Category: American Leagues

December 31, 2020

National Football League (Irish Players) 1976-1987

NFL Super Bowl XXII 1988 Official Match Programme Washington Redskins v Denver Broncos Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego [References: 1][Photo Credit: Enda Mulcahy – Author’s Personal Collection]

In 1976 the National Football League expanded to 28 teams with the addition of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks. In between this expansion and the relocation of the St. Louis Cardinals to Phoenix, Arizona in 1988, two Irish-born players, Neil O’Donoghue from Dublin, and John Sinnott from Wexford played in the National Football League. O’Donoghue was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1977, and went on to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1978 to 1979 and St. Louis Cardinals from 1980 to 1985. Sinnott was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1978, but cut from the roster in Training Camp, and picked up by the New York Giants, where he was on the Roster from 1980 to 1981, before playing for the Baltimore Colts in 1982.

The Standings and Playoff Results of the NFL (1976-1987) are followed by the Career Statistics and Biographies of the two Irish-born Players in this period, as well as a Video Highlights reel of Neil O’Donoghue playing for the Cardinals and Buccaneers.

NFL 1976

NFL 1976	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Baltimore Colts (D)	14	11	3	0	417	246	.786
New England Patriots (P)	14	11	3	0	376	236	.786
Miami Dolphins	14	6	8	0	263	264	.429
New York Jets	14	3	11	0	169	383	.214
Buffalo Bills	14	2	12	0	245	363	.143
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	14	10	4	0	342	138	.714
Cincinnati Bengals	14	10	4	0	335	210	.714
Cleveland Browns	14	9	5	0	267	287	.643
Houston Oilers	14	5	9	0	222	273	.357
AFC West
Oakland Raiders (D)	14	13	1	0	350	237	.929
Denver Broncos	14	9	5	0	315	206	.643
San Diego Chargers	14	6	8	0	248	285	.429
Kansas City Chiefs	14	5	9	0	290	376	.357
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	14	0	125	412	.000
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	14	11	3	0	296	194	.786
Washington Redskins (P)	14	10	4	0	291	217	.714
St. Louis Cardinals	14	10	4	0	309	267	.714
Philadelphia Eagles	14	4	10	0	165	286	.286
New York Giants	14	3	11	0	170	250	.214
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings (D)	14	11	2	1	305	176	.821
Chicago Bears	14	7	7	0	253	216	.500
Detroit Lions	14	6	8	0	262	220	.429
Green Bay Packers	14	5	9	0	218	299	.357
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (D)	14	10	3	1	351	190	.750
San Francisco 49ers	14	8	6	0	270	190	.571
Atlanta Falcons	14	4	10	0	172	312	.286
New Orleans Saints	14	4	10	0	253	346	.286
Seattle Seahawks	14	2	12	0	229	429	.143

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1976	Oakland Raiders	24	New England Patriots	21
1976	Baltimore Colts	14	Pittsburgh Steelers	40
	AFC Championship
1976	Oakland Raiders	24	Pittsburgh Steelers	7
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1976	Minnesota Vikings	35	Washington Redskins	20
1976	Dallas Cowboys	12	Los Angeles Rams	14
	NFC Championship
1976	Minnesota Vikings	24	Los Angeles Rams	13
	Super Bowl XI		At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
1976	Oakland Raiders (AFC)	32	Minnesota Vikings (NFC)	14

[Reference: 1]

NFL 1977

NFL 1977	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Baltimore Colts (D)	14	10	4	0	295	221	.714
Miami Dolphins	14	10	4	0	313	197	.714
New England Patriots	14	9	5	0	278	217	.643
New York Jets	14	3	11	0	191	300	.214
*Buffalo Bills*	14	3	11	0	160	313	.214
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	14	9	5	0	283	243	.643
Houston Oilers	14	8	6	0	299	230	.571
Cincinnati Bengals	14	8	6	0	238	235	.571
Cleveland Browns	14	6	8	0	269	267	.429
AFC West
Denver Broncos (D)	14	12	2	0	274	148	.857
Oakland Raiders (P)	14	11	3	0	351	230	.786
San Diego Chargers	14	7	7	0	222	205	.500
Seattle Seahawks	14	5	9	0	282	373	.357
Kansas City Chiefs	14	2	12	0	225	349	.143
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	14	12	2	0	345	212	.857
Washington Redskins	14	9	5	0	196	189	.643
St. Louis Cardinals	14	7	7	0	272	287	.500
Philadelphia Eagles	14	5	9	0	220	207	.357
New York Giants	14	5	9	0	181	265	.357
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings (D)	14	9	5	0	231	227	.643
Chicago Bears (P)	14	9	5	0	255	253	.643
Detroit Lions	14	6	8	0	183	252	.429
Green Bay Packers	14	4	10	0	134	219	.286
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	2	12	0	103	223	.143
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (D)	14	10	4	0	302	146	.714
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	7	0	179	129	.500
San Francisco 49ers	14	5	9	0	220	260	.357
New Orleans Saints	14	3	11	0	232	336	.214

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional playoff
1977	Denver Broncos	34	Pittsburgh Steelers	21
1977	Baltimore Colts	31	Oakland Raiders	37 ot
	AFC Championship
1977	Denver Broncos	20	Oakland Raiders	17
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1977	Dallas Cowboys	37	Chicago Bears	7
1977	Los Angeles Rams	7	Minnesota Vikings	14
	NFC Championship
1977	Dallas Cowboys	23	Minnesota Vikings	6
	Super Bowl XII		At Superdome, New Orleans, La.
1977	Dallas Cowboys (NFC)	27	Denver Broncos (AFC)	10

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the Buffalo Bills in 1977.

NFL 1978

NFL 1978	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
New England Patriots (D)	16	11	5	0	358	286	.688
Miami Dolphins (P)	16	11	5	0	372	254	.688
New York Jets	16	8	8	0	359	364	.500
Buffalo Bills	16	5	11	0	302	354	.313
Baltimore Colts	16	5	11	0	239	421	.313
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	16	14	2	0	356	195	.875
Houston Oilers (P)	16	10	6	0	283	298	.625
Cleveland Browns	16	8	8	0	334	356	.500
Cincinnati Bengals	16	4	12	0	252	284	.250
AFC West
Denver Broncos (D)	16	10	6	0	282	198	.625
Oakland Raiders	16	9	7	0	311	283	.563
Seattle Seahawks	16	9	7	0	345	358	.563
San Diego Chargers	16	9	7	0	355	309	.563
Kansas City Chiefs	16	4	12	0	243	327	.250
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	16	12	4	0	384	208	.750
Philadelphia Eagles (P)	16	9	7	0	270	250	.563
Washington Redskins	16	8	8	0	273	283	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	16	6	10	0	248	296	.375
New York Giants	16	6	10	0	264	298	.375
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings (D)	16	8	7	1	294	306	.531
Green Bay Packers	16	8	7	1	249	269	.531
Detroit Lions	16	7	9	0	290	300	.438
Chicago Bears	16	7	9	0	253	274	.438
*Tampa Bay Buccaneers*	16	5	11	0	241	259	.313
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (C)	16	12	4	0	316	245	.750
Atlanta Falcons (P)	16	9	7	0	240	290	.563
New Orleans Saints	16	7	9	0	281	298	.438
San Francisco 49ers	16	2	14	0	219	350	.125

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1978	Miami Dolphins	9	Houston Oilers	17
	AFC Divisional playoff
1978	New England Patriots	14	Houston Oilers	31
1978	Pittsburgh Steelers	33	Denver Broncos	10
	AFC Championship
1978	Pittsburgh Steelers	34	Houston Oilers	5
	NFC First Round Playoff
1978	Atlanta Falcons	14	Philadelphia Eagles	13
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1978	Dallas Cowboys	27	Atlanta Falcons	10
1978	Los Angeles Rams	34	Minnesota Vikings	10
	NFC Championship
1978	Los Angeles Rams	0	Dallas Cowboys	28
	Super Bowl XIII		At Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla.
1978	Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC)	35	Dallas Cowboys (NFC)	31

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1978.

NFL 1979

NFL 1979	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (D)	16	10	6	0	341	257	.625
New England Patriots	16	9	7	0	411	326	.563
New York Jets	16	8	8	0	337	383	.500
Buffalo Bills	16	7	9	0	268	279	.438
Baltimore Colts	16	5	11	0	271	351	.313
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	16	12	4	0	416	262	.750
Houston Oilers (P)	16	11	5	0	362	331	.688
Cleveland Browns	16	9	7	0	359	352	.563
Cincinnati Bengals	16	4	12	0	337	421	.250
AFC West
San Diego Chargers (D)	16	12	4	0	411	246	.750
Denver Broncos (P)	16	10	6	0	289	262	.625
Seattle Seahawks	16	9	7	0	378	372	.563
Oakland Raiders	16	9	7	0	365	337	.563
Kansas City Chiefs	16	7	9	0	238	262	.438
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	16	11	5	0	371	313	.688
Philadelphia Eagles (P)	16	11	5	0	339	282	.688
Washington Redskins	16	10	6	0	348	295	.625
New York Giants	16	6	10	0	237	323	.375
St. Louis Cardinals	16	5	11	0	307	358	.313
NFC Central
*Tampa Bay Buccaneers* (D)	16	10	6	0	273	237	.625
Chicago Bears (P)	16	10	6	0	306	249	.625
Minnesota Vikings	16	7	9	0	259	337	.438
Green Bay Packers	16	5	11	0	246	316	.313
Detroit Lions	16	2	14	0	219	365	.125
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (D)	16	9	7	0	323	309	.563
New Orleans Saints	16	8	8	0	370	360	.500
Atlanta Falcons	16	6	10	0	300	388	.375
San Francisco 49ers	16	2	14	0	308	416	.125

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1979	Houston Oilers	13	Denver Broncos	7
	AFC Divisional playoff
1979	San Diego Chargers	14	Houston Oilers	17
1979	Pittsburgh Steelers	34	Miami Dolphins	14
	AFC Championship
1979	Pittsburgh Steelers	27	Houston Oilers	13
	NFC First Round Playoff
1979	Philadelphia Eagles	27	Chicago Bears	17
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1979	*Tampa Bay Buccaneers*	24	Philadelphia Eagles	17
1979	Dallas Cowboys	19	Los Angeles Rams	21
	NFC Championship
1979	*Tampa Bay Buccaneers*	0	Los Angeles Rams	9
	Super Bowl XIV		AT Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
1979	Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC)	31	Los Angeles Rams (NFC)	19

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1979.

NFL 1980

NFL 1980	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Buffalo Bills (D)	16	11	5	0	320	260	.688
New England Patriots	16	10	6	0	441	325	.625
Miami Dolphins	16	8	8	0	266	305	.500
Baltimore Colts	16	7	9	0	355	387	.438
New York Jets	16	4	12	0	302	395	.250
AFC Central
Cleveland Browns (D)	16	11	5	0	357	310	.688
Houston Oilers (P)	16	11	5	0	295	251	.688
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	9	7	0	352	313	.438
Cincinnati Bengals	16	6	10	0	244	312	.375
AFC West
San Diego Chargers (D)	16	11	5	0	418	327	.688
Oakland Raiders (P)	16	11	5	0	364	306	.688
Kansas City Chiefs	16	8	8	0	319	336	.500
Denver Broncos	16	8	8	0	310	323	.500
Seattle Seahawks	16	4	12	0	291	408	.250
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Philadelphia Eagles (D)	16	12	4	0	384	222	.750
Dallas Cowboys (P)	16	12	4	0	454	311	.750
Washington Redskins	16	6	10	0	261	293	.375
*St. Louis Cardinals*	16	5	11	0	299	350	.313
*New York Giants*	16	4	12	0	249	425	.250
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings (D)	16	9	7	0	317	308	.563
Detroit Lions	16	9	7	0	334	272	.563
Chicago Bears	16	7	9	0	304	264	.438
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	5	10	1	271	341	.344
Green Bay Packers	16	5	10	1	231	371	.344
NFC West
Atlanta Falcons (D)	16	12	4	0	405	272	.750
Los Angeles Rams (P)	16	11	5	0	424	289	.688
San Francisco 49ers	16	6	10	0	320	415	.375
New Orleans Saints	16	1	15	0	291	487	.063

[References: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1980	Oakland Raiders	27	Houston Oilers	7
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1980	San Diego Chargers	20	Buffalo Bills	14
1980	Cleveland Browns	12	Oakland Raiders	14
	AFC Championship
1980	San Diego Chargers	27	Oakland Raiders	34
	NFC First Round Playoffs
1980	Dallas Cowboys	34	Los Angeles Rams	13
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1980	Philadelphia Eagles	31	Minnesota Vikings	16
1980	Atlanta Falcons	27	Dallas Cowboys	30
	NFC Championship
1980	Philadelphia Eagles	20	Dallas Cowboys	7
	Super Bowl XV		At SuperDome, New Orleans
1980	Oakland Raiders (AFC)	27	Philadelphia Eagles (NFC)	10

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1980.

