2005 NFL Record & Fact Book (Official National Football League Record and Fact Book) (Paperback)

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Product Description

The 2005 NFL Record & Fact Book is a must for every football fan. This 768-page reference book is jam-packed with all the facts and figures a football fan would ever want¾including all-time records, team rosters and schedules, past standings, Super Bowl results and more. The Record & Fact Book also includes a digest of NFL rules, team directories and active and career coaching records. It is the official record and fact book for the sports media covering the NFL. Phil Simms (CBS Sports) has said of previous editions, the "NFL Record & Fact Book is an invaluable tool for those who follow the NFL."

Product Details

• Paperback: 784 pages
• Publisher: Sports Illustrated (July 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193299436X
• ISBN-13: 978-1932994360
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #484,162 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source of NFL Information, August 28, 2005

By	C. Baker "[e-mail]" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The 2005 NFL Record and Fact book is resource for statistics, facts, and history of professional football that no avid professional football fan should be without.

For me the highlight of the book is compendium of every NFL record you could care to imagine. And, it has details of each and every Super Bowl, including every Super Bowl record you can conceive of. It also has playoff records too.

It also has a complete breakdown of EVERY game from the previous year.

Another excellent piece is a complete mini-history of every NFL team plus, most interesting and nostalgic, the career, single season, and single game records in many categories fans will be interested in (rushing, passing, receiving, and a few others.

There is additional information such as scheduling formulas, a break down of the rules, an explanation of the passer rating system, and this year's schedule.

There's more too.... like the entire roster of the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees.

This Record and Fact book is well organized and it is easy to find what you need. You want to resolve a dispute with some friend about some NFL historical fact or record? It'll be easy with this volume.

As usual when I buy the most updated edition of this book, I spent some enjoyable hours with it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for the serious NFL fan, July 18, 2005

By	Craig (Ohio) - See all my reviews

Year after year, this remains a publication that football fans need to keep on their coffee tables, and this year's version is no exception.

Almost everything you could want is included - team rosters, records, and coaching bios, a week-by-week recap of the 2004 season, comprehensive stats from last year, past standings from 1920-present, all-time team vs. team results, recaps of all Super Bowl and Pro Bowl games, and all-time records from the regular season, playoffs and Pro Bowl. This year's publication also includes a new fantasy section, with projections given for players at the offensive slots.

One of the more useful and interesting aspects of this book is a section titled, "Inside the Numbers." This is where a fan can find information about what players have the most TDs, yards, etc. over the past 2,3, and 4 seasons. It's where you can learn that Torry Holt has 700 yards more receiving than TO over the past 4 seasons, but has reached the end zone 19 fewer times. It also includes great esoteric information like a list of the coldest games in NFL history, or team records in games decided by a field goal or less over the past 35 seasons. And for some of the league's superstars, there is a breakdown of their career performance against each team.

If there's one item that's obviously lacking, it's a register of all current players and their career stats. However, including that info would turn an already 784-page long book into something much longer, and there are existing publications that provide those stats.

If you're someone who spends their Sundays in the fall and early winter settled on your couch with a remote control at the go, this is one you should own. It's a fantastic reference source for the season, and it costs less than $12. Again, this is an essential purchase, one I can't recommend highly enough.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2005 record and fact book, December 19, 2005

A Kid's Review

I think this is a good book becouse it tell's aboute the Super boul's.Another thing I like about this book is it tell's about good run's quarter back's and runing back's made.It also tell's about touchdown's they made and how many yard's they ran and how many yard's they pased it also tell's about wait they did to make the tochdown's.Another reson I like the book is about the Super boul winning's.That's why I like the book becouse I like Football very much that's why I would recomend this book.