Questions tagged [nfl]
Questions about the National Football League (NFL), the premiere professional league for American gridiron football.
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Is the NVP (Nickelodeon Valuable Player) a legitimate award?
Pro Football Reference recognizes Mitch Tribusky as the 2021 NVP.
Is the NVP (Nickelodeon Valuable Player) a legitimate award recognized by the NFL?
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Can a player unretire when the postseason starts who hasn’t played all season and be eligible play in the postseason
Eric Weddle unretired and is signing with the Rams for their postseason run??? I never heard or seen that in my life is it against any rules?
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What is the longest drive in the NFL with consideration for penalty yardage?
I have attempted to search for this answer before, but often end up getting answers akin to the longest distance a drive has taken between goal lines, hence the answer is something like 99 yards. ...
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Does strength of victory include teams a team has tied?
In figuring the NFL's strength of victory tie-breaker, what about teams a team has tied? In other calculations, a tie is counted as half a victory.
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Why did Joe Burrow not have a nameplate?
The photo shows #9 for the Cincinnati Bengals (Joe Burrow) playing without a nameplate on his jersey during the Bengals game against the Chiefs on 2nd January 2022. Why is this?
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All time QB with the worst December+ INT ratio
For a long time I've been a fan of Matthew Stafford. He had suffered in Detroit for years. Detroit, in their best years would appear to have their playoff hopes get dashed in December.
It seems that ...
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NFL Team Lose on Purpose for Draft Pick
How does the NFL prevent a team on the last week of the season to losing on purpose ensuring a #1 draft pick for the following year?
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Why do ESPN and others still list the Eagles as having a chance to win the NFC East title?
As of Christmas Day 2021 with 2 games to go for each the Cowboys at 10-4 and the Eagles at 7-7 why do ESPN and others still show the Eagles with a chance to win the NFC east division title?
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What would be the effect if the 2-point conversion was changed to 3-point?
As an active follower of the NFL from outside the US, I have always found it curious that teams overwhelmingly take a 1-point field goal rather than a 2-point conversion. Some reasons are given in the ...
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How do NFL players know a fair catch has been called?
I know that a raised arm wave signals a fair catch. But I can imagine gunners and such sometimes will be in the midst of fighting through blocks or at least have someone blocking their vision for a ...
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Quarterback conduct after a game
It seems that at the end of every NFL game the two opposing QBs meet in the field, hug, and chat for a few minutes. My question is, has the league ordered or encouraged them to do this, or is it ...
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Why does the NHL not feature red and blue in their logo, as opposed to the other three major sports leagues in the US?
I was casually browsing the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL websites today, and realized that even though they are separate governing bodies the websites look quite similar, most notably the scores at the top, ...
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Why TD when recovered on ½-yard line and "momentumed" to the end zone, in American football?
Why was it a touchdown in the Falcons vs. Cowboys game when a blocked punt was recovered ball on "½-yard line", but the momentum carried the player over to the end zone? The player was ...
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Why do five Week 15 NFL games have a start time of TBD?
As of 2021-11-20, week 15 of the 2021 NFL schedule has five games with starting times of TBD.
Why does this week have so many games this late in the season without starting times? When are the ...
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Why don't NFL teams keep a punter who can kick field goals?
At the 2021 Week 8 game between the Steelers and Browns, the Steelers kicker was injured during a fake field goal attempt in the second quarter and couldn't return. The Steelers did not attempt any ...
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Has any team won a non shut out game with only field goals since the nfl afl merger
If there are more than one of those games sort it by highest scoring to least scoring.
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Which losing team has had the most possession time?
In the NFL, which team has had the greatest time in possession but still lost the match?
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Why did NFL Europe fail?
I recently learned that in the late 90s to early 2000's that an NFL sponsored/organized American Football league was playing in Europe. Based on attendance numbers, I could find it seemed decently ...
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Is there a strategic reason why the wildcat play type isn't used in the NFL?
The wildcat formation comes and goes at the collegiate and prep levels and isn't totally unseen.
However, it's rarely used at the pro level, despite having ample talent to run it on various teams. ...
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Is an NFL player who forces a fumble that goes out of the end zone not credited with the safety?
I can imagine four situations where the title applies.
The ballcarrier is out of the end zone and fumbles when he is tackled. This would not be a safety except for the fumble.
The ballcarrier is in ...
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Numbers on American football field [duplicate]
I get American football in Brazil. I try to watch the game, but, honestly, can't understand a thing.
One thing that made me curious was the numbers on the ground. For instance, there's a "1st &...
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Why is the NFL considering an 18-game season?
I'm confused as to why they might implement this next year. What are the pros of an 18-game season? What is the reasoning behind it?
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Since the NFL changed to the 6 team playoff format, what is the best and worst record for each rank 1-6?
What is the best and worst record in each position?
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If a player throws a a lateral/backward pass to a teammate and the receiver is downed behind him
For example, Team A is down by a score late in the game, say third-and-ten at the opponent's 30 yard line. A pass play is called and the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver with a gain of say 13 ...
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What are the reasons/benefits to continue with the conference structure in NFL?
Outside of history, what are the reasons/benefits to continue with the conference structure in NFL? Under the current structure, it is impossible for there to be a Superbowl between the two best teams ...
