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Joe Montana s QB GOAT case starts here. At the peak of his powers at age 33, the 49ers icon was on his own tier in 1989. His completion percentage (70.2), yards per attempt (9.1) and passer rating (112.4) look confusing when compared to his peers. Apex Jerry Rice (17 TDs), Roger Craig and John Taylor made 1989 the West Coast Offense s masterwork, despite Bill Walsh having retired after the 88 season. The defense ranked third, too. The 49ers went 14-2, losing by five total points, and obliterated the Vikings, Rams and Broncos by a 126-26 margin in the playoffs. George Seifert s debut team may be the NFL s best ever.
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Don Coryell arrived with a cutting-edge blueprint in the late 1970s, but his pass-happy teams fell short in January. Dan Fouts five INTs doomed the 79 Chargers against a depleted Oilers team; the Bolts regrouped to deploy a then-unprecedented three 1,000-yard receivers (John Jefferson, Kellen Winslow, Charlie Joiner) in 1980. The Raiders then secured a Super Bowl XV berth in San Diego. Air Coryell s peak and low point occurred in January 1982. After an epic OT win in Miami, the Chargers played in the NFL s coldest game (wind chill: minus-59 degrees). The Bengals Freezer Bowl rout nixed a tantalizing Coryell-Bill Walsh Super Bowl. San Diego s run ended soon after.
Throwback Thursday: Tim Tebow Leads Broncos Past Steelers in OT
Ok, I m putting this out there right now, as a Steelers fan, this hurt a LOT. Even though the Steelers were 12-4 and the Broncos were 8-8, since Denver won their division, they got to host the AFC Wildcard game.
The Steelers were coming off a Super Bowl loss to Green Bay the year before and there was a lot of hope of returning to the big game in the 2011.
This certainly wasn t the Broncos most memorable season by any means. But this playoff game certainly goes down in Broncos lore back in the first season of old coach John Fox.
The Atlanta Dream are close to being sold, ending defeated U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s contentious stint as a WNBA owner.“As it relates to the Atlanta Dream, we understand a sale of the franchise is close to being finalized,” the league said in a.
Aqib Talib And His Therapeutic Pursuits in the Booth
Aqib Talib.
Aqib Talib dresses in a vibrant suit, attaches a microphone to his lapel and settles into the broadcasting booth for a four-hour therapy session. Adrenaline is his obsession, football his prescription, and analyzing the NFL his cure. When he’s in the booth evaluating the game he loves, Talib is in his newfound happy place.
“I can’t play the game no more. I could just watch and be a fan,” he says. “And I love the game. So you wanna talk about it, you wanna be a part of it. And that’s about as close as you can get without coaching, is being in that booth and watching the game live and being able to express your emotions live. So it’s therapeutic, man.”