NFL: Super Bowl Memories - running documentary (1 to 57)

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Pass rush by Haley. House Ballard schooled, Fumble caught clean for Dallas TD. 14-7.

Kelly to Reed. Bills driving. Cowboys goal-line defense: Ken Norton stuffs Kenneth Davis at the 1.

4th/goal: Dallas anticipated the pass. Thomas Everett picks off Kelly in endzone.

Cowboys knocked Kelly out of the game. Reich enters game.

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Against a zone defense, the great Emmitt Smith churned up yards. 19-yard TD. Cowboys, 21-10.

Two more Bill fumbles. Cowboys has a distinct talent edge, but Bills gave themselves no chance.

Aikman was very accurate in this game. 28-10 at half.

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Aikman throws 4th TD to Harper. He was 10/0 TD/INT on this playoff run.

Bills were awful. Nine turnovers. 52-17.

Only saving grace was Beebe chasing down Leon Lett to prevent one more TD. Blowout.

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SB28: Bills vs Cowboys

*Rematch from the previous year.

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Early Dall FG. Christie responds SB-record 54-yd FG. 3-3.

Next Buffalo possession, Thurman Thomas fumbles again. DALL FG, 6-3.

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Dallas commits Roughing the Punter. Extends the Bill drive, Thomas TD. Buff, 10-6.

Dallas offense was stymied in the 1h. Aikman picked off.

Kelly to Reed again. Christie FG, 13-6, at half.

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A lot of people say the Bills never had the championship mettle. I disagree.

The Bills were good enough to win it. They certainly had the star power.

Of the four Super Bowls, they led at half in the first (vs NYG) and the last (vs DAL). One theory is that the Bills were burnt out by all the extra playoff games they had accumulated. Were they burnt out by the end of the last one?

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Working with the lead, Thomas fumbles AGAIN. This time, James Washington returns it all the way. Dallas TD, tie game at 13-13.

More Dallas pass rush. Cowboy Off Line takes over. Heavy dose of Emmitt, TD. DALL 20-13.

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Bills were lame in the 2h. Kelly throws another INT, this one to James Washington.

Aikman to Harper. 4th/goal, Cowboys run Emmitt. TD, 27-13.

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Cowboys now teeing off on Kelly. Aikman to Harper. FG, 30-13.

One observation: Cowboys had a distinct edge on Off Line and play-making Def Linemen.

Back-to-back for the Cowboys. Too good.

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SB29: Chargers vs Niners

*Chargers: upset win at PITT to get home.
*Niners: were a powerhouse team. Only two losses (at KC, vs PHI) before punting the last Reg Sea game at MINN.

Young trying to step out of the Joe Montana after several years. Niners were a true mercenary team with so many hired Pro Bowlers. Off the showdown win over DALL, who was 2x defending champ.

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Very early, Young hits Rice in stride. Long TD, 7-0.

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Second drive, Young used his legs to scramble. Play-action pass, long catch/run by Watters.

San Fran, 14-0. Route was on. Boss Ross wasting his breath.

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Chargers: long drive. Means TD. San Fran, 14-7.

Niner drive. TD pass, Young to Floyd. 21-7.

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Niners too good. TD pass to Watters. 4th TD pass of the half. 28-7.

Niners, 28-10 at half.

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TD run by Watters. TD pass, Young to Rice. 42-10.

Young was brilliant in this game. But there just wasn't any resistance.

4th qtr was just a coronation. Young threw 6th TD pass. Consolation pts for Chargers in the blowout.

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Got thru half the Super Bowls. Think I'm gonna pause here.

Will post some summary notes later. Might resume the more modern SBs at another time.

[jackpot269]

Chucky got a trivia question for ya! With out looking it up, do you know the 2 players in NFL history to lose 5 Superbowls?

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Chucky got a trivia question for ya! With out looking it up, do you know the 2 players in NFL history to lose 5 Superbowls?

Wow, good one, Jack.

I was going to post some SB Trivia Questions as part of my wrap-up.

I'll think about your question. I promise, no look-up. Don't tell me.

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Jack, think I have ONE of the names. I'm going with:

*Don Beebe.

I'm not SURE about this one. I know he was part of the Bill teams.

