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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

Draft pick forfeitures and penalties

by Jeremy Snyder - April 22, 2020April 29, 2021 3

Under the NFL constitution, the Commissioner has the ability to take away or change the order of a team's draft picks if he finds that that team has committed certain acts that violated the constitution or are otherwise detrimental to the league or alter a competitive balance. This power has been

NFL drives of 110 yards or more

by Jeremy Snyder and Ben Austro - October 19, 2019 0

When merely counting the start and end points, an offense can go no more than 99 yards on any single drive. However, when penalties are enforced, it's actually possible for an offense to gain more than 100 yards in the same drive. In 2019, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes accounted for all

Consecutive team touchdowns scored by different players

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by Jeremy Snyder - October 5, 2019October 6, 2019 0

When Matthew Slater returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in Week 4, it was the 11th consecutive Patriots touchdown that was scored by a different player. Below are the longest team touchdown streaks within a single season where there was not a repeat scorer. This includes three streaks that were

Ejections for the 2019 NFL season

by Ben Austro - August 19, 2019December 29, 2019 0

A running list of players ejected in the 2019 season. Week Game Player Pos Team Reason Time Referee 1. PRE 1 DAL-SF Adrian Colbert S SF Use of the helmet 3:42/3Q Cheffers† 2. CIN-KC D'Montre Wade DB KC Helmet-to-helmet contact (video) 11:37/3Q Wrolstad 3. PRE 2 SEA-MIN Holton Hill CB MIN Helmet-to-helmet contact on sliding QB 3:53/4Q Boger† 4. DAL-LAR Troy Reeder LB LAR Hit to helmet of sliding QB (video) 3:25/3Q Hussey 5. 1 KC-JAX Myles Jack LB JAX Punching 8:57/2Q Cheffers 6. TEN-CLE Greg Robinson LT CLE Kicking 5:03/2Q Allen† 7. SF-TB Kwon Alexander LB SF Helmet-to-helmet contact on sliding QB 1:02/1Q Kemp 8. 3 MIA-DAL Xavien Howard CB MIA Unnecessary roughness 4:00/4Q Hill 9. CIN-BUF Bobby Hart T CIN Contact with an official 0:20/4Q Blakeman 10. 4 OAK-IND Vontaze Burfict*12 LB OAK Use of the helmet 11:42/2Q Novak† 11. 5 NO-TB Carlton Davis CB TB Hit on

The long history of the draft-order coin flip has ended

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by Jeremy Snyder and Ben Austro - April 24, 2019December 30, 2020 2

With a revision to the bylaws passed in March, the NFL owners have effectively ended the longstanding practice of tossing a coin to break any ties in the draft order. Coin flips to determine draft position likely date back to the very first NFL draft in 1936, following a season in

How the 2019 NFL Draft order is determined

by Ben Austro - December 30, 2018February 4, 2019 7

The NFL Draft order is determined by a combination of regular season records, postseason performance, and the strength of schedule in the 2018 season. The Super Bowl winner is 32, the Super Bowl loser is 31. Next, assign the remaining teams in 4 groups based on their playoff performance: losers of the

Game 256: The history of the final flexed game of the season

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by Ben Austro - December 24, 2018January 3, 2021 4

In 2006, the NFL created a schedule that would allow a game of playoff importance, ideally a win-and-in or a division title scenario, to be flexed to the final Sunday night game, the 256th game on the schedule. Prior to that, the season would often end on a meaningless Monday

Kickoffs recovered by the kicking team for a touchdown

by Ben Austro - December 9, 2018May 31, 2019 1

Once a kickoff goes 10 yards, it is anyone's ball. That is well known, but on a few occasions, the receiver either muffs the catch or forgets that it is a free ball, which leads to a touchdown. Most recently it occurred in the final game of the 2016 season