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	Super Bowl VI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Before this season, the Dolphins had never won a playoff game in franchise history, but they surprised the entire NFL by advancing to the Super Bowl with wins against league's 2 previous champions.
		On the Dolphins second possession of the game, Larry Csonka committed his first fumble of the season, and it was recovered by linebacker Chuck Howley.
		In 1973, the NFL changed its flout policy to allow games to be broadcast in the home team's market if sold out 72 hours in advance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super_Bowl_VI (1729 words)

	NFL.com - NFL History
		The NFL announced that the Super Bowl would be re-scheduled from January 27 to February 3 in order to retain the full playoff format for the 2002 season.
		The NFL announced the appointment of Steve Bornstein as executive vice president-media and president and chief executive officer of the NFL Network, to be launched in 2003.
		NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.
	www.nfl.com /history/chronology/2001- (2382 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : NFL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Back then The NFL on CBS showed games of the National Football Conference, which was the result of the old NFL before the merger with the American Football League for the 1970 season.
		In November 2004, the NFL signed 6-year contracts with CBS Sports (USD 622.5 M per year) and Fox (USD 712.5 M per year) to continue broadcasting their respective AFC and NFC games from the 2006 to the 2011 seasons.
		Antonio Richardson (born December 12, 1971 in Frankfurt, Germany), is a fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /NFL (1239 words)

	Articles - 1970 NFL season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The 1970 NFL season was the 51st regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger.
		Before the season, the league demanded that the Bears find a new home field because the seating capacity of their then-current home, Wrigley Field, was less than 50,000.
		The NFL rules become the standardized rules for the merged league, including the rule that a point after touchdown is worth one point, (that is, no two-point conversion).
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/1970_NFL_season (613 words)

	NFL 1970s - Encyclopedia FunTrivia
		Since 1951, the NFL had prohibited television stations from broadcasting games being played within 75 miles of the station, forcing fans to either attend the games in person, or drive far enough away to be able to watch the game in a distant city.
		In 1972, his fourth season, Lou Saban, who had led the Buffalo Bills to two AFL titles in the 1960s, returned to coach the team, telling Simpson that he would be the cornerstone of the Bills' offense.
		In the NFL of the early 1970s, it was quite common for teams to situationally substitute quarterbacks, and Tom Landry took this approach to the extreme in the first half of 1971.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/Sports/NFL-1970s-9923.html (3261 words)

	Article - 11/19/2002
		Yet the trash bin of NFL uniform tweaks is littered with failed experiments -- failures on levels both stylistic and results-oriented.
		For the Lions and Cowboys, the results were disappointing, but not that much different from their results in their regular uniforms; they combined for a 7-25 record that season.
		The result: The color of money was money in the bank for the Jets in their first game with the pants; they snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Minnesota Vikings 20-7 on Oct. 20.
	www.ssur.org /articles/items/20021119_TemporaryTogTweak.htm (1314 words)

	NFL 1971 Football Season Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		1971 NFL Division Standings: Division ranking and statistics such as winning and loosing streaks, division record, conference record, etc.
		1971 NFL Team Rankings: Computer ranking of all the teams in the NFL based on performance AND strength of schedule and more...
		1971 NFL Weekly Matchups: Team matchups, computer predications and results of (scheduled games) for the season from the first game of the regular season through the playoffs.
	home.earthlink.net /~ob1gui/nflsbar/nflarc71.htm (130 words)

	NASCAR - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the tracks used in the inaugural season is still on today's Cup circuit: Martinsville Speedway.
		The networks alternate coverage of the first and most famous race of the season, the Daytona 500, with Fox getting the odd years and NBC the even ones.
		Radio coverage of all Nextel Cup, Busch Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series races is available in the United States on both satellite radio and regular over-the-air broadcast radio on both the AM and FM bands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NASCAR (5864 words)

	NFL Europe.com - NFL News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		NFL Europe Who Am I? I played quarterback for two seasons with the Frankfurt Galaxy and won a World Bowl ring in 1999.
		Who am I? I punted for the Rhein Fire for two seasons in 2000-01 and broke into the NFL this season with the New York Giants.
		NFL Europe League, NFL Europe shield design and the team marks and logos are registered trademarks of the National Football League and its affiliates.
	www.nfleurope.com /news/archive/12262001_quiz (1707 words)

	The Complete History of the Pro Bowl
		The first All-Star Game was between the 1938 NFL champions, the New York Giants, and a team of all-stars assembled from the other NFL teams plus players from two independent west coast teams, the Los Angeles Bulldogs and the Hollywood Stars.
		The game was revived for the 1950 season and was played on January 14, 1951 as a contest between conference all-star teams.
		From 1957 to 1971, two awards were presented to an offensive back and a defensive lineman.
	www.mmbolding.com /BSR/The_Pro_Bowl.htm (489 words)

	ESPN.com - Worst NFL teams of all time
		The 1971 Buffalo lineup was remarkably balanced -- the Bills fielded the worst offense and the worst defense in the NFL.
		Baltimore began and ended the season with one-game winning streaks, beating the awful Patriots (who also went 2-14 in 1981) by one point in the first game and by two points in the season finale.
		During the 2000 season, John Erardi of the Cincinnati Enquirer consoled Bengals fans by quoting from a 1934 recap of the Reds season: "The Cincinnati defense hung tough for the first few games, but the offense was practically impotent.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1419952&type=page2Story (1091 words)

	The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		James, who is third in the NFL in rushing uards and second in total yards from scrimmage, this season has rushed for 1,465 yards and 13 touchdowns on 347 carries.
		Freeney, selected to the game for a third consecutive season, is currently seventh in the NFL with 10.5 sacks, and this past week, he set a Colts franchise record for career sacks.
		Sanders, in his second NFL season and his first season as a starter, also was named to the game for the first time.
	www.colts.com /sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=3440 (1207 words)

	ESPN.com - NFL - Packers: Favre will play in '05
		His wife, Deanna, was diagnosed with breast cancer in October, a week after the death of her 24-year-old brother in an ATV accident on the quarterback's property in Mississippi.
		He topped 4,000 yards passing last season and recorded his eighth 30-touchdown season, twice as many as any other quarterback in NFL history, and the Packers set franchise records for total offense and net passing yards in 2004.
		Because Favre hasn't spoken publicly about his plans, it wasn't known before Thursday whether the retooled coaching staff, the stripping of Sherman's GM duties in favor of Ted Thompson or the loss of starting guards Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle in free agency would play a role in his decision.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=2009750 (976 words)

	ESPN.com: NFL - Eagles preparing to leave Veterans Stadium
		And Veterans Stadium, a house of horrors to visiting NFL teams since 1971, is hosting its last regular season Eagles game on Sunday, when the Washington Redskins visit Philadelphia.
		Year in, year out, an NFL Players Association survey found that the Vet's artificial turf was the worst playing surface in the league.
		In August 2001, the NFL cancelled a preseason game between the Eagles and the Baltimore Ravens after head coach Brian Billick and several veteran players from both teams complained that the new NextTurf surface was improperly installed by the city.
	espn.go.com /nfl/columns/paolantonio_sal/1476046.html (1598 words)

	Manning Sets Passer Rating Mark - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		Same system used from 1962 to 1971 except that the percentage of touchdown passes was substituted for total touchdown passes.
		The NFL rates its passers for statistical purposes against a fixed performance standard based on statistical achievements of all qualified pro passers since 1960.
		The 2.375 figure in average yards is 12.50, compared with the NFL record of 11.17 by Tommy O'Connell (Cleveland, 1957).
	www.profootballhof.com /history/release.jsp?release_id=1303 (1000 words)

	DesMoinesRegister.com \| Sports Hall of Fame
		There was an American Football Conference championship ring from his rookie season, 1971; NFL championship ring from his rookie season, 1971; NFL championship rings from the 1973 and 1974 Super Bowls; and an AFC championship ring from 1982, his final season.
		Den Herder didn't survive in the NFL because of his speed, which at its peak was 5.05 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
		But two weeks before the season opener, a rash of injuries put Den Herder at defensive end in the starting lineup of what became the "No Name Defense." The Dolphins went on to cap a 17-0 season by beating Washington in Super Bowl VIII, 14-7.
	desmoinesregister.com /sports/extras/hall/den_herder.html (1502 words)

	Class of 2005 Finalists - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		His 66 career touchdown passes was an NFL record until surpassed by Hall of Fame quarterback Arnie Herber in his 12th NFL season, 1944.
		Had finest season in 1984, catching eight or more passes in six games, five games of 100-plus receiving yards, and in one game caught 10 passes for 200 yards.
		During his NFL career threw for 3,000-plus yards six times and 20 or more touchdown passes in a season five times, and posted a passer rating of 100 or higher six times.
	www.profootballhof.com /enshrinement/release.jsp?release_id=1370 (3136 words)

	Indianapolis Colts - THE MATCHUP (09-24-2005) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Crennel, who spent the last five seasons as the New England Patriots’ defensive coordinator – helping the Patriots to three Super Bowl titles in that span – was hired this past off-season to revive a franchise that won 30 games in the previous six seasons.
		After a 9-7 season in 2002, a season in which they made the playoffs as a wild-card entrant, the Browns had finished 5-11 and 4-12 the past two seasons, primarily under then-Head Coach Butch Davis.
		Freeney, the NFL’s sacks leader last season with 16, has one sack this season, but he has been a force in the first two games with a sack and five pressures.
	www.colts.com /modules/article7_print.cfm?news_id=3099 (1612 words)

	Packers.com » News » Press Releases » 1998 » 11 » 11-10c
		Giants Head Coach Jim Fassel made an outstanding debut as an NFL head coach in 1997, leading a team which had finished last in the division a year earlier to a 10-5-1 record and the NFC East Championship, an achievement which earned him NFL "Coach of the Year" honors.
		From the Packers' side of the football, punter Sean Landeta spent the first 9 seasons of his 14-year NFL career as the Giants' punting specialist and center Frank Winters was a member of the Giants' offensive line in 1989.
		Roell Preston leads the NFL in kickoff return yards with 1,005 and is second in the NFC with a 27.9-yard average.
	www.packers.com /news/releases/1998/11/11-10c.html (1531 words)

	Stanford star QB Bunce dies at 54
		Even though Plunkett won the Heisman Trophy following his senior season in 1970 and was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1971 NFL Draft, Bunce was convinced he should have been the starter in those seasons.
		Bunce finally became a starter as a fifth-year senior in 1971 for a Stanford team known for its defense -- nicknamed the "Thunder Chickens" -- as well as its offense.
		Bunce was a 12th-round pick of the Washington Redskins in the 1972 NFL Draft, and he played one season in the Canadian Football League before enrolling in medical school at Stanford.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/16/SP275328.DTL&type=printable (623 words)

	Bud Carson who made the Steel Curtin.... - OLDE SCHOOL FOOTBALL - tribe.net
		The Steelers had improved from 1-13 in 1969 when Noll was a rookie coach to 5-9 in 1970 and then 6-8 in 1971, and during those years the team had been accumulating some impressive talent.
		Then in 1971, the draft brought White in the fourth round and Holmes in the eighth.
		NFL Heroes live long in our memories...What has kinda amazed me was i would leave post of these events and you are the first to reply..or other peeps not aware what these men have accomplished...
	tribes.tribe.net /oldeschoolfootball/thread/65e7d85c-fbb6-46dc-ad1f-b3e4e6c03b19 (917 words)

	NFL.com - Dallas Cowboys Team News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The six-week cinéma vérité series will focus on the players' and coaches' daily lives and routines as the Dallas Cowboys, an organization steeped with a long tradition of championship caliber teams and five Super Bowl trophies, build for their 2002 NFL season.
		A 16-person NFL Films crew will live at the Cowboys' training camp, shooting more than 700 hours of video over the course of the series.
		An NFL Films production trailer will be on-site for player interviews as they reveal their insights during the blistering hot days of August.
	www.nfl.com /teams/story/DAL/5294071 (613 words)