John Sinnott, who was born in Wexford, was on the New York Giants Roster in 1980.

NFL 1981

NFL 1981	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (D)	16	11	4	1	345	275	.719
New York Jets (P)	16	10	5	1	355	287	.656
Buffalo Bills (P)	16	10	6	0	311	276	.688
Baltimore Colts	16	2	14	0	259	533	.188
New England Patriots	16	2	14	0	322	370	.188
AFC Central
Cincinnati Bengals (D)	16	12	4	0	421	304	.750
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	8	8	0	356	297	.500
Houston Oilers	16	7	9	0	281	355	.438
Cleveland Browns	16	5	11	0	276	375	.313
AFC West
San Diego Chargers (D)	16	10	6	0	478	390	.625
Denver Broncos	16	10	6	0	321	289	.625
Kansas City Chiefs	16	9	7	0	343	290	.563
Oakland Raiders	16	7	9	0	273	343	.438
Seattle Seahawks	16	6	10	0	322	388	.375
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	16	12	4	0	367	277	.625
Philadelphia Eagles (P)	16	10	6	0	368	221	.625
*New York Giants* (P)	16	9	7	0	295	257	.563
Washington Redskins	16	8	8	0	347	349	.500
*St. Louis Cardinals*	16	7	9	0	315	408	.438
NFC Central
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (D)	16	9	7	0	315	268	.563
Detroit Lions	16	8	8	0	397	322	.500
Green Bay Packers	16	8	8	0	324	361	.500
Minnesota Vikings	16	7	9	0	325	369	.438
Chicago Bears	16	6	10	0	253	324	.375
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers	16	13	3	0	357	250	.813
Atlanta Falcons	16	7	9	0	426	356	.438
Los Angeles Rams	16	6	10	0	303	351	.375
New Orleans Saints	16	4	12	0	207	378	.250

[References: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
181	New York Jets	27	Buffalo Bills	31
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1981	Miami Dolphins	38	San Diego Chargers	41 ot
1981	Cincinnati Bengals	28	Buffalo Bills	21
	AFC Championship
1981	Cincinnati Bengals	27	San Diego Chargers	7
	NFC First Round Playoffs
1981	Philadelphia Eagles	21	*New York Giants*	27
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1981	Dallas Cowboys	38	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0
1981	San Francisco 49ers	38	*New York Giants*	24
	NFC Championship
1981	San Francisco 49ers	28	Dallas Cowboys	27
	Super Bowl XVI		At Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich.
1981	San Francisco 49ers (NFC)	26	Cincinnati Bengals (AFC)	21

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1981.

John Sinnott, who was born in Wexford, was on the New York Giants Roster in 1981.

NFL 1982

NFL 1982	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Los Angeles Raiders (P)	9	8	1	0	260	200	.889
Miami Dolphins (P)	9	7	2	0	198	131	.778
Cincinnati Bengals (P)	9	7	2	0	232	172	.778
Pittsburgh Steelers (P)	9	6	3	0	204	146	.667
San Diego Chargers (P)	9	6	3	0	288	221	.667
New York Jets (P)	9	6	3	0	245	166	.667
New England Patriots (P)	9	5	4	0	143	157	.556
Cleveland Browns (P)	9	4	5	0	140	182	.444
Buffalo Bills	9	4	5	0	150	154	.444
Seattle Seahawks	9	4	5	0	127	147	.444
Kansas City Chiefs	9	3	6	0	178	184	.333
Denver Broncos	9	2	7	0	148	226	.222
Houston Oilers	9	1	8	0	136	245	.111
*Baltimore Colts*	9	0	8	1	113	236	.056
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Washington Redskins (P)	9	8	1	0	190	128	.889
Dallas Cowboys (P)	9	6	3	0	226	145	.667
Green Bay Packers (P)	9	5	3	1	226	169	.611
Minnesota Vikings (P)	9	5	4	0	187	198	.556
Atlanta Falcons (P)	9	5	4	0	183	199	.556
*St. Louis Cardinals* (P)	9	5	4	0	135	170	.556
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (P)	9	5	4	0	158	178	.556
Detroit Lions (P)	9	4	5	0	181	176	.444
New Orleans Saints	9	4	5	0	129	180	.444
New York Giants	9	4	5	0	164	160	.444
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	6	0	209	208	.333
Chicago Bears	9	3	6	0	141	174	.333
Philadelphia Eagles	9	3	6	0	191	195	.333
Los Angeles Rams	9	2	7	0	200	250	.222

[References: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1982	Miami Dolphins	28	New England Patriots	13
1982	Los Angeles Raiders	27	Cleveland Browns	10
1982	Cincinnati Bengals	10	Los Angeles Raiders	27
1982	Pittsburgh Steelers	28	San Diego Chargers	31
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1982	Los Angeles Raiders	14	New York Jets	17
1982	Miami Dolphins	34	San Diego Chargers	13
	AFC Championship
1982	Miami Dolphins	14	New York Jets	0
	NFC First Round Playoffs
1982	Washington Redskins	31	Detroit Lions	7
1982	Green Bay Packers	41	St. Louis Cardinals	16
1982	Minnesota Vikings	30	Atlanta Falcons	24
1982	Dallas Cowboys	30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1982	Washington Redskins	21	Minnesota Vikings	7
1982	Dallas Cowboys	37	Green Bay Packers	26
	NFC Championship
1982	Washington Redskins	31	Dallas Cowboys	17
	Super Bowl XVII		At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
1982	Washington Redskins (NFC)	27	Miami Dolphins (AFC)	17

[Reference: 1]

Note: Regular Season reduced from 16 games to 9 due to Players Strike.

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.

John Sinnott, who was born in Wexford, played for the Baltimore Colts in 1982.

NFL 1983

NFL 1983	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (C)	16	12	4	0	389	250	.750
New England Patriots	16	8	8	0	274	289	.500
Buffalo Bills	16	8	8	0	283	351	.500
Baltimore Colts	16	7	9	0	264	354	.438
New York Jets	16	7	9	0	313	331	.438
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	16	10	6	0	355	303	.625
Cleveland Browns	16	9	7	0	356	342	.563
Cincinnati Bengals	16	7	9	0	346	302	.438
Houston Oilers	16	2	14	0	288	460	.125
AFC West
Los Angeles Raiders (D)	16	12	4	0	442	338	.750
Seattle Seahawks (P)	16	9	7	0	403	397	.563
Denver Broncos (P)	16	9	7	0	302	327	.563
San Diego Chargers	16	6	10	0	358	462	.375
Kansas City Chiefs	16	6	10	0	386	367	.375
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Washington Redskins (D)	16	14	2	0	541	332	.875
Dallas Cowboys (P)	16	12	4	0	479	360	.750
*St. Louis Cardinals*	16	8	7	1	374	428	.531
Philadelphia Eagles	16	5	11	0	233	322	.313
New York Giants	16	3	12	1	267	347	.219
NFC Central
Detroit Lions (D)	16	9	7	0	347	286	.563
Green Bay Packers	16	8	8	0	429	439	.500
Chicago Bears	16	8	8	0	311	301	.500
Minnesota Vikings	16	8	8	0	316	348	.500
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	2	14	0	241	360	.125
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers (D)	16	10	6	0	432	293	.625
Los Angeles Rams (P)	16	9	7	0	361	344	.563
New Orleans Saints	16	8	8	0	319	337	.500
Atlanta Falcons	16	7	9	0	370	389	.438

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1983	Seattle Seahawks	31	Denver Broncos	7
	AFC Divisional playoff
1983	Miami Dolphins	20	Seattle Seahawks	27
1983	Los Angeles Raiders	38	Pittsburgh Steelers	10
	AFC Championship
1983	Los Angeles Raiders	30	Seattle Seahawks	14
	NFC First Round Playoff
1983	Dallas Cowboys	17	Los Angeles Rams	24
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1983	San Francisco 49ers	24	Detroit Lions	23
1983	Washington Redskins	51	Los Angeles Rams	7
	NFC Championship
1983	Washington Redskins	24	San Francisco 49ers	21
	Super Bowl XVIII		At Tampa Stadium, Fla.
1983	Los Angeles Raiders (AFC)	38	Washington Redskins (NFC)	9

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983.

NFL 1984

NFL 1984	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (D)	16	14	2	0	513	298	.875
New England Patriots	16	9	7	0	362	352	.563
New York Jets	16	7	9	0	332	364	.438
Indianapolis Colts	16	4	12	0	239	414	.250
Buffalo Bills	16	2	14	0	250	454	.125
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	16	9	7	0	387	310	.563
Cincinnati Bengals	16	8	8	0	339	339	.500
Cleveland Browns	16	5	11	0	250	297	.313
Houston Oilers	16	3	13	0	240	437	.188
AFC West
Denver Broncos (D)	16	13	3	0	353	241	.813
Seattle Seahawks (P)	16	12	4	0	418	282	.750
Los Angeles Raiders (P)	16	11	5	0	368	278	.688
Kansas City Chiefs	16	8	8	0	314	324	.500
San Diego Chargers	16	7	9	0	394	413	.438
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Washington Redskins (D)	16	11	5	0	426	310	.688
New York Giants (P)	16	9	7	0	299	301	.563
*St. Louis Cardinals*	16	9	7	0	423	345	.563
Dallas Cowboys	16	9	7	0	306	308	.563
Philadelphia Eagles	16	6	9	1	278	380	.406
NFC Central
Chicago Bears (D)	16	10	6	0	325	246	.625
Green Bay Packers	16	8	8	0	390	309	.500
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	6	10	0	335	380	.375
Detroit Lions	16	4	11	1	283	408	.281
Minnesota Vikings	16	3	13	0	276	484	.188
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers (D)	16	15	1	0	475	227	.938
Los Angeles Rams (P)	16	10	6	0	346	315	.625
New Orleans Saints	16	7	9	0	298	361	.438
Atlanta Falcons	16	4	12	0	281	382	.250

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1984	Seattle Seahawks	13	Los Angeles Raiders	7
	AFC Divisional playoff
1984	Miami Dolphins	31	Seattle Seahawks	10
1984	Denver Broncos	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	24
	AFC Championship
1984	Miami Dophins	45	Pittsburgh Steelers	28
	NFC First Round Playoff
1984	Los Angeles Rams	13	New York Giants	16
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1984	San Francisco 49ers	21	New York Giants	10
1984	Washington Redskins	19	Chicago Bears	23
	NFC Championship
1984	San Francisco 49ers	38	Chicago Bears	0
	Super Bowl XIX		At Stanford Stadium, Ca.
1984	San Francisco 49ers (NFC)	38	Miami Dolphins (AFC)	16

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1984.

