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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]
In 2018 Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer became the first all-female broadcast team to call an NFL game, which they did for an Amazon Prime stream of Thursday Night Football. [27] 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]
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.
The vast majority of NFL games were not blacked out; only 6% of games were blacked out during the 2011 season, [128] and only two games were blacked out in 2013 and none in 2014. [129] The NFL announced in March 2015 that it would suspend its blackout policy for at least the 2015 season . [ 129 ]
In addition to the regular Sunday afternoon games, there are regularly three prime time games each week (Monday night football on select weeks may have two games, along with late season Saturday night games). With the exception of the NFL Kickoff Game and the Thanksgiving night game, which are broadcast by NBC, the Thursday night game is ...
This is a list of the active National Football League teams' all-time win, loss, tie, and winning percentage records. [1] The teams are listed by year each became active. Updated through the 2024 regular season. [2]
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.