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2018–19 NFL playoffs


The 2018–19 NFL playoffs began on Saturday, January 5, 2019, after the 2018 season, and concluded with the New England Patriots becoming champions by defeating the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. For the first time in NFL history, both conference championship games went to overtime. Indianapolis, who had started the year 1–5 and still managed to make the playoffs, buried the Texans with 276 yards and 21 points in the first half.
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2018 NFL season


e.g., the team that finished fourth in its division will play all three other teams in the conference that also finished fourth). The division pairings for 2018 will be as follows: The entire season schedule was released on April 19, 2018. Highlights of the 2018 season included: When the entire season schedule was released on April 19, 2018, the league announced flexible scheduling for Saturday games in weeks 15 and 16. The final times of these games were announced on October 24, 2018: The 2018 playoffs began on
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2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season


signed after the 2018 NFL draft concluded on April 28 unless otherwise noted. The Steelers' regular season schedule was announced on April 19. Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. The Steelers started their season on the road against the Browns. After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers struck first in the second when second-year RB James Conner ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make it 7-0 at halftime. After the break, the Browns went to work as Tyrod Taylor ran for a 20-yard touchdown
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Baker Mayfield


, Mayfield won the starting quarterback job in 2015. He won several awards for his performance as a senior in 2017, including the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, and unanimous All-America recognition. Mayfield was drafted by the Browns first overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. In his first NFL appearance, Mayfield led Cleveland to their first win in 19 games, ending a 635 day winless streak. He threw 27 touchdowns in his 13 starts for the Browns in 2018, breaking the rookie-season passing
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Aqib Talib


. On December 19, 2017, Talib was named to his fifth straight Pro Bowl. Talib finished the season with 31 combined tackles (23 solo), seven pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown in 15 games and 15 starts. He was ranked 53rd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. On March 8, 2018, the Broncos agreed to a trade that sent Talib to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a fifth round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. The deal became official
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Dilly Dilly


Light VP of Marketing Andy Goeler said that they are trying to be careful not to overuse the phrase. The ad "Bud Lights for Everyone" was also aired for the college football and NFL seasons. At the start of the 2018–19 National Hockey League season in October, multiple arenas introduced Bud Light-sponsored penalty boxes for the opposing team carrying Pit of Misery branding. Some venues and announcers have also used the quote "To the Pit of Misery, Dilly Dilly" when a player is sent to the penalty box.
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List of NFL franchise post-season droughts


championship. Listed according to seasons waited. Current NFL cities/regions only.brbr Listed according to seasons waited. Updated through the 2018 season. br**Does not include the three seasons (1996–1998) during which the franchise suspended operations. Counted from the first Super Bowl season, 1966, to present. "Updated through the 2018 season."brbr In these instances, the matchup ensured that one team would win the first NFL or AFL playoff championship in its history. br br This is a sortable table of all 32 current NFL teams.
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Laval Rouge et Or football


the 53rd Vanier Cup the following year, but were soundly defeated by the Western Mustangs by a score of 39-17. It was their most lopsided loss since they were defeated by the Saint Mary's Huskies by a similar 22-point margin in their 24-2 loss in the 2007 Uteck Bowl. As of the start of the 2019 CFL season, 19 former Rouge et Or players are on CFL teams' rosters: As of the end of the 2018 NFL season, one former Rouge et Or player is on an NFL
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2018 Pro Bowl


The 2018 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2017 season, which was played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida on January 28, 2018. For the first time since 2008, the game started during afternoon hours instead of primetime hours for U.S. Mainland viewers with a 3:00 PM ET start. It marked the second year the game was played in Orlando. It was televised nationally by ESPN and simulcasted on ABC. The roster was announced on December 19 on NFL Network. The AFC
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1948 Cleveland Browns season


the league alongside Albert. Browns games were televised for the first time in 1948. The season is recognized as perfect by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, although the National Football League (NFL), which absorbed the Browns when the AAFC dissolved in 1949, does not recognize it. Ohio senator Sherrod Brown wrote a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in 2008 asking the league to officially recognize AAFC team statistics, including the perfect season. The 2007 New England Patriots were vying to complete a 19–0 season at the time and
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James Holzhauer


episode in 2004, the highest rated episode of a syndicated show that season, and the third-most-watched episode of a running series in the 2018–19 season (behind only the series-ending "The Stockholm Syndrome" episode of "The Big Bang Theory" and an episode of "60 Minutes" that had led out of an "NFL on CBS" contest) not counting DVR or streaming views, the latter of which "Jeopardy!" does not legally offer. The episode had been spoiled several hours before
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NFL preseason


west coast tend to start at 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET). When applicable, the NFL's blackout restrictions apply, although stations are allowed to play the game on a tape delay if the game does not sell out (unlike the regular season policy, when rights revert to NFL Films). However, the blackout restrictions have never been applied since 2015 as a result of a passed vote during the league's owners' meeting in March in which the league, as an experiment because no regular season games in the 2014
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Tom Brady


prospect coming out of college, Brady was selected by the New England Patriots with the 199th overall pick in the sixth round of 2000 NFL Draft and has since spent his entire 19-season career with the Patriots. Brady's tenure with the Patriots is an NFL record for the longest time playing quarterback for one franchise. Since Brady became their starting quarterback in 2001, the Patriots have never had a losing season and have won 16 division titles. The Patriots played in thirteen AFC Championship Games from 2001 to 2018—including eight in a row from
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Madden NFL Mobile