NFL 1985

NFL 1985	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (D)	16	12	4	0	428	320	.750
New York Jets(P)	16	11	5	0	393	264	.688
New England Patriots	16	11	5	0	362	290	.688
Indianapolis Colts	16	5	11	0	320	386	.313
Buffalo Bills	16	2	14	0	200	381	.125
AFC Central
Cleveland Browns (D)	16	8	8	0	287	294	.500
Cincinnati Bengals	16	7	9	0	441	437	.438
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	7	9	0	379	355	.438
Houston Oilers	16	5	11	0	284	412	.313
AFC West
Los Angeles Raiders (D)	16	12	4	0	354	308	.750
Denver Broncos	16	11	5	0	380	329	.688
Seattle Seahawks	16	8	8	0	349	303	.500
San Diego Chargers	16	8	8	0	467	435	.500
Kansas City Chiefs	16	6	10	0	317	360	.375
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	16	10	6	0	357	333	.625
New York Giants (P)	16	10	6	0	399	283	.625
Washington Redskins	16	10	6	0	297	312	.625
Philadelphia Eagles	16	7	9	0	286	310	.438
*St. Louis Cardinals*	16	5	11	0	278	414	.313
NFC Central
Chicago Bears	16	15	1	0	456	198	.938
Green Bay Packers	16	8	8	0	337	355	.500
Minnesota Vikings	16	7	9	0	346	359	.438
Detroit Lions	16	7	9	0	307	366	.438
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	2	14	0	294	448	.125
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (D)	16	11	5	0	340	277	.688
San Francisco 49ers (P)	16	10	6	0	411	263	.625
New Orleans Saints	16	5	11	0	294	401	.313
Atlanta Falcons	16	4	12	0	282	452	.250

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1985	New York Jets	14	New England Patriots	26
	AFC Divisional playoff
1985	Miami Dolphins	24	Cleveland Browns	21
1985	Los Angeles Raiders	20	New England Patriots	27
	AFC Championship
1985	Miami Dolphins	14	New England Patriots	21
	NFC First Round Playoff
1985	New York Giants	17	San Francisco 49ers	3
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1985	Los Angeles Rams	20	Dallas Cowboys	0
1985	Chicago Bears	24	Los Angeles Rams	0
	NFC Championship
1985	Chicago Bears	24	Los Angeles Rams	0
	Super Bowl XII		At Superdome, New Orleans, La.
1985	Chicago Bears (NFC)	46	New England Patriots (AFC)	10

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985.

NFL 1986

NFL 1986	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
New England Patriots (D)	16	11	5	0	412	307	.688
New York Jets (P)	16	10	6	0	364	386	.625
Miami Dolphins	16	8	8	0	430	405	.500
Buffalo Bils	16	4	12	0	287	348	.250
Indianapolis Colts	16	3	13	0	229	400	.188
AFC Central
Cleveland Browns (D)	16	12	4	0	391	310	.750
Cincinnati Bengals	16	10	6	0	409	394	.625
P:ittsburgh Steelers	16	6	10	0	307	336	.375
Houston Oilers	16	5	11	0	274	329	.313
AFC West
Denver Broncos (D)	16	11	5	0	378	327	.688
Kansas City Chiefs (P)	16	10	6	0	358	326	.625
Seattle Seahawks	16	10	6	0	366	293	.625
Los Angeles Raiders	16	8	8	0	323	346	.500
San Diego Chargers	16	4	12	0	335	396	.250
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
New York Giants (D)	16	14	2	0	371	236	.875
Washington Redskins (P)	16	12	4	0	368	296	.750
Dallas Cowboys	16	7	9	0	346	337	.438
Philadelphia Eagles	16	5	10	1	256	312	.344
St. Louis Cardinals	16	4	11	1	218	351	.281
NFC Central
Chicago Bears (D)	16	14	2	0	352	187	.875
Minnesota Vikings	16	9	7	0	398	273	.563
Detroit Lions	16	5	11	0	277	326	.313
Green Bay Packers	16	4	12	0	254	418	.250
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	2	14	0	239	473	.125
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers	16	10	5	1	374	247	.656
Los Angeles Rams	16	10	6	0	309	267	.625
Atlanta Falcons	16	7	8	1	280	280	.469
New Orleands Saints	16	7	9	0	288	287	.438

[Reference: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Wild-Card Playoff
1986	New York Jets	35	Kansas City Chiefs	15
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1986	Cleveland Browns	23	New York Jets	20 ot
1986	Denver Broncos	22	New England Patriots	17
	AFC Championship
1986	Cleveland Browns	20	Denver Broncos	23 ot
	NFC Wild-Card Playoff
1986	Washington Redskins	19	Los Angees Rams	7
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1986	Chicago Bears	13	Washington Redskins	27
1986	New York Giants	49	San Francisco 49ers	3
	NFC Championship
1986	New York Giants	17	Washington Redskins	0
	Super Bowl XXI		At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
1986	New York Giants (NFC)	39	Denver Broncos (AFC)	20

[Reference: 2]

NFL 1987

NFL 1987	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Indianapolis Colts (D)	15	9	6	0	300	238	.600
New England Patriots	15	8	7	0	320	293	.533
Miami Dolphins	15	8	7	0	362	335	.533
Bufalo Bills	15	7	8	0	270	305	.467
New York Jets	15	6	9	0	3334	360	.400
AFC Central
Ceveland Browns (D)	15	10	5	0	390	239	.667
Houston Oilers (P)	15	9	6	0	345	349	.600
Pittsburgh Steelers	15	8	7	0	285	299	.533
Cincinnati Bengals	15	4	11	0	285	370	.267
AFC West
Denver Broncos (D)	15	10	4	1	379	288	.700
Seattle Seahawks (P)	15	9	6	0	371	314	.600
San Diego Chargers	15	8	7	0	253	317	.533
Los Angeles Raiders	15	5	10	0	301	289	.333
Kansas City Chiefs	15	4	11	0	273	388	.267
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Washington Redskins (D)	15	11	4	0	379	285	.733
Dallas Cowboys	15	7	8	0	340	348	.467
St. Louis Cardinals	15	7	8	0	362	368	.467
Philadelphia Eagles	15	7	8	0	337	380	.467
New York Giants	15	6	9	0	280	312	.400
NFC Central
Chicago Bears (D)	15	11	4	0	356	282	.733
Minnesota Vikings (P)	15	8	7	0	336	335	.533
Green Bay Packers	15	5	9	1	255	300	.367
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	4	11	0	286	360	.267
Detroit Lions	15	4	11	0	269	384	.267
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers (D)	15	13	2	0	459	253	.867
New Orleans Saints (P)	15	12	3	0	422	283	.800
Los Angeles Rams	15	6	9	0	317	361	.400
Atlanta Falcons	15	3	12	0	205	436	.200

[Reference: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Wild-Card Playoff
1987	Houston Oilers	23	Seattle Seahawks	20 ot
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1987	Cleveland Browns	38	Indianapolis Colts	21
1987	Denver Broncos	34	Houston Oilers	10
	AFC Championship
1987	Denver Broncos	38	Cleveland Browns	33
	NFC Wild-Card Playoff
1987	New Orleans Saints	10	Minnesota Vikings	44
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1987	San Francisco 49ers	24	Minnesota Vikings	36
1987	Chicago Bears	17	Washington Redskins	21
	NFC Championship
1987	Washington Redskins	17	Minnesota Vikings	10
	Super Bowl XXI		At Jack Murphy Stm, San Diego, Ca,
1987	Washington Redskins (NFC)	42	Denver Broncos (AFC)	10

[Reference: 2]

Note: Regular Season reduced from 16 games to 15 due to Players Strike.

Neil O’Donoghue (Buffalo Bills 1977; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978-1979; St. Louis Cardinals 1980-1985)

Factfile

O’Donoghue, Cornelius Joseph Dennis

Height: 6’6″ Weight: 210lb

Born: 18 June 1953, Dublin, Ireland

High School:

National Amateur: Dublin Minors [GAA Football][1970]

Semi-Pro: Shamrock Rovers[Soccer][1971-72][1972-73][1973-74]

College: St. Bernard College, Auburn [Soccer 1974] Auburn Tigers [1975][1976]

Pro Football: Buffalo Bills [1977] Tampa Bay Buccaneers [1978][[1979] St. Louis Cardinals [1980][1981][1982][1983][1984][1985]

Draft: 5th Round (127th Overall) 1977 Buffalo Bills

Honours: All-American (Auburn 1976).

Biography

Neil O’Donoghue was born in Dublin in 1953 and grew up in Clondalkin, where at the age of 12 he started playing Gaelic Football (GAA) where he excelled, being selected for the Dublin Minor Team which reached the All Ireland Final in 1970, losing to Cork. He switched codes to Soccer, scoring on his debut for Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland when he was 18. He played 16 games for Rovers, scoring two goals, and gaining a soccer Scholarship to St. Bernard’s College, in Alabama, the first Irishman ever to gain a Soccer Scholarship to the USA.

After the College Soccer Programme closed down he transfered to Auburn University, winning the starting Kicker position for the Tigers. In 1976 he won All-American Honours for Auburn, who play in the SEC (South Eastern Conference – traditionally the best in US College Football). He was drafted to the NFL (National Football League) in 1977 by the Buffalo Bills, playing five games before being cut from the roster and picked up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he played two year, turning around a 2-26 record in the first two years of the expansion franchise to a 15-17 record.

He then signed for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1980, where he managed to set the record for points scored in a season for the team which stood for 21 years, but will probably be best remembered by the Cardinals (now Arizona Cardinals) fans for lacking clutch kicking skills, most notably missing three Field Goals in a Playoff match against the New York Giants in 1983, including a 19-yard attempt in overtime which would have won the game for St. Louis. On the last day of the season in 1984 he missed what would have been a game-winning Field Goal in the dying seconds which would have secured a Playoff place. After the 1985 season he retired. He continued to play Senior Football Championship Football for Round Towers GAA in Clondalkin during the NFL off-season.

Video

[Reference: 10]

General Statistics

Year	Team (League)	No.	Pos	GP	GS	PGS
1970	Dublin Minors & Round Towers (GAA Football)
1971-72	Shamrock Rovers (League of Ireland Soccer)
1972-73	Shamrock Rovers (League of Ireland Soccer)
1973-74	Shamrock Rovers (League of Ireland Soccer)
1974	St. Bernard (NCAA Soccer)
1975	Auburn Tigers (NCAAF SEC)
1976	Auburn Tigers (NCAAF SEC)
1977	Buffalo Bills (NFL)	8	K	5	0	10
1978	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)	6	P-K	15	0	64
1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)	6	K	16	0	63
1980	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	10	0	51
1981	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	16	0	93
1982	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	8	0	39
1983	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	16	0	90
1984	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	16	0	117
1985	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	8	0	49
3 Years	League of Ireland			16		2
9 Years	NFL			110	0	576

[Reference: 4]

Legend: No = Jersey Number, Pos = Position, GP = Games Played, GS = Games Started. K = Kicker, P = Punter. PGS= Points (NFL) or Goals (LoI) Scored.

John Sinnott (New York Giants 1980-1981; Baltimore Colts 1982)

Factfile

Sinnott, John Desmond

Height: 6-4 Weight: 279

Born: 18/04/1958 Wexford, Ireland

High School: Dedham (MA)

College: Brown [1976, 1977, 1978, 1979]

Professional: New York Giants NFL [1980, 1981] Baltimore Colts NFL [1982]

Draft: 3rd Round (60th Overall) 1980 St. Louis Cardinals.

Biography

John Sinnott was born in Wexford, Ireland in 1958, and played High School Football in Denham, Massachusetts, where he was recruited for Brown University Bears of the Ivy League in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). His High School Football Coach told hm that he might get injured in his first few weeks playing Football, so he should not concentrate on just Football, as his College Academic Achievement was as important, something which is not all that common these days. [Reference: 2] While at Brown, he played in the most successful Brown University Football Team in 50 years, in 1976 emulating the Iron Men of 1926 in winning their first Ivy League Chamoionship in half a century. [Reference: 8]

After College he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was cut from the roster during training camp. John was subsequently picked up by the New York Giants, and after two years on the squad, he was traded to the Baltimore Colts. There he played in 9 games in 1982, before injuring his back, an injury which still bothers him to this day, and retired from Football. [Reference: 11-12]

Career Statistics

General

Year	Team	No	Pos	GP	GS
1976	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1977	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1978	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1979	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1980	New York Giants (NFL)
1981	New York Giants (NFL)
1982	Baltimore Colts (NFL)	79	LOT	9	7

[Reference: 12-17]

Legend: No = Jersey Number, Pos = Position, GP = Games Played, GS = Games Started. LOT = Left Offensive Tackle.

Fumbles

Year	Team	No	Lost	Own	Opp	Rec	Yds	TD
1982	Baltimore Colts (NFL)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Career	NFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

[Reference: 3]

Legend: No = Number of Fumbles, Lost = Fumbles Lost, Own = Own Fumbles, Opp = Opposition Fumbles, Rec = Fumbles Recovered, Yds = Yards, TD = Fumbles Returned for a Touchdown.

