Through the chill of December the early winter moans... but it's that January wind that rattles old bones.

Through the chill of December the early winter moans... but it's that January wind that rattles old bones.

It starts with a whistle and ends with a gun.

Professional football in America is a special game, a unique game ... It is a rare game. The men who play it make it so. All of them are fearless. All of them are strong, quick. And all of them are part of a story that began long ago. A story written by men who found, in the sport, a demanding measure for their own courage and ability.

Pro football is a game; not a war. It's for win or lose, not life or death... but say that in the summer, for winter brings the playoffs, and a season is at stake.