The longest field goal in NFL history was kicked in 1970 by a man who had only half a foot.

Tom Dempsey, a 22-year-old kicker, made the last kick that was thought to be impossible.

An average cheerleader is paid only between 50 and 75 dollars per game.

On average, during a three-hour game an hour of the program is spent on commercial breaks.

Deion Sanders was the only man ever to play both in the Super Bowl and the Baseball World series in the 1980s and was listed the 34th best Football player of all time in the NFL.

The American sports industry is believed to generate around 422 billion dollars, and 27.8 billion dollars is spent on advertising alone.

About 600 cows are used to manufacture a full season's worth of NFL footballs.

All the footballs used in the NFL have been made by hand in one factory.

The huddle formation was introduced to the game in the 1940s. Originally it was used by Paul Hubbard, who was a deaf quarterback.

Now the huddle formation is used by all teams in the NFL.