December 23, 2010

1972: Cowboys Overcome 15-Point Deficit to Beat 49ers in Playoff Game

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The two teams that met in a NFC Divisional playoff on December 23, 1972 were familiar to each other from recent postseason action. The Dalla...
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December 22, 2010

1946: Browns Defeat Yankees for First AAFC Championship

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The first season of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) culminated in the Championship game at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium on Decem...
December 21, 2010

1952: Pat Harder Spurs Lions to Win Over Rams in Conference Playoff

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The 1952 NFL season ended with both the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams tied atop the National Conference with 9-3 records, necessitatin...
December 20, 2010

1981: Bucs Inflict First Home Loss of Season on Lions to Win NFC Central

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The NFC Central title was on the line on December 20, 1981 as the Detroit Lions hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Pontiac Silverdome. F...
December 19, 2010

2004: Jaguars Overcome Cold and Favre to Beat Packers

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It was frigid at Green Bay’s Lambeau Field on December 19, 2004, with temperatures in the single digits and a wind chill of minus 12. Such c...
December 18, 2010

1960: John David Crow Reaches Thousand Yards with 203 in Season Finale

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The move from Chicago to St. Louis following the 1959 NFL season seemed to reinvigorate the Cardinals franchise. Not only did they have an e...
December 17, 2010

1944: Packers Beat Giants for NFL Title on Two Fritsch TDs

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By 1944, the manpower shortage in the NFL was acute due to World War II. It was apparent in the rosters of the teams that met for the NFL Ch...
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