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In this era of heightened NFL efforts to protect the brain on game day and for life, what if a Super Bowl hinged on a penalty for roughing the passer or hitting a "defenseless" receiver? In Super Bowl XLVI, linebacker Brandon Spikes of the New England...
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In this era of heightened NFL efforts to protect the brain on game day and for life, what if a Super Bowl hinged on a penalty for roughing the passer or hitting a "defenseless" receiver? This hit from James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Colt...
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Miami was only a 1-point favorite despite finishing the regular season 14-0 (+217). The Redskins were 11-3 (+118). Super Bowl XVII (Washington 27, Miami 17): The Redskins got their revenge, 10 years later under second-year coach Joe Gibbs. Game MVP and...
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But as the New York Giants and New England Patriots prepare to play Sunday, the running backs are an afterthought. The two quarterbacks, the Patriots' Tom Brady and the Giants' Eli Manning, have done the heavy lifting on offense for their teams all...
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Like Plunkett, Theismann didn't quite live up to his college excellence, but he did take the Redskins to back to back Super Bowls and won an NFL MVP. But, again, when you have John Riggins behind you, arguably the greatest offensive line ever...
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"I don't know much about what the last staff did, but I know this staff has a bunch of good guys who want to win." That's easier said than done at Kansas. Sure, there was a victory in the Orange Bowl a few years ago, and the school has produced its...
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This is the game, when crunching numbers, that plays into the hands of New England because the Redskins would avenge the loss from a decade ago, 27-17. With a stout running game thanks to John Riggins, Washington would win the first of its three Super...
About John Riggins
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Robert John Riggins, nicknamed "The Diesel", (born August 4, 1949 in Seneca, Kansas) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. Riggins was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992. Full Article
