On This Date: Jim Bakken Kicks 7 Field Goals and Outscores the Steelers by Himself (Sept. 24, 1967)
Sept. 24, 1967: Cardinals kicker Jim Bakken made 7 field goals on 9 tries at Pitt Stadium, an NFL record, and scored 22 points to the Steelers' 14.
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The 10 Greatest Weather Games in NFL History, Ranked
From the Ice Bowl at 13 below to a convict on a snowplow to the Chargers playing in 80-degree humidity and 59-below wind chill eight days apart — the ten NFL games the weather decided, ranked.
On This Date: Walter Payton Broke the All-Time Touchdown Record, and the Front Page Led With the Strike (Sept. 20, 1987)
Sept. 20, 1987: Walter Payton scored his 107th rushing touchdown and passed Jim Brown. He gained 24 yards that day, his replacement gained 117, and the Chicago Tribune led with the coming players' strike.
The 10 Biggest Heisman Flops: Preseason Favorites Whose Seasons Fell Apart
Since 2009 the preseason Heisman betting favorite has won exactly once. These are the ten who showed up in August as the guy and weren't in the conversation by December.
The 12 Craziest Endings in College Football History, Ranked
The Kick Six, The Play, Hail Flutie, eight laterals at Duke, a fifth down that decided a national title, and four things everyone believes about these endings that aren't true.
The 5 Most Long-Suffering Fanbases in the NFL, Ranked
Ranked by the full ledger: title drought, last conference title game, last playoff win, and what 2025 did to the wound. Browns, Lions, Jets, Bengals, Cowboys, with the receipts.
Every Time Texas Has Beaten the No. 1 Team in the Country — All Six, Ranked
On Saturday night in Austin, Texas trailed Ohio State 23-3 going into the fourth quarter and won 24-23. Arch Manning hit Ryan Wingo for one touchdown, Hollywood Smothers ran for two more, the last one with 25 seconds left, and 105,044 people watched the largest fourth-quarter