References

Bibliography

[1] NFL (1987) “Past Standings” 1987 NFL Record & Factbook . pg. 226-228. Workman Publishing Company, New York.

Websites

[2] NFL Ireland (2011) Irish Players – Neil O’Donoghue – Kicker (1978-1985) [Internet] Available from: nfl-ireland.com/irish-players/70-irish-players-neil-odonoghue-kicker-1978-1985 [Accessed 25 February 2018][Broken Link – Available Online At the Wayback Machine Internet Archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20130124024113/http://nfl-ireland.com/irish-players/70-irish-players-neil-odonoghue-kicker-1978-1985/[Accessed 30 December 2020]

[3] Round Towers GAA / Andrew Cronin (2012) The Last Irishman to Play in the NFL was a Towers man ! [Internet] Available from: http://roundtower.ie/news-2/last-irishman-play-nfl-was-towers-man-1797/ [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[4] Pro Football Archives (2020) Neil O’Donoghue [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playero/odon01000.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[5] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1975 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1975-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[6] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1976 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

Newspapers

[7] Anon. (1972) “Soccer Summary” Irish Independent. Monday, April 17, 1972. [pg. 14 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[8] Anon. (1973) “Soccer Summary” Irish Independent. Monday, April 16, 1973. [pg. 12-13 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[9] Anon. (1974) “Soccer Summary” Irish Independent. Monday, April 15, 1974. [pg. 10 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

Videos

[10] You Tube Highlight MaekR Channel (2018) October 1, 2018 Neil O’Donoghue – Tallest Kicker in NFL History [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEqIIkS-sgc [Accessed 30 December 2020]

Websites

[11] The 42.ie / Steve O’Rourke (2016) One of the last Irish-born NFL players says we’re ‘not too far away’ from another [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/john-sinnott-wexford-irish-nfl-player-3058766-Nov2016/ [Accessed 7 August 2018]

[12] Pro Football Archives (2020) John Sinnott [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/sinn00400.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[13] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1976 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[14] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1977 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[15] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1978 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1978-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[16] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1979 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1979-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[17] Brown University Athletics (2020) Brown Bears 1976 [Internet] Available from: https://brownbears.com/sports/2018/5/8/ivy-league-championships-1976-football [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[18] Brown University Athletics (2020) image_handler [Internet] Available from: https://brownbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=0&image_path=/images/2018/5/8/viox1eg8koyhw2ms.jpg [Accessed 30 December 2020]

Logos

[1] Photo Credit: Enda Mulcahy: NFL Super Bowl XXII 1988 Official Match Programme Washington Redskins v Denver Broncos Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego – Author’s Personal Collection

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kevin Smyth, John Malone, Tony Meenaghan, Jim Naughton, Robert Gorby, Brian Bird, Paul Hynes.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 30 December 2020

December 30, 2020

National Football League Preseason 1992

Final Preseason Standings

NFL Preseason 1992	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pcts
American Football Conference
New York Jets (PSC)	5	5	0	0	121	61	1.000
Houston Oilers	5	4	1	0	127	79	.800
Miami Dolphins	5	3	2	0	102	99	.600
Buffalo	4	2	2	0	60	104	.500
Cincinnati Bengals	4	2	2	0	78	57	.500
Indianapolis Colts	4	2	2	0	65	71	.500
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	2	2	0	85	81	.500
San Diego Chargers	4	2	2	0	78	84	.500
Seattle Seahawks	4	2	2	0	68	65	.500
Cleveland Browns	4	1	3	0	41	75	.250
Kansas City Chiefs	4	1	3	0	58	72	.250
Los Angeles Raiders	4	1	3	0	79	96	.250
New England Patriots	4	1	3	0	57	106	.250
Denver Broncos	5	1	4	0	85	92	.200
National Football Conference
San Francisco 49ers (PSC – J)	5	5	0	0	98	63	1.000
Minnesota Vikings (PSC – J)	4	4	0	0	140	6	1.000
Los Angeles Rams	4	3	1	0	75	66	.750
New Orleans Saints	4	3	1	0	80	67	.750
Phoenix Cardinals	4	3	1	0	86	65	.750
New York Giants	4	2	2	0	46	58	.500
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	2	2	0	60	105	.500
Dallas Cowboys	5	2	3	0	96	98	.400
Philadelphia Eagles	5	2	3	0	99	133	.400
Atlanta Falcons	4	1	3	0	69	84	.250
Chicago Bears	4	1	3	0	85	95	.250
Detroit Lions	4	1	3	0	90	90	.250
Green Bay Packers	4	1	3	0	54	97	.250
Washington Redskins	5	1	4	0	76	106	.200

[Reference: 6]

Preseason Results

Date/W/E	Home Team		Away Team
	PS Week 1
01.08.1992	Washington Redskins	21	Miami Dolphins	22
01.08.1992	Denver Broncos	7	San Francisco 49ers	13
01.08.1992 !	Philadelphia Eagles	14	New York Jets	41
01.08.1992 ^	Dallas Cowboys	23	Houston Oilers	34
	PS Week 2
08.08.1992	Pittsburgh Steelers	33	Philadelphia Eagles	35
08.08.1992	San Francisco 49ers	24	Los Angeles Raiders	10
08.08.1992	Denver Broncos	31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10
08.08.1992	Cleveland Browns	7	Atlanta Falcons	0
08.08.1992	Indianapolis Colts	34	New England Patriots	14
08.08.1992	Houston Oilers	17	Detroit Lions	7
08.08.1992	New York Jets	14	Washington Rdskins	13
08.08.1992	Minnesota Vikings	34	Buffalo Bills	3
08.08.1992	New York Giants	13	Cincinnati Bengals	7
08.08.1992	Miami Dolphins	24	Dallas Cowboys	27
08.08.1992	Chicago Bears	31	New Orleans Saints	34
08.08.1992	Green Bay Packers	21	Kansas City Chiefs	13
08.08.1992	Seattle Seahawks	7	Los Angeles Rams	21
08.08.1992	San Diego Chargers	14	Phoenix Cardinals	35
	PS Week 3
15.08.1992 *	San Francisco 49ers	17	Washington Redskins	15
15.08.1992	Philadelphia Eagles	27	Cincinnati Bengals	17
15.08.1992	Denver Broncos	27	Miami Dolphins	31
15.08.1992	New York Giants	16	Cleveland Browns	7
15.08.1992	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	40	AtlantaFalcons	28
15.08.1992	New England Patriots	10	San Diego Chargers	20
15.08.1992	Phoenix Cardinals	20	Chicago Bears	17
15.08.1992	Green Bay Packers	7	New York Jets	24
15.08.1992	Los Angeles Rams	19	Los Angeles Raiders	16
15.08.1992	Indianapolis Colts	10	Seattle Seahawks	27
15.08.1992	Minnesota Vikings	30	Kansas City Chiefs	0
15.08.1992	Pittsburgh Steelers	0	New Orleans Saints	26
15.08.1992	Detroit Lions	24	Buffalo Bills	30
15.08.1992	Dallas Cowboys	16	Houston Oilers	17
	PS Week 4
21.08.1992	San Diego Chargers	14	San Francisco 49ers	20
22.08.1992	New Orleans Saints	3	Houston Oilers	33
22.08.1992	Los Angeles Raiders	23	Washington Redskins	27
22.08.1992	Detroit Lions	42	New England Patriots	9
22.08.1992	Cincinnati Bengals		Indianapolis Colts
22.08.1992	New York Jets	20	New York Giants	14
22.08.1992	Dallas Cowboys	17	Denver Broncos	3
22.08.1992	Los Angeles Rams	16	Green Bay Packers	13
22.08.1992	Seattle Seahawks	17	Phoenix Cardinals	10
22.08.1992	Miami Dolphins	22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7
23.08.1992	Atlanta Falcons	20	Philadelphia Eagles	10
23.08.1992	Chicago Bears	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	28
23.08.1992	Buffalo Bills	0	Kansas City Chiefs	35
23.08.1992	Minnesota Vikings	56	Cleveland Browns	3
	PS Week 5
27.08.1992	Philadelphia Eagles	17	New York Jets	22
27.08.1992	Miami Dolphins	3	New Orleans Saints	17
27.08.1992	San Diego Chargers	30	Los Angeles Rams	19
28.08.1992	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	Cleveland Browns	24
28.08.1992	Cincinnati Bengals	34	Detroit Lions	17
28.08.1992	Atlanta Falcons	21	Buffalo Bills	27
28.08.1992	Dallas Cowboys	13	Chicago Bears	20
28.08.1992	Kansas City Chiefs	10	Indianapolis Colts	21
28.08.1992	San Francisco 49ers	24	Seattle Seahawks	17
28.08.1992	Denver Broncos	17	Phoenix Cardinals	21
29.08.1992	Los Angeles Raiders	30	Houston Oilers	26
29.08.1992	Pittsburgh Steelers	24	New York Giants	3
29.08.1992	Washington Redskins	0	Minnesota Vikings	30
29.08.1992	Green Bay Packers	10	New England Patriots	24

[Reference: 1-5]

Legend: ! Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, ^ American Bowl in Tokyo, Japan. * American Bowl in London, England,

Report

New York Jets topped the 1992 AFC Preseason Standings with a perfect 4-0 record, and likewise in the NFC both San Francisco 49ers (5-0) and Minnesota Vikings (4-0) had 100% records. Minnesota had out-scored opponents 140-6, including a 56-3 drubbing of Cleveland Browns in Preseason Week 4, and a 30-0 whitewash of Washington Redskins in Preseason Week 5.

Notable Match-Ups included the LA War between Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Raiders which went the Rams way 19-16 in a battle of Field Goal Kickers. Likewise in the War of Texas, Dallas Cowboys narrowly lost to Houston Oilers 17-16. Miami Dolphins hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Battle of Florida, winning 22-7, and in the New York Battle New York Jets downed New York Giants 20-14.

In American Bowls, Miami Dolphins defeated Washington Redskins 22-21. In Tokyo, Japan, the Houston Oilers triumphed 34-23 over the Dallas Cowboys, and in London, England, San Francisco 49ers won 17-15 against Washington Redskins. The Preseason opened, as is customary, in Canton, Ohio, home of the Hall of Fame, where New York Jets thrashed Philadelphia Eagles 41-14.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1994) “NFL Preseason Week 2” First Down. August , 8. pg. 6-7

[2] Anon. (1994) “NFL Preseason Week 2” First Down. August 15, 1992. pg.

[3] Anon. (1994) “NFL Preseason Week 3” First Down. August 22, 1994. pg.