I'm pretty sure he was a 3rd receiver on the Bill teams and possibly on all four Bill teams that lost. I know for a fact he was on the 1996 Packer team that won.

He was young enough. I believe he also would have been on the 1997 team that lost to DENVER.

If my facts are right, that would leave him at 1-5. So, five losses.

Thinking about who else could be on that list.

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OK, Jack. I'm giving my 2nd guess:

*Cornelius Bennett.

I know that he must have been on all four Bill losing teams.

The question is the tail-end. I really think he might have been on the Atlanta team that lost to DEN in 1998.

One Chris Berman quote. Comes to mind. Bennett's nickname was "Biscuit".

Great player in his prime. But he lost a step at the tail-end.

Berman said: "Is he a stale Biscuit?"

So, those are my two guesses. Beebe and Bennett.

I definitely could be wrong.

[jackpot269]

That's a great guess, but he is not one of them.
I followed one of the two career or it's something I probably would have never knew or thought of.
This was about bebee

[jackpot269]

Bennett is correct and the reason I even know this. The other is Glenn Parker OL with bills for 4 and NYG for the other

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You know why they called Bennett biscuit?
When they were weighing in his first year at Bama he like an oz being I think 230 and someone said one more biscuit and you would have made it!

[ChuckyTheGoat]

You know why they called Bennett biscuit?

No, I don't.

I don't think I would have gotten Glenn Parker. I knew about him with the Bills. Didn't remember him playing elsewhere.

I looked up Beebe. It's a technicality.*

*He was on the 1997 Packers. But he had injuries. Was put on Injured Reserve days b4 the 1997 Super Bowl, so he was technically on the team (but inactive for the game).

https://apnews.com/article/d1e197683b90f6e40adf2d0421f836b2

The play I forgot about. The Don Beebe "pogo stick" play:
*Remember when he got hit and BOUNCED off his head (like a pogo stick)?

Easily could have been paralyzed. Don said he still feels numbness at times.

Excellent question, Jack.

[jackpot269]

Chucky you are a wealth of spots knowledge! I tip my hat buddy!

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Chucky you are a wealth of spots knowledge! I tip my hat buddy!

Thanks, Jack! Appreciate the exchange.

It's come in handy for me a few times, believe it or not. I've met a handful of pro athletes. Pretty cool to exchange stories with them.

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Going to post a few summary notes.

Got thru more than 50% of the SB games. I'll call:
*SB 1-29 the CLASSIC games
*SB 30+ the MODERN games

Isolating the CLASSIC games, which one is most memorable?

*I used to think this answer was SB3 following the 1968 regular season.

Namath made the prediction. After calling his shot, he played very well in the game. Got to wag his finger on the way off the field.

Super Bowl 3 was huge from a historical perspective. But the game itself doesn't merit. The Colts didn't live up to their end of the deal with all the mistakes they made.

My real answer is:
*SB23 after the 1988 season.

See my notes. I could list about nine reasons.

The coaching ties were noteworthy. Looked like Ickey Woods might take over the game, but Ronnie Lott knocked the steam out of him.

You had the Jerry Rice showing. Something about a great player playing great on the big stage. When the margin of error is zero.

Bengals were doubled up in scrimmage yards in that game. Almost won the game via better special teams. Net +13 by my count:
*Jennings long KO return TD
*Breech 3/3 FGs
*Cofer missed two FGs

My next two posts will be:
*Top 10 individual performances from the CLASSIC Super Bowls.
*List of Super Bowl trivia questions.

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*Top 10 individual performances from the CLASSIC Super Bowls.

A few ground rules:

*List includes performances from SB1 to SB29.
*Year listed is the REGULAR SEASON which flows into the Super Bowl played in the following Calendar Year.
*List is tilted toward Quality of Opponent and How Integral the performance was to winning.
*Example: Steve Young's showing in 1995 might be the best a QB could possibly play. But I can't give him top-grade, b/c the Chargers didn't give any resistance.

1) Lynn Swann, PITT - 1975 (vs DAL)
...In a defensive game, Swann had the breakout performance. People will say he picked on DB Mark Washington. No, Washington was in his jock and Swann still made the plays.

