National Football League: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added Top Questions and revised list of countries that have hosted regular season games. | Jun 29, 2026 | ||
| In the Super Bowl table, added the results of the 2025–26 season. | Feb 08, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and media added. | Mar 14, 2024 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 20, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 06, 2023 | ||
| Changed “Washington Football Team” to “Washington Commanders.” | Aug 18, 2022 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Official Site of the National Football League. | Jul 27, 2022 | ||
| Noted the name changes of two franchises and the expansion of the playoff field to 14 teams. | Sep 08, 2020 | ||
| Removed table. | Jul 30, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the National Football League. | Dec 15, 2017 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 29, 2017 | ||
| Changed "San Diego Chargers" to "Los Angeles Chargers." | Feb 01, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - National Football League. | Oct 24, 2016 | ||
| Changed "St. Louis Rams" to "Los Angeles Rams." | Jan 21, 2016 | ||
| Changed "playoff" to "play-off." | Dec 19, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - National Football League. | Sep 20, 2012 | ||
| Added cross-references to team articles. | Feb 07, 2011 | ||
| Table of American football all-time records added to article. | Aug 27, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 04, 2008 | ||
| Added table of Super Bowl winners. | Mar 22, 2007 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 25, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jul 16, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 14, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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