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History Of The NFL

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From its creation in an automobile showroom to being the most popular sport in America, the NFL is the most profitable professional sports league in the world. The NFL is a football league consisting of 32 teams that play each other every year to try to win the grand prize, the Super Bowl. The NFL has provided memorable moments over the years, but also soul crushing defeats. With historic moments from the Immaculate Reception to the Music City Miracle, there is no doubt that the NFL has produced magic. Each team has built their history, but there is one that stands out the most: the Pittsburgh Steelers. Being one of the oldest franchises, the Steelers have given enough evidence to prove that they are the all time best franchise of the history …show more content…

The next teams that come close by one are the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers with 5 Super Bowl wins each. The Steelers have a high Super Bowl Winning Percentage, that being about 0.750%. Only four teams have a percentage of 1.000%, but they have only had one appearance on the biggest stage while the Steelers had had 8, taking the Lombardi Trophy 6 times. The Steelers have the most playoff wins, with a record of 33 wins and 21 losses (“Pittsburgh Steelers Franchise Encyclopedia.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. Web. 14 Sept. 2014). They have been making the Playoffs for 27 years and have proven to be consistent when it comes to big …show more content…

Apart from a history of good head coaches, there were players that excelled as Pittsburgh Steelers. 22 Steelers reside in Canton, where the Hall of Fame headquarters is located. 74 players have been selected for the 1st All-Pro team and more than 300 players have made pro bowl appearances (“Pittsburgh Steelers Franchise Encyclopedia.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. Web. 14 Sept. 2014). Historic players include the likes of Joe “Mean” Green. Selected in the 1969 NFL Draft, the defensive tackle changed the Steelers franchise. Being 6’4 and weighting 275 pounds, he was as dominant as it could be. Selected for the Pro Bowl 10 times and 5 times for the First-Team All-Pro, he was one of the feared players on the field. Joe Green was ranked #13 NFL Player of All-Time by NFL.com. The Steelers also had one of the best linebackers to ever play the game, Jack Lambert. Also a feared tackler, Jack Lambert was selected to the Pro Bowl 9 times and 7 times to the First-team All-Pro. He won 4 Super Bowls with the Steelers and is ranked #29 on NFL.com’s Top 100 Players of

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