The Timeline

The behind the scenes events that led to the 1966 merger of the AFL and the NFL, and the immediate establishment of an "AFL-NFL World' s Championship of Professional Football" game (Super Bowl) following the 1966 Football Season.

The story of the intense rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys that lasted through the entire 1980's and 1990's.

The 49ers-Cowboys rivalry during the 1990s, when San Francisco and Dallas faced each other in the NFC Championship Game three consecutive times.

The last regular season games of the Los Angeles Raiders and the Los Angeles Rams before they relocated to Oakland and St. Louis, respectively, after the 1994 season.

Chronicles the exciting season of the 1991 Atlanta Falcons which head coach Jerry Glanville called "the most fun team ever in pro football."

Quarterback Peyton Manning's off-season workout routine, and how it prepared him and the 2013 Denver Broncos to set several offensive records.

The New York Giants, after suffering losing seasons in the 1960s and early 1970s, move from New York City to East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1976 and become a winning team in the 1980s.

The NFL during the Iran hostage crisis. Includes the story of Alex Paen, a Los Angeles-based reporter stationed in Tehran, who made an audio recording of Super Bowl XIV for the hostages to listen to.

The New Orleans Saints and the city of New Orleans, from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to the re-opening of the Louisiana Superdome more than a year later.

The Dallas Cowboys getting the nickname "America's Team".

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers losing their first ever 26 games.

Brett Favre retiring as a Green Bay Packer in March 2008, only to un-retire a few months later to join the New York Jets, and then join the Packers' rival, the Minnesota Vikings, in 2009.

The Fog Bowl, the December 31, 1988 playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears, including the rivalry between Bears head coach Mike Ditka, and Eagles head coach and former Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan.

The 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, as re-told by horror filmmaker and former Pittsburgh resident George A. Romero.

The 1969 Washington Redskins, the only season that Vince Lombardi coached for that team before he died of cancer just prior to the 1970 season.

The St. Louis Rams of 1999-2001, nicknamed "The Greatest Show on Turf", became the first team to score 500 points in a season 3 straight years, while making the Super Bowl twice and winning Super Bowl XXXIV during that span.