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The Pro Football Hall of Fame's archives, located inside the brand new Ralph Wilson, Jr. Pro Football Research and Preservation Center, houses the world's largest collection of information related to the sport. The following are links to stories on our website created from the more than 20 million pages of documents and 3 million photographic images contained in our collection.
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1922 NFL Owners Meeting 1932 NFL Playoff Game, Chicago Bears vs. Portsmouth Spartans 1933 NFL Championship Game, Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants 1942 NFL’s War Relief Games and War Bond Efforts 1945 NFL Championship Game - Cleveland Rams vs. Washington Redskins 1947 Opening Game - Eagles and Redskins combine for most points on opening day
1953 NFL Championship Game, Cleveland vs. Detroit 1957 Playoff Game, Detroit vs. San Francisco 1958 NFL Championship Game, Baltimore vs. NY Giants 1963 – Raiders and Oilers score 70 points in first half 1967 NFL Championship Game, Dallas vs. Green Bay 1968 (Nov. 17) - The Infamous "Heidi" Game - Raiders vs. Jets 1971 AFC Divisional Playoff Game, Kansas City vs. Miami 1972 Miami's Perfect Season 1972 AFC Divisional Playoff Game - "Immaculate Reception" - Oakland vs. Pittsburgh 1976 Expansion Draft (Tampa Bay/Seattle) 1976 AFC Championship Game - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders 1979 NFC Championship Game - Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams 1981 AFC Divisional Playoff Game, Miami vs. San Diego 1985 Patriots Wild Card Run 1986 AFC Championship Game, Cleveland vs. Denver 1992 AFC Wildcard Game, Buffalo vs. Houston 250 yards receiving, game 2,000-Yard Rushers 2007 New England Patriots go 18-0 2010 NFL Season in Review 2011 NFL Season in Review 40 and over, oldest NFL players 500 club – QBs with 500 yds passing, game 50,000-Yard Quarterbacks Back to top
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African-Americans in Pro Football Age, oldest NFL players Air Coryell All-America Football Conference Standings, 1946-49 All-Decade Teams All-time Win/Loss Records by Team American Football League, 1960-1969 American Football League Standings, 1926 American Football League Standings, 1936-37 American Football League Standings, 1940-41 Anderson (William “Flipper”) Sets Receiving Mark Back to top
-B- Bermuda Triangle Best Performances, Kickoff Weekend Biggest Comebacks Bironas, Rob kicks eight field goals Birth of Professional Football Brees' 54-game TD streak Brothers Who've Played Pro Ball Brown, Jim - Exclamation point on a career Back to top
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Campbell (Earl) - Record 1980 Season Carnell ‘Cadillac’ Williams set rookie rushing mark Carter, Cris sets reception mark in 1994 Champions, 1920 - 2014 Christmas Day Games Chronology of Professional Football The Classic Shootout, 1981 AFC Divisional Playoff Game Coaching Victories, Career Leaders Coin Toss History Comebacks Back to top
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The Dallas Texans Davis, Terrell, 1998 season Debut - Red Grange Decade-by-Decade - A breakdown of feature stories from the past Defunct Leagues Standings: AFL (1926) | AFL (1936-37) | AFL (1940-41) | AAFC | WFL | USFL Eric Dickerson Trade Draft History, 1936-2014 Draft History: No. 1 to HOF - 13 members of the Hall were first overall pick Draft History: Drafting the Class of 2009 – Bob Hayes | Randall McDaniel | Bruce Smith | Derrick Thomas | Rod Woodson Draft History: Drafting the Class of 2010 – Dick LeBeau | Floyd Little | Russ Grimm | Rickey Jackson | Jerry Rice | Emmitt Smith | John Randle Draft History: Drafting the Class of 2012 – Jack Butler | Dermontti Dawson | Chris Doleman | Cortez Kennedy | Curtis Martin | Willie Roaf Draft History: Drafting the Class of 2014 Draft History: Joe Stydahar, the first drafted player to make it to Canton Dropkick The Drive
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Expansion in the 1970s, Seattle and Tampa Bay
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Fathers & Sons Who've Played Pro Ball Field Goals, Longest Field Goals, Most in a game First Passes First Playoff Game First Overtime Game Firsts in Pro Football First Professional Football Player First Televised Game First Thanksgiving Game Football and America Forty and Over, Oldest Players Franchises, All-Time List of NFL Teams
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Grange, Red makes his professional debut Greatest Comebacks, Bills rally from 32 points back Greatest Comebacks "Greatest Game Ever Played" - 1958 NFL Championship Game Green Bay Packers Set Interception Mark
