The bible for passionate, knowledgeable pro football fans, The Official NFL 2003 Record & Fact Book is the only record book authorized by the NFL and distributed to media around the world as a press guide from league headquarters. And the revamped, almanac-size format works-with the right size and the right shape. This all-in-one resource of vital statistics, information, trivia, and more contains all essential information, including: all-time NFL individual and team records; a complete listing of 2002 team and individual statistics; top individual rushing, passing, receiving, and quarterback sack performances of 2002; 2003 NFL draft summary; game-by-game summaries of the 2002 season; official records for postseason games, Super Bowl, and Pro Bowl; active and career coaching records; active statistical leaders going into the 2003 season; all-time team-versus-team results; a listing of outstanding individual performances; a digest of NFL rules; and a special Inside the Numbers statistical highlights section, from road records for the past decade to highest NFL postseason passer ratings.

Drawing on the author's 30-year study of football statistics, this book presents new methods for analyzing the game in different ways. An examination of known distances for missed field goals offers an accurate method for evaluating placekickers. Reassessments of punters and running backs are included, along with an overhaul of the NFL's passer rating system. Topics previously unexplored through statistics are covered, such as momentum, defining "What is a dynasty?" and "What is a Cinderella team?"

" NFL placekicking has quite a history, from the dropkick, to the placekick, to kicking barefoot, to soccer style kicking. Each style of kicking is analyzed through statistics to show its effectiveness for field goals and extra points. Also discussed is the use of artificial turf and the development of domed stadiums and their effects on placekicking accuracy"--

Definitive and the only record book authorized by the NFL, this annual of information and statistics contains all-time NFL individual and team records; a complete listing of 1997 team and individual statistics; game-by-game summaries of the 1997 season; and more.

It’s difficult to imagine today—when the Super Bowl has virtually become a national holiday and the National Football League is the country’s dominant sports entity—but pro football was once a ramshackle afterthought on the margins of the American sports landscape. In the span of a single generation in postwar America, the game charted an extraordinary rise in popularity, becoming a smartly managed, keenly marketed sports entertainment colossus whose action is ideally suited to television and whose sensibilities perfectly fit the modern age. America’s Game traces pro football’s grand transformation, from the World War II years, when the NFL was fighting for its very existence, to the turbulent 1980s and 1990s, when labor disputes and off-field scandals shook the game to its core, and up to the sport’s present-day preeminence. A thoroughly entertaining account of the entire universe of professional football, from locker room to boardroom, from playing field to press box, this is an essential book for any fan of America’s favorite sport.

A must for every football fan, this reference book is packed with the facts and figures of every team in the NFL, including all-time records, team rosters and schedules, Super Bowl results, and more. Illustrated.

This is "a guide to both Super Bowl history and Super Bowl trivia. It provides both historical and trivial facts about the games themselves, the teams, the head coaches, and points and scoring in a format that is both easy and fun to read."--Page 4 of cover.

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