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1183:Curse of Bobby Layne
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813:. p. 4, part 2.
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403:December 6
310:November 8
288:November 1
263:October 25
239:October 18
217:October 11
159:Attendance
71:NFL Western
2201:Categories
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2064:Pittsburgh
1975:Super Bowl
1969:indicates
1962:Super Bowl
1956:indicates
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1333:Dan Miller
1155:Axel Foley
1125:Paper Lion
1102:Ford Field
738:References
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43:Home field
33:Head coach
24:1959
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2059:Cleveland
2049:Green Bay
2043:Baltimore
1202:Rivalries
903:Franchise
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2082:New York
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365:L 14–24
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319:T 10–10
247:L 13–34
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1967:Italics
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272:W 17–7
176:L 9–21
156:Record
153:Result
53:Results
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390:2–7–1
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