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A Quarterback Duel of a Different Nature (1972 Bears vs. Lions‪)‬ Pro Football in the 1970s

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In 1972, the NFL got a chance to see a quarterback duel of a different nature, one the likes of which the league, at least after 1950, had not previously seen. The teams were the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions, two long-time division rivals from the old Black and Blue Division - the NFC Central Division.

In 1972, the NFL got a chance to see a quarterback duel of a different nature, one the likes of which the league, at least after 1950, had not previously seen. The teams were the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions, two long-time division rivals from the old Black and Blue Division - the NFC Central Division.

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