Category: American Leagues

February 19, 2022October 29, 2023

Los Angeles Rams NFL American Football Team (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles) 2016-Present

Standings

National Football Conference West Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	TP	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Los Angeles Rams	12	5	0.706	24	460	372	88	L1
2	Arizona Cardinals	11	6	0.647	22	448	366	82	L1
3	San Francisco 49ers	10	7	0.588	20	427	365	62	W2
4	Seattle Seahawks	7	10	0.412	14	395	366	29	W2
5	New Orleans Saints	1	0	1.000	2	13	10	3	W1

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Preseason Standings

National Football Conference West Division Preseason 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	TP	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	San Francisco 49ers	2	1	0.667	4	65	39	26	W2
2	Arizona Cardinals	1	1	0.500	2	29	33	-4	L1
3	Seattle Seahawks	1	2	0.333	2	37	50	-13	W1
4	New Orleans Saints	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0
5	Los Angeles Rams	0	3	0.000	0	34	47	-13	L3

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Results

Los Angeles Rams (NFC SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)


August 27, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 16 - 7 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Rams
August 20, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 20 - 24 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Houston Texans
August 14, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 22 - 29 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Los Angeles Rams
February 13, 2022 (Super Bowl LVI (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)) 23 - 20 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals
January 30, 2022 (NFC Conference Championship) 20 - 17 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers
January 23, 2022 (NFC Divisional Playoffs) 27 - 30 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Los Angeles Rams
January 17, 2022 (NFC Wildcard Playoffs) 34 - 11 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 24 - 27 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 19 - 20 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Los Angeles Rams
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 23 - 30 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams
December 22, 2021 (Week 15) 20 - 10 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Seattle Seahawks
December 14, 2021 (Week 14) 23 - 30 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 37 - 7 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Jacksonville Jaguars
November 28, 2021 (Week 12) 36 - 28 N/A Green Bay Packers vs Los Angeles Rams
November 16, 2021 (Week 10) 31 - 10 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams
November 8, 2021 (Week 9) 16 - 28 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Tennessee Titans
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 22 - 38 N/A Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Rams
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 28 - 19 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 11 - 38 N/A New York Giants vs Los Angeles Rams
October 8, 2021 (Week 5) 17 - 26 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Rams
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 20 - 37 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 34 - 24 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 24 - 27 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs Los Angeles Rams
September 13, 2021 (Week 1) 14 - 34 N/A Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Rams
August 28, 2021 (Preseason Week 3) 17 - 12 N/A Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Rams
August 21, 2021 (Preseason Week 2) 16 - 17 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Las Vegas Raiders
August 14, 2021 (Preseason Week 1) 6 - 13 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Los Angeles Chargers

Recap NFL 2021

Los Angeles Rams won their second ever NFL Super Bowl title and their first as a Los Angeles team on February 13th 2021 after defeating Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 at SoFi Stadium in downtown Los Angeles in what was effectively a home game for the Rams.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford and Tackle Aaron Donald starred for the team as they came from behind to win in the last few minutes. The Rams went 0-3 in the preseason, and looked destined to finish behind early pacesetters Arizona Cardinals in the NFC West, but overhauled the Glendale team in the last few weeks.

They then defeated the Cardinals 34-11 in the Wildcard Playoffs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-27 in the Divisional Playoffs, in what was to be Buccaneers legendary Quarterback Tom Brady’s last game, and then downed the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in the Conference Championship Game.

SUPER BOWL LVI

LOS ANGELES RAMS VS CINCINNATI BENGALS

Los Angeles Rams took the lead in the first quarter through Matthew Stafford connecting with Odell Beckham Jr for a 22 yard touchdown, but in a defensive battle during the first quarter the Cincannati Bengals could not convert a great one handed catch by Ja’Marr Chase in the red zone, and had to settle for a Field Goal in the last minute of the first quarter leaving the score 7-3 to the Rams at the whistle. End of the 1st Quarter: Los Angeles Rams 7 Cincinnati Bengals 3 Another great catch by Odell Beckham Jr brought the Rams into the redzone in the second quarter. On the next play Cooper Kupp caught the ball unmarked in the corner of the endzone from Stafford for a 13-3 lead. The point after snap was mishandled by Hecker and recovered by the Bengals. The Bengals responded with a deep pass from Joe Burrow to Mixon to within 11 yards. Two plays later Higgins caught a TD pass in the endzone from Joe Mixon, the first TD pass by Mixon in the NFL in five years, to bring the Bengals to within 3 points. Towards the end of the half, Odell Beckham Jr had to leave the game with a knee injury while trying to catch the ball over the middle unmarked, a big blow to the Rams. With two minutes to go, Stafford, under pressure from the Bengals three-man rush threw deep to the endzone to Jefferson, a risky pass which was intercepted by Jesse Bates in the endzone for a big turnover for Cincinnati. Cincinnati’s next drive ended with Burrow being sacked, forcing the Bengals to punt. The Rams had 30 seconds to go deep, but after three deep passes were forced to punt and the Bengals took the knee with 6 seconds to go. Halftime: Los Angeles Rams 13 Cincinnati Bengals 10 12 seconds into the third quarter a 75 yard touchdown pass from Joe Burrow to Tee Higgins put the Bengals 17-13 up although as facemask penalty against the Bengals was missed by the officials. 10 seconds later the Bengals immediately intercepted a Stafford pass on the next drive as the momentum shifted suddenly to the Bengals. The Bengals made a risky 4th and 1 conversion which paid off on the Rams 20 yard line on the next drive, but as big play by Donald who sacked Burrow on the 20 yard line left the Bengals on 4th and 12. Taking the Field Goal, the Bengals rookie kicker Evan McPherson put them 20-13 up from the 38 yard line. The Rams settled for a 51 yard Field Goal on the next drive after a trick play on third down failed. Stafford limped out of the game with 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter after the Bengals had been put under pressure in another blow for the Rams. Awuzie had a minute earlier been injured for the Bengals defense, which was significant as he was the Bengals best player all season. Burrow was sacked five times in two series after just the one sack all game, forcing the Bengals to punt with one minute to go in the third quarter. End of 3rd Quarter Los Angeles Rams 16 Cincinnati Bengals 20. Burrow limped off at the beginning of the fourth quarter after being sacked for the seventh time. The following Rams drive was a quick 3 and out forcing them to punt. Trying to protect Burrow, the Bengals took to the running game. Chris Evans caught a first down on the next drive for Cincinnati. Tyler Boyd dropped a crucial pass on 3rd and 9 preparing for the hit and taking his eyes off the ball, having not dropped a pass all season. Bengals punted and the Rams took over with a fair catch. With less than six minutes left in the game the pressure was on Matthew Stafford who had the most fourth quarter comebacks in the NFL in 2021. On 4th and 1 the Rams Head Coach Sean McVay made a big call going for first down which paid off. Another big first down was made at the Bengal 49 yard line with under 4 minutes to go. Kupp caught a big pass on the 23 yard line as the Rams went for the go ahead touchdown. Akers took the ball up the middle for a first and 10 on the 8 yard line with 2 minutes to go. Rams failed on 3rd and goal, but a holding penalty was called on the Bengals, giving the Rams an automatic first down. Stafford threw to Kupp in the endzone on the next play, however two flags on the play offset each other meant repeat first own. More flags on the next play were called on the Bengals, putting the ball on the one yard line. Stafford tried a quarterback sneak on first down for no yards. Cincinnati took a time out at 1:29. 2nd and Goal Kupp catches the ball in the endzone for a 23-20 Rams lead. Cincinnati took over at the 25 yard line with 1:25 and two timeouts left. Bengals gained 17 yards on the next play. Boyd caught the ball on the 49 yard line with 1 minute left. Burrow went deep on the next play but was unsuccessful. 48 seconds left. Cincinnati tried running on 3rd and 1 and gained no yards. 4th and 1 with no timeouts left Bengals, Burrow threw it away to avoid being sacked under pressure from Aaron Donald. Cincinnati let the clock run out. Final Score: Los Angeles Rams 23 Cincinnati Bengals 20.

SCORERS

1st Quarter LAR – Odell Beckham Jr 22yd Pass from Matthew Stafford (PAT Kick) 7-0 CIN – Evan McPherson 29yd FG [0:28] 7-3 2nd Quarter LAR – Cooper Kupp 11 Pass from Matthew Stafford (PAT fumbled) 13-3 CIN – Tee Higgins 6 Pass from Joe Mixon (Evan McPherson PAT Kick) [5:47] 13-10 3rd Quarter CIN – Tee Higgins 75 Pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson PAT Kick) [14:48] 13-17 CIN – Evan McPherson 38 yard FG 13-20 LAR – 51 FG 16-20 4th Quarter LAR – Cooper Kupp 1 Pass from Matthew Stafford (PAT Kick good) [1:29] 23-20

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DETAILS

Date	Time	League	Season	Match Day
February 13, 2022	11:30 pm	NFL National Football League Playoffs	2021	Super Bowl LVI (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Los Angeles Rams	7	6	3	7	23
Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	10	0	20

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USFL United States Football League 2022

United States Football League Logo [Reference: 11]

Standings

USFL United States Football League North Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	New Jersey Generals	9	1	0.900	232	182	50	W9
2	Philadelphia Stars	6	4	0.600	262	243	19	L1
3	Michigan Panthers	2	8	0.200	211	236	-25	W1
4	Pittsburgh Maulers	1	9	0.100	147	243	-96	L5

USFL United States Football League South Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Birmingham Stallions	9	1	0.900	234	169	65	W1
2	New Orleans Breakers	6	4	0.600	196	164	32	L1
3	Tampa Bay Bandits	4	6	0.400	162	195	-33	L2
4	Houston Gamblers	3	7	0.300	196	208	-12	W2

Standings calculated automatically from results. For Official Standings please visit USFL website at: [References: 10]

Playoffs

USFL United States Football League Playoffs 2022


Match Day Playoffs
June 25, 2022 (Playoffs) 19 - 14 N/A Philadelphia Stars vs New Jersey Generals
June 26, 2022 (Playoffs) 17 - 31 N/A New Orleans Breakers vs Birmingham Stallions
Match Day USFL Championship Game
July 3, 2022 (USFL Championship Game) 33 - 30 N/A Birmingham Stallions vs Philadelphia Stars

Schedule compiled from schedule in USFL website. For Official Schedule please visit USFL website at: [References: 14] Note: All times GMT +1 (Summer Time)

For Box-Score and Game Recap of the USFL Championship Game please click on the Game in the Schedule Above.

Schedule

USFL United States Football League 2022


Match Day Week 1
April 16, 2022 (Week 1) 24 - 28 N/A New Jersey Generals vs Birmingham Stallions
April 17, 2022 (Week 1) 17 - 12 N/A Houston Gamblers vs Michigan Panthers
April 17, 2022 (Week 1) 17 - 23 N/A Philadelphia Stars vs New Orleans Breakers
April 18, 2022 (Week 1) 17 - 3 N/A Tampa Bay Bandits vs Pittsburgh Maulers
Match Day Week 2
April 23, 2022 (Week 2) 6 - 10 N/A Michigan Panthers vs New Jersey Generals
April 23, 2022 (Week 2) 23 - 30 N/A Pittsburgh Maulers vs Philadelphia Stars
April 24, 2022 (Week 2) 33 - 28 N/A Birmingham Stallions vs Houston Gamblers
April 24, 2022 (Week 2) 34 - 3 N/A New Orleans Breakers vs Tampa Bay Bandits
Match Day Week 3
April 30, 2022 (Week 3) 27 - 26 N/A Tampa Bay Bandits vs Houston Gamblers
May 1, 2022 (Week 3) 0 - 24 N/A Pittsburgh Maulers vs Michigan Panthers
May 1, 2022 (Week 3) 22 - 13 N/A Birmingham Stallions vs New Orleans Breakers
May 2, 2022 (Week 3) 24 - 16 N/A New Jersey Generals vs Philadelphia Stars
Match Day Week 4
May 7, 2022 (Week 4) 26 - 25 N/A Philadelphia Stars vs Michigan Panthers
May 7, 2022 (Week 4) 21 - 13 N/A New Jersey Generals vs Pittsburgh Maulers
May 8, 2022 (Week 4) 10 - 16 N/A Tampa Bay Bandits vs Birmingham Stallions
May 8, 2022 (Week 4) 16 - 23 N/A Houston Gamblers vs New Orleans Breakers
Match Day Week 5
May 14, 2022 (Week 5) 20 - 27 N/A Michigan Panthers vs Tampa Bay Bandits
May 14, 2022 (Week 5) 17 - 27 N/A New Orleans Breakers vs New Jersey Generals
May 15, 2022 (Week 5) 30 - 17 N/A Birmingham Stallions vs Philadelphia Stars
May 15, 2022 (Week 5) 21 - 20 N/A Pittsburgh Maulers vs Houston Gamblers
Match Day Week 6
May 22, 2022 (Week 6) 17 - 33 N/A Michigan Panthers vs Birmingham Stallions
May 21, 2022 (Week 6) 28 - 35 N/A Tampa Bay Bandits vs Philadelphia Stars
May 22, 2022 (Week 6) 16 - 26 N/A Pittsburgh Maulers vs New Orleans Breakers
May 22, 2022 (Week 6) 25 - 26 N/A Houston Gamblers vs New Jersey Generals
Match Day Week 7
May 28, 2022 (Week 7) 20 - 13 N/A New Jersey Generals vs Tampa Bay Bandits
May 28, 2022 (Week 7) 31 - 27 N/A New Orleans Breakers vs Michigan Panthers
May 29, 2022 (Week 7) 26 - 16 N/A Birmingham Stallions vs Pittsburgh Maulers
May 29, 2022 (Week 7) 35 - 24 N/A Philadelphia Stars vs Houston Gamblers
Match Day Week 8
June 3, 2022 (Week 8) 18 - 29 N/A Pittsburgh Maulers vs New Jersey Generals
June 4, 2022 (Week 8) 9 - 10 N/A New Orleans Breakers vs Birmingham Stallions
June 5, 2022 (Week 8) 24 - 46 N/A Michigan Panthers vs Philadelphia Stars
June 5, 2022 (Week 8) 3 - 13 N/A Houston Gamblers vs Tampa Bay Bandits
Match Day Week 9
June 11, 2022 (Week 9) 25 - 23 N/A New Jersey Generals vs Michigan Panthers
June 11, 2022 (Week 9) 17 - 15 N/A Houston Gamblers vs Birmingham Stallions
June 12, 2022 (Week 9) 6 - 17 N/A Tampa Bay Bandits vs New Orleans Breakers
June 12, 2022 (Week 9) 17 - 16 N/A Philadelphia Stars vs Pittsburgh Maulers
Match Day Week 10
June 18, 2022 (Week 10) 23 - 26 N/A Philadelphia Stars vs New Jersey Generals
June 18, 2022 (Week 10) 21 - 18 N/A Birmingham Stallions vs Tampa Bay Bandits
June 19, 2022 (Week 10) 3 - 20 N/A New Orleans Breakers vs Houston Gamblers
June 19, 2022 (Week 10) 33 - 21 N/A Michigan Panthers vs Pittsburgh Maulers

Schedule compiled from schedule in USFL website. For Official Schedule please visit USFL website at: [References: 14] Note: All times GMT +1 (Summer Time)

Weekly Recaps

Week 1 (16-18 April 2022)

Birmingham Stallions opened the 2022 USFL season, the first since 1985, with a 28-24 victory over New Jersey Generals, once owned back in the 1980s by former US President Donald Trump. Despite a lawsuit from the original owners claiming trademark violations, the league went ahead, and the home team Stallions won the first of four opening weekend games played at their Protective Stadium (it was planned for all games to be played at Protective Stadium throught the season as part of the hub model). Other games saw wins for Houston Gamblers (17-12 versus Michigan Panthers), New Orleans Breakers (23-17 versus Philadelphia Stars) and Tampa Bay Bandits (17-3 versus Pittsburgh Maulers). [References: 13-14]

Week 2 (23-25 April 2022)

In the North Division New Jersey Generals improved to 1-1 with their first win of the season in a low-scoring game versus Michigan Panthers (10-6 to the Generals) and Philadelphia Stars likewise got their first win, 30-23 against Pittsburgh Maulers (0-2) in a Pennsylvania derby. The South Division, dominant during week 1, saw Birmingham Stallions make full usage of the home field advantage to move to 2-0 with a 33-28 defeat of Houston Gamblers, while New Orleans Breakers joined them on 2-0 with a huge 34-3 victory over Tampa Bay Bandits. [References: 13-14]

Week 3 (30 April-2 May 2022)

The South Division match-up between Tampa Bay Bandits and Houston Gamblers (both 1-1 coming into the game) was the closest of the weekend with Bandits prevailing 27-26. Birmingham Stallions were the only remaining undefeated team after defeating New Orleans Breakers, who were also undefeated coming into the game, 22-13. The North Division also saw a match-up between the two joint-division leaders (on wins) with New Jersey Generals winning 24-16 versus Philadelphia Stars. The other game between winless Pittsburgh Maulers and Michigan Panthers went the way of the Panthers, 24-0. [References: 13-14]

May 2022 Recap (Weeks 4-7)

Birmingham Stallions made full use of homefield advantage winning all four games at Protective Stadium in May, defeating Tampa Bay Bandits, Phiadelphia Stars, Michigan Panthers and Pittsburgh Maulers on their way to 7-0. Second place in the South Division was occupied by New Orleans Breakers on 5-2 who went 3-1 during May with only a loss to New Jersey Generals spoiling the record which included wins over Houston Gamblers, Michigan Panthers and Pittsburgh Maulers. Tampa Bay Bandits picked up a win over Michigan Panthers to go 3-4 in an otherwise disappointing May for the Florida team. Houston Gamblers lost all four games in May to be left out of playoff contention on 1-6. [References: 13-14]

The North Division saw New Jersey Generals assured of a playoff spot with their six game winning streak to week 7 leaving them on 6-1. Philadelphia Stars were almost assured of a playoff spot also standing on 4-3 as they defeated Michigan Panthers, Tampa Bay Bandits and Houston Gamblers in May. Michigan Panthers lost four in a row as the team from the City of Big Cats were joined on 1-6 by Pittsburgh Maulers who managed their first win with a narrow 21-20 victory over Houston Gamblers to also stand on 1-6 at the end of May. [References: 13-14]

June 2022 Recap (Weeks 8-10)

After narrowly defeating New Orleans Breakers 10-9 to record their eighth successive victory, Birmigham Stallions suffered a big shock in week 9 with a 17-15 loss to Houston Gamblers, only the Gamblers second victory of the season. The Stallions bounced back with a 21-18 triumph over Tampa Bay Bandits on the Final day of the Regular Season to finish 9-1 and capture the South Division title. New Orleans breakers joined the Stallions in the playoffs with a victory over Tampa Bay Bandits in week 9, but suffered a loss to the surging Houston Gamblers in the last week to finish 6-4. Tampa Bay Bandits won 13-3 versus Houston Gamblers in week 9 as the Bandits secured third place in the division with the win. Houston Gamblers finished 3-7 with those two shock victories against playoff-bound Birmigham and New Orleans to put a gloss on what was a disappointing season for the Texas team. [References: 13-14]

The North Division Champions were New Jersey Generals who finished off the regular season with victories over division rivals Pittsburgh Maulers, Michigan Panthers and Philadelphia Stars to complete a nine-game winning streak to end the regular season after that first loss to Birmingham Stallions in week 1. The Generals were joined in the playoffs by Philadelphia Stars who defeated Michigan Panthers and Pittsburgh Maulers either side of the loss to New Jersey in week 9 to finish on 6-4. The battle for the unenviable crown of first draft pick in 2023 went to Pittsburgh Maulers who finished 1-9 after a five game losing streak to end season including a 21-33 defeat to Michigan Panthers who finished 2-8 with the victory. [References: 13-14]

Playoff Preview

New Jersey Generals head into the Playoffs on the back of a nine-game winning streak which saw the Generals finish the regular season 9-1. The Garden State team’s only loss came in week 1 when they lost to host city team for the hub model in 2022, Birmigham Stallions 24-28. The Stallions themselves finished on 9-1 also, with a shock loss to the surprising Houston Gamblers in the penultimate week of the regular season. The Generals play North Division runners-up Philadelphia Stars (6-4) who they beat twice during the regular season in the Playoffs while Birmingham Stallions also meet a 6-4 team the New Orleans Breakers, who they also defeated twice during the regular season. All playoff games shall be played at the Professional Football Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, the birthplace just over 100 years ago of the National Football League (NFL) the Major Professional Football League. [References: 13-14]

Playoffs (26 June 2022)

Philadelphia Stars shocked New Jersey Generals 19-14 ending a nine-game winning-streak for the Generals. New Jersey had defeated the Stars twice during the regular season. Philadelphia meet Birmingham Stallions in the USFL Championship Game after the Stallions triumphed 31-17 over New Orleans Breakers in the other Semi-Finals. [References: 13-14]

USFL Championship Game 2022 (3 July 2022)

Birmingham Stallions triumphed over Philadelphia Stars 33-30 thanks to two inportant interceptions in the fourth quarter – one of which was returned for a 46yard Touchdown by S Wright III and three more touchdowns as well as two Field Goals by R Aubrey. A Stars fightback in the 4th Quarter was ended by first Wright III’s interception with 3:03 left on the clock and then C McFarland’s timely interception with 28 seconds left which ended the game. [See Box-Score and Recap in the Game Link above]

About the USFL 2022

The United States Football League (USFL) 2022 is a reincarnation of the successful Spring alternative to the National Football League (NFL) which ran from 1983 to 1985 before an unsuccessful bid to move to an autumn season and taking the NFL head-on [See link to USFL 1983-1985 below for more details]. The 2022 version shall be played entirely within a Hub City in Birmingham, Alabama, a model first used by The Spring League (TSL) from 2016 to 2021, before that league went into partnership with Fox Sports and bought out the naming rights and logos of the USFL 1983-1985 and renaming itself USFL for 2022 [See link below for The Spring League for more details] . The USFL 2022 published a 10-game schedule culminating in Semi-Finals and Championship Game between the top two teams in each Division [10].

