Welcome to This Week in NFL History! Every week, the Research team will spotlight the anniversaries of notable events and birthdays.May 10-- The Colts,
Keita Bates-Diop Jersey Browns & Steelers agreed to join the AFL teams to form the 13-team American Football Conference (AFC) of the NFL in 1970The NFL also agreed on a playoff format that would include one "wild-card" team per conference (2nd-place team with the best record)One more WC team per conference was added in 1990 & a 3rd WC card team per conference was added in 2020-- Notable Birthday: CIN HC Zac Taylor (38)May 11-- Notable Birthdays: QB (38),
Denver Nuggets Hoodie WR (33) & NE QB (32)May 12-- Notable Birthdays: WR (42) & G (34)May 13-- The Saints promoted Mickey Loomis to GM of Football Operations in 2002Saints are 178-126 under Loomis & have won their only Super Bowl in franchise history (Won Super Bowl XLIV 31-17 vs the Colts to conclude 2009 season)Hired HC Sean Payton & signed QB in 2006Have made the playoffs in 4 consecutive seasons since 2017 (longest streak of making playoffs in franchise history)-- Notable
Denver Nuggets T-Shirts Birthdays: C (50) & KC S (29)May 14-- Notable Birthdays: FA RB (38), LB (35) & TB TE (32)May 15-- Bucky Brooks was hired by the Seahawks as a regional college scout in 20005 NFL seasons
Denver Nuggets Hats as a player with the Bills, Packers, Jaguars, Chiefs & Raiders from 1994-1998Worked in same capacity with Panthers from 2003-2007Joined NFL Media in 2009-- Notable Birthdays: HOF (52), WR/KR (51), HOF (46) & QB (45)May 16-- Goal posts offset from the goal line, painted bright yellow & with uprights 20 feet above the cro s-bar were made standard in the NFL in 1966Goal posts were previously located on the goal line-- The Panthers reached a sales agreement with David Tepper in 2018Purchased franchise from founder Jerry Richardson (Panthers went 183-184-1 in 23 seasons with 2 Super Bowl appearances in 2003
Tyler Lydon Jersey & 2015)-- Notable Birthdays: HOF , PIT DC (65), HOF (55) & JAX QB (25)
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