“Broadway Joe” Guarantees a Super Bowl Win
In the first two Super Bowls, the National Football League (NFL) routed the American Football League (AFL), with the Green Bay Packers winning both games. As the third Super Bowl loomed in January 1969, there was talk that the AFL teams were significantly weaker than their NFL counterparts. The NFL representative in Super Bowl III, the Baltimore Colts, went into the game a 20-point favorite over the AFL’s New York Jets.
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American football history is full of colorful lore, including nicknames, heroic figures, and rule changes. Studying this history is a fun way to learn about American football.
May 1874: Visiting athletes from McGill University in Montreal introduce Harvard athletes to a rugby-like game that becomes the basis of American football. The next year Harvard introduces the game to Yale. A student named Walter Camp soon joins the Yale team and later becomes a coach who helps to standardize the rules of the game, including the system of downs.
The 1940-1946 Chicago Bears
Touchdown celebrations have become one of the most popular parts of pro football, although the NFL has outlawed some types of celebrations that belittle opponents or create safety issues. The following funny football moments are listed in ascending order, with the most extravagant one listed last at number one. A video is included at the end of each description
Each of the following plays includes a link to an official nfl.com video at the end. The best of these greatest football catches is listed last as #1.