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
Author: Jeremy Snyder
2021 NFC tiebreakers after Week 17 (plus PHI-DAL)
2021 AFC tiebreakers after Week 16
2021 NFC tiebreakers after Week 16
2021 AFC tiebreakers after Week 15 (plus TEN-SF, GB-CLE, ARI-IND)
2021 NFC tiebreakers after Week 15 (plus TEN-SF, GB-CLE, ARI-IND)
A mystery punt from 1931 showed up in the record book. Did it actually happen?
Officially, Shawn McCarthy’s 93-yard punt was the third-longest punt in NFL history. Steve O’Neal’s 98-yarder is famous for being the perfect punt (from the 1 to the 1, without the extra yard that would have caused a touchback). But what happened on Joe Lintzenich’s 94-yarder? Turns out, the deeper you look, the
Pro coaches who had the shortest seasons
There are many reasons why an NFL head coach might have been replaced before a season ended. Sometimes, franchises were itchy to replace an underperforming coach. The NFL's Record and Fact Book has the most footnote symbols of unusual circumstances in the list of Cardinals coaches. Some were after the coach resigned
Ejections for the 2021 season
A running list of players ejected in the 2021 season. Week Game Player Pos Team Reason Time Referee 1. 1 CLE-KC Ronnie Harrison SS CLE Fighting 5:08/1Q Vinovich 2. 2 LAR-IND Kenny Young LB LAR Contact with an official 4:36/3Q Smith 3. LV-PIT Trai Turner G PIT Spitting 11:15/4Q Boger 4. 5 NYG-DAL Kadarius Toney WR NYG Throwing a punch 6:24/4Q Hussey 5. 7 CHI-TB Bilal Nichols DT CHI Throwing a punch 2:12/3Q Kemp 6. 9 SEA-KC DK Metcalf WR SEA Fighting 1:23/4Q Allen 7. 11 SF-JAX Rayshawn Jenkins FS JAX Throwing a punch 9:58/2Q Torbert 8. 12 LV-DAL Roderick Teamer S LV Fighting 13:00/3Q Hochuli 9. Kelvin Joseph CB DAL 10. 14 DAL-WAS La'el Collins OT DAL Throwing a punch 10:15/4Q Kemp 11. 15 NE-IND Kyle Dugger SS NE Fighting 5:44/3Q Cheffers 12. Michael Pittman WR IND 13. MIN-CHI Eric Kendricks LB MIN Helmet-to-helmet contact on sliding QB 9:50/4Q Novak http://www.quirkyresearch.com/2020/09/13/ejections-for-the-2020-season/ http://www.quirkyresearch.com/2019/08/19/ejections-for-the-2019-nfl-season/ http://www.quirkyresearch.com/2018/09/17/nfl-ejections-for-the-2018-season/ http://www.quirkyresearch.com/2017/11/05/player-ejections-in-the-2017-season/