[4] Anon. (1994) “NFL Preseason Week 4” First Down. August 29, 1994. pg. 4-10

[5] Anon. (1994) “NFL Preseason Week 5” First Down. September 5, 1992. pg.4-7

[6] Anon. (1994) “Standings” First Down. September 5, 1992. pg. 18

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National Football League Preseason 2012

NFL Logo [Reference: 1]

Preseason Standings

NFL Preseason 2012	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
East Division
New England Patriots	4	1	3	0	55	69	.250
Buffalo Bills	4	0	4	0	59	119	.000
Miami Dolphins	4	0	4	0	43	96	.000
New York Jets	4	0	4	0	31	88	.000
North Division
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	3	1	0	104	71	.750
Baltimore Ravens	4	2	2	0	108	92	.500
Cincinnati Bengals	4	2	2	0	70	72	.500
Cleveland Browns	4	2	2	0	84	82	.500
South Division
Houston Texans	4	3	1	0	101	80	.750
Jacksonville Jaguars	4	3	1	0	100	117	.750
Tennessee Titans	4	3	1	0	89	67	.750
Indianapolis Colts	4	2	2	0	99	75	.500
West Division
San Diego Chargers	4	3	1	0	64	78	.750
Denver Broncos	4	2	2	0	81	75	.500
Kansas City Chiefs	4	1	3	0	61	116	.250
Oakland Raiders	4	1	3	0	61	75	.250
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
East Division
Philadelphia Eagles	4	4	0	0	106	60	1.000
Dallas Cowboys	4	3	1	0	73	60	.750
Washington Redskins	4	3	1	0	98	59	.750
New York Giants	4	2	2	0	80	58	.500
North Division
Chicago Bears	4	3	1	0	84	99	.750
Detroit Lions	4	2	2	0	102	94	.500
Green Bay Packers	4	2	2	0	74	72	.500
Minnesota Vikings	4	1	3	0	76	71	.250
South Division
Carolina Panthers	4	2	2	0	69	72	.500
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	2	2	0	60	95	.500
New Orleans Saints	5	2	3	0	87	81	.400
Atlanta Falcons	4	1	3	0	73	85	.250
West Division
Seattle Seahawks	4	4	0	0	122	44	1.000
San Francisco 49ers	4	3	1	0	90	53	.750
St. Louis Rams	4	2	2	0	84	92	.500
Arizona Cardinals	4	1	3	0	98	119	.250

National Football League Preseason Standngs 2012 [Reference: 1]

Preseason Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		Hall of Fame Game (Canton, OH)
2012	Arizona Cardinals	10	New Orleans Saints	17
	Week 2
2012	Buffalo Bills	6	Washington Redskins	7
2012	Miami Dolphins	7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	30
2012	New England Patriots	7	New Orleans Saints	6
2012	Cincinnati Bengals	17	New York Jets	6
2012	Atlanta Falcons	17	Baltimore Ravens	31
2012	Detroit Lions	17	Cleveland Browns	19
2012	Philadelphia Eagles	24	Pittsburgh Steelers	23
2012	Carolina Panthers	13	Houston Texans	26
2012	Indianapolis Colts	38	St. Louis Rams	3
2012	Jacksonville Jaguars	32	New York Giants	31
2012	Seattle Seahawks	27	Tennessee Titans	17
2012	Chicago Bears	3	DenverBroncos	31
2012	Kansas City Chiefs	27	Arizona Cardinals	17
2012	Oakland Raiders	0	Dallas Cowboys	3
2012	San Diego Chargers	21	Green Bay Packers	13
2012	San Francisco 49ers	17	Minnesota Vikings	6
	Week 3
2012	Minnesota Vikings	36	Buffalo Bills	14
2012	Carolina Panthers	23	Miami Dolphins	17
2012	New England Patriots	17	Philadelphia Eagles	27
2012	New York Jets	3	New York Giants	26
2012	Baltimore Ravens	12	Detroit Lions	27
2012	Atlanta Falcons	19	Cincinnati Bengals	24
2012	Green Bay Packers	10	Cleveland Browns	35
2012	Pittsburgh Steelers	26	Indianapolis Colts	24
2012	Houston Texans	20	San Francisco 49ers	9
2012	New Orleans Saints	24	Jacksonville Jaguars	27
2012	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	Tennessee Titans	30
2012	Denver Broncos	10	Seattle Seahawks	30
2012	St. Louis Rams	31	Kansas City Chiefs	17
2012	Arizona Cardinals	31	Oakland Raiders	27
2012	San Diego Chargers	28	Dallas Cowboys	20
2012	Chicago Bears	33	Washington Redskins	31
	Week 4
2012	Buffalo Bills	7	Pittsburgh Steelers	38
2012	Miami Dolphins	6	Atlanta Falcons	23
2012	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	30	New England Patriots	28
2012	New York Jets	22	Carolina Panthers	17
2012	Baltimore Ravens	48	Jacksonville Jaguars	17
2012	Cincinnati Bengals	27	Green Bay Packers	13
2012	Cleveland Browns	10	Philadelphia Eagles	27
2012	New Orleans Saints	34	Houston Texans	27
2012	Washington Redskins	30	Indianapolis Colts	17
2012	Tennessee Titans	32	Arizona Cardinals	27
2012	Denver Broncos	24	San Francisco 49ers	29
2012	Kansas City Chiefs	14	Seattle Seahawks	44
2012	Oakland Raiders	31	Detroit Lions	20
2012	Minnesota Vikings	10	San Diego Chargers	12
2012	Dallas Cowboys	20	St. Louis Rams	19
2012	New York Giants	17	Chicago Bears	20
	Week 5
2012	Detrroit Lions	38	Buffalo Bills	32
2012	Dallas Cowboys	30	Miami Dolphins	13
2012	New York Giants	6	New England Patriots	3
2012	Philadelphia Eagles	28	New York Jets	10
2012	St. Louis Rams	31	Baltimore Ravens	17
2012	Indianapolis Colts	20	Cincinnat Bengals	16
2012	Cleveland Browns	20	Chicago Bears	28
2012	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	Carolina Panthers	16
2012	Houston Texans	28	Minnesota Vikings	24
2012	Jacksonville Jaguars	24	Atlanta Falcons	14
2012	Tennessee Titans	10	New Orleans Saints	6
2012	Arizona Cardinals	13	Denver Broncos	16
2012	Green Bay Packers	24	Kansas City Chiefs	3
2012	Seattle Seahawks	21	Oakland Raiders	3
2012	San Diego Chargers	3	San Francisco 49ers	35
2012	Washington Redskins	30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3

National Football League Preseason Results 2012 [Reference: 1]

Report

New Orleans Saints won the Hall of Fame Game at Canton, Ohio, the traditional preseason kickoff, in 2012, defeating Arizona Cardinals 17-10. The Preseason Division winners that year were New England Patriots (1-3, AFC East), Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1, AFC North), Houston Texans (3-1, AFC South), San Diego Chargers(3-1, AFC West), Philadelphia Eagles (4-0, NFC East), Chicago Bears (3-1, NFC North), Carolina Panthers (2-2, NFC South), and Seattle Seahawks (4-0, NFC West). Only the Patriots and Texans went on to win their Division in the Regular Season.

References

Bibliography

[1] NFL (2013) “2012 Preseason Standings/Results” The Official National Football League 2012 Record & Fact Book. pg. 236-237.

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National Football League Preseason 1995

NFL Logo [Reference: 1]

Preseason Standings

NFL Preseason 1995	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
Indianapolis Colts	4	3	1	0	90	75	.750
New York Jets	4	2	2	0	80	72	.500
Buffalo Bills	5	2	3	0	64	109	.400
Miami Dolphins	4	1	3	0	65	98	.250
New England Patriots	4	1	3	0	69	107	.250
Central Division
Cleveland Browns	4	2	2	0	109	68	.500
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	2	3	0	74	104	.400
Cincinnati Bengals	4	1	3	0	78	102	.250
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	1	3	0	57	82	.250
Houston Oilers	3	0	3	0	26	42	.000
Western Division
Kansas City Chiefs	4	3	1	0	107	66	.750
Oakland Raiders	4	3	1	0	103	80	.750
Denver Broncos	5	3	2	0	80	76	.600
Seattle Seahawks	4	2	2	0	82	76	.500
San Diego Chargers	3	1	2	0	42	49	.333
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
Philadelphia Eagles	4	4	0	0	85	40	1.000
Arizona Cardinals	4	3	1	0	72	77	.750
New York Giants	4	3	1	0	68	63	.750
Dallas Cowboys	5	2	3	0	69	71	.400
Washington Redskins	4	1	3	0	73	112	.250
Central Division
Detroit Lions	4	3	1	0	79	57	.750
Green Bay Packers	4	3	1	0	115	73	.750
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	3	1	0	78	40	.750
Minnesota Vikings	4	2	2	0	70	74	.500
Chicago Bears	4	1	3	0	54	116	.250
Western Division
Carolina Panthers	5	3	2	0	70	62	.600
San Francisco 49ers	5	3	2	0	68	56	.600
Atlanta Falcons	4	2	2	0	87	55	.500
New Orleans Saints	4	1	3	0	73	75	.250
St. Louis Rams	4	1	3	0	78	88	.250

National Football League Preseason Standings 1995 [Reference: 1]

Preseason Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		Hall of Fame Game (Canton, OH)
1995	Carolina Panthers	20	Jacksonville Jaguars	14
	Week 1
1995	Dallas Cowboys	21	Buffalo Bills	15
1995	Denver Broncos	9	San Francisco 49ers	7
	Week 2		American Bowl ’95 (Tokyo, Japan)
1995	San Francisco 49ers	10	Denver Broncos	24
	Week 2
1995	Buffalo Bills	10	Pittsburgh Steelers	31
1995	Indianapolis Colts	21	Cincinnati Bengals	34
1995	Miami Dolphins	21	Jacksonville Jaguars	24
1995	New England Patriots	17	Detroit Lions	30
1995	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	New York Jets	9
1995	Cleveland Browns	13	New York Giants	19
1995	Houston Oilers	13	Arizona Cardinals	16
1995	Kansas City Chiefs	37	Washington Redskins	21
1995	Dallas Cowboys	14	Oakland Raiders	21
1995	San Diego Chargers	19	Minnesota Vikings	23
1995	Seattle Seahawks	34	St. Louis Rams	20
1995	Philadelphia Eagles	25	Atlanta Falcons	17
1995	Chicago Bears	18	Carolina Panthers	15
1995	Green Bay Packers	27	New Orleans Saints	17
	Week 3		American Bowl ’95 (Toronto, Canada)
1995	Buffalo Bills	9	Dallas Cowboys	7
	Week 3
1995	Seattle Seahawks	17	Indianapolis Colts	20
1995	Atlanta Falcons	37	Miami Dolphins	0
1995	New England Patriots	21	Minnesota Vikings	14
1995	New York Jets (JAC)	10	Philadelphia Eagles	14
1995	Cincinnati Bengals	7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	31
1995	Cleveland Browns	55	Chicago Bears	13
1995	Houston Oilers (KNX)	13	Washington Redskins	16 ot
1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	Green Bay Packers	36
1995	Carolina Panthers	19	Denver Broncos	10
1995	Arizona Cardinals	22	Kansas City Chiefs	17
1995	Oakland Raiders	27	St. Louis Rams	22
1995	San Diego Chargers	6	San Francisco 49ers	17
1995	New York Giants	14	New Orleans Saints	13
	Week 4
1995	Kansas City Chiefs	36	Buffalo Bills	10
1995	Green Bay Packers	17	Indianapolis Colts	20 ot
1995	Miami Dolphins	27	Washington Redskins	13
1995	Philadelphia Eagles	31	New England Patriots	7
1995	New York Giants	32	New York Jets	31
1995	Detroit Lions	20	Cincinnati Bengals	13
1995	Atlanta Falcons	19	Cleveland Browns	10
1995	Houston Oilers	c	San Diego Chargers	c
1995	Jacksonville Jaguars	10	St. Louis Rams	27
1995	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	20	Pittsburgh Steelers	7
1995	Denver Broncos	20	Dallas Cowboys	17
1995	Minnesota Vikings	20	Oakland Raiders	17
1995	New Orleans Saints	19	Seattle Seahawks	24
1995	Chicago Bears	16	Arizona Cardinals	17
1995	San Francisco 49ers	17	Carolina Panthers	10
	Week 5
1995	Buffalo Bills	20	Atlanta Falcons	14
1995	Indianapolis Colts	29	Chicago Bears	7
1995	Miami Dolphins (ORL)	17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	24
1995	New England Patriots (STA)	24	Oakland Raiders	32
1995	Cincinnati Bengals	24	New York Jets	30
1995	Arizona Cardinals	17	Cleveland Browns	31
1995	Houston Oilers (SA)	0	Dallas Cowboys	10
1995	Jacksonville Jaguars	23	Denver Broncos	17
1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	Philadelphia Eagles	16
1995	Minnesota Vikings	13	Kansas City Chiefs	17
1995	San Diego Chargers	17	St. Louis Rams	9
1995	San Francisco 49ers	17	Seattle Seahawks	7
1995	Carolina Panthers	6	New York Giants	3
1995	Green Bay Packers	35	Washington Redskins	23
1995	New Orleans	24	Detroit Lions	10

National Football League Preseason Standings 1995 [Reference: 1]

Report

1995 saw large-scale change in the National Football League. Debutants Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars played in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, to open the Preseason, with the Panthers winning the battle of expansion franchises 20-14. The two Los Angeles teams also embarked for new patstures: the Rams to St. Louis and the Raiders back to Oakland. Two American Bowls were played that year – Buffalo Bills defeating Dallas Cowboys 9-7 in Toronto, Canada, and Denver Broncos winning 24-10 in Tokyo, Japan against San Francisco 49ers.