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Harrison sets single season reception record, 2002 "Heidi" Game - Infamous Raiders vs. Jets game on Nov. 17, 1968 Heisman Trophy winners in the Hall of Fame Heffelfinger, William “Pudge” – First Pro Highest scoring first half Highest Scoring Game Highest Scoring Games - NFL shootouts Highest Scoring Opening Game - 1947 Eagles vs. Redskins History, Firsts in Pro Football History of Professional Football History Features: Decade-by-Decade History of NFL Franchises, 1920-present History Section on NFL.com Histories of Current 32 NFL Teams Holy Roller - Dave Casper and the Raiders Famous Play from 1978 Hobbs return preserved Hornung’s 176-point season, 1960 Hutson, Don
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The Ice Bowl Immaculate Reception: The "Immaculate Reception" | Franco talks about the "Immaculate Reception" | Joe Greene's memory | Elevator Panel | Tartan Turf | Program Cover | Official Account Infographics: NFL on Wednesday | Overtime Interceptions, Most in single game International – Football in the U.K. International - NFL Europa
-K- "The King" Hugh McElhenny
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Largest Trades Last Dropkick Converted in NFL Game Latin-Americans in Pro Football Left-handed Quarterbacks Longest Field Goals Longest Games Longest Returns Longest runs from scrimmage, by team Longest Winning Streaks
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Manning (Peyton) sets TD mark Miami's Perfect Season McElhenny, Hugh- "The King" "Million Dollar Backfield" sparks dream season Military and Football Miracle at the Meadowlands Moore's scoring record tied by Tomlinson Most passing yards, game (team-by-team record holders) Most Points, Opening Game - Eagles and Redskins combine for record Most receiving yards, game (team-by-team record holders) Back to top
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NFL's All-Decade Teams NFL Champions NFL Commissioners and Presidents NFL Europa NFL Founded in Canton NFL Passer Rating System NFL Nicknames NFL Owners Meeting, 1922 NFL Seasons in Review: 2011 | 2010 NFL Team Rushing Records NFL Teams – all-time listing of league franchises NFL.com - History Section Nomellini, Leo and Perry, Joe
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O'Brien, Davey Oldest NFL records Oldest Players Oorang Indians Overtime - Birth of OT | Longest field goal in OT | Tie games Overtime, infographic
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QBs with most TD passes in a season Quarterbacks, 4,000-Yard Club Quarterbacks, 50,000-Yard Club Quarterbacks, Left-handed Quarterback Passer Rating System Quarterbacks who've passed for 7 TDs in a game Quarterbacks who've passed for 500 yds, game
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Radio Helmet Receiving Leaders, Career Top 20 Receiving, 250-yard games Receiving yards records, game (team-by-team record holders) Records: Accounts of NFL Records Red Grange makes his professional debut Regular Season Games Played-NFL Rookies Who've Won NFL Statistical Titles Running Backs: 2,000-Yard Rushers Running backs with 3 or more 80-yard TD runs Running Wild, Barry Sanders runs for 100 yards in 14 consecutive games Rushing - Team Record Holders Rushing records, team-by-team (single game) Rushers, 1,000 yard duos - Csonka/Morris | Harris/Bleier | Mack/Byner | Vick/Dunn | Jacobs/Ward | Stewart/Williams
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Sayers scores 6 Seasons in Review: 2011 | 2010 Shootouts Shotgun Formation Single-game rushing records by team Super Bowl Coaches Super Bowl Coin Toss Super Bowl Quarterbacks Super Bowl Stadiums Super Bowl (Game Time) Temperatures Don Shula Become All-time Winningest Coach
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Tarkenton's debut TD passes in a season – chronology of the record Team Histories Teams in the NFL, 1920-present Team-by-Team single season rushing leaders Team-by-team, single-game rushing records Team record holders: receiving yards, game Television – First Televised Game Thanksgiving Day Games, 1920-2014 Thanksgiving – Detroit Tradition Thanksgiving and playoff hopes Thorpe, Jim and the Oorang Indians Tie Games, Overtime Tomlinson, LaDainian Makes History in 2003 Tomlinson, LaDainian sets points record Tomlinson ties Lenny Moore's consecutive game scoring record Top 20: Career statistical leaders (at start of 2014 NFL Season) Touchdowns, 99-Yard TD Passes Touchdowns, Manning (Peyton) sets TD Mark Touchdowns, Most consecutive games with a TD pass Touchdown runs – Five RBs with three or more 80-yard touchdowns Trades, Largest "Triple Crown" Winners
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Undefeated Teams - 1934 and '42 Bears | 1948 Browns | 1972 Dolphins | 2007 Patriots Unitas' record United States Football League Standings. 1983-85
-V- Norm Van Brocklin's record-setting 554 yards Michael Vick sets QB rushing mark
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Wednesday, infographic Win/Loss Records by Team Winners - "Triple Crown" Winning Streaks Wild Card, History Williams sets rookie rushing mark World Football League Standings, 1974-75 Wrong-way runs
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Youngest Coaches