Posts by Lydia Jane Allison

A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 12, the 14th week of the 2021 season. There have been 28 games decided by a game-winning score on the final play this season, the most through Week 14 all-time. Tampa Bay earned a 33-27 overtime victory…

– Rosters to be announced Live on NFL Network’s Pro Bowl Special on Monday, December 20 at 7:00 PM ET and integrated in ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown and ESPN/ABC’s Monday Night Football –  Indianapolis running back JONATHAN TAYLOR, with 168,222 votes, leads all players in balloting for the 2022 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon.  Kansas City…

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The train to the NFL Playoffs leaves in 33 days and there are only 14 tickets. This week, the first teams can reserve seats but most of that postseason manifest is anyone’s guess. Every AFC team has at least four losses. The last time either conference entered Week 14 with every team having lost four-or-more…

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SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (6-6)AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (7-5) SUNDAY, DEC. 12, 2021 // 4:25 PM ET // PAUL BROWN STADIUM // REFEREE: CRAIG WROLSTAD ON THE AIRWAVES TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross (field reporter)SIRIUS: 111 (SF), 133 (Cin.) | XM: 384 (SF), 229 (Cin.) | SXM App: 827 (SF), 806…

BALTIMORE RAVENS (8-4)AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (6-6) SUNDAY, DEC. 12, 2021 // 1:00 PM ET // FIRSTENERGY STADIUM // REFEREE: BRAD ROGERS ON THE AIRWAVES TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins (field reporter)SIRIUS: 132 (Bal.), 134 (Cle.) | XM: 385 (Bal.), 230 (Cle.) | SXM App: 802 (Bal.), 807 (Cle.) REGULAR-SEASON…

A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 5, the 13th week of the 2021 season. There have been 26 games decided by a game-winning score on the final play this season, the most through Week 13 all-time. Detroit earned their first win of the…

AFC CLINCHED: None (no scenarios this week) NFC CLINCHED: None ARIZONA CARDINALS (10-2) (vs. L.A. Rams (8-4), Monday night, 8:15 PM ET, ESPN) Arizona clinches playoff berth with: ARI win or tie OR MIN loss or tie + SF loss OR MIN loss or tie + NO loss or tie + CAR loss or tie OR SF loss +…

THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW: PITTSBURGH STEELERS (6-5-1) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-7) Week 14 of the 2021 NFL season gets underway on Thursday, December 9 (8:20 PM ET, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon) as the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5-1) visit the Minnesota Vikings (5-7) in a key late-season interconference matchup. Each club enters the week within one game of playoff position…

Viewership of 16.8 Million Across TV and Digital – Up +19% vs. Both 2020 11-Game Average & 2020 Week 13 ‘Thursday Night Football’ Matchup Average Minute Audience on All Digital Platforms, Including Prime Video, Hits 1.5 Million – Up +41% vs. Both 2020 11-Game Average & 2020 Week 13 ‘Thursday Night Football’ Matchup Last week’s Thursday…

 The National Football League announced today discipline of three players for violating jointly developed and administered NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 protocols. Tampa Bay’s Antonio Brown and Mike Edwards have each been suspended without pay for the next three games. Free agent John Franklin III, if signed by a club, is also ineligible to play in the next…

NEW YORK (December 2, 2021) – NFL players across the league will showcase the causes that are most important to them on the field through the My Cause My Cleats initiative. In its sixth consecutive season, players will wear custom-painted, cause-inspired cleats to raise awareness for various non-profit organizations and causes. My Cause My Cleats games begin today and NFL…

– Rosters to be announced Live on NFL Network’s Pro Bowl Special on Monday, December 20 at 7:00 PM ET and integrated in ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown and ESPN/ABC’s Monday Night Football –   Indianapolis running back JONATHAN TAYLOR, with 126,381 votes, leads all players in balloting for the 2022 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon.  Kansas City…

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NFL ENTERS WEEK 13 AS PLAYOFF PUSH INTENSIFIES As the calendar turns to December, welcome to rush hour in the National Football League. Overall, 25 teams have at least five wins through 12 weeks, the most at this point of a season in league history. In the AFC, 13 teams have five-or-more wins, the most…

The NFL announced today updated schedules for Week 14 (December 12) and Week 15 (December 19). In Week 14, on Sunday, December 12: The New Orleans at New York Jets game remains at 1:00 PM ET but will shift to CBS. The San Francisco at Cincinnati game will be played at 4:25 PM ET on…

NEW YORK (November 30, 2021) – Each year the National Football League (NFL) works to develop a stronger, more diverse pipeline with an effort to allow candidates the opportunity to be considered for various football operations roles within NFL clubs. Today, it was announced that 122 coaches participated in the 2021 BILL WALSH DIVERSITY COACHING FELLOWSHIP and 25 aspiring…

Trysten Hill of the Dallas Cowboys has been suspended without pay for two games for violations of unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct rules following Thursday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. NFL Vice President of Football Operations Jon Runyan issued the suspension for a violation of Rule 12, Section 2, Article 14(c) which prohibits striking, swinging…

Seven From Sunday – Week 12 A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 28, the 12th week of the 2021 season. Including Chicago and Las Vegas’ game-winning field goals as time expired earlier in Week 12 on Thanksgiving, there have been 25 games decided…