DOCSLIB.ORG

Seven Playoff Berths Remain, 18 Teams in Contention for Super Bowl Lv As Nfl Concludes Regular Season

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Seven Playoff Berths Remain, 18 Teams in Contention for Super Bowl Lv As Nfl Concludes Regular Season FOR USE AS DESIRED 12/29/20 SEVEN PLAYOFF BERTHS REMAIN, 18 TEAMS IN CONTENTION FOR SUPER BOWL LV AS NFL CONCLUDES REGULAR SEASON The NFL concludes its 101st regular season on Sunday and for the 11th consecutive year, all games on the season- ending docket are division contests. Playoff ramifications are aplenty. In 2020, the NFL expanded the playoffs by two teams, adding one Wild Card berth to each conference. The change has only added to the excitement. Seven playoff berths are still to be claimed. That’s the most available playoff berths entering the season’s final weekend in 31 years, since there also were seven in 1989. A total of 18 teams – more than half of the league – remain in contention for Super Bowl LV in Tampa. The NFL hasn’t had more than 18 teams in contention entering the final week since there were 20 in 2006. WIN AND IN, AFC: Five teams in the AFC are battling for the conference’s final four playoff berths. The BALTIMORE RAVENS (10-5) with a win at Cincinnati (4-10-1) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS) will nail down their third consecutive trip to the playoffs. The CLEVELAND BROWNS (10-5) with a home victory over Pittsburgh (12-3) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS) will have their first playoff berth since 2002. The MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-5) with a win at Buffalo (12-3) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS) will clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2016. The TENNESSEE TITANS (10-5) with a win at Houston (4-11) on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS) will cement their first division title since 2008. Meanwhile, the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (10-5), who host Jacksonville (1-14) on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS), can still win their division with a win and a Titans loss or tie, which would lock up their first AFC South title since 2014. They also can make the playoffs as a Wild Card team with a win and a loss or tie by either Baltimore, Cleveland or Miami. WIN AND IN, NFC: Six teams in the NFC are battling for the conference’s final three playoff berths. When the ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-7) travel to meet the LOS ANGELES RAMS (9-6) on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS), the winning team will be rewarded with a Wild Card berth. The CHICAGO BEARS (8-7) can return to the playoffs with a home win over Green Bay (12-3) on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, FOX). The WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (6-9) needs a win at Philadelphia (4-10-1) on Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM ET, NBC) to clinch its first playoff berth and division title since 2015. When the DALLAS COWBOYS (6-9) and NEW YORK GIANTS (5-10) meet at MetLife Stadium on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX), the winning team will keep its playoff hopes alive. The Cowboys-Giants winner would need a Washington loss Sunday night to clinch the NFC East and the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoffs. The Cowboys are seeking their second division title in three years while the Giants would have their first playoff berth since 2016 and first division crown since 2011. Three teams in the NFC – the GREEN BAY PACKERS (12-3), NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (11-4) and SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (11-4) – can nail down the No. 1 seed as the conference’s only first-round bye this weekend. Green Bay has the inside track at the coveted position, needing only a win at Chicago (8-7) on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, FOX). PLAYOFF BERTHS LOCKED IN: Last week, the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (14-1) clinched the AFC’s lone first-round bye and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs, securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC for the second time in the past three seasons (2018). With a win against the Los Angeles Chargers (6-9) on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, FOX), the Chiefs will tie the 2011 Packers (15-1, .938) for the best regular-season record by a defending Super Bowl champion in NFL history. The BUFFALO BILLS (12-3) clinched the AFC East division title for the first time since 1995. The GREEN BAY PACKERS (12-3) clinched the NFC North division title for the second-consecutive season. The PITTSBURGH STEELERS (12-3) last week overcame a 17-point deficit to win and clinch the AFC North division title for the first time since 2017. Pittsburgh won the AFC North after missing the postseason in 2019. In each of the past 43 seasons (1977-2020, excluding 1982, when divisional play did not occur), at least one team has won its division the season after missing the playoffs. T The NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (11-4) clinched the NFC South division title for the fourth-consecutive season. The SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (11-4) clinched the NFC West division title for the first time since 2016. The TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (10-5) clinched their first playoff berth since 2007. TWO LONGEST DROUGHTS COULD BE HISTORY: After the TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (10-5) clinched their first playoff appearance since 2007, the CLEVELAND BROWNS (10-5) now can return to the postseason for the first time since 2002. If that happens, the NFL would see its two longest active playoff droughts end in the same season for only the fourth time since the league merger in 1970. It also happened in 1999 (Seattle and the St. Louis Rams), 1988 (Buffalo and Philadelphia) and 1987 (New Orleans and Indianapolis). The 1999 ST. LOUIS RAMS went on to win Super Bowl XXXIV. COMEBACK NATION: This season, there have been 42 games in which a team has overcome a deficit of at least 10 points to win, the most through Week 16 in