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Best_man23

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8. The 1981 Playoffs was one of the greatest 2 week stretches of Football in the last 50 years

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2023, 03:15 PM

Jan 2023

The 1981 playoffs saw three all-time classic games, the Epic in Miami, the Freezer Bowl, and the Catch. Super Bowl XVI was almost anti-climatic (unless you're a 49ers fan) to the three playoff games.

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40 years ago, January 10, 1982 ... [View all] Auggie Jan 2023 OP

Even as a Raider fan (and we're supposed to hate the 49er's) I have to say that play was badass Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2023 #1

I moved to the Bay Area in 1979 and instantly followed the Raiders ... Auggie Jan 2023 #2

My pops was Teamster out of the hall in Oakland, started going to Raider games Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2023 #3

Wow -- such great memories Auggie Jan 2023 #4

A year and a half later, Dwight Clark's buddy, Huey Lewis, released Sports album Brother Buzz Jan 2023 #5

Those days were such magic Auggie Jan 2023 #6

Bill Walsh and that West Coast Offense was certainly a force to reckon with! Brother Buzz Jan 2023 #7

The 1981 Playoffs was one of the greatest 2 week stretches of Football in the last 50 years Best_man23 Jan 2023 #8