{"id":36117,"date":"2024-08-04T11:13:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T16:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/?p=36117"},"modified":"2025-03-08T18:02:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T00:02:47","slug":"nfl-dream-season-still-amazes-30-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/nfl-dream-season-still-amazes-30-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Dream Season Still Amazes 30+ Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"590\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36140 lazyload\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min.png 871w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min-600x406.png 600w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min-89x60.png 89w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min-133x90.png 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36140 lazyload\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min.png 871w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min-600x406.png 600w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min-89x60.png 89w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-films-dream-season-espn-1988-min-133x90.png 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NFL Dream Season was a joint venture between ESPN and NFL Films and was the initial incarnation of Fantasy Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They poured through old NFL Films footage and combined physical film with imagination and created matchups that never happened to answer the question, &#8220;What team is the greatest in NFL history?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Premise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The year was 1988. The internet did not exist. Neither did other upcoming awesome stuff like DVD players or Pamela Anderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The argument about best NFL team ever is not a new one. But the way NFL Films attempted to solve it was as novel as it was bold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The staff at NFL Films took an internal poll and decided on the 20 best teams in NFL history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They took those results and ran them through a computer game called NFL Challenge, an MS-DOS computer program (watch it here, you can still play today). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ESPN used the computer simulation results to play each fictional game using NFL Films footage to make it appear that one was watching an actual game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NFL Films added subjective assessments from active and retired coaches to help gauge intangibles and add them to the equation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, they created four divisions of five teams each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Gameplay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the 20 greatest NFL teams chosen, they started the &#8220;Dream Season.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each team played a regular season schedule of six games. The four division winners advanced to a four team &#8220;dream&#8221; playoffs. The final two teams played each other in the &#8220;Dream Bowl&#8221; to determine the greatest NFL team of all-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that the format and teams had been decided, how to go about creating hour-long episodes of each game? By making each episode a mini-game of itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every game during NFL Dream Season had a play by play crew of two Pro Football Hall of Famers; Merrill Reese, the voice of the Philadelphia Eagles since 1977. And Steve Sabol, the face, president, and co-founder (with his dad Ed) of NFL Films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create dream matchups between teams that didn&#8217;t play at the same time (hence no footage) the team at NFL Films painstakingly edited and cut scenes from old games and combined them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It just took a whole lot of patience, like doing the biggest jigsaw puzzle in the world,&#8221; said Sabol, who said it took up to 10 weeks to create just one game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each game also featured a pregame show hosted by Reese and Sabol from inside a set that looked like an NFL broadcast booth &#8211; complete with actors as other media members to create ambiance and a sense of realism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"506\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36135 lazyload\" style=\"width:623px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese.png 836w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese-600x363.png 600w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese-99x60.png 99w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese-149x90.png 149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36135 lazyload\" style=\"width:623px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese.png 836w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese-600x363.png 600w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese-99x60.png 99w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nfl-dream-season-nfl-films-sabol-reese-149x90.png 149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The halftime show was hosted by Chris Berman who showed highlights of other &#8220;dream&#8221; games in progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course a post-game recap with aforementioned duo of Reese and Sabol. And &#8220;Boomer&#8221; hosted the postgame show and recapped that week&#8217;s outcomes and stats. It was awesome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because linear time wasn&#8217;t a thing, it lead to some really cool anomalies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Weeb Eubank coaching against himself in a battle of &#8217;59 Colts vs. &#8217;68 Jets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norm Van Brocklin quarterbacking two teams at the same time (Eagles and Rams)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paul Warfield playing wide receiver for two teams in the same game (Browns vs. Dolphins)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chuck Noll coaching the Steelers while blocking for the Browns in the same game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each &#8220;game&#8221; consisted of roughly 40 plays. Some game match-ups were reduced to highlights shared via Berman during halftime\/post game simply because they could not find enough suitable footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The series ran a total of six weeks and featured six full games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Week by week, the matchups were: (1) 1985 Bears vs. 1977 Cowboys; (2) 1984 49ers vs. 1966 Packers; (3) 1976 Raiders vs. 1969 Chiefs; (4) 1986 Giants vs. 1982 Redskins; (5) 1972 Dolphins vs. 1968 Jets; (6) 1986 Bears vs. 1976 Raiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the final regular season standings and results from the playoffs and Dream Bowl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East<br>1978 Steelers 6-0<br>1986 Giants 4-2<br>1959 Colts 3-3<br>1960 Eagles 2-4<br>1968 Jets 1-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West<br>1984 49ers 5-1<br>1977 Cowboys 3-3<br>1983 Raiders 2-4<br>1963 Chargers 1-5<br>1951 Rams 1-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North<br>1976 Raiders 6-0<br>1985 Bears 5-1<br>1966 Packers 4-2<br>1953 Lions 2-4<br>1964 Browns 1-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South<br>1972 Dolphins 6-0<br>1982 Redskins 3-3<br>1955 Browns 3-3<br>1969 Chiefs 2-4<br>1971 Cowboys 0-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Semis<br>1978 Steelers over 84 49ers (21-20)<br>1972 Dolphins over 76 Raiders (24-21)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dream Bowl<br>1978 Steelers over 1972 Dolphins (21-20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NFL Dream Season is reflective of a time when NFL Films and ESPN were both at their height of their powers. 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