What was the greatest football game ever played?
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What was the greatest football game ever played?
1958 NFL Championship Game
The 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants was the first ever NFL playoff game to go into sudden-death overtime and is widely known as “The Greatest Game Ever Played.”
How many NFL championships have the New York Giants won?
201221-17 – New England Patriots
200817-14 – New England Patriots199120-19 – New York Giants198739-20 – New York Giants
New York Giants/NFL championships
New York Giants, American professional gridiron football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants have won four National Football League (NFL) championships (1927, 1934, 1938, and 1956) and four Super Bowls (1987, 1991, 2008, and 2012).
When did football become a thing?
November 6, 1869
The sport of American football itself was relatively new in 1892. Its roots stemmed from two sports, soccer and rugby, which had enjoyed long-time popularity in many nations of the world. On November 6, 1869, Rutgers and Princeton played what was billed as the first college football game.
Why are the Giants called New York?
Owner Tim Mara “borrowed” the Giants name from the city’s Major League Baseball team of the same name. Mara decided on Giants because his team would play at the Polo Grounds, the home of baseball’s New York Giants. The original Giants derived their name from the city’s giant buildings.
Did Detroit Lions win Super Bowl?
The Lions won four NFL Championship Games between 1935 and 1957, all prior to the Super Bowl era. They are the oldest NFL team to not appear in the Super Bowl, as well as the only franchise operational for the entirety of the Super Bowl era and the only NFC team not to appear.
Who was the quarterback for a 1957 Lions?
Bobby Layne
Starters
| Pos | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||
| QB | Bobby Layne | 31 |
| FB | John Henry Johnson | 28 |
| LH | Gene Gedman | 25 |