At long last, Grand Theft Auto VI’s long-awaited and highly-anticipated trailer has dropped. Believe it or not, it has been 10 years since Grand Theft Auto V was released, and a lot has changed in that time. That’s especially true in the sports world, where things shift rapidly.
When GTA V was first released, the landscape of major sports in America looked a lot different than it does today. LeBron James was still in South Beach, Joe Flacco was still “elite,” David Ortiz was flipping Torii Hunter over the right field wall in Fenway Park and college football still used computers to determine its national championship matchup.
It’s also fun to go back and look at how the fortunes of various teams have changed over the years. Back in 2013, the Houston Astros and Colorado Avalanche were bad, the Boston Red Sox and Auburn Tigers were competing for championships and the reigning Stanley Cup champions were still a twinkle in Gary Bettman’s eye.
Let’s do some reminiscing and remembering some guys and gals as we throw it back to 2013, when the last Grand Theft Auto game made its way into Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles everywhere.
NFL
Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore Ravens def. San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl MVP: Joe Flacco (BAL)
NFL MVP: Adrian Peterson (MIN)
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Robert Griffin III (WAS)
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Luke Kuechly (CAR)
Grand Theft Auto V was actually released right at the start of the 2013 NFL season, but those were the reigning champs and award-winners at the time. Joe Flacco, who was just beckoned off his couch to play for the Cleveland Browns, led the Ravens to a Super Bowl win over Colin Kaepernick, Jim Harbaugh and the San Francisco 49ers. As far as we know, there were no allegations of sign stealing leveled against Harbaugh in that playoff run.
It’s also notable that the MVP, Offensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year are no longer in the league. They say the NFL stands for “Not For Long,” and they mean it.
At the time the enormous GTA V map was downloading on consoles across the country, Peyton Manning was two games into his second season with the Denver Broncos. He had already thrown for 769 yards, nine touchdowns and zero interceptions in what would eventually be the start of another MVP season for him. In the NFC, second-year quarterback Russell Wilson had the Seattle Seahawks sitting at 2-0 with big things…
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