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I bought a book back in 1972 that charted every game of the '71 NFL season. Here's an example (the Super Bowl): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jjiaabwgq5xpsihhrai0v/SuperBowlVI.pdf?rlkey=tnezwvvtpf0wtgtjr93duwbvg&st=oaawsbsm&dl=1. It's pretty easy to follow once you get the hang of it. Runs are solid lines, passes are dashed lines. The number is the ball carrier or receiver.

Let me know if you want to see the whole book.

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Football Archaeology's avatar

Interesting, especially adding the player numbers. What is the book's title?

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It was called "Pro Football Review". Published by Sports Illustrated and Pro Football Weekly. I doubt if many (any?) copies exist. It didn't have photos, and not much text. Cheap paper (like newsprint). Basically a statistical review, plus game charts for every game of the season. Here's a scan of the whole thing: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ze31mndm4ve36qhqg6fy5/AB3eF0zNhq6kn1Jyndb8G6g?rlkey=au4fufvlecgufbnsuo8a74c9k&st=rf702nog&dl=0

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