Pretty much most of the greatest defenses of all time had nicknames. I did find that there were a lot more teams with nicknames than i thought. But they pretty much go hand in hand with the all-time best anyway.
The Fearsome Foursome (LA Rams)
The Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)
The Purple People Eaters (Minnesota Vikings)
The Steel Curtain (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Orange Crush (Denver Broncos)
Monsters of the Midway (Chicago Bears)
New York Sack Exchange (NY Jets)
Doomsday Defense (Dallas Cowboys)
No-Name Defense (Miami Dolphins)
The Killer B’s (Miami Dolphins)
The Dome Patrol (New Orleans Saints)
Gang Green (Philadelphia Eagles)
Blitzburgh (Pittsburgh Steelers)
No Fly Zone (Denver Broncos)
Big Blue Wrecking Crew (NY Giants)
Gritz Blitz (Atlanta Falcons)
take a look at the list of Qb's the Bears defense faced in 1985 and with the fact of the defensive rules back then anyone over the age of 5 can tell you why their defense was so good that year.
When John Facenda was narrating Super Bowl X:
“In the second half the Pittsburgh defense jammed the shotgun and reduced it to a squirt setting, a Super Bowl record seven sacks as a Niagara of gold and black poured down on Roger Staubach”
@paulb71 said:
take a look at the list of Qb's the Bears defense faced in 1985 and with the fact of the defensive rules back then anyone over the age of 5 can tell you why their defense was so good that year.
@paulb71 said:
take a look at the list of Qb's the Bears defense faced in 1985 and with the fact of the defensive rules back then anyone over the age of 5 can tell you why their defense was so good that year.
Like Dan Marino? lol
dan was the 1 good QB the Bears played that year and what happened? Dan moved that dolphins offense up and down the field as Miami scored 38 points !!!!
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Pretty much most of the greatest defenses of all time had nicknames. I did find that there were a lot more teams with nicknames than i thought. But they pretty much go hand in hand with the all-time best anyway.
The Fearsome Foursome (LA Rams)
The Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)
The Purple People Eaters (Minnesota Vikings)
The Steel Curtain (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Orange Crush (Denver Broncos)
Monsters of the Midway (Chicago Bears)
New York Sack Exchange (NY Jets)
Doomsday Defense (Dallas Cowboys)
No-Name Defense (Miami Dolphins)
The Killer B’s (Miami Dolphins)
The Dome Patrol (New Orleans Saints)
Gang Green (Philadelphia Eagles)
Blitzburgh (Pittsburgh Steelers)
No Fly Zone (Denver Broncos)
Big Blue Wrecking Crew (NY Giants)
Gritz Blitz (Atlanta Falcons)
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the 2000 Ravens have to be ranked in the very top tier of all time defenses.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
take a look at the list of Qb's the Bears defense faced in 1985 and with the fact of the defensive rules back then anyone over the age of 5 can tell you why their defense was so good that year.
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When John Facenda was narrating Super Bowl X:
“In the second half the Pittsburgh defense jammed the shotgun and reduced it to a squirt setting, a Super Bowl record seven sacks as a Niagara of gold and black poured down on Roger Staubach”
@GroceryRackPack Were you buying these things as they were released,and saving them, or have you had to go back and find them?
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78 Slim Jim -- purchased around '19
Like Dan Marino? lol
2025 SEC bowl record 4-10
SEC bowl record vs BIG TEN last two years 2-8
1976 Steelers
2000 Ravens
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dan was the 1 good QB the Bears played that year and what happened? Dan moved that dolphins offense up and down the field as Miami scored 38 points !!!!
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