Elsewhere the Houston Oilers, a year before they left for Tennessee, played two preseason home games outside Houston: versus Washington Redskins in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Dallas Cowboys in San Antonio, Texas, losing both. Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers also played a game in Orlando, Florida, with Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning, while the New England Patriots lost a ‘home’ game in Stanford, California to the Oakland Raiders, and the New York Jets similarly lost a home game versus Philadelphia Eagles at Jackson, Mississippi. Preseason Division Champions were Indianapolis Colts (3-1, AFC East), Cleveland Browns (2-2, AFC Central), Kansas City Chiefs (3-1, AFC West), Philadelphia Eagles (4-0, NFC East), Detroit Lions (3-1, NFC Central), and Carolina Panthers (3-2, NFC West). Only the Kansas City Chiefs went on to win their Division durling the Regular Season.

References

Bibliography

[1] NFL (1996) “1995 Preseason Standings/Results” The Official National Football League 1996 Record & Fact Book. pg. 155. Workman Publishing Co. New York.

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Acknowledgements

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Last Updated: 8 December 2020

December 8, 2020

National Football League Preseason 1986

National Football League Logo [Reference: 2]

Preseason Standings

NFL Preseason 1987	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
New England Patriots	5	4	1	0	103	90	.800
Miami Dolphins	4	2	2	0	67	65	.500
New York Jets	4	2	2	0	95	105	.500
Buffalo Bills	4	1	3	0	67	79	.250
Indianapolis Colts	4	1	3	0	75	95	.250
Central Division
Cleveland Browns	4	4	0	0	88	70	1.000
Houston Oilers	4	4	0	0	61	61	1.000
Cincinnati Bengals	4	1	3	0	71	90	.250
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	1	3	0	81	105	.250
Western Division
San Diego Chargers	4	3	1	0	106	75	.750
Denver Broncos	4	2	2	0	67	58	.500
Kansas City Chiefs	4	2	2	0	63	52	.500
Los Angeles Raiders	4	2	2	0	70	86	.500
Seattle Seahawks	4	2	2	0	85	82	.500
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
New York Giants	4	3	1	0	83	64	.750
Washington Redskins	4	3	1	0	84	76	.750
St. Louis Cardinals	5	2	3	0	99	69	.400
Phladelphia Eagles	4	1	3	0	100	111	.250
Dallas Cowboys	5	0	5	0	67	119	.000
Central Division
Chicago Bears	5	4	1	0	126	71	.800
Minnesota Vikings	4	3	1	0	99	90	.750
Detroit Lions	4	2	2	0	82	84	.500
Green Bay Packers	4	1	3	0	73	86	.250
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	0	4	0	43	88	.000
Western Division
Atlanta Falcons	4	2	2	0	93	97	.500
Los Angeles Rams	4	2	2	0	75	70	.500
New Orleans Saints	4	2	2	0	70	79	.500
San Francisco 49ers	4	2	2	0	79	55	.500

National Football League Preseason Standings 1986 [Reference: 1]

Preseason Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		Hall of Fame Game (Canton)
1986	New England Patriots	21	St. Louis Cardinals	16
	Week 1		American Bowl ’86 (London, Eng)
1986	Chicago Bears	17	Dallas Cowboys	6
	Week 2
1986	Cleveland Browns	19	Buffalo Bills	17
1986	Seattle Seahawks	21	Indianapolis Colts	14
1986	Minnesota Vikings	30	Miami Dolphins	16
1986	New England Patriots	18	Washington Redskins	7
1986	Green Bay Packers	38	New York Jets	14
1986	Kansas City Chiefs	20	Cincinnati Bengals	0
1986	Los Angeles Rams	14	Houston Oilers	17
1986	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	Chicago Bears	33
1986	Denver Broncos	7	New Orleans Saints	10
1986	Los Angeles Raiders	0	San Francisco 49ers	32
1986	San Diego Chargers	20	Dallas Cowboys	0
1986	Atlanta Falcons	31	New York Giants	24
1986	Detroit Lions	9	Philadelphia Eagles	17
1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	St. Louis Cardinals	26
		Week 3
1986	Houston Oilers	23	Buffalo Bills	20
1986	Chicago Bears	38	Indianapolis Colts	21
1986	Miami Dolphins	10	Cleveland Browns	17
1986	New Orleans Saints	34	New England Patriots	38
1986	New York Jets	28	Cincinnati Bengals	17
1986	Washington Redskins	27	Pittsburgh Steelers	24 ot
1986	Minnesota Vikings	29	Denver Broncos	27
1986	St. Louis Cardinals	26	Kansas City Chiefs	27
1986	Los Angeles Raiders	24	Dallas Cowboys	19
1986	San Diego Chargers	45	Philadelphia Eagles	38
1986	Detroit Lions	30	Seattle Seahawks	27 ot
1986	Green Bay Packers	14	New York Giants	22
1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	Atlanta Falcons	20
1986	San Francisco 49ers	17	Los Angeles Rams	30
	Week 4
1986	Kansas City Chiefs	6	Buffalo Bills	13
1986	Indianapolis Colts	20	Detroit Lions	13
1986	Philadelphia Eagles	15	Miami Dolphins	20
1986	Los Angeles Raiders	24	New England Patriots	10
1986	New York Giants	20	New York Jets	16
1986	Cincinnati Bengals	34	Green Bay Packers	12
1986	Atlanta Falcons	21	Cleveland Browns	27
1986	Houston Oilers	24	New Orleans Saints	13
1986	Dallas Cowboys	28	Pittsburgh Steelers	41
1986	Denver Broncos	14	San Francisco 49ers	9
1986	Los Angeles Rams	20	San Diego Chargers	17 ot
1986	Seattle Seahawks	27	Minnesota Vikings	17
1986	Chicago Bears	7	St. Louis Cardinals	14
1986	Tampa Bay Buccneers	13	Washington Redskins	21
	Week 5
1986	Buffalo Bills	17	Chicago Bears	31
1986	Indianapolis Colts	20	Minnesota Vikings	23 ot
1986	Miami Dolphins	21	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3
1986	Green Bay Packers	9	New England Patriots	16
1986	Philadelphia Eagles	30	New York Jets	37
1986	Cincinnati Bengals	20	Detroit Lions	30
1986	Los Angeles Raiders	22	Cleveland Browns	25
1986	Dallas Cowboys	14	Houston Oilers	17
1986	New York Giants	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	3
1986	Denver Broncos	19	Los Angeles Rams	10
1986	New Orleans Saints	13	Kansas City Broncos	10
1986	San Diego Chargers	24	St. Louis Cardinals	17
1986	San Francisco 49ers	21	Seattle Seahawks	10
1986	Washington Redskins	29	Atlanta Falcons	21

National Football League Preseason Results 1986 [Reference: 1]

Report

The National Football League Preseason of 1986 featured the American Bowl ’86 in London, England, where the Chicago Bears defeated the Dallas Cowboys 17-6. The Preseason, as usual, opened with the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, where the New England Patriots won a tight game 21-16 against the St. Louis Cardinals. After four more weeks of games, Preseason Division titles went to New England Patriots (4-1, AFC East), Cleveland Browns (4-0, AFC Central), San Diego Chargers (3-1, AFC West), New York Giants (3-1, NFC East), Chicago Bears (4-1, NFC Central), and Atlanta Falcons (2-2, NFC West). Four of these teams went on to win their Regular Season Division title, only the San Diego Chargers (who lost out to the Denver Broncos) and Atlanta Falcons who lost out to San Francisco 49ers, failed to translate Preseason form into Regular Season Championships.

References

Bibliography

[1] NFL (1986) “1986 Preseason Standings” The Official National Football League 1987 Record & Factbook. pg. 141. Workman Publishing Co., New York.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Michael Brophy and Ralph Schmeer (IAFA and IAFOA)

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 8 December 2020

July 19, 2020

National Football League Preseason 2020

National Football League logo [Ref: 7]

Preseason Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
New York Jets
Miami Dolphins
AFC North
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
Baltimore Ravens
AFC South
Tennessee Titans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
AFC West
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
New York Giants
Washington AFC
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
NFC North
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Minnesota Vikings
NFC South
Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals

National Football League Preseason Standings 2020 [Ref: 1]

Preseason Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	PS Week 0: Hall of Fame		Canton, Ohio
07.08.2020	Dallas Cowboys	c	Pittsburgh Steelers	c
	PS Week 1
14.08.2020	Indianapolis Colts		Philadelphia Eagles
14.08.2020	Seattle Seahawks		Las Vegas Raiders
14.08.2020	Carolina Panthers		Jacksonville Jaguars
14.08.2020	New England Patriots		Detroit Lions
14.08.2020	New York Jets		New York Giants
15.08.2020	Atlanta Falcons		Miami Dolphins
15.08.2020	Los Angeles Rams		New Orleans Saints
15.08.2020	Minnesota Vikings		Houston Texans
15.08.2020	Baltimore Ravens		Buffalo Bills
15.08.2020	Pittsburgh Steelers		Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15.08.2020	Chicago Bears		Cleveland Browns
15.08.2020	Green Bay Packers		Arizona Cardinals
15.08.2020	Washingtion AFC		Tennessee Titans
16.08.2020	Kansas City Chiefs		Cincinnati Bengals
16.08.2020	Denver Broncos		San Francisco 49ers
17.08.2020	Los Angeles Chargers		Dallas Cowboys
	PS Week 2
21.08.2020	Miami Dolphins		Philadelphia Eagles
21.08.2020	New England Patriots		Carolina Panthers
21.08.2020	Detroit Lions		New York Jets
22.08.2020	Buffalo Bills		Atlanta Falcons
22.08.2020	Cincinnati Bengals		Minnesota Vikings
22.08.2020	San Francisco 49ers		Las Vegas Raiders
22.08.2020	Green Bay Packers		Cleveland Browns
23.08.2020	Arizona Cardinals		Kansas City Chiefs
23.08.2020	Dallas Cowboys		Baltimore Ravens
23.08.2020	Houston Texans		Seattle Seahawks
23.08.2020	Los Angeles Chargers		Los Angeles Rams
23.08.2020	Tennessee Titans		New York Giants
23.08.2020	Denver Broncos		Chicago Bears
23.08.2020	Tampa Bay Buccaneers		Jacksonville Jaguars
24.08.2020	Pittsburgh Steelers		New Orleans Saints
25.08.2020	Indianapolis Colts		Washington AFC
	PS Week 3
28.08.2020	Seattle Seahawks		Los Angeles Chargers
28.08.2020	Las Vegas Raiders		Arizona Cardinals
28.08.2020	Miami Dolphins		Detroit Lions
28.08.2020	Philadelphia Eagles		New England Patriots
29.08.2020	New York Jets		Pittsburgh Steelers
29.08.2020	Atlanta Falcons		Cincinnati Bengals
29.08.2020	Chicago Bears		San Francisco 49ers
29.08.2020	Buffalo Bills		Indianapolis Colts
30.08.2020	Dallas Cowboys		Kansas City Chiefs
30.08.2020	Jacksonville Jaguars		Washington AFC
30.08.2020	Los Angeles Rams		Denver Broncos
30.08.2020	New Orleans Saints		Houston Texans
30.08.2020	Tampa Bay Buccaneers		Tennessee Titans
29.08.2020	New York Giants		Green Bay Packers
30.08.2020	Cleveland Browns		Minnesota Vikings
31.08.2020	Baltimore Ravens		Carolina Panthers
	PS Week 4
04.09.2020	Arizona Cardinals		Denver Broncos
04.09.2020	Cincinnati Bengals		Indianapolis Colts
04.09.2020	Detroit Lions		Buffalo Bills
04.09.2020	Houston Texans		Dallas Cowboys
04.09.2020	Jacksonville Jaguars		Atlanta Falcons
04.09.2020	Kansas City Chiefs		Green Bay Packers
04.09.2020	Las Vegas Raiders		Los Angeles Rams
04.09.2020	Minnesota Vikings		Seattle Seahawks
04.09.2020	New Orleans Saints		Miami Dolphins
04.09.2020	New York Giants		New England Patriots
04.09.2020	San Francisco 49ers		Los Angeles Chargers
04.09.2020	Tennessee Titans		Chicago Bears
04.09.2020	Cleveland Browns		Tampa Bay Buccaneers
04.09.2020	Philadelphia Eagles		New York Jets
04.09.2020	Washington AFC		Baltimore Ravens
04.09.2020	Carolina Panthers		Pittsburgh Steelers

National Football League Preseason Results 2020 [Ref: 2-6]

Report

The National Football League cancelled the 2020 Preseason Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The rest of the Preseason schedule was going ahead as planned as of 19 July 2020. The Preseason was eventually cancelled in its entirety.

