save for the strike-shortened campaign of 1982. He broke Jim Brown’s all-time rushing yardage record in ’84, all while making two All-Decade teams, winning the ’77 MVP and being named a five-time first-team All-Pro. The NFL’s Man of the Year award is also named in his honor....
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The Origins & History of Every NBA Team With over seven decades of history, chances are there’s probably a lot you don’t know about the National Basketball Association and its 30 teams. Did you know that the Los Angeles Lakers once called Minnesota home? What about the fact that the ...
Welcome to our NFL Sports Team History video page, where the past meets the present in a thrilling display of athleticism and team spirit. Here, you'll find a treasure trove of videos that chronicle the rich history of your favorite NFL teams. From their humble beginnings to their most triu...
Elo ratings are FiveThirtyEight’s favorite method for comparing teams across different eras — we’ve previously used them to explore the history of the NBA and NFL. The ratings are an intentionally simple measure of team strength based on the final score, location and date of a team’s game...
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s talent. In 1969 the AFL’s Jets defeated the Colts in a huge upset in Super Bowl III. In 1970, the leagues merged into two 13-team conferences under the NFL name. The Browns, Colts, and Pittsburgh Steelers joined the 10 AFL teams to form the AFC, and the remaining NFL teams ...
The National Football LLeague has been around since 1920, providing decades of historic teams, legendary coaches and some of the best NFL players of all time. While we’ve seen some of the best players in NFL history during our lifetime, there are plenty of all-time greats from the past...
They had the greatest passing offense in NFL history (up to that point). They had a very good defense. And they had reached a Super Bowl. But because they were destroyed by the 49ers in Standford Stadium it's hard to say they were either dominant or better than each of the teams that...
Mark Duncan, NFL Supervisor of Officials, 1964–1968 In 1966, 10 years after his death, Ray became the first — and so far only — officiating figure to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. "Of course," Ray said, "I've had very little to do with all this. Football is ...