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Index

All-America Football Lambeau Field, 67 Page, Alan, 101, 168
Conference (AAFC), 7, 48, Landry, Tom, 52, 54–55 Payton, Walter, 41–43, 152,
50, 128, 156 Lane, Dick “Night Train,” 21, 168, 172
American Football Conference 160 perfect season, 13, 39, 99, 107
(AFC), 12, 31–32, 44, 47, 51, Lewis, Marvin, 44, 46 Peterson, Adrian, 101–102, 169
56, 59, 71, 76, 79, 83, 87, 88, logo, 93 punt returns, 31, 173
91, 96, 132, 174 longest game, 97
American Football League Lynch, Marshawn, 133, 135 Rice, Jerry, 129–131, 171
(AFL), 10, 12, 32–33, 56, 72, Ring of Honor, 69, 162
80, 82, 88, 90, 96, 104, 116, Mahomes, Patrick, 80, 83 Rodgers, Aaron, 64–65
119, 140, 148, 167 Manning, Peyton, 56, 72–75, rookie, 47, 59, 103, 108, 150,
163 152, 154, 157, 160, 162, 166,
Belichick, Bill, 46, 104, 106–107 Marino, Dan, 96–98 169, 172, 175–177, 180, 182
Brady, Tom, 75, 83, 104–107, merger, 10, 12, 14, 72, 96, 128, Rozelle, Pete, 14, 16
136, 148, 150 140
Brees, Drew, 108, 110–111, 151 Montana, Joe, 128–131, 165, salary cap, 19
Brown, Jim, 48, 50–51, 152 171 Seau, Junior, 89–91, 174
Moss, Randy, 101, 103, 107, 166 shotgun formation, 55
draft, 10, 19, 51, 59, 72, 107, Most Valuable Player (MVP) Shula, Don, 96, 98
131, 150, 153–154, 163, 177, Award, 59, 64, 83, 95, 101, spy-gate scandal, 107
181 113, 123, 150–152, 156, 158, Steel Curtain defense, 127, 149,
dynasty, 67, 104, 124, 127, 165 161, 163, 165, 168–169, 157, 160
171–172, 175–176, 178–179 strike, 16, 147
Fearsome Foursome, 92, 159 Strode, Woody, 6
free agency, 16, 19, 111, 150, Namath, Joe, 10, 117–119
182 national anthem, 129 Tampa 2, 136
National Football Conference Taylor, Lawrence, 113, 176
Greene, Joe, 124, 127, 157 (NFC), 12, 23, 27, 36, 52, 103, television deals, 14
111, 115, 120, 123, 129, 135, Thanksgiving Day game, 60
Hall of Fame, 19, 31, 35, 43, 51, 136, 165, 180
55, 59, 80, 96, 103, 127, 139 NFL Defensive Player of the Warner, Kurt, 21, 23, 92–93, 95
home field advantage, 47, 100, Year, 149, 152, 154, 157, Washington, Kenny, 6
123 160–161, 168, 170, 173–174, wild card, 23, 143
Hunt, Lamar, 8, 16, 80 176, 180, 182–183
Hurricane Katrina, 111
Orange Crush defense, 56
Ice Bowl, 67 overtime, 8, 27, 51, 79, 91, 103

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