Walter Payton had the flu when he broke the NFL record with 275 rushing yards when Chicago played Minn 11/20/77.
Corey Dillon broke his record in 2000 rushing for 278 yards Cincinnati vs Denver (10-22-2000)
That record was then broken by Jamal Lewis in 2003 with 295 yards. Then, in 2007, Adrian Peterson, in his rookie season, ran for 296 yards against San Diego (and LaDainian Tomlinson)
It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star Game.
Walter Payton, known as "Sweetness" for his smooth style, until 2002 was the leading National Football League (NFL) rusher of all time, with a career total of 16,726 yards.
Walter Payton played all 13 years of his professional career with the Chicago Bears winning a championship in 1985.
Payton died of a rare liver disease in 1999. He was remembered as both a great player and a great man.
The NFL was founded in 1920 in Canton, Ohio, as the American Professional Football Association.
A Wall Street Journal analysis found that an average NFL game has only about 11 minutes of actual action.
The Green Bay Packers are owned by their fans as a community-owned nonprofit team.
The 1972 Miami Dolphins had the only perfect season in NFL history.
The Baltimore Ravens are named after Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven."