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The NFL championships describes both the Championship games of the National Football League, which ran from 1920 to 1969; and the Super Bowl, which has run from 1966 to the present. Many players and teams have won these championships on multiple occasions, both during the NFL championships and the Super Bowl era.
Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 28, Drew Brees, 2004–2020 [41] Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game) : 4, Drew Brees , 2018; Kirk Cousins , 2019; Trevor Lawrence , 2022 [ 42 ]
Grant was head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach, leading them to four Super Bowl appearances, 11 division titles, one league championship and three National Football Conference championships.
Sudden death overtime was finally approved for the NFL championship game in 1946 [7] and has remained in effect ever since. [8] [9] The first playoff game requiring overtime was the 1958 NFL Championship Game. The 1955 and 1960 NFL championship games were played on Monday afternoons, Christmas having fallen on a Sunday in those years.
Playing in the NFL is one of the most physically demanding sports. The players are exposed to many hard hits and are often injured. This plus given the fact the NFL is highly competitive, and there is a large group of talented players wanting to take the place of those who are injured or no longer able to perform at a high level, most careers are not long.
NFL records. Career passing yards per game: 288.9 [a] Passing touchdowns in a single postseason: 11 (tied) [2] Total yards by a quarterback in a season: 5,614 [3] NCAA (FBS) records. Most offensive yards in a game: 819; Most passing yards in a game: 734 (tied) [b] Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Most consecutive league championship game appearances, 6; Cleveland Browns 1950–55. Most Conference Championship Game appearances, 19; San Francisco 49ers 1970–71, 1981, 1983–84, 1988–90, 1992–94, 1997, 2011–13, 2019, 2021–23. Most consecutive Conference Championship Game appearances, 8; New England Patriots 2011–18
Highest average yards from scrimmage per game, career (100 games): 125.52, Jim Brown (14,811 yards/118 games), 1957–1965 Highest average yards from scrimmage per game, season : 163.36, Priest Holmes (2,237 yards/14 games), 2002