Reference Resource: Football: 2017 Official NFL Record and Fact Book, Official Rule Book, and Other Resources Available Online
The 2017 NFL Record and Fact Book was published and posted online earlier this week. The 851 page document (PDF) can be downloaded at no charge direct from NFL Communications.
The online version contains a “digital-only section” that includes:
- Expanded Individual & Team Records (Top 5 for all major records)
- Super Bowl Game Summaries, I-LI
- Pro Bowl Summaries, 1971-2017
- Pro Bowl Individual & Team Records
- Full Overtime History (Preseason Results, Regular-Season & Postseason OT Summaries)
- All-Time NFL Teams
- Chicago All-Star Game & Playoff Bowl Results
- All-Time Results of NFL Primetime Games
- 2016 Best Performances (Includes Week-By-Week & Playoffs)
- Digest of Rules
- Official Signals
Direct to Full Text of 2017 NFL Record and Fact Book
The Rules
2017 NFL Rule Book
92 pages; PDF.
Note: An html version is also available along with 2017 Rules Changes and Points of Emphasis
Other Resources
NFL Kickoff 2017 Guide
204 pages; PDF.
NFL Stats Central
Interactive charts and data dashboard.
Filed under: Dashboards, Data Files, News

About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.