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

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Said it b4. Morrall was awful in this game. So many points left on the board.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Said it b4. Morrall was awful in this game. So many points left on the board.

What a trademark game in league history. Lombardi made some inflammatory remarks after SB 2. Implied that the AFL teams couldn't play with the top NFL teams, and I think the Jet players heard that.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

The narrative @ the end of this game is pretty flowery. Steve Sabol admitted that the writing was b/c of his fondness for Johnny Unitas. Truth is that the game was pretty much decided since the 2-pt try was not allowed in this game.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

SB 4: Chiefs vs Vikings

Game will be remembered for the Hank Stram quotes.



"Come on, Lenny. Pump in there, baby. Matriculate the ball down the field, boys."

The Stram quotes are still fresh:
*The hitch-passes "are like stealing."
*"They're flat as hell."
*"You definitely gave em an extra foot."

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Unitas subbed in for Morrall in SB3. But the script was flipped in SB5. Morrall replaced an injured Unitas.

Two very good defenses. Wound up being a defensive struggle.

Colts actually turned it over SEVEN times...and still won. Mike Curtis INT set up Colts for Game-winning FG at the gun.

No great offensive stats in this game. Only Super Bowl where the game MVP came from the losing side. LB Chuck Howley for his two INTs.

Bob Lilly summed it up well. After the gun, he tossed his helmet about thirty yards.

I always thought about the juxtaposition of this game compared to Super Bowl 3. Unitas had replaced Morrall late in SB 3. This time, Morrall replaced Unitas and
played well enough to win.

I think the '68 Colts were clearly better than the '70 Colts. But it doesn't matter. On this day they survived and won a scrappy game.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

SB 9: Steelers vs Vikings

*PITT: 1st SB
*MINN: 3rd SB

Still amazed that the Steelers could pick up four Future HOFers (Swann, Lambert, Stallworth and Webster) in one draft:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season

[ChuckyTheGoat]

SB 6: Cowboys vs Dolphins

*Cowboys: returned to SB after losing SB 5.
*Dolphins: franchise in only their fourth year of existence.

Cowboy had an amazing list of veterans on the roster:
*Forrest Gregg
*Herb Adderley
*Mike Ditka
*Lance Alworth

Note that Craig Morton started SB5. After dual QB play in 1971, Staubach had started the nine previous games b4 SB6.

Still so strange to me that Gregg and Adderley were on this Cowboy team. Hard to even find a picture of Gregg in a Cowboy uniform.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

SB 9: Steelers vs Vikings

*PITT: 1st SB
*MINN: 3rd SB

Facenda notes that Ham, Greene, and Greenwood were awesome in this game. Greenwood dominated Ron Yary and tipped three Tarkenton passes.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

as a devoted 49r fan forever the decade of the 1980s were the golden days of yore for me.4 superbows for the 9rs.the great bill walsh joe rice taylor craig candlestick park.their owner eddie departolo took the team to hawaii every year.

Hi, Agenda. I've read a lot about Walsh. Genius might be an over-used term, but he was a very bright coach.

Could say a lot about Walsh. Will keep it brief for now.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Two van Schamann Field Goals late in the first half. San Fran 28-16 at half.

Another Craig TD in the 2nd half. Niners shut out Marino after halftime.

It was one-sided. The Niners were too good.

38-16. Second title for the Niners/Walsh.

A few more random comments about this game:
*Montana rushed for 59 yards. That set a Super Bowl rush record. Joe didn't look athletic, but his scrambling ability was pretty good.
*This was one year before Jerry Rice came into the league. Of course, Rice was a fantastic player. In some ways, though, I think the Walsh teams were even better when it was a balanced attack.
*As much credit that Montana gets, this Niner team was so good in other areas. Solid offensive line, solid defense.
*And what about Craig? Man, he was good. Ability to get open, good hands. Could score on the ground or on receptions. Ahead of his time as a dual-threat RB.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Hi, Agenda. I'd be a little worried about Kelce getting older. How much does he have left?

Mahomes will have his chances. The AFC is now a landmine with all the young quarterbacks.

Also, I think Reid is close to the finish line. No obvious replacement for Reid.

Bump. 40-22 loss to the Eagles. We'll see where the Chiefs go from here.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

No miracle finish for the Bengals. Going off the field after such a gut-wrenching loss, Wyche could not have been more gracious. He congratulated his former coach and said "I couldn't be more happy for you."

This is one of those games that show how cruel Football can be. Bengals had never won a Super Bowl. You'd think that they could get lucky one time.

Niners were going for their third title of the decade, and they got it. Walsh and Montana win again. Some guys have all the luck, I guess.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

1988: Bengals vs Niners

*Bengals: 2nd Super Bowl appearance. First appearance had also been versus the Niners.
*Niners: 3rd Super Bowl appearance. Going for third title of the decade.

More Bengal-Niner parallels. Plenty of notes on this one.

This is my most memorable Super Bowl. So many storylines.

One side-note, as it relates to 1987 (above). Eddie DeBartolo was very close to firing Walsh after the 1987 season. They were upset at home versus Minnesota, and the results weren't coming the way they had been. DeBartolo wondered if Walsh had become stale. He was very close to canning him.

Walsh was friends with Dick Vermeil. They were similar personalities in that they studied the game rigorously. If Vermeil was a victim of burnout in '82, then Walsh was in a similar spot after '88. He may have been spent. That's what you saw in post-game interview by Musberger.