2) Jerry Rice, San Fran - 1988 (vs CIN)

3) John Riggins, WASH - 1982 (vs MIA)
...The 4th down power-run over McNeal is iconic. In the late 4th quarter, Riggins wore the Dolphins into the ground.

4) Joe Namath, Jets - 1968 (vs Colts)
...Best Field General game of all time? Remember how engaged Joe was on the sidelines. Avoided the Colt right flank with Smith/Curtis, killed off the third quarter with ball-control and precision short passes.

5) Phil Simms, NYG - 1986 (vs DEN)
...Simms was so sharp in this game. And credit Phil for coming from behind, as Giants were down 10-9 at half. Second half was all Giants.

6) Steve Young, San Fran - 1995 (vs SD)
...Great showcase game. Six TD passes. Young precise, like the Niners were in a different league on this day.

7) Troy Aikman, Dall - 1992 (vs Buf)
...Hard to imagine a QB being more precise than Troy was in this game. Made the catches easy for his receivers. Cowboys made the Bills look like tankers.

8) Art Shell, RAID - 1976 (vs MIN)
...That's how dominant Shell's performance was. He eclipsed Jim Marshall. Marshall didn't make a single tackle.

9) Ottis Anderson, NYG - 1990 (vs BUF)
...The Bills were ready to win the championship on this day. Anderson's running was integral to flipping the result. Wearing the sweat out of the Bill defenders and chewing up the clock.

10) Rod Martin, RAID - 1980 (vs PHI)
...Three INTs versus Ron Jaworski. Turned the tide in what otherwise looked like an even game.

HONARABLE MENTION. A few that just missed:
*1983 Marcus Allen: I excluded him b/c I think of other plays that tilted this game. Also, the classic reverse-course run was more of a dagger later in the game.

*1987 Doug Williams: The 2nd quarter explosion was amazing. As good as Doug was, Timmy Smith had an equally good day.

*JOE MONTANA. I know this will look like an omission, but I view it game-by-game:
...1981: I really think about the Wersching kickoffs, the Bengal turnovers, and the Danny Bunz hit at the goal-line.
...1984/1989: The games were too easy.
...1988: As good as Joe was, Rice jumped off the screen even more.

Let me know what you think.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

*Top 10 individual performances from the CLASSIC Super Bowls.

A few ground rules:

*List includes performances from SB1 to SB29.
*Year listed is the REGULAR SEASON which flows into the Super Bowl played in the following Calendar Year.
*List is tilted toward Quality of Opponent and How Integral the performance was to winning.
*Example: Steve Young's showing in 1995 might be the best a QB could possibly play. But I can't give him top-grade, b/c the Chargers didn't give any resistance.

1) Lynn Swann, PITT - 1975 (vs DAL)
...In a defensive game, Swann had the breakout performance. People will say he picked on DB Mark Washington. No, Washington was in his jock and Swann still made the plays.

2) Jerry Rice, San Fran - 1988 (vs CIN)

3) John Riggins, WASH - 1982 (vs MIA)
...The 4th down power-run over McNeal is iconic. In the late 4th quarter, Riggins wore the Dolphins into the ground.

4) Joe Namath, Jets - 1968 (vs Colts)
...Best Field General game of all time? Remember how engaged Joe was on the sidelines. Avoided the Colt right flank with Smith/Curtis, killed off the third quarter with ball-control and precision short passes.

5) Phil Simms, NYG - 1986 (vs DEN)
...Simms was so sharp in this game. And credit Phil for coming from behind, as Giants were down 10-9 at half. Second half was all Giants.

6) Steve Young, San Fran - 1995 (vs SD)
...Great showcase game. Six TD passes. Young precise, like the Niners were in a different league on this day.

7) Troy Aikman, Dall - 1992 (vs Buf)
...Hard to imagine a QB being more precise than Troy was in this game. Made the catches easy for his receivers. Cowboys made the Bills look like tankers.

8) Art Shell, RAID - 1976 (vs MIN)
...That's how dominant Shell's performance was. He eclipsed Jim Marshall. Marshall didn't make a single tackle.

