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SERIES FINALE OF NFL 100 GREATEST COUNTS DOWN TOP 30 TEAMS IN NFL HISTORY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT 8:00 PM ET
Series Premiere of ‘NFL 100 All-Time Team’ Coming Next Friday, November 22 at 8:00 PM ET
Since September, the NFL 100 Greatest series has been highlighting the 100 greatest plays, games, characters, game changers and teams in NFL history. This programming has contained some of the most iconic people, players, and moments that have made the NFL what it is today. The conclusion of the NFL 100 Greatest series airs on Friday, November 15 at 8:00 PM ET with the remaining top teams in NFL history revealed in back-to-back episodes.
Last week’s episodes of NFL 100 Greatest Teams revealed 70 of the greatest teams in two parts and included unforgettable ensembles such as the 2018 New England Patriots (No. 79), the 1934 Chicago Bears (No. 89) and the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 45).
Among the greatest teams viewers can expect in the Top 30 are:
• The “Greatest Show on Turf,” the 1999 St. Louis Rams • The 1972 Miami Dolphins who went 17-0, led the league in offense and defense, and was the first team to have two 1,000-yard rushers in the same backfield • The 2009 New Orleans Saints who played for the City of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina • The 1985 Chicago Bears, the only team to drop a music video about winning the Super Bowl before playoffs, and then go on to shutout both opponents in the divisional and championship round of playoffs • The 1968 New York Jets who were the first AFL team to win the Super Bowl • The 1989 San Francisco 49ers whose roster consisted of names like Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, John Taylor, Fred Dean, and Ronnie Lott • The 1998 Denver Broncos who started the season with 13 straight victories and won their second consecutive Super Bowl title. Broncos’ Terrell Davis was the NFL MVP and John Elway was named Super Bowl MVP
For the NFL 100 Greatest series, NFL Films and NFL Media conducted more than 400 interviews with celebrities, current NFL stars and Legends. Parts 1 and 2 of NFL 100 Greatest Teams features interviews with the following personalities:
Troy Aikman Alec Baldwin Carl Banks Matt Barr Bill Belichick Roger Bennett Chris Berman Matthew Berry Brian Billick Gil Brandt Kyle Brandt Jim Brown Isaac Bruce Reggie Bush Pete Carroll Kevin Clark Harlan Coben Bill Cowher Bryan Cranston Kevin Cronin Larry Csonka Michael Davies Mike Ditka Tony Dungy Julian Edelman John Elway Boomer Esiason Melissa Etheridge Jeff Fisher London Fletcher Dan Fouts Darrell Green Mean Joe Green Luis Guzman Charles Haley Jon Hamm Franco Harris Jon Hein Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson Torry Holt Michael Irvin Jimmy Johnson Ed “Too Tall” Jones Stacey Keibler Mina Kimes Peter King Jerry Kramer Larry the Cable Guy Willie Lanier Ray Lewis Larry Little Ronnie Lott Michael MacCambridge John Madden Dan Marino George R. R. Martin Marlee Matlin Scott McCreery Willie McGinest Bret Michaels Matt Millen Joe Montana Brent Musburger Joe Namath Nelly Jerry O’Connell Offset Sean Payton Luke Pell Quavo Ahmad Rashad Condoleezza Rice Jerry Rice Dave Robinson Tony Romo Darius Rucker Chris Russo Rex Ryan Deion Sanders Ryan Serhant Shannon Sharpe Emmitt Smith Dan Soder Lynn Swann Fran Tarkenton Jim Taylor Joe Thomas Jim Trotter Dick Vermeil Michael Vick Phil Villapiano Donnie Wahlberg Matt Walsh Davie Wilcox Russell Wilson Ron Wolf
The NFL and the AP elected the “100 Greatest” across five categories – Plays, Games, Characters, Game Changers and Teams. The 80-person blue-ribbon panel was comprised of experts selected by the AP and NFL Media.
Friday nights are home to the slate of NFL 100 original programming on NFL Network this season. As the NFL 100 Greatest Series concludes, viewers can look forward to the premiere of NFL 100 All-Time Team on Friday November 22 at 8:00 PM ET. The NFL100 All-Time Team series will continue for six weeks through Week 17 of the regular season. Rich Eisen, Cris Collinsworth and Bill Belichick will reveal All-Time Team selections by position in each episode beginning at 8:00 pm ET every Friday night on NFL Network. A live reaction show hosted by Chris Rose, exclusively on NFL Network will follow immediately afterward.
As the official site for all things NFL 100, NFL.com/100 is the primary destination to stay up to speed with all the initiatives, activities and content happening across the league and at the club level. Additionally, NFL.com/100Greatest offers a companion experience to the series where fans will be able to relive their favorite moments from the show with clips and bonus content from the celebrities and influencers who shared their favorite NFL memories from the series.
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