Author: Jeremy Snyder

Georgia Tech 222, Cumberland 0: a gamebook

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What follows is an NFL-style gamebook for the 222-0 Georgia Tech-Cumberland game that happened 100 years ago this October. Notes: The play-by-play is almost entirely taken from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution game story as seen on this archived page from Cumberland's website. Unknowns and obvious errors from the original play-by-play: The

New pitcher used in the field

by Jeremy Snyder - 0

Andrew Cashner, San Diego Padres, April 24, 2014 Padres left fielder Seth Smith suffered some sort of leg injury either fielding a ball in the bottom of the 10th inning or while running out a ground ball in the top of the 11th. The Padres had several position players remaining on the

Somehow, this team went 8-8 with Geno Smith at QB

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Fewest opponents' fumbles recovered, NFL season through 2013 (includes strike seasons) Team Year Recovered Opp Fumbles New York Jets 2013 2* 18 Los Angeles Rams 1974 3 15 Green Bay Packers 1995 3 12 Miami Dolphins 2011 3 17 Indianapolis Colts 2012 3 11 Philadelphia Eagles 1944 4 ? San Francisco 49ers 1982 4 14 Jacksonville Jaguars 2006 4 12 Jacksonville Jaguars 2008 4 15 Pittsburgh Steelers 2011 4 13 San Diego Chargers 2011 4 11 St. Louis Rams 2012 4 17 Houston Texans 2013 4 15 Arizona Cardinals 1997 5 16 Chicago Bears 2003 5 19 Oakland Raiders 2006 5 16 New York Giants 2008 5 22 Washington Redskins 2008 5 16 Buffalo Bills 2009 5 21 Houston Texans 2010 5 16 Jacksonville Jaguars 2010 5 12 Green Bay Packers 2012 5 18 Philadelphia Eagles 2012 5 21 Tennessee Titans 2012 5 15 * One of the fumbles the Jets recovered

One-point safety

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[Last updated October 2, 2024] Before the 1988 season, the NCAA made a rule change, awarding college football teams two points for returning a failed extra point or two-point conversion. This happens occasionally (9 times in I-A football in 2005). This rule change brought in play a truly obscure rule: the one-point

NFL Touchdown Streaks By College (Updated)

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(Originally posted 2011): Last week, no former University of Miami player scored an NFL touchdown, marking the first time in 150 weeks that this had happened. Articles on the end of the streak, however, failed to give much detail on the streak. Was it a record? If so, whose record

Consecutive Games at .500 or Below

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After beating the Cardinals last night, the St. Louis Rams are now 3-2, marking the first time their record has stood above .500 since Week 8 of the 2006 season. This streak of 93 straight games with a record of .500 or worse was the 3rd-longest in NFL history.Most