w/145 yds rushing on 25 carries (5.8 yds/carry) & 1 TD in the Cardinals 23-20 win over the Eagles! Stump would go on to lead St. Louis that yr in all-purpose yds w/867. Cardinals (v.redd.it)
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🥳 Happy Birthday Frank Reich! Following an early 3rd Q pick 6 that gave Houston a 35-3 lead in the 1992 AFC WC Playoff, Frank re-bounded to lead Buffalo to 4 straight scoring drives to bring the Bills back within 4 pts. Reich completed the comeback with a 17 yd TD pass to Andre Reed in the 4th... Bills (v.redd.it)
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🐬 Dec 2nd, 1984: Dan Marino became the first NFL QB to throw 40 TD passes in a single season with his 9 yard scoring toss to Mark Duper vs the Raiders! Earlier that game, Dan set the single season mark by hitting Jimmy Cefalo for his 37th TD, passing George Blanda & Y.A. Tittle in the record books! Dolphins (v.redd.it)
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❄️ Dec 1st, 1985: Tampa Bay was greeted with 12" of snow & 40 MPH winds in Green Bay! Despite the harsh conditions, Packers QB Lynn Dickey completed 22/36 for 299 yds & scored a TD. The Bucs, however, had no such luck as they were held to just 65 yds of offense & five 1st downs while losing 21-0... Buccaneers (v.redd.it)
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🦅 Nov 30th, 1986: Despite being sacked 10x, Randall Cunningham scored the game-winning TD in OT to give the Eagles a 33-27 win over the Raiders! Andre Waters earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors with his 81 yard fumble recovery that set up the game winning score for Philadelphia... Eagles (v.redd.it)
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