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I'd really like to know what the difference between these two passes defensed was and why the 1975 Lions scorer decided to point it out.

Cornell building a human pyramid in failed attempt block a Princeton field goal, 1965.

If the Bears can't build a stadium quickly, the site of the only regular season NFL game in Hammond history is available for play.

Answers: #1: For the entire 1977 season, the Packers scorer simply used "Smith" to denote both Barty and Ollie. Barty had all the carries, but both caught passes, making it tough to discern which one was the targeted receiver on incompletions.

Eight trivia questions about 1977 play-by-play weirdness.

"Suffered a knee injury in a toboggan accident and was unable to play."

The Green Bay Packers' 1977 financial report, in honor of National Accounting Day. Adjusted for inflation, the Packers revenue was about 20 times higher in 2025.

NFL stadiums, 1977, with relatively era-appropriate logos.

NFL stadiums, 1977.

1941: "The best time to punt is when the opposition least expects it."

NFL draftee poetry, 1977. (Watts was injured in training camp later that year and never played for the Saints.)

Road not taken, 1977. (Metric conversions don't appear in either the 1976 or 1978 Washington media guides.)

One wonders how the 1941 Lions cartoonist knew Clem Crabtree was the most ticklish player on the team.

The NFL threw out all ties in the standings through the 1971 season, leading to weirdness like the 7-3-3 Steelers having a chance to overtake the 10-3 Giants in the last week of the 1963 season.

Other teams with 4 ties in a season: 1930 BYU (5-2-4) 1933 Centenary (8-0-4) 1906 Colorado (2-3-4) 1902 Furman (4-3-4) 1923 Georgia Tech (3-2-4) 1933 Minnesota (4-0-4) 1924 SMU (5-1-4) 1929 SMU (6-0-4) 1938 VMI (6-1-4) 1935 Virginia (1-5-4)