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Super Bowl Sunday is finally here! Not only is it a time to watch football, but it's also a time to communally stuff your face with snacks, laugh at commercials , and dance during halftime. The Seahawks vs. the Patriots matchup has everyone debating who deserves to win .  These teams have played each other many times over the years and have had some close games. They first met back in the late 1970s, and overall, the Seahawks have a slight edge in their head-to-head record. Most importantly, they last met on the biggest stage in Super Bowl XLIX in 2015, where the Patriots won a tight game 28-24 and sealed it with a goal-line interception that Seahawks fans still talk about today. While you are getting ready for Sunday, it is also a great time to revisit a show that understood the chaos of football long before sports TV became what it is today. Long before Hard Knocks, HBO’s 1st & Ten originally aired in the 1980s and early 1990s and focused on the California Bulls, a struggl...

The wait is finally over, football is back! The NFL season officially kicked off last night with an intense divisional matchup as the Philadelphia Eagles faced the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles-Cowboys rivalry kicking off the NFL season reminds us why football drama is so irresistible to watch.  The rivalry began when Dallas joined the league in 1960 and landed in the same division as Philadelphia, guaranteeing they’d clash twice every year.  And it didn’t take long for the drama to start. Rookie star Jalen Carter was disqualified from the game after committing an unprofessional conduct penalty before Dallas’ first offensive snap. Tonight, the excitement continues with the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Los Angeles Chargers. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or just here for the snacks and the beer, there’s nothing like the energy of opening week.  Get in the zone for football season by watching 1st & Ten , which originally aired on HBO in the early 1990's. This TV show...

It’s football season! Many people have been coveting the joy of tailgates, stadium food, and fantasy football leagues. The NFL has come a long way since it was founded in 1920 . What started as a league with basic rules and leather helmets has evolved into a high-tech, strategy-driven, and safety-focused mega-giant of professional sports. It’s fascinating to look back at how far the league has come since its humble beginnings in 1920, and What better way to do that than by revisiting HBO’s classic show, 1st & Ten , which gave us an inside peek behind the scenes of pro football’s chaotic and scandalous world.  The Evolution of Football: From the 1800s to Today Let’s dive into some significant shifts that have shaped the NFL into what we see today. American football has been around since 1869 when the first college football game was played between Princeton and Rutgers. The birth of professional football in the United States is considered to have occurred on November 12, 1892, ...