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Kevin Gallagher
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Happy "Andy Reid - Punt, Pass, and Kick" Day!

December 13, 1971
December 13, 2024 at 2:47 PM
December 11, 1982

One of the greatest catches in #NFL history — the #Chargers' Wes Chandler at Candlestick

And what a seed thrown by Dan Fouts under heavy duress, too.
#BoltUp
December 11, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Grocery shopping with Vin Scully 🛒

Heaven Birthday, Vin🕯️
November 29, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Butkus.

54 Years Ago Today.
#Bears
November 29, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Pat Summerall and John Madden aboard the MaddenCruiser on Thanksgiving

Discussing family, friends, food, #NFL tradition, and what there is to be thankful for

November 27, 1997
November 28, 2024 at 1:52 AM
November 27, 1980

NFL'S FIRST THANKSGIVING OVERTIME GAME

Trailing the #Lions 17-3 in the fourth, the #Bears rally to tie the game on the final play of regulation.

Stunningly, Chicago's Dave Williams returns the OT kickoff 95 yards to win it, 23-17

It is then the shortest #NFL overtime ever (:16)
November 27, 2024 at 6:41 PM
November 27, 1997

BARRY'S BEST THANKSGIVING

#Lions stud Barry Sanders rushes for 167 yards and three touchdowns in a 55-20 drubbing of the Bears.

Detroit's 55 points are a #OnePride all-time single-game franchise high.
November 27, 2024 at 6:19 PM
30 Years Ago Today
November 27, 1994

MARINO FAKE SPIKE

After trailing the Jets by 18 in the third quarter, the #Dolphins' Dan Marino orchestrates an improbable comeback win, 28-24

Down by 3 in the final minute, Marino fakes "clocking" the ball and fires an 8-yd game-winning TD pass to Mark Ingram
November 27, 2024 at 2:08 PM
November 25, 1979

#Steelers receiver Lynn Swann leaps one of the cars that always adorned the end zones of #Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium.
November 26, 2024 at 12:48 AM
⚡Fouts to JJ⚡
#Chargers #BoltUp

45 Years Ago Today
November 25, 1979
November 26, 2024 at 12:09 AM
50 Years Ago Tonight
November 25, 1974

Lynn Swann's only career punt return touchdown — the rookie takes it 64 yards to the house in the #Steelers' 28-7 victory over New Orleans on Monday Night Football.

#HereWeGo
November 25, 2024 at 9:49 PM
November 25, 1993

After a freak Thanksgiving snowfall in Irving, the #Cowboys block the #Dolphins' potential 40-yard game-winning FG attempt with just seconds left...

..but Dallas's Leon Lett touches the ball downfield which Miami recovers.

The Dolphins then kick a field goal to win, 16-14.
November 25, 2024 at 2:11 PM
November 25, 1982
Thanksgiving Day

#Giants stud Lawrence Taylor's one-armed rodeo sack and 97-yard pick-six to win the game on Turkey Day at the Silverdome

LT had missed the first half with an injured knee
November 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM