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	Carolina Panthers
		Returned first NFL kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown at Minnesota (9/9/01), a score that was the NFL's first in 2001, making him the first player to return a season-opening kickoff for a touchdown since 1980.
		Became second player in NFL history to return two punts for touchdowns and catch a touchdown pass in the same game versus Cincinnati (12/6/02), amassing a team-record 313 combined net yards, a single-game total that ranked second in the NFL in 2002.
		Only NFL player to return both a punt and kickoff for touchdown during the 2001 season, marking a first in Panthers history.
	www.panthers.com /team/teamRosterDetails.jsp?id=951 (513 words)

	Carolina Panthers
		Returned first NFL kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown at Minnesota (9/9/01), a score that was the NFL's first in 2001, making him the first player to return a season-opening kickoff for a touchdown since 1980.
		Became second player in NFL history to return two punts for touchdowns and catch a touchdown pass in the same game versus Cincinnati (12/6/02), amassing a team-record 313 combined net yards, a single-game total that ranked second in the NFL in 2002.
		Only NFL player to return both a punt and kickoff for touchdown during the 2001 season, marking a first in Panthers history.
	www.panthers.com /team/teamRosterDetails.jsp?id=951 (505 words)

	Carolina Panthers
		Returned first NFL kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown at Minnesota (9/9/01), a score that was the NFL's first in 2001, making him the first player to return a season-opening kickoff for a touchdown since 1980.
		Became second player in NFL history to return two punts for touchdowns and catch a touchdown pass in the same game versus Cincinnati (12/6/02), amassing a team-record 313 combined net yards, a single-game total that ranked second in the NFL in 2002.
		Only NFL player to return both a punt and kickoff for touchdown during the 2001 season, marking a first in Panthers history.
	www.panthers.com /team/teamRosterDetails.jsp?id=951 (505 words)

	KUTV: AFC Wins NFL Pro Bowl
		Manning threw three touchdown passes to extend his career record for the NFL’s all-star game, while Michael Vick led the NFC to 17 points in a second-half comeback that fell short in the AFC’s 38-27 victory Sunday.
		It was the first touchdown on a kickoff return in the 55-year history of the Pro Bowl.
		But three were spectacular scoring tosses, and the quarterback was named the player of the game in his fifth trip to the Pro Bowl.
	kutv.com /topstories/topstories_story_045002616.html (505 words)

	USATODAY.com - Weinke rocks hometown in winning NFL debut
		The Panthers' fourth-round draft pick is the oldest player since 1977 to be drafted and play in his first NFL game in the same year.
		But thanks to teammate Steve Smith's 93-yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff and a running game that allowed Carolina to control the ball for more than 33 minutes, the crowd was quiet most of the game.
		A two-sport star in high school, Weinke, 29, is not the average NFL rookie.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/nfl/panthers/2001-09-09-weinke-debut.htm (569 words)

	FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Football analysis and NFL stats for the Moneyball era - Authors of Pro Football Prospectus 2005
		Kickoff temperature for the Tennessee-New England divisional playoff game was 4 degrees (NFL gamebook linked).
		Since 2000, dome teams are 15-41 when the kickoff temperature is 50 degrees or below — and 2-13 when the temperature is freezing or below.
		Football Outsiders is dedicated to bringing you the best NFL analysis on the Web free of charge, but we still need money to pay the rent and feed our kids.
	www.footballoutsiders.com /2005/12/17/extra-points/3379 (1416 words)

	AugustaSports.Com: The Augusta Chronicle's Pro Football Coverage: Broncos, Rams open Monday night schedule 04/05/00
		That second game is a reprise of the ``Music City Miracle'' in the first round of last season's playoffs, won by the Titans on a last-play lateral and kickoff return.
		The NFL was hurt last year by poor prime-time matchups late in the season because of the demise of several traditional powers.
		For the 2001 season, the league is considering leaving some Monday nights open late in the year so it can show games with the most interest.
	augustasports.com /stories/040500/pro_124-1689.shtml (336 words)

