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For the love of the game

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This documentary series celebrates the biggest names in the history of pro football. Each episode focuses on a single subject, whose career comes to life through a deep dive into the NFL Films archive.

Oct 2, 20214 seasons24 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Seasons

Season 1

8 episodes

Premiered Oct 2, 2021

Season 2

8 episodes

Premiered Sep 10, 2022

Season 3

4 episodes

Premiered Oct 21, 2023

Season 4

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 17, 2025

Episodes

1–6 of 8

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Ep 1

Brett Favre

Oct 2, 2021

44m

Making reality out of what only sounds possible in myth was Brett Favre’s calling card, the way Football’s Iron Man became an icon. With the Packers, Jets, Vikings and beyond, he was part country boy, part gunslinger and always part kid.

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Ep 2

Emmitt Smith

Oct 9, 2021

45m

The NFL’s All-Time Leading Rusher in his own words, from his standout high school career to starring for the Dallas Cowboys. With never before seen footage from NFL Films’ unprecedented coverage of the day Smith broke Walter Payton’s rushing record.

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Ep 3

Vince Lombardi

Oct 16, 2021

44m

The 5-time NFL championship head coach of the Green Bay Packers is examined through his own legendary voice as well as fresh perspectives on his words, his vaunted Power Sweep play and the iconic silver Super Bowl trophy that bears his name.

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Ep 4

Jerome Bettis

Oct 23, 2021

44m

The story of the Hall of Fame running back with one of NFL history’s most famous nicknames. How “The Bus” starred as a childhood bowler, Notre Dame tailback, Los Angeles Ram, and Pittsburgh Steeler Super Bowl champion.

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Ep 5

Jerry Rice

Oct 30, 2021

43m

Reflections from the 3-time Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49er on how he transformed fear of failure and the pursuit of perfection into unparalleled success. New and classic mic’d up sound and archival interviews capture Rice’s joys and struggles.

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Ep 6

Steve Sabol

Nov 6, 2021

45m

The man whose love of football and movies transformed the way sports stories are told. With new reflections on Sabol the man, boss, and filmmaker from fellow Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Andrea Kremer, whose own life journeys Sabol influenced.

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