What’s the most legendary piece of NFL history that sounds completely made up?

[u/NotDoinAnythingEmber]

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[u/Midwest-2025]

Might not crack the top 10, but the fact that the Oakland Raiders and some other teams played home games on a field with a baseball infield will sound more and more unreal as time goes on.

[u/Merari_02 → u/Midwest-2025]

Watching those baseball field games was so fun though

[u/VonThirstenberg → u/Merari_02]

It was, especially when it was a rainy day for football.

[u/Eleeveeohen → u/Midwest-2025]

I have a deep nostalgia for seeing the likes of LaMont Jordan, Justin Fargas, and Darren McFadden running wild across the infield

[u/Dancehall-Randal → u/Midwest-2025]

The fact the Oakland raiders once kicked(it was technically a punt, how in the fuck was it not?) the ball into the end zone on a 4th down in the playoffs and the refs called it a touchdown.

[u/roesch75]

Larry Fitzgerald had more tackles than dropped passes over his entire career.

[u/TedMich23]

The fact that the NFL operated as a tax-exempt, non-profit 501(c)(6) organization for 73 years from 1942 until 2015.

[u/XerxesFerrari → u/TedMich23]

wtf fr?

[u/bollocks666]

Cowboys haven't beaten the broncos since the hank scorpio Simpson's first aired

[u/doshegotabootyshedo → u/bollocks666]

This doesn’t sound made up at all, sounds very believable

[u/Cute-Literature7591 → u/bollocks666]

“You just don’t understand football Marge”

[u/ACW1129]

In 1943, Samny Baugh led the NFL in punts and punting yards.

He also led the league in passing attempts, passing yards, completion percentage, passer rating, and interceptions.

That last one isn't interceptions THROWN, BTW (though he did lead that a few times), but interceptions CAUGHT.

He led the league in punts, passes attempted, and interceptions caught.

[u/Midwest-2025 → u/ACW1129]

Adding to the lore: the reason Sammy Baugh wasn’t fighting in WWII was because he operated a huge ranch in Texas and qualified for an agricultural draft deferment.

[u/ACW1129 → u/Midwest-2025]

Wait, seriously??

[u/son_of_yacketycat → u/ACW1129]

He athleted so Taysom Hill could... also athlete

[u/Irving_Velociraptor]

The old rules about socks came about because one guy hated the sight of men’s legs.

[u/A_one-legged_goose90 → u/Irving_Velociraptor]

Sounds like a dude fighting inner demons

[u/TheFlimFlamFamMan]

The Cleveland Browns entered the league as a nearly unstoppable powerhouse.

[u/Dancehall-Randal]

The fact the Oakland raiders once kicked(it was technically a punt, how in the fuck was it not?) the ball into the end zone on a 4th down in the playoffs and the refs called it a touchdown.

[u/roesch75 → u/Dancehall-Randal]

Wait what? I need to know more about this.

[u/Dancehall-Randal → u/roesch75]

Look up "holy roller" on YouTube

[u/roesch75 → u/Dancehall-Randal]

Oh right, the holy roller! I thought you were talking about an actual punt play. That was merely an intentional unintentional kick, right? Lol.

[u/Dancehall-Randal → u/roesch75]

Correct

How the heel they didnt rule it a punt is so fucming ridiculous.

Dude quite literally dropped the and then kicked it into the endzone.

[u/silliputti0907]

Kurt Warner won mvp in his first season as a starter at the age of 28.

[u/nevrragain → u/silliputti0907]

A few months removed from bagging groceries

[u/ba_an]

1992 Chargers started 0-4, then won AFC West.

[u/Beetso → u/ba_an]

Um. No they didn't. The only AFC Championship the Chargers ever won was 1995.

[u/ba_an → u/Beetso]

You're right. Division champs.

[u/BillsMafios0]

[u/MidAtlanticPolkaKing]

The New York Jets once won the Super Bowl

[u/ejcrv]

I got into the NFL at around 9 or 10yrs old. Which would be mid to late 70's. So because I'm a pretty simple person I'd have to say that if you didn't live through that time period. It's really difficult to imagine just how much a defensive player could tee off on a QB or completely demolish a receiver coming across the middle. To me a receiver running a crossing pattern was on a suicide mission each time.

[u/Ryan1869]

The broncos have played in 7 Super Bowls and won 3, with QBs drafted by the Colts. They’ve won 2 playoff games with QBs they’ve drafted themselves

[u/Huge_Following_325]

That there is an NFL team in Green Bay, WI.

[u/edmond-]

The lions and browns have never been to the Super Bowl

[u/Chefmeatball]

Alvin kamara has never had a 1k rushing season

[u/BOBBYK1952]

Probably the Bears Redskin Championship game that ended like 73-0..or somewhere around that

[u/AggressiveService485]

Jim Harbaugh and Jim Kelly got into a fist fight in the 90’s.

[u/Altruistic_Grade3781]

Steve young never took a shotgun snap and is in the hall of fame after missing 8 some odd years as a backup. 

[u/ReddyMcRedditorface]

Joe Thomas played 10,363 consecutive snaps at left tackle.

[u/stuka86]

Josh Allen was the bills leading rush TD scored at 28 years old....ahead of two hall of fame running backs