	NFL.com - Official Site of the National Football League
		You could win a VIP trip to the 2006 NFL Kickoff Game or other great prizes.
		NFL Network to carry all 31 NFLEL games
		NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.
	www.nfl.com (503 words)

	NFL Europe.com - NFL News
		NFL fans in the United Kingdom will be able to enjoy the opening of the 2002 NFL season and win a trip to an NFL game at the official 2002 NFL SEASON KICKOFF PARTY, being held at one of London's premier sports bars on Sunday September 8.
		The 2002 NFL Season Kickoff Party in London is a part of worldwide celebrations marking the start of the new season.
		As well as enjoying the NFL action on giant TV screens, NFL fans will also have the chance to win REEBOK NFL MERCHANDISE, EA SPORTS MADDEN COMPUTER GAMES and much more.
	www.nfleurope.com /news/archive/09022002_kickoff (492 words)

	NFL.com - Official Site of the National Football League
		You could win a VIP trip to the 2006 NFL Kickoff Game or other great prizes.
		NFL Network to carry all 31 NFLEL games
		NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.
	www.nfl.com (482 words)

	2002 NFL Schedule
		A realigned NFL — with eight divisions of four teams each — will begin its Kickoff Weekend 2002 in a new way, with a Thursday night game, and conclude it with a Monday night matchup featuring the Super Bowl-champion New England Patriots, the NFL announced today in releasing its 256-game regular-season schedule for 2002.
		With the NFL’s 32 teams each playing 16 games over 17 weeks of the schedule, byes are scheduled for Weeks 3 through 10, with four different teams having byes each of those weeks.
		The “new-look” NFL — now with East, North, South and West divisions in both the American and National conferences -- has been realigned for the first time since 1970 with the debut of its 32nd team, the expansion Houston Texans.
	www.footballinjuries.com /nflschedule.htm (482 words)

	the futon critic - the web's best primetime television resource
		The agreement with NBC is for six seasons from 2006 through 2011 for an annual package of 17 regular-season games consisting of 16 Sunday night games and the Thursday night season-opener (NFL Kickoff), two playoff games on Wild Card Weekend, and three prime-time preseason games.
		The NFL is continuing to explore several alternatives for a potential new eight-game, late-season cable/satellite package of Thursday and Saturday night NFL games as a run-up to the playoffs beginning in 2006.
		ESPN's Monday night telecasts will be preceded by its highly rated NFL Countdown pregame show, which will continue to air at 7 p.m.
	www.thefutoncritic.com /cgi/pr.cgi?&id=20050418nfl01 (656 words)

	NFL.com - NFL News
		The agreement with NBC is for six seasons from 2006 through 2011 for an annual package of 17 regular-season games consisting of 16 Sunday night games and the Thursday night season-opener (NFL Kickoff), two playoff games on Wild Card Weekend, and three prime-time preseason games.
		The NFL is continuing to explore several alternatives for a potential new eight-game, late-season cable/satellite package of Thursday and Saturday night NFL games as a run-up to the playoffs beginning in 2006.
		The new agreements will match the annual NFL all-star game with the network televising the Super Bowl each season.
	www.nfl.com /news/story/8397476 (678 words)

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		All plays shown from kickoff to heart stoppng conclusion.
	www.sell.com /2GVDW (123 words)

	ECA Magazine - NFC Championship Game
		San Francisco's only touchdown marked the first time in NFL history that a kickoff has been returned for a touchdown in either an NFC or AFC championship game.
		The Packers, who play in perhaps the games most competitive divisions, ran away with the game taking a 23-3 lead before San Francisco's Chuck Levy returned a kickoff 95 yards with 2:52 remaining in the game.
		"Guys from both teams were coming up to me after the game, saying, "Good game and great career," Jones said after the game.
	www.eastcoastattractions.com /nfcgame.htm (123 words)

