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The Best Episodes of A Football Life

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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...

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  1. 9.2/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Calvin Johnson

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  2. 9.2/10(6 votes)

    #2 - John Lynch

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  3. 9.0/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Dwight Clark

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    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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  4. 8.9/10(49 votes)

    #4 - Pat Tillman

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    The extraordinary life and legacy of the Arizona Cardinal who left the NFL to defend his country after 9/11.

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  5. 8.9/10(17 votes)

    #5 - James Harrison

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  6. 8.7/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Bill Walsh

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    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. 8.7/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Rod Woodson

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  9. 8.6/10(50 votes)

    #8 - Reggie White & Jerome Brown

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    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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  10. 8.6/10(59 votes)

    #9 - Cleveland '95

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    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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  11. 8.6/10(50 votes)

    #10 - Vince Lombardi (1)

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    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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  12. 8.6/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Drew Pearson

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  13. 8.6/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Joe Theismann

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  14. 8.5/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Don Shula

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  15. 8.5/10(37 votes)

    #14 - Derrick Thomas

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  16. 8.5/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Paul Brown

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    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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  17. 8.5/10(21 votes)

    #16 - Lawrence Taylor

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    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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  18. 8.4/10(49 votes)

    #17 - Jerry Rice

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    A Football Life chronicles the story of how an unrecruited small-town wide receiver became the Greatest Of All Time.

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  19. 8.3/10(62 votes)

    #18 - Kurt Warner

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    A Football Life takes an in-depth look at the life of NFL quarterback, Kurt Warner, using unique on and off-the-field sights, sounds and stories.

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  20. 8.3/10(43 votes)

    #19 - Tom Landry

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    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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  21. 8.3/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Chris Spielman

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    The inspiring story of former linebacker Chris Spielman and the strength of his family.

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  22. 8.3/10(22 votes)

    #21 - Steve Sabol

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  23. 8.3/10(48 votes)

    #22 - Vince Lombardi (2)

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    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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  24. 8.3/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Larry Fitzgerald

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    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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  25. 8.3/10(18 votes)

    #24 - Brian Dawkins

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    He was known as Weapon X on the field, but he was a gentle family man off it. A Football Life: Brian Dawkins looks at the two sides of Dawkins, from the beginnings of his superstar career, through his battles with depression, all the way to the Hall of Fame.

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  26. 8.3/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Bill Cowher

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    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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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".