At any given time, eleven players were on the field for each team, consistent with NFL rules.

The four games represented the maximum amount of time that a player could be suspended without pay for such conduct under NFL rules.

Challenges based on instant replay would not become a part of the NFL rules until years later.

According to NFL rules, a team's first call is the one the referee will use.

NFL rules say that a team must have seven or more players on the line for a snap to be legal.

NFL rules state that all helmets with a headset in them must have a visible green dot on the back.

The stations had already been scheduled to show the game, as per NFL rules.

NFL rules now require that players with symptoms of a concussion be cleared by a neurologist before they can return to play.

If the incident occurred on a special teams fake play, the rule does not apply under NFL rules.

Under NFL rules, officials are required to stop play when a player is "in the grasp and control" of the defense.