"Forty-two, hard-hitting minutes of the NFL's outstanding defenders, past and present, who have elevated the art of punishing ball carriers into a science"
Jeff Kaye
as Narrator
Howie Long
as Self
Walter Payton
Mike Ditka
Dick Butkus
Deacon Jones
Lawrence Taylor
Bill Parcells
Bill Walsh
Joe Gibbs
Frank Gifford
Joe Greene
Dwight White
Larry Csonka
Don Shula
Sam Huff
Chuck Knox
Kay Stephenson
Ray Nitschke
Raymond Berry
Marion Campbell
Forrest Gregg
Don Paul
Bob St. Clair
Monty Stickles
Leo Nomellini
Dan Reeves
Dick Vermeil
Mark Witte
Frank Gansz
John Mackovic
Hugh Green
Deron Cherry
Dwight Clark
Billy Johnson
Mike Reid
Bob Kuechenberg
Bill Curry
Ron Jaworski
Paul Hornung
Lynn Dickey
Bob Smith
Director
Steve Seidman
Steve Sabol
Producer
Ed Sabol
Executive Producer
Mike Adams
Production Director
Bob Ryan
Editor
Phil Tuckett
Field Director
Jay S. Gerber
Video Report
Howard Neef
Director of Photography
Vicki Denenberg
Production Manager
Kathy Davis
Director of Operations
Ernie Ernst
Camera Operator
Jack Newman
Hank McElwee
Art Spieler
Don Marx
Bob Angelo
Ted Manahan
Dan Sheridan
Bill Prickett
Music Editor
Joe MacNamara
Dave Paul
Location Sound Mixer
Joe Orlando
Earl Stahl
Jeannie Cooke
Camera Department Production Assistant
Vince Caputo
Audio Post Coordinator
Tom Graeff
Sound Mix Technician
Warren Kleiman
Dave Mortlock
Graphic Designer
Brian Fornwalt
Kathy Monzo
Nancy Wriggle
Production Coordinator
Betty Kapla
Production Assistant
John Bell
Colorist
W. Bloin-Murphy
Video Assist Operator
Editorial Coordinator
Bob Dowlin
Buzz Ringe
Archival Footage Coordinator
Don Thompson
Public Relations
Ken Pritchard
Manager of Operations