The 2012 Super Bowl on February 5, 2012, begins at 6:30 PM EST/5:30 CST. On the West Coast, the Super Bowl begins at 3:30 PM. Super Bowl XLVI (also known as Superbowl 46), features a repeat of the 2008 Super Bowl between Tom Brady and his New England Patriots, and Eli Manning and his New [...]
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From World Biography.net: Tim Tebow finished the 2011 regular season with a career quarterback rating of 75.1, a rather low number. However, Tebow’s leadership of the Denver Broncos, along with the confusion that the option offense creates for opposing defenses, propelled the Broncos to an AFC West Division Championship and a playoff appearance at home [...]
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With today’s hard-fought victory over their ancient enemies, the Chicago Bears, the NFC Champion Green Bay Packers enter the Superbowl for 5th time. Going back to the pre-Superbowl NFL Championship games, Superbowl XLV will represent Green Bay’s 13th appearance in an NFL Championship Game. Green Bay enjoyed the title of NFL Champions for three consecutive [...]
Read the rest of this entry »On Any Given Saturday: Seahawks Shock Superbowl Champion Saints
They say that “On Any Given Sunday,” one NFL team can beat any other NFL team. Well, the Saints-Seahawks NFC Wildcard game was played on a Saturday, not a Sunday, but the comment still rang true, with Seattle shocking the Saints and the entire NFL with a 41-36 win over the defending Super Bowl champs. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Seattle Seahawks Make History With Big Win Over St. Louis Rams
Up until an emotional win over the St. Louis Rams in the last game of the 2010 regular season on January 2, 2011, the Seattle Seahawks had not returned to the playoffs since losing a divisional game to the Green Bay Packers in January of 2007. After they win their last regular season game at [...]
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The Seattle Seahawks (who are an expansion team and first played in 1976 as a member of the NFC), have up-and-down history of making the NFL playoffs. It was not until the early 1980s, under Coach Chuck Knox, and led by Quarterback Dave Krieg, that the Seahawks made it to the playoffs. Appearing in the [...]
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With their exciting 51-45 finish against the Green Bay Packers, the Arizona Cardinals travel to New Orleans to face the resurgent Saints. Ironically, neither team has an exceptionally long playoff history, despite fairly long (especially for the Cardinals) team histories. Examine their respective playoff histories at: Arizona Cardinals Playoff History at http://www.historyguy.com/sportshistory/arizona_cardinals_playoff_history.htm New Orleans Saints [...]
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