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The Most Memorable Snow Games at Rich Stadium
As the NFL season comes to a close, snow often decorates many of the home fields on the East Coast. Whether it's a light flutter or a heavy flurry, the added element always leaves spectators in awe. Since the city of Buffalo usually endures the most snow, its football stadium has become synonymous with snow. Now that Highmark (né Rich) Stadium is closing its doors, it's only fitting that we take a look back at its most memorable moments in the snow. 1/12/1991: Bills vs Dolphi

David Hegler
2 days ago5 min read


The Greatest Moments in the 49ers-Raiders Rivalry
Few rivalries are as heated as territorial. While the 49ers and Raiders may not face each other every year, their rivalry is just as...

David Hegler
Aug 16, 202510 min read


Three Rivers Stadium
In the first decade of its existence, Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium was known for one thing: winning. Six times, its tenants went to...

David Hegler
Jun 11, 20257 min read


Tampa Stadium
Tampa Stadium was shaped very much like its football team. While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started off poorly, they enjoyed a brief...

David Hegler
May 24, 20255 min read


Kansas City Municipal Stadium
Before Kansas City, Missouri became known as a big league city with massive and iconic stadiums, it held a moderately sized, multi-use...

David Hegler
May 3, 20255 min read


Cleveland Municipal Stadium
The venue was an enigma. Built in an age when the automobile was all the rage, it was vast enough to hold massive crowds for football...

David Hegler
May 2, 20255 min read


The Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was once synonymous with sports and interwoven in America's fabric. It was here, not the Bronx, where the seeds of the...

David Hegler
Apr 24, 202510 min read


Ed Brown
The 1951 University of San Francisco football team is one of the most legendary in all of the Bay Area. Nine members of that team went on...

David Hegler
Apr 18, 20254 min read


Metropolitan Stadium
For a stadium with such a short life span, Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium certainly had its fair share of memories. Memories such as...

David Hegler
Apr 17, 20256 min read


Sherman Lewis
Sometimes good players make even better coaches. Sherman Lewis starred as a running back and on the track at Michigan State, but his true...

David Hegler
Apr 16, 20254 min read


Carmen Policy
Every great dynasty needs a competent pencil pusher. Someone who knows the ins and outs of contract negotiations and is undaunted by the...

David Hegler
Apr 12, 20255 min read


San Francisco's Forgotten Mascots
There was a time in the 1950's when San Francisco was home to two mascots who have long been forgotten in society: a mule named...

David Hegler
Mar 26, 20252 min read


Veterans Stadium
Visiting teams were loath to come there but isn't that the entire point of having a home-field advantage? For 33 years, Philadelphia's...

David Hegler
Mar 25, 20257 min read


Gary Plummer
NFL rosters are filled with players who never make the Pro Bowl yet provide invaluable insight and playmaking ability week in and week...

David Hegler
Feb 18, 20255 min read


Mike Holmgren's Case for the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Can the history of the National Football League be authentically told without talking about Mike Holmgren? That is the question that has...

David Hegler
Feb 6, 20253 min read


Wendell Tyler
Sporting a 15-1 record, the 1984 San Francisco 49ers were one of the greatest teams ever to win the Super Bowl. Mixed in the shuffle of...

David Hegler
Feb 4, 20256 min read


Kellen Winslow
Very few men in NFL history can say that they have impacted the game of football in the way that Kellen Winslow did. From 1979 through...

David Hegler
Feb 1, 20255 min read


Len Rohde
Every stout offensive line needs a reliable left tackle to take the heat off the quarterback's backside. For over ten years, the 49ers...

David Hegler
Jan 24, 20253 min read


Forrest Blue
Every potent offense needs a sturdy center who is both nimble and strong while possessing the leadership traits necessary to lead the...

David Hegler
Jan 23, 20253 min read


Zeke Bratkowski
Every great football dynasty needs a competent backup quarterback. In the 1960's, the Green Bay Packers enjoyed the subtle services of...

David Hegler
Jan 22, 20255 min read
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