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Happy Fourth of July!

With today being the annual celebration of our nation's independence—and therefore an annual celebration of America in general—we here at Bleacher Report thought it appropriate to take a look back at the most patriotic moments in what has become America's "new" national pastime: the NFL.

During the sport's 10 decades of existence, there have been countless times in which the events of the nation coincided directly (and emotionally) with the events of the NFL.

So, on our nation's 236th birthday, here are the 10 most patriotic moments in NFL history.