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Led by head coach Tom Flores, the 1983 Los Angeles Raiders entered Super Bowl XVIII as underdogs. But the Raiders proved that they were the NFL's best as they manhandled the highest scoring team in the league, the Washington Redskins, 38-9 to win their...

The 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers quickly discovered that one of the most difficult feats in all of sports is defending a world title. At the beginning of the season, coach Chuck Nolls team didn't even look like they had the stuff to reach the playoffs, let...

The team wasn't especially big, quick, or flashy. It rarely blew away opponents. It's best player was a fullback, it's defense was anonymous, and it played without it's Pro Bowl quarterback for most of the year. Still, the 1972 Miami Dolphins are the...

They entered Super Bowl IV as 13-point underdogs. But the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs decisive victory over the Minnesota Vikings put to rest any questions as to whether the fledgling American Football League could compete against the established NFL. It...

Prior to the 1968 season, the AFL was considered a minor league compared to the more established NFL. The league had already lost Super Bowls I and II. So the success of the New York Jets, and their quarterback, Joe Namath, could not have come at a...

By 1967, Green Bay was already considered Titletown U.S.A. Throughout the decade, the Packers had won four NFL Championships and Super Bowl I. Better still; they were coached by Vince Lombardi, who was relentless in his pursuit of perfection. But that...

Vincent Thomas Lombardi knew how to make a good first impression. One hour into Lombardis first mini-camp as head coach of the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Bart Starr took a break, ran to the nearest pay phone in the team office, and called his wife...

Americas Game uses the insight of Kurt Warner, Dick Vermeil and DMarco Farr to tell the story of the 1999 Rams. With the humble Warner at the controls, the teams high-powered offense including: Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce and Marshall Faulk, became known as...

The debate over the NFLs greatest defense has raged for some time. Fans in Dallas are squarely behind the Doomsday Defense. Minnesota had the Purple People Eaters, while Chicago had the 46. Still, in 2000, the Baltimore Ravens were as good as any in that...

By 1997, there was little else for John Elway to prove. Entering his 15th NFL season, the Denver quarterback was in third place in most major passing categories, behind only Dan Marino and Fran Tarkenton, and had made the two-minute offense into his own...

The Lombardi Trophy was on it's way back to Lombardi Country. Vince Lombardis Packers won Super Bowls I and II in the mid-1960s by playing with confidence and faith. Nearly 30 years later, Green Bays 1996 team, led by coach Mike Holmgren, used those same...

Dominance in the NFL starts at the very top. There have been only five NFL dynasties during the Super Bowl era - four of them were forged by the vision of a single head coach. The 1995 Dallas Cowboys were the exception. They won their third world...