For More on the USFL 1983-1985 please see:

United States Football League 1983-1985

And for More on The Spring League (TSL) 2017-2021 please see:

The Spring League 2017-2020

The Spring League 2021

Map of USA with USFL Cities and Team Logos

Map of USFL Teams 2022 — **High detailed United States of America physical map with labeling Contributor: Bardocz Peter with additional USFL 2022 Logos by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball.ie** References: [60]

[12] High detailed United States of America physical map with labeling. Item ID: 392033755 Contributor: Bardocz Peter [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/high-detailed-united-states-america-physical-392033755 [Accessed 11 January 2022][Combined with NFL AFC Logos by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball.ie][11 February 2022][For NFL Logos please see References 2-8]

References

[1] Fox Sports (2022) USFL unveils team cities, nicknames and logos for 2022 debut [Internet] Available from: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/usfl/usfl-unveils-team-cities-nicknames-and-logos-for-2022-debut [Accessed 11 February 2022]

[10] Fox Sports (2022) USFL 2022: Jeff Fischer, Larry Fedora named as final two coaches [Internet] Available from: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/usfl/usfl-2022-jeff-fisher-larry-fedora-named-as-final-two-coaches [Accessed 11 February 2022]

Logo References

[2] USFL 2 (2021) Logos_USFL_Panthers [Internet] Available from: https://www.usfl2.com/images/Logos_USFL_Panthers.svg [Accessed 27 December 2021][File type modified]

[3] USFL 2 (2021) Logos_USFL_Generals [Internet] Available from: https://www.usfl2.com/images/Logos_USFL_Generals.svg [Accessed 27 December 2021][File type modified]

[4] USFL 2 (2021) Logos_USFL_Stars [Internet] Available from: https://www.usfl2.com/images/Logos_USFL_Stars.svg [Accessed 27 December 2021][File type modified]

[5] USFL 2 (2021) Logos_USFL_Maulers [Internet] Available from: https://www.usfl2.com/images/Logos_USFL_Maulers.svg [Accessed 27 December 2021][File type modified]

[6] USFL 2 (2021) Logos_USFL_Stallions [Internet] Available from: https://www.usfl2.com/images/Logos_USFL_Stallions.svg [Accessed 27 December 2021][File type modified]

[7] USFL 2 (2021) Logos_USFL_Gamblers [Internet] Available from: https://www.usfl2.com/images/Logos_USFL_Gamblers.svg [Accessed 27 December 2021][File type modified]

[8] USFL (2022) Logos_USFL_Breakers [Internet] Available from: https://www.theusfl.com/images/Logos_USFL_Breakers.svg [Accessed 11 February 2022]

[9] USFL 2 (2021) Logos_USFL_Bandits [Internet] Available from: https://www.usfl2.com/images/Logos_USFL_Bandits.svg [Accessed 27 December 2021][File type modified]

Original USFL logo

[11] Sports Logos History (2018) USFL Logo 1983-1985 [Internet] Available from: https://sportslogohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/united_states_football_league.png [Accessed 31 December 2019]

Maps

Standings and Schedule References

[13] TheUSFL (2022) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.theusfl.com/standings [Accessed 26 June 2022]

[14] TheUSFL (2022) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.theusfl.com/schedule [Accessed 9 April 2022][Last Accessed 4 July 2022]

[15] TheUSFL (2022) Box Score: Birmingham Stallions v Philadelphia Stars Box Score 43 [Internet] Available from: https://www.theusfl.com/championship-birmingham-stallions-vs-philadelphia-stars-jul-03-2022-game-boxscore-43 [Accessed 4 July 2022]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Todd Zboyan and Decy Maher.

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Last Updated: 4 July 2022

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Major Alternative Football Leagues Final Standings 2021

Canadian Football League 2021

CFL Logo [Reference: 1]

Canadian Football League East Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Toronto Argonauts	9	5	18	309	318	-9	L1
2	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	8	6	16	312	244	68	W1
3	Montreal Alouettes	7	7	14	346	305	41	L1
4	Ottawa REDBLACKS	3	11	6	224	384	-160	W1

Canadian Football League West Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	11	3	20	361	188	173	L2
2	Saskatchewan Roughriders	9	5	18	290	284	6	L1
3	Calgary Stampeders	8	6	16	315	263	52	W3
4	British Columbia Lions	5	9	10	312	351	-39	W1
5	Edmonton Elks	3	11	6	246	378	-132	L1

CFL Canadian Football League Playoffs 2021


Match Day Eastern Semi-Final
November 28, 2021 (Eastern Semi-Final) 23 - 12 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes
Match Day Western Semi-Final
November 28, 2021 (Western Semi-Final) 33 OT - 30 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Eastern Final
December 5, 2021 (Eastern Final) 19 - 27 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Match Day Western Final
December 5, 2021 (Western Final) 21 - 17 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day 108th Grey Cup
December 12, 2021 (108th Grey Cup) 25 - 33 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

References: [2] (Standings Calculated Automatically).

Japan X-League X1 Super 2021

Japan X-League Logo. References: [3]

JAFA Japan X-League X1 Super 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Panasonic Impulse	7	0	0	21	271	60	211	W7
2	Fujitsu Frontiers	6	1	0	18	217	113	104	W1
3	Obic Seagulls	5	2	0	15	155	61	94	L1
4	IBM Big Blue	3	3	1	10	223	249	-26	W3
5	Nojima Sagamihara Rise	3	4	0	9	148	153	-5	W1
6	Tokyo Gas Creators	2	5	0	6	112	237	-125	L1
7	Elecom Kobe Finies	1	5	1	4	115	172	-57	L5
8	All-Mitsubishi Lions	0	7	0	0	24	220	-196	L7

JAFA Japan X-League X1 Super Playoffs 2021


Match Day Semi-Finals
December 12, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 38 - 31 N/A Panasonic Impulse vs IBM Big Blue
December 12, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 17 - 10 N/A Fujitsu Frontiers vs Obic Seagulls
Match Day 75th Rice Bowl
January 3, 2022 (75th Rice Bowl) 18 - 24 N/A Panasonic Impulse vs Fujitsu Frontiers

References: [4, 5][Standings Calculated Automatically]

European League of Football 2021

European League of Football Logo. References: [6]

European League of Football Division North 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Hamburg Sea Devils	7	3	0.700	274	178	L2
2	Panthers Wroclaw	6	4	0.600	314	259	W3
3	Leipzig Kings	5	5	0.500	295	320	L1
4	Berlin Thunder	3	7	0.300	228	289	W1

European League of Football Division South 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Frankfurt Galaxy	9	1	0.900	357	132	W9
2	Cologne Centurions	5	5	0.500	320	365	L1
3	Barcelona Dragons	3	7	0.300	230	277	L2
4	Stuttgart Surge	2	8	0.200	157	355	L6

European League of Football Playoffs 2021


Match Day Semi-Finals
September 11, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 36 - 6 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Cologne Centurions
September 12, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 30 - 27 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Panthers Wroclaw
Match Day Championship Game
September 26, 2021 (Championship Game) 32 - 30 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Hamburg Sea Devils

References: [7, 8]

The Spring League 2021

The Spring League Logo. References: [12]

The Spring League 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
TSL North (Indianapolis)
Linemen (C)	6	5	1	0	177	117	.833
Conquerors	6	4	2	0	164	118	.667
Alphas	6	3	3	0	118	137	.500
Aviators	6	0	6	0	53	140	.000
TSL South (Houston)
Jousters (C)	6	4	2	0	121	62	.667
Generals	6	4	2	0	131	104	.667
Blues	6	3	3	0	78	107	.500
Sea Lions	6	1	5	0	90	141	.250

[References: Compiled from results in 13-14]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Mega Bowl Championship		Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
19/06/2021	Linemen	26	Jousters	23

[References: 13-14]

Recap

The Major Alternative Football Leagues of 2021 were The Spring League which kicked off its 5th season this year, with a major expansion, adding a second hub city and four teams to its schedule, the European League of Football, Japan X-League X1 Super, and the Canadian Football League.

The Linemen won TSL North in Indianapolis with a 5-1 record and the Jousters were Champions of TSL South in Houston with a 4-2 record. In a close Mega Bowl Linemen defeated Jousters 26-23 [13-14]. Tadhg Leader, former Connacht Rugby player, who was born in Ireland, played kicker for the Aviators who finished 0-6 in the TSL North [8-10].

Following the TSL season, Tadhg Leader moved on to play for Panthers Wroclaw of Poland in the European League of Football, along with a young Tallaght, South Dublin County native Kevin Mayo. The Panthers finished the season 6-4 in the ELF North but lost the Semi-Final 27-30 at Hamburg Sea Devils, who finished runners-up to ELF South Champions Frankfurt Galaxy (9-1) who won the ELF Championship Game 32-30 in an even closer game than the TSL Mega Bowl [7-8].

By the Fall the Japan X-League had kicked off and the 6-1 Fujitsu Frontiers upset the 7-0 Panasonic Impulse 24-20 in the Rice Bowl [4-5]. This was the first year the JXL had sole ownership of the Rice Bowl, previously the X-League Champions contested the Rice Bowl with the College Champions in Japan.

The Canadian Football League, the biggest of the Major Alternative Football Leagues played a covid-shortened 14-game schedule, with newly renamed Edmonton Elks struggling to a 3-11 record, worst in the CFL. The big news on the Football field however was Winnipeg Blue Bombers who went 11-3 in winning the CFL West before triumphing 33-25 against Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-6) who had upset CFL East Champions Toronto Argonauts 27-19 in the Eastern Final [2].

Tadhg Leader – Irish-born Player (Panthers Wroclaw ELF and Aviators TSL)

Former Connacht Rugby player Tadhg Leader was born in Galway, Ireland. At the age of 15 he and his brother Darragh headed out to kick some Rugby balls at their local pitch on Christmas Day. His dad, a former Galwegians RFC Rugby player made a bet with them that they could not kick the ball over the bars from the halfway line. Both Tadhg and his brother Darragh won €50 each.

Tadhg went on to play Rugby Professionally for Connacht and Darragh now lives in USA where he coaches at Clemson University Tigers. Tadhg suffered a number of injuries during his last few years at Connacht and after playing in Italy he ended up studying in USA and playing for both New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby and making his Test debut for USA Eagles Rugby Union National Team.

Tadhg was signed up to play another year of Rugby Union in 2021 when the kicker started kicking American Footballs for fun. People took notice and said he should try out for American Football teams and so he went off to San Diego where he was kicking alongside Super Bowl-winning athletes. Unsure of his own ability he asked John Carney, who has 23 years of experience kicking Footballs and Carney said he could mix it with the NFL players.

Before long Leader found himself playing for the Aviators in The Spring League in USA. The Aviatiors, one of four teams based in Indianapolis, a COVID-19 Pod and one of two Pods in the 8-team league in 2021 finished with an 0-6 record in 2021. On May 7 versus Alphas Tadhg Leader scored the first points of his American Football career kicking a Field Goal to make the score Aviators 3 Alphas 7 at Halftime.

After spending Spring in Indianapolis with the Aviators Tadhg signed for Panthers Wroclaw in the European League of Football, making his debut on opening day in a 55-39 victory over Cologne Centurions. [References: 8-10]

Kevin Mayo – Irish Player (Panthers Wroclaw ELF)

Kevin Mayo, who is from Tallaght, South Dublin Co. in Ireland, and had previously played for the South Dublin Panthers in the American Football Ireland League joined the Panthers Wroclaw at the tail end of the season after being picked up by North Park University in Chicago, an NCAA Division III College.

CFL References

LOGOS

[1] Sports Logos (2021) 2757__canadian_football_league-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/2573/full/2757__canadian_football_league-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

REFERENCES

[2] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2021/ [Accessed 31 July 2021]

Japan X-League References

IMAGES

[3] X-League (2020) logo_xleague [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/logo_xleague.jpg [Accessed 7 March 2021]

STANDINGS

[4] X-League (2021) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/standing [Accessed 13 December 2021]

[5] X-League (2021) Score [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/score [Accessed 4 August 2021]

ELF References

[6] European League of Football Facebook Page (2021) Profile Picture, February 4, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/europeanleagueoffootball/photos/a.100150555247238/159345569327736/ [Accessed 27 April 2021]

[7] European League of Football (2021) Stats [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/stats [Accessed 10 November 2021]

[8] European League of Football (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/schedule [Accessed 11 July 2021]

[9] South Dublin Panthers (2021) Post to Page 2 December 2021: “Great Interview!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/southdublinpanthers/posts/309142057879208 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[10] The Liberty (2021) Leader and Mayo: Meet the two Irishmen with the NFL in their sights [Internet] Available from: https://www.theliberty.ie/2021/12/01/leader-and-mayo-meet-the-two-irishmen-with-the-nfl-in-their-sights/?fbclid=IwAR1g3KnLD1lmr5GsnTTOrYiBJpVYPuyZzhjcgWKz54lKAc1ychvTjBiYwqA [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[11] Rugby Players Ireland (2021) The Journey Continues for Tadhg Leader [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 3 December 2021]

The Spring League References

[12] The Spring League (2017) Profile Picture August 13, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/68494309_2435273623417739_8497449137069883392_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=osM0If13hRYAX9kbxYM&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=3d2ef90b030c12beaf5c4be4b091d540&oe=5E9E9711%5BAccessed 25 January 2020]

[13] The Spring League (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://thespringleague.com/?page_id=5732 [Accessed 20 June 2021]

[14] The Spring League (2021) League [Internet] Available from: https://thespringleague.com/?page_id=136 [Accessed 6 May 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Steve Hearn and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady, Bart Barden, Carmine, Tomasz and Todd Zboyan (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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National Arena League Schedule 2022

NATIONAL ARENA LEAGUE 2022

14 Regular Season Weeks plus 2 Playoff Weeks for 6th NAL CHampionship

Scoreboard

Final Standings

NAL National Arena League 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Carolina Cobras	9	5	0.643	725	676	49	W1
2	Albany Empire	8	4	0.667	717	619	98	W4
3	Columbus Lions	7	5	0.583	576	554	22	W3
4	Jacksonville Sharks	7	7	0.500	707	663	44	L2
5	San Antonio Gunslingers	4	8	0.333	647	720	-73	L1
6	Orlando Predators	3	9	0.250	492	632	-140	L6

Note: Standings calculated automatically from results – for Official NAL Standings please visit the National Arena League Standings webpage at: Reference: [1][See below for References]

Playoff Schedule

NAL National Arena League Playoffs 2022

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2022-07-30 19:00:25July 30, 2022	Albany Empire vs Jacksonville Sharks	68 - 67	N/A	Playoffs
2022-07-30 19:00:34July 30, 2022	Carolina Cobras vs Columbus Lions	65 - 51	N/A	Playoffs
2022-08-13 19:00:56August 13, 2022	Albany Empire vs Carolina Cobras	47 - 20	N/A	NAL Championship

For Official NAL Schedule please visit the National Arena League Schedule webpage at: Reference: [2][See below for References]

Regular Season Schedule

NAL National Arena League 2022

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2022-04-23 19:00:07April 23, 2022	San Antonio Gunslingers vs Orlando Predators	36 - 44	N/A	Week 1
2022-04-23 19:00:20April 23, 2022	Carolina Cobras vs Albany Empire	59 - 51	N/A	Week 1
2022-04-23 19:00:46April 23, 2022	Jacksonville Sharks vs Columbus Lions	49 - 56	N/A	Week 1
2022-04-30 19:00:33April 30, 2022	Columbus Lions vs San Antonio Gunslingers	46 - 45	N/A	Week 2
2022-04-30 19:00:37April 30, 2022	Orlando Predators vs Carolina Cobras	26 - 48	N/A	Week 2
2022-04-30 19:00:42April 30, 2022	Albany Empire vs Jacksonville Sharks	61 - 60	N/A	Week 2
2022-05-07 19:00:51May 7, 2022	Orlando Predators vs Albany Empire	61 - 78	N/A	Week 3
2022-05-07 19:00:55May 7, 2022	Carolina Cobras vs Jacksonville Sharks	53 - 48	N/A	Week 3
2022-05-14 19:00:20May 14, 2022	Jacksonville Sharks vs Columbus Lions	49 - 20	N/A	Week 4
2022-05-15 19:00:57May 15, 2022	Orlando Predators vs Carolina Cobras	34 - 36	N/A	Week 4
2022-05-20 20:00:11May 20, 2022	Carolina Cobras vs San Antonio Gunslingers	72 - 35	N/A	Week 5
2022-05-22 19:00:48May 22, 2022	Albany Empire vs Jacksonville Sharks	62 - 29	N/A	Week 5
2022-05-28 19:00:01May 28, 2022	Carolina Cobras vs Jacksonville Sharks	57 - 59	N/A	Week 6
2022-05-28 19:00:24May 28, 2022	Columbus Lions vs Albany Empire	31 - 39	N/A	Week 6
2022-05-28 19:00:29May 28, 2022	Orlando Predators vs San Antonio Gunslingers	63 - 52	N/A	Week 6
2022-06-03 19:00:23June 3, 2022	Orlando Predators vs Columbus Lions	48 - 44	N/A	Week 7
2022-06-03 19:00:30June 3, 2022	Jacksonville Sharks vs San Antonio Gunslingers	72 - 67	N/A	Week 7
2022-06-05 19:00:01June 5, 2022	Albany Empire vs Carolina Cobras	50 - 58	N/A	Week 7
2022-06-10 19:00:25June 10, 2022	Columbus Lions vs Carolina Cobras	55 - 28	N/A	Week 8
2022-06-11 19:00:34June 11, 2022	Jacksonville Sharks vs Orlando Predators	45 - 34	N/A	Week 8
2022-06-11 19:00:44June 11, 2022	San Antonio Gunslingers vs Albany Empire	59 - 56	N/A	Week 8
2022-06-17 19:00:54June 17, 2022	Orlando Predators vs San Antonio Gunslingers	53 - 55	N/A	Week 9
2022-06-17 19:00:58June 17, 2022	Columbus Lions vs Jacksonville Sharks	43 - 33	N/A	Week 9
2022-06-18 19:00:44June 18, 2022	Carolina Cobras vs Albany Empire	59 - 56	N/A	Week 9
2022-06-24 19:00:32June 24, 2022	Jacksonville Sharks vs Orlando Predators	56 - 28	N/A	Week 10
2022-06-25 19:00:12June 25, 2022	San Antonio Gunslingers vs Carolina Cobras	61 - 60	N/A	Week 10
2022-06-26 19:00:05June 26, 2022	Albany Empire vs Columbus Lions	67 - 48	N/A	Week 10
2022-07-01 19:00:43July 1, 2022	Orlando Predators vs Jacksonville Sharks	34 - 37	N/A	Week 11
2022-07-02 19:00:26July 2, 2022	Carolina Cobras vs Columbus Lions	61 - 36	N/A	Week 11
2022-07-02 20:00:14July 2, 2022	San Antonio Gunslingers vs Albany Empire	47 - 62	N/A	Week 11
2022-07-08 19:00:19July 8, 2022	Columbus Lions vs San Antonio Gunslingers	79 - 75	N/A	Week 12
2022-07-09 19:00:40July 9, 2022	Jacksonville Sharks vs Carolina Cobras	63 - 26	N/A	Week 12
2022-07-09 19:00:51July 9, 2022	San Antonio Gunslingers vs Jacksonville Sharks	60 - 52	N/A	Week 12
2022-07-16 19:00:31July 16, 2022	Albany Empire vs Orlando Predators	74 - 53	N/A	Week 13
2022-07-16 19:00:48July 16, 2022	Carolina Cobras vs Columbus Lions	46 - 47	N/A	Week 13
2022-07-23 19:00:26July 23, 2022	Columbus Lions vs Orlando Predators	71 - 14	N/A	Week 14
2022-07-23 19:00:41July 23, 2022	Albany Empire vs San Antonio Gunslingers	61 - 55	N/A	Week 14
2022-07-23 19:00:59July 23, 2022	Jacksonville Sharks vs Carolina Cobras	55 - 62	N/A	Week 14

