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2026

Feature Longest NFL Punt in History: Steve O’Neal’s 98-Yarder Steve O’Neal’s 98-yard punt in 1969 remains the NFL record. Learn how it happened, why an AFL play counts, and how punt distance is measured. Feature Most Touchdowns in NFL History: Scored vs. Thrown Jerry Rice scored a record 208 NFL touchdowns; Tom Brady threw 649. Compare career leaders, rushing and receiving records, and how Rice passed Jim Brown. Feature Biggest Blowout in NFL History: The Bears’ 73–0 Championship Win Chicago’s 73–0 win in the 1940 NFL Championship Game remains the biggest blowout. See how regular-season, post-merger and Super Bowl records differ. Feature Seahawks Super Bowl History: Four Appearances, Two Titles Seattle is 2–2 in Super Bowls through LX. See every appearance, season, date and score, plus the stories behind its two titles and two defeats. Feature Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl History: All Four Appearances Seattle’s four Super Bowl appearances, from the 2005 season to the 2025 championship: scores, dates, key plays and the two title-winning teams. Feature Longest Kick in NFL History: Field Goal or Punt? Cam Little’s 68-yard field goal, his 70-yard preseason kick and Steve O’Neal’s 98-yard punt answer different NFL record questions. Feature Has There Ever Been a Super Bowl Without a Touchdown? Every Super Bowl through LX has featured a touchdown. See why the Patriots’ 13–3 win in Super Bowl LIII came closest, and which teams scored none. Feature Coldest Football Game in NFL History: The 1967 Ice Bowl The 1967 Ice Bowl holds the NFL cold record at −13°F. Compare it with the Freezer Bowl and learn why historical wind-chill figures differ. Feature Coldest Game in NFL History: Ice Bowl vs. Freezer Bowl Compare the Ice Bowl’s −13°F kickoff with the Freezer Bowl and other frigid NFL playoff games, with wind-chill caveats and the story of Starr’s winning sneak. Feature Best Running Back in NFL History: An Era-Aware Ranking Jim Brown leads our ranking of the greatest NFL running backs, with the cases for Payton, Sanders and Smith—and the era differences that matter. Feature Who Has the Most Super Bowl Rings? Players and Coaches Compare Tom Brady’s seven Super Bowl rings with Bill Belichick’s eight, see every winning season, and learn why player and coaching records differ. Feature NFL Single-Season Rushing Records: Dickerson and the 2,000-Yard Club Eric Dickerson holds the NFL season rushing record with 2,105 yards. Compare the top seasons, touchdowns, rookie marks and 14- to 17-game schedules. Feature Longest Field Goal Attempt in NFL History: Janikowski’s 76-Yarder Sebastian Janikowski’s 76-yard attempt in 2008 fell short. Why Oakland tried it, and how it differs from the longest successful NFL field goal. Feature History of Super Bowl Champions: Every Winner, 1966–2025 Every Super Bowl champion by season, with final scores, franchise title totals and the AFL-NFL history behind the championship game. Feature NFL Championship History: How the League Crowned Champions Follow the NFL title from standings-era champions and the 1932 tiebreaker through the scheduled championship game, merger and modern Super Bowl. Feature NFL Champions History: Every Winner, 1920–2025 Trace every NFL champion from Akron in 1920 through Seattle in 2025, including standings titles, merger-era splits, title games and Super Bowls. Feature NFL Sack Records: Career, Season, Game and the Pre-1982 Problem Bruce Smith owns the career sack record, Myles Garrett the season mark and Derrick Thomas the game record—but pre-1982 totals need context. Feature Longest Field Goal in NFL History: Cam Little’s 68-Yarder Cam Little owns the NFL regular-season record with a 68-yard field goal. Trace the mark from Presnell and Dempsey to Tucker and Little. Feature NFL Rushing Leaders: Career Top 20 and Record History Compare the NFL career rushing top 20, trace the record from Cliff Battles to Emmitt Smith, and separate career, season and single-season leaders. Feature How to Show Source and Update Dates With a Football Data Table A practical format for labeling football tables with source editions, data cutoffs, update dates and scope so readers know what the numbers cover. Feature Wing-T Offense: How Delaware Turned Misdirection Into a System How Dave Nelson and Tubby Raymond made the Wing-T a system of motion, misdirection and complementary plays—and a Delaware signature. Feature Mile High Stadium Capacity: Current and Original Empower Field at Mile High seats 76,125. See how the original stadium grew from Bears Stadium and finished with 76,123 seats. Feature Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium: The Falcons’ First Home The football history of Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, from the Falcons’ 1966 debut and first playoff win to the Georgia Dome move and 1997 implosion. Feature Forest Hills Stadium Capacity: 12,000 or 13,000 by Source FOX 5 New York says 13,000 and mtheory says 12,000. See what each figure leaves undefined, how to cite the range, and why it is not a football ground. Feature NFL Week 1 Scoring Record History by Category 2012 and 2026 share 791 points across 16 games, while per-game, single-game and one-team records require separate historical comparisons. Feature Ray Lewis Has the Most Recorded NFL Tackles He leads available regular-season career data with 2,059 combined and 1,568 solo tackles, though incomplete early records limit all-era comparisons. Feature Why Is a Football Called a Pigskin? Some early football-like balls likely used inflated pig bladders as inner cores, though the nickname’s precise origin remains undocumented. Feature Biggest Comeback in Super Bowl History The Patriots erased a 28–3 third-quarter deficit, forced overtime with 25 unanswered points and beat the Falcons 34–28 in Super Bowl LI. Feature Longest Game in NFL History: Clock vs. Real Time Miami beat Kansas City 27-24 after 82:40 on the game clock; the weather-delayed 2018 Tennessee-Miami game is an elapsed-time distinction. Feature NFL’s Oldest Team: Cardinals, Bears or Packers? Arizona leads by lineage; Arizona and Chicago tie by 1920 league entry, while Green Bay is oldest in its original market, with the 1898–1899 date conflict explained. Feature The Boston Game’s Role in American Football’s Origins Harvard’s conditional running, the 1874 McGill exchange, and Camp-era reforms reveal a gradual evolution—not a single invention. Feature First Black Quarterback in the NFL: Pollard vs. Thrower Pollard was the earliest quarterback-equivalent figure; Thrower was the first Black player used exclusively at quarterback in the NFL. Feature Oldest Player in NFL History: George Blanda Blanda played his final NFL season at age 48, then retired shortly before his 49th birthday—clarifying why he did not play at 49. Feature How Long Is the History of American Football? American football's organized history runs about 150 years — from the 1869 Rutgers–Princeton game through the NFL's 1920 founding to today's 17-game seasons.