References:

Websites

[1] National Football League (2020) Standings Preseason 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/standings/division/2020/pre/ [Accessed 12 August 2019]

[2] National Football League (2020) Schedule 2020 Preseason Hall of Fame [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2020/PRE0 [Accessed 12 August 2019]

[3] National Football League (2020) Schedule 2020 Preseason Week 1 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2020/PRE1 [Accessed 12 August 2019]

[4] National Football League (2020) Schedule 2020 Preseason Week 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2020/PRE2 [Accessed 12 August 2019]

[5] National Football League (2020) Schedule 2020 Preseason Week 3 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2020/PRE3 [Accessed 12 August 2019]

[6] National Football League (2020) Schedule 2020 Preseason Week 4 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2020/PRE4 [Accessed 12 August 2019]

Images

[7] National Football League (2019) NFL Logo [Internet] Available from: data:image/png;base64,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 [Accessed 17 September 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan.

About this document

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Last Updated: 19 July 2020

July 7, 2020

National Football League Preseason 1990

National Football League Logo [Ref: 2]

Preseason Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
New York Jets (C)	4	2	2	0	58	46	.500
Miami Dolphins	4	1	3	0	54	68	.250
Buffalo Bills	4	0	4	0	49	107	.000
Indianapolis Colts	4	0	4	0	47	63	.000
New England Patriots	4	0	4	0	48	138	.000
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (C)	4	2	2	0	83	71	.500
Cincinnati Bengals	4	1	3	0	71	100	.250
Houston Oilers	4	1	3	0	68	75	.250
Cleveland Browns	5	1	4	0	68	105	.200
AFC West
Los Angeles Raiders (C)	5	4	1	0	103	54	.800
Seattle Seahawks	5	4	1	0	94	42	.800
San Diego Chargers	4	3	1	0	94	106	.750
Denver Broncos	5	3	2	0	91	72	.600
Kansas City Chiefs	4	1	3	0	51	88	.250
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
New York Giants (C)	4	4	0	0	78	33	1.000
Washington Redskins	4	3	1	0	122	78	.750
Philadelphia Eagles	4	2	2	0	56	67	.500
Dallas Cowboys	4	1	3	0	58	80	.250
Phoenix Cardinals	4	0	4	0	38	103	.000
AFC Central
Detroit Lions (C)	4	4	0	0	119	88	1.000
Chicago Bears	5	4	1	0	78	42	.800
Minnesota Vikings	4	3	1	0	75	71	.750
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	3	1	0	100	81	.750
Green Bay Packers	4	1	3	0	65	82	.250
NFC West
Atlanta Falcons (C)	4	4	0	0	127	72	1.000
New Orleans Saints	5	4	1	0	88	84	.800
Los Angeles Rams	4	2	2	0	83	77	.500
San Francisco 49ers	4	1	3	0	78	106	.250

National Football League Preseason Standings 1990 [Ref: 1]

Note: Los Angeles Raiders won Division title on better Division Record over Seattle Seahawks (1-0) to (0-1)

Preseason Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	HOF and International Week
04.08.1990 !	Cleveland Browns	0	Chicago Bears	13
04.08.1990 £	Seattle Seahawks	7	Denver Broncos	10
05.08.1990	New Orleans Saints	17	Los Angeles Raiders	10
	Week 1
09.08.1990	Houston Oilers	10	Detroit Lions	34
09.08.1990 $	Pittsburgh Steelers	30	New England Patriots	14
11.08.1990 %	Kansas City Chiefs	3	Los Angeles Rams	19
11.08.1990 ^	Washington Redskins	27	Atlanta Falcons	31
11.08.1990	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	30	Cincinnati Bengals	17
11.08.1990	Green Bay Packers	10	Cleveland Browns	25
11.08.1990	San Diego Chargers	28	DallasCowboys	16
11.08.1990	Indianapolis Colts	7	Denver Broncos	16
11.08.1990	San Francisco 49ers	13	Los Angeles Raiders	23
11.08.1990	Chicago Bears	10	Miami Dolphins	6
11.08.1990	Minnesota Vikings	10	New Orleans Saints	13
11.08.1990	Philadelphia Eagles	6	New York Jets	17
11.08.1990	Phoenix Cardinals	9	Seattle Seahawks	34
13.08.1990	Buffalo Bills	6	New York Giants	20
	Week 2
17.08.1990	Detroit Lions	24	Buffalo Bills	13
17.08.1990	Seattle Seahawks	13	Indianapolis Colts	10
17.08.1990	Washington Redskins	27	Pittsburgh Steelers	24
18.08.1990	Phoenix Cardinals	9	Chicago Bears	17
18.08.1990	Atlanta Falcons	34	Cincinnati Bengals	17
18.08.1990	Los Angeles Raiders	16	Dallas Cowboys	14
18.08.1990	Philadelphia Eagles	23	Miami Dolphins	14
18.08.1990 &	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	44	New England Patriots	10
18.08.1990 *	Green Bay Packers	27	New Orleans Saints	13
18.08.1990	Houston Oilers	10	New York Giants	13
18.08.1990	Kansas City Chiefs	0	New York Jets	20
18.08.1990	Los Angeles Rams	27	San Diego Chargers	30
19.08.1990	Cleveland Browns	20	Minnesota Vikings	23
20.08.1990	Denver Broncos	24	San Francisco 49ers	27
	Week 3
24.08.1990	New England Patriots	10	Cincinnati Bengals	13 ot
24.08.1990	Detroit Lions	35	Kansas City Chiefs	21
24.08.1990	Chicago Bears	3	Los Angeles Raiders	20
24.08.1990	Seattle Seahawks	10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3
25.08.1990 +	Green Bay Packers	14	Atlanta Falcons	17
25.08.1990	New Orleans Saints	28	Buffalo Bills	23
25.08.1990	Miami Dolphins	17	Denver Broncos	16
25.08.1990	New York Giants	17	New York Jets	16
25.08.1990	Los Angeles Rams	27	Phoenix Cardinals	7
25.08.1990	Dallas Cowboys	20	Pittsburgh Steelers	9
25.08.1990	San Diego Chargers	29	San Francisco 49ers	28
25.08.1990	Cleveland Browns	13	Washington Redskins	31
26.08.1990	Minnesota Vikings	22	Houston Oilers	21
27.08.1990	Indianapolis Colts	16	PhiladelphiaEagles	17
	Week 4
30.08.1990 @	Chicago Bears	35	Buffalo Bills	7
30.08.1990	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	New York Jets	14
31.08.1990	New England Patriots	14	Atlanta Falcons	45
31.08.1990	Cincinnati Bengals	24	Detroit Lions	26
31.08.1990	Kansas City Chiefs	27	Green Bay Packers	14
31.08.1990	New Orleans Saints	17	Indianapolis Colts	14
31.08.1990	Washington Redskins	37	Los Angeles Rams	10
31.08.1990	Miami Dolphins	17	Minnesota Vikings	20
31.08.1990	Denver Broncos	25	Phoenix Cardinals	14
31.08.1990	San Francisco 49ers	10	Seattle Seahawks	30
01.09.1990	New York Giants	28	Cleveland Browns	10
01.09.1990	Dallas Cowboys	6	Houston Oilers	27
01.09.1990	Pittsburgh Steelers	20	Philadelphia Eagles	10
01.09.1990	Los Angeles Raiders	34	San Diego Chargers	7

National Football League Preseason Results 1990 [Ref: 1]

Note:

! Played at Canton, Ohio

£ Played at Tokyo, Japan

$ Played at London, England

% Played at Berlin, Germany

^ Played at Chapel Hill, North Carolina

& Played at Jacksonville, Florida

*Played at Madison, Wisconsin

+ Played at Milwaukee, wisconsin

@ Played at Columbia, South Carolina.

Report

Preseason Division Champions in the National Football League in 1990 were New York jets (AFC East 2-2), Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC Central, 2-2), Los Angeles Raiders (AFC West, 4-1), New York Giants (NFC East, 4-0), Detroit Lions (NFC Central, 4-0), and Atlanta Flacons (NFC West, 4-0).

There were four International Games played: Denver defeated Seattle 10-7 in Tokyo, Japan; New Orleans won 17-10 against the Raiders in London, England, Pittsburgh triumphed 30-14 over New England in Montreal, and the Rams defeated Kansas City 19-3 at Berlin, Germany.

References

Magazines

[1] Anon. (1990) “Preseason Results & Standings” Touchdown. Volume 8 No. 7. October 1990. pg. 6

Images

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 7 July 2020

July 6, 2020

United States Football Leagues Era AAA Championship Games 1961-1985

United States Football League Logo [Ref: 21]

Bowl Games and Championship Games 1961-1983

*Date/Year*	*Winners*		*Runners-Up*
	United Football League		UFL Championship
02.12.1961	Grand Rapids Shamrocks	20	Columbus Colts	7
02.12.1962	Wheeling Ironmen	31	Grand Rapids Blazers	21
08.12.1963	Wheeling Ironmen	30	Toledo Tornadoes	21
05.12.1964	Canton Bulldogs	19	Indianapolis Warriors	14
	Continental Football League		CoFL Championship
1965	Charleston Rockets	24	Toronto Rifles	7
1966	Philadelphia Bulldogs	20	Orlando Panthers	17
1967	Orlando Panthers	38	Orange County Ramblers	14
1968	Orlando Panthers	30	Orange County Ramblers	23
1969	Indianapolis Capitols	44	San Antonio Toros	38
	Southwestern Football League		SWPFL Championship Game
1972 *	San Antonio Toros	8-0	Las Vegas Casinos	6-2
1973	Oklahoma City Wranglers	19	San Antonio Toros	16
	World Football League		World Bowl
1974	Birmingham Americans	22	Florida Blazers	21
1975	League Season Unfinished
	American Football Association		AFA Championship Game
1977 *	San Antonio Charros	8-0	Oklahoma City warriors	4-3
16.09.1978	Shreveport Steamers	17	San Antonio Charros	14 ot
29.09.1979	Carolina Chargers	21	Jacksonville Firebirds	7
07.09.1980	West Virginia Rockets	42	Carolina Chargers	17
30.08.1981	West Virginia Rockets	29	Chicago Fire	21
21.08.1982	Carolina Storm	46	Shreveport Americans	22
23.07.1983	Carolina Storm	39	San Antonio Bulls	0
	United States Football League		USFL Championship
1983	Michigan Panthers	24	Philadelphia Stars	22
1984	Philadelphia Stars	23	ArizonaWranglers	3
1985	Baltimore Stars	28	Oakland Invaders	24

United States Football Leagues Era AAA Championship Games 1961-195 [Ref: 1-20]

Report

There were numerous AAA Leagues in US American Football from 1961 to 1985, some of which styled themselves as Major League rivals to the NFL, most notably the United States Football League of 1983 to 1985 and the World Football League of 1974 to 1975.

The winners of the United Football League (1961 to 1964) were Grand Rapids Shamrocks (1961), Wheeling Ironmen (1962, 1963) and Canton Bulldogs (1964). The Continental Football League (1965 to 1969), which featured Co. Offaly-born Tom Furlong, Champions were Charleston Rockets (1965), Philadelphia Bulldogs (1966), Orlando Panthers (1967, 1968) and Indianapolis Capitols (1969).

In the 1972 the Southwestern Pro Football League (SWFL) began to market to the Mexican populations of Texas, California and the SouthWest. It lasted two seasons. Champions were San Antonio Toros (Bulls) (1972) and Oklahoma City Wranglers (1973). the World Football Legue which replaced it attempted to promote American Football to the World, although it got no further than Hawaii. Dublin-born Adrian Young played for the Hawaiians. The League lasted one and a half seasons before folding, with Birmingham Americans the Champions in 1974.