For Official NAL Schedule please visit the National Arena League Schedule webpage at: Reference: [2][See below for References]

Weekly Recap

Week-by-Week Season REcap

SEason Opener 23 April 2022 to NAL Championship Game 13 August 2022

Week 1 (23 April 2022)

There were three close games in week 1 of the 2022 National Arena League all decided by a converted touchdown. Columbus Lions defeated Jacksonville Sharks 56-49, Carolina Cobras won 59-51 at Albany Empire, and Orlando Predators prevailed 44-36 against San Antonio Gunslingers in Texas [References: 1-2]

Week 2 (30 April 2022)

In a match-up between two 1-0 teams Carolina Cobras had an easier than expected 48-26 victory over Orlando Predators. Two 0-1 teams met in Florida where Albany Empire won by a single point (61-60) at Jacksonville Sharks. Columbus Lions joined Carolina Cobras on 2-0 after defeating San Antonio Gunslingers 46-45, leaving the Texas expansion team 0-2. [References: 1-2]

Week 3 (7 May 2022)

Carolina Cobras moved to 3-0 with a 53-48 defeat of Jacksonville Sharks who fall to 0-3. In a battle of two 1-1 teams Albany Empire prevailed with a 78-61 victory over Orlando Predators [References: 1-2]

Week 4 (14 May 2022)

In two match-ups between undefeated teams playing winless teams Jacksonville Sharks (1-3) gained their first victory of the season, 49-20, versus Columbus Lions (2-1), who suffered their first defeat. In a much closer game Orlando Predators (1-3) lost 34-36 to Carolina Cobras (4-0). [References: 1-2]

Week 5 (20-22 May 2022)

Carolina Cobras moved to 5-0 scoring over double the San Antonio Gunslingers points with a 72-35 victory while Albany Empire destroyed Jacksonville Sharks 62-29 to move to 3-1. [References: 1-2]

Week 6 (28 May 2022)

Albany Empire (4-1) defeated Columbus Lions (2-2) 39-31 as Jacksonville Sharks (3-4) defeated a previously undefeated team for the second time in three weeks as they sneaked by Carolina Cobras (5-1) 59-57 in a high-scoring game. Meanwhile in Florida Orlando Predators heaped more misery on San Antonio Gunslingers, winning 63-52 in the battle of the bottom two teams. [References: 1-2]

Week 7 (3-5 June 2022)

Orlando Predators (3-3) capitalised on their first win of the season the previous week to win again, 48-44, versus Columbus Lions (2-3). Jacksonville Sharks again managed to both score big and ship big as they narrowly defeated San Antonio Gunslingers 72-67 to move to 3-4. Meanwhile in Upsate New York, Albany Empire (4-2) fell 50-58 to Carolina Cobras (6-1) in a possible Championship decider. [References: 1-2]

Weeks 8-14 (10 June-23 July 2022)

By the end of the Regular Season Albany Empire had clinched the Regular Season title with an 8-4 record, matching their 4-2 start for the second half of the season. The Empire just finished ahead of Carolina Cobras (9-5) on winning percentage (0.667 to 0.643) with Columbus Lions a close third on 7-5. Carolina had stumbled over the second half of the season, going 3-4 after a 6-1 start. Columbus went 5-2 in the second half to put themselves in Championship contention. Jacksonville Sharks (7-7) also made the playoffs as they went 4-3 in the second half with San Antonio Gunslingers (4-8) and Orlando Predators (3-9) the two teams eliminated from the Playoffs. [References: 1-2]

Playoffs (30 July 2022)

With homefield advantage Albany Empire squeezed by Jacksonville Sharks 68-67 in a high scoring encounter to advance to the NAL Championship Game where they were to meet Carolina Cobras who won 65-51 versus Columbus Lions in a similar high-scoring game at Greensboro, North Carolina.

NAL Championship (13 August 2022)

Albany Empire won the 2022 NAL Championship in blistering fashion, reeling off 41 unanswered points after Carolina Cobras took a 7-6 lead. Albany quarterback Sam Castronova fired six touchdown passes at the appropriately-named MVP Arena in New York State to make the Empire back-to-back NAL Champions. Even though Albany were 47-7 up after three quarters the never-say-die Cobras punched back with a Zack Brown Fumble Recovery in the Endzone and a 38-yard Adam Smith Touchdown catch but time ran out for the Cobras as the Empire prevailed 47-20 thanks to a 3-yard TD run by Castronova less than two minuters into the game; a catch from Aaron Wascha for a 13-7 Albany lead after a 3-yard Kendrick Ings TD pass; Aaron Wascha scored a second TD catch and another TD pass from Castronova as well as a 10-yard Darius Prince TD put Albany 34-7 ahead. Two more TD passes by Castronova for Albany put the game beyond doubt: to Marquel Wade a lineman Cornelius Lewis to give the Empire an unassailable 47-7 lead at the end of the third quarter. [Reference: 10]

About the 2022 National Arena League

About THe NATIONAL ARENA LEAGUE 2022

2022 NAL SEASON Preview and About Arena / Indoor Football

Map of USA showing NAL 2022 Team Locations

Map of USA National Arena League Teams 2022 — [60] **High detailed United States of America physical map with labeling.** Item ID: 392033755 Contributor: Bardocz Peter [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/high-detailed-united-states-america-physical-392033755 [Accessed 11 January 2022][Combined with NAL Logos by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball.ie][27 September][For NAL Logos please see References 3-8]

2022 National Arena League Preview

After a reduced schedule of 8 games in 2021 due to Covid-19 concerns, the National Arena League has scheduled a full 14-week schedule with each team playing 12 games for 2022. Jersey Flight have left the league after finishing 2-6 in 2021 and have been replaced by San Antonio Gunslingers, giving the NAL a footprint in Texas. Albany Empire shall be defending the title they won in 2021 with a 7-1 record and two 2-Touchdown victories in the playoffs: 79-62 versus Columbus Lions in the Championship Game after a 55-41 defeat of Carolina Cobras in the Semi-Finals. With four of the six teams playing in the postseason playoffs, each team shall fancy their chances of making it beyond the regular season, with San Antonio and Jacksonville Sharks (2-6 in 2021) targetting the playoff places won by Orlando Predators (4-4 in 2021) and Carolina Cobras (3-5 in 2021). Columbus Lions (6-2 in 2021) and Albany Empire should be favourites to reach the playoffs again.

PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTOR

Wangkun Jia Item ID: 2055516044

ABOUT THE NAL

The National Arena Football is a AAA (Third Level) American Football League based primarily in the Northeastern & Southern States of the USA. It is one of 2 AAA Arena Indoor Football Leagues in the USA, the other being the Indoor Football League (Midwest and West).

ABOUT ARENA / INDOOR FOOTBALL

Indoor (also known as Arena) Football plays an 8 v 8 version of American Football on a converted Ice Hockey Rink 50-yards long with 2 10 -yard endzones. Teams have 5 downs (attempts) to score or the ball is turned over – 3 of which must be passing plays. It is therefore a higher scoring game than standard 11 v 11 American Football. The main difference between Arena Football and Indoor Football is that there is no rebound net either side of the goalposts in Indoor Football. Arena Football rules allow the ball stay in play when it comas back off the rebound nets.

References and About Eirball

REFERENCES and ABOUT EIRBALL

SCHEDULE and LOGO REFERENCES; AND ACKOWLEDGEMENTS and AUThOR

References

Schedule References

[1] National Arena League (2021) Standings – Regular Season 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/stats#/1200/standings?division_id=15180&render=division [Accessed 11 June 2022][Last Accessed 27 September 2022]

[2] National Arena League (2021) Schedule 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/stats#/1200/schedule?all&division_id=15180 [Accessed 23 December 2021][Last Accessed 27 September 2022]

Logo References

[3] Albany Empire Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, April 21, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/AlbanyEmpireNAL/photos/a.114119940511473/224039989519467/ [Accessed 23 December 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/175722931_224039992852800_3153126319118634559_n.png?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=ohlvircLPMoAX_F9cMm&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT90KU5WOVOZR4Y8VkZsjP154jfk_OubmKE2B2R0ka4eWg&oe=61E834C7 ][Accessed 23 December 2021]

[4] Carolina Cobras Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, January 30, 2019 [Internet] Available from:https://www.facebook.com/CARCOBRAS/photos/a.729681523895324/1018696151660525/ [Accessed 23 December 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/51150903_1018696154993858_4453961032473247744_n.png?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=hIm2yhgPPcYAX_v7TQx&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT9oPksC5cZ3I_mCfXQwS3923TLy2BqZN6BqlfrhS6VP2Q&oe=61E961A6 ][Accessed 23 December 2021]

[5] Columbus Lions Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, January 5 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Lionsfootball/photos/a.394426010611320/3553889807998242/ [Accessed 23 December 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/135232744_3553889814664908_5635971999624288916_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=8Z9JZ2zOO9MAX-qI9qp&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT8NNz6e5afjgI29U5LzGzVHTiZQJ-wt7mNigAdqWfu1Hw&oe=61E9CE0B ][Accessed 23 December 2021]

[6] Jacksonville Sharks Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, April 8, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/jaxsharks/photos/a.447633111742/10158252413896743/ [Accessed 23 December 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/171575270_10158252413901743_5558377385564098303_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=NHluAl2NqAYAX_X6GGB&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT-1F6HsHx4X-w7Z2zbvhrur29bz3TGNwdd4-DxEAN_F3g&oe=61E9AB9A ][Accessed 23 December 2021]

[7] Orlando Predators Facebook (2020) Profile Picture, November 22, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/PredatorsNAL/photos/a.111663323669188/216208296548023/ [Accessed 23 December 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/127025930_216208299881356_1495890677339676587_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=B6aAth-qw-sAX8jcA7g&tn=7uF7rGUPgPXI7zGG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT8y49iFCKl8yfkyiCKbxhPZiWaomzkjW2HiUzVybSmReA&oe=61E85DBC][Accessed 23 December 2021]

[8] San Antonio Gunslingers Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, April 5, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/210sagunslingers/photos/a.107469927582326/107588840903768/ [Accessed 23 December 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/92099595_107588847570434_4538398238381703168_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=nj11ENCAd8oAX-aUQw4&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT9PpdfDGBgOlDXck_mgS9hfmlojTW60qccrmQz39fHqzA&oe=61E95ACB ][Accessed 23 December 2021]

NAL Championship Report Reference

[10] National Arena League (2022) Empire Conquer Cobras 47-20 in NAL Championship [Internet] Available from: https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/empire-conquer-cobras-47-20-in-nal-championship [Accessed 27 September 2022]

IMAGES

[9] National Arena League (2018) logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/images/logo.png [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[1] Sutterstock / Wangkun Jia (2019) Amway Center, Orlando [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/orlando-jan-24-2019-amway-center-2055516044 [Accessed 24 December 2021]

About Eirball

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Todd Zboyan & Tim Leadingham.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 June 2025. First Published: 27 September 2022

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National Spring Football League 2014

National Spring Football League 2014 Logo [References: 1]

Teams

NSFL National Spring Football League 2014

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	Illinois Seahawks	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Texas HeatSeekers	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

About the NSFL 2014

The National Spring Football League (NSFL) – the second organisation to use that name – announced on Facebook on July 4th 2013 it was to begin play as the 1st Minor Professional Football League that would be totally dedicated to the “Growth and Devlopment of its Players, Coaches, Staff, Team and League” [Reference: 2]. The only officially announced team was Texas HeatSeekers, and apart from a link to a Cheerleaders Team Page for the HeatSeekers and another possibly linked team the Illinois Seahawks, the League announced on January 19th 2014 that the planned season on 2014 was not going ahead.

References

[1] The National Spring Football League Facebook (2013) Profile Picture, June 12, 2013: [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NSFLProSpringFootball/photos/a.133848420151113/133848423484446/ [Accessed 21 October 2021]

[2] The National Spring Football League Facebook (2014) Discussion [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NSFLProSpringFootball [Accessed 21 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGENTS

Thanks to Michael O’Callaghan.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 21 October 2021

October 21, 2021October 29, 2023

All American Football League 2008

All American Football League Logo [References: 1]

Teams

All American Football League 2008

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	Team Alabama	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Team Arkansas	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Team Florida	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Team Michigan	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Team Tennessee	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Team Texas	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

Home Stadiums

Team	Stadium
Team Alabama	Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Team Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, Arkansas
Team Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
Team Michigan	Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Team Tennessee	Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
Team Texas	Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

All American Football League 2008 Stadiums

Team Head Coaches and First Draft Pick

Team	Head Coach	First Draft Pick
Team Alabama	Mike Jones (former Frankfurt Galaxy, NFL Europa)	Josh Sewell (Nebraska, C)
Team Arkansas	Ron Calgacgi
Team Florida	Shane Matthews
Team Michigan	Tom Montes (former Assistant Coach of Detroit Lions, NFL)
Team Tennessee	Andy Kelly
Team Texas	John Jenkins (former University of Houston Coach)

All American Football League Coaches and First Draft Picks.

About the All American Football League 2008

The All American Football League was headquartered in Atlanta. Georgia and intended to start play in 2008 as a compliment to both the National Football League (NFL) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), playing by NCAA rules. It had six teams located in Major Stadiums, mostly in the South of the United States of America (Houston, Little Rock, Knoxville, Gainesville, Birmingham) with one team in the Midwest (Detroit, Michigan). Teams were named after the State they were located in but had no nicknames, instead being known as Team Alabama, Team Arkansas, Team Florida, Team Michigan, Team Tennessee and Team Texas.

The draft went ahead on January 26th 2008 as planned, with the opening game scheduled for April 2008, but on March 13th, 2008 the League gave a press release announcing the postponement of the start date until 2009. The arrival of the United Football League which played from 2009 to 2011 may have been the factor which ended the All American Football League before it started, as the AAFL never got off the ground.

References

[1] Angelfire (2008) aafllogo [Internet] Available from: https://www.angelfire.com/ia3/coltsnflrules/images/aafllogo.jpg [Accessed 20 October 2021]

[2] Angelfire (2008) All American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.angelfire.com/ia3/coltsnflrules/allamericanfootballleague.htm [Accessed 20 October 2021]

[3] AI (2008) All American Football League Draft Underway [Internet] Available from: https://www.al.com/spotnews/2008/01/all_american_football_league_d.html [Accessed 20 October 2021]

[4]AAFL Wayback Machine (2008) Teams [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080726171055/http://allamericanfootballleague.com/teams.php [Accessed 20 October 2021]

[5] AAFL Wayback Machine (2008) Press Release: AAFL Postpones Inaugural season until 2009 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20081029063130/http://www.allamericanfootballleague.com/2009SeasonPR.php [Accessed 20 October 2021]

Acknowledgents

Thanks to Martha Griffin

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Last Updated: 20 October 2021

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World League of American Football Schedule 1992

World League Logo 1991-1992 [References: 1]

Final Standings

WLAF World League of American Football European Division 1992

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	0.500	104	161	-57	L4
2	Frankfurt Galaxy	3	7	0	0.300	150	257	-107	W1
3	London Monarchs	2	7	1	0.200	178	203	-25	L1

WLAF World League of American Football North American East Division 1992

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Orlando Thunder	8	2	0.800	247	127	120	W1
2	New York Knights	6	4	0.600	284	188	96	W6
3	Montreal Machine	2	8	0.200	175	274	-99	L6
4	Ohio Glory	1	9	0.100	132	230	-98	L3

WLAF World League of American Football North American West Division 1992

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Sacramento Surge	8	2	0	0.800	250	152	98	W5
2	Birmingham Fire	7	2	1	0.700	192	165	27	W4
3	San Antonio Riders	7	3	0	0.700	195	150	45	L1

Playoff Schedule

WLAF World League of American Football Playoffs 1992


Match Day Playoffs
May 30, 1992 (Playoffs) 45 - 7 N/A Orlando Thunder vs Birmingham Fire
May 31, 1992 (Playoffs) 17 - 15 N/A Sacramento Surge vs Barcelona Dragons
Match Day World Bowl '92
October 6, 2021 (World Bowl '92) 17 - 21 N/A Orlando Thunder vs Sacramento Surge

