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Ejections for the 2022 season
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
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
1985 USFL boxscores
Week 1 Orlando Renegades at Tampa Bay Bandits Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL Sat. February 23, 1985 1 2 3 4 Orlando Renegades 0 0 0 7 7 Tampa Bay Bandits 14 14 7 0 35 1st Quarter TB–Tony Office 35 yd fumble return (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick), 7:07 left TB–Gary Anderson 3 yd rush (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick), 1:18 left 2nd Quarter TB–Gary Anderson 68 yd rush (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick), 14:31 left TB–Gary
1984 USFL boxscores
Week 1 Oakland Invaders at Arizona Wranglers Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ Sun. February 26, 1984 1 2 3 4 Oakland Invaders 7 0 0 0 7 Arizona Wranglers 7 7 7 14 35 1st Quarter ARI–Kevin Long 14 yd rush (Frank Corral kick), 9:10 left OAK–Ronnie Smith 5 yd pass from Fred Besana (Kevin Shea kick), 2:51 left 2nd Quarter ARI–Wamon Buggs 16 yd pass from Greg Landry (Frank Corral
1983 USFL boxscores
Week 1 Oakland Invaders at Arizona Wranglers Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ Sun. March 6, 1983 1 2 3 4 Oakland Invaders 7 0 0 17 24 Arizona Wranglers 0 0 0 0 0 1st Quarter OAK–Wyatt Henderson 53 yd pass from Fred Besana (Kevin Shea kick), 6:51 left 4th Quarter OAK–Arthur Whittington 2 yd rush (Kevin Shea kick), 12:47 left OAK–Kevin Shea 45 yd field goal, 6:25 left OAK–Wyatt Henderson
