When looking back at the annals of NFL history, there are a small handful of iconic games that have paved the way for the sport to be arguably the most popular in the world. “The Ice Bowl”, Joe Namath’s brash prediction and follow through in Super Bowl III, “The Catch” are a few, but “The Freezer Bowl” (AKA the 1981 AFC Championship Game) is another on the Mount Rushmore of famous NFL games.
Two Hall of Fame caliber quarterbacks faced off on January 10, 1982 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, pitting San Diego’s Dan Fouts against the Bengals’ Ken Anderson.