	NFL.com: Scoreboard
		With neither the 49ers nor the Bears headed to the playoffs, the game was merely a footnote to the drama surrounding the NFL's most prolific pass receiver.
		He was expected to be hospitalized overnight, and coach Steve Mariucci said he would have surgery this week … In five career games against the Bears, Rice has caught 31 passes for 400 yards and seven touchdowns … Owens' 283 yards ranked him eighth best in the NFL for a single game.
		San Francisco receiver Tai Streets broke his right tibia while helping to make a tackle on kickoff coverage in the second quarter.
	www.nfl.com /news/00recaps/week16/chisfo.html (727 words)

	DefenseLINK News: NFL Kickoff Event Honors Service Members
		The concert concluded with Aretha Franklin performing the national anthem just before the kickoff of the first NFL game of the season.
		Molly Brown, 11, came to the NFL Kickoff 2003 concert on the National Mall Sept. 4 with her stepfather, Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Terry Loman, Company B, Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion, Fort Meade, Md. Molly said she wanted to see Britney Spears, and wouldn't leave even if it rained.
		Britney Spears was one of the featured artists who performed before thousands of military personnel and family members at the NFL Kickoff 2003 concert on the National Mall Sept. 4.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Sep2003/n09052003_200309052.html (1035 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > National Football League
		The NFL set kickoff times for the New Orleans Saints' remaining seven home games, all but one to be played on Sunday afternoons.
		When Trent Smith broke his leg in his first NFL preseason game in 2003, the tight end figured he might be out of football for a while.
		NFL coaches like to divide each season into quarters because they believe it helps their players maintain focus.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nfl (1035 words)

	ABC, NFL plan 'Kickoff' show before opener
		Britney Spears, Aerosmith, Mary J Blige and Aretha Franklin are among those who will perform during "NFL Kickoff Live" on Sept. 4 on the National Mall in Washington before the New York Jets-Washington Redskins game.
		NEW YORK -- For the first time, ABC Sports will start off its NFL season with a league-sponsored entertainment extravaganza leading into the Thursday night season opener.
		Pepsi Vanilla will sponsor the hour, which will be produced by Joel Gallen, who executive produced "America: A Tribute to Heroes" in September 2001.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1948386 (429 words)

	NFLHS.COM - NFL High School
		NFL Networks presents EA's NFL Madden 2006, a behind-the-scenes, inside look at the most successful video game on the market today.
		The totals are based on the 1,692-man 2005 NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters.
		A Collection of photos from various NFL Players' visits to local high schools on Oct. 4, 2005.
	www.nflhs.com (429 words)

	NFL Cancels Opening-Game Kickoff Concert
		March 09, 2004, 4:10 PM ET The National Football League has canceled plans for a third opening-game kickoff concert following Janet Jackson's risque halftime show at the Super Bowl.
		The league held free downtown concerts before its season-opening Thursday night games the last two seasons, but NFL spokesperson Greg Aiello said that commissioner Paul Tagliabue has put an end to such events.
		DMB To Wrap 2005 With One More Tour
	www.billboard.com /bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000457067 (364 words)

	NFL playoffs, 2003-04 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In one of the coldest games in NFL history, with tempratures reaching 4°F (-15°C), the Patriots survived both the cold and Steve McNair.
		On the Kansas City side, Dante Hall caught a touchdown and ran a kickoff for another; and Priest Holmes, who set the regular-season rushing touchdown record in 2003, also scored twice.
		The NFL playoffs for the 2003-04 season led up to
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NFL_playoffs,_2003-04 (364 words)

	BostonSportsHub.com - The Unofficial Home for Boston Sports
		St. Louis was third worst in the NFL in opponent kickoff return average and the worst in the NFL in opponent punt return average.
		The New England defense has allowed just one touchdown (a meaningless one at the end of the Jacksonville game) in their past six games in Foxborough where they will be playing throughout the AFC Playoffs.
		Tennessee is first among playoff teams with a 100.3 team passer rating, but last among playoff teams in rushing offense with an anemic 3.3 yards per carry.
	www.bostonsportshub.com /nfl_playoffs_2003.htm (364 words)

