NFL Icons - Episode Guide

Making reality out of what only sounds possible in myth was Brett Favre's calling card, the way Football's Iron Man became an icon. With the Packers, Jets, Vikings and beyond, he was part country boy, part gunslinger and always part kid.

The NFL's All-Time Leading Rusher in his own words, from his standout high school career to starring for the Dallas Cowboys. With never before seen footage from NFL Films' unprecedented coverage of the day Smith broke Walter Payton's rushing record.

The 5-time NFL championship head coach of the Green Bay Packers is examined through his own legendary voice as well as fresh perspectives on his words, his vaunted Power Sweep play and the iconic silver Super Bowl trophy that bears his name.

The story of the Hall of Fame running back with one of NFL history's most famous nicknames. How "The Bus" starred as a childhood bowler, Notre Dame tailback, Los Angeles Ram, and Pittsburgh Steeler Super Bowl champion.

Reflections from the 3-time Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49er on how he transformed fear of failure and the pursuit of perfection into unparalleled success. New and classic mic'd up sound and archival interviews capture Rice's joys and struggles.

The man whose love of football and movies transformed the way sports stories are told. With new reflections on Sabol the man, boss, and filmmaker from fellow Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Andrea Kremer, whose own life journeys Sabol influenced.

From a Heisman winning career as a USC Trojan, to his Super Bowl and NFL MVP years as an LA Raider, to his complicated relationship with Al Davis, one of the most decorated running backs in football history reflects on a journey filled with iconic stops.

The Icon's Icon "Broadway" Joe Namath, who inspired a legion of Hall of Fame quarterbacks. Explores the personal challenges Namath faced during and after his time as a Super Bowl winning New York Jet, and the games that made him an NFL legend.

Arguably the greatest icon in football history, Madden's rare combination of charisma, vision, and leadership made generations of fans fall in love with the game.  See how his love of Vince Lombardi set his path to coaching, where he shaped the identity of the legendary Oakland Raiders and follow his climb to a Super Bowl title, growth as the voice of pro football on television, influence through video games, and enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame – all of which Madden attributed to his vocation as a teacher.  

The story of the legendary Chicago Bears running back who won a Super Bowl and became the NFL's all-time rushing leader, as told through archives and new interviews with his children Brittney and Jarrett.  The challenges of Payton's rise from a small-town Mississippi childhood to global stardom in sports and pop culture.  His extraordinary "Flu Game," hill-running, fashion sense, and untimely death at age 45 from a rare disease are covered in depth, along with his legacy through the prestigious awards named in his honor. 

No coach ever got more out of people than Jimmy Johnson. Harnessing what he learned as an undergraduate psychology major, Johnson won a National Championship as a player at Arkansas and head coach of the Miami Hurricanes, followed by two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys.  The film explores how he changed history through the milestone Herschel Walker trade, about his unique collaboration with Hall of Fame owner Jerry Jones, and how Johnson's famed Five-Year Plan helped him find work-life balance. 

Hall of Fame 49er traces his journey from miscast running quarterback at pass-happy BYU, to bank-breaking USFL prospect in LA, to understudy-turned-replacement for legendary Joe Montana in San Francisco. The influence of Young's parents on the development of his mental toughness, challenges of his NFL baptism-by-fire with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and battling the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl races of the early 1990s. Overcoming self-doubt as the face of a franchise and finding peace after football.  

The NFL's all-time leading tackler shares stories of how he turned personal pain into the fuel for a Hall of Fame career. Memories of Lewis's complicated NFL Draft Day experience that included the funeral for his best friend. The opportunistic start of his iconic college career as a Miami Hurricane, and role in creating the identity of the expansion Baltimore Ravens beginning in 1996. Tales of two Super Bowl championships, including his dramatic final act in the New Orleans "Blackout Super Bowl." 

The legendary Dallas Cowboys quarterback explains the unexpected turns in his life and career, and how, in each case, teammates were the critical factor. Navigating a childhood move from LA to rural Oklahoma, the leadership of a struggling high school team, and the transfer from Barry Switzer's Sooners to the UCLA Bruins. The Hall of Famer's role in transforming Dallas from loser to three-time Super Bowl champion, rise in broadcasting to the Monday Night Football booth, and self-fulfillment in business. 

Wide receiver Cris Carter's winding road from a childhood in Middletown, Ohio to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton—including stops as a celebrated Ohio State Buckeye, through adversity with the Philadelphia Eagles, and redemption with the Minnesota Vikings. How arguably the greatest hands in history propelled Carter to 1,101 career receptions, 130 touchdown catches, and gold jacket immortality. Stories of his complicated relationship with Buddy Ryan and Carter's mentorship of Randy Moss.  

How the first Black  head coach to win a Super Bowl created an unconventional path and became a sports icon. Transitioning from University of Minnesota starting quarterback to defensive back for Pittsburgh's legendary Steel Curtain, Dungy blended lessons from everywhere to become a patient, inspirational teacher of football and life. Reflections on the influence of Chuck Noll, Bill Walsh, and Dennis Green, and the challenges of his climb up the coaching ladder with Tampa Bay and Indianapolis. 

The epic life of an American giant of athletics, acting, and activism, whose groundbreaking story winds from a childhood in rural Georgia, to a four-sport career at Syracuse University, to an NFL Championship-winning career with the Cleveland Browns. Brown was perhaps the league's greatest running back before he helped transform Hollywood and played a highly visible role in the Civil Rights Movement.

A Pittsburgh native who rose to become the head coach of his cherished hometown team, and the youngest head coach in NFL history to lead his team to the Super Bowl, Cowher also led the Steelers on one of history's greatest playoff runs to capture their fifth Lombardi Trophy. He is currently a studio analyst for The NFL Today on CBS.

The Hall of Fame middle linebacker and Super Bowl champion was the heart of arguably history's greatest and most-feared defense, the fearsome 1985 Chicago Bears. Singletary has coached at all levels of football, including stints with the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers.

Woodson, a Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packer, legendary Oakland Raider, Ohio Mr. Football, Pro Football Hall of Famer, and Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Michigan, recounts his singular journey across the football landscape. Woodson, who played 154 games as a Raider, and 100 as a Packer, is now with FOX Sports.