When 9/11 Paused the NFL: A Decision Bigger Than the Game
After the Sept. 11 attacks, NFL owners debated whether to press on with games; commissioner Paul Tagliabue and NFLPA head Gene Upshaw pushed to pause Week 2, rearrange the schedule and ultimately move the Super Bowl to February, a decision many players framed as bigger than the game and a moment of national resilience that defined the 2001 season.