Regular Season Schedule

WLAF World League of American Football 1992


Match Day Week 1
March 21, 1992 (Week 1) 0 - 17 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Frankfurt Galaxy
March 21, 1992 (Week 1) 20 - 6 N/A Sacramento Surge vs Birmingham Fire
March 22, 1992 (Week 1) 26 - 20 N/A London Monarchs vs New York Knights
March 22, 1992 (Week 1) 13 - 9 N/A Orlando Thunder vs Ohio Glory
March 22, 1992 (Week 1) 17 - 16 N/A San Antonio Riders vs Montreal Machine
Match Day Week 2
March 28, 1992 (Week 2) 15 - 14 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs New York Knights
March 28, 1992 (Week 2) 28 - 31 N/A London Monarchs vs Frankfurt Galaxy
March 28, 1992 (Week 2) 31 - 29 N/A Montreal Machine vs Orlando Thunder
March 29, 1992 (Week 2) 17 - 10 N/A Birmingham Fire vs San Antonio Riders
March 29, 1992 (Week 2) 6 - 17 N/A Ohio Glory vs Sacramento Surge
Match Day Week 3
April 4, 1992 (Week 3) 13 - 7 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs London Monarchs
April 4, 1992 (Week 3) 14 - 7 N/A Sacramento Surge vs Montreal Machine
April 4, 1992 (Week 3) 3 - 9 N/A New York Knights vs San Antonio Riders
April 5, 1992 (Week 3) 7 - 17 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Birmingham Fire
April 5, 1992 (Week 3) 3 - 28 N/A Ohio Glory vs Orlando Thunder
Match Day Week 4
April 11, 1992 (Week 4) 17 - 17 N/A London Monarchs vs Birmingham Fire
April 11, 1992 (Week 4) 17 - 20 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Barcelona Dragons
April 11, 1992 (Week 4) 20 - 23 N/A Sacramento Surge vs San Antonio Riders
April 12, 1992 (Week 4) 39 - 21 N/A Orlando Thunder vs New York Knights
April 12, 1992 (Week 4) 31 - 20 N/A Montreal Machine vs Ohio Glory
Match Day Week 5
April 18, 1992 (Week 5) 0 - 9 N/A London Monarchs vs Barcelona Dragons
April 18, 1992 (Week 5) 28 - 14 N/A Birmingham Fire vs Sacramento Surge
April 18, 1992 (Week 5) 24 - 21 N/A New York Knights vs Frankfurt Galaxy
April 19, 1992 (Week 5) 17 - 0 N/A San Antonio Riders vs Ohio Glory
April 19, 1992 (Week 5) 16 - 8 N/A Orlando Thunder vs Montreal Machine
Match Day Week 6
April 25, 1992 (Week 6) 0 - 38 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Orlando Thunder
April 25, 1992 (Week 6) 17 - 14 N/A San Antonio Riders vs Birmingham Fire
April 26, 1992 (Week 6) 20 - 10 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Ohio Glory
April 26, 1992 (Week 6) 26 - 31 N/A London Monarchs vs Sacramento Surge
April 26, 1992 (Week 6) 11 - 34 N/A Montreal Machine vs New York Knights
Match Day Week 7
May 2, 1992 (Week 7) 19 - 17 N/A Birmingham Fire vs Barcelona Dragons
May 2, 1992 (Week 7) 20 - 17 N/A Ohio Glory vs Frankfurt Galaxy
May 3, 1992 (Week 7) 21 - 39 N/A San Antonio Riders vs Orlando Thunder
May 3, 1992 (Week 7) 41 - 13 N/A New York Knights vs London Monarchs
May 3, 1992 (Week 7) 21 - 35 N/A Montreal Machine vs Sacramento Surge
Match Day Week 8
May 9, 1992 (Week 8) 51 - 7 N/A Sacramento Surge vs Frankfurt Galaxy
May 9, 1992 (Week 8) 9 - 0 N/A Orlando Thunder vs London Monarchs
May 10, 1992 (Week 8) 33 - 39 N/A Ohio Glory vs New York Knights
May 10, 1992 (Week 8) 0 - 17 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs San Antonio Riders
May 10, 1992 (Week 8) 23 - 16 N/A Birmingham Fire vs Montreal Machine
Match Day Week 9
May 16, 1992 (Week 9) 21 - 7 N/A Sacramento Surge vs Ohio Glory
May 16, 1992 (Week 9) 47 - 0 N/A New York Knights vs Barcelona Dragons
May 17, 1992 (Week 9) 24 - 23 N/A Birmingham Fire vs Orlando Thunder
May 17, 1992 (Week 9) 13 - 45 N/A Montreal Machine vs London Monarchs
May 17, 1992 (Week 9) 14 - 43 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs San Antonio Riders
Match Day Week 10
May 23, 1992 (Week 10) 19 - 16 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs London Monarchs
May 23, 1992 (Week 10) 41 - 21 N/A New York Knights vs Montreal Machine
May 23, 1992 (Week 10) 13 - 10 N/A Orlando Thunder vs Barcelona Dragons
May 23, 1992 (Week 10) 21 - 27 N/A San Antonio Riders vs Sacramento Surge
May 23, 1992 (Week 10) 24 - 27 N/A Ohio Glory vs Birmingham Fire

1992 WLAF Season Recap

With the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks having moved to Columbus, Ohio and renamed the Ohio Glory, and the New York / New Jersey Knights becoming simply the New York Knights, there was little change in franchises for the second season of the WLAF. The big surprise in 1992 was the struggling fortunes of the three European teams, so dominant in 1991.

Barcelona Dragons, despite starting strong with a 5-1 record after six weeks, then lost four in a row to finish off the season 5-5, but still European Champions after the London Monarchs and Frankfurt Galaxy posted dismal 2-7-1 and 3-7 records respectively. Defending Champions London in particular were a disappointment to their fans.

The WLAF North American East Division was won comfortably by Orlando Thunder on an 8-2 record despite a strong finish by the New York Knights who won their last six games after starting 0-4. Montreal Machine (2-8) disappointed their fans who had hoped to see the team at the World Bowl which was to be held at the Olympic Stadium in the Quebec city. Ohio Glory managed one win, which was one more than the team they replaced, the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks.

The North American West Division, however, took over from the European Division as the dominant division, with all three teams posting a winning record: Sacramento Surge (8-2), Birmingham Fire (7-2-1) and San Antonio Riders (7-3).

Only the top two could make the playoffs however, and Sacramento took a five-game winning streak into the playoffs where they met the Dragons who were on a four-game losing streak. In the Playoffs Barcelona Dragons almost pulled off a shock, going down 15-17 to Sacramento Surge, while Orlando Thunder went into the World Bowl as favourites after a 45-7 demolition of Birmingham Fire in the other Playoff game.

The World Bowl itself provided an exciting end to the first era of the WLAF, as Sacramento Surge came from 17-6 down at halftime to score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to stun Orlando Thunder 21-17. Orlando Thunder’s Quarterback, the Irish-named Mitchell, himself threw two touchdowns in the game.(For a Scoring Summary and Match report of the World Bowl ’92 please click on the game itself in the Playoff Schedule to be brought to the game recap).

About the World League of American Football

The World League of American Football was started by the National Football League in 1991 as a Development League, one level below the NFL itself. The WLAF’s first two seasons (1991 and 1992) featured 10 teams – Six in the United States of America, one in Canada (Montreal Machine) and three in Europe (Spain’s Barcelona Dragons, Germany’s Frankfurt Galaxy) and England’s London Monarchs). The League was divided into three Divisions: European, North American East and North American West, with the three division winners and one Wild-Card team (the runner-up with the next best record) qualifying for the playoffs which culminated in the World Bowl. After two seasons the NFL shelved the League and brought it back in 1995 as a six team Europe-only League.

REFERENCES

Logos

[1] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (20) WLAFlogo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20210521072425im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/WLAFlogo.gif Accessed 23 April 2018]

[LNFLE-2] World League Wayback Machine (2000) crest1 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20000917192327im_/http://www.worldleague.com/images/dragons/crest1.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-3] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) BiringhamFire [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/BiringhamFire.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-4] World League Wayback Machine (1997) crest1 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20000917192344im_/http://www.worldleague.com/images/galaxy/crest1.gif [Accessed 9 April 2023]

[LNFLE-5] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) LondonMonarchs [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/LondonMonarchs.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-6] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) 5611 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/5611.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-7] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) YNJKnights [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/YNJKnights.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-8] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) Ohio_Glory [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Ohio_Glory.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-9] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) OrlandoThunder [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/OrlandoThunder.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-10] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) SacramentoSurge [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/SacramentoSurge.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-11] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) SanAntonioRiders [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/SanAntonioRiders.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

Scoreboard References

[2] Anon. (1992) “Your Week-by-Week Fixture Guide to the 1992 World League Season” First Down. March 21, 1992. Pg. 12-13. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

[3] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. March 28, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[4] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. April 5, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[5] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. April 12, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[6] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. April 19, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[7] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. April 26, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[8] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. May 2, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[9] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. May 9, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[10] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. May 16, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[11] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. May 23, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[12] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. May 30, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

[13] Anon. (1992) “What a Drag On!” First Down, June 6, 1992, pg. 4-5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

[14] Anglesey, Steve (1992) “Ace Arch has a ball in Montreal” First Down, June 13, 1992, pg. 4-5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Magazines

[15] Anon. (1992) “WLAF Stats…Standings upto and including week 4” Touchdown. Volume 9, Issue 12. May 1992. pg. 48-52. published by AFCC Ltd. London. England, United Kingdom.

WEBSITES

[16] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1992 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id166.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Ann Hanley, Gabriel McCloyne, Emerson Callender, Peter Lemass, Gerry Tully & Ciaran Simms

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FXFL Fall Experimental Football League Schedule 2014

FXFL Logo [References: 10]

Standings

FXFL Fall Experimental Football League 2014

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Brooklyn Bolts	4	0	1.000	91	62	29	W4
2	Omaha Mammoths	3	1	0.750	84	60	24	W1
3	Florida Blacktips	0	2	0.000	32	46	-14	L2
4	Boston Brawlers	0	4	0.000	62	101	-39	L4

Schedule

FXFL Fall Experimental Football League 2014


Match Day Week 1
October 9, 2014 (Week 1) 41 - 18 N/A Omaha Mammoths vs Boston Brawlers
Match Day Week 2
October 15, 2014 (Week 2) 20 - 19 N/A Omaha Mammoths vs Florida Blacktips
October 16, 2014 (Week 2) 27 - 20 N/A Brooklyn Bolts vs Boston Brawlers
Match Day Week 3
October 27, 2014 (Week 3) 15 - 13 N/A Brooklyn Bolts vs Omaha Mammoths
Match Day Week 4
October 31, 2014 (Week 4) 16 - 23 N/A Boston Brawlers vs Brooklyn Bolts
Match Day Week 5
November 6, 2014 (Week 5) 10 - 8 N/A Omaha Mammoths vs Boston Brawlers
November 8, 2014 (Week 5) 13 - 26 N/A Florida Blacktips vs Brooklyn Bolts

Recap

Joe Clancy, a player with an Irish name from Merrimack, Massachusetts, jumped at the opportunity to play in the FXFL in his hometown after playing a season out of college at Orebro Black Knights in Sweden. The Boston Brawlers played out of Harvard Stadium, but unfortunately lost all four games in the FXFL in 2014. Brooklyn Bolts won the League with a 4-0 record and Omaha Mammoths finished second on 3-1. Florida Blacktips, the other team in the league finished 0-2, playing as a road team.

About the FXFL

The FXFL (Fall Experimental Football League) was a follow-on from The Stars Football League of 2011 to 2013, and was like a Spring Developmental Football League but played in the Fall. Its’ first season in 2014 featured four teams spread accross three regions of the USA: Boston Brawlers and Brooklyn Bolts in the Northeast, Omaha Mammoths in the Midwest and Florida Blacktips in the South.

REFERENCES

YOU TUBE

[1] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Presented by Nivea Men Boston at Omaha Highlights, Nov 6, 2014 [0:09] [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSIejJnIa_U [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[2] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Highlights presented by NIVEA MEN – Blacktips at Brooklyn, Nov 8, 2014 [2:01][Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq_-zc-K2DM [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[3] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Highlights Brooklyn at Boston – Halloween Night, Nov 1, 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lo4sB_VeQI [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[4] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Highlights Presented by NIVEA MEN- Omaha at Brooklyn, Oct 27, 2014 [5:13] [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0-i0pUU4XU [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[5] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Week #2 Boston at Brooklyn, Oct 16, 2014 [0:02][Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll58VNJBOTU [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[6] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Opening Night Recap – National TV, Oct 9, 2014 [0:03][Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHPasGcAnMs [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[7] You Tube | Jeff Buss (2019) FXFL Omaha @ Brooklyn (October 24, 2014), Dec 31, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jps0DsyZ23A [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[8] You Tube | cflvideo1964 (2015) FXFL 2014 BOSTON BRAWLERS AT OMAHA MAMMOTHS, Apr 4, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8FcOGnV4Dg [Accessed 24 January 2020]

INTERNET ARCHIVE

[9] Omaha World-Herald | Wayback Machine (2014) Missed extra point helps Mammoths survive [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151128214125/http://www.omaha.com/sports/missed-extra-point-helps-mammoths-survive/article_a54427f4-55d4-5806-aaaf-726c8b899a62.html [Accessed 24 January 2020]

IMAGES

[10] FXFL | Wayback Machine (2016) FXFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160129203021im_/http://nebula.wsimg.com/711d1b30ebf4524942d1be671325df74?AccessKeyId=B5844B09487E75DCA4FF&disposition=0&alloworigin=1%5BAccessed 24 January 2020]

Logo Image Reference

[11] FXFL Facebook (2014) Photo, October 11, 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GOFXFL/photos/basw.Abr4hSiW2ORto0X2RD3YqNKsz-JXy-loZf6EwUEl_U3Ryg3Few–VZLuKetiGtupSKMM9kinJdZLVYHjIXjteMvh25Gl8VwyJKWj6qmIpdvuCcofT6KEvnjkFHm8UXQXmaajC0Xs5QPSICKqizJI1LEMbgRTdnkI8J4jxjkpmgfn2Q/582874445175363/?opaqueCursor=Abq7a9L2OkYHL5moKiQyqz8lhSKeJufixvLBIE7pbPZNTgt7ULX076o-q_FCuZLnTkXPF4cEKgRNAvS2v5XjLFhK4wpBL8hBGwF4eYbdf_ARuAYIIve-0w8AgIxXmGF16YVgfGvmbFo7U8v4BUuTflGwl3u-Trz_CXWYVnPM9XqGYq-NmAZXadnw1_6-vXKViTLuz3iurS3430E9wlAOsDgEisAeDjsTNEHcdnaYYj1Iuig_majv5R2-Z8Go3j5F1ajzoDaT5u6xd9lu1ySWu22bfdcErSQWI2N2biVzC8fL3t-4NsZztNAhHL2uvQus37SjEFMWjDDnzoPXJaHyNyn-Umq9-aCCbODU2innXxTNT1cP-AYgxh1AQ4pUQdHk539g_Hke1CSPA88OgUMxAQ8GYdeI5aew6XQJ19YMWryQjZfEQQMw76xHDFcdF7Xl4MVGcwMlbJK1KUWu-cJluE6OLaXGGqpz5pNMSyEXimBSkvVk4HViUxIFgynLbR_5J4Vh6V4Yc_B-w9T2zlP43Vj90XknVBlsC1v0-Uuv5sIMtmUY3803EBEWSEWES5mO1jQ16chRSdM5AeEWlhAhnkD03JpH_-iTyJ_HfehC0QxJrHyukXvFYZ_XIajqsk3Djs1-F9khGgK_ejf7aVNRlhC672bK-C3_EAgkwdl_Hco3FeJybcHbWrNWMwmrIgYcMpmshNa_9HcTGUeVidjsD8J6R5zadxct638DYCDZi5b_Il-0X-yQjIPhsiEcVjefk1w ][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/10407856_582874445175363_9097543717968511289_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=ba80b0&_nc_ohc=0GKD0benKqYAX83geK3&_nc_oc=AQnzwOe_pXTuwiCsG5MmHko7MUgr33fNYLfxqLsrSSYNmXCHwWjCUsWn6kr5B6r4xszfcF8FpmjvXLBUFC9KpTZY&tn=BtnPasHxxY2QRszJ&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfCNefNdcSGUiWSIToPeWMhFcFadLNsfx3N-LL3UwZkvUQ&oe=6419A05F [Accessed 19 February 2023][Cropped]

Biography References

[12] Brawlers Nation (2014) Brawlers Corner: Clancy, Chasing the Dream [Internet] Available from: https://brawlersnation.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/brawlers-corner-clancy-chasing-the-dream/#respond [Accessed 30 September 2014]

Blogs

[13] Brawlers Nation (2014) Too Little, Too Late [Internet] Available from: https://brawlersnation.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/brawlers-too-little-too-late/ [Accessed 1 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Michael O’Callaghan

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United Football League 2022

United Football League Logo [References: 14]

Standings

United Football League North Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	Pittsburgh Pioneers	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Richmond Iron Horses	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Virginia Beach Destroyers	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

United Football League South Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	Atlanta Wildcats	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Birmingham Steeldawgs	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Mississippi Mudcats	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

United Football League Mid-West Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	Chicago Blue Bombers	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Kansas City Kapitals	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	St. Louis Stampede	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

United Football League Central Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	Arkansas Twisters	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Baton Rouge Redsticks	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Houston Bighorns	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

About the United Football League (2022)

The United Football League (2022) claims to be a revival of the UFL of 1961 – the first league to use that name – UFL is also the name of a league which existed from 2009 to 2011. They were all AAA (Minor / Developmental) Leagues of the NFL and this league also claims to be a AAA Alternative to the National Football League (NFL).

References

[1] United Football League (2022) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.uflfootball.com/stats#/422/standings?season_id=3537 [Accessed 28 September 2021]

Logo References

[2] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-137440-pittsburgh-pioneers-1629494688197840460-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-137440-pittsburgh-pioneers-1629494688197840460-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[3] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-143251-richmond-iron-horses-1631637959711627246-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-143251-richmond-iron-horses-1631637959711627246-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[4] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-140549-virginia-beach-destroyers-1630317335897777959-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-140549-virginia-beach-destroyers-1630317335897777959-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[5] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-140547-atlanta-wildcats-1630313449556272150-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-140547-atlanta-wildcats-1630313449556272150-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[6] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-143254-birmingham-steeldawgs-1631638889071910830-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-143254-birmingham-steeldawgs-1631638889071910830-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[7] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-140927-mississippi-mudcats-1630423108059211322-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-140927-mississippi-mudcats-1630423108059211322-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[8] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-136051-chicago-blue-bombers-1629393275450820328-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-136051-chicago-blue-bombers-1629393275450820328-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[9] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-137392-kansas-city-kapitals-1629488473257403031-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-137392-kansas-city-kapitals-1629488473257403031-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[10] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-140548-saint-louis-stampede-1630313667751541473-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-140548-saint-louis-stampede-1630313667751541473-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[11] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-141044-arkansas-twisters-1630442888237971682-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-141044-arkansas-twisters-1630442888237971682-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[12] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-142309-baton-rouge-redsticks-1631129039191289827-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-142309-baton-rouge-redsticks-1631129039191289827-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[13] United Football League (2022) team-logo_url-143252-houston-bighorns-1631638247862776135-large [Internet] Available from: https://img.shiftstats.com/0e1452fb-43d9-4ccf-a801-69be5b2ed0d4/team-logo_url-143252-houston-bighorns-1631638247862776135-large.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

[14] United Football League (2022) 1628586208-grid [Internet] Available from: https://digitalshift-assets.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/pw/74d5d60d-554c-4ad6-ac2f-1efac76a9e62/p-1ae88ec1-44e1-4143-bb33-fe39bac0390d/1628586208-grid.png [Accessed 28 September 2021]

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National Football League Schedule 2021

Standings

American Football Conference East Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Buffalo Bills	11	6	0.647	483	289	194	W4
2	New England Patriots	10	7	0.588	462	303	159	L1
3	Miami Dolphins	9	8	0.529	341	373	-32	W1
4	New York Jets	4	13	0.235	310	504	-194	L2

American Football Conference North Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Cincinnati Bengals	10	7	0	0.588	460	376	84	L1
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	1	0.529	343	398	-55	W2
3	Baltimore Ravens	8	9	0	0.471	387	392	-5	L6
4	Cleveland Browns	8	9	0	0.471	349	371	-22	W1

American Football Conference South Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Tennessee Titans	12	5	0.706	419	354	65	W3
2	Indianapolis Colts	9	8	0.529	451	365	86	L2
3	Houston Texans	4	13	0.235	280	452	-172	L2
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	3	14	0.176	253	456	-203	W1

American Football Conference West Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Kansas City Chiefs	12	5	0.706	480	364	116	W1
2	Las Vegas Raiders	10	7	0.588	374	439	-65	W4
3	Los Angeles Chargers	9	8	0.529	474	459	15	L1
4	Denver Broncos	7	10	0.412	335	322	13	L4
5	Seattle Seahawks	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

National Football Conference East Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Dallas Cowboys	12	5	0.706	530	358	172	W1
2	Philadelphia Eagles	9	8	0.529	444	385	59	L1
3	Washington Football Team	7	10	0.412	335	434	-99	W1
4	New York Giants	4	13	0.235	258	416	-158	L6

National Football Conference North Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Green Bay Packers	13	4	0	0.765	450	371	79	L1
2	Minnesota Vikings	8	9	0	0.471	425	426	-1	W1
3	Chicago Bears	6	11	0	0.353	311	407	-96	L1
4	Detroit Lions	3	13	1	0.176	325	467	-142	W1

National Football Conference South Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	13	4	0.765	511	353	158	W3
2	New Orleans Saints	9	8	0.529	364	335	29	W2
3	Atlanta Falcons	7	10	0.412	313	459	-146	L2
4	Carolina Panthers	5	12	0.294	304	404	-100	L7

National Football Conference West Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Los Angeles Rams	12	5	0.706	460	372	88	L1
2	Arizona Cardinals	11	6	0.647	448	366	82	L1
3	San Francisco 49ers	10	7	0.588	427	365	62	W2
4	Seattle Seahawks	7	10	0.412	395	366	29	W2
5	New Orleans Saints	1	0	1.000	13	10	3	W1