	AOL's Coverage of NFL Playoffs
		A pass-interference penalty should have been called against the San Francisco 49ers at the end of their wild 39-38 playoff victory, giving New York another chance to kick a game-winning field goal, said Mike Pereira, NFL director of officiating.
		While the NFL's admission was surprising, controversial endings and questionable officiating are nothing new to playoff football.
		Kevin Dyson ran 75 yards for the winning touchdown after catching a lateral from Frank Wycheck on a kickoff return against the Buffalo Bills, who argued in vain that the lateral was actually an illegal forward pass.
	www.sportsline.com /aol/nfl/playoffs/news/6107474 (364 words)

	NFL Trivia
		As of the end of the 2000 season, Steve Young shared an NFL record for six touchdowns in a postseason game.
		As of the end of the 1997 season, who was the all-time leader for kickoff returns with 421?
		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)

	Rules
		No trades shall be permitted for the rest of the season after the kickoff of the first NFL game during the twelfth week of the regular season.
		For week 15 of the NFL regular season, the top four (4) teams from each division will be seeded by record (ties broken by rule 12) in a single elimination tournament bracket.
		Depending on league size, the teams shall play a 14 to 15 week regular season, with the final weeks of the NFL season reserved for a single-elimination playoff tournament for the teams finishing with the best regular season records (see amendment 2).
	www.glorydays.com /rules.htm (1574 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2001 NFL Playoffs - Giants advance to NFC title game with 20-10 victory - Monday January 08, 2001 09:24 AM
		But this will be a grudge match for New York, which was eliminated from the playoffs in 1997 by Minnesota after blowing a nine-point lead in the final 1:38 of a wild-card game.
		Ron Dixon made the first on the opening kickoff and Jason Sehorn provided the other with one of the most memorable interceptions in playoff history.
		Dixon raced almost untouched for 97 yards and Sehorn tipped a ball to himself and scored on a spectacular 32-yard interception return as the Giants defeated the Eagles 20-10 on Sunday to advance to their first title game since 1990.
	www.cnn.com /cnnsi/football/nfl/2001/playoffs/news/2001/01/07/eagles_giants_ap (1574 words)

	Mall Bash Will Begin NFL Season (washingtonpost.com)
		Brian McCarthy, a spokesman for the NFL, said the Washington events are an expansion of last year's season kickoff concert in New York's Times Square, which featured Bon Jovi and other entertainers and drew as many as 500,000.
		The NFL has applied for, but not yet received, a permit to use the Mall for the events, according to the National Park Service, which is negotiating with the league on arrangements.
		The NFL said it will set up Jumbotron screens for the concert, which is being aired live by ABC from 8 to 9 p.m.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A56010-2003Aug13¬Found=true (1082 words)

	Packers.com » News » Press Releases » 2002 » 04 » 04-11
		SEASON OUTLOOK: NFL Europe clubs play a 10-game regular-season schedule beginning this weekend and concluding on Saturday, June 15.
		He played in seven regular-season games with the Packers in 2001, as well as both playoff games, and rushed for one yard, had one kickoff return for 21 yards, made three special teams tackles and forced one fumble on kick coverage.
		Current and former NFL players will be in the broadcast booth this season.
	www.packers.com /news/releases/2002/04/04-11.html (744 words)

	1995 Rules
		After that, it's first-come, first-served until kickoff of the first NFL game of the week.
		The first 14 weeks of the NFL season correspond with our Fantasy League "regular season." The next two weeks are the playoffs and Toilet Bowl, then the Superbowl.
		Returning owners may protect 0, 1, or 2 players from their 1994 final roster, but no NFL player may be protected more than 2 consecutive years.
	www.knuter.net /Hall.of.Fame.Page/content_pages/rules/rules_1995.htm (744 words)

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