NFL Update

Last night in a clash between (going in) (6-1) teams, each with (0-4) Super Bowl records, the Buffalo Bills won a pretty dull one, (23-6) at Minnesota, vs the Vikings.

Barring the truly unforeseen (note the spelling–I had to), “Buff” will win a 6th AFC East title in 7 seasons after being denied by New England (currently (4-5) and all with Brady/Belichick AFC East winners in all but 2002 and 2008 –that year Brady played only in the opening game—during a nineteen year span (2001-2019)– last season.

Meanwhile Minnesota at (6-2) trails the (7-2) “Chi” Bears, is tied with Detroit (Lions) and leads (6-3) Green Bay (Packers) by ‘un’ half game in the so competitive and relatively superior, NFC North.

In an unscheduled playoff between a pair of (7-6-1) teams in late December ’63 (ode to The Four Seasons), played the day before that season’s NFL title tilt, Parilli hit just 40 percent of his 35 passes, however, threw 2 TD’s to running back, Larry Garron, as the then Boston Patriots, (26-8’d) the Bills at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo.

Vito “Babe” was Joe Namath’s back up on the Jets’ ’68 title team.

The Chargers (0-8) this season routed the Patriots in the subsequent ’63 AFL title game.