Interesting or obscure football trivia· Page 5

mi_keys
Senior Member

14 years ago

+1 to whomever successfully identifies the NFL rule governing this peculiar situation.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_catch_kick

In the notes for this page it lists "Rule 11, Section 5, Article 3" as the one that governs a fair catch kick. I don't know if that's what you were looking for or if that's right. By the way, do you know where you can find a list of all these rules.

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Greg C.
Registered

14 years ago

#42

I believe Mark Brunell was drafted in 1993, so that would preclude him.

You are right, though. It was Vinny Testaverde. He has some amazing accomplishments over the course of what arguably was a mediocre career.

He remains the oldest NFL quarterback to win a game and the third oldest to start a game. I believe he may be the oldest to throw a TD too, although I can't confirm that.

"wpr" wrote:

Oh I was thinking games and you said season. duh :face1:

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

The record for consecutive games is more noteworthy anyway. It's amazing that Unitas set the record in the era before the West Coast Offense, when teams usually ran the ball when they got close to the goal line, rather than throwing short passes into the end zone.

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Nonstopdrivel
Preferred Member Topic Starter

13 years ago

#43

I agree that Unitas' record is the more noteworthy, particularly considering its longevity has taken on DiMaggioesque proportions. Given that the man who came closest to Unitas' record (Brett Favre) never seriously challenged it, I would guess that it is a record that will never be broken.

I am intrigued that both dhazer and wpr say Super Bowl III was the first to be numbered with a Roman numeral, while the sources I found said Super Bowl V. I wonder if we could find a definitive source.

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