The Timeline


The Timeline is a documentary series developed by NFL Films and airs on NFL Network that documents select events of the National Football League.

Episodes

Season One

No.TitleEventNarratorOriginal air date
1Favre ReturnsBrett Favre retiring as a Green Bay Packer in March 2008, only to un-retire a few months later to join the New York Jets, and then join the Packers' rival, the Minnesota Vikings, in 2009.Tim McGrawDecember 3, 2015
2Jersey GuysThe New York Giants, after suffering losing seasons in the 1960s and early 1970s, move from New York City to East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1976 and become a winning team in the 1980s.Bon JoviDecember 8, 2015
3A Tale of Two Cities: Part 1The 49ers–Cowboys rivalry during the 1970s and 1980s, and the impact the two teams had on their respective cities.Sam Elliott & Jeremy RennerDecember 15, 2015
4A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2The 49ers–Cowboys rivalry during the 1990s, when San Francisco and Dallas faced each other in the NFC Championship Game three consecutive times.Sam Elliott & Jeremy RennerDecember 19, 2015
5The MergerThe war between the NFL and the American Football League, and the subsequent merger between the two rival leagues in 1970.Rich Eisen & James BrownDecember 24, 2015
6America's Game and the Iran Hostage CrisisThe NFL during the Iran hostage crisis. Includes the story of Alex Paen, a Los Angeles-based reporter stationed in Tehran, who made an audio recording of Super Bowl XIV for the hostages to listen to.George ClooneyDecember 26, 2015

Season Twohttp://www.nfl.com/network/shows/the-timeline

No.TitleEventNarratorOriginal air date
1September 11The NFL during and after the September 11 attacks.Mary McDonald-LewisSeptember 9, 2016
2Last Day in LAThe last regular season games of the Los Angeles Raiders and the Los Angeles Rams before they relocated to Oakland and St. Louis, respectively, after the 1994 season.William FichtnerSeptember 14, 2016
3Rebirth in New OrleansThe New Orleans Saints and the city of New Orleans, from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to the re-opening of the Louisiana Superdome more than a year later.Clarke PetersSeptember 21, 2016
4Night of the Living SteelersThe 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, as re-told by horror filmmaker and former Pittsburgh resident George A. Romero.George A. RomeroOctober 5, 2016
5Peyton Manning's Summer SchoolQuarterback Peyton Manning's off-season workout routine, and how it prepared him and the 2013 Denver Broncos to set several offensive records.Ed O'NeillOctober 12, 2016
August 28, 2016
60-26 BucsThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers losing their first ever 26 games.NoneNovember 23, 2016
7There's Only One America's TeamThe Dallas Cowboys getting the nickname "America's Team".Josh HollowayNovember 30, 2016
81984 – The Season That Saved FootballThe 1984 NFL season, which began at a time when the league was facing declining ratings, the lingering effects of the 1982 NFL strike, and the upstart United States Football League, among others.Rob LoweDecember 7, 2016
9Lombardi's RedskinsThe 1969 Washington Redskins, the only season that Vince Lombardi coached for that team before he died of cancer just prior to the 1970 season.Dan RatherDecember 14, 2016
10The Fog BowlThe Fog Bowl, the December 31, 1988 playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears, including the rivalry between Bears head coach Mike Ditka, and Eagles head coach and former Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan.John CusackDecember 21, 2016

Season Threehttp://www.nfl.com/network/shows/the-timeline

No.TitleEventNarratorOriginal air date
1The Greatest Show on TurfThe St. Louis Rams of 1999-2001, nicknamed "The Greatest Show on Turf", became the first team to score 500 points in a season three straight years, while making the Super Bowl twice and winning Super Bowl XXXIV during that span.Michael IronsideSeptember 21, 2017
2The Tuck RuleThe Tuck Rule Game, the January 19, 2002 playoff game between the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots, and its aftermath.Michael ChiklisOctober 5, 2017
3The '91 FalconsThe 1991 Atlanta Falcons.Keith DavidDecember 7, 2017
4The Ice BowlThe 1967 NFL Championship Game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. Directed and narrated by filmmaker Michael Meredith, son of Dallas quarterback Don Meredith, who spent four years researching more about the game's significance 50 years after it was played.Michael MeredithDecember 29, 2017
5The Helmet CatchNew York Giants wide receiver David Tyree's "Helmet Catch" during the final minutes of Super Bowl XLII, that helped his team win the game and prevent the New England Patriots from completing a perfect season.Morgan SpectorFebruary 2, 2018