Highlights: Names went on the back of jerseys, and the point after touchdown changed to one point. In 1972, owners decided to start counting tie games as a half-game won and lost.

Kevin Gallagher, an NFL historian who shares clips on social media, recently shared some highlights from the Chicago Bears vs the New York Giants game from 55 years ago, and I wanted to bring it ...

For a three-year span in the 1970s, Jones was among the top quarterbacks in the NFL. From 1975-1977, he led the team to a 31-11 record while throwing 59 touchdowns compared to 28 interceptions.

Following the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, pro football picked up where it left off in the 1960s, when football truly started to make the leap as America's No. 1 pastime.

A look at the NFL's sixth decade, the 1970s: FRANCHISES: The NFL's final and biggest merger kicked the league into a new era in 1970, the start of a decade where pro football entered the modern ...

The NFL's MVP and Rookie of the Year in 1978, he won the first of his four league rushing titles. His best season came in 1980 with 1,934 yards, and he finished with 9,407 yards rushing and 74 ...