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The Play Index is the name we use to refer to PFR's collection of top-notch research tools. Read below for more information on some of the applications we have made available to you, and also check out our blog posts about the Play Index. As always, if you have any suggestions or corrections please fill out our feedback form.

Search all plays from 2000 to today to find performances that match your criteria. Answer questions like…

• Which quarterback had the highest rating with less than 5 minutes to play in 2009?
• How many 50+ yard plays have the Bills given up from 2000-2011?
• What was the success rate of 4th down plays in 2011?

Search through player season stats spanning from 1920 to today for single seasons or combined seasons that match your criteria. Answer questions like…

• Who was the first quarterback to pass for 4000 yards in a season?
• Which player had the most pass receptions during the 1970s?
• Who is the offensive lineman with the most Pro Bowl selections?

The answers to these questions and many, many more are at your fingertips using the Player Season Finder.

Search through player game logs spanning from 1960 to today for games that match your criteria. You can find…

• the top rushing performances in the 1973 season
• a list of all players with 100+ yards rushing and receiving in the same game
• the quarterback who has the most games with 4+ touchdown passes since the merger

With the Player Game Finder, the possibilities are almost endless.

Search through every touchdown scored from 1940 to today for scores that match your criteria. Did you know…

• Jerry Rice scored 36 touchdowns of 50 or more yards?
• Jim Harbaugh threw four tying or go-ahead touchdowns in the 4th quarter or overtime in 1995?
• Garrison Hearst had the longest rushing touchdown of the 1990s?

Impress your friends and come up with your own "Did You Know" with a little help from the Player Touchdown Finder.

Find team games or seasons matching certain criteria. Did you know…

• There have been 10 games in NFL postseason history where the eventual winner overcame a 10-or-more-point halftime deficit?
• The 1983 Redskins had a +46 turnover differential, the best of all time?
• The Chargers have 114 300-yard passing games in their history. That's more than any other franchise.

Search through every play in Super Bowl History.

Search through every NFL and AFL draft pick.

Find head-to-head results and also find games matching a particular score.