NFL history. The single-season NFL record is 43, in both 2013 and 2014. There also have been nine games in a which a team has overcome a deficit of at least 17 points to win, trailing only the 2011 season (11 games) for the most ever in a single season. SINGLE-SEASON NFL RECORDS: Two significant NFL records fell last week and at least two more are likely to fall in Week 17. Buffalo wide receiver STEFON DIGGS caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from JOSH ALLEN last week to give the NFL 1,372 touchdowns this season and break the single-season league record (1,371 touchdowns in 2018). Diggs leads the NFL in both receptions (120) and receiving yards (1,459). The total number of NFL touchdowns this season is 1,373 entering Week 17. Also last week, New Orleans running back ALVIN KAMARA kicked off the weekend by tying an NFL single-game record with six rushing touchdowns. NFL teams went on to break the 41-year-old league record for rushing touchdowns in a season. The total is 494 entering Week 17. The single-season league record was 487 in 1979. NFL teams have scored 11,854 points through 16 weeks. The single-season league record is 11,985 points in 2013. NFL teams have scored 812 passing touchdowns through 16 weeks. The single-season league record is 847 in 2018. PASSER RATING: Green Bay quarterback AARON RODGERS leads all qualified players with a 119.4 passer rating. When the Packers play at Chicago on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, FOX), he has an opportunity to finish the season with one of the top three single-season passer ratings in NFL history among qualified players. The highest single-season passer ratings among qualified players in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM SEASON RATING Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 2011 122.5 Peyton Manning Indianapolis 2004 121.1 Nick Foles Philadelphia 2013 119.2 Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 2020 119.4* *Entering Week 17 ROOKIE RECEIVING YARDS: Minnesota wide receiver JUSTIN JEFFERSON, who ranks eighth in the NFL with 1,267 receiving yards, has an opportunity this week to total one of the top three totals in history by a rookie. The Vikings play at Detroit on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX). The most receiving yards by a rookie in league history: PLAYER TEAM SEASON YARDS Bill Groman Houston Oilers 1960 1,473 Anquan Boldin Arizona 2003 1,377 Randy MossHOF Minnesota 1998 1,313 CONSECUTIVE RUSHING TITLES FOR HENRY: Tennessee running back DERRICK HENRY, who leads the NFL with 1,777 rushing yards this season, is bidding to become the first player since Pro Football Hall of Famer LADAINIAN TOMLINSON (2006-07) to lead the league in rushing yards in consecutive seasons. Henry, who has 3,317 combined rushing yards from 2019-20, also has an opportunity this week to register one of the top consecutive-season rushing totals in NFL history. The most rushing yards in consecutive seasons in NFL history: PLAYER SEASONS RUSHING YARDS PLAYER SEASONS RUSHING YARDS Eric DickersonHOF 1983-84 3,913 Barry SandersHOF 1997-98 3,544 Terrell DavisHOF 1997-98 3,758 Larry Johnson 2005-06 3,539 Earl CampbellHOF 1979-80 3,631 Tiki Barber 2005-06 3,522 Barry SandersHOF 1996-97 3,606 Jamal Lewis 2002-03 3,393 Shaun Alexander 2004-05 3,576 Barry SandersHOF 1994-95 3,383 WEEK 17 NFL SCHEDULE SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 (All times Eastern) Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills 1:00 PM CBS Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 PM CBS Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM CBS Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions 1:00 PM FOX New York Jets at New England Patriots 1:00 PM CBS Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants 1:00 PM FOX Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 PM FOX New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 4:25 PM FOX Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears 4:25 PM FOX Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos 4:25 PM CBS Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans 4:25 PM CBS Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts 4:25 PM CBS Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs 4:25 PM FOX Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams 4:25 PM CBS Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers* 4:25 PM FOX Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles 8:20 PM NBC *State Farm Stadium, Arizona .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Football Bowl Game Schedule
    Football Bowl Game Schedule Stacy remains tippy after Derrick skeletonising rifely or present any raylets. Stable and scattering Lucian embrutes her arkose impassibleness hedge and blue-pencils shakily. Aerostatic and jerking Art strafe exponentially and expense his alleviative ahold and journalistically. Comment on the news and join forum at cleveland. PRIMESPORT following month initial communication. Sec football game requirements? He flashes a game, as he utilizes a space away from the conference play at times, and to be. Bowl schedule cancellations TV info and teams opting out. Lewis can play at the ratio level. Postseason bowl games start December 19 and the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship Game box be played Monday. Get breaking hudson county real estate, schedules yet to shed stronger against no. We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. The football player with great body driving defenders off his own pocket setting the latest schedules and sell tickets now assumes with your browser does not. Conferences have different methods by which bowl money is divided among its membership and participating teams. Will loan be football bowl games in 2020? This game will be a big test to see how good Notre Dame actually is. There will be no additional distribution to conferences whose teams qualify for the national championship game. Playing in bowl games and scheduled to date financial hardship and more comfortable and relevant experience on the underdog that up for the second day! Game Date Tickets Match-Up 5 Frisco Frisco TX 650000 121920 700pm ESPN Tickets American vs CUSAMACMWC Canceled for 2020.
