9.2/1013 votesLoading...#1 - Calvin Johnson
Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2021
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- 9.2/106 votesLoading...
#2 - John Lynch
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 12/24/2021
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- 9.0/1019 votesLoading...
#3 - Dwight Clark
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/2018
The story of the former 49ers wide receiver who thought he wouldn't make the team, but went on to make "The Catch," arguably the single greatest reception in NFL history. The play propelled San Francisco to a decade of dominance in the 1980s that saw the team win four Super Bowl titles. Stricken with ALS in his later years, Clark died on June 4, 2018.
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- 8.9/1049 votesLoading...
#4 - Pat Tillman
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2016
The extraordinary life and legacy of the Arizona Cardinal who left the NFL to defend his country after 9/11.
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- 8.8/1017 votesLoading...
#5 - James Harrison
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2021
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- 8.7/1028 votesLoading...
#6 - Bill Walsh
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/2014
Bill Walsh was knows as a genius but was also an insecure, tortured artist. After revolutionizing the NFL with the ``Team of the 80s,'' he wrote a book that has become the bible for generations of football coaches.
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- 8.7/109 votesLoading...
#7 - Rod Woodson
Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2022
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- 8.6/1050 votesLoading...
#8 - Reggie White & Jerome Brown
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2011
A Football Life takes an in-depth look at the lives and relationship of NFL Defensive Linemen, Reggie White and Jerome Brown, using unique on and off-the-field sights, sounds and stories.
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- 8.6/1059 votesLoading...
#9 - Cleveland '95
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2012
The untold story of Bill Belichick's Cleveland Browns and a talented staff who rose from the ashes of the 1995 season.
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- 8.6/1050 votesLoading...
#10 - Vince Lombardi (1)
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 12/24/2013
Part 1 of the Vince Lombardi story chronicles the legendary coach’s rise from his Brooklyn youth to the sidelines of Lambeau Field.
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- 8.6/107 votesLoading...
#11 - Drew Pearson
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/2021
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- 8.6/1011 votesLoading...
#12 - Joe Theismann
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2022
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- 8.5/1030 votesLoading...
- 8.5/1022 votesLoading...
#14 - Paul Brown
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/2015
A profile of Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown, who built the Cleveland Browns into a championship team in the 1940s and helped invent the modern game.
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- 8.5/1021 votesLoading...
#15 - Lawrence Taylor
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2018
L.T. has been in the spotlight from the moment he stepped into the NFL, and as destructive as he was on the field as one of the best defensive players of all time, he may have been more destructive to himself off the field. Through three decades of interviews, Taylor gives raw, unfiltered, honest answers about the highest and lowest points in a triumphant and tumultuous football life.
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- 8.4/1036 votesLoading...
#16 - Derrick Thomas
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/2013
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- 8.4/1050 votesLoading...
#17 - Jerry Rice
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 1/28/2014
A Football Life chronicles the story of how an unrecruited small-town wide receiver became the Greatest Of All Time.
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- 8.3/1043 votesLoading...
#18 - Tom Landry
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/2011
A Football Life takes an in-depth look at the life of NFL coach ,Tom Landry, using unique on and off-the-field sights, sounds and stories.
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- 8.3/1022 votesLoading...
#19 - Chris Spielman
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/2012
The inspiring story of former linebacker Chris Spielman and the strength of his family.
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- 8.3/1022 votesLoading...
#20 - Steve Sabol
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/2013
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- 8.3/1048 votesLoading...
#21 - Vince Lombardi (2)
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 12/31/2013
Part 2 of the Vince Lombardi story details the final years of his life, from his three-peat in Green Bay to his brief tenure as head coach in Washington and sudden, tragic death from cancer.
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- 8.3/1031 votesLoading...
#22 - Dick Butkus & Gale Sayers
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/2014
A look at the careers of Bears greats Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers, who were drafted with back-to-back first-round picks in 1965 and went on to become Hall of Famers.
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- 8.3/1019 votesLoading...
#23 - Larry Fitzgerald
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/2017
The globetrotting journey of Larry Fitzgerald a man who’s caught more than 1,000 passes, scored more than 100 touchdowns, visited nearly 100 countries, and lived one fascinating Football Life.
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- 8.3/1030 votesLoading...
#24 - Tony Romo
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/2018
The story of how a perfectionist with a love for sports went from small-town Wisconsin to become the face of America's Team for nearly a decade.
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- 8.3/1014 votesLoading...
#25 - Bill Cowher
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2018
He grew up in a Pittsburgh suburb, and as the Steelers head coach he won eight division titles and a Super Bowl championship. He'll always be known for his Western Pennsylvania roots and blue-collar toughness, but Bill Cowher now has a new home, and a softer side.
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The Best Episodes of A Football Life
Every episode of A Football Life ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of A Football Life!
A Football Life is a documentary series developed by NFL Films and aired on NFL Network that documents the lives of select National Football League...
Genre:Documentary
Network:NFL Network
Best Episodes Summary
"Calvin Johnson" is the best rated episode of "A Football Life". It scored 9.2/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/1/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "John Lynch".