NFL

Longest nonscoring plays in NFL history

Is there a list of the longest plays that didn't result a touchdown? Elias Sports Bureau probably has a list (they verified that Percy Harvin's 104-yard kickoff return was the longest nonscoring play in NFL history), but I've never seen one published. Both scrimmage (runs and passes) and nonscrimmage (returns) plays are

Winning the OT coin toss and kicking

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NFL starting quarterback timelines

Wondering whether 2015 had an unusual number of quarterback injuries?  Or why Joe Namath missed so many games?  Or just why the Browns start a random quarterback in Week 17 every year? The following team charts detail every starting quarterback change in the NFL since 1950. AFC East Buffalo Bills Miami

Longest missed field goals

As far as I can tell, there are no league-wide official records kept for length of missed field goals. The following list should be complete, however. Note that a fair number of the kicks took place in Denver. Longest missed field goal attempts, NFL Kicker Team Length Result Date How Missed? Notes Sebastian Janikowski Oakland Raiders 76 SD 28, OAK 18 9/28/2008 short Mark Moseley Washington

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