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The Joy of Six: Super Bowl scandals | DJ Gallo

From an unfortunate nighttime visit in Miami to Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson, half a dozen moments the league would rather forgetSuper Bowl drunkenness has a long history, back to before the big game was even called the Super Bowl. In the debut game, Packers v Chiefs in 1967, Green Bay’s Max McGee decided to go out drinking the night before the game. He was a seldom used, 34-year old receiver who had only caught four passes all season and believed his team wouldn’t need him the next day. After meeting two flight attendants at the hotel bar and with the city of Los Angeles before them, McGee headed out into the night and didn’t return until 6.30am and remained...

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The Atlanta Falcons are electrifying. So why does no one care?

Matt Ryan and Julio Jones have led an explosive offense to Super Bowl LI largely ignored. But they can’t shake off the tag of also-ransThe Atlanta Falcons are an excellent, exciting football team. That sentence shouldn’t read like a news item to anyone: the Falcons just won the NFC title after back-to-back blowouts in the playoffs, and scored 71 more points than any other NFL team during the regular season. But based on the lack of early buzz around Super Bowl LI, a lot of football fans simply don’t care. Related: Atlanta Falcons crush Green Bay Packers in NFC championship game Related: Cleveland Browns were more popular Super Bowl pick than Atlanta Falcons JULIO JONES IS A BEAST.73 yards all...

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