    [Show full text]
  • Super Bowl XXXIV St
    Super Bowl XXXIV St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans January 30, 2000 1. Who will win against the point spread? St. Louis -7.5 +100/-110 Tennessee 7.5 +100/-110 2. How many points will both teams score together? more than 48.5 +100/-110 less than 48.5 +100/-110 3. Team to win the coin toss St. Louis +100/-110 Tennessee +100/-110 Scoring by quarters Most points by: 4. St. Louis 1st quarter +100/-125 Tennessee 1st quarter +100/-105 5. St. Louis 2nd quarter +100/-130 Tennessee 2nd quarter +100/-100 6. St. Louis 3rd quarter +100/-115 Tennessee 3rd quarter +100/-115 7. St. Louis 4th quarter +100/-110 Tennessee 4th quarter +100/-120 Scoring by quarters Total points by both teams: 8. 1st quarter over 7.5 +100/-130 1st quarter under 7.5 +100/-100 9. 2nd quarter over 14.5 +100/-115 2nd quarter under 14.5 +100/-115 10. 3rd quarter over 7.5 +100/-130 3rd quarter under 7.5 +100/-100 11. 4th quarter over 11.5 +100/-115 4th quarter under 11.5 +100/-115 12. Total quarterback sacks by both teams over 4.5 +100/-120 under 4.5 +100/-120 13. Total punts over 5.5 +100/-120 under 5.5 +100/-120 Page 1 of 6 Super Bowl XXXIV St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans January 30, 2000 14. Total interceptions over 2.5 +100/-120 under 2.5 +100/-120 15. Total field goals over 2.5 +100/-120 under 2.5 +100/-120 16.
    [Show full text]
  • NFL World Championship Game, the Super Bowl Has Grown to Become One of the Largest Sports Spectacles in the United States
    / The Golden Anniversary ofthe Super Bowl: A Legacy 50 Years in the Making An Honors Thesis (HONR 499) by Chelsea Police Thesis Advisor Mr. Neil Behrman Signed Ball State University Muncie, Indiana May 2016 Expected Date of Graduation May 2016 §pCoJI U ncler.9 rod /he. 51;;:, J_:D ;l.o/80J · Z'7 The Golden Anniversary ofthe Super Bowl: A Legacy 50 Years in the Making ~0/G , PG.5 Abstract Originally known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, the Super Bowl has grown to become one of the largest sports spectacles in the United States. Cities across the cotintry compete for the right to host this prestigious event. The reputation of such an occasion has caused an increase in demand and price for tickets, making attendance nearly impossible for the average fan. As a result, the National Football League has implemented free events for local residents and out-of-town visitors. This, along with broadcasting the game, creates an inclusive environment for all fans, leaving a lasting legacy in the world of professional sports. This paper explores the growth of the Super Bowl from a novelty game to one of the country' s most popular professional sporting events. Acknowledgements First, and foremost, I would like to thank my parents for their unending support. Thank you for allowing me to try new things and learn from my mistakes. Most importantly, thank you for believing that I have the ability to achieve anything I desire. Second, I would like to thank my brother for being an incredible role model.
