A Statistical History Of Pro Football

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?"

Sports historians Neft and Cohen have created the football counterpart to Macmillan's Baseball Encyclopedia with this collection of rare, never-before-published statistics on the earliest years of organized pro football. Features key historical events from the game's origins in the 1890s through the 1990-91 season and Super Bowl.

Gridiron fans now have their own comprehensive record book. In addition to breaking new ground in presenting football records, "The Pro Football Encyclopedia" includes a register of every man who ever played in the NFL, a complete register of coaches, yearly playoff and Super Bowl linescores and statistics, all-time leaders in major statistical categories, and much more.

Using metrics of his own design, the author ranks the best professional football players of all time by position, along with providing rankings for the greatest coaches of all time.

Features information and statistical data on teams, players, championship and Super Bowl games, and football history since 1960

Traces the history of professional football. Includes photos, legendary heroes, and Super Bowl statistics.