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National Football League Rookie Of The Year Award
Various entities present an NFL Rookie of the Year award each season to the top rookies in the National Football League (NFL). The NFL considers the (rookie) of the year awards by the Associated Press (AP) to be its AP NFL Rookie of the Year, official honor. Since 2011, the AP awards have been presented at the NFL Honors. Associated Press (AP) Offensive winners (1967–present) Defensive winners (1967–present) Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) Rookie of the Year awards have been given annually to an offensive and defensive rookie in the NFL since 1969, except in 1985. In 2013, PFWA began selecting an overall NFL rookie of the year in addition to its offensive and defensive honors. The winners are chosen by ''Pro Football Weekly'' writers/editors and PFWA members. Winners (2013–present) Offensive winners (1969–present) Defensive winners (1969–present) ''The Sporting News'' ''The Sporting News'' NFL Rookie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins annually with a NFL preseason, three-week preseason in August, followed by the NFL regular season, 18-week regular season, which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one Bye (sports), bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference, including the four division winners and three Wild card (sports), wild card teams, advance to the NFL playoffs, playoffs, a single-elimination tournament, which culminates in the Super Bowl, played in early February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 NFL Season
The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd regular season of the National Football League. The Miami Dolphins became the first (and to date the only) NFL team to finish a championship season undefeated and untied when they beat the Washington Redskins 14-7 in Super Bowl VII. The Dolphins not only led the NFL in points scored, while their defense led the league in fewest points allowed, the roster also featured two running backs who gained 1,000 rushing yards in the same season. Colts and Rams exchange owners On July 13, Robert Irsay and Willard Keland bought the Los Angeles Rams from the estate of Dan Reeves and transferred ownership to Carroll Rosenbloom, in exchange for ownership of the Baltimore Colts. Draft The 1972 NFL draft was held from February 1 to 2, 1972, at New York City's Essex House. With the first pick, the Buffalo Bills selected defensive end Walt Patulski from the University of Notre Dame. New officials Referee Jack Vest, the referee for Super Bowl II, the 1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Houston Oilers Season
The 1978 NFL season, 1978 Houston Oilers season was the franchise's 19th overall and the ninth in the National Football League (NFL). Led by Rookie RB Earl Campbell, who won both the Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Offensive Player of the Year, who rushed for 1,450 yards, the Oilers made the playoffs with a 10–6 record, making the playoffs for the first time since 1969 Houston Oilers season, 1969, qualifying in the newly created fifth Wild Card spot. The franchise scored 283 points while the defense gave up 298 points. Their record of 10 wins and 6 losses resulted in a second-place finish in the AFC Central Division. In the playoffs, the Oilers would stun 1978 Miami Dolphins season, the Miami Dolphins, 17–9, in the two teams first playoff meeting, then defeated 1978 New England Patriots season, the New England Patriots 31–14 in New England to advance to their first ever AFC Championship game, but in that game, they would score a mere 5 points in a 34–5 blowout loss to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 NFL Season
The 1978 NFL season was the 59th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded the regular season from a 14-game schedule to 16 games, which it remained in place until 2021 when it was increased to 17 games. Furthermore, the playoff format was expanded from 8 teams to 10 teams by adding another wild card from each conference. The wild card teams played each other, with the winner advancing to the playoff round of eight teams. The season ended with Super Bowl XIII when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 35–31 at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The average salary for a player in 1978 was under $62,600, up 13.2 percent over the previous year. Fran Tarkenton was the highest-paid quarterback at $360,000 and running back O. J. Simpson was the highest paid player, at just under $733,400. Draft The 1978 NFL draft was held from May 2 to 3 at New York City's Roosevelt Hotel. With the first pick, the Houston Oilers selected running back Earl Campbel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Dallas Cowboys Season
The 1977 NFL season, 1977 Dallas Cowboys season was their 18th in the National Football League (NFL). The club appeared twice on ''Monday Night Football''. Rookie running back Tony Dorsett rushed for 1,007 yards and became the second member of the Cowboys (first since 1973 Dallas Cowboys season, 1973) to have a 1,000-yard rushing season. Dallas scored 345 points, which ranked first in the NFC, while its defense only gave up 212 points. Dallas finished with a 12–2 record (tied with 1968 Dallas Cowboys season, 1968 for the best record in the Landry era). The Cowboys made it to their fourth Super Bowl and beat the 1977 Denver Broncos season, Denver Broncos to capture their second Super Bowl title. They were the first team from the NFC East Division to win two Super Bowls. Their record (including the postseason) remains the highest single-season winning percentage in franchise history. The Cowboys became the 4th team in NFL history to win two Super Bowls, joining the Packers, Dolp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 NFL Season
