Little known NFL facts

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Today, for your enjoyment, I will be writing about interesting yet little-known NFL facts, including rules and stats. I have spent hundreds of hours researching these little-known facts and hope you will be as shocked and surprised to learn about them as I was. Here goes.

Little Known NFL Facts

1. The Super Bowl. Did you know that the Super Bowl has only been around since 1967? Most people assume that it has been around for hundreds of years, but in reality it has been going on for about 30 years.

2. Walter Peyton. We all know that Emmit Smith is the NFL's all-time leading rusher with many yards compiled (I couldn't find out exactly how many yards he had). But did you know that "Walter Peyton" previously held that record? If you're like me, you're asking, who is "Walter Peyton" and how come I have never heard of him? At first, I thought it was a joke, but apparently there really was a player named "Walter Peyton" and he did have the most rushing yards. Crazy.

3. The Los Angeles Raiders. Please don't laugh. I didn't make a mistake! According to wikipedia, the Oakland Raiders actually used to be called the Los Angeles Raiders and they used to play their home games in Los Angeles. I didn't know you could move to a different city or whatever, but apparently some other teams have also moved. I will try to find out which other teams moved and update you in a future blog post.

4. The 3third QuarterBack. Most of you know the names of the starting quarterbacks, because they are pretty popular. But did you know that teams often bring three quarterbacks to games? Yes. But that's not all. The third quarterback is not allowed to play because of some bizarre rule.

5. Freezing The Kicker. I heard this term used one time, but nobody really likes to talk about it so I really don't have too much information on it.

6. Troy's Long Hair. Troy Polomulo is one of the best players in football. No secret there! But did you know that he grew his hair extra long so that opposing players couldn't see his name on the back of his jersey? It's true! Since his long hair hides his name on the back of his jersey, they never can tell which guy he is when he is on the field.

7. The Big Game. Miami and New Orleans have both been to the Super Bowl 10 times, the most ever. Pasadena, which apparently used to have an NFL team, is next with five trips to the Super Bowl. The San Diego Chargers are next with three trips to the Super Bowl.

8. Highest Scoring Game Ever. The highest scoring game in NFL history came in 1983, when the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Broncos 186-184. The game was actually tied 145-145 after four quarters. Kiki Vandeweghe led the Lions with 51 points scored.

9. 60 Minutes. The NFL claims that its games only last 60 minutes, but I always felt like it was much longer. I just read that the average NFL game is actually 3 hours and 7 minutes seconds. Something is definitely up with this.

10. Rudy. I've never told anybody this, so it is in a way a little known fact. Rudy is my favorite NFL movie of all-time.

I hope you found these NFL secrets as astonishing as I did! Remember, check back tomorrow for my 2010 NFL mock draft.