NFL Interesting Facts about the NFL - Did You Know...

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Joe Gibbs went to 5 NFCCG in a 10-year period with 4 different QBs. He won 4 of them (and then 3 SBs). None of those QBs are in the HOF.

 

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From that reddit thread....

The Boston Patriots moved to Foxborough and wanted to be named the Bay State Patriots, but the NFL rejected that name because it wouldve been abbreviated as BS Patriots.

 

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The Dolphins' stadium was built on a Native American burial ground where over 25,000 artifacts were found during construction in the 80's.

The team's recent lack of playoff success is known as the "Tequesta Curse"

 

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The Seattle Seahawks almost moved to Anaheim in the 90s because the team President was afraid of earthquakes.

Well, there was a lot more to it than that, but that's what started the move initially. Out of fear that a significant earthquake to the PNW region would cause catastrophic damage to the Kingdome, there were talks to remodel the stadium or build a new one that led no where. As a result, the team office was packed up into moving trucks and the team began off-season workouts at the old Rams practice field in Anaheim, and the team office was moved into a hotel room until the equipment could be moved.

However, a group of fans protested and blocked the moving trucks, the county filed suit, and the NFL to begin threatening $500k/day fines until the team returned to Seattle.

 

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Don Shula coached against Bill Belichick, who will coach in 2021, and also against George Halas, who coached in 1921

 

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The Packers burned down their practice facility for the insurance money allowing them to financially stay in the NFL....

How a mysterious 1950 fire saved the Green Bay Packers

After six NFL titles, Curly Lambeau brought his Packers to Rockwood Lodge, the pinnacle of offseason decadence and one of the biggest disasters in sports history.

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The Broncos have won three super bowls and the youngest QB to do it was John Elway at 37.

 

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But only one QB in history went to two AFC championships in his first two seasons -- Mark Sanchez.

 

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It's crazy to think that undrafted Warner and 6th rounder Brady played each other in a Super Bowl

 

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It was weird too because Warner was the greatest Cinderella underdog story of all time in the NFL for his super bowl win.

Then two years later, he’s the top dog and Brady and the Patriots are massive underdogs with a bit of a Cinderella story for Brady (not quite to Warner’s extent but close).

 

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What I find fascinating is that Warner only made it back almost a decade later and Wilson still has yet to go past the divisional round ever since his stretch concluded. However, half of these guys listed still have time to make it back, Mahomes especially. This seems like an insightful examination of the hot hand fallacy, where one assumes that a streak of consistent good fortune/performance will continue on and on (exception you're an immortal demon sent to terrify the NFL landscape)

 

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Even Brady went on a 10 year stretch without winning a SB.

Its very difficult to make it to the SB and win one, over and over

 

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Yeah but he went to 2 in that stretch and was in the AFC Championship game 3 other times. So while he didnt "win" one he went to 2 and had a deep playoff run in 3 others. So 5 of the 10 years he didnt win one he was in the running for it basically.