#Football

3 items

Video thumbnail — Koosh Vortex Football Commercial 1995
Toys 1993–2000

Koosh Vortex

Not one toy but a whole line of foam sports gear from OddzOn — the company behind the Koosh Ball. The Vortex name spanned whistling foam footballs that screamed through the air and, later, ring-shooting blasters that fired foam rings across the yard. If it was foam and it flew far, OddzOn stamped 'Vortex' on it.

Video thumbnail — [Nintendo 64] NFL Blitz TV Commercial
Video Games 1997–2003

NFL Blitz

The arcade football game that threw the rulebook in the trash: seven-on-seven, 30 yards for a first down, no penalties, and late hits actively encouraged — you could body-slam a guy well after the whistle. From the NBA Jam bloodline, with the same announcer energy: "DA BOMB!"

Video thumbnail — NFL Street for Xbox Video Review
Video Games 2004–2006

NFL Street

Seven-on-seven football with no penalties, no injuries, and no uniforms — just NFL players in street clothes talking trash on a concrete lot. Taunt the defense while you run and you fill the Gamebreaker meter. EA Sports BIG's 2004 answer to the question of what football looks like with all the rules taken out.