DOG ASIDE: This NFL Films production of Greatest Finishes and Comebacks Ever….is a priceless production by the best film company ever to have live footage of NFL contests…..as Ed and Steve Sabol set the “gold standard” for capturing live footage and turning it into awesome stories about the NFL….as evidenced by this 20 minute piece on the greatest…
DOG ASIDE: In this the 2nd half of NBC Sports pre-Super Bowl XV special….they bring in their 1st team of broadcasters, Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen, to take over the analysis and pregame interviews….with Eagles Coach Dick Vermeil and Raiders Coach Tom Flores. The program then shifts to the playing field where ex-QBs’ Len Dawson…
DOG COMMENTARY: This 1980 NBC Sports Special was their two hour program showcasing the 1980-81 NFL season leading up to Super Bowl XV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana….which was to be played on January 25, 1981 between the Oakland Raiders verses the Philadelphia Eagles. NBC Sports featured Brian Gunble, Mike Adamle, Pete…
DOG COMMENTARY: In a play that became known as the “Sea of Hands”….the Raiders’ Clarence Davis somehow caught the winning touchdown pass with 24 seconds left in the game among “the sea of hands” of three Dolphins defenders. The game began when rookie receiver Nat Moore returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a Miami touchdown…..then Miami defensive back Dick…
DOG COMMENTARY: Super Bowl XV is another one of those memory packed sporting events that Bone Daddy saw live at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA….as this trip to the Crescent City was truly one of those “magic carpet rides” through the fields of cajun food, Lucky Pierre’s and Raider Nation that will never lose…
DOG ASIDE: Two of my all-time favorite NFL franchises are featured in this 1986 Game of the Week between the Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Raiders….as one has been known as “America’s Team” since way back in the day….who won Super Bowls VI, XII, XXVII, XXVIII and XXX….and the other are reverred as “The Bad…
DOG COMMENTARY: As I mentioned in part one of this two-part videos series of the 1981 Super Bowl XV between the Oakland Raiders vs Philadelphia Eagles game….this event hold special meaning to this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile….cuz my Bone Daddy was at this game live while experiencing an incredible “road trip” to the Crescent City…
DOG COMMENTARY: Super Bowl XV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1980 season….as the Raiders defeated the Eagles by the score of 27–10….while becoming the first wild card…