I thought maybe they would cancel this game after the news of Kobe Bryant's passing, I guess not. There was a time when the runners up of the NFC Championship actually played each other. I can’t recall what they called the game. Not sure what kind of draw or interest that would hold today. During the weekend prior to the super bowl having the Titans and Packers play. Probably tough to get players motivated.
I remember the NFL champs vs college All*Starrs games. I also recall Lombardi hated them.
I remember the All Stars winning
In '62, the Pack won handily, 42-20.
In '63, the college stars beat Lombardi's Packers, 20-17.
In '66, '67, '68 - Lombardi made sure everyone knew who the Champs were.
('66) 38-0. ('67) 27-0. ('68) 34-17.
Hungry5 posted:I remember the NFL champs vs college All*Starrs games. I also recall Lombardi hated them.
Barty Smith tore his ACL in that stupid game playing for the All-Stars.
skully posted:There was a time when the runners up of the NFC Championship actually played each other. I can’t recall what they called the game.
It was called the Playoff Bowl. It was only played from 1960 thru 1969. Packers played in it twice Jan. 1964 beating Cleveland 40-23. The next season they lost to St. Louis 24-17. Lombardi hated the game, he called it the Shit Bowl.
GB must have played their 3rd and 4th stringers in the loss against St.Louis. I'll have to admit I never heard of Bert Bell commissioner of the NFL until I read AMMO'S link. Lombardi's thoughts on the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl. " .a losers' bowl for losers " "a hinky-dink football game, held in a hinky-dink town, played by hinky-dink players. That's all second place is – hinky dink."
In their one appearance , in 1968 the VIKES got smoked by Dallas
# 17 Davante Adams had 6 catches for 61 yards, and 2 TOUCHDOWNS !!!!
AFC wins 38-33
yay...
From the little I saw, it looked like one-fingernail touch and you were down. Except they crashed in on Cousins and made him look pretty bad with the fumble recovery for a TD.
The NFL should name their Pro Bowl players and leave it at that -- no game. At this point, it's gotta cost them more to put it on than they bring in.
Amazingly, I thought it was Goldie commenting on Davante's numbers, not Skully.
Cook had a nice catch deep down the sideline. Looked like a giant WR.
Blair Kiel posted:fightphoe93 posted:Count me as one that enjoys YA Tittle and has zero problems with all the Likes. I'm kind of surprised it bothers anyone.
You do realize the French thought Jerry Lewis was a genius, right?
And the Germans loved David Hasselhoff.