The NFL started using the instant replay rule where video is analyzed to review what had just happened in a game.
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The New Orleans Saints secured their first winning season after being in the NFL for 21 years.
O.J. Simpson became the first NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.
The Fog Bowl, a heavy, dense fog rolled over Soldier Field in Chicago during the second quarter of the Bears vs. Eagles NFC Divisional Playoff Game.
The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 in Brazil in the first NFL game in South America.
The Baltimore Colts NFL team relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana.
