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Pittsburgh franchise changed its nickname from the Pirates to the Steelers before the start of the 1940 season. The NFL raised the maximum number of players allowed on a league roster from 30 to 33 players effective with the 1940 season. [3]
The Houston Texans have the fewest games played (12), wins (5), and losses (7) in NFL playoff history. The NFL officially counts and includes the statistical records logged by teams that played in the American Football League (AFL) as part of NFL history. Therefore, these teams' pre-merger win–loss records are accounted for. However, the NFL ...
Early championships between 1920 and 1932 were awarded to the team with the best won-lost record, initially rather haphazardly, as some teams played more or fewer games than others, or scheduled games against non-league, amateur or collegiate teams; this led to the 1920 title being determined during a league meeting after the season, [3] the 1921 title being decided on a controversial ...
A somewhat trivial event in between all the other more important events, the big game on the gridiron has withstood the test of time. Now in 2025, the Super Bowl turns 59.
Shannon Eastin became the first woman to officiate an NFL game in 2012, in a pre-season matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the San Diego Chargers. [28] In 2015 Sarah Thomas became the first full-time female official in NFL history. [29] In 2021 she became the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl. [30]
Sudden death overtime was finally approved for the NFL championship game in 1946 [7] and has remained in effect ever since. [8] [9] The first playoff game requiring overtime was the 1958 NFL Championship Game. The 1955 and 1960 NFL championship games were played on Monday afternoons, Christmas having fallen on a Sunday in those years.
Baltimore Ravens: Steve Bisciotti. Age: 64. Ownership history: He purchased 49% of the Ravens in 2000 for $300 million, and then the remaining 51% in 2004 for $600 million.
The ensuing game would also attract notoriety as the third-highest scoring game in NFL history, and the highest-scoring game in Monday Night Football history. [41] In October 2018, the league confirmed four London Games would take place in 2019. Wembley Stadium would host two and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would host the remaining two.