AFC CLINCHED: Buffalo Bills – AFC East division title Kansas City Chiefs – AFC West division title Pittsburgh Steelers – playoff berth CLEVELAND BROWNS (10-4) (at New York Jets (1-13), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS) Cleveland clinches playoff berth with: CLE win + BAL loss or tie OR […]
Day: December 22, 2020
NFL announces Week 16 Schedule change
The NFL announced today a flex-scheduling change for Week 16 on Sunday, December 27. The Carolina at Washington game on CBS has moved to 4:05 PM ET. The updated Week 16 schedule (all times ET): Friday, Dec. 25 (Christmas) Minnesota at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m. […]
NFL Network announces Week 16 Saturday Doubleheader Broadcast Teams
Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth & Lindsay Czarniak to Call Buccaneers-Lions at 1:00 PM ET Joe Davis, Kurt Warner & Melissa Stark to Call Dolphins-Raiders at 8:15 PM ET NFL Network has set its broadcast teams for the Week 16 doubleheader on Saturday, December 26. Adam Amin and Mark […]
Top 7 Statistical highlights from Week 15 Sunday in the NFL
Seven From Sunday – Week 15 A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 20, the 15th week of the 2020 season. The SEATTLE SEAHAWKS defeated Washington, 20-15, to clinch a playoff berth for the third-consecutive season. The BUFFALO BILLS defeated […]
NFL announces launching of NFL Channel on VIZIO SmartCast
‘NFL Channel’ Comes to VIZIO SmartCast TVs Featuring Classic Highlights, Action-Packed Games From Years’ Past and More LOS ANGELES, CA (December 17, 2020) – The National Football League (NFL) today announced the launch of its digital streaming channel, “NFL Channel,” on VIZIO SmartCast™ TVs. The channel […]
Awards keep pouring in for Mean Green WR Jaelon Darden; PFF First Team All-American
DENTON – North Texas senior receiver Jaelon Darden was named a first team All-America selection by Pro Football Focus, the site announced Monday. Darden, the Conference USA MVP, and Biletnikoff Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist, is among the nation’s leaders in all of the major […]
North Texas WR Jaelon Darden named Conference USA MVP
DALLAS – North Texas senior receiver Jaelon Darden was named Conference USA’s Most Valuable Player, the league office announced Tuesday. The award was voted on by the conference’s head coaches. Darden becomes the first UNT player to be named league MVP since the Mean Green moved to […]
North Texas Mean Green Myrtle Beach Postgame Notes; loses 56-28 to Appalachian State
QUICK HITS Appalachian State now has a 1-0 all-time series advantage over the Mean Green in their first-ever meeting. The Mean Green played in their fourth bowl in five seasons under head coach Seth Littrell but have to yet to claim a bowl victory under Littrell. The […]
Appalachian State Football: Neuzil, Jean-Charles Named 2020 PFF All-Americans
BOONE, N.C. — For the second straight year, App State has at least two All-Americans at the highest level of college football. Senior cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles and senior left guard Ryan Neuzil were named second-team All-Americans by PFF College this week. Last year, cornerback Shaun Jolly and outside linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither were on the […]
Appalchian State Mountaineers Myrtle Beach Bowl Postgame Notes
App State 56, North Texas 28 With its dominant victory in the inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl, App State improved to 6-0 in six consecutive bowl games since becoming bowl eligible in 2015. It is the only program with no losses or ties in at least […]
Bowl season opens with 2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl: Appalachian State runs over North Texas, 56-28; Improves Bowl Record to 6-0
CONWAY, S.C. — A flag for a penalty well behind the play wiped out Marcus Williams Jr.’s 79-yard touchdown run in the third quarter of App State’s bowl matchup with North Texas. No worries. Camerun Peoples rushed for a 76-yard gain on the very next snap, setting up his fourth of […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday, December 22, 2020: 357th Day of the Year
1770s 1772: CONSTRUCTION BEGAN FOR FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE WEST OF ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS, IN SCHOENBRUNN, OHIO 1775: CONTINENTAL FLEET WAS ORGANIZED BY THE REBELLIOUS AMERICAN COLONIES UNDER THE COMMAND OF ESEK HOPKINS 1850s BORN 1858: GIACOMO PUCCINI (COMPOSER) 1860s BORN 1869: EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON (POET) 1870s 1877: […]