Posts Tagged ‘Johnny Unitas’
Posted: Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Data Points, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Drew Brees, Johnny Unitas
Buried slightly among all the passing feats of Week 1 is the fact that Saints QB Drew Brees has now thrown at least one TD pass in 28 consecutive games. That puts him two games shy of the third-longest such streak in NFL history, the spot currently held by Hall of Famer Dan Marino. If Brees keeps his streak alive haflway through the season, he’ll reach Brett Favre‘s 36-game streak, which is second-best.
Posted: Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 | Adam Rank Tags: Mike Munchak, Art Shell, Forrest Gregg, Joe Schmidt, Johnny Unitas, Mike Ditka, Pick Six, Raymond Berry
Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Munchak is visiting the NFL Network studios on Wednesday, so it feels like a natural for a Pick Six. Perhaps, the six greatest Hall of Famers turned NFL head coaches. That sounds like a great list, but who is the next guy after the clear runaway, Mike Ditka?
Posted: Saturday, April 9th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Draft Countdown, Antonio Cromartie, Jeremy Maclin, Johnny Unitas, Mike Williams, Sam Bradford
Who will be this year’s Mike Williams? Find out by watching NFL Network’s draft coverage beginning April 28.
Posted: Thursday, March 24th, 2011 | Adam Rank Tags: Peyton Manning, Brad Johnson, Eli Manning, Jay Cutler, Joe Flacco, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, Mark Rypien, Mark Sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Tony Romo, Trent Dilfer
Quarterbacks are continually on the hot seat. Which is about as an obvious statement as saying that the Duke basketball team is rather polarizing. But which quarterbacks are on the hottest seats? How about Peyton Manning?
Posted: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 | Jason La Canfora Tags: Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Jake Delhomme, Joe Flacco, Johnny Unitas, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Rex Ryan, Shaun Hill
Yes, it’s only been a two-game sample, but Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez has been almost perfect on third down. Needless to say, count me among those who have been blown away by Sanchez thus far.
Posted: Friday, August 7th, 2009 | Adam Rank Tags: Baltimore Colts, Hall of Fame, Johnny Unitas, Lenny Moore, Raymond Berry
Baltimore Colts Hall of Fame WR/RB Lenny Moore received quite a surprise when LaDainian Tomlinson approached his record for scoring a touchdown in 18 consecutive appearances in 2005. Moore was not surprised that Tomlinson was approaching his record. Moore was surprised that he even had the record.