Meet your 1963 Kansas City Chiefs

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Originally Posted by milkman

Completely different era.

Defenses were actually allowed to play defense.
DBs were allowed to mug receivers until the ball was in the air.
O-Linemen were not allowed to use their hands, so it was easier to pressure and hit the QB.

Johnny Unitas, the greatest QB ever to most observers until Montana, completed less than 55% of his passes for his entire career, and he never completed more than 60% in a single season.

This watered down product that the NFL has created with the rules to enhance offense isn't nearly as fun to watch.

I just found the quote by the narrator funny.

But yeah, all of that is true; it's just a different game. And I'll add one more for you: I think the super clutchy gloves that receivers use now have a huge impact on completion percentage. I don't know this to be fact, but I'd probably bet that the ball itself is of a different texture than the one Dawson and the others had as well.