	Stadiums of the NFL-Foxboro Stadium-New England Patriots
		Named after its location, Foxboro Stadium was completed in just under a year, right on time for the start of the 1971 NFL season.
		Opening day at Foxboro Stadium was on August 15, 1971, when over 60,000 fans filled the stadium.
		Stadiums of the NFL is not associated with the National Football League in any way.
	www.stadiumsofnfl.com /past/FoxboroStadium.htm (310 words)

	Heisman curse?
		Furthermore, all individual prizes overlook the fundamental that this sport is not one of individual merit but one of team, that the collegiate prize winner is forever dependent upon his teammates and his coaches.
		He played briefly at Colorado, just two seasons, but in the second he ran for 2,055 yards to become only the fourth college back to exceed 2,000 rushing yards.
		The NFL jury awaits Ricky Williams (Texas, 1998), who means so much to the Saints.
	archive.profootballweekly.com /content/archives/features_1999/wallace_091399.asp (846 words)

	NFL Trivia
		As of the end of the 2000 season, Steve Young shared an NFL record for six touchdowns in a postseason game.
		At that time, the Miami Dolphins won the longest NFL postseason game on December 25, 1971.
		Entering the 1998 season, which two former quarterbacks are the only players to lead the NFL or AFL in touchdown passes for a season four times?
	www.couchpotatotrivia.com /sports/nfl/getquestions.asp (703 words)

	Shadows of Nothing - Bud Carson dies at the age of 75
		Carson was the defensive coordinator here through the 1977 season, and so he was calling the shots for the 1976 Steelers defense, a unit that allowed just 28 points during a nine-game winning streak that propelled the team from a 1-4 start into the playoffs.
		The ambition to be a head coach in the NFL is what took Carson from the Steelers.
		Carson eventually was hired by the Browns in 1989, and he compiled an 11-13-1 record as an NFL head coach.
	www.shadowsofnamek.com /forum/showthread.php?t=35413 (861 words)

	MiamiDolphins.com: Press Box (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In addition, he became just the third player in NFL history to record back-to-back 200 yard rushing games when he ran for 228 yards on 27 attempts (8.4 avg.) at Buffalo on December 1 and followed with 216 yards on 31 attempts (7.0 avg.) vs. Chicago on December 9.
		With a team-best 165 tackles this season, Thomas is on pace to lead the Dolphins in tackles for a club-record sixth time.
		He has started all 14 games at defensive tackle for Miami this season, recording 39 tackles and 13 quarterback hurries, contributing to a Dolphins defense ranked second overall in the NFL and third in the league against the run.
	www.miamidolphins.com /pressbox/pressreleases/pressreleases.asp?contentID=2492 (987 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on New England Patriots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		However, the Patriots' first season as part of the NFL resulted in a record of 2?12, sole possession of the newly merged league's worst record.
		In 1971, after shifting between four different Boston-area stadiums in their first 11 seasons, the Patriots moved into a new stadium in Foxborough (also known as Foxboro).
		The NFL investigated the incident and following the report NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue fined the team $50,000, as well as players Zeke Mowatt, Michael Timpson and Robert Perryman who were fined $12,500, $5,000 and $5,000 respectively for the Lisa Olson incident.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/new_england_patriots (3453 words)

	Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		While he showed courage this season, he also made critical mistakes and never seemed to pick apart zone defenses as well as he did against man-to-man. The conventional wisdom is that this season proved that Holcomb may be a solid backup, but opponents can neutralize him with effective defensive game plans.
		This exciting season finale leaves the Browns and their fans with a hopeful glimpse of the future.
		After a subpar sophomore season, Warren admitted this year that his lack of production was the result of too much partying and too many missed workouts.
	clevelandbrowns.blogspot.com (9698 words)

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