The American Football Association too up the mantle of AAA Football League in 1977, with its Champions being San Antonio Charros (1977), Shreveport Steamers (1978), Carolina Chargers (1979), West Virginia Rockets (1980, 1981), Carolina Storm (1982, 1983). It ended because of the arrival of the United States Football League, a Major Spring League rival to the NFL with a huge budget, including later US President and Billionaire Donald Trump among its team owners. The Champions were Michigan Panthers (1983), Philadelphia Stars (1984) and Baltimore Stars (1985).

After this the AAA Market was taken up by the Arena Football League (1985 to 2019), the World League of American Football / NFL Europe (1991 to 2007) and the XFL Era Leagues (2001 to Present).

Tom Furlong, from Co. Offaly, who played in the Continental Football League in 1966. [Ref: 22]

References

Websites

[1] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1961 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1961.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

[2] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1961 Season | Grand Rapids Shamrocks [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1961uflgr.html [Accessed 7 November 2019]

[3] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1962 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

[4] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1962 Season Grand Rapids Blazers [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962uflgr.html [Accessed 7 November 2019]

[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1963 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1963.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1963 Season | Toledo Tornadoes [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1963ufltol.html [Accessed 7 November 2019 ]

[7] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1964 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1964.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

[8] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1964 Season | Canton Bulldogs [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1964uflcan.html [Accessed 7 November 2019 ]

Websites:

[9] Greater Northwest Football Alliance (2017) Continental Football League (1965-1969) [Internet] Available from: http://www.gnfafootball.org/continentalleague.htm [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Newspapers

[10] Hannigan, Dara (1987) “Greening of the Gridiron” The Sunday Tribune , 27 July 1987. Sportweek, pg. 10 [Available online at the British Newspaper Archive: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ ]

Bibliography

[11] Gill, Bob et al (2010) “Season-By-Season Listings: The Top Leagues” Outsiders II – Minor League and Independent Football 1951-1985″ pg. 70-79. St. Johann Press, Haworth, NJ. (2010).

Bibliography

[12] Gill, Bob et al (2010) “Season-by-Season Listings- Other Leagues” Outsiders II – Minor League and Independent Football 1951-1985 pg. 120-121. St. Johann Press, Haworth, NJ (USA), 2010

Websites

[13] Bob Braunwart, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1988) WFL by Team Records [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/10-03-337.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

[14] Pro Football Archives (2019) Adrian Young [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/youn00400.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

Websites

[15] USFL.info (2017) 1983 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1983standings.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[16] USFL.info (2017) 1983 Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1983playoffs.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[17] USFL.info (2017) 1984 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1984standings.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[18] USFL.info (2017) 1984 Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1984playoffs.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[19] USFL.info (2017) 1985 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1985standings.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[20] USFL.info (2017) 1985 Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1985playoffs.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

Images

[21] Sports Logos History (2018) USFL Logo 1983-1985 [Internet] Available from: https://sportslogohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/united_states_football_league.png [Accessed 31 December 2019]

[22] Irish Independent (2014) Tom Furlong and the NFL career that slipped away [Internet] Available from: https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/25ee2/30549403.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/2014-08-31_spo_3142175_I1.JPG [Accessed 2 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Bart Barden.

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Last Updated: 6 July 2020

July 6, 2020

American Football Leagues Era AAA Champions 1926-1949

All-America Football Conference Logo [Reference: 1]

American Football Leagues Champions

Year	League	Region	Winners	P	W	L	T
1926	AFL I	E/M	Philadelphia Quakers	9	7	2	0
1934	AFL II	S/M	St. Louis / Kansas City Blues	8	7	0	1
1936	AFL III	E/M/W	Boston Shamrocks	11	8	3	0
1937	AFL III	E/M/W	Los Angeles Bulldogs	8	8	0	0
1938	AFL IV	S/M/W	East Chicago Indians	6	5	1	0
1939	AFL IV	S/M/W	Los Angeles Bulldogs	8	7	1	0
1940	AFL V	E/M	Columbus Bullies	10	8	1	1
1941	AFL V	E/M	Columbus Bullies	8	5	1	2
1944	AFL VI	W	Hollywood Rangers	11	11	0	0
1946	AAFC	E/M/S/W	Cleveland Browns	15	13	2	0
1947	AAFC	E/M/S/W	Cleveland Browns	15	13	1	1
1948	AAFC	E/M/S/W	Cleveland Browns	15	15	0	0
1949	AAFC	E/M/S/W	Cleveland Browns	14	12	1	1

American Football Leagues Champions 1926-1949 [Ref: 1-12]

AAFC Championship Games

Year	Winners		*Runners-Up*
1946	Cleveland Browns	14	New York Yankees	9
1947	Cleveland Browns	W	New York Yankees	L
1948	Cleveland Browns	49	Buffalo Bills	7
1949	Cleveland Browns	21	San Francisco 49ers	7

All-America Football Conference Championship Games [Ref: 12]

Pacific Coast League Champions

Year	League	Region	Team	P	W	L	T
1927	CWL	W/M/E	Los Angeles Buccaneers	5	3	2	0
1928	CWL	W/M/E	New York Yankees	6	3	2	1
1940	PCFL	W	Los Angeles Bulldogs	10	7	2	1
1941	PCFL	W	Hollywood Bears	8	8	0	0
1942	PCFL	W	San Diego Bombers	5	4	1	0
1943	PCFL	W	San Diego Bombers	10	7	3	0
1944	PCFL	W	San Diego Bombers	9	9	0	0
1945	PCFL	W	Hollywood Bears	11	8	2	1
1946	PCFL	W	Los Angeles Bulldogs	13	10	2	1
1947	PCFL	W	Hawaiian Warriors	9	7	2	0
1948	PCFL	W	Hawaiian Warriors	6	5	1	0

Pacific Coast Pro Football League Champions 1927-1948 [Ref: 4; 12-13]

Pacific Coast Championship

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	PCFL v AFL
1944	Hollywood Rangers (AFL)	42	San Diego Bombers (PCFL)	7
1944	San Diego Bombers (PCFL)	10	Hollywood Rangers (AFL)	21
	PCFL North v PCFL South
1946	Los Angeles Bulldogs	38	Tacoma Indians	7

Pacific Coast Championship Games 1944 [Ref: 12-13]

Report

From 1926 to 1949 there were numerous Leagues which styled themselves as Major League Rivals to the National Football League. Most of these Leagues called themselves the “American Football League” and were based in two or three regions of the USA. Only the All-American Football Conference of 1946 to 1949 was countrywide with teams in the East, MidWest, South and West.

What is most notable about these Leagues from the point of view of NFL fans is that the Los Angeles Rams (then based in Cleveland), Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers all started in one of these Leagues before joining the NFL. The NFl (or AFL of the 1960ss which merged with the NFL) reused some of the team names (Baltimore Colts, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals).

Winners of these Leagues were: Philadelphia Quakers (1926), St. Louis / Kansas City Blues (1934), Boston Shamrocks (1936), Los Angeles Bulldogs (1937, 1939), East Chicago Indians (1938), Columbus Bullies (1940-1941), Hollywood Rangers (1944) and Cleveland Browns (1946-1949).

There was also a AAA League on the West Coast of America during the 1940s, booming because of the amount of soldiers stationed there during WWII. Winners of this League were: Los Angeles Bulldogs (1940. 1946), Hollywood Bears (1941, 1945), San Diego Bombers (1942-1944), Hawaiian Warriors (1947, 1948).

The first attempt at taking advantage of West Coast appetite for American Football was the California Winter League of 1927 to 1928 when NFL and AFL teams toured the Pacific Coast arranging matches against teams in California, with League Champions being Los Angeles Buccaneers (1927) and New York Yankees (1928).

References

Websites

[1] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League Standings (1926) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-standings-1926/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[2] The Growth of a Game (2015) The Complete List of European NFL Players [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/2015/03/the-complete-list-of-european-nfl-players/ [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[3] Pro Football Archives (2019) |Con O’Brien [Internet] Available from:https://www.profootballarchives.com/playero/obri00400.html [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[4] Bob Gill (2009) Seasons in the Sun – The California winter league of 1927 and ’28 The Coffin Corner Volume 31,No. 1, Pro Football Researchers Association (2009)[Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/coffin-corner00’s/CC-31-1.pdf [Accessed 20 October 2019]

[5] Bob Gill, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1991) Tigers Roar in Tennessee [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/13-03-425.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

[6] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League Standings (1936-37) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-standings-1936-37/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[7] Bob Gill, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1989) Back Before Bengalmania – Cincinnati’s First Brush with the Big Time – [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/11-05-379.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

[8] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1938 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[9] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1939 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1939.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[10] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League (1940-1941) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-1940-1941/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[11] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) All-America Football Conference (AAFC) Standings (1946-1949) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/all-america-football-conference-aafc-standings-1946-1949/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[12] PCPFL: 1940-45 – Bob Gill, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1982) Pacific Coast Pro Football League [Internet] Available from: 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. – https://web.archive.org/web/20110726192703/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/04-07-104.pdf [Accessed 19 January 2018]

[13] The End of the PCPFL – Bob Gill, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1982) The End of the PCPFL [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/05-04-135.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

Images

[14] Wikipedia (2018) All-America Football Conference Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/All-America_Football_Conference_%28logo%29.png [Accessed 8 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Wills, Jean-Paul O’Flynn, John Kane, John Cummins, John Morahan & John Doody

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Last Updated: 6 July 2020

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National Football League (USA) Champions 1920-1932

National Football League Logo [Ref: 2]

Champions 1920-1932

Year		P	W	L	T	Pct
1920 +	Akron Pros	11	8	0	3	1.000
1921	Chicago Staleys	11	9	1	1	.900
1922	Canton Bulldogs	12	10	0	2	1.000
1923	Canton Bulldogs	12	11	0	1	1.000
1924	Cleveland Bulldogs	9	7	1	1	.875
1925	Chicago Cardinals	14	11	2	1	.846
1926	Frankford Yellow Jackets	17	14	1	2	.933
1927	New York Giants	13	11	1	1	.917
1928	Providence Steam Roller	11	8	1	2	.889
1929	Green Bay Packers	13	12	0	1	1.000
1930	Green Bay Packers	14	10	3	1	.769
1931	Green Bay Packers	14	12	2	0	.857
1932 *	Chicago Bears	14	7	1	6	.875

National Football League Champions 1920-1932 [Ref: 1]

Note: + No Official Standings kept in 1920. * Chicago Bears won Playoff against Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 after both teams finished tied at the top with 6 wins and 1 loss.

Note 2: Chicago Staleys are considered the same team as the Chicago Bears by the NFL. The Bears owner bought out the Decatur Staleys franchise in 1921 and moved them to Chicago, but the owner of the Staleys paid the new owner to keep the name Staleys for one year, after which they became the Chicago Bears.

Note 3: Ties were discounted in calculating W-L Winning Percentages at the time.

Report

The American Professional Football association was formed in late 1919 by the leading teams in the Ohio League (then the most pre-eminent Pro Football League in the USA) in order to provide a common set of rules and prevent players jumping from team to team in search of the biggest pay packet. The four original franchises (Canton Bulldogs, Akro Pros, Rock Island Independents and Dayton Triangles) invited the top teams from the New York Pro Football Circuit (Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse), Pennsylvania and New York City / New Jersey Circuits to join them in forming the first true National Football League.

The League changed its name to the National Football League from APFA in 1922, and in 1932 after the League finished in a tie the first Championship Game was arranged after the season ended. Chicago Bears defeated the Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 to win the Championship. After this the decision was made to split the League into two divisions (Eastern and Western) with a pre-arranged Championship Game between the Division Winners.

The Champions of the APFA / NFL during these years were Akron Pros (1920), Chicago Staleys (1921), Canton Bulldogs (1922, 1923), Cleveland Bulldogs (1924), Chicago Cardinals (1925), Frankford Yellow Jackets (Philadelphia suburb) (1926), New York Giants (1927), Providence Steam Roller (1928), Green Bay Packers (1929-1931) and Chicago Bears (1932).

References

Websites/ Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2019) 2019 NFL Record & Factbook Past Standings p. 398 (see also Chronology p. 351-370) [Internet] Available from: https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/f60ftapcsbynqgymw72q.pdf [Accessed 5 July 2020]

Images

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan & Tim Leadingham.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 5 July 2020