Football Historian Explores the Origins and Questions of American Football | WIRED

Sportswriter and football historian John Eisenberg joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about American Football. Who invented football? Why is it called football? Who's the better quarterback, Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes? What's the most impactful rule change in the history of the NFL? How have technological advancements changed the game and how it's played? What's the biggest comeback of all time in the NFL? Answers to these questions and many more await on Football Support. 0:00 Hand Egg Support 0:12 But they use their hands? 0:44 America’s Team 1:18 Impressive! 2:13 Touchdown: Origins 2:47 The new NFL kickoff rule 3:23 Pigskin 4:01 Biggest rule changes 4:39 Who invented football? 5:26 Worst of the worst 5:56 Mahomes v Brady 6:38 What is it that you do here 7:10 Jerry Rice 7:34 The Greatest 8:04 Broadway Joe 8:54 Moving the goalposts 9:53 That undefeated 1972 Dolphins team 11:02 Technology 12:07 Throwing WHILE running 13:05 CTE 13:58 Biggest single-season turnaround 14:31 Leather helmets 15:15 Vince Lombardi 15:58 Unbreakable NFL Records 16:44 Don’t call it a comeback Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan Editor: Alex Mechanik Expert: John Eisenberg Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Chris Eustache Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen Production Assistant: Sonia Butt Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Rachel Kim Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional Editor: Paul Tael; Jason Malizia Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.