It was the most unsuspecting season I can remember. The St. Louis Rams behind one of the greatest offensive arsenals in the history of the game, marched their way from a decade of mediocrity to Super Bowl Champion from the opening kickoff of that 1999 season. And it was all on the arm of a grocery bagger.
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Countdown to Super Bowl 50: A pirates life for me
What’s it like to root for a team that no one ever expects to win? An even better question is what is it like to root for that team on the day that they finally win? Wayniac Nation regular Mike Dunton has been a die hard Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan for quite some time. That January 26th night in 2003, Dunton was got his wish, as his Bucs hoisted the trophy.
Take a walk down Super Bowl Lane as Dunton recollects his greatest football moment.
Countdown to Super Bowl 50: The San Francisco 49ers are forever Young
As we continue to inch closer to Super Bowl 50, today we take a look back at one of the worst Super Bowls of my lifetime. It’s hard to pinpoint which Super Bowl mismatch was the worst, because in the late 80s and half of the 90s, the Super Bowl was one of the worst games of the year.
The Super Bowls from 1984 to 1995 were often lopsided. They were won by an average of 19 points a contest, with four of the games being won by 25 points or more. And these were supposed to be a matchup of the NFL’s two best teams mind you.
The 1995 Super Bowl, unless you were a San Francisco 49ers fan, was the pits.
Countdown to Super Bowl 50: Elway downs the Dirty Birds
I am excited to share this piece today, Wayniacs. Most of you recognize Nomi the Greek from The Thread’s annual Super Bowl prediction special. Today, he makes his debut with his first piece for Wayniac Nation.
You may also recognize Nomi the Greek as one of the only Falcon fans from start to finish of every home game, and the many TV appearances he’s made while he traveled to away games. I have yet to meet a bigger Falcons fan (with Saucy T 1B to Nomi’s 1A), and that’s why I thought it was perfect that he share our next Super Bowl memory.
So sit back and relive Super Bowl XXXIII through the eyes of an Atlanta Falcons Super Fan.
The Law Dog’s Ten Most Unbreakable Records in Sports
The Law Dog returns with his latest in Top Ten list. On the heels of Tom Brady’s record setting AFC Championship, he ponders what other records may never be touched. Sit back, enjoy and make sure you sound off he left some thing off the list.
Countdown to Super Bowl 50: Simms leads Big Blue Wrecking Crew
As we continue our walk down memory lane, we arrive at Super Bowl XXI. I remember this one vividly. You see, my mother is a huge New York Giants fan. My Houston Texans weren’t even a blip on the radar 30 years ago, so I grew up watching the New York Giants.
That 1986 squad is one of my favorite teams ever assembled in any sport despite my general dislike for the franchise in general (which would begin a few years later when they replaced Simms with Hos and Parcells with Ray Handley). I watched every single game that season, aside from one: their Week 11 bout with the Minnesota Vikings. That week, my family had to go to a small stage production of The Manhattan Project in which my Uncle Jay was acting. My 11-year old self did what every growing NFL fan would do.
I snuck a transistor radio in my pocket, wired the headphones through my shirt and listened to the entirety of that 22-20 Giants victory.
I told you, I remember that season vividly. That’s why Super Bowl XXI is chock full of memories, even to the non-Giants fan.
Countdown to Super Bowl 50: The Super Bowl Shuffle
We began to take a daily look at some Super Bowl memories yesterday. I opened the series that will lead right up to Super Bowl 50 with my earliest Super Bowl memory: losing my first bets of my gambling career to Marcus Allen.
Today, we skip over the next Super Bowl, although it was a dandy. It featured two of the top ten quarterbacks of all time as Joe Montana took down this young upstart quarterback named Dan Marino in what would be his only shot at Super Bowl glory in one of the most amazing careers in NFL history.
But that Super Bowl had nothing on 1985. It was the Super Bowl that the Chicago Bears became the ultimate hype machine.
Countdown to Super Bowl 50: Super Bowl Memories
The final step to Super Bowl 50 starts in just a few hours. The AFC and NFC Champion will be crowned, and the two week mega-hype show begins.
This Super Bowl is a big one. Number 50. It’s so big they changed the whole Roman numeral system to make sure no one had to Google what the Roman numeral L meant.
That being said, I have been alive for 80-percent of all of the Super Bowls ever played (that’s 40 for those who scored below 400 on the math portion of the SATs). I have some fond memories of Super Bowls past. I thought I would start a little series today, leading up to the big game two Sundays from today.
NFL Playoffs: Carolina Panthers or Cardinals? Sound off Wayniac Nation!
I can’t decide on this one, folks. I think Sunday evening’s game between the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals could go either way. It’s not so easy to find an advantage on either side of the ball, so I wonder just who will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl this season.
I love LA: Rams return home, as they should
I never understood how the City of Angels could lose not one, but two football teams. There were two primary factors that made it very difficult to comprehend, especially when you are in your late teens and think you know everything as I was. I guess none of that matters because the Rams are coming home, but it still was mind-boggling.
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