★ Mel Blount led the league with 11 interceptions in 1975, prompting the NFL to introduce the “Mel Blount Rule” in 1978, limiting defensive contact beyond 5 yards.
★ Mel Blount led the league with 11 interceptions in 1975, prompting the NFL to introduce the “Mel Blount Rule” in 1978, limiting defensive contact beyond 5 yards.
★ Roger Staubach led the NFL in passer rating four times during the 1970s (1971, 1973, 1978, 1979), more than any other quarterback in that decade.
