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The NFL quiz with 10,000 questions

by Jeremy Snyder - 0

To celebrate Quirky Research reaching 10,000 followers on Twitter @QuirkyResearch, we have a quiz that has 10,000 NFL questions. That is, twenty-five questions about the rare times NFL football and the number 10,000 have intersected. When you have finished, you can read the discussions of the answers here.

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Ejections for the 2022 season

by Jeremy Snyder - 2

A running list of players ejected in the 2022 season. Week Game Player Pos Team Reason Time Referee 1. 1 PHI-DET Tracy Walker S DET Swinging at opponent, possible official contact 2:45/3Q Allen 2. 2 NO-TB Mike Evans*1 WR TB Fighting 12:55/4Q Hochuli 3. Marshon Lattimore CB NO 4. 4 CAR-ARI Will Hernandez RG ARI Contact with an official 15:00/4Q Hussey 5. 5 PIT-BUF A.J. Epenesa DL BUF Contact with an official 1:07/4Q Hussey 6. 7 CHI-NE Mike Pennel DT CHI Blindside block to head of defenseless player 8:00/4Q Allen 7. 8 GB-BUF Quay Walker LB GB Pushed opposing out-of-uniform player on sideline 4:07/2Q Torbert 8. 10 LAC-SF Dre Greenlaw LB SF Illegal forcible contact to head of opponent 0:38/2Q Smith 9. 11 CIN-PIT George Pickens WR PIT Illegal forcible contact to

How the 2022 Draft order is determined

by Ben Austro - 0

The NFL Draft order is determined by a combination of regular season records, postseason performance, and the strength of schedule in the 2021 season. The Super Bowl winning Rams are 32; their opponents, the Bengals, are 31. Next, the remaining teams are assigned to 4 groups based on their playoff performance: losers

Longest distances to go for a first down

by Ben Austro - 0

Every so often, a drive stalls in epic fashion and the offense is saddled with a huge distance to complete a first down. Long distances to go for a first down, prior to 1980 Official play-by-play stat sheets -- currently referred to as "gamebooks" -- have been compiled by the NFL since

2021 AFC tiebreakers after Week 17 (plus DEN-KC)

by Jeremy Snyder - 2

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: Limited possibility of future tie games (PIT appears in the table for the first time). Tiebreaker winners are as they would be if the

2021 NFC tiebreakers after Week 17 (plus PHI-DAL)

by Jeremy Snyder - 3

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,

2021 AFC tiebreakers after Week 16

by Jeremy Snyder - 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 (PIT does not appear in the tables, but may be added for future weeks). Tiebreaker winners are as

2021 NFC tiebreakers after Week 16

by Jeremy Snyder - 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,