Football and the NFL

(American football)

We’ll talk about…

• Football’s history• NFL records • Equipment• Dynasties• Hot players at the moment• Trophies

History of Football

• Rugby is football’s ancestor • The origins of football goes back to the

early 1800s. The goal was to attempt to move an inflated ball and pass a line to gain some points.

• At that time, the number of men on each side was different from now.

• The first season of the NFL (National Football League) was on 1920.

History of football (Continued)

• The first Super Bowl game was on January 15th 1967

• The Green Bay Packers won the first Super Bowl match against the Kansas City Chiefs.

NFL records• Let’s check some of football’s records. • Most touchdown passes in regular season:

50 by Tom Brady (New England, 2007) • Most yards gained in a season by a rusher:

2,105 yards by Eric Dickerson (L.A Rams, 1984)

• Most yards gained in a season by a receiver: 1,848 yards by Jerry Rice (S.F, 1995)

NFL records (continued)

• Most passes intercepted in a season by a team: 49 by San Diego (1961)

• Most sacks in a season by a team : 72 by Chicago (1984)

• Most victories in regular season : 16 by New England (2007)

• Longest kickoff return : 108 yards by Ellis Hobbs (New England, 2007)

Football equipement• When you play

football, you must be well equipped. You need an helmet (against head shocks), shoulders, mouthpiece protection (if you want to have all your teeth) and shoes with spikes.

Football Dynasties• In the NFL, there was dynasties. Dynasties are

teams who dominate the league during a few years. We’ll talk about ’80s to 2000s dynasties.

• The first dynasty was the San Francisco 49ers, the dynasty began in 1982 and finished in 1990. They won the Super Bowl in 1981 and terrified all the league during eight straight years. This dynasty won three Super Bowl games (’84, ’88, ’89). The best players were Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Randy Cross. They were coached by Bill Walsh. So, that was the ’80s dynasty.

Football Dynasties (continued)• The second dynasty was the Dallas Cowboys.

The dynasty began in 1990 and ended in 1998. After an other bad season in 1989 (1-15), they started to win games. During theses years, they won three Super Bowl games (’92, ’93, ’95) and six division championships (’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98). The best players were Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin. Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer coached them. The Dallas Cowboys were the ’90s dynasty.

Football Dynasties (continued)

• The third and last dynasty was the New England Patriots. The dynasty started in 2002 when they won the Super Bowl and it isn’t over yet. The Patriots won three Super Bowl games (’02, ’04, ’05) and got a 16-0 perfect season. Their best player is the quarterback Tom Brady. He was named four times in Pro Bowl. The Pats are coached by Bill Belichick. The Pats are the last dynasty to this day.

Hot players!

• Three players are really hot at this moment, Adrian Peterson, Tom Brady and LaDanian Tomlinson.

• Adrian Peterson is an all-star rookie running back and he plays for the Minnesota Vikings. He was named rookie of the year ’07. He will also participate at the 2007 Pro Bowl and he sets record for most yards gained in a season (296).

Hot Players! (Continued)• The second hot player is the quarterback

Tom Brady. He’s playing for the New England Patriots. This season, he sets record for most TD passes and he was named MVP player.

• The third hot player is LaDanian Tomlinson. He’s an all-star running back playing for the San Diego Chargers. He sets records for most touchdowns in a season (31), most consecutive games rushing for touchdown (18) and much more.

Awards

• Vince Lombardi trophy: Remise at the Super Bowl winner (last winner, Indianapolis Colts)

• Lamar Hunt trophy: Remise at the American Football Conference (AFC) winner (last winner, Indianapolis Colts)

• George S. Halas trophy : Remise at the National Football Conference (NFC) winner (last winner, Chicago Bears)

• Made by: • Jérémie D-Bergeron • Jean-Michel

Provencher • Pierre-Olivier Brunelle