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The Timeline
Overview
There are times in sports forever etched in history. These are the moments that define the NFL. Now they've resonated with some of the biggest names in entertainment.
Seasons
Season 1 (2015)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Favre Returns
2015-12-03Brett 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. Narrator: Tim McGraw
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Jersey Guys
2015-12-08The 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. Narrator: Bon Jovi
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: A Tale of Two Cities: Part 1
2015-12-15The 49ers–Cowboys rivalry during the 1970s and 1980s, and the impact the two teams had on their respective cities. Narrators: Sam Elliott & Jeremy Renner
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2
2015-12-19The 49ers–Cowboys rivalry during the 1990s, when San Francisco and Dallas faced each other in the NFC Championship Game three consecutive times. Narrators: Sam Elliott & Jeremy Renner
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: The Merger
2015-12-24The war between the NFL and the American Football League, and the subsequent merger between the two rival leagues in 1970.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: America's Game and the Iran Hostage Crisis
2015-12-26The 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. Narrator: George Clooney
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Season 2 (2016)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: 9/11
2016-09-09The inside story of how the NFL reacted to the crisis of September 11, 2001.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Last Day in LA
2016-09-14Exploring the complex history of football in Los Angeles through the lens of Christmas Eve 1994.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Rebirth in New Orleans
2016-09-21The story of the recovery and grand re-opening of the New Orleans Superdome post-Hurricane Katrina.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: Night of the Living Steelers
2016-09-28Legendary zombie filmmaker George A. Romero revisits Pittsburgh and members of the 1970s Super Bowl Steelers.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Peyton Manning's Summer School
2016-10-12The story of how Peyton Manning prepared for his record-setting 2013 season that spring and summer.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: 0 and 26
2016-11-23The story of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their inspired march to a first win that became as satisfying as any the league has ever seen.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 7: There's Only One America's Team
2016-11-30The Dallas Cowboys getting the nickname "America's Team".
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 8: 1984 – The Season That Saved Football
2016-12-07The 1984 NFL season, which began at a time when the league was facing declining ratings, the lingering effects of the 1982 NFL strike, and the upstart United States Football League, among others.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 9: Lombardi's Redskins
2016-12-14The 1969 Washington Redskins, the only season that Vince Lombardi coached for that team before he died of cancer just prior to the 1970 season.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 10: The Fog Bowl
2016-12-21The 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.
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Season 3 (2017)
No overview available.
5 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Greatest Show on Turf
2017-09-21The St. Louis Rams of 1999-2001, nicknamed "The Greatest Show on Turf", became the first team to score 500 points in a season three straight years, while making the Super Bowl twice and winning Super Bowl XXXIV during that span.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: The Tuck Rule
2017-10-05The Tuck Rule Game, the January 19, 2002 playoff game between the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots, and its aftermath (including Raiders coach Jon Gruden being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the following season only to face his former team in Super Bowl XXXVII, the Raiders then having a 13-season postseason drought after that Super Bowl appearance, and the Patriots moving on to win five Super Bowls).
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: The '91 Falcons
2017-12-07The 1991 Atlanta Falcons including Deion Sanders, Andre Rison and a rookie Brett Favre, including their relationship with hip-hop – particularly their association with MC Hammer via Too Legit to Quit.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: The Ice Bowl
2017-12-29The 1967 NFL Championship Game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. Directed and narrated by filmmaker Michael Meredith, son of Dallas quarterback Don Meredith, who spent four years researching more about the game's significance 50 years after it was played.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: The Helmet Catch
2018-02-02New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree's "Helmet Catch" during the final minutes of Super Bowl XLII, that helped his team win the game and prevent the New England Patriots from completing a perfect season.
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