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Big Blue Wrecking Crew

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The Big Blue Wrecking Crew was the defense for the New York Giants during the 1980s that won two Super Bowl Championships, the first in Super Bowl XXI in 1986 and the other in Super Bowl XXV in 1990. [1]

70 relations: Bill Belichick, Bill Parcells, Brad Van Pelt, Brian Kelley (American football), Buffalo Bills, Carl Banks, Chicago Bears, Cornerback, Crunch Bunch, Dallas Cowboys, Defensive end, Defensive tackle, Denver Broncos, Elvis Patterson, Eric Dorsey, Erik Howard, Everson Walls, Gary Reasons, George Martin (American football), George Young (American football executive), Greg Jackson (American football), Harry Carson, Herb Welch, Interception, Jessie Armstead, Jim Burt (American football), Joe Gibbs, Joe Montana, John Elway, Kenny Hill (defensive back), Lawrence Taylor, Leonard Marshall, Linebacker, List of New York Giants seasons, Mark Collins (American football), Michael Strahan, Myron Guyton, New England Patriots, New York Giants, NFC Championship Game, Pepper Johnson, Perry Williams (cornerback), Phil Simms, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Quarterback sack, Safety (gridiron football position), San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl XXI, Super Bowl XXV, ..., Washington Redskins, Wide Right (Buffalo Bills), 1963 NFL Championship Game, 1984 New York Giants season, 1985 New York Giants season, 1986 New York Giants season, 1986 NFL season, 1986–87 NFL playoffs, 1987 New York Giants season, 1988 New York Giants season, 1989 New York Giants season, 1990 Chicago Bears season, 1990 New York Giants season, 1990 NFL season, 1990 San Francisco 49ers season, 1990–91 NFL playoffs, 1991 New York Giants season, 1992 New York Giants season, 1993 New York Giants season, 3–4 defense. Expand index (20 more) »

Bill Belichick

William Stephen Belichick (born April 16, 1952) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).

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Bill Parcells

Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells (born August 22, 1941), also known as The Big Tuna, "I think it goes back to my first time with the Patriots.

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Brad Van Pelt

Brad Alan Van Pelt (April 5, 1951 – February 17, 2009) was an American football linebacker who played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

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Brian Kelley (American football)

Brian Lee Kelley (born September 1, 1951) is a former American football linebacker who played his entire professional career in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants (1973–1983) after being drafted in the 14th round of the 1973 NFL Draft.

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Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

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Carl Banks

Carl E. Banks (born August 29, 1962) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League.

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Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Cornerback

A cornerback (CB), also referred to as a corner, is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football.

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Crunch Bunch

The Crunch Bunch were the group of New York Giants football team's defensive linebackers in 1981, 1982 and 1983, one of the NFL's best group of linebackers.

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Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Defensive end

Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.

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Defensive tackle

A defensive tackle (DT) is typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players in American football.

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Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football club based in Denver, Colorado.

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Elvis Patterson

Elvis Vernell "Toast" Patterson (born October 21, 1960 in Bryan, Texas) is a former American football defensive back who played ten seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the New York Giants.

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Eric Dorsey

Eric Hall Dorsey (born August 5, 1964 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American football defensive end for seven seasons in the National Football League.

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Erik Howard

Erik Matthew Howard (born November 12, 1964 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts) is a former professional American football defensive tackle who played eleven seasons in the National Football League.

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Everson Walls

Everson Collins Walls (born December 28, 1959) is a former American football defensive back who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants, and the Cleveland Browns.

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Gary Reasons

Gary Phillip Reasons (born February 18, 1962) is a former American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League, winning Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV as a member of the team.

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George Martin (American football)

George Dwight Martin (born February 16, 1953) is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career in the National Football League for the New York Giants (1975–1988).

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George Young (American football executive)

George Bernard Young (September 22, 1930 – December 8, 2001) was an American football player, coach, and executive.

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Greg Jackson (American football)

Gregory Allen Jackson (born August 20, 1966) is an American football coach and former player.

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Harry Carson

Harry Donald Carson (born November 26, 1953) is a former American football inside linebacker who played his entire professional career for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).

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Herb Welch

Herbert Doyan Welch, Jr. (born January 12, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions.

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Interception

In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team but caught by a player of the opposing team, who thereby usually gains possession of the ball for their team.

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Jessie Armstead

Jessie Willard Armstead (born October 26, 1970) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played for eleven seasons with the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins between 1993 and 2003.

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Jim Burt (American football)

James P. Burt (born June 7, 1959 in Orchard Park, New York) is a former American football player who played for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL).

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Joe Gibbs

Joe Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940) is a former American football coach, current NASCAR Championship team owner, and former NHRA team owner.

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Joe Montana

Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956), nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "The Comeback Kid", is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers and then with the Kansas City Chiefs for the final two seasons of his NFL career.

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John Elway

John Albert Elway Jr. (born June 28, 1960) is a former American football quarterback who is currently general manager and executive vice president of football operations of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).

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Kenny Hill (defensive back)

Kenneth Wayne "Kenny" Hill (born July 25, 1958 in Oak Grove, Louisiana) is a former National Football League player whose career lasted ten seasons, from 1980 until 1989.

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Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed "L.T.", is a former American football player.

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Leonard Marshall

Leonard Allen Marshall Jr. (born October 22, 1961) is a former American football defensive lineman who played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

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Linebacker

A linebacker (LB or backer) is a playing position in American football and Canadian football.

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List of New York Giants seasons

The New York Giants are an American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Mark Collins (American football)

Mark Anthony Collins (born January 16, 1964) is a former American football cornerback and safety in the National Football League (NFL).

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Michael Strahan

Michael Anthony Strahan (born November 21, 1971) is a former American football defensive end who spent his entire 15-year career with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).

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Myron Guyton

Myron Maynard Guyton (born August 26, 1967) is a former American football player.

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New England Patriots

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region.

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New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area.

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NFC Championship Game

The NFC Championship Game (also unofficially referred to as the NFC Title Game) is one of the two semi-final playoff games of the National Football League (NFL), the largest professional American football league in the United States.

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Pepper Johnson

Thomas "Pepper" Johnson (born July 29, 1964) is a former American football linebacker and NFL position coach.

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Perry Williams (cornerback)

Perry Lamar Williams (born May 12, 1961 in Hamlet, North Carolina) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League.

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Phil Simms

Phillip Martin Simms (born November 3, 1955) is a former American football quarterback who spent his entire 14-year professional career playing for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).

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Pro Bowl

The Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL).

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Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio.

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Quarterback sack

In American football and Canadian football, a sack occurs when the quarterback (or another offensive player acting as a passer) is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass, when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and his intent is unclear, or when a passer runs out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage due to defensive pressure.

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Safety (gridiron football position)

Safety, historically known as a safetyman, is a position in American and Canadian football played by a member of the defense.

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San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Super Bowl XXI

Super Bowl XXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1986 season.

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Super Bowl XXV

Super Bowl XXV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Buffalo Bills and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1990 season.

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Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area.

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Wide Right (Buffalo Bills)

Wide Right, a.k.a. 47 Wide Right, was sportscaster Al Michaels' description of kicker Scott Norwood's missed 47-yard field goal attempt at the end of Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991.

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1963 NFL Championship Game

The 1963 National Football League Championship Game was the 31st annual championship game, played on December 29 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

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1984 New York Giants season

The 1984 New York Giants season was the 60th season for the club in the National Football League.

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1985 New York Giants season

The 1985 New York Giants season was the 61st season for the club in the National Football League (NFL).

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1986 New York Giants season

The New York Giants season was the franchise's 62nd season in the National Football League.

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1986 NFL season

The 1986 NFL season was the 67th regular season of the National Football League.

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1986–87 NFL playoffs

The National Football League playoffs for the 1986 season began on December 28, 1986.

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1987 New York Giants season

The 1987 New York Giants season was the 63rd season for the club in the National Football League (NFL).

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1988 New York Giants season

The 1988 New York Giants season was the 64th season for the club in the National Football League (NFL).

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1989 New York Giants season

The 1989 New York Giants season was the 65th season for the club in the National Football League.

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1990 Chicago Bears season

The 1990 Chicago Bears season was their 71st regular season and 20th postseason completed in the National Football League (NFL).

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1990 New York Giants season

The 1990 New York Giants season was one of the most successful seasons in the professional football franchise's history.

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1990 NFL season

The 1990 NFL season was the 71st regular season of the National Football League.

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1990 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1990 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 41st season in the National Football League and their 45th overall.

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1990–91 NFL playoffs

The National Football League playoffs for the 1990 season began on January 5, 1991.

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1991 New York Giants season

The 1991 New York Giants season was the 67th season for the club in the National Football League.

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1992 New York Giants season

The 1992 New York Giants season was the 68th season for the club in the National Football League.

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1993 New York Giants season

The 1993 New York Giants season was the 69th season for the club in the National Football League.

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3–4 defense

In American football, the 3–4 defense is a common defensive alignment consisting of three down linemen and four linebackers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Blue_Wrecking_Crew

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