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Remembering Miami: Donny Anderson, Super Bowl II

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By Chris Harry 2/02/2010 12:00 PM ET

This is part one in FanHouse's nine-part series examining memorable moments and players from past Super Bowl games played in Miami. Coming next: Baltimore Colts wide receiver Jimmy Orr, Super Bowl III.

SUPER BOWL II
Date: Jan. 14, 1968
Site: Orange Bowl
Score: Packers 33, Raiders 14 (MVP: Bart Starr)

It wasn't that Vince Lombardi didn't like rookies. He knew they were necessary (necessary evils, that is), but that didn't mean he had to trust them.

Or play them much.

"Lombardi was such a taskmaster when it came to mistakes," recalled former Green Bay tailback Donny Anderson. "And young players made more mistakes than older guys. That was a fact."

Didn't matter how much money they were making, either.

In 1966, the bidding wars between the NFL and AFL were at their peak. Anderson, the seventh overall pick of the draft out of Texas Tech, signed a three-year contract for the most money ever given a NFL player: $600,000.

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By R.J. White 1/30/2010 11:40 PM ET

As the New Orleans Saints prepare for the biggest game in their franchise's history, we know that their Playoffs of the 2000s resume still has no ending. Still, it is somewhat remarkable that this team, which only reached the playoffs three times over the last decade, shows up in the divisional round of our hypothetical playoff competition.

After dispatching of the Vikings in the Wild Card round of our playoffs, much like they did last week in this year's NFC Championship game, they'll face a Brett Favre-led team for the second time in a row, taking on the Green Bay Packers this round. While the Super Bowl trip does give the Saints the overall edge over the Packers, Green Bay has made twice as many trips to the playoffs over the last 10 years. Will that playoff experience and the prospect of playing in Lambeau combine to give them the edge? Or will the Saints keep the good times rolling? We're about to find out.

First, we'll tackle yesterday's bonus question. Five Steelers have scored at least four playoff TDs in the 2000s. I gave you Hines Ward, Jerome Bettis, Willie Parker and Santonio Holmes. Who was the other? One of our readers guessed Duce Staley -- good guess, but no. The answer is Amos Zereoue, who did quite a bit of damage for the Steelers in the early part of the decade.

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By R.J. White 1/26/2010 12:00 PM ET

The New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings just treated us to an epic NFC Championship game, and they are fittingly squaring off in the first round of our Decade Playoffs. Sunday's game is sure to have some bearing on this article, as we're including everything that happened in the playoffs for the 2000-2009 seasons, including this year's postseason.

Before we begin, let's reveal the answer to yesterday's bonus question. Who where the three Steelers that scored multiple playoff TDs during last year's title run? Willie Parker, Santonio Holmes and the immortal Gary Russell. Congrats if you nailed it, and I'll drudge up another bonus question after today's analysis.

Now let's get into the battle between the NFC No. 3 seed New Orleans Saints and the NFC No. 6 seed Minnesota Vikings.

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By Stephanie Stradley 1/25/2010 5:00 PM ET

For the second year in a row, the team with the worst running game in the league will be one of the Super Bowl participants. Last year it was the Cardinals, and this year it is the Colts.

Prior to the season, former NFL quarterback Trent Green predicted that 10 quarterbacks would surpass the 4,000-yard passing mark, and his prediction was spot on.* Matt Schaub, Peyton Manning, Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Brett Favre and Eli Manning all topped the mark. Seven out of those 10 quarterbacks were participants in this year's playoffs. To get to 4,000 yards, a team needs a certain amount of quarterback health, and that's handy for a playoff run. Even so, this the largest number of 4,000-plus yard quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.

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By Michael David Smith 1/15/2010 7:37 PM ET

Five days later, some Green Bay fans are still livid that on the play that ended the Packers' season -- the Arizona Cardinals' fumble-recovery touchdown in overtime on Sunday -- an apparent facemasking penalty by Cardinals defensive back Mike Adams was not called.