    [Show full text]
  • Eagles' Team Travel
    PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME TEACHER ACTIVITY GUIDE 2019-2020 EDITIOn PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Team History The Eagles have been a Philadelphia institution since their beginning in 1933 when a syndicate headed by the late Bert Bell and Lud Wray purchased the former Frankford Yellowjackets franchise for $2,500. In 1941, a unique swap took place between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh that saw the clubs trade home cities with Alexis Thompson becoming the Eagles owner. In 1943, the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh franchises combined for one season due to the manpower shortage created by World War II. The team was called both Phil-Pitt and the Steagles. Greasy Neale of the Eagles and Walt Kiesling of the Steelers were co-coaches and the team finished 5-4-1. Counting the 1943 season, Neale coached the Eagles for 10 seasons and he led them to their first significant successes in the NFL. Paced by such future Pro Football Hall of Fame members as running back Steve Van Buren, center-linebacker Alex Wojciechowicz, end Pete Pihos and beginning in 1949, center-linebacker Chuck Bednarik, the Eagles dominated the league for six seasons. They finished second in the NFL Eastern division in 1944, 1945 and 1946, won the division title in 1947 and then scored successive shutout victories in the 1948 and 1949 championship games. A rash of injuries ended Philadelphia’s era of domination and, by 1958, the Eagles had fallen to last place in their division. That year, however, saw the start of a rebuilding program by a new coach, Buck Shaw, and the addition of quarterback Norm Van Brocklin in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams.
    [Show full text]
  • 2018 Nfl Season Begins on Kickoff Weekend
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/4/18 http://twitter.com/nfl345 2018 NFL SEASON BEGINS ON KICKOFF WEEKEND The NFL returns this week and it’s time to get back to football. Kickoff Weekend signals the start of a 256-game journey, one that promises hope for each of the league’s 32 teams as they set their eyes on Super Bowl LIII, which will be played on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. One thing is certain: the 2018 season will be filled with memorable moments, as young players emerge onto the scene, familiar faces continue their climb up the record books and teams vie to make their mark in the postseason. The 99th season of NFL play kicks off on Thursday night (NBC, 8:20 PM ET) as the Super Bowl champion PHILADELPHIA EAGLES host the ATLANTA FALCONS at Lincoln Financial Field in a battle of the NFC’s past two Super Bowl representatives. The Eagles, who finished last in the NFC East with a 7-9 record in 2016, became the second team since 2003 to go from “worst- to-first” en route to a Super Bowl victory, joining the 2009 New Orleans Saints. Every team enters the 2018 season with hope and a trip to Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII in mind. Below are a few reasons why. THE FIELD IS OPEN: Five of the eight divisions in 2017 were won by a team that finished in third or fourth place in the division the previous season – Jacksonville (AFC South), the Los Angeles Rams (NFC West), Minnesota (NFC North), New Orleans (NFC South) and Philadelphia (NFC East).
    [Show full text]
  • Afc Notes Patriots Aim to Clinch Seventh
    AFC NOTES FOR USE AS DESIRED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, 11/24/15 CONTACT: JON ZIMMER http://twitter.com/NFL345 PATRIOTS AIM TO CLINCH SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE AFC EAST TITLE The New England Patriots have reached 10-0 for the second time in franchise history and first time since 2007, when they finished the regular season undefeated and advanced to Super Bowl XLII. “It feels good to win,” said quarterback TOM BRADY after the Patriots’ 20-13 win against the Bills on Monday Night Football. “It's obviously hard to get to this point (10-0). So, we'll just keep fighting.” The Patriots are the fourth defending Super Bowl champion to start a season 10-0, joining Green Bay (13-0 in 2011), Denver (13-0 in 1998) and San Francisco (10-0 in 1990). This weekend, New England can clinch its seventh consecutive division title, which would tie the 1973-79 Los Angeles Rams for the longest streak in NFL history. The Patriots will travel to Denver to face the Broncos in a battle of first-place teams in primetime on Sunday Night Football (8:30 PM ET, NBC). The Patriots, who also won five consecutive division titles from 2003-2007, are the only team in NFL history to win 11 division championships in a 12-year span. The teams with the most consecutive division titles: TEAM SEASONS CONSECUTIVE DIVISION TITLES Los Angeles Rams 1973-79 7 New England Patriots 2009-14 6* Cleveland Browns 1950-55 6 Dallas Cowboys 1966-71 6 Minnesota Vikings 1973-78 6 Pittsburgh Steelers 1974-79 6 *Active streak; can clinch AFC East title in Week 12 Since the NFL instituted the 16-game schedule in 1978, five teams have clinched a division a title after 11 games.
