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 Excellent Source of NFL Information August 29, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The 2005 NFL Record and Fact book is resource for statistics, facts, and history of professional football that no avid professional football fan should be without.
For me the highlight of the book is compendium of every NFL record you could care to imagine. And, it has details of each and every Super Bowl, including every Super Bowl record you can conceive of. It also has playoff records too.
It also has a complete breakdown of EVERY game from the previous year.
Another excellent piece is a complete mini-history of every NFL team plus, most interesting and nostalgic, the career, single season, and single game records in many categories fans will be interested in (rushing, passing, receiving, and a few others.
There is additional information such as scheduling formulas, a break down of the rules, an explanation of the passer rating system, and this year's schedule.
There's more too.... like the entire roster of the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees.
This Record and Fact book is well organized and it is easy to find what you need. You want to resolve a dispute with some friend about some NFL historical fact or record? It'll be easy with this volume.
As usual when I buy the most updated edition of this book, I spent some enjoyable hours with it.
A must for every hardcore fan August 12, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is what every hardcore NFL fan wants, because it has all the stats that you may need during the season. And with the addition of the Fantasy Football section, it has become of greater value. There is no need for another book or guide. This is the one and only.
A must for the serious NFL fan July 18, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Year after year, this remains a publication that football fans need to keep on their coffee tables, and this year's version is no exception.
Almost everything you could want is included - team rosters, records, and coaching bios, a week-by-week recap of the 2004 season, comprehensive stats from last year, past standings from 1920-present, all-time team vs. team results, recaps of all Super Bowl and Pro Bowl games, and all-time records from the regular season, playoffs and Pro Bowl. This year's publication also includes a new fantasy section, with projections given for players at the offensive slots.
One of the more useful and interesting aspects of this book is a section titled, "Inside the Numbers." This is where a fan can find information about what players have the most TDs, yards, etc. over the past 2,3, and 4 seasons. It's where you can learn that Torry Holt has 700 yards more receiving than TO over the past 4 seasons, but has reached the end zone 19 fewer times. It also includes great esoteric information like a list of the coldest games in NFL history, or team records in games decided by a field goal or less over the past 35 seasons. And for some of the league's superstars, there is a breakdown of their career performance against each team.
If there's one item that's obviously lacking, it's a register of all current players and their career stats. However, including that info would turn an already 784-page long book into something much longer, and there are existing publications that provide those stats.
If you're someone who spends their Sundays in the fall and early winter settled on your couch with a remote control at the go, this is one you should own. It's a fantastic reference source for the season, and it costs less than $12. Again, this is an essential purchase, one I can't recommend highly enough.
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