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Hello and welcome to the Week 12 edition of the Historical NFL Matchups episode here on the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast were we talk about the best of sports from back in the day.

in this edition we will discuss four games that are on this weeks NFL schedule that are rematches of famous games from the NFL's past.

One of the games that we are talking about is one from the1998 playoffs that established a new superstar wide receiver that was the heir apparent to the greatest receiver of all time and submitted a fitting sequel to one of the greatest moments in not only the history of his team but the entire league itself.

Meanwhile with thanksgiving next week, it is appropriate to celebrate one of the most memorable games ever to take place on Turkey Day.

On Thanksgiving Day 1974, a superstar quarterback goes down with a concussion and replacing him is a little known rookie signal caller that leads a miracle comeback against one of the NFL's elite teams at the time.

Another game that we will highlight we’ll have to go back to the early 1960s that most NFL analysts at the time considered a major upset.

In this memorable game this franchise that would later become one of the most consistent winners in the National Football League, would accomplish something that wouldn’t be done again in the NFL for another 41 years.

And finally we go from the sublime to the ridiculous.

In perhaps the strangest moment in the 1982 regular season that in itself was strange, a game came down to not a key play or player or a key play call or even a crucial penalty.

In this game between two long time bitter divisional rivals, it came down to of all things, a convicted felon and a John Deere Tracker.  

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The NFL Season is moving along and so are we.

In this episode of the NFL Historical Matchups for Week 11, we have four games that we are highlighting.

The first one may be one of the most famous and the most important games in NFL History. It may not have been a classic as for as a close game or having a fantastic finish, but Super Bowl III between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets helped create the current NFL.

It was more than the biggest upset in Super Bowl history, it added legitimacy to the upstart American Football League as the merger between the AFL and NFL was on the horizon.

The second game was the 1981 AFC Championship game between the San Diego Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals.

The game played in conditions that were better suited for the Iditarod Sled dog race in Alaska, saw the Bengals advance to their first Super Bowl by winning the game known as the "Freezer Bowl".

The third game we are remembering was referenced in a Sports Illustrated article that previewed the game at the time as Super Bowl 8 1/2 .

But after it was over, the game had earned another name that has lived on to this day.

The 1974 AFC Divisional playoff game between the Miami Dolphins and the Oakland Raiders is remembered as the "Sea of Hands Game".

Rounding out our games that we are looking back on is the 1966 AFL Championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills.

The Bills were looking to win their third consecutive AFL Championship game but more importantly play in the inaugural Super Bowl. But it would be the Chiefs that would advance to the first Super Bowl in a muddy, cold day at the stadium known as the Rockpile.

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Welcome back to the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast were we bring you the best of sports from back in the day.

We are heading into week 9 of the NFL regular season and this week we will look back at three games that are rematches from famous games from the NFL's glorious past.

The first game is the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons. In the 1980 divisional playoffs, the Falcons were playing Cowboys in their first ever home playoff game.

this epic game became known as the "Duel in Dixie".

the other two games were regular season games that defied both defenses and explanation as both were high scoring affairs.

The first was in 1969 as a former Canadian Football League star quarterback became a member of the exclusive "seven touchdowns in a game" club, joining the likes of George Blanda and Sid Luckman.

The second high scoring game that we are highlighting this episode took place three seasons earlier between long time rivals the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants.

Taking place at then DC Stadium, New York and Washington face off in the highest scoring game in NFL history.

That is what is on tap here on this Historically Speaking Sports Historical NFL matchup episode here on the Sports History Network.

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Week 8 of the NFL season is upon us and it is time for us to revisit and relive some of the greatest and most memorable games in the history of the National Football League

Dana Auguster, the host of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast is back once again for the Historically Speaking NFL Matchups, where he is back to highlight the best of Pro football from back in the day.

In this mini-episode, we examine a few games that are on the NFL Schedule that are rematches of famous games from years past. This is our way of getting you ready for NFL action for the weekend.

Now if there is a theme for the games this weekend, it would be rivalry week and these four games could be considered rivalry games in one form or fashion.

Two of them are long standing rivalries that are part of the firmament of the History of the league. The first that were are going to talk about is the feud between the Cowboys and 49ers now everyone knows "The Catch" and the many instances in the 1990’s they met for the NFC title.

But the game that will be highlighted is a playoff game from the early 1970s that saw the Cowboys erase a 17-point deficit by a "back-up" quarterback to hand the Niners another postseason defeat.

The second is a rivalry that started in the American Football League and it was appropriate that these two teams would meet in the very last AFL Championship game before the AFL and NFL would merge in 1970.

