Author: Jeremy Snyder

Consecutive team touchdowns scored by different players

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When Matthew Slater returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in Week 4, it was the 11th consecutive Patriots touchdown that was scored by a different player. Below are the longest team touchdown streaks within a single season where there was not a repeat scorer. This includes three streaks that were

First score of every NFL season

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At some point on Thursday, one of the Bears or Packers will score the first points of the NFL’s 100th season.  [Update: the Bears' Eddy Pineiro kicked a 38-yard field goal.]  But who scored the first points of its 75th?  Or 50th?  Or 1st? The American Professional Football Association was founded

Last undefeated teams in college basketball

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Here are the latest exits from the undefeated ranks back to 1946 (the season shown reflects the year of the championship tournament). Season Team First loss Record before loss Lost to (tournament game) Final Record NCAAT outcome 2024 Houston Jan 9 14-0 at Iowa State 32-5 Round of 32 2023 New Mexico Jan 3 14-0 at Fresno State 22-12 NIT First Round 2022 Baylor Jan 11 15-0 Texas Tech 27-7 Round of 32 USC 13-0 at Stanford 26-8 First Round 2021 Gonzaga Apr 5 31-0 Baylor 31-1 Title game loser 2020 San Diego St. Feb 22 26-0 UNLV 30-2 NCAAT

AFC tiebreaker scenarios entering Week 17

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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: At most 1 future tie game. Tiebreaker winners are as they would be if the teams were tied at the end of the season,

NFC tiebreaker scenarios entering Week 17

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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: At most 1 more tie game. Tiebreaker winners are as they would be if the teams were tied at the end of the season,

NFC tiebreaker scenarios entering Week 15

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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: No possibility of future tie games (MIN and GB are only shown for tiebreakers against each other). Tiebreaker winners are as they would be