NFL – Quirky Research

Several players change their jersey numbers after new rule passes

by Ben Austro - September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 0

The NFL started to mandate position-specific jersey numbers in 1952, although it gave exceptions to "nationally known" players at the time of the new rule. As the era of free substitution began in 1949, it was necessary to identify players by number, particularly with regards to being an eligible receiver. The

The quest to be the Super Bowl home team

Super Bowl

by Ben Austro - January 23, 2021February 8, 2021 0

Throughout modern NFL history, teams scheduled to host the Super Bowl have fantasized about playing for the title in their home stadium. To this day, that has remained a fantasy. In the seasons where a Super Bowl was played in an NFL stadium, the host team made the playoffs nine times.

How the 2021 Draft order is determined

Draft

by Ben Austro - January 4, 2021February 8, 2021 0

The NFL Draft order is determined by a combination of regular season records, postseason performance, and the strength of schedule in the 2020 season. The Super Bowl winner is 32, the Super Bowl loser is 31. Next, the remaining teams are assigned to 4 groups based on their playoff performance: losers of

2020 AFC tiebreakers after Week 16

by Jeremy Snyder - December 21, 2020December 29, 2020 0

The following charts seek to answer the following question: If these two (or more) teams finish with the same record, who wins the tiebreaker? Notes and assumptions: No possibility of future tie games. Tiebreaker winners are as they would be if the teams were tied at the end of the season,

2020 NFC tiebreakers after Week 16

by Jeremy Snyder - December 21, 2020December 27, 2020 0

2020 AFC tiebreakers after Week 14 (and Raiders-Chargers)

NFL Tiebreakers

by Jeremy Snyder - December 11, 2020December 17, 2020 0

2020 NFC tiebreakers after Week 14

NFL Tiebreakers

by Jeremy Snyder - December 11, 2020December 14, 2020 0

The following charts seek to answer the following question: If these two (or more) teams finish with the same record, who wins the tiebreaker? Notes and assumptions: No possibility of future tie games. (PHI does not appear in the tables.) Tiebreaker winners are as they would be if the teams were

History of NFL rescheduled, relocated, and canceled games

by Jeremy Snyder and Ben Austro - October 30, 2020September 1, 2021 0

The NFL maintains a fairly rigid schedule. A given year's slate of matchups and locations are decided by preset rotations and formulas, sites and dates of those matchups are set by the league office in the spring, and 99% of the time, those games have taken place where and when

Ejections for the 2020 season

by Ben Austro - September 13, 2020January 10, 2021 5

A running list of players ejected in the 2020 season. Week Game Player Pos Team Reason Time Referee 1. 1 CHI-DET Jamie Collins LB DET Contact with referee demonstrating hit 11:26/1Q Kemp 2. TEN-DEN Rashaan Evans LB TEN Throwing a punch 1:07/1Q Novak 3. 2 HOU-BAL Ross Blacklock DT HOU Throwing a punch 4:51/4Q Corrente 4. SEA-NE Quandre Diggs FS SEA Use of the helmet 0:54/1Q Wrolstad 5. 3 JAX-MIA Cam Robinson LT JAX Contact with official 4:16/3Q Allen 6. 4 HOU-MIN Harrison Smith S MIN Hit on a defenseless receiver 1:13/2Q Rogers 7. 5 HOU-JAX Josh Jones S JAX Hit on a defenseless receiver 13:07/3Q Vinovich 8. 7 WAS-DAL Jonathan Bostic LB WAS Helmet-to-helmet contact on sliding QB 6:32/3Q Torbert 9. LV-TB Gabe Jackson RG LV Fighting 4:18/3Q Novak 10. 8 CAR-ATL Charles Harris DE ATL Hit to head of downed QB 4:26/3Q Hochuli 11. BAL-PIT Matthew