The 1977 NFL season was the 58th regular season of the National Football League. The two second-year expansion teams switched conferences, with the Seattle Seahawks moving from the NFC West to the AFC West, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers transferring from the AFC West to the NFC Central. Instead of a traditional Thanksgiving Day game hosted by the Dallas Cowboys, the league scheduled a Miami Dolphins at St. Louis Cardinals contest. This would be only the second season since 1966 that the Cowboys did not play on that holiday. It marked the last time that the Cowboys did not play on Thanksgiving. This was the last NFL regular season with 14 games. The regular season was expanded to 16 games in 1978, with the preseason reduced from six games to four. It was also the final season of the eight-team playoff field in the NFL, before going to ten the following season. The 1977 season is considered the last season of the "Dead Ball Era" of professional football (1970 to 1977). The 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Minnesota Vikings Season
The 1976 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 16th in the National Football League (NFL). The Vikings finished with an 11–2–1 record to give them their eighth NFC Central division title. The Vikings beat the Washington Redskins 35–20 in the divisional round of the playoffs, followed by a 24–13 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship, before losing 32–14 to the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI. As of 2025, this is the most recent Super Bowl appearance by the franchise. Offseason 1976 draft Notes 1976 expansion draft Personnel Staff Retrieved May 4, 2015. Roster Preseason Regular season Schedule Game summaries Week 1: at New Orleans Saints |
1976 NFL Season
The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 28 teams with the addition of the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This fulfilled one of the conditions agreed to in 1966 for the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, which called for the league to expand to 28 teams by 1970 or soon thereafter. For this season only, the Seahawks played in the NFC West while the Buccaneers played in the AFC West. The Seahawks would return to the NFC West with the realignment prior to the 2002 season, on the other hand, the Buccaneers did not return to the AFC in 2002. The Buccaneers became the first NFL team to finish a season 0–14. The Buccaneers lost their first 26 games as they also lost their first 12 games in 1977. The season ended with Super Bowl XI when the Oakland Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings 32–14 at the Rose Bowl. The Raiders were the first original AFL team to win a Super Bowl in the post-merger era. Player movement Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Washington Redskins Season
The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 39th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 10–4 record from 1974 and finished 8–6. Offseason NFL draft Roster Regular season Schedule Season summary Week 2 Week 6 Week 7 *Source:''Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 8 Retrieved 2013-Dec-10. Standings Postseason The Redskins did not qualify for the postseason in 1975.Awards and records Milestones References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 NFL Season
The 1975 NFL season was the 56th regular season of the National Football League. Instead of a traditional Thanksgiving Day game hosted by the Dallas Cowboys, the league scheduled a Buffalo Bills at St. Louis Cardinals contest. This was the first season since that the Cowboys did not play on that holiday. The playoff format was changed so that the division champions with the best regular season records were made the home teams for the divisional round, with the division champion advancing to the conference championship game with the best record hosting the title game. Previously, game sites rotated by division. The caveat stipulating that a wild card team cannot face its own division champion in the divisional round was kept in force. The season ended with Super Bowl X when the Pittsburgh Steelers repeated as champions by defeating the Dallas Cowboys at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Draft The 1975 NFL draft was held from January 28 to 29, 1975, at New York City's Hilton a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 San Diego Chargers Season
The San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's fifth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 15th overall. The team improved on their 2–11–1 record in 1973 and finished 5–9. It was Tommy Prothro's first season as the team's head coach. Before the season, the team changed from white helmets and powder blue jerseys—which it had had since its inception in 1960—to royal blue helmets and jerseys. Players' uniform numbers were also removed from the helmets. The royal blue would remain through 1984, when the helmets and jerseys became a darker shade of blue (navy blue); that blue became even darker in 1988. The Chargers switched back permanently to modified white helmets in 2007. Offseason NFL draft Roster Preseason Regular season Schedule Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 1: at Houston Oilers Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals Week 3: vs. Miami Dolphins Week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 NFL Season
The 1974 NFL season was the 55th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl IX when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 16-6. Players held a strike from July 1 until August 10, prior to the regular season beginning; only one preseason game (that year's College All-Star Game) was canceled, and the preseason contests were held with all-rookie rosters. The 1974 season was the first played under a major rules reform intended to promote offensive football, including a reduction of the penalty for offensive holding from 15 yards to 10, elimination of unlimited "chucking" of pass receivers and banning low blocks against them, moving the goalposts to the end line to incentivize more aggressive play-calling, and implementing sudden death overtime to reduce tie games. Draft The 1974 NFL draft was held from January 29 to 30, 1974, at New York City's Americana Hotel. With the first pick, the Dallas Cowboys selected defensive end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