About a week before the final AFL title game there was a NFL playoff game that started one of the great postseason rivalries that dominated the decade of the 1970’s in the NFC.

And finally, one of the oldest games that we will talk about, and it is still considered one of the biggest blow outs in NFL History.

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In the week six edition of the Historical Speaking Sports Historical Matchups episode we will take a look at three games that are on the docket for this weekends NFL action that are rematches of memorable games from years past.

One of them is a playoff game from the early 1990’s that featured possibly the most memorable touchdown run in this Hall of Fame running back's career and was his team's first postseason win in over 30 years.

We will also talk about another playoff game, this one from the 1970’s that saw this team, led by a popular head coach finally lead his team to a Super Bowl after several disappointing finishes.

The third game is perhaps one of the most famous regular season games ever.

To give you an idea how famous this game was, take this into account, the coach of the losing team stated afterwards, "What a nightmare, it was the worst experience of my coaching career. We’re all ashamed for our people, for our fans and for our organization."

The loss was so catastrophic for this Hall of Fame coach, he was fired the next week and never coached again.

This is what is going on here on the Week Six edition of the Historically Speaking Historic Matchups here on the Sports History Network .

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Here at the Historically Speaking Sports are getting you ready for Week 5 of the NFL by looking at three games that are rematches from great games from NFL History on this week's NFL schedule.

In this weeks episode of our Historically Speaking NFL Matchups mini episode, we will take a look at a pair of AFC championship games that saw the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos each make their first of a combined 19 Super Bowl appearances (Patriots 11 and Broncos 8).

Also this week, the Cowboys and Steelers meet up once again, evoking memories of one of the greatest Super Bowls ever.

All of that coming up this week here on the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, a member of the Sports History Network.

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In this episode we are getting you ready for Week 4 of the NFL regular season by looking back at four games that are rematches from famous games from years past to evoke good memories for some while for others, not so much.   

This week we will begin with a game that a lot of people including myself, consider as the most important game in the history of the New Orleans Saints.

Not only it was significant for the team, but after certain events that happened to the city of New Orleans, it was so important for that city.

And of course against of all teams, the Atlanta Falcons.

Speaking of important games, there was another game on another Monday night, that put another southern city on the map thanks to a Heisman trophy rookie running back that still remains as a lone star legend and also introduced a very colorful era for an NFL franchise.

Finally a pair of frigid playoffs games.

One of them features a famous play call that became the bane of that city's existence now for close to 50 years.

Then another post season game, an NFC championship game that not only saw a traditional loser reach the promise land but also closed the door on one of the NFL’s most infamous stadiums.

In this week’s brief NFL episode, we have three games from back in the day that are rematches in this weeks slate of games in the National Football League.

Moving chronologically, we have a game from the sixties that features a team that is off to a quick start here in the 2024 season. The game we will highlight was this teams first ever win in franchise history that took place in one of football’s most famous stadiums.

The game from the 70s features a pair of teams that have started  2-0 on this young season. Yet back in 1973 when these two teams faced each other, both teams were going in total opposite directions.

This game, which was a total blowout marked the end of a career for one Hall of Fame quarterback who was replaced by another signal caller that would end up in Canton who sparked a comeback that fell short.

And finally in the game from the 1980’s, we have two long time NFC rivals meeting in the playoffs for the first time ever and in a conference championship game no less.

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Welcome back to another episode of the Historical NFL Matchup for Week 2 of the 2025 NFL seasons.

In this short podcast episode, we will take a look at three memorable postseason games from NFL history that are part of the NFL schedule for week two.

One of the games that we will focus on is a recent super bowl that is considered one of the greatest games in Super Bowl history that featured a controversial coaching decision and one of the biggest defensive plays ever.

Also we will look at one of biggest post season upsets during the decade of the 1980s and rounding out the show will be the first ever post season game for a team that over the years would make a lot post season appearances and made a star of a little known linebacker from Louisville.

All of that on the week two edition of the Historical NFL Matchups here on the Sports History Network.

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Here on the podcast we are starting a new series.

Every week during the NFL season we will take a few games off the schedule that are rematches of famous games in NFL History. Some will be memorable post season games while others are memorable in other ways.

Here in week one we will talk about three games that are on the week one schedule of games that are rematches of great games of the past.

The first, Packers and Eagles which is a rematch of the 1960 NFL Championship game in Philadelphia's historic Franklin Field.

The second a little over 20 years after, the 1980 AFC Championship game between the Raiders and the Chargers and finally the 1999 AFC Divisional Playoff between the Dolphins and Jaguars.

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