7.8/1036 votes#1 - LaDainian Tomlinson
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2013
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- 8.5/1030 votes
#2 - Don Shula
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/2013
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- 6.9/1016 votes
#3 - Darrelle Revis
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/2013
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- 8.4/1036 votes
#4 - Derrick Thomas
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/2013
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- 8.3/1022 votes
#5 - Steve Sabol
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/2013
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- 8.0/1023 votes
#6 - Matt Millen
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/2013
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- 7.6/1030 votes
#7 - Michael Strahan
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/15/2013
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- 7.6/1022 votes
#8 - Pat Summerall
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/22/2013
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- 7.4/1021 votes
#9 - Warren Sapp
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/29/2013
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7.1/1033 votes#10 - Randall Cunningham
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/5/2013
A Football Life honors the life and career of one of the most influential players of his time. Now 50, Cunningham is a born-again minister who tragically lost one son and is in the midst of watching another become a football star of his own.
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8.0/1028 votes#11 - Cris Carter
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/12/2013
A Football Life honors the life and career of legendary wide receiver Cris Carter with an all access look at his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the culmination of a roller coaster career.
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7.6/1024 votes#12 - The Forward Pass
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/19/2013
2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the official arrival of the forward pass - the most significant rule change in the history of sports. Sparked by a health and safety crisis that threatened the future of football, the forward pass has become the defining play in America's Game.
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8.0/1022 votes#13 - Steve Gleason
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 11/26/2013
A Football Life honors the life of the former Saints star, now battling ALS.
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7.8/1026 votes#14 - The Great Wall of Dallas
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/3/2013
A Football Life honors perhaps the most dominant offensive line in NFL history, who paved the way for Emmitt Smith and a Dallas dynasty but suffered the pitfalls of fame and fortune along the way.
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8.1/1041 votes#15 - Houston '93
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/10/2013
In 1993 the high-flying Houston Oilers fielded one of the most talented teams in football, expected by many to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. What ensued was one of the wildest, most controversial seasons any team has ever had, a season that may have changed the course of pro football in one of America's largest cities.
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- 7.6/1030 votes
#16 - Marty Schottenheimer
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 12/17/2013
A Football Life honor's the life of the NFL's Ahab, a man who never quite caught his white whale, but put together one of the most successful head coaching careers of the past 40 years.
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- 8.6/1050 votes
#17 - 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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- 8.3/1048 votes
#18 - 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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- 7.7/1032 votes
#19 - Tiki & Ronde Barber
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 1/7/2014
A Football Life chronicles the identical twins who dominated the game but ended their careers in very different ways.
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7.8/1024 votes#20 - Bill Parcells
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 1/14/2014
A Football Life examines the career of legendary coach Bill Parcells.
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- 7.3/1022 votes
#21 - Jerry Smith
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 1/21/2014
Almost 50 years ago, a young tight end named Jerry Smith joined the Washington Redskins. After 13 seasons on the team, Smith retired, but not before making two Pro Bowls, one All-Pro team, and playing in the Super Bowl. He set an NFL record with 60 receiving touchdowns, the most ever by a tight end (that record stood for 26 years). Smith was also gay, something that caused him to live a life in constant fear and tension.
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- 8.4/1050 votes
#22 - 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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The Best Episodes of A Football Life Season 3
Every episode of A Football Life Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of A Football Life Season 3!
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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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"LaDainian Tomlinson" is the best rated episode of "A Football Life" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/3/2013. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Don Shula".