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Steelers dynasty ended in the 1979 offseason when Chuck Noll elected to cut Dwaine Board and instead retain Dwight White. Too much reliance on aging vets kind of ended things rather abruptly in 1980. Well, you can go back to 76, when they chose Jimmy Allen over their 75 first-rounder, Dave Brown (t...

The denouement of the Steeler dynasty occurred with Terry Bradshaw's last pass, a touchdown against the New York Jets in 1983. Bradshaw's elbow was shot and he retired after the season.

How about the 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers? No, did not face the highest level of competition in defeating Detroit (6-7-1), Cleveland (7-5-2), Houston (1-13) and San Diego (2-11-1) to start the season but did outscore the opposition 131-44. Came to earth the following week in losing to eventual Central...

Mr. Spygate has officially retired.

The Packers defensive back, who intercepted Baker Mayfield's last pass, ran a few steps after his interception and then fell to the turf without being touched. He then arose and ran to the end zone to celebrate. Perhaps I 'm missing something here, but wasn't this still a live play ( unless, for som...

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Great post of a sad day in NFL history!

A post here suggests the Chargers deserve better than their current status in Los Angeles. I disagree. The Chargers had a fine fan base in San Diego but deserted the city because their request for a taxpayer funded stadium was rejected. With sports teams loyalty is always a one way street. If a team...

What are the longest championship droughts (ongoing and historic)? Baseball: Cleveland Indians _ 73 seasons (1949-2021) Football: Arizona Cardinals _ 73 seasons (1948-2020) Basketball: Sacramento Kings _ 70 seasons (1952-2021) Hockey: Toronto Maple Leafs _ 54 seasons (1968-2021) The longest champio...

Two from the 60s AFL ...

Hubert Bobo
Mack Yoho