2009 American League Championship Series

Bo Jackson was drafted to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 7th round of the NFL draft. After getting an offer for a 5 year long contract from the Buccaneers, he declined it. The next year the Los Angeles Raiders received him. (Now Oakland Raiders) Bo went on to be the star running back for the Raiders. He would run right over people, break tackles, and score a ton of touchdowns. Although Bo played professional football, he also played pro baseball for the Kansas City Royals. Not only did he…

The 50th Super Bowl will be held February 7th. It’s the final coin toss of the season in a game that decides the best in the NFL. Some major events have marked the last 49 years. Let’s take a look at the highlights. Super Bowl XLIV, Peyton Manning and the Colts were heavy favourites to take on the New Orleans Saints. In the fourth quarter, on third down, as Manning attempts to keep the Colts alive, he throws an interception for a 74 yard touchdown- delivering the Saints their first ever Super…

Around this time of the year, I, like many Americans do, dedicate my Sundays to football. For me, it’s borderline unhealthy, sitting on my couch from 1pm to 7pm, glued to watching grown men in uniform wearing pads running into each other (NFL RedZone is great for this). Following the end of the normal games before NBC’s Sunday Night Football Game of the Week: which featured a huge game involving the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, I noticed I had some time to spare, so I decided…

Minnesota Vikings was an unforgettable moment in football history. This win over the Vikings put The New Orleans Saints into the first Super Bowl in franchise history and Coach Payton was the pilot. I selected Coach Payton’s memorable and profound NFC Championship post-game interview. Coach Payton mentioned more than once that he was struggling with his emotions and expressed the game was kind of a blur to him at that moment. He also stated that, it was hard to be there and speak on the…

Nathan Hock Mrs. Cox English 10 18 September 2017 History of Football November 6, 1869 the first american college football game ever played. The History of American Football it something not many people think about in their everyday lives, so this research paper is to inform others about football history. Some main point that are going to be explained are, Who started it, Rules of the game and their evolution, and How the equipment has changed. The founder of football was Walter Camp.…

camp was also very known as the father of American football. The first game of the sport was in Nov.6, 1869. He died on March 14, 1925. The creator of basketball was the one who introduced the helmets to American football. The sport is still really famous and the crowd goes wild for their own team. Many things have changed now there is something called NFL it is a football league that stands for national football league. Many high schools and also colleges play…

The Super Bowl this year sure was an interesting one! The falcons sure thought that they were going to win! Most of us watch the Super Bowl for the game right? Well some of us watch I just for the halftime show. During the actual game the Patriots sure made an outstanding comeback! For those of us who watch it just for the halftime show, that was a great one! The wait was worth it. The halftime show could have inspired the Patriots to comeback for the win! Lady Gaga began her show on the roof of…

On Sunday February 5, 2017, Super Bowl LI took place in Houston, Texas. The best teams from the AFC and NFC face off to see who is the best of the entire NFL. The NFC team was the Atlanta Falcons while the AFC was the New England Patriots, both with high powered offenses and decent defenses. The Falcons started off on fire going up 21-0 with a pick six, rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown. At the end of the half the Patriots only scored a field goal which put them down 21-3 at the end of…

Super Bowl 1 Report January 15, 1967, the NFL (National Football League), hosted an American Football Championship game. The game was a major hit, it was played before about 62,000 fans at the stadium to watch! The NFL teams playing against each other were the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Bart Starr was the quarterback for the Packers he was very important because he was the one who made all the throws for the team if it weren't for his amazing coordination and planning…

Government positions are notoriously the most hyper criticized and over analyzed occupations in the world, because everything anyone does is under a microscope, vulnerable to the opinions of absolutely everyone. Though opinions differ, one cannot argue the facts and statistics that prove a clear and obvious point. Barack Obama has had an extremely successful administration thus far, and the numbers prove it. The Obama administration has been the subject of profound amounts of criticism during…