PART ONE

PART TWO

“NFL KICKOFF LIVE FROM THE NATIONAL MALL PRESENTED BY PEPSI VANILLA”/NFL NON-SUNDAY OPENERS

NEW UNIFORMS/TOP-SELLING JERSEYS

NFL KICKOFF 2003 OPENING WEEKEND SCHEDULE/UNPREDICTABLE NFL/KICKOFF WEEKEND WINNERS/TEAM OPENING GAME RECORDS

OPENING DAY RECORD 87 POINTS/VAN BROCKLIN THROWS FOR OPENING DAY 554 YARDS

NFL TRIES TO TOP ITSELF

FLORIDA FEEDS THE NFL

HEAD COACHES OPENING GAME RECORDS/BEST OPENING GAME PERFORMANCES, 1933-02/BEST OPENING GAME PERFORMANCES, PAST 10 YEARS

NFL NETWORK DEBUTS/NFL & ESPN TO MAKE MOVIES

BEST OPENING MONTH RECORDS, PAST 10 YEARS/BEST NFL RECORDS, PAST 10 YEARS/2003 KICKOFF WEEKEND NOTES

2003 NFL TV PLANS, ANNOUNCERS, PROGRAMMING

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE/AIR MILES TRAVELED

2003 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

HEADLINE GAMES/THE LAST TIME

BRAD JOHNSON: NFL EUROPE TO SUPER BOWL CHAMP/NFLEL GRADS SHINE

NEW RULES FOR 2003/OVERTIME OVERDOES IT

NFL SEEN AROUND THE WORLD/FOREIGN-BORN NFL PLAYERS

SUPER FOLLOW-UPS/STARTING RECORDS OF NFL QUARTERBACKS

USA FOOTBALL KICKS OFF

BEARS, EAGLES & PACKERS OPEN NEW STADIUMS/PRESEASON TO POSTSEASON

FOOTBALL TOP HIGH SCHOOL SPORT/NFL TEACHER OF THE YEAR

PART THREE

PART FOUR

NFL GRADUATES/SMALL HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCES FOUR NFLers

POP WARNER/PUNT, PASS & KICK

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME TURNS 40

NFL SURVEYS

NFL-UNITED WAY PARTNERSHIP REACHES 30/HAWAII CELEBRATES 25TH PRO BOWL

WOMEN: LARGE PART OF NFL

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF “HOLY ROLLER”/10TH ANNIVERSARY OF CAROLINA & JACKSONVILLE

FAMOUS LOVE THE NFL

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2003/STEELERS PLAY 1,000TH GAME

NFL WIVES: FAMOUS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT/NFL.COM

BUCS STOP EVERYWHERE!

2003-04 NFL CALENDAR/FUTURE SUPER BOWLS

THE 3-4’s INCHING BACK

ANNIVERSARY ANNALS/70TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAJOR NFL RULES CHANGES

SUCCESS OF REALIGNMENT’S SOUTH DIVISIONS/ TURNOVER & THIRD-DOWN CONVERSION SUCCESS/
STRONGEST TEAMS VS. 100-YARD RUSHERS

200TH ANNIVERSARY OF OHIO: BIRTHPLACE OF NFL

2003 Xs & Os

49ERS SCORING STREAK/BEST ROAD RECORDS/ TOUCHDOWN TRACKER

PART FIVE

PART SIX

HOLDING HALFTIME LEADS/TWO-POINT SUCCESS/BYE-WEEK QUOTES

PENNINGTON THE FAKER/GEORGE’S START STREAK/EMMITT GOES FOR 18,000 YARDS

TEAM CHEMISTRY/ECONOMICS & PHYSICS IN FOOTBALL

MARTIN: MOST CARRIES PER GAME OF TOP 15/ STEWART: NO FUMBLING/MOST TOUCHES

SUPER BOWL TROPHY & RING BY NUMBERS

TIGHT ENDS EXCELLING/ONE-YARD TD-MAKERS/ FREENEY FORCES FUMBLES

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2003

RICE & BROWN KEEP COOKING/ACTIVE PLAYERS IN ALL-TIME RANKINGS

BRUCE SMITH GOES FOR SACK RECORD

COACHES & GIL BRANDT PICK FUTURE GREATS/ COACHES PICK ALL-AROUND GREATS/PLAYERS WHO

STREAKING INTO 2003

“STEPPED UP”

A WHOLE RANGE OF GOOD QUARTERBACKS/QUARTERBACKS OF THE FUTURE

“WHAT CAN BE DONE” CHART/ROOKIES HAVE THEIR SAY/NFL’S THIRD-QUARTERBACK RULE

BRETT FAVRE

RANDLE EL’S SWELL/COAKLEY & TDs/MULTI-POSITION PETERSON

SPEED: THE DIFFERENCE-MAKER/ROOKIES’ KICK-BLOCKING ABILITY/SHAWN BARBER’S FANTASY TIPS

NFL TEAM NUTRITIONISTS/NFL HOBBIES

HISPANIC INFLUENCE RISES IN NFL/NFL COUSINS

BEFORE-THE-NFL JOBS/”SIDE” JOBS

MARIUCCI RETURNS HOME/PARCELLS GOES FOR SUPER BOWL HISTORY

NFL SUPERSTITIONS/BOYHOOD HEROS

GRUDEN & NOLL THIRD COLLEGE DUO TO WIN SUPER BOWL/SPENCER LATEST PLAYER COACH

NFL TRIVIA ONE-LINERS

LEWIS LATEST OF “COWHER TREE”/EVEREST’S SPECIAL TEAMS TIPS

ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS

JEFFCOAT KNOWS EVERY COWBOYS COACH/LEWIS & SCHOTTENHEIMER FROM SAME HIGH SCHOOL

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2003/NEW COACH QUESTIONNAIRES

THE PILOT COACH/NFL MILITARY CONNECTIONS

QUESTIONNAIRES/LEWIS JOINS EDWARDS AS HEAD-COACH MINORITY COACHING FELLOWSHIP GRADS

FATHERS WITH COACHING SONS/LOCKER ROOM SIGNS

DEL RIO SECOND YOUNGEST TO GRUDEN/ERICKSON: CHIP OFF THE OL’ BLOCK