Curated category
NFL seasons
- 1934 NFL seasonThe Portsmouth Spartans packed their gear and left Ohio for Detroit, Michigan in 1934. This move transformed the franchise into the Detroit Lions.
- 1961 NFL seasonThe 1961 NFL season marked the league's 42nd regular year. It grew to 14 teams with two new franchises joining the fold.
- 1922 NFL seasonThe year 1922 started sourly for president Joe F. Carr and the American Professional Football Association. Just ahead of the league's winter meeting…
- 1935 NFL seasonThe 1935 NFL season began with just nine teams after the Cincinnati franchise and its St. Louis successor folded at the end of the previous year.
- 1920 APFA seasonOn the 20th of August 1920, four men gathered in an office in Canton, Ohio to change sports history. Ralph Hay and Jim Thorpe represented the Canton Bulldogs…
- 1967 NFL seasonThe National Football League added its 16th team in 1967 when the New Orleans Saints joined the ranks of existing franchises.
- 1946 NFL seasonElmer Layden resigned as NFL Commissioner before the 1946 season began. Bert Bell, co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles, took over the role immediately…
- 1933 NFL seasonThe 1933 NFL season marked the league's fourteenth regular year. It also signaled a major shift in how the game was organized.
- 1966 NFL seasonThe National Football League added the Atlanta Falcons on the 8th of June 1965. Commissioner Pete Rozelle granted ownership of the new franchise to Rankin…
- 1937 NFL seasonThe 1937 NFL season marked the entry of the Cleveland Rams as an expansion team. This move added a new franchise to the league's roster for its 18th regular…
- 1978 NFL seasonThe 1978 NFL season marked the beginning of a new era for professional football. The league officially expanded its regular schedule from fourteen games to…
- 2002 NFL seasonThe 2002 NFL season marked the return of an even number of teams with the addition of the Houston Texans. This expansion allowed the league to realign into…
- 2011 NFL seasonThe 2011 NFL season began on Thursday, the 8th of September 2011, but the path to that kickoff was blocked by a labor dispute lasting 130 days.
- 1950 NFL seasonOn the 9th of December 1949, the All-America Football Conference announced its collapse. Three franchises from that league joined the National Football…
- 2015 NFL seasonThe 2015 NFL season marked the league's 96th year of operation and its 50th Super Bowl era. To celebrate this milestone, the league introduced a gold-plated…
- 1943 NFL seasonThe 1943 NFL season began on Sunday, September 19 and ended on December 12. World War II had drained the league of its players as hundreds left to serve in…
- 1990 NFL seasonThe 1990 NFL season marked the first time since 1966 that teams played a bye week. This change stretched the traditional 16-game schedule across 17 weeks to…
- 2024 NFL seasonThe 2024 NFL season began on the 5th of September 2024. Kansas City defeated Baltimore in the opening game known as the Kickoff Game.
- 1932 NFL seasonThe 1932 NFL season marked the thirteenth regular year of the National Football League. It was a year defined by a sharp reduction in franchise numbers to…
- 1970 NFL seasonThe 1970 NFL season marked the first year of a unified league after years of competition between two separate organizations.