Questions tagged [nfl]
Questions about the National Football League (NFL), the premiere professional league for American gridiron football.
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How are NFL standings calculated mid-season
I was very surprised to see today on nfl.com/standings/ that Dolphins are ranked before the Bills in AFC East, despite:
Both teams being 2-0-0
Bills having +55 Net Pts vs. Dolphins +17
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Longest gap between Week 1 starts
In 2022, Geno Smith was the starting QB for the Seattle Seahawks Week 1. This is his first Week 1 start since 2014.
Is this the longest such gap in NFL history?
I searched for players who had long ...
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Are NFL season tickets valid on Panini trading cards?
I am not from the US and I got some NFL trading cards by Panini from the set "contenders football 2021".
I think the season ticket on it is just fake.
But because there is a seat number I am ...
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During the draft, why are draft rights traded and not draft picks?
If I remember correctly, during the NBA draft and maybe even the NFL draft, if teams trade picks, they can't announce the trade until both teams have drafted their respective players. Only then can ...
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Can a NFL player play for two different NFL teams in the same post season?
Let's say Julio Jones got released right after the 2022 playoff game between the Tennessee Titans and the Cincinnati Bengals. Would Julio Jones be able to go play for the Kansas City Chiefs one week ...
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NFL Combine Worst Performances
I am attempting to clean a data set of NFL Combine performances; because some values of the data set are physically impossible, I would like to know the best and worst performances in the combine (to ...
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Is recruiting rating a strong indicator of pro career trajectory?
I saw the following graphic:
Is there any data that correlates 5-star recruits to pro career trajectory? How accurate is the recruiting rating system among the recruiting services (eg, 247sports, ...
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How many times the Super Bowl teams have both lost to a common opponent during the regular season?
The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams will be playing in Super Bowl 55. Both of these teams played the Green Bay packers in the regular season. The Packers Beat the Bengals in Week 5, and beat ...
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Highest point differential that has missed the playoffs(and vice versa)Nfl
What is the highest point differential that has missed the playoffs and what is the lowest point differential that has made the playoffs?
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NFL games where defense scored more points that the offense
How many games since the merger has the winning team scored more defensive touchdowns than offensive touchdowns? Extra points don't count for the defense or the offense.
Also list the game where the ...
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Has there ever been a game-winning/tying drive that started with less than 13 seconds?
In the January 23, 2022 NFL Divisional playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, the Chiefs trailed 36-33 in the 4th quarter when they started a drive at their own 25-yard line ...
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NFL teams losing postseason game with more offensive points and more defensive turnovers
The Green Bay Packers lost their divisional round match 10-13 to the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021-22 playoffs.
The Packers lost the game despite scoring more offensive points; 10 vs 49ers' 6 points....
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Did an NFL team with the outright most Pro Bowlers miss the playoff before 2021?
In the 2021 NFL season the Indianapolis Colts had the most players (7) selected to the Pro Bowl (no other team had 7 Pro Bowl players), yet they missed the playoffs. Has this ever happened?
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Is the NVP (Nickelodeon Valuable Player) a legitimate award?
Pro Football Reference recognizes Mitch Tribusky as the 2021 NVP and Dak Prescott as the 2022 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.
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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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