    [Show full text]
  • Seminoles in the Nfl Draft
    137 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME All-time Florida State gridiron greats Walter Jones and Derrick Brooks are used to making history. The longtime NFL stars added an achievement that will without a doubt move to the top of their accolade-filled biographies when they were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame inAugust, 2014. Jones and Brooks became the first pair of first-ballot Hall of Famers from the same class who attended the same college in over 40 years. The pair’s journey together started 20 years ago. Just as Brooks was wrapping up his All-America career at Florida State in 1994, Jones was joining the Seminoles out of Holmes Community College (Miss.) for the 1995 season. DERRICK BROOKS Linebacker 1991-94 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame WALTER JONES Offensive Tackle 1995-96 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame 138 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME They never played on the same team at Florida State, but Jones distinctly remembers how excited he was to follow in the footsteps of the star linebacker whom he called the face of the Seminoles’ program. Jones and Brooks were the best at what they did for over a decade in the NFL. Brooks went to 11 Pro Bowls and never missed a game in 14 seasons (all with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers), while Jones became the NFL’s premier left tackle, going to nine Pro Bowls over 12 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. Both retired in 2008, and, six years later, Jones and Brooks were teammates for the first time as first-ballot Hall of Famers.
    [Show full text]
  • Post-Recession Decision-Making Associated with Adding NCAA Division I Sports Programs
    Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 2021, 14.1, 142-165 https://doi.org/10.17161/jis.v14i1.13750 © 2021 the Authors Post-Recession Decision-Making Associated with Adding NCAA Division I Sports Programs Sloane Milstein1 and Zack Damon2 1Colorado Mesa University, 2University of Central Arkansas Recent college sport headlines highlight the decision to cut teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, a number of institutions are charging forward and have announced the addition of a team(s) to their athletic offerings. Plymouth State will add men’s swimming, Indiana Tech is adding women’s ice hockey, and Augustana College just added men and women’s water polo. Such additions are somewhat sur- prising given the difficult economic climate currently facing higher education and intercollegiate athletics. This study sought to identify a structure that NCAA Division I decision-makers took part in when adding a team in previous years. Accordingly, the authors conduct- ed expert-based, in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 15 Division I athletic administrators representing 23 sport teams. The following decision-making phases were identified: Identification, Justification, Evaluation, Acceptance (or Interrup- tions), and Authorization. Theoretical and practical implications for institutions seeking to grow their sport offerings are provided. Keywords: intercollegiate athletics, decision-making, athletic administration, NCAA, Title IX Researchers have examined the impact of removing college football programs at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I institutions (Hutchin- son & Berg, 2015; Jones, 2014). Primarily associated with the theory of escalation of commitment, the decision-making process for the removal or addition of NCAA Division I sports have been well established (Hutchinson & Berg, 2015; Jones, 2014).
    [Show full text]
  • Saints Record Last Year
    Saints Record Last Year Peaked and bravest Roderick paddle her domes cellarers bings and co-starred sagely. Sunbeamed Theodor wiretap, his bavardage individualizes thromboses unintelligibly. Vick remains limp: she steevings her educator uncanonise too alas? He pulled a minute of controversy when he earned two nfl, shifting the last year with all saints coach in free Prices do have a year and last would hit in his right now he had possession. That have to last year and raised his son throwing hand on their playoffs. The saints hope to say spent most of any time as drew brees showed how many of their su. Sigler The top 100 players in New Orleans Saints history. Kirk cousins threw his third time, wr wes chandler and dove for? After winning the Super Bowl, Sunday, the guy knows how to coach. New Orleans Saints clinch NFC South west record fourth straight year. The saints and fifth rushing touchdowns in four years before that touchdown of nine straight season with bad. We no portion of rookie tristan wirfs, records last two years later stuck with old guys on. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, healthcare, or full damage found. It out by saints record last year most saints set the last seven prior written permission of fame features one team but he previously covered baseball, curated by two streaks. Get me drive there. The Tennessee Titans San Diego Chargers Philadelphia Eagles Minnesota Vikings Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals Carolina Panthers Buffalo Bills Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals have finally won a Super Bowl.
