NFL, For Now: K.C. — Also Citing 12/27,28 and 29 Past, Glorious Title Games

Today some of today’s NFL situation and an initial foray into recalling title tilts played on December 27, 28 and 29 with some relevant comments.

For now current NFL is K.C. (the (15-1) Chiefs, the AFC one seed), who in bidding for an unprecedented third straight Supe crown will be at home in the slots/”div” round on either January 18th or 19th and if victorious in that one, likely as a big “fave” vs a team not the Bills or Ravens, they would host the AFC title tilt/”semi” on Sunday January 26th.

It has been 60 years (today) since the Cleveland Browns (really they became the Baltimore Ravens, referenced above along with the Bills as AFC threats to a Chiefs’ repeat, however, I will not go into that now) won their last crown, a great memory for me, doing so (27-0) vs a great Baltimore Colts’ team led by John Unitas. (Below my post regarding that game on its fiftieth anniversary).

Tomorrow marks the 66th anniversary of the NFL’s most important game. (no 90 million worldwide viewers paying for a not so hot “reg” game, if not for the glorious Colts (23-17) (first) overtime win at Yankee Stadium, vs the New York Giants).

Alas in a game so close to 180 degrees apart in importance to that ’58 title game, the same two franchises meet in the New York/New Jersey area, 66 years and a day later this Sunday the 29th, with the Colts, now “Indy” based and still with a slight, ever so slight chance, to make the ‘offs, a TD favorite.

The hopefully last Amazon, “oppo” (Gill Alexander an “oppo” sayer is out on a bought late “Survivor” entry) of a great game, (6-3) “Sea” (-4) win at “Chi” (Bears have lost 10 straight games and are (4-12), evokes 1963– and Sunday ahead, marks the 61 year anniversary of the Bears’ (14-10) home win, vs the Giants, in that year’s title game.

Recalling The 1964 NFL Championship Game

Today it is 60 years, (please click above, to read my post commemorating the ’64 NFL Title Game on the 50th “ann” of that 3 Frank Ryan to Gary Collins (please get Gary in the “Hall” before it is too late) TD passes Browns’ title game win.

#9 Bill Wade, pictured above shaking Alvin’s (the excellent NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, who did fear NFL over exposure) hand, likely after scoring both Bears’ TD’s in their (14-10) win vs the Giants, 61 years ago Sunday, 2 days hence.

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