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Playoff Schedule

NFL National Football League Playoffs 2021


Match Day AFC Wildcard Playoffs
January 15, 2022 (AFC Wildcard Playoffs) 26 - 19 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Las Vegas Raiders
January 16, 2022 (AFC Wildcard Playoffs) 47 - 17 N/A Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots
January 17, 2022 (AFC Wildcard Playoffs) 42 - 21 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Match Day NFC Wildcard Playoffs
January 16, 2022 (NFC Wildcard Playoffs) 31 - 15 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles
January 16, 2022 (NFC Wildcard Playoffs) 17 - 23 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers
January 17, 2022 (NFC Wildcard Playoffs) 34 - 11 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals
Match Day AFC Divisional Playoffs
January 22, 2022 (AFC Divisional Playoffs) 16 - 19 N/A Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals
January 23, 2022 (AFC Divisional Playoffs) 42 - 36 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills
Match Day NFC Divisional Playoffs
January 23, 2022 (NFC Divisional Playoffs) 10 - 13 N/A Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers
January 23, 2022 (NFC Divisional Playoffs) 27 - 30 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Los Angeles Rams
Match Day AFC Conference Championship
January 30, 2022 (AFC Conference Championship) 24 - 27 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Cincinnati Bengals
Match Day NFC Conference Championship
January 30, 2022 (NFC Conference Championship) 20 - 17 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers
Match Day Super Bowl LVI (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)
February 13, 2022 (Super Bowl LVI (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)) 23 - 20 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals

Playoff Recap

In the AFC Wildcard Playoffs, on Saturday the 15th January 2022, number 4 seed Cincinnati Bengals defeated Las Vegas Raiders, the number 5 seed, 26-19 in the first game in NFL playoff history where both teams made at least four field goals. On Sunday the 16th number 3 seed Buffalo Bills finally showed numberv 6 seed New England Patriots who owned the AFC East in the 2021 season with a 47-17 victory thanks to Eirball’s Season MVP (Most Valuable Player) Josh Allen becoming the first Bills quarterback in playoff history to have 5 pass touchdowns and no interceptions inj a game. On Monday the 17th Kansas City Chiefs, the number 2 seed advanced to the Divisional Playoffs thanks to a 42-21 defeat of number 6 seed Pittsburgh Steelers. Kelce became first ever player in NFL history to have a pass Touchdown, reception touchdown and 100 plus receiving yards in a playoff game. Reference: [53]

In the NFC Wildcard games the #2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated #7 Philadelphia Eagles 31-15 as M Evans became the first player in Tampa Bay history to have at least 100 yards receiving and 1 or more touchdowns in a playoff game. #3 Dallas Cowboys went down 17-23 to old rivals #6 San Francisco 49ers who had their first postseason road win in Dallas in team history (previously 0-2). On the Monday, the Los Angeles Rams thrashed the Arizona Cardinals 34-11 in quarterback Matthew Stafford’s first career playoff win. Reference: [53]

In the AFC Divisional Playoffs, #4 Cincinnati Bengals advanced to the Championship Game with a 19-16 win at #1 Tennessee Titans in the Bengals first road playoff win in history (0-7 coming into game). In another close encounter #2 Kansas City Chiefs defeated #3 Buffalo Bills 42-36 despite the Bills’ G Davis becoming the first player in the Super Bowl era with over 200 reception yards and four touchdowns in a playoff game. Reference: [54]

The NFC Divisional Playoffs provided two shocks as the #6 San Francisco 49ers downed #1 Green Bay Packers 13-10 with a G Gould Field Goal from 45 yards as time expired. In the second game, the #4 Los Angeles Rams spoiled Tom Brady’s attempts to finish his career with an eighth Super Bowl ring as they too needed a Field Goal in the last seconds to defeat the #2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-27, thanks to M Gay’s 30 yard attempt. Reference: [54]

In the AFC Championship Game Cincinnati Bengals E McPherson kicked a 31 yard field goal as time elapsed to give the #4 Cincinnati Bengals a 27-24 victory at #2 Kansas City Chiefs.

The NFC Championship Game was also decided by a late Field Goal as the #4 Los Angeles Rams won 20-17 at home to the #6 San Francisco 49ers thanks to a M Gay 30 yard attempt with 1:46 remaining.

Super Bowl Preview

Super Bowl XLI starts on Sunday Night 11:30 pm Irish time in SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles in what is virtually a home game for the Los Angeles Rams versus the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals are 0-2 in Super Bowls and Los Angeles Rams are 1-3 in Super Bowls with their one victory coming in 1999 as the St. Louis Rams Reference: [60]

Super Bowl XIV 1980 – Pittsburgh Steelers 31 Los Angeles Rams 19 (20 January 1980, Pasadena, California)

Super Bowl XVI 1981 – San Francisco 49ers 26 Cincinnati Bengals 21 (24 January 1982, Pontiac Michigan)

Super Bowl XXIII 1988 – San Francisco 49ers 20 Cincinnati Bengals 16 (22 January 1989, South Florida)

Super Bowl XXXIV 1999 – St. Louis Rams 23 Tennessse Titans 16 (30 January 2000, Atlanta, Georgia)

Super Bowl XXXVI 2001 – New England Patriots 20 St. Louis Rams 17 (3 February 2002, New Orleans, Louisiana)

Super Bowl LIII 2018 – New England Patriots 13 Los Angeles Rams 3 (

Reference: [60-61]

Super Bowl LVI

Los Angeles Rams 23 vs 20 Cincinnati Bengals

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Match Day
February 13, 2022	11:30 pm	NFL National Football League Playoffs	2021	Super Bowl LVI (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Los Angeles Rams	7	6	3	7	23
Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	10	0	20

Los Angeles Rams

Position	TD	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	Comp	Att	Pass Yds	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost	FR	Tckl	Solo	Asst	Sack	PR	KR	Punt	PYds	PAvg	BFG	OR
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Bengals

Position	TD	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	Comp	Att	Pass Yds	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost	FR	Tckl	Solo	Asst	Sack	PR	KR	Punt	PYds	PAvg	BFG	OR
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Venue

SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, California
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SoFi Stadium, Pincay Drive, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, 90306, United States

SCorers

References

[56] NFL (2021) Scores Super Bowl LVI 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2021/POST4 [Accessed 13 February 2022] [62] BBC TV Super Bowl LVI 13-14 February 2022.

Week 1 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 1 2021


Match Day Week 1
September 10, 2021 (Week 1) 29 - 31 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 21 - 37 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Texans
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 20 - 16 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Washington Football Team
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 28 - 16 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs Indianapolis Colts
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 14 - 19 N/A New York Jets vs Carolina Panthers
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 24 - 27 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs Cincinnati Bengals
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 38 - 13 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs Tennessee Titans
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 41 - 33 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Detroit Lions
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 23 - 16 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 32 - 6 N/A Philadelphia Eagles vs Atlanta Falcons
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 29 - 33 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Kansas City Chiefs
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 3 - 38 N/A Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 27 - 13 N/A Denver Broncos vs New York Giants
September 12, 2021 (Week 1) 17 - 16 N/A Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots
September 13, 2021 (Week 1) 14 - 34 N/A Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Rams
September 14, 2021 (Week 1) 27 - 33 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Las Vegas Raiders

Week 1 Recap

The West was best in Week 1 with all eight teams in both the American Football Conference and National Football Conference winning their opening games. Denver Broncos defeated New York Giants 27-13, leaving the Broncos with a .683 Week 1 winning percentage since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, the best in the NFL. Head Coach Sean McVay is now 5-0 in Week 1 games with the Los Angeles Rams after their 34-14 victory over the Chicago Bears, while the Cleveland Browns are now 1-21-1 since 1999 in Opening games after the Kansas City Chiefs won their encounter 33-29. San Francisco 49ers won 41-33 at Detroit Lions, the most they have scored in a Week 1 Road Game in team history. The Arizona Cardinals also set a team history record with their 38-13 victory over Tennessee Titans, with the game being the first in Cardinals history that multiple Wide Receivers had 2 or more touchdowns in a single game. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Indianapolis Colts 28-16 to go 12-1 in their last 13 games which started at 10 AM Eastern time. Quarterback D. Carr passed to Z. Jones in overtime to lead the Las Vegas Raiders to a 33-27 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Rounding out the West’s Week 1 dominance was the Los Angeles Chargers, winning 20-16 at Washington Football team under new Head Coach B Staley’s first game in charge.

In other games Tom Brady broke yet another record with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-29 win at home against Dallas Cowboys, giving Brady 15 Week 1 wins, the most by a Quarterback since at least 1950. Houston Texans defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 37-21 thanks to three interceptions, equalling their entire interception haul of 2020. Carolina Panthers defeated the New York Jets 19-14 thanks to C McCaffrey’s fifth game in his career with 80 plus yards in both rushing and receiving. Miami Dolphins defeated New England Patriots 17-16 thanks to J Waddle’s 60 plus receiving yards and touchdown, becoming only the second player in Dolphins history to do so on their debut. J Winston tied his career best with five touchdown passes as New Orleans Saints had a comprehensive 38-3 win over Green Bay Packers. Philadelphia Eagles had a similar big win over Atlanta Falcons, 32-6 thanks to J Hurts 264 passing yards, three touchdowns and 64 rushing yards. The Pittsburgh Steelers won 23-16 at Buffalo Bills going 5-1 in last six road games versus Buffalo. Cincannati Bengals’ E McPherson hit a 33-yard Field Goal as time expired in overtime to give the Bengals a slender 27-24 win at home against the Minnesota Vikings. Week 1 Reference: [35]

Week 2 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 2 2021


Match Day Week 2
September 17, 2021 (Week 2) 30 - 29 N/A Washington Football Team vs New York Giants
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 6 - 25 N/A New York Jets vs New England Patriots
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 13 - 23 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Denver Broncos
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 0 - 35 N/A Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 11 - 17 N/A Philadelphia Eagles vs San Francisco 49ers
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 24 - 27 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs Los Angeles Rams
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 17 - 26 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Las Vegas Raiders
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 20 - 17 N/A Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 31 - 21 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 26 - 7 N/A Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 34 - 33 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 48 - 25 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 30 - 33 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs Tennessee Titans
September 19, 2021 (Week 2) 17 - 20 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Dallas Cowboys
September 20, 2021 (Week 2) 36 - 35 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Kansas City Chiefs
September 21, 2021 (Week 2) 35 - 17 N/A Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Week 2 Recap

In the AFC East the Patriots attained their first win of the season when defeating the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey 25-6. It was New England’s 11th straight victory versus the Jets. The Buffalo Bills joined them on 1-1 after destroying the Miami Dolphins 35-0 at Hard Rock Stadium, in the largest shutout win in the NFL since the third week of 1992. The Bills reached the Super Bowl that year. The Dolphins dropped to 1-1. In Inter-Division AFC match-ups the Denver Broncos improved to 2-0 in the AFC West with a 23-13 win at Jacksonville, as the Jaguars fell to 0-2. The Las Vegas Raiders joined the Broncos on 2-0 in the AFC West as they triumphed 26-17 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh versus the Steelers. QB Carr having a third 350+ pass yards and 2+ pass TDs in straight games. The Steelers fell to 1-1 with the loss. The Cleveland Browns joined Pittsburgh on 1-1 in the AFC North with a 31-21 victory over Houston, as the Texans fell to 1-1 in the AFC South. Meanwhile in Baltimore the Ravens joined the Browns and Steelers on 1-1 with a close 36-35 victory versus Kansas City as the Chiefs were another team to lose to an 0-1 team in week 2 after winning in week 1.

In the NFC East the Washington Football Team won by a single point versus New York Giants as they improved to 1-1. The Giants remained winless. The Philadelphia Eagles joined WFT on 1-1 with a loss at home to San Francisco as the 49ers improved to 2-0 in the NFC West. In the NFC South two Division games saw the Carolina Panthers improve to 2-0 with a 26-7 win in Charlotte versus the previously unbeaten New Orleans Saints. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with Tom Brady passing for 4+ pass TDs in 4 straight games, (tied second longest streak since 1950) also moved to 2-0 with a 48-25 defeat of the Atlanta Falcons who lost for the second week running. In an NFC North match-up the Green Bay Packers got their first win of the season with a 35-17 victory at Lambeau Field versus the Detroit Lions, who lost their second straight. The Arizona Cardinals joined the Rams and 49ers on 2-0 in the NFC West as they defeated the Minnesota Vikings by a single point (34-33), handing the NFC North team their second loss of the season.

In Inter-Conference games the Rams narrowly won 27-24 at Indianapolis as Los Angeles moved to 2-0 in the NFC West and a tie with the 49ers for first place, and the Colts dropped to 0-2. The Chicago Bears improved to 1-1 in the NFC North with a 20-17 victory at home to Cincinnati Bengals who fell to 1-1 in the AFC North. Tennessee Titans (AFC South) joined Seattle Seahawks (NFC West) on 1-1 in another game where an 0-1 team defeated a 1-0 team as they triumphed 33-30 at Lumen Field in Seattle. The loss meant the Seahawks were now the only team to have lost a game in the NFC West. The Dallas Cowboys moved to 1-1 in the NFC East with a 20-17 victory in Los Angeles versus the Chargers who fell to 1-1 in the AFC West. Week 2 Reference: [36]

Week 3 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 3 2021


Match Day Week 3
September 24, 2021 (Week 3) 9 - 24 N/A Houston Texans vs Carolina Panthers
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 25 - 16 N/A Tennessee Titans vs Indianapolis Colts
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 14 - 17 N/A New York Giants vs Atlanta Falcons
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 24 - 30 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 10 - 24 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 26 - 6 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 17 - 19 N/A Detroit Lions vs Baltimore Ravens
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 13 - 28 N/A New England Patriots vs New Orleans Saints
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 19 - 30 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Arizona Cardinals
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 43 - 21 N/A Buffalo Bills vs Washington Football Team
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 26 - 0 N/A Denver Broncos vs New York Jets
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 31 - 28 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs Miami Dolphins
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 30 - 17 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs Seattle Seahawks
September 26, 2021 (Week 3) 34 - 24 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
September 27, 2021 (Week 3) 28 - 30 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers
September 28, 2021 (Week 3) 41 - 21 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles

Week 3 Recap

In an all-AFC South game the Tennessee Titans moved to 2-1 and sole possession of the Division leadership with a 25-16 defeat of the Indianapolis Colts who dropped to 0-3. In another Division match-up in the AFC West the Los Angeles Chargers improved to 2-1 as they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, winning 30-24, and in the AFC North the Cincinnati Bengals won 24-10 at the Pittsburgh Steelers to improve to 2-1 and a three-way share of the Division lead, while the Steelers fell to 1-2. In AFC Inter-Division match-ups the Denver Broncos continued on winning ways as they won for the third straight game, defeating the New York Jets 26-0, who fell to 0-3. Broncos share the AFC West lead with Las Vegas Raiders who defeated Miami Dolphins 31-28 to secure their first 3-0 start to a season since 2002 when they made it to Super Bowl XXXVII. The Dolphins dropped to 1-2.

In the only Division match-up in the NFC in Week 3, the Dallas Cowboys improved to 2-1 and handed the Philadelphia Eagles their second loss of the season, 41-21 in the Monday Night Game (Tuesday Irish Time). The Dolphins secured sole ownership of the NFC East lead with the win. In NFC Inter-Division games, the Atlanta Falcons won 17-14 in New Jersey at the New York Giants, in a battle of two winless teams. The Minnesota Vikings got their first victory of the season at home in U.S. Bank Stadium with a 30-17 defeat of Seattle Seahawks and in the other NFC West-NFC North match-up the Green Bay Packers drew level with the San Francisco 49ers on 2-1 after winning 30-28 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The win put the Packers in the lead on their own in the NFC North. Meanwhile the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-24 to improve to 3-0 and a share of the NFC West lead with Arizona. the Buccaneers suffered their first loss since Week 12, 2020 in the process.

In a big week for Inter-Conference games the Carolina Panthers of the NFC South improved to 3-0 with a 24-9 win at Houston Texans who lost their second of the season; the Cleveland Browns improved to 2-1 and a share of the AFC North lead with a 26-6 defeat of the Chicago Bears at home in FirstEnergy Stadium, dropping the Bears to 1-2; the Baltimore Ravens won 19-17 at Detroit Lions thanks to an all-time NFL record game-winning 66-yard field goal by J. Tucker – the Ravens improved to 2-1 as the Lions fell to their third straight defeat; the New Orleans Saints (2-1) improved to 2-1 with a 28-13 defeat of New England Patriots (1-2); the Arizona Cardinals continued their winning start to the season with a 31-19 win at Jacksonville which dropped the Jaguars to 0-3; the Buffalo Bills had a second big-scoring victory in a row as they thumped the Washington Football Team 43-21 at Highmark Stadium, improving to 2-1 and sole ownership of the AFC East lead in the process as WFT fell to 1-2. Week 3 Reference: [37]

Week 4 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 4 2021


Match Day Week 4
October 1, 2021 (Week 4) 24 - 21 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 27 - 24 N/A New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 30 - 42 N/A Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 36 - 28 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 21 - 27 N/A New Orleans Saints vs New York Giants
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 7 - 14 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs Cleveland Browns
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 24 - 14 N/A Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 40 - 0 N/A Buffalo Bills vs Houston Texans
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 17 - 27 N/A Miami Dolphins vs Indianapolis Colts
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 30 - 34 N/A Atlanta Falcons vs Washington Football Team
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 21 - 28 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 20 - 37 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 27 - 17 N/A Green Bay Packers vs Pittsburgh Steelers
October 3, 2021 (Week 4) 7 - 23 N/A Denver Broncos vs Baltimore Ravens
October 4, 2021 (Week 4) 17 - 19 N/A New England Patriots vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
October 5, 2021 (Week 4) 28 - 14 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Las Vegas Raiders

Week 4 Recap

Buffalo Bills took a two-game lead in the AFC East with a commanding 40-0 defeat of Houston Texans. Miami Dolphins lost their third straight 17-27 to the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots their second straight falling 17-19 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Sunday Night Game. With the New York Jets getting off the ground with their first win 27-24 over Tennessee Titans, all three of the teams behind the Bills in the AFC East were 1-3.

Cleveland Browns (14-7 versus Minnesota Vikings), Cincinnati Bengals (24-21 versus Jacksonville Jaguars) and Baltimore Ravens (23-7 versus Denver Broncos) all won in the AFC North to go 3-1. It was the Browns and Ravens third wins in a row. Meanwhile Pittsburgh Steelers, after opening the season with a win, lost their third straight 17-27 to Green Bay Packers.

In the AFC South Division Indianapolis Colts picked up their first win with a 27-17 victory at Miami Gardens over the Dolphins. The other three AFC South teams all lost, with Tennessee Titans falling to 2-2 with their loss to the Jets, but remaining in the Division lead after Jacksonville Jaguars (1-3) lost to Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans big loss (40-0) at Buffalo.

The AFC West saw Denver Broncos (7-23 versus Baltimore Ravens) and Las Vegas Raiders (14-28 at Los Angeles Chargers in the Monday Night Game) losing their first games after three-straight wins. Joining themm on 3-1 after their victory over the Raiders were the Chargers. The Kansas City Chiefs kept in touch with a 42-30 at Philadelphia over the Eagles to go 2-2.

In the NFC East the Dallas Cowboys won their third straight to go clear at the top on 3-1 after defeating the Carolina Panthers 36-28. There were also wins against NFC South teams for Washington Football Team (2-2) 34-30 versus Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants – their first victory of the season 27-21 versus New Orleans Saints. Philadelphia Eagles meanwhile lost their third straight to drop to 1-3 after their 30-42 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

The NFC North saw Green Bay Packers pick up their third victory in three weeks with a 27-17 defeat of the Pittsburgh Steelers to go clear at the top. Minnesota Vikings fell to 1-3 with a 7-14 loss to the Cleveland Browns while in an all-NFC North clash the Chicago Bears (2-2) handed the Detroit Lions their fourth straight loss with a 24-14 victory in Soldier Field.

Atlanta Falcons (30-34 versus Washington Football Team), New Orleans Saints (21-27 versus New York Giants) and Carolina Panthers (28-36 versus Dallas Cowboys) all lost to NFC East opposition. With Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeating Tom Brady’s old team the New England Patriots 19-17 in the Sunday Night Game the Bucs joined Carolina on 3-1 at the top of the Division, while New Orleans fell to 2-2 and Atlanta to 1-3.

