It was a new era for the Los Angeles Rams with the combo of first-year head coach John Robinson and rookie running back Eric Dickerson. Read the season-long narrative.
The 1987 New England Patriots came into the season on what was, for the franchise in the era prior to Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, a high point. They had reached the Super Bowl for the first time in 1985 and followed that up with an AFC East title in 1986. Head coach Raymond Berry […]
The good people of New England have seen some great football for a long period of time. For a younger generation nationwide the Patriots have become the team that defines NFL life, whether you love them or hate. But a generation a little older recalls that it wasn’t always so. This franchise used to be […]
The 1979 San Diego Chargers marked the beginning of a new period of success in franchise history, with their high-powered passing attack nicknamed “Air Coryell, named after head coach Don Coryell. But the season also had a bitter ending, something the franchise has become all-to-familiar with in the Super Bowl era.
The 1993 Buffalo Bills were looking to make history. No team had ever won four straight conference championships, either before or since. These Bills were out to be the first and they did it, concluding a four-year run where they were the class of the AFC. Thurman Thomas, the great all-purpose running back was the […]
The Atlanta Falcons had been in a funk for nearly a decade. After making the playoffs three times in the five-year period from 1978-82, they had been shut out of the postseason eight straight times. Head coach Jerry Glanville, who had turned a similarly moribund Houston Oilers franchise into a playoff perennial, came on board […]
The 1991 Buffalo Bills were driven by a mission. They had come within one missed field goal of winning a Super Bowl in 1990 and only taking the final step would be enough in the immediate years after. Buffalo fans would watch a lot of outstanding championship football over the ensuing three years—winning an AFC […]
The Houston Oilers decided to change horses in midstream coming into the 1990 season. Even though Jerry Glanville led the franchise to the playoffs each year from 1987-89, postseason disappointments cost him his job. The 1990 Houston Oilers were entrusted to Jack Pardee, who started a four-year run that was—for better and for worse—more of […]
Today, the New England Patriots are the gold standard of the NFL, with their five Super Bowl titles in the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era. To say that wasn’t always the case would be an understatement. The 1990 New England Patriots are a case study of the franchise’s bad old days—they were a hideous football team […]
To young football fans, the Browns struggling through an awful season is pretty much par for the course. But the world of 1990 was different. In that world, the Browns were coming off a strong decade, where they made the playoffs each year from 1985-89, including three appearances in the AFC Championship Game. The complete […]
The 1990 Chicago Bears came into the season looking to show they were still the same team who had dominated the old NFC Central from 1984-88. The 1989 season had been marked by calamitous collapse, where a 4-0 start turned into a stunning 6-10 finish. Mike Ditka handed the reins to a new quarterback and […]
The 1989 NFL playoffs marked the definitive statement that the San Francisco 49ers were the team of the 1980s. The 49ers won their fourth Super Bowl and did it with the great playoff runs in the history of any sport. Here are the key highlights from that postseason. GREAT 1980s SPORTS MOMENTS Start reading today. *San […]