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Football (and other) marginalia.

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Technically his son, but yes. It's part of the chain of events that led to the Krafts owning the team.

04.03.2026 17:57 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Something similar happened with the Jacksons' Victory Tour in 1984 - the Foxboro Board of Selectmen denied them permits for two concerts due to traffic and security concerns.

04.03.2026 17:52 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 1

Glove technology has gotten a lot better too.

04.03.2026 16:59 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Southwest Texas State Teachers College publications, 1928.

26.02.2026 02:45 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
24.02.2026 21:03 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Attendance in the NFL was generally down that Sunday (though nothing like in Buffalo) due to World Series Game 5 being played at 4 pm Eastern that afternoon.

24.02.2026 18:39 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Coming later this offseason:

22.02.2026 19:18 — 👍 21    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

Just 5 years, 2012-2016.

20.02.2026 04:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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He'd just have to construct one of these, but for football (World Series pitch-by-pitch via telegraph would be a thing in the upcoming decades).

17.02.2026 20:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Stanford-Cal's 10-10 tie in 1892.

17.02.2026 15:09 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Game possession chart for Yale-Princeton, 1893.

17.02.2026 14:48 — 👍 31    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 2

It wasn't just Tommy Maddox - it was Tommy Maddox AND Shawn Moore, because Dan Reeves decided to rotate his backup quarterbacks every play with John Elway out injured.

10.02.2026 14:38 — 👍 32    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

2025 also had interim Mikes Kafka and McCoy (who both replaced Brians).

02.02.2026 01:38 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Four plays from BYU right tackle Andy Reid, #64, 1980.

30.01.2026 20:59 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Great moments in crowd noise, 1985. youtu.be/YHtTmO3Selc?...

26.01.2026 04:21 — 👍 36    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1
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And they forgot to remove the signal in the rulebook until this year.

26.01.2026 04:18 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I guess they haven't counted their upcoming Championship appearance yet.

19.01.2026 03:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Most consecutive years without a Super Bowl appearance, division:

16: AFC South, 2010-25 (current)
15: NFC North, 2011-25 (current)
10: NFC Central, 1986-95
9: NFC West, 1970-78
8: AFC East, 1974-81
8: AFC North, 2013-20
8: NFC Central, 1977-84

19.01.2026 03:05 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

Most consecutive years without a Super Bowl appearance, division:

16: AFC South, 2010-25 (current)
14: NFC North, 2011-24 (current)
10: NFC Central, 1986-95
9: NFC West, 1970-78
8: AFC East, 1974-81
8: AFC North, 2013-20
8: NFC Central, 1977-84

18.01.2026 23:06 — 👍 15    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 1
AFC Divisional Round - New York Jets @ Pittsburgh Steelers - Jan. 15, 2005 - Doug Brien, J-Mac
YouTube video by PigDog Video2001 AFC Divisional Round - New York Jets @ Pittsburgh Steelers - Jan. 15, 2005 - Doug Brien, J-Mac

Don't run giveup plays to set up game-winning field goals in Pittsburgh. youtu.be/83cycz2s3o0?...

05.01.2026 04:39 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Worst records this season:
Cardinals 3-14
Jets 3-14
Raiders 3-14
Titans 3-14
Team with Sauce Gardner on the roster 2-14

05.01.2026 00:27 — 👍 30    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Even with 0 interceptions, the 2025 Jets aren't going to set the single-season record for the fewest interception return yards; last year's Browns finished with -2 thanks to this Greg Newsome return.

04.01.2026 23:18 — 👍 79    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 1
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Still no on-camera interviews.

04.01.2026 20:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Here we go.

04.01.2026 19:16 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
85 Bears - NYG at Chicago -  NFC Playoffs Part 1 (Q 1-3) #bears #giants
YouTube video by Victor-y 85 Bears - NYG at Chicago - NFC Playoffs Part 1 (Q 1-3) #bears #giants

The shortest doink I know of off-hand since the NFL moved the goalposts back was a 19-yarder the Giants missed in the 1985 playoffs against the Bears. youtu.be/D0Sxsz6eCC0?...

04.01.2026 04:17 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Michael Irvin kept up the sweater tradition 4 years later.

04.01.2026 01:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hopefully, we get a revival tomorrow of one of the greatest traditions of the old NFL - live coverage of teams watching other teams play for their fate.

04.01.2026 00:27 — 👍 29    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0
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Cardinals-Cowboys, 1999.

04.01.2026 00:17 — 👍 38    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 1
Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V, Scene V

Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V, Scene V

Falstaff, on the other hand ...

31.12.2025 19:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0