In the NFC West the surprising Arizona Cardinals moved to 4-0 and the leagues only 100% record after defeating the Los Angeles Rams, also previously undefeated, 37-20. Seattle Seahawks joined the San Francisco 49ers on 2-2 with a 28-21 defeat of the 49ers in Santa Clara. Week 4 Reference: [38]

Week 5 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 5 2021


Match Day Week 5
October 8, 2021 (Week 5) 17 - 26 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Rams
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 27 - 20 N/A Atlanta Falcons vs New York Jets
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 19 - 17 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 22 - 33 N/A Washington Football Team vs New Orleans Saints
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 22 - 25 N/A Houston Texans vs New England Patriots
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 45 - 17 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 22 - 25 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Green Bay Packers
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 27 - 19 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 18 - 21 N/A Carolina Panthers vs Philadelphia Eagles
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 19 - 37 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 47 - 42 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Cleveland Browns
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 9 - 20 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs Chicago Bears
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 17 - 10 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers
October 10, 2021 (Week 5) 44 - 20 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants
October 11, 2021 (Week 5) 20 - 38 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills
October 12, 2021 (Week 5) 31 - 25 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Indianapolis Colts

Week 5 Recap

In the big game of the week for fans of the NFL in Ireland, Atlanta Falcons moved to 2-3 in the NFC West with a 27-20 defeat of the New York Jets (1-4, AFC East) at Tottenham Hotspur FC’s ground at White Hart Lane in London in a welcome return of the NFL International Series.

Elsewhere in the AFC East Buffalo Bills won their fourth straight to move to 4-1 at the top of the Division as they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs (2-3, AFC West) 38-20 in GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday Night. New England Patriots also won to stay two games behind the Division leaders with a close 25-22 win at Houston over the Texans (1-4, AFC South).

Baltimore Ravens (4-1) won their fourth straight in the AFC North with a 31-25 victory at home to Indianapolis Colts (1-4, AFC South) on Monday Night to go clear at the top of the Division and the Pittsburgh Steelers won their second game of the season to move to 2-3 after defeating the Denver Broncos (3-2, AFC West) 27-19.

Tennessee Titans (3-2) were the only team to pick up a win in Week 5 in the AFC South as they went two games clear at the top with a 37-19 defeat of the still winless Division rivals Jacksonville Jaguars.

Likewise in the AFC West the Los Angeles Chargers (4-1) were the only team to pick up a win as they won a close high-scoring game 47-42 versus the Cleveland Browns (3-2, AFC North) to also go clear at the top of the Division.

Dallas Cowboys won their fourth straight in the NFC East to go 4-1 as “America’s Team” won big 44-20 versus Division rivals New York Giants (1-4). Philadelphia Eagles (2-3) stayed two games back in the Division with a close 21-18 victory at Charlotte over the Carolina Panthers (3-2, NFC South).

In the NFC North Green Bay Packers (4-1), Chicago Bears (3-2) and Minnesota Vikings (2-3) all won: Packers 25-22 versus Cincinnati Bengals (3-2, AFC North); Bears 20-9 at Las Vegas Raiders (3-2, AFC West) and Vikings 19-17 versus Detroit Lions at home in U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis as the Lions lost their fifth straight game to remain winless.

Carolina Panthers were the only team to lose in week 5 in the NFC South as Tampa Bay Buccaneers took over sole possession of first place with a big 45-17 defeat of Miami Dolphins (1-4, AFC East) as Tom Brady passed for over 400 yards and five touchdowns for the first time in his career. The New Orleans Saints (3-2) kept pace with the Bucs with a 33-22 win at Washington Football Team (2-3, NFC East).

For the second straight week there were two Divisional games in the NFC West. On Thursday Night, The Los Angeles Rams moved to 4-1 with a 26-17 defeat of the Seahawks (2-3) in Lumen Field in Seattle, but the Arizona Cardinals remained one game ahead as they went to 5-0 with with a 17-10 defeat of San Francisco 49ers (2-3) in State Park Farm in Glendale. Week 5 Reference: [39]

Week 6 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 6 2021


Match Day Week 6
October 15, 2021 (Week 6) 22 - 28 N/A Philadelphia Eagles vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 23 - 20 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Miami Dolphins
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 13 - 31 N/A Washington Football Team vs Kansas City Chiefs
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 11 - 38 N/A New York Giants vs Los Angeles Rams
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 31 - 3 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 11 - 34 N/A Detroit Lions vs Cincinnati Bengals
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 14 - 24 N/A Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 34 - 6 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Los Angeles Chargers
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 28 - 34 N/A Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 14 - 37 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Arizona Cardinals
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 24 - 34 N/A Denver Broncos vs Las Vegas Raiders
October 17, 2021 (Week 6) 29 - 35 N/A New England Patriots vs Dallas Cowboys
October 18, 2021 (Week 6) 23 - 20 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks
October 19, 2021 (Week 6) 34 - 31 N/A Tennessee Titans vs Buffalo Bills

Week 6 Recap

In the second game of the NFL International Series in London, the Jacksonville Jaguars (“Union Jags” as British fans were calling them) – designated home team for the series – finally won their first game of the 2021 season with a 23-20 victory over Miami Dolphins (AFC East), also 1-5 after the defeat. The win put the “Union Jags” on 1-5 in the AFC South.

All three teams playing in Week 6 in the AFC East lost, and in the AFC North three of the four teams won, as the Division leaders Baltimore Ravens moved to 5-1 with a resounding 34-6 win over the AFC West leaders Los Angeles Chargers (4-2). Cincinnati Bengals (4-2) heaped more misery on the winless Detroit Lions with a 34-11 win at Ford Field in Michigan. Pittsburgh Steelers also picked up a win to move to 3-3 as they defeated the Seattle Seahawks (2-4, NFC West) 23-20 in Overtime.

In the AFC South Tennessee Titans (4-2) stretched their lead at the top of the Division standings to two games with a 34-31 win over AFC East leaders Buffalo Bills (4-2).

The Las Vegas Raiders (4-2) and the Kansas City Chiefs (3-3) both won in the AFC West in the tighest Division race at this point of the season. The Raiders won 34-24 in Empower Field at Mile High to leave the Denver Broncos at 3-3 in the Division, and the Kansas City Chiefs joined Denver on 3-3 with a 31-13 win at FedEx Field against Washington Football Team (2-4, NFC East)

In the NFC East the Dallas Cowboys continued their winning streak, moving three games clear on 5-1 as their three division rivals all lost. The Cowboys won 35-29 at the Patriots (2-4, AFC East) in Gillette Stadium with 35 yard receiving touchdown in overtime the difference between the teams.

Green Bay Packers also won their fifth straight in the NFC North to move to 5-1 as the Wisconsin team won 24-14 at Soldier Field in a Division match-up with their closest challengers Chicago Bears (3-3) in the oldest rivalry in the NFL. Minnesota Vikings joined the Chicago Bears on 3-3 with a 34-28 win in Overtime at the Carolina Panthers (3-3, NFC South).

In the NFC South Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) put some light between themselves and the chasing group with a 28-22 victory at Philadelphia Eagles (2-4, NFC East). With New Orleans Saints (3-2) and Atlanta Falcons (2-3) both having a bye week the Bucs were the only winners in the Division in Week 6.

Arizona Cardinals (6-0) and Los Angeles Rams (5-1) continued to streak ahead of their opponents with the Cardinals winning 37-14 at the Cleveland Browns (3-3, AFC North) and the Rams defeating the New York Giants (1-5, NFC East) 38-11v at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The wins put them four and three wins respectively ahead of the San Francisco 49ers (2-3, on a bye week) and the Seattle Seahawks.

The previous weeks’ London game teams the Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets as well as the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers were all on a bye week. Week 6 Reference: [40]

Week 7 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 7 2021


Match Day Week 7
October 22, 2021 (Week 7) 17 - 14 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 25 - 3 N/A New York Giants vs Carolina Panthers
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 54 - 13 N/A New England Patriots vs New York Jets
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 27 - 3 N/A Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 24 - 10 N/A Green Bay Packers vs Washington Football Team
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 28 - 30 N/A Miami Dolphins vs Atlanta Falcons
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 17 - 41 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 28 - 19 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 33 - 22 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs Philadelphia Eagles
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 31 - 5 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs Houston Texans
October 24, 2021 (Week 7) 38 - 3 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears
October 25, 2021 (Week 7) 18 - 30 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Indianapolis Colts
October 26, 2021 (Week 7) 10 - 13 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs New Orleans Saints

Week 7 Recap

New England Patriots (3-4) closed the gap on division leaders Buffalo Bills (4-2) in the AFC East with a whopping 54-13 victory at home to division rivals the New York Jets (1-5). Buffalo were on a bye week.

Cincinnati Bengals had a pivotal moment in their season as they took over the AFC North division lead on 5-2 after defeating the Baltimore Ravens, also 5-2, 41-17 in the Bengals biggest ever margin of victory over the Ravens in franchise history. Cleveland Browns (4-3) stayed in touch with the leaders after a close 17-14 win over the Denver Broncos (3-4, AFC West – fourth straight loss). Pittsburgh Steelers (3-3) were on bye week.

Tennessee Titans (5-2) won their third straight at the top of the AFC South as they thrashed the Kansas City Chiefs (3-4, AFC West) 27-3 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Indianapolis Colts (3-4) stayed two games behind with a 30-18 victory at the San Francisco 49ers in Levi’s Stadium, dropping the 49ers to 2-5 in the NFC West. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5) were on a bye week after playing in London the previous week.

In the AFC West the Las Vegas Raiders were the only team to gain a victory, 33-22 versus Philadelphia Eagles (2-5, NFC East) at home in Allegiant Stadium. The win put the Raiders clear at the top of thew division after the Los Angeles Chargers were on bye week.

New York Giants claimed their second win of the season with a 25-3 victory at home to Carolina Panthers (3-4, NFC South) to join the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Football Team on 2-5 in the NFC East. The Dallas Cowboys, despite a bye week, increased their lead at the top of the division to 3.5 games.

In the NFC North, the Green Bay Packers had also built up a large lead overr their rivals. With nearest challengers Minnesota Vikings on a bye week the Packers increased their lead in the division to 3.5 games also with a 24-10 win at Lambeau Field over the visiting Washington Football Team (2-5, NFC East) to put the small town team on 6-1.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-1), New Orleans Saints (4-2) and Atlanta Falcons (3-3) all won in week 7 in the NFC South. The Buccaneers by a massive 38-3 margin over the Chicago Bears (3-4, NFC North); the Saints by 13-10 over the Seattle Seahawks (2-5, NFC West) in a much closer game and the Atlanta Falcons were even narrower winners (30-28) over the Miami Dolphins (1-6, AFC East).

The Arizona Cardinals won their seventh straight to start the season for only the second time in franchise history (1974 was the other time). The founder members of the NFL thrashed the Houston Texans (1-6, AFC South) 31-5. The Los Angeles Rams continued to keep pace however, winning 28-19 at SoFi Stadium in downtown L.A. versus the struggling Detroit Lions (0-7, NFC North).

The Buffalo Bills (4-2, AFC East), Pittsburgh Steelers (3-3, AFC North), Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5, AFC South), Los Angeles Chargers (4-2, AFC West), Dallas Cowboys (5-1, NFC East), and Minnesota Vikings (3-3, NFC North) all had a bye week in Week 7. Week 7 Reference: [41]

Week 8 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 8 2021


Match Day Week 8
October 29, 2021 (Week 8) 21 - 24 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs Green Bay Packers
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 34 - 31 N/A New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 31 - 34 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs Tennessee Titans
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 22 - 38 N/A Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Rams
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 10 - 15 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 6 - 44 N/A Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 22 - 33 N/A Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 13 - 19 N/A Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 26 - 11 N/A Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 24 - 27 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs New England Patriots
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 31 - 7 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs Jacksonville Jaguars
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 17 - 10 N/A Denver Broncos vs Washington Football Team
October 31, 2021 (Week 8) 36 - 27 N/A New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
November 1, 2021 (Week 8) 16 - 20 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys
November 2, 2021 (Week 8) 20 - 17 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs New York Giants

Week 8 Recap

Buffalo Bills (5-2) with a 26-11 defeat of division rivals Miami Dolphins (1-7); New England Patriots (4-4) winning 27-24 at the Chargers (4-3, AFC West) in L.A. and New York Jets (2-5) shock 34-31 victors in Cincannati over the Bengals (5-3, AFC North) all won in Week 8 in gthe AFC East.

Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) were now on a three-game winning streak in the AFC North with a 15-10 win at division rivals the Cleveland Browns (4-4) to close the gap to division leaders Baltimore Ravens (5-2), who were on a bye week, to one game.

Tennessee Titans (6-2) won their fourth straight in a 34-31 Overtime victory at division rivals the Indianapolis Colts (3-5) to increase their lead at the top of the AFC South to three games. It was a crucial win for the Titans and put them in a commanding position for the division title.

Las Vegas Raiders (5-2) were on a bye week in the AFC West but remained on top after the Chargers (4-3) loss. The Denver Broncos (4-4) and Kansas City Chiefs (4-4) both won to make the AFC West the tightest division race to call. The Broncos defeated Washington Football Team (2-6, NFC East) 17-10 to snap a four-game losing streak and in the Monday Night Game the Chiefs downed the New York Giants (2-6, NFC East) 20-17 with a Field Goal with 1:07 left to play.

Dallas Cowboys (6-1) stretched their winning streak to six games with a last-minute 20-16 victory at the Vikings (3-4, NFC North) in Minneapolis. The Philadelphia Eagles (3-5) remained 3.5 games behind the Cowboys in the NFC East with a 44-6 win at the hapless Detroit Lions (0-8, NFC North). It was the Eagles largest road win since Week 10 1981 – 41 years previously.

In the NFC North Green Bay Packers moved to 7-1 with their seventh win in a row, handing the Arizona Cardinals (7-1, NFC West) their first loss of the season in the Game of the Week on Thursday Night. They were the only team to win in the NFC North in Week 8, stretching their lead over their nearest rivals the Minnesota Vikings to 3.5 games.

In the NFC South division leaders Tampa Bay (6-2) lost to New Orleans Saints (5-2) 27-36 at Caesars Superdome in Louisiana in a crucial division match-up. In the second division match-up in the NFC South in Week 8 Atlanta Falcons (3-4) dropped to last place in the division going down 13-19 to Carolina Panthers at home in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Georgia.

The NFC West saw a change of fortunes with the Arizona Cardinals (7-1) losing for the first time in the 2021 season. The Los Angeles Rams joined them on 7-1 by defeating the Houston Texans (1-7, AFC South) 38-22 at NRG Stadium in the East Texas city. San Francisco 49ers (3-4) and Seattle Seahawks (3-5) both got back to winning ways, the 49ers with a 33-22 win at Chicago Bears (3-5, NFC North) and the Seahawks 31-7 at home versus the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-6, AFC South).

The Baltimore Ravens (5-2, AFC North) and Las Vegas Raiders (5-2, AFC West) both had a bye week. Week 8 Reference: [42]

Week 9 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 9 2021


Match Day Week 9
November 5, 2021 (Week 9) 45 - 30 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 25 - 27 N/A New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 16 - 30 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs Denver Broncos
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 6 - 24 N/A Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 34 - 31 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Minnesota Vikings
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 16 - 41 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 9 - 6 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 17 - 9 N/A Miami Dolphins vs Houston Texans
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 23 - 16 N/A New York Giants vs Las Vegas Raiders
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 24 - 27 N/A Philadelphia Eagles vs Los Angeles Chargers
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 13 - 7 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Green Bay Packers
November 7, 2021 (Week 9) 17 - 31 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals
November 8, 2021 (Week 9) 16 - 28 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Tennessee Titans
November 9, 2021 (Week 9) 29 - 27 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Chicago Bears

Week 9 Reference: [43]

Week 9 Recap

New England Patriots (5-4) moved into contention for the AFC East division title with a 24-6 victory at Carolina Panthers (4-5, NFC South) following the Buffalo Bills (5-3, AFC East) shock 6-9 loss at Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6, AFC South). In a batttle of two 1-7 teams, the Miami Dolphins (2-7, AFC East) won 17-9 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens versus the Houston Texans (1-8, AFC South). Indianapolis Colts (4-5, AFC South) won 45-30 in a high-scoring encounter with the New York Jets (2-6, AFC East) to round out the AFC East versus AFC South match-ups in Week 9.

In the AFC North all four teams were now on winning records and in line for a Playoff spot as Cleveland Browns (5-4) and Baltimore Ravens (6-2) got back to winning form with big wins over Cincinnati Bengals (41-16 in Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati) and 34-31 versus Minnesota Vikings (3-5, NFC North) respectively. The Bengals loss, a tough one to take at home in the Ohio derby, dropped them to 5-4 in the AFC North. Pittsburgh Steelers meanwhile won their fourth straight with a close 29-27 triumph at Heinz Field in Pennsylvania versus the Chicago Bears (3-6, NFC North).

Tennessee Titans won their fifth straight, staying three games clear of the Colts in the AFC South after a 28-16 win at the Los Angeles Rams (7-2, NFC West), only the Rams’ second loss of the season.

In the AFC West Los Angeles Chargers (5-3), Denver Broncos (5-4) and Kansas City Chiefs (5-4) all won to keep up the pressure on Las Vegas Raiders (5-3) who lost 16-23 in a shock result to the New York Giants (3-6, NFC East). The wins for the Chargers, 27-24 at Philadelphia Eagles (3-6, NFC East) – Denver Broncos, 30-16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas versus the hometown Dallas Cowboys (6-2, NFC East)- and Kansas City Chiefs, 13-7 at home to Green Bay Packers (7-2, NFC North), all helped AFC West teams who had a bad October get back on track for the playoffs. The Wins over the Cowboys (on a six-game winning streak) and Packers (ending a seven-game winning streak) were particul suprises in a weekend of shocks.

Washington Football Team (2-6, NFC East) and Detroit Lions (0-8, NFC North) were both on a bye week, otherwise there was no change in the NFC North as all three teams playing Week 9 lost.

In the NFC South the Atlanta Falcons (4-4) got back into contention for the playoff spots with a crucial 27-25 win at New Orleans Saints (5-3) in a division match-up. Division leaders Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2) were on a bye week.

Arizona Cardinals went back out in front in the NFC West with a 31-17 victory at San Francisco 49ers which improved the Cards to 8-1 and saw the 49ers drop back to 3-5. With Seattle Seahawks not playing and Los Angeles Rams losing the Arizona side increased their advantage over the rest of the teams in the NFC West.

Washington Football Team (2-6, NFC East), Detroit Lions (0-8, NFC North), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2, NFC South) and Seattle Seahawks (3-5, NFC West) all had a bye week. Week 9 Reference: [43]

Week 10 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 10 2021


Match Day Week 10
November 12, 2021 (Week 10) 22 - 10 N/A Miami Dolphins vs Baltimore Ravens
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 17 - 45 N/A New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 29 - 19 N/A Washington Football Team vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 43 - 3 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs Atlanta Falcons
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 23 - 21 N/A Tennessee Titans vs New Orleans Saints
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 23 - 17 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 16 - 16 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 45 - 7 N/A New England Patriots vs Cleveland Browns
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 20 - 27 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Minnesota Vikings
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 10 - 34 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 13 - 30 N/A Denver Broncos vs Philadelphia Eagles
November 14, 2021 (Week 10) 17 - 0 N/A Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks
November 15, 2021 (Week 10) 14 - 41 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs
November 16, 2021 (Week 10) 31 - 10 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Week 10 Reference: [44]

Week 10 Recap

With the 2021 season enetring the second half Buffalo Bills (6-3) and New England Patriots (6-4) both won in the AFC East with the Bills thrashing fellow AFC East rivals New York Jets (2-7) 45-17. The Patriots kept up the pressure on the Bills with a a thrashing of their own: 45-7 at home to playoff rivals Cleveland Browns (5-5, AFC North).

