Curated playlist
NFL seasons
- 1934 NFL seasonIn 1934, Bears halfback Beattie Feathers became the first NFL player to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season.
- 1961 NFL seasonThe Minnesota Vikings won their first NFL game 37-13 over the Chicago Bears. They finished that 1961 season 3-11.
- 1922 NFL seasonThe Green Bay Packers were voted out of the league in January 1922. A scandal over paid college players led to the vote.
- 1935 NFL seasonIn 1935, the Detroit Lions won their division without playing on the final day.
- 1920 APFA seasonThe NFL once forgot who won its own first championship. For years its record books called the 1920 title undecided.
- 1967 NFL seasonThe best team in the 1967 NFL season missed the playoffs. The Baltimore Colts went 11-1-2 but lost a tiebreaker.
- 1946 NFL seasonThe 1946 NFL championship game drew fewer fans than a regular season game a week earlier. The Bears won 24-14.
- 1933 NFL seasonA disputed touchdown pass by Bronko Nagurski rewrote pro football's rules in 1933.
- 1966 NFL seasonEvery NFL team but one turned down a Thanksgiving game in 1966. The Dallas Cowboys said yes.
- 1937 NFL seasonNeeding only a tie to win the East, the 1937 New York Giants lost 49-14 to Washington.
- 1978 NFL seasonThe NFL changed its rules in 1978 after scoring fell to its lowest since 1942.
- 2002 NFL seasonSeattle became the first NFL team to switch conferences twice. The Seahawks returned to the NFC West in 2002.
- 2011 NFL seasonThe 2011 NFL season almost didn't happen because of a 130-day lockout. Owners and players fought until July 25.
- 1950 NFL seasonThe 1950 NFL season ended in a four-way tie with no rule to break it. The title game was delayed a week.
- 2015 NFL seasonSuper Bowl 50 dropped Roman numerals because designers couldn't make an 'L' logo look good.
- 1943 NFL seasonIn 1943, the NFL's Eagles and Steelers merged into one team, the Steagles. War had drained the league of players.
- 1990 NFL seasonThe 1990 NFL season ended with a one-point Super Bowl. The Giants beat the Bills 20-19 in Super Bowl XXV.
- 2024 NFL seasonCould the Kansas City Chiefs win a third straight Super Bowl in the 2024 NFL season? No team had ever done it.
- 1932 NFL seasonThe 1932 NFL championship was played indoors on an 80-yard field. Cold forced the Bears and Spartans inside.
- 1970 NFL seasonAn NFL secretary drew the 1970 division plan from an envelope in a vase. Five earlier plans were rejected.