Patriots may be schooling foes, but coach lacks Dungy's class

0 Comments | USA TODAY, October, 2007 | by Jon Saraceno

Sam Huff -- yes, that Sam Huff -- fully comprehends the concept of vengeance. Right now in pro football, thy name is Bill Belichick.

In 1966, Huff's Redskins all but exploded the stadium scoreboard lights in a late November grudge match against the Giants. Allie Sherman, New York's coach, had earlier cleaned house of several defensive players, including shipping his relentless middle linebacker to Washington.

"I swore I would get even with him," the Hall of Fame player said Tuesday by phone from Virginia. And so he did.

With seven seconds left, Huff said he yelled for a timeout. The Redskins sent in kicker Charlie Gogolak to kick a rub-it-in field goal. Final score: Washington 72, New York 41, the highest-scoring game in NFL history. "I looked...