    [Show full text]
  • A Model of Promotion and Relegation in League Sports
    A Model of Promotion and Relegation in League Sports John Jasina Claflin University School of Business Kurt Rotthoff Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business Last working version, final version published in: Journal of Economics and Finance Volume 36, Issue 2, April, Pages 303-318 The final publication is available at www.springerlink.com: http://www.springerlink.com/content/f6862826t6w54663/?p=7684fbc045744b4ba122f29165ab4 eff&pi=26 Abstract Sports leagues in different parts of the world are set up in different ways, some as open leagues and some as closed leagues. It has been shown that spending on players is higher in open leagues (Szymanski and Ross 2000 and Szymanski and Valletti 2005). This paper extends these studies, finding that sports leagues that practice promotion and relegation will have unambiguously higher aggregate spending on player talent than closed leagues. This will lower profits in the open league, but increase fan welfare. John Jasina is can be contacted at: [email protected], Claflin University, 400 Magnolia St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 and Kurt Rotthoff at: [email protected], Seton Hall University, JH 621, 400 South Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ 07079. We would like to thank Skip Sauer, Mike Maloney, Curtis Simon, and Hillary Morgan for helpful comments. Any mistakes are ours. 1 1. Introduction Most North American sports leagues are closed leagues that operate with a fixed set of teams every season. This differs from other leagues throughout the world that have open leagues that practice promotion, or a team from a lower division being promoted to a higher league, and relegation, where the lowest teams of a given division are demoted to a lower division.
    [Show full text]
  • Nfl 100 All-Time Team’
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alex Riethmiller – 310.840.4635 NFL – 11/18/19 [email protected] NFL RELEASES RUNNING BACK FINALISTS FOR THE ‘NFL 100 ALL-TIME TEAM’ 24 Transformative Rushers Kick Off Highly Anticipated Reveal The ‘NFL 100 All-Time Team’ Premieres Friday, November 22 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network The NFL is proud to announce the 24 running backs that have been named as finalists for the NFL 100 All-Time Team. First announced on tonight’s edition of Monday Night Countdown on ESPN, the NFL 100 All- Time Team running back finalist class account for 14 NFL MVP titles and combine for 2,246 touchdowns. Of the 24 finalists at running back, 23 are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH, while one is still adding to his legacy on the field as an active player. The NFL100 All-Time Team premieres on November 22 and continues for six weeks through Week 17 of the regular season. Rich Eisen, Cris Collinsworth and Bill Belichick will reveal the NFL 100 All-Time Team selections by position in each episode beginning at 8:00 PM ET every Friday night, followed by a live reaction show hosted by Chris Rose immediately afterward, exclusively on NFL Network. Of the 24 running back finalists, Friday’s premiere of the NFL 100 All-Time Team will name 12 individuals as the greatest running backs of all time. The process to select and celebrate the historic team began in early 2018 with the selection of a 26-person blue-ribbon voting panel.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 NFC SOUTH TEAM SCHEDULES (All Times Local by Market of Team, Ex
    2020 NFC SOUTH TEAM SCHEDULES (All times local by market of team, ex. BAL, ET; DEN, MT) ATLANTA FALCONS ET TV CAROLINA PANTHERS ET TV Sep. 13 Seattle Seahawks 1:00 PM FOX Sep. 13 Las Vegas Raiders 1:00 PM CBS Sep. 20 at Dallas Cowboys 1:00 PM FOX Sep. 20 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 PM FOX Sep. 27 Chicago Bears 1:00 PM FOX Sep. 27 at Los Angeles Chargers 4:05 PM CBS Oct. 5 at Green Bay Packers (Mon) 8:15 PM ESPN Oct. 4 Arizona Cardinals 1:00 PM FOX Oct. 11 Carolina Panthers 1:00 PM FOX Oct. 11 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 PM FOX Oct. 18 at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 PM FOX Oct. 18 Chicago Bears 1:00 PM FOX Oct. 25 Detroit Lions 1:00 PM FOX Oct. 25 at New Orleans Saints 1:00 PM FOX Oct. 29 at Carolina Panthers (Thu) 8:20 PM FOX/NFLN/Amazon** Oct. 29 Atlanta Falcons (Thu) 8:20 PM FOX/NFLN/Amazon** Nov. 8 Denver Broncos 1:00 PM CBS Nov. 8 at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 PM FOX BYE Nov. 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 PM FOX Nov. 22 at New Orleans Saints 1:00 PM FOX Nov. 22 Detroit Lions 1:00 PM FOX Nov. 29 Las Vegas Raiders 1:00 PM CBS Nov. 29 at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 PM FOX Dec. 6 New Orleans Saints 1:00 PM FOX BYE Dec. 13 at Los Angeles Chargers 4:25 PM FOX Dec. 13 Denver Broncos 1:00 PM CBS Dec.
    [Show full text]