Tag: Throwback

Jaguars not wearing throwback uniforms for ‘homecoming’ game vs. 49ers

No, that retro logo on the Jaguars’ scoreboards Sunday wasn’t teasing that throwback uniforms are coming in Week 10.

The Jacksonville Jaguars won’t be wearing throwback uniforms during a home game against the San Francisco 49ers.

On Sunday, the scoreboards at EverBank Stadium teased the Week 10 “homecoming” game with retro logos for the 49ers and Jaguars.

The promo had many excited about the idea that the Jaguars could be wearing uniforms or helmets from sometime before the team changed its logo to its current one in 2013. Paul Lukas of UniWatch reached out to the Jaguars to ask if that’s the case and was told it isn’t.

“Our 49ers game is also Legends Weekend, hence the retro logo,” a Jaguars spokesperson told Lukas. “We will not be wearing throwback uniforms for that game. We’ll be welcoming back alumni from the last 29 seasons.”

The Jaguars have made several uniform changes in their history, most recently dropping their two-toned helmets for their current look in 2018. With NFL teams eligible to change their uniform after five years, many fans have hoped Jacksonville would return to its uniform design from the 1990s and the majority of the 2000s.

At the very least, many fans hoped the Jaguars would take advantage of the NFL’s relaxed rules regarding alternate uniforms and helmets. But it would’ve been surprising if Jacksonville wore throwbacks during the 2023 season after not unveiling the look during the offseason like most other teams.

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Poll – Should the Seahawks switch to their throwbacks full time?

12’s, weigh in!

After literally decades of wait, the Seattle Seahawks will finally be wearing their beloved throwback uniforms in the 2023 season.

The immediate fan response was unanimous and overwhelmingly positive. The verdict is in, the throwbacks are just as popular as expected.

This of course brings about a question fans have been debating: should the Seahawks wear their royal blue and silver uniforms instead of the navy and neon they’ve been rocking for over 20 years?

It’s hard to imagine Seattle ditching their flashy Nike look they’ve had since 2012. But of course, more teams have switched to classic looks in recent years, such as the Chargers and Browns.

So now it’s time for you, dear reader, to weigh in. Should the Seahawks stick with their current look? Or go back to the retro threads full time?

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Falcons announce which helmets they’ll wear for next loss to Saints

The Atlanta Falcons announced that they’ll be wearing red helmets with throwback logos for their next loss to the Saints, having lost 8 of their last 10 games with New Orleans:

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The Atlanta Falcons created a stir on Thursday, announcing on social media that they’ll be wearing throwback red helmets for home games with the Green Bay Packers (on Sept. 17) and Washington Commanders (on Oct. 15) as well as their inevitable loss to the New Orleans Saints (on Nov. 26).

These helmets feature the iconic F-shaped dirty bird logo outlined in white, worn from 1990 to 2002 — a stretch in which the Falcons went 92-115-1 (a winning percentage of .445) with humiliating playoff losses in Super Bowl XXXIII and a 20-6 divisional-round dismantling in 1998, the demise of their famed 14-2 squad.

The Saints went 97-111 in the same stretch (a winning percentage of .466) and only really suffered the indignity of hiring Mike Ditka to run their franchise into the ground, though we’ll throw the Falcons a bone and acknowledge their 27-20 win over the Saints in New Orleans during the 1991 wild card round. There, we acknowledged it. Now let’s move on.

What about more recent history? The Saints have won 8 of their last 10 games with the Falcons, dating back to 2018, including the last three in a row. They haven’t lost in Atlanta since 2017. Hopefully they pack some unique uniforms of their home for a high-profile rivalry game. The all-time series history is tied up at 54-54, not including that playoff game (congrats, we mentioned it twice), so this is an opportunity for the Saints to put some debates to bed.

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Seahawks to ditch Wolf Gray alternate uniforms

The Wolf Grays will be retired with a 13-2-1 all time record with the Seahawks wearing them.

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On Wednesday morning, the Seattle Seahawks finally unveiled their throwback uniforms. The beloved royal blue and silver threads will be making their return to the field for the first time since 2001, and fans are understandably thrilled to see them in action in Week 8 against the Browns.

However, with the throwbacks does come a bit of a trade off. The NFL has a strict uniform policy, where teams are limited to only four. Each team gets a home and away, as well as two alternates. Since the Seahawks already have two alternates – Wolf Gray and Action Green – a tough decision had to be made.

As John Boyle writes on the Seahawks website, it seems Wolf Gray drew the short straw. After internal deliberation, Seattle decided to stick with the Action Green (thanks to a reported Pete Carroll tiebreaker, no less).

Given the five options, moving on from Wolf Gray – which was apart of the radical Nike uniform reintroduction in 2012 – makes the most sense. With the modern home and aways, the Action Green, and now the magnificent throwbacks, the Seahawks have the best assortment of uniform combos in the league.

Still, while it may have been the “right” decision, it is still a bit sad to see them go. They might have been the most popular of the available options, but Seattle won a lot of games in them. As it stands, the Wolf Grays will be retired with a lofty 13-2-1 record all time.

On the flip side, no more Wolf Grays means the Seahawks will no longer be tempted to wear their white jersey with the gray pants. Seattle was 3-9 all time wearing that dreaded combination.

The Wolf Grays will always have a small part of Seahawks lore. I for one will always appreciate them, and have always been a fan. The franchise entered their golden age with them in the fold. The Legion of Boom grew into their own in them, as their on-field debut in 2012 was a monumental obliteration of the Buffalo Bills to the tune of 50-17.

Seattle’s last victory came 11 years later in 2022 with their 31-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals.