9) Ottis Anderson, NYG - 1990 (vs BUF)
...The Bills were ready to win the championship on this day. Anderson's running was integral to flipping the result. Wearing the sweat out of the Bill defenders and chewing up the clock.

10) Rod Martin, RAID - 1980 (vs PHI)
...Three INTs versus Ron Jaworski. Turned the tide in what otherwise looked like an even game.

HONARABLE MENTION. A few that just missed:
*1983 Marcus Allen: I excluded him b/c I think of other plays that tilted this game. Also, the classic reverse-course run was more of a dagger later in the game.

*1987 Doug Williams: The 2nd quarter explosion was amazing. As good as Doug was, Timmy Smith had an equally good day.

*JOE MONTANA. I know this will look like an omission, but I view it game-by-game:
...1981: I really think about the Wersching kickoffs, the Bengal turnovers, and the Danny Bunz hit at the goal-line.
...1984/1989: The games were too easy.
...1988: As good as Joe was, Rice jumped off the screen even more.

Let me know what you think.

Bump. I like this post, and I love this thread.

I'm more knowledgeable of the first thirty Super Bowls. Let's see what memories are made today.

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Will list anything that I consider to be noteworthy. Things that I forgot etc.

SB 1
*Each winning player received $15,000 bonus. Pretty good $$ at the time.
*Facenda says that 65 Million viewers watched the game. A record at that time.

Just some general reactions, as I review these old games:
1) How good was Facenda? What a voice.
2) (1:20) Pretty cool list of celebrities watching this game.
3) (2:00) What ever happened to the jet-pack? I wonder if it was outlawed due to safety concerns.
4) The Packer defense was really viewed as a great unit. Go thru the personnel at each level. My recollection is that their secondary didn't concede many easy yards.
5) I do wonder how much of a chance the Chiefs had in this game. I know that Lombardi felt like the NFL was way ahead of the AFL.

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Chiefs missed an early FG attempt.
...For all the world I would have said that was Stenerud.
...No, Stenerud would not join the Chiefs until the next season.
...I admit that I didn't know his entire story:
Stenerud came to the United States as a college student, on a ski jumping scholarship to Montana State University in Bozeman.^[1][2] In the fall of 1964, Stenerud was training for the upcoming ski season by running the stadium steps of Gatton Field, the football venue through 1971. That day, he was cooling down from a workout by kicking a football with injured halfback Dale Jackson. Stenerud had played soccer as a youth in Norway, and his right leg's prowess was observed by basketball head coach Roger Craft, while he walked to the nearby Fieldhouse.^[2] Craft notified football head coach Jim Sweeney of the Norwegian ski jumper's kicking abilities, and Sweeney offered him a tryout, which was successful. Though ineligible for football competition that season, Sweeney encouraged Stenerud to suit up with the team for the final home game of 1964, to help him better understand the unfamiliar American game.^[3][4]
Following the ski season, Stenerud joined the football team for spring drills in 1965 and as a junior that fall he kicked a 59-yard field goal, then a college football record, in a 24–7 home win over rival Montana.^[3][5] In 2013, Stenerud recalled that he had a significant tail-wind aiding him on that kick in Bozeman; the ensuing kick-off went over the end-zone bleachers at Gatton Field,^[4] whose elevation exceeded 4,900 feet (1,495 m) above sea level.^[6] He was named an All-American by The Sporting News as a senior in 1966,^[4] and was also an All-American in ski jumping and a three-time Big Sky champion.^[7]

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The Max McGee is still viewed as amazing. It's confirmed that McGee was out drinking the nite b4 the game. I think DB Mitchell gave him way too much cushion, as McGee was unlikely to beat him deep.

Packers had a great offensive line. I think they're on the short list of best blocking teams from the Super Bowl era. Hornung (in particular) was a devastating lead-blocker.

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Starr was fantastic in this game. He was great on 3rd-down. Won the MVP, even ahead of McGee.

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The Colt errors were too much:
*Two missed Field Goals
*Five turnovers, most in the redzone

You only play the game once. Namath goes off with the indelible image of waving the #1 finger.

Another name that I wanted to weave into my mental timeline:
*Ted Hendricks was NOT on the Colt Super Bowl 3 roster.
...He would be drafted the next season. And Hendricks was on the SB 5 championship team.