But NFL head of officiating Mike Pereira says Packers fans have no reason to be angry.

Appearing on NFL Network's Total Access this week, Pereira went over the video of the play and said that contrary to what most observers thought, Adams did not actually commit facemasking. From NFL.com:

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By Will Brinson 1/15/2010 11:00 AM ET

The Wildcast is NFL FanHouse's podcast formation. It's like the Wildcat, but better.

The playoffs, with the obvious exception of the Packers-Cardinals game, sucked last week. It's cool, though; we still got to see the Patriots dynasty destroyed, and that's worth its weight in gold. But I digress -- it's divisional playoff time and that means Snyder and I are here to break down everything you need to know about football games.

For instance, will the Saints and Cardinals score more than the Packers-Cards did last week? Will Brett Favre or Tony Romo choke harder? (Okay, it's really more like, "Do you think the Vikings can actually beat the Cowboys?" -- but doesn't that make you want to listen???) And what is the Jets' key to having a shot against the Chargers? Listen below.

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By Matt Snyder 1/13/2010 9:00 AM ET

Zebra Report is FanHouse's analysis of actual NFL rules and how they are to be applied ... because most fans think they could do a better job than the NFL officials, yet definitely could not. Click here for an introduction as to how we do things.

For the loyal Zebra Report followers, my post late Sunday night was a bit odd for all of us, wasn't it? Over 1,200 comments and counting, not to mention I only posted two calls from the week. The reasoning was simple. I didn't think the two calls toward the end of the game could wait until Wednesday. They were simply too hot a topic to sit for a few days. I've got a list of other plays to review and we'll do so here in a minute.

Loyal ZR readers will get a chuckle out of this, though. I was called a Packers fan and told to quit whining that they lost by several -- obviously new -- readers. Lord knows I never thought I'd see that day. Hey, at least it was entertaining.

If there are readers who stumbled upon ZR for the first time Sunday night or Monday morning and have come back for more, I thank you. We are an interactive community here, with Hall of Fame commenters (Tim C., Guy from Montana, NOLAfan26 and Bears Fan Dan) and everything. Thus, please feel free to leave all the comments or send all the emails you want. I usually reply to everything that needs a reply. I had to forgo replying to comments on the Sunday night piece for obvious reasons, but I did get to nearly every email (and that was quite the chore). Anyway, let's dive in.

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By Josh Alper 1/12/2010 6:40 PM ET

We all know by now that Jets coach Rex Ryan isn't one to hold his tongue, so you knew it would be interesting to hear him address the news that the Associated Press named Charles Woodson the Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday. The runner-up was Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis and anyone betting that Ryan would have something to say would have been a winner in Vegas.

"I wasn't going to comment on it," Ryan said, "but I would like to congratulate the people that voted for Darrelle Revis. These guys obviously really know the game. And you've got to look at all the numbers, not just a number about this, or this stat or that stat."

"A number I think is interesting would be eight. And no, that's not the amount of touchdown passes Green Bay gave up against Arizona. That is the number of touchdown passes we gave up all season. And the biggest reason for that is Darrelle Revis."

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By Bruce Ciskie 1/12/2010 11:30 AM ET

Sunday wasn't Charles Woodson's best day. He got beat a few times in coverage, part of an awful performance by a Green Bay defense that had a good year before this late meltdown.

While individual honors are often set aside by guys who have just seen their season end, Woodson can be very proud of what has come his way. Tuesday, he was named the Associated Press 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. It's not as cool as a win Sunday would have been, but it's a deserved honor for Woodson, who spent the entire regular season helping elevate the Packers to new heights on defense.

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By Michael David Smith 1/11/2010 7:28 PM ET

Green Bay fans have been livid over the last 24 hours about the referee's failure to flag Cardinals defensive back Michael Adams for grabbing Aaron Rodgers' facemask on the final play of Sunday's 51-45 Arizona overtime victory.

But Rodgers himself says he's not angry.

Asked Monday about the play, Rodgers said he'd rather focus on the things that he can improve, and not worry about the officiating.

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