nfl history

Like Namath in Supe III, Eli's heroics are shaking up football history.

Tom Brady is the third quarterback in NFL history to surpass 5,000 yards passing in a season. Brady hit the milestone with a 39-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Hernandez in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills.

That gave him 107 for the day, and 5,004 for the year. Miami's Dan Marino set the record with 5,084 yards in 1984.

The Saints have the NFC South title, and Drew Brees has a place in NFL history. Brees broke Dan Marino's single-season passing record as New Orleans hammered the Falcons 45-16.

The Packers stand four victories short of the second 16-0 season in NFL history. The Raiders are trying to derail Green Bay's perfect run today at Lambeau Field.

Follow all of the action here.

On a holiday centered around family, two brothers will meet as coaches for the first time in NFL history.

Michael Rosenberg explores the close bond between Jim and John Harbaugh.

LaDainian Tomlinson has become the fourth running back in NFL history to catch 600 passes, reaching the milestone midway through the first quarter of the New York Jets' game against the San Diego Chargers.

The Oakland Raiders say longtime owner and Hall of Famer Al Davis has died. He was 82. Davis, one of the most important figures in NFL history, is best known as a rebel, a man who established a team whose silver-and-black colors and pirate logo symbolized his attitude toward authority, both on the field and off.

One of the biggest free agency flops in NFL history came to an end Thursday when the Washington Redskins shipped Albert Haynesworth to the New England Patriots for a 2013 fifth-round draft pick, a relatively meager piece of compensation for a two-time All-Pro with one of the most lucrative contracts ever signed.

The nuttiest free agent period in NFL history just started. We try to make sense of it.

The lockout is over, but the upcoming days are going to be far from peaceful. The small window for player acquisitions will create a frenzy unlike anything in NFL history, says Don Banks.