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I came across some more non-playoff games while trying to find out if it has ever happened in a playoff game (I am 99.9% certain it has not, but I have no citation):
The first time it happened was in Week 15 of 2002, when the Vikings were successful on a 2-point conversion (despite Daunte Culpepper fumbling the snap) with 5 seconds left against the Saints ...
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One game springs to mind:
Tennessee Titans 19 - 20 LA Chargers, Wembley Stadium, 2018-10-21
The Titans were trailing by 7 going into the 2 minute warning. With 31 seconds left, Marcus Mariota found TE Luke Stocker for a 1 yard TD. The Titans head coach Mike Vrabel elected to go for a two-point try to win the game, that subsequently failed.
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Since this is an old question and since this does not currently have a right answer I will summarize this.
All rule requirements for players on a field beyond 7 players on the LoS on offense are league mandates and bylaws.
Every league has its own bylaws and subrules and these are often not publicly available or they are just "spirits of the rule" where ...
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Joe Flacco - BAL, 34 yards, Wild Card - Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots - January 10th, 2010
Craig Morton - DAL, 38 yards, Divisional Round - Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys - December 26th, 1970
Mark Brunell - WAS, 41 yards, Wild Card - Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - January 7th, 2006
Otto Graham - CLE, 43 yards, Divisional Round - ...
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In both scenarios only a Field Goal is required to win the game. This is because it is deemed that the receiving team in both instances has had their opportunity to possess the ball.
From the 2019 NFL Rulebook: Rule 16 - Section 1 - Article 3
Article 3. Extra Period
[...]
(e) The opportunity to possess applies only during kicking plays. A ...
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Here is the list of players with multiple returned punt touchdowns in a game I've found so far (from 1990 till now). They've been listed in reverse chronological order, and all of them have returned exactly two touchdowns in the specified games listed below:
Nyheim Hines of Indianapolis Colts in 2019 (week 16 against the Carolina Panthers)
Darius Reynaud of ...
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It depends what you mean by the largest blown lead. I watched the Buffalo game vs the Pats and the Pats were down 21 but Buffalo scored 10 before half and I don't think 21-10 comeback with momentum is an incredible comeback. The Bills threw two quick INTs to start out the game but by the half they were down but there was no feeling the game was over. ...
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To date, the largest blown lead in the Belichick era came on September 25th, 2011 against the Bills in Buffalo. The Patriots led by 21 points in the second quarter and ultimately lost 34-31.
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As a Packer fan I remember the situation and recall that at the time this happened there was no rule demanding the coin to actually flip.
Here is a video of Dean Blandino VP of officiating at the time explaining the situation, that by rule the coin didn't actually have to flip, but common sense dictated that it should in order for the flip to be fair. And ...
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The maximum value of SoV is 0.9375 (15/16), in the case where the team in question only wins one game while the opponent from that game wins every other game and goes 15-1.
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The highest possible SoV for a 16-0 team is 0.656. This stems from the following results (with an actually possible schedule of games for KC, the opponents are marked with an ...
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Upon further research, I found the following source (though it is from 2010) that states:
"Clubs participating in the playoffs are permitted to sign free agents throughout the postseason, but are limited to a total of four free agent signings, including players on other clubs' Practice Squads, during the period that begins at 4 p.m., New York time, on the ...
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