Game 27: William Howard Taft vs. Super Bowl XXVII
Life isn't fair. The monumental Super Bowl III drew its America Bowl match against the monument-inspiring Thomas Jefferson. It's a shame either of them had to lose. Now the mediocre 27th President William H. Taft is matched against one of the lamest Super Bowl games ever, the Cowboys' 52-17 slaughter of the Bills in Super Bowl 27. It's a shame either of them has to win.
There is really little to recommend the ballgame. Buffalo would lose its third straight Super Bowl. The Bills turned the ball over a record nine times, making the Dallas win too easy. Bills quarterback Jim Kelly was injured in the first half and left the game. The second Bills TD shouldn't even have counted, because backup QB Frank Reich clearly had a foot over the line of scrimmage when he threw it. Cowboys QB Troy Aikman actually ran for more yards than Bills RB Thurman Thomas. Near the merciful end, Cowboys DT Leon Lett picked up a fumble and was about to make the score 58-17, but angry Bills WR Don Beebe raced up to him and smacked the ball out of his hand at the one-yard line. That's the kind of game it was. Just a frustrating smack.
Taft was no thriller either. He's famous for, well, being obese. He reportedly ate a dozen eggs, a pound of bacon, and stack of pancakes for breakfast. And then it was lunch time. But, coming between Roosevelt and Wilson, all he really needed to do was fill the space for four years. Oh, he sure did. Life isn't fair. Again we ask the tiebreaker question: if you had to re-live either the Taft years or Super Bowl XXVII, which would you choose? We award this point to the Presidents.
Score after this match: Presidents 15, Super Bowls 12
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There is really little to recommend the ballgame. Buffalo would lose its third straight Super Bowl. The Bills turned the ball over a record nine times, making the Dallas win too easy. Bills quarterback Jim Kelly was injured in the first half and left the game. The second Bills TD shouldn't even have counted, because backup QB Frank Reich clearly had a foot over the line of scrimmage when he threw it. Cowboys QB Troy Aikman actually ran for more yards than Bills RB Thurman Thomas. Near the merciful end, Cowboys DT Leon Lett picked up a fumble and was about to make the score 58-17, but angry Bills WR Don Beebe raced up to him and smacked the ball out of his hand at the one-yard line. That's the kind of game it was. Just a frustrating smack.
Taft was no thriller either. He's famous for, well, being obese. He reportedly ate a dozen eggs, a pound of bacon, and stack of pancakes for breakfast. And then it was lunch time. But, coming between Roosevelt and Wilson, all he really needed to do was fill the space for four years. Oh, he sure did. Life isn't fair. Again we ask the tiebreaker question: if you had to re-live either the Taft years or Super Bowl XXVII, which would you choose? We award this point to the Presidents.
Score after this match: Presidents 15, Super Bowls 12
Go to next match.
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2 Comments:
Taft did come up with the extremely clever slogan "U-N-I-TED" to claim Teddy Roosevelt's support during the election. That's worth something.
Actually, the ball wasn't knocked out at the 1 yard line, it was knocked out through the endzone and became a touchback--Bills ball. I remember that because it was about the only thing to stop the Cowboys all afternoon.
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