Johnson consistently stressed defenses with creative trick plays, forcing defensive coordinators to prepare for anything and everything on game day. Unfortunately for Detroit fans, the Lions failed to reach the Super Bowl during Johnson's tenure with the team,
Yet, that was not Washington's first Super Bowl victory. In 1983, the team pulled off a shocking upset as Gibbs and quarterback Joe Theismann defeated Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins 27-17. Down 17-10 at halftime, Washington held Miami to 176 total yards and zero second-half points.
It's rare for an NFL team to have a Super Bowl-winning player on its executive staff who also mentors the team's rookie quarterback, but that's exactly what Doug Williams has done with Jayden Daniels.
Dawson threw 17 passes to win Super Bowl IV. Namath found the end zone zero times to upset the Colts. Stabler was John Madden’s perfect quarterback. Staubach was keenly efficient and solid as a runner — he averaged 4.9 yards per carry — while going 2-2 as a starter in the NFL title game.
Washington Commanders' Daniels could become the first rookie quarterback to play the Super Bowl. Williams, who led the team to a Super Bowl win, says talented Black QBs are finally getting their due.
When Jayden Daniels showed up for his first preseason game with the Washington Commanders, he wore a Doug Williams no. 17 throwback jersey. That’s when his team should have known it had something special in its rookie quarterback.
Super Bowl 2025 marks a historic moment with Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes leading their teams to a rematch, showcasing the power of diversity in sports.
Griese and the Don Shula-coached Miami Dolphins ran into a buzzsaw when they pushed to Super Bowl VI at the end of the 1971 season, getting pummeled 24-3 by Roger Staubach, Tom Landry, and the Dallas Cowboys. That hardly deterred them.
2015 — Lydia Ko, 17, becomes the youngest golfer, male or female, to be ranked No. 1. She shares second place at the LPGA Tour’s season opener, where she finishes a shot behind Na Yeon Choi.
Joe Malone of the Quebec Bulldogs scores an NHL-record seven goals in a 10-6 victory over the Toronto St. Patricks. 1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Red Burman in the fifth round at
Which Super Bowl is the best? Which Super Bowl is the worst? With another Super Sunday on the horizon, Nate Davis ranks all 58 prior games.
Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes made history in 2023 as the Super Bowl's first two starting Black quarterbacks. They're back and vital as ever.