The Browns hardly lost any ground however in a bad week for AFC North teams as Baltimore Ravens (6-3) and Cincinnati Bengals (5-4) both lost and Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3-1) could only tie with Detroit Lions (0-8-1, NFC North), the Lions first game all season they did not lose.

In the AFC South the Tennessee Titans (8-2) won their sixth straight – the longest active winning streak – as they squeaked by New Orleans Saints (5-4, NFC South) 23-21. Indianapolis Colts (5-5) remained three games behind the Titans with a 23-17 victory at home to the Jacksonville Jaguars, leaving their divisional rivals on 2-7.

Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) took over sole ownership of the AFC West lead with a 41-14 defeat of Las Vegas Raiders, dumping the Raiders to 5-4. Patrick Mahomes earned Eirball’s Player of the Week Award for Week 10 with his 406 passing yards, 5 Touchdowns, 0 Interceptions and a 127.6 Passer Rating.

In the NFC East all three teams playing won after losing their previous game. Dallas Cowboys (7-2) thrashed Atlanta Falcons (4-5, NFC South) 43-3 to remain on course for the Divisional title. Philadelphia Eagles (4-6) enhanced their outside chances of a playoff place with a 30-13 triumph at Denver versus the Broncos (5-5, AFC West). New York Giants (3-6) were on a bye week while the shock of the week was Washington Football Team’s 29-19 victory at home to the Tampa Bay Buccaners (6-3, NFC South).

Green Bay Packers looked comfortable for the NFC North Divisional title after a 17-0 shutout of Seattle Seahawks (3-6, NFC West), and the Minnesota Vikings (4-5) got back in contention for the playoffs with a 27-20 defeat of the Chargers (5-4, AFC West) at SoFi Stadium in L.A. The Chicago Bears (3-6) were on a bye week and Detroit Lions (0-8-1) made the sports headlines with a 16-16 tie versus Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3-1, AFC North), thus preventing a repeat of their 0-16 season – the only one in NFL history.

Carolina Panthers increased their playoff chances enormously with a huge 34-10 defeat of Arizona Cardinals (8-2, NFC West) in Glendale. The win put the Panthers on 5-5 and being the only NFC South team to win in Week 10 it gave them a shot at the Division title.

In the NFC West the San Francisco 49ers (4-5) likewise were the only team to win in Week 10 with a shock 31-10 defeat of the Los Angeles Rams (7-3) who are now 0-5 versus 49ers Garoppolo in the Quarterback’s career. The Rams thus passed up another opportunity to catch Division leaders Arizona Cardinals (8-2).

Houston Texans (1-8, AFC South), Cincinnati Bengals (5-4, AFC North), New York Giants (3-6, NFC East) and Chicago Bears (3-6, NFC North) each had a bye week. Week 10 References: [44]

Week 11 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 11 2021


Match Day Week 11
November 19, 2021 (Week 11) 0 - 25 N/A Atlanta Falcons vs New England Patriots
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 40 - 29 N/A Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 17 - 24 N/A New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 21 - 27 N/A Carolina Panthers vs Washington Football Team
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 15 - 41 N/A Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 13 - 10 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 10 - 30 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs San Francisco 49ers
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 13 - 22 N/A Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 34 - 31 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 13 - 16 N/A Chicago Bears vs Baltimore Ravens
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 13 - 32 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs Cincinnati Bengals
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 13 - 23 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals
November 21, 2021 (Week 11) 19 - 9 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Dallas Cowboys
November 22, 2021 (Week 11) 41 - 37 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers
November 23, 2021 (Week 11) 30 - 10 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Giants

Week 11 Reference: [45]

Week 11 Recap

With both teams battling to save the season, the Miami Dolphins came out on top defeating the New York Jets 24-17 for their third win in a row to improve to 4-7. The Jets season looked all but over as the New Yorkers fell to 2-8. The story of the week, however, in the AFC East was New England Patriots’ (7-4) rise to the top, with a 25-0 shutout win over Atlanta Falcons (4-6, NFC South) giving the Massachusetts-based team a five-game winning streak, the longest active winning streak in the NFL. Buffalo Bills (6-4) surrendered the top spot with a 15-41 loss at home to the Indianapolis Colts (6-5, AFC South)

The Patriots took over from the Tennessee Titans as the team with the longest streak after the Shock of the Week saw the Titans six-game winning streak come to an end 13-22 at home to the Houston Texans in an AFC South division match-up. The deadly rivalry between the two teams since the Oilers moved to Nashville, via Memphis in 1996, and were replaced by the Texans for the 2002 season, did not fail to deliver the fireworks as the Texans won for just the second-time in 2021 and handed the Titans only their third loss. Jacksonville Jaguars, like the Texans on 2-8, looked out of contention after going down 10-30 to the San Francisco 49ers in TIAA Bank Field in Florida. Indianapolis Colts, however, with their third win in succession, closed the gap on the Titans to two games, Jonathan Taylor of the Colts gaining Eirball’s Player of the Week Award for his 5 touchdowns and 200+ scrimmage yards, only the fifth person in the Super Bowl Era to achieve that feat in a single game.

In the AFC North all four teams continued on winning records as Baltimore Ravens (7-3), Cincinnati Bengals (6-4) and Cleveland Browns (6-5) all won. Pittsburgh dropped to last place on 5-4-1 after a 37-41 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers (6-4, AFC West) on Sunday Night in L.A. The Ravens downed the Chicago Bears (3-7, NFC North) 16-13; the Cincinnati Bengals won 32-13 at the Las Vegas Raiders (5-5, AFC West) and the Cleveland Browns struggled to defeat the Detroit Lions (0-9-1, NFC North) 13-10.

The AFC West, another tough division to call, with no team on a losing record, saw Kansas City Chiefs win their fourth straight to move to 7-4 and top spot in the division, with a 19-9 win over Dallas Cowboys (7-4, NFC East) in Missouri. LA Chargers’ 41-37 win over Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night improved the team to 6-4. Denver Broncos remained on 5-5 with a bye week.

Dallas Cowboys’ loss to the Chiefs meant Philadelphia Eagles closed the gap to just two games as the Pennsylvania side won 40-29 at Lincoln Financial Field versus the New Orleans Saints (5-5, NFC South). With the Cowboys now on 7-4, the Eagles on 5-6 and Washington Football Team on 4-6 following a 27-21 win at Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina versus the Carolina Panthers (5-6, NFC South) the division title was now not as certain to go to Texas as was the case a couple of weeks previously.

In the NFC North the only team to win in Week 11 was Minnesota Vikings, who kept the Packers at bay, winning 34-31 in Minneapolis. The win meant the Vikings closed the gap to the North Wisconsin team to three games at the top of the NFC North Standings, with Minnesota on 5-5 and Green Bay on 8-3. A victory for Green Bay would have meant just one more game to the division title flor the “Cheeseheads”, so known for the Dairy farming Wisconsin is famous for. The Lions were eliminated from the Division title race after losing to the Cleveland Browns.

The NFC South title race looked more like Tampa Bay’s to lose as they won their third straight, 30-10 on Monday Night versus the New York Giants in Raymond James Stadium to go 7-3. With the New Orleans Saints (5-5) losing their third straight, and Carolina Panthers (5-6) and Atlanta Falcons (4-6) the odds favoured another division title for Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning Buccaneers Quarterback.

In the NFC West Arizona Cardinals improved to 9-2 following a 23-13 win at Seattle in what was the first time in Seahawks’ (3-7) Quarterback Russell Wilson’s career that he lost three straight games during the regular season. The San Francisco 49ers I(5-5) kept an outside chance of a playoff place alive with a 30-10 win at the Jaguars. The Los Angeles Rams remained on 7-3 with a bye week.

Denver Broncos (5-5, AFC West) and Los Angeles Rams (7-3, NFC West) were both on a bye week. Week 11 Reference: [45]

Week 12 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 12 2021


Match Day Week 12
November 25, 2021 (Week 12) 14 - 16 N/A Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears
November 25, 2021 (Week 12) 33 - 36 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs Las Vegas Raiders
November 26, 2021 (Week 12) 6 - 31 N/A New Orleans Saints vs Buffalo Bills
November 28, 2021 (Week 12) 31 - 38 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
November 28, 2021 (Week 12) 14 - 21 N/A Houston Texans vs New York Jets
November 28, 2021 (Week 12) 13 - 7 N/A New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles
November 28, 2021 (Week 12) 33 - 10 N/A Miami Dolphins vs Carolina Panthers
November 28, 2021 (Week 12) 36 - 13 N/A New England Patriots vs Tennessee Titans
November 28, 2021 (Week 12) 41 - 10 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Match Day Week 12
November 28, 2021 (Week 12 ) 14 - 21 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Atlanta Falcons
Match Day Week 12
November 28, 2021 (Week 12) 28 - 13 N/A Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers
November 28, 2021 (Week 12) 36 - 28 N/A Green Bay Packers vs Los Angeles Rams
November 28, 2021 (Week 12) 34 - 26 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Minnesota Vikings
November 29, 2021 (Week 12) 16 - 10 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns
November 30, 2021 (Week 12) 17 - 15 N/A Washington Football Team vs Seattle Seahawks

Week 12 Reference: [46]

Week 12 Recap

In the two traditional Thanksgiving Games (Fourth Thursday in November) in Detroit and Dallas, the Detroit Lions (0-10-1) were handed their tenth loss of the season in a 14-16 defeat by division rivals the Chicago Bears (4-7) and the Dallas Cowboys (7-4) suffered another hiccup on their attempts to secure the NFC East division crown as they went down 33-36 at home to the Las Vegas Raiders (6-5, AFC West) who got their playoff chances back on track.

New England Patriots (8-4) won their sixth straight, 36-13 versus Tennessee Titans (8-4, AFC South) to remain in front in the AFC East. The Buffalo Bills (7-4) got back on track with a 31-6 win at New Orleans to give the Saints (5-6, NFC South) their fourth loss running. Miami Dolphins (5-7) and New York Jets (3-8) both won thus keeping their mathematical chances of reaching the playoffs alive. For the Dolphins it was their fourth straight win, and came at the expense of the Carolina Panthers (5-7, NFC South) by a score of 33-10. The Jets defeated fellow 2-8 strugglers coming into the game, the Houston Texans, 21-14.

In the AFC North wins for the Baltimore Ravens (8-4) versus division rivals Cleveland Browns (6-6) on Sunday Night at M&T Bank Stadium in Maryland by a score of 16-10; and Cincinnati Bengals (7-4) by 41-10 at home in Paul Brown Stadium versus the fourth-placed AFC North team, the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-5-1) put a small gap between the top two and the vanquished in week 12, in what were crucial games in the division.

With all four teams in the AFC South losing, there was no change. In the AFC West Kansas City Chiefs (7-4) were on a bye week, but stayed one game ahead of all three other rivals on 6-5 after the Denver Broncos downed the Los Angeles Chargers 28-13 and Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Cowboys in the Thanksgiving match-up in Dallas.

With the Cowboys (7-4) losing their second in a row on Thanksgiving and the Philadelphia Eagles (5-7) also losing, Washington Football Team moved back into contention on Monday Night with a 17-15 defeat of Seattle Seahawks (3-8, NFC West) which put WFT on a 5-6 record also. New York Giants also picked up a win and some hope with a 13-7 victory at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford versus division rivals the Eagles. It was a must-win game for the Eagles if they were to capitalise on the Cowboys second-straight loss.

In the NFC North Green Bay Packers (9-3) got back to winning ways with a 36-28 defeat of Los Angeles Rams (7-4, NFC West) in Wisconsin. With the Chicago Bears (4-7) winning at Detroit on Thanksgiving and Minnesota Vikings (5-6) losing to the 49ers the division title looked likely to go to Green Bay.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-3) moved three games clear at the top of the NFC South with a 38-31 win at the Indianapolis Colts (6-6, AFC South). Atlanta Falcons (5-6) gave their playoff chances a shot in the arm with a win at the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9, AFC South), but New Orleans Saints, also 5-6, lost their fourth straight and the Carolina Panthers fell to 5-7 with a big loss to the streaking Miami Dolphins.

In the NFC West the Arizona Cardinals (9-2) were on a bye week, and the San Francisco 49ers (6-5) took advantage of the Rams’ loss to the Packers to move to within one game of their California rivals, triumphing 34-26 versus the Minnesota Vikings at Santa Clara. The 49ers had now won three straight while the Rams and Seahawks had both lost three straight, putting what seemed a hopeless cause for San Francisco a few weeks earlier on its head. Deebo Samuel (49ers) gained the Eirball Player of the Week Award after becoming the first Wide Receiver in the Super Bowl Era to score two Rushing Touchdowns.

Kansas City Chiefs (7-4, AFC West) and Arizona Cardinals (9-2, NFC West) were on a bye week. Week 12 Reference: [46]

Week 13 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 13 2021


Match Day Week 13
December 3, 2021 (Week 13) 17 - 27 N/A New Orleans Saints vs Dallas Cowboys
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 20 - 9 N/A Miami Dolphins vs New York Giants
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 0 - 31 N/A Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 29 - 27 N/A Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 18 - 33 N/A New York Jets vs Philadelphia Eagles
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 22 - 33 N/A Chicago Bears vs Arizona Cardinals
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 22 - 41 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Chargers
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 17 - 30 N/A Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 37 - 7 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Jacksonville Jaguars
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 15 - 17 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs Washington Football Team
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 20 - 19 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens
December 5, 2021 (Week 13) 30 - 23 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers
December 6, 2021 (Week 13) 22 - 9 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos
December 7, 2021 (Week 13) 10 - 14 N/A Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Week 13 Reference: [47]

Week 13 Recap

With the playoffs looming the New England Patriots (9-4) had a big win (20-14) over the Buffalo Bills (7-5) on Monday Night to go two games clear in the AFC East. The Baltimore Ravens (8-4) slipped up to the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5-1) losing 19-20 at Heinz Field in Western Pennsylvania to open up the AFC North race. In the AFC South Tennessee Titans (8-4) were on a bye week and Kansas City Chiefs (8-4) wn their fifth straight in the AFC West 22-9 at home to the Denver Broncos (6-6, AFC West).

Playoff hopefuls the Cincinnati Bengals slipped to (7-5, AFC North) with a 22-41 loss to Los Angeles Chargers (7-5, AFC West). Indianapolis Colts (7-6, AFC South) won 31-0 at the Houston Texans in their first road shutout since Week 14 1992 when they won 6-0 at the New England Patriots [Reference: 57]. Cleveland Browns (6-6, AFC North) were on a bye week. Las Vegas Raiders (6-6, AFC West) lost 15-17 to Washington Football Team (6-6, NFC East) in Allegiant Stadium. Miami Dolphins (6-7, AFC East) won their fifth in a row, defeating the New York Giants (4-8, NFC East) 20-9.

Among teams with little chance of making the playoffs in the AFC the New York Jets (3-9, AFC East), Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10, AFC South) and Houston Texans (2-10, AFC South) all lost with the Jaguars and Texans eliminated.

Division leaders in the NFC East, the Dallas Cowboys (8-4) won 27-17 at the slumping New Orleans Saints (5-7, NFC South) who had now lost five straight games. The NFC North title was Green Bay’s to lose as they moved four games clear of Minnesota Vikings (5-7) despite not playing as the Vikings lost 27-29 at Ford Field in Michigan to a Detroit Lions team which won its first game of the season to move to 1-10-1. The NFC South likewise looked to be heading to Tampa Bay as the Buccaneers (9-3) opened up a four game gap over nearest rivals the Saints and Falcons, both 5-7, after a 30-17 win at Atlanta. The Arizona Cardinals (10-2) and Los Angeles Rams (8-4) both won in the NFC West in what was the tightest division race in the NFC. The Cardinals won 33-22 at the Chicago Bears (4-8, NFC North) and the Rams won 37-7 against Jacksonville Jaguars in SoFi Stadium in L.A.

San Francisco 49ers (6-6) run was broken at three wins by the Seattle Seahawks (4-8) in the NFC West, while other hopefuls Washington Football Team (6-6, NFC East) won their fourth straight with a 17-15 defeat of Las Vegas Raiders. Philadelphia Eagles (6-7, NFC East) won 33-18 at New York Jets in New Jersey to move into a playoff spot following losses for Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons (all 5-7) and a bye week for Carolina Panthers (also 5-7).

The New York Giants (4-8, NFC East) and the Chicago Bears (4-8, NFC North), seemed to be out of the running following their losses, and despite winning Seattle Seahawks (also 4-8, NFC West) needed a miracle to go through to the playoffs. Detroit Lions kept their mathematical hopes alive with a last-second victory over Minnesota Vikings for their first win of the season, but at 1-10-1 it was unlikely they would qualify.

Eirball’s Player of the Week honours went to Amon-Ra St. Brown for his game-winning 11-yard touchdown reception as time expired to give the Detroit Lions their first win of the season.

Cleveland Browns (6-6, AFC North), Tennessee Titans (8-4, AFC South), Green Bay Packers (9-3, NFC North), and Carolina Panthers (5-7, NFC South) all had a bye week. Week 13 Reference: [47]

Week 14 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 14 2021


Match Day Week 14
December 10, 2021 (Week 14) 36 - 28 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 20 - 27 N/A Washington Football Team vs Dallas Cowboys
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 20 - 0 N/A Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 13 - 33 N/A Houston Texans vs Seattle Seahawks
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 48 - 9 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Las Vegas Raiders
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 9 - 30 N/A New York Jets vs New Orleans Saints
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 21 - 29 N/A Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 24 - 22 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Baltimore Ravens
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 37 - 21 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs New York Giants
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 38 - 10 N/A Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 23 - 26 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers
December 12, 2021 (Week 14) 33 - 27 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Buffalo Bills
December 13, 2021 (Week 14) 45 - 30 N/A Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears
December 14, 2021 (Week 14) 23 - 30 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams

Week 14 Reference: [48]

Week 14 Recap

AFC East Division leaders New England Patriots remained two games in front on 9-4 despite a bye week as the Buffalo Bills lost at Tampa Bay. Tennessee Titans got back to winning ways after two losses with a 20-0 shutout victory over Jacksonville Jaguars at Nissan Stadium to go to 9-4, also two games up in the AFC South. The Titans allowed the fewest rushing yards (8) in team history. Baltimore Ravens lost for the second week in a row, falling to 8-5 after a 22-24 loss to Cleveland Browns (7-6), meaning all four teams in the AFC North were still in with a chance at the Division crown. The AFC West leaders Kansas City Chiefs (9-4) won their sixth in a row with a comprehensive 48-9 defeat of Las Vegas Raiders.

Playoff Hopefuls Los Angeles Chargers (8-5, AFC West) won 37-21 versus New York Giants; Buffalo Bills (7-6, AFC East) lost 27-33 at Tampa Bay; Cincinnati Bengals (7-6, AFC North) lost 23-26 at home to the San Francisco 49ers; Cleveland Browns (7-6, AFC North) won 24-22 versus Baltimore Ravens in a crucial AFC North match-up for both teams; Indianapolis Colts (7-6, AFC South) had a bye week; Denver Broncos (7-6, AFC West) had a big 38-10 victory over Detroit Lions; Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6-1) lost at Minnesota 28-36; Miami Dolphins (6-7, AFC East) had a bye week; and Las Vegas Raiders (6-7) were defeated heavily by Kansas City Chiefs (9-48)

Out of the running in the AFC were New York Jets (3-10, AFC East), who lost 9-30 at home to New Orleans Saints; and the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans (both 2-10 in the AFC South) who lost 0-20 to the Tennessee Titans and 13-33 to Seattle Seahawks respectively.

In the NFC, Divisional leaders Dallas Cowboys (9-4, NFC East) won 27-20 at Washington, snapping the Football Team’s four-game winning streak. The Green Bay Packers all but wrapped up the NFC North title on 10-3 after a 45-30 defeat of division rivals, Chicago Bears 45-30. It was the most combined points in the oldest match-up in NFL history since Week 7, 1955, when the Bears won 52-31 at Chicago. Reference: [58]. Likewise in the NFC South, Tampa Bay stayed four games clear as the Buccaneers defeated the Buffalo Bills 33-27 for their fourth straight win. The NFC West was up for grabs after Los Angeles Rams defeated Arizona Cardinals in State Farm Stadium, Glendale 30-23 in the Monday Night Game of the Week. The win left Arizona on 10-3 and the Rams on 9-4.

