Jan. 26, 1992, was a long, long time ago.
Bill Belichick was a 39-year-old rookie head coach with a .375 winning percentage (6-10) and no playoff appearances. Ron Wolf, in his second month as Packers general manager, was 16 days from making a trade with Atlanta for an obscure 22-year-old backup quarterback with a funny last name — Favre — that even NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue couldn’t pronounce.
And, believe it or not, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome became a puffy, proud Super Bowl venue for all the world to see on that day.
“It seems like yesterday,” said NFL Network analyst Charley Casserly, who was Washington’s general manager when Joe Gibbs and the Redskins beat the Buffalo Bills 37-24 to win their third Lombardi Trophy with their third different quarterback in 10 seasons.