21.   But they were dismissed before the season began because Sanders, one of the top backs in league history, abruptly retired.

22.   But there was no understating the damage created by forcing cancellation of games due to labor conflict for the first time in league history.

23.   But two of the most successful coaches in league history have taken different approaches.

24.   By all accounts, Lane was one of the best players in league history.

25.   By doing so, Green moved into a tie with former NBA great Dolph Schayes with the third-longest consecutive-game streak in league history.

26.   Cris Carter and Randy Moss are the second-most-productive pass-catching duo in league history.

27.   Cunningham, without much of a fight, has gone from hero to bench warmer in one of the most abrupt turnarounds for a record-breaking quarterback in league history.

28.   Desmond Howard of the Green Bay Packers is one of only five players in league history to return at least three punts for a touchdown in one season.

29.   Dickerson was a feisty back who was involved in one of the biggest trades in league history, going from the Los Angeles Rams to the Indianapolis Colts.

30.   Earlier this season, MLS handed down the biggest fine and suspension in league history.