NFC Playoff hopefuls Los Angeles Rams had that big win over NFC West leaders Arizona Cardinals to move to 9-4; San Francisco 49ers (7-6) 26-23 win in Cincinnati moved them into second in the WildCard race; meanwhile there were five teams on 6-7 following wins for Minnesota Vikings (36-28 versus Pittsburgh Steelers), New Orleans Saints (snapping a five-game losing streak with a 30-9 victory at Detroit); and Atlanta Falcons (29-21 at division rivals Carolina Panthers); Philadelphia Eagles were on a bye week, and the Washington Football Team’s loss to the Cowboys (20-27). Seattle Seahawks (5-8, NFC West) had a big win (33-13) at Houston to sneak back into the playoff race, but Carolina’s loss at home to the Falcons was a big blow for the 5-8 Panthers.

Chicago Bears (4-9, NFC North) lost 30-45 at Green Bay and New York Giants (4-9, NFC East) lost 21-37 at the LA Chargers, although both had a slim chance and Detroit (1-11-1) were eliminated following their 10-38 defeat at Denver Broncos.

Dalvin Cook, running back with the Minnesota Vikings earned Player of the Week from Eirball for his 27 rush, 205 yards, 2 Touchdown display in the Vikings 36-28 win versus Pittsburgh Steelers.

Week 14 Reference: [48]

Week 15 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 15 2021


Match Day Week 15
December 17, 2021 (Week 15) 28 - 34 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs
December 19, 2021 (Week 15) 27 - 17 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots
December 19, 2021 (Week 15) 6 - 21 N/A New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys
December 19, 2021 (Week 15) 16 - 30 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Texans
December 19, 2021 (Week 15) 19 - 13 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans
December 19, 2021 (Week 15) 31 - 24 N/A Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets
December 19, 2021 (Week 15) 30 - 12 N/A Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals
December 19, 2021 (Week 15) 31 - 14 N/A Buffalo Bills vs Carolina Panthers
December 19, 2021 (Week 15) 10 - 15 N/A Denver Broncos vs Cincinnati Bengals
December 19, 2021 (Week 15) 31 - 13 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons
December 19, 2021 (Week 15) 30 - 31 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Green Bay Packers
December 20, 2021 (Week 15) 0 - 9 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints
December 20, 2021 (Week 15) 14 - 16 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Las Vegas Raiders
December 21, 2021 (Week 15) 9 - 17 N/A Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings
December 22, 2021 (Week 15) 20 - 10 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Seattle Seahawks
December 22, 2021 (Week 15) 27 - 17 N/A Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Football Team

Week 15 Reference: [49]

Week 15 Recap

Green Bay Packers (11-3, NFC North) were the first team to be certain of a playoff place when winning the NFC North division title with a tight 31-30 victory at Baltimore Ravens (8-6, AFC North). It was the Ravens’ third loss straight, and handed Cincinnati Bengals (8-6) the momentum in the division with a 15-10 victory over the Denver Broncos. New England Patriots (9-5, AFC East) lost 17-27 at Lucas Oil Stadium to Indianapolis Colts, being dragged back to the chasing pack as a result with both Buffalo and Miami winning. Likewise the Colts (8-6, AFC South) victory brought them within touching distance of the Tennessee Titans (9-5, AFC South) who lost 13-19 at Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6-1, AFC North), who were also back in with a shot at a division title.

Another team to throw away a division lead were Arizona Cardinals (10-4, NFC West) who were beaten 12-30 at Detroit by the Lions (2-11-1, NFC North) who secured only their second win of the campaign. Los Angeles Rams drew level with the Cardinals on wins with 20-10 defeat of Seattle Seahawks (5-9, AFC West) at SoFi Stadium, which all but ended Seattle’s playoff hopes. The NFC South division race was still mathematically open after Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-4, NFC South) lost 0-9 at home to New Orleans Saints (7-7, NFC South). It was the first time QB Tom Brady was shutout since Week 15 2006 at Miami Dolphins and gained the entire New Orleans Saints defense the Eirball Player of the Week Award. Bucking the trend of division leaders slipping up were the Kansas City Chiefs (10-4, AFC West) and Dallas Cowboys (10-4, NFC East) who both won their games in Week 15 – the Cowboys 21-6 at the New York Giants (4-10, NFC East) and the Chiefs 34-28 at Los Angeles Chargers (8-6, AFC West) in overtime.

Division title hopefuls Los Angeles Chargers (8-6, AFC West) lost to the Chiefs 28-34 in overtime. With Buffalo Bills (8-6, AFC East) winning 31-14 versus the Carolina Panthers (5-9, NFC South), Miami Dolphins (7-7, AFC West) winning their sixth straight in a 31-24 victory over the New York Jets (3-11, AFC East) moving into contention and Cleveland Browns (7-7, AFC North) losing 14-16 to Las Vegas Raiders (7-7, AFC West) at home in FirstEnergy Stadium, the AFC playoff race was hotting up. Denver Broncos (7-7, AFC West) were 0-4 versus AFC North in the 2021 season after losing 10-15 to the Bengals at Empower Field at Mile High.

San Francisco 49ers (8-6, NFC West) made almost certain of a playoff place with a 31-13 victory over Atlanta Falcons (6-8, NFC South) who were still in with a chance despite the loss in a crucial game for them. The Philadelphia Eagles (7-7, NFC East) and Minnesota Vikings (7-7, NFC North) both won their second straight game – the Eagles 27-17 at home versus Washington Football Team (6-8, NFC East) on a rare Tuesday Night Game, and the Vikings on Monday Night in a 17-9 win at Chicago Bears (4-10, NFC North).

Carolina Panthers (5-9, NFC South) lost their fourth straight, Seattle Seahawks (5-9, NFC West), Chicago Bears (4-10, NFC North) and New York Giants (4-10, NFC East) – the latter two losing their third running – looked out of the race, although still mathematically in with a shot at the playoffs. Eliminated after Week 15 were the New York Jets (3-11, AFC East), Jacksonville Jaguars (2-12, AFC South) who had a 16-30 loss to fellow AFC South strugglers Houston Texans (3-11) and Detroit Lions (2-11-1) who had a massive shock victory over NFC West leaders Arizona Cardinals.

Week 15 Reference: [49]

Week 16 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 16 2021


Match Day Week 16
December 24, 2021 (Week 16) 20 - 17 N/A Tennessee Titans vs San Francisco 49ers
December 25, 2021 (Week 16) 24 - 22 N/A Green Bay Packers vs Cleveland Browns
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 16 - 22 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs Indianapolis Colts
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 34 - 10 N/A Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 23 - 30 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 21 - 33 N/A New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 6 - 32 N/A Carolina Panthers vs Carolina Panthers
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 26 - 21 N/A New York Jets vs Jacksonville Jaguars
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 20 - 16 N/A Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 41 - 29 N/A Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 41 - 21 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 24 - 25 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 36 - 10 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Pittsburgh Steelers
December 26, 2021 (Week 16) 17 - 13 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs Denver Broncos
December 27, 2021 (Week 16) 56 - 14 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Football Team
December 28, 2021 (Week 16) 3 - 20 N/A New Orleans Saints vs Miami Dolphins

Week 16 Reference: [50]

Week 16 Recap

Buffalo Bills (9-6, AFC East) won their second straight, 33-21 at the New England Patriots (9-6, AFC East) in Foxborough to hand the Patriots their second loss running. In another match-up between the top two teams in a division, Cincinnati Bengals (9-6, AFC North) triumphed 41-21 versus Baltimore Ravens (8-7, AFC North), who had now lost their fourth straight and were in danger of missing the playoffs altogether. Josh Allen (Buffalo) earned joint Eirball Player of the Week honours for becoming the first player in NFL History to pass for 100+ Touchdowns and rush for 20+ Touchdowns in a season. He shared the Eirball honour with Joe Burrow of Cincinnati who passed for 525 yards, the fourth most yards in a game since 1950.

Tennessee Titans (10-5, AFC South) won 20-17 at San Francisco 49ers (8-7, NFC West) to remain one game ahead of the Colts. Kansas City Chiefs (11-4) wrapped up the AFC West title with a 36-10 defeat of the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7-1, AFC North).

In the AFC Wildcard hunt were Indianapolis Colts (9-6, AFC South) who defeated Arizona Cardinals (10-5, NFC West); Miami Dolphins (8-7, AFC West) who won their seventh straight for the first time since the last seven weeks of the 1985 regular season – the Dolphins defeated the New Orleans Saints (7-8, NFC South) 20-3; Baltimore Colts (8-7, AFC North) despite losing four straight; Los Angeles Chargers (8-7, AFC West), who blew a great chance with a 21-41 loss at Houston Texans; Las Vegas Raiders (8-7, AFC West) who downed the Denver Broncos (7-8, AFC West) 17-13 in Nevada; Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7-1, AFC North) despite losing to the Chiefs; and with an outside chance the Broncos (7-8, AFC West) and Cleveland Browns (7-8, AFC North) who 22-24 at the NFC North Champions Green Bay Packers.

Eliminated from the AFC race were Houston Texans (4-11, AFC South) despite their second victory straight, 41-21 versus the Chargers; New York Jets (4-11, AFC East) who had also won, 26-21 versus the still struggling Jacksonville Jaguars (2-13, AFC South), themselves eliminated also.

In the NFC Dallas Cowboys (11-4) wrapped up the NFC East with a huge 56-14 defeat of eternal rivals the Washington Football Team, the Cowboys biggest score since Week 6, 1980 when they defeated San Francisco 49ers 59-14 in Texas Reference: [59]. Green Bay Packers (12-3), already NFC North Champions, won 24-22 at home to the Cleveland Browns. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-4, NFC South) won 32-6 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte versus the Carolina Panthers (5-10, NFC South) to win their first NFC South title since 2007. In the NFC West the slupming Arizona Cardinals (10-5) lost their third straight to fall behind the Los Angeles Rams (11-4) who defeated the Minnesota Vikings (7-8, NFC North) 30-23. It was the Rams fourth successive victory.

The NFC Wildcard race was led by Arizona Cardinals (10-5, NFC West) who despite losing 16-22 at home to the Colts (9-6, AFC South), were guaranteed a playoff spot. Philadelphia Eagles (8-7, NFC East) won their third straight game, 34-10 at the Giants (4-11, NFC East), which officially eliminated the New York team. San Francisco 49ers (8-7, NFC West) despite losing 17-20 at the 10-5 Titans were also in a Wildcard playoff spot. Still in the race were Minnesota Vikings (7-8, NFC North) and New Orleans Saints (7-8, NFC South) who both lost in Week 16 – the Vikings 23-30 at home to the Rams, and the Saints 3-20 at home to Miami. Atlanta Falcons kept their slim hopes alive with a 20-16 win over the Detroit Lions at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Washington Football Team were still in with a vague outside chance despite the huge loss to Dallas.

Eliminated from the NFC race were Carolina Panthers (5-10, NFC South) and Seattle Seahawks (5-10, NFC West) who both lost, Chicago Bears (5-10, NFC North) who defeated the Seahawks 25-24, New York Giants (4-11, NFC East) who lost their fourth straight 10-34 at Philadelphia Eagles, and Detroit Lions (2-12-1) who went down 16-20 at Atlanta Falcons.

Week 16 Reference: [50]

Week 17 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 17 2021


Match Day Week 17
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 16 - 20 N/A Washington Football Team vs Philadelphia Eagles
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 19 - 20 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Los Angeles Rams
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 24 - 28 N/A New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 34 - 3 N/A Tennessee Titans vs Miami Dolphins
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 50 - 10 N/A New England Patriots vs Jacksonville Jaguars
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 20 - 23 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs Las Vegas Raiders
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 34 - 31 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 29 - 3 N/A Chicago Bears vs New York Giants
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 29 - 15 N/A Buffalo Bills vs Atlanta Falcons
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 23 - 7 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Houston Texans
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 34 - 13 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Denver Broncos
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 18 - 10 N/A New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 51 - 29 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs Detroit Lions
January 2, 2022 (Week 17) 22 - 25 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals
January 3, 2022 (Week 17) 37 - 10 N/A Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings
January 4, 2022 (Week 17) 26 - 14 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Week 17 Reference: [50]

Week 17 Recap

The AFC East title race would go down to the Final Week after the Buffalo Bills (10-6) defeated the Atlanta Falcons (7-9, NFC West) 29-15 at Highmark Stadium in Upstate New York, eliminating the Falcons in the process. With the New England Patriots (10-6) thrashing Jacksonville Jaguars (2-14, NFC South) 50-10 the two teams were level going into Week 18. The Miami Dolphins (8-8, AFC East) lost for the first time in nine games, 3-34 at the Tennessee Titans (11-5), as the Titans clinched the AFC South title for the second straight season. The AFC North title went to Cincinnati, winning their third straight game to go 10-6 with a close 34-31 victory at home to AFC West Champions Kansas City Chiefs (11-5).

In the wildcard race the Patriots and Bills, whichever does not win the AFC East title in week 18, is guaranteed a Wildcard Playoff place, along with two teams from the following: Indianapolis Colts (9-7, AFC South) who lost at home to Las Vegas Raiders (AFC West), also 9-7 and in the hunt after winning their third straight game; Los Angeles Chargers (9-7, AFC West) who defeated Denver Broncos 34-13; Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7-1, AFC North) who won 26-14 versus the Cleveland Browns; Miami Dolphins (8-8, AFC West) despite their first loss in nine games; and Baltimore Ravens (8-8, AFC North) who lost their fifth straight 19-20 at home to Los Angeles Rams.

Eliminated from the AFC playoff race were: Cleveland Browns (7-9, AFC North) following their 14-26 loss to division rivals Pittsburgh; Denver Broncos (7-9, AFC West) after losing 13-34 to Los Angeles Chargers, also a division rival; Houston Texans (4-12, AFC South) who lost 7-23 at San Francisco 49ers; New York Jets (4-12, AFC East) who went down 24-28 at home to Tampa Bay Buccaneers; and Jacksonville Jaguars (2-14, AFC South) who were thrashed 10-50 by New England Patriots.

The Green Bay Packers (13-3) wrapped up first place in the NFC, gaining Homefield Advantage for the Playoffs and a bye to the Divisional Round with a 37-10 defeat of Minnesota Vikings in Lambeau Field. The NFC East Champions Dallas Cowboys (11-5), lost 22-25 in Arlington to the Arizona Cardinals (11-5, NFC West) who snapped a three-game losing streak to remain one game behind division leaders Los Angeles Rams (12-4), who defeated Baltimore Ravens 20-19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (12-4, NFC South Title winners) won 28-24 versus the New York Jets in New Jersey.

In the Wildcard playoffs, Arizona Cardinals are guaranteed at least a playoff place after theirv 25-22 victory at Dallas Cowboys. They would be joined in the playoffs by two from Philadelphia Eagles (9-7, NFC East) who defeated Washington Football Team 20-16; San Francisco 49ers (9-7, NFC West) who won 23-7 at the Houston Texans; and New Orleans Saints (8-8, NFC South) who defeated the Carolina Panthers 18-10 in Louisiana.

Eliminated from the NFC playoff race were Minnesota Vikings (7-9, NFC North) who were downed 10-37 by the Green Bay Packers; Atlanta Falcons (7-9, NFC South) who lost 15-29 at Buffalo Bills; Washington Football Team (6-10, NFC East) who lost out to division rivals Philadelphia Eagles 16-20; Chicago Bears (6-10, NFC North) who won their second straight game 29-3 versus New York Giants; Seattle Seahawks (6-10, NFC West) who won 51-29 in a high-scoring game versus the Detroit Lions (2-13-1, NFC North) who had also been eliminated; Carolina Panthers (5-11, NFC South) who finished the season 2-11 after starting 3-0 with a loss to New Orleans Saints; and New York Giants (4-12, NFC East) who went down 3-29 to Chicago Bears. Russell Wilson earned Eirball’s Player of the Week after tying with Peyton Manning on 112 wins for the the most wins by a Quarterback in first 10 seasons since 1950 including playoffs.

Week 17 Reference: [51]

Week 18 Schedule

NFL National Football League Week 18 2021


Match Day Week 18
January 8, 2022 (Week 18) 24 - 28 N/A Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 26 - 51 N/A Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 37 - 30 N/A Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 26 - 11 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Indianapolis Colts
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 7 - 22 N/A New York Giants vs Washington Football Team
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 31 - 17 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 25 - 28 N/A Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 13 - 16 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 21 - 16 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 24 - 27 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 41 - 17 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 30 - 38 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs Seattle Seahawks
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 33 - 24 N/A Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 20 - 30 N/A Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints
January 9, 2022 (Week 18) 27 - 10 N/A Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets
January 10, 2022 (Week 18) 35 - 32 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers

Week 18 Reference: [52]

Week 18 Recap

Buffalo Bills (11-6) clinched the AFC East title with a 27-10 victory at home to New York Jets (4-13) who finished last in the division. The New England Patriots (10-7) finished second with a 24-33 loss to Miami Dolphins (9-8).

In the AFC North Cincinnati Bengals (10-7) finished division Champions despite a 16-21 loss to Cleveland Browns (8-9) on the final weekend. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7-1) took second with a 16-13 win at Baltimore Ravens (8-9) who finished the season with six straight losses.

The AFC South Champions Tennessee Titans (12-5) clinched the number 1 seed and Homefield Advantage in the Playoffs with a 28-25 victory over Houston Texans (4-13), while Indianapolis Colts (9-8) took second despite an 11-26 loss to Jacksonville Jaguars (3-14) who still finished with the worst record in the NFL and therefore number 1 draft pick for 2022. The loss cost the Colts a playoff place.

The AFC West Champions Kansas City Chiefs (12-5) became the fifth team in NFL history to win 12 plus games in four straight seasons by defeating the 7-10 Denver Broncos who lost their last four games of the season. Las Vegas Raiders finished strongly, gaining a wildcard spot with a four game winning streak which culminated in Week 18’s 35-32 win on Monday Night versus the Los Angeles Chargers.

AFC Playoff Seeds: 1. Tennessee Titans (12-5, AFC South Champions) 2. Kansas City Chiefs (12-5, AFC West Champions) 3. Buffalo Bills (11-6, AFC East Champions) 4. Cincinnati Bengals (10-7, AFC North Champions) 5. Las Vegas Raiders (10-7, AFC West), 6. New England Patriots (10-7, AFC East), 7. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7-1, AFC North).

The NFC East Champions Dallas Cowboys (12-5) finished the regular season with a 51-26 high-scoring defeat of Philadelphia Eagles (9-8) who nevertheless made the playoffs. Washington Football Team (7-10) won their last ever game under their temporary name 22-7 at New York Giants (4-13).

In the NFC North Green Bay Packers (13-4), Number 1 seed and Homefield Advantage for the playoffs already secured the previous week surprisingly lost 30-37 at Detroit Lions (3-13-1). Devante Adams, the Packers number one wide receiver surpassed J Nelson as Green Bay’s record holder for most receiving yards in a season with his 1,553 surpassing Nelson’s 1,519 achieved in 2014. Adams earned Eirball’s Player of the Week Award for his feat. In another meaningless game Chicago Bears (6-11) lost to Minnesota Vikings (8-9) by a score of 17-31

The NFC South Champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-4) finished off the regular season with a 41-17 defeat of the Carolina Panthers (5-12) and the New Orleans Saints (9-8) won 30-20 at Atlanta Falcons (7-10).

In the strongest division in the NFL, the Los Angeles Rams (12-4) picked up the NFC West title despite losing 24-27 at home to San Francisco 49ers (10-7) who reached the playoffs, because the Arizona Cardinals (11-6) slumped to their fourth loss in five games by going down 30-38 to the Seattle Seahawks (7-10)

NFC Playoff Seeds: 1. Green Bay Packers (13-4, NFC North Champions), 2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-4, NFC South Champions), 3. Dallas Cowboys (12-5, NFC East Champions). 4. Los Angeles Rams (12-5 NFC West Champions), 5. Arizona Cardinals (11-6, NFC West), 6. San Francisco 49ers (10-7, NFC West), 7. Philadelphia Eagles (9-8, NFC East).

Week 18 Reference: [52]

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