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NFL Free Agent Feeding Frenzy, Part 3 – Team Needs (NFC East and NFC North)
At the suggestion of one of our learned Barkers, I thought I’d take a step back from the individual player analysis to lay out an overview of what each team is likely to try and lay claim to once the cannon sounds (still anticipated to be 12:01 AM on 7/25, although I’m sure many GMs have been...
June 16th Jump Off
Remember to submit your choices for the Down the Drive Ring of Honor! You can submit up to 3 players who you think should join the Bearcats elite. You have until July 10th to submit your nominees. Also, if you want to receive Down the Drive updates through Facebook, don't forget to like...
Redskins Lunchbox: Breaking Down the Eagles & Packers Games (Video)
Ken and I watch enough TV to know what is entertaining (Gossip Girl) and what is not (One Tree Hill). As a result, we knew we needed to speed up the pace of our Redskins show. Well, we decided to introduce a new spin this week. Instead of just being talking, bobble heads...Ken and I go in rapid...
Today in Sports History: February 10th
2/10/1992 - Falcons trade away Brett Favre After one season of bench-warming, the Atlanta Falcons trade Brett Favre to the Green Bay Packers for a first round draft pick. Favre had had an outstanding college career with Southern Mississippi, but in his rookie campaign with the Falcons he hardly saw...
Today in Sports History: January 14th
(Bart Starr lines up from center. Photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated) 1/14/1954 - Joe and Marilyn tie the knot One of the most famed celebrity marriages of all time occurs as Joe DiMaggio, the former outfielder for the New York Yankees, and famed actress Marilyn Monroe elope. The honeymoon did...
Today in Sports History: December 28th
(Alan Ameche scores the winning TD. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 12/28/1958 - The Greatest Game Ever Played In the first overtime game in league history, the Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants, 23-17, in the 1958 NFL Championship Game. The game was played at Yankee Stadium and famously...
Today in Sports History: November 6th
11/06/1995 - Modell moves Browns to BaltimoreIt's a dark day for Cleveland sports fans, as Browns owner Art Modell announces that the team will be moving to Baltimore, Maryland in 1996. Modell had petitioned heavily for a refurbishing of Cleveland Municipal Stadium, referred to by many as "The...
12/31/1967 - The Ice Bowl
(Mercein signals touchdown on the final play. All photos courtesy of AP Photos) The 1967 NFL Championship Game is considered one of, if not the greatest football games of all time. It pitted Tom Landry's Dallas Cowboys against Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. On that winter day, Lambeau Field...
1/20/2008 - Giants beat Pack in NFC Championship
(Lambeau Field was COLD that night. Photo by Maxx Wolfson, Getty Images) The 2007 NFC Championship Game between the Packers and Giants had all the qualities of being nickname-worthy: a plethora of great plays, even more bone-headed mistakes, a game-winning field goal, a below-zero temperature, and...
2/11/2009 - Favre announces second retirement
(Favre in a game in Miami. Photo by Marc Serota, Getty Images) Brett Favre announces his retirement from the NFL... for the second time. The longtime Packers quarterback had retired eleven months earlier, only to change his mind, un-retire, and negotiate his way onto the roster of the New York...
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