“3 Year”/3’s NFL Title Notes

This is the tenth “3” year in which an NFL Title Game (now called the Super Bowl) will be played.

One THIRD of the 9 titles won in those “THREE Year seasons,” were annexed by the Chicago Bears, often evoking that war like term, with their hard, hard hitting play.

Those crowns were won in ’33, ’43 and ’63.

The (not the ridiculous “DA,” though other terms namely the one for greatest player is much worse) Bears have started 2023, with losses in all THREE tilts.

On the seemingly “flip side,” two previous “3” year title franchises, the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins already have THREE wins, the Lions, sans even an appearance in a game for the NFL crown in 66 years, are (3-1), while the Dolphins, whose last crown was in ’73, are (3-0).

Detroit won the ’53 crown, defeating the Cleveland Browns, as a late Bobby Layne to Jim Doran touchdown pass was decisive.

The Browns, who last titled in 1964 take a (2-1) record into a home tilt vs the (2-1) Baltimore Ravens, whom I will say again, really are the Browns’ franchise.

The ’83 champion Raiders are (1-2), as are the ’03 champion Patriots are also (1-2).

Dallas, which won it all in ’93 is (2-1), as is the 2013 winner, the Seattle Seahawks.

A great runner and a member of the ’63 title winning Bears’ team, sadly Willie Galimore died in a car accident before the ’64 season began.