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Why do NFL AFC teams play against NFC during season [duplicate]
KC Chiefs played against TB Buccaneers (NFC) months before the Super Bowl : https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202011290tam.htm I was wondering how come an AFC team plays against a NFC ...
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What is a bye week in the NFL and what are some important things to know regarding this?
I've recently become a big fan of the NFL and noticed some teams had a Bye week.
What is this week for, how does it work, and what effect does it have on team strategies?
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American Football (NFL) 4th Down/Last 2 minutes Fumble Rules
I've been reading into the fumbling rules and saw this on Wikipedia. "In American football the offense cannot advance the ball if it recovers its own fumble on fourth down, or in the last two ...
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What are the 2 nfl teams that played each other the least and the most?
What are the 2 nfl teams that played each other the least and the most?
P.S. This is between two teams that exist right now not defunct teams
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First overall draft picks getting traded for one another
The Detroit Lions traded away their quarterback Mathew Stafford, in exchange for LA Ram's quarterback Jared Goff, 2 first round picks and a third round pick on January 30th 2021. The most interesting ...
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Which NFL quarterbacks traded to a new team and took them to the Super Bowl in their first season with their new team?
Much like this year’s Tom Brady situation if he were to go to the Super Bowl. It’s his first season with the Bucs, who had a losing record last year. What, if any, past quarterbacks have taken their ...
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Why combine stats, especially the 40-yard dash, relevant and referred to years after the draft?
Many commentators refer to a player's 40-yard dash time to make a point of how fast a player is. This is admittedly relevant by the time of the draft but not so much afterwards, one would think. Many ...
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Why could the fumble in the Browns/Jets game not be advanced?
In the game between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets on 12/27/2020, Baker Mayfield fumbled on the final Cleveland posession, at 1:25 remaining.
The ball was fumbled during an attempted ...
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NFL strength of schedule in deciding playoffs and draft picks
Why is a lower strength of schedule percentage better than a higher one when determining a playoff spot or a draft pick?
I would expect that a stronger schedule wins out over a weaker one.
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Why don't NFL defenders wrap up during tackles as much as they used to?
20, 30 years ago, by far the most common tackling style was for a defender to wrap up the ball carrier and drag him to the ground.
In the last 10 years, glancing tackles have become a lot more common. ...
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Ball placement when a receiver catches it
Say you are going down the field from the 1 yard line. If the receiver catches the ball and his feet are at the 10 but the ball is extended behind him at the 8. Is the ball marked down at the 10 or ...
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Is the field goal good?
During a field goal, if the ball hits the ground and bounces through the uprights and above the crossbar, is it still good despite hitting the ground first?
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Highest record a nfl team can get and miss the playoffs
What is the highest record a team can get and miss the playoffs? Assume the 2019 scheduling rules and playoff setup.
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Have NFL games been played at neutral venues before?
On week 13 of the 2020 NFL season, because of strict COVID-19 restrictions in their home county of Santa Clara, the San Fransisco 49ers played the Buffalo Bills at the State Farm Stadium in Arizona, ...
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Who is awarded the sack when a player is not actually tackled?
On December 6, 2020 at 4:30pm, the Green Bay Packers played a most riveting contest with the Philadelphia Eagles.
On one play where Green Bay was in possession, Aaron Rodgers (the Green Bay QB) was ...
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Why does the official say “prior to the pass” or “after the pass” when calling a defensive holding?
Is there a difference in enforcement if the holding penalty happened after and not before a pass? This is NFL if it makes a difference.
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Could a track superstar be successful in the NFL?
Could an Olympic track star, such as Usain Bolt, see success in NFL Football, as a wide receiver or cornerback? Would their speed translate to NFL success? Or does olympic-gold-medal-winning ...
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NFL teams with as many or more thrown interceptions than completions in a game
The Denver Broncos had only a single completion pass while they threw 2 interceptions against the New Orleans Saints in week 12 of the 2020 season. The low completion count was due to all the Broncos ...
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What team rebounded the best and worst?
My question is which team from a prior season did really good the next season.For example: team a gets a 3-13 record and is 30th team and next season gets a really good ranking(counting the playoffs ...
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What happens when the QB throws the ball and it lands behind the line of scrimmage without being caught by either team? [closed]
QB throws ball and lands behind line of scrimmage without being caught by either team an hits the ground
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What is the earliest a team can clinch a division?
My question is what week is the earliest you can clinch a division?
What would the other teams in the division and conference have to be like?
Also what is the earliest you can clinch the playoffs(so ...
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Could an immediate field goal be advantageous in NFL?
Consider this strategy: If a team reaches the 40 or so yard line, it would immediately go for the field goal attempt, instead of trying the touch down.
This could be considered "small ball", ...
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Why do they have fake crowd noises in the NFL?
Because of COVID-19, the NFL stands are empty. They are stimulating the crowd with audio. It reminds me of a laugh track on TV, which I find to be very annoying.
Why do they have these fake crowd ...
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What have been the NFL scoring rules changes?
I'm looking for a list of all scoring and scoring-related rules changes in the NFL. While the NFL goes back to 1920s, I'll be satisfied with just a list of rules changes going back to 1970, when the ...
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Why do the players in this video appear to be trying not to get a touchdown?
There's a clickbaitily-titled "Smartest '1000 IQ Plays' in Sports History" video on YouTube. The second and fourth clips in the video both have American football players apparently trying ...