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Broncos expected to wear alternate or throwback helmet in 2023

Broncos are expected to wear an alternate or throwback helmet in 2023, different than the Color Rush helmet, which is just a sticker change.

Last year, the NFL had 13 teams wear alternate or throwback helmets during the 2022 season. The Denver Broncos were not among them (the Color Rush helmet doesn’t count because it’s just a sticker change on the existing helmet).

True alternate (or throwback) helmets are expected to be on the way for the Broncos in time for the 2023 season, according to Andrew Lind of SportsLogos.net.

Wearing an alternate helmet this fall might be a step toward revealing fully revised uniforms in 2024. Denver has teased that new uniforms are being worked on, and fans and graphic designers have been dreaming up potential uniforms for the club’s eventual new look.

The Detroit Lions will also debut alternate helmets in 2023 before revealing overhauled uniforms in 2024, according to the Detroit Free Press. It’s possible that the Broncos could be following a similar timeline.

Broncos Wire put together some mockups of alternate white and orange helmets last year, but what fans probably really want to see is a light blue helmet with the old “D” logo. Denver quarterback Russell Wilson has also made it clear that he’s a big fan of the team’s throwback look.

Wearing a true throwback light blue helmet would allow the Broncos to wear a full throwback uniform that could look like this. Sign us up for that!

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Remembering Chiefs RB Knile Davis’ 108-yard kick return touchdown vs. Texans

Before the #Chiefs face the #Texans in Week 15, we’re reminiscing about Knile Davis’ 108-yard kick return touchdown at NRG Stadium during the AFC Wild Card in 2015.

The Kansas City Chiefs are getting set to face the Houston Texans on the road in Week 15. Before we delve into that game, we’re taking some time to remember a classic play from this particular matchup. It’s a notable play because it didn’t just set a franchise record that had stood for nearly 50 years, but it also got the scoring started in what would be the first playoff win for Kansas City after a 22-year drought.

So let’s take you back to that glorious day and set the scene.

The Chiefs had made the playoffs for just the second time during the Andy Reid era and had traveled to Houston to face the Texans in the AFC Wild Card round. The atmosphere was loud and raucous as it was the first home playoff game for the Texans since the 2012 NFL season. Knile Davis lined up to take the opening kickoff and catches it eight yards deep in the end zone. Typically, it’s not a situation where you bring a kick out, but you know that Dave Toub encourages his players to take return opportunities.

The play went from looking like it’d be a five-yard loss to opening up very quickly. Kansas City was probably fortunate to not get hit with any illegal block or holding penalties on the play. Davis would accelerate through traffic around the 15-yard line and before you know it he was celebrating in the opposite end zone.

The play went for 108 yards, which is tied for the second-longest kick return in NFL history. It crushed a franchise record 106-yard kick return touchdown set by Noland Smith back in 1967. The best part of the play, however, was that it took the wind out of the sails of the opposing crowd almost immediately and gave life to a Chiefs team that badly-needed playoff vindication.

It inspired the defense to put Texans QB Brian Hoyer in hell for four quarters. He was sacked three times, threw four interceptions, fumbled twice and lost a fumble once. Travis Kelce posted his best game to that point in his NFL career with eight receptions for 128 yards on the day. When the dust settled after the game, Kansas City would defeat Houston 30-0 to notch their first playoff win in over two decades. It gave fans the hope that the franchise was heading in the right direction — and sure enough that was the case.

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Saints to dust off their throwback uniforms for the first time since 2016

The Saints plan to dust off their throwback uniforms for the first time since 2016. Of the 45 players who last wore them, only 6 remain in New Orleans:

Hey, that’s cool. The New Orleans Saints announced Wednesday that they’ll be wearing their throwback uniforms in Week 11’s game with the Los Angeles Rams, dusting off their old-school black and gold kits for the first time since 2016. The Saints lost that game, but they’re 2-1 in throwbacks dating back to 2006.

Of the 45 players who got on the field in that 2016 game against the Detroit Lions, only six remain: left guard Andrus Peat, wide receiver Michael Thomas (on injured reserve), running back Mark Ingram II, defensive end Cameron Jordan, defensive tackle David Onyemata, and kicker Wil Lutz.

If you’re curious, here is the record New Orleans has achieved in each of their different uniform sets since 2006:

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 9-4 (.692)
  2. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  3. White jerseys, black pants: 42-27 (.609)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 24-15 (.615)
  5. White jerseys, gold pants: 37-24 (.607)
  6. “Color Rush” alternates: 9-6 (.600)
  7. Black jerseys, black pants (.571)

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Ranqueamos los nuevos cascos alternativos de la NFL del mejor (Falcons) al peor (Texans)

En julio del año pasado, la NFL anunció que finalmente quitaría la prohibición que tenía sobre los cascos alternativos. Un año después, los equipos están develando los uniformes alternativos que harán su debut esta temporada y los fans están …

En julio del año pasado, la NFL anunció que finalmente quitaría la prohibición que tenía sobre los cascos alternativos. Un año después, los equipos están develando los uniformes alternativos que harán su debut esta temporada y los fans están emocionadísimos.

Mientras que algunos equipos tienen una historia muy rica de dónde sacar uniformes pasados increíbles para usarlos como base del diseño de los nuevos, otros equipos optaron por looks completamente nuevos. La mayor parte de las reacciones han sido de emoción, pero no todos los cascos tuvieron la misma recepción. Algunos simplemente son mejores que otros, así que los vamos a ranquear.

Para este ejercicio únicamente ranquearemos los cascos, no el uniforme alternativo completo. El mayor factor para determinar la posición fue qué casco nos gustaría usar más si nosotros fuéramos jugadores, pero la nostalgia y la creatividad también tuvieron un papel importante. Empecemos.