" were also released. For the 2018-19 season, the game will be renamed Madden NFL Overdrive. July 30th, 2019 100th season for the NFL. It will be renamed Madden Mobile 20 for the 100th season of NFL. "Madden NFL Mobile" got mixed reviews. On "Metacritic" the game got 68%. "Pocket Gamer" gave it 7 out of 10 and said that "Madden NFL Mobile has come a long way, but it feels like it could still go a bit further. It
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Kevin Pierre-Louis


-year contract with the New York Jets. On August 11, 2018, Pierre-Louis was suspended the first game of the 2018 season for violating the NFL's Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. He played in nine games before being placed on injured reserve on December 29, 2018. On February 19, 2019, the Jets declined the option on Pierre-Louis' contract, making him a free agent at the start of the new league year. On May 8, 2019, Pierre-Louis signed a
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Al Saunders


While working primarily with the wide receivers Jarvis Landry set a franchise record with 110 receptions and became the most productive receiver in NFL history during his first two seasons with a total of 194. On January 19, 2016, Saunders rejoined Jackson at the Cleveland Browns to be the team's senior offensive assistant. He additionally coached wide receivers, and turned former QB Terrelle Pryor into a 1,000 yard receiver in his's first full season as a receiver. Saunders remained with the Browns until after the 2018 NFL season, when he was
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Corey Thompson (American football)


Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. Thompson was cut from the Bills' active roster at the end of training camp and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018. He was promoted to the Bills' active roster on November 19, 2018. Thompson made his NFL debut on November 25, 2018 in the Bills' 24-21 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, recording one tackle. In his rookie season, Thompson played in six games (one start
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Martavis Bryant


NFL for a violation of the league's drug policy during the off-season, the Raiders re-signed him to a one-year deal ten days later. He played in eight games, recording 19 catches for 266 yards and no touchdowns, before being placed on injured reserve on December 5, 2018 with a knee injury. On December 14, 2018, the NFL suspended Bryant indefinitely for violating the terms of his conditional reinstatement. Clemson began recruiting Bryant when he was a freshman in high school. He verbally committed
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Deshaun Watson


ending his rookie season. In 7 games (6 starts) of his rookie year, Watson finished with 1,699 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions. He also rushed for 269 yards and 2 touchdowns. On November 8, Watson underwent successful surgery on his right knee to repair his ACL, and no further knee damage was reported. Watson was ranked 50th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. On September 9, 2018, against the New England Patriots in the season opener, Watson returned
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Eric Ebron


decision to fire head coach Jim Caldwell after they finished the 2017 NFL season with a 9–7 record and did not qualify for the playoffs. On March 14, 2018, the Detroit Lions released Ebron. Ebron met with the Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers during free agency. On March 19, 2018, the Indianapolis Colts signed Ebron to a two-year, $13 million contract that includes $6.50 million guaranteed. Head coach Frank Reich named Ebron and Jack Doyle the starting tight ends to begin the regular season. On October
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Kolton Miller


that he would declare for the 2018 NFL Draft. At the NFL combine, Miller set a combine record for an offensive lineman with a 10'1" broad jump. Miller was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. On May 18, 2018, Miller signed a four-year rookie deal. He was named the Raiders starting left tackle to start the 2018 season, beating out veteran Donald Penn, who was moved to right tackle. In Week 5 against the
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Rashaan Evans


passes defended, 19 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He started 14 games over his final two seasons and appeared in three CFP National Championship contests with two victories. He graduated from Alabama in December 2017 with a degree in psychology. Evans was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. On May 15, 2018, Evans signed a four-year deal worth $11.7 million with a $6.59 million signing bonus. On September 23, 2018
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Antonio Pipkin


the Arizona Cardinals signed Pipkin as an undrafted free agent after he went unselected during the 2017 NFL Draft. Pipkin was signed by the Alouettes on June 5, 2017. Pipkin made his first professional appearance on November 3, 2017, in the last week of the 2017 season. Pipkin completed only two of nine pass attempts for 14 yards. He was released June 19, 2018. He was re-signed by the team on August 6, 2018. Pipkin became the sixth Alouettes quarterback to start a game in the 2018
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History of the Washington Redskins


season since 1998. A bittersweet moment during the season occurred on December 29, 2002, when Darrell Green concluded his 20th and final season as the Redskins defeated the Cowboys 20–14 at FedExField. During his twenty seasons, he set a NFL record for consecutive seasons with at least one interception (19) and a Redskins team record for regular season games played (295) and started (258). Hoping for a turnaround from the year before, the Redskins started the 2003 season on September 4, 2003, when they hosted
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2019 Arizona Wildcats football team


junior who would choose to forgo their senior season in pursuit of an earlier NFL career. The Wildcats would lose 14 more players from the 2018 team due to various reasons. Notable departures from the 2018 squad included. The 2019 football recruiting cycle was the first in which the NCAA authorized two signing periods for high school seniors in that sport. In addition to the traditional spring period starting with National Signing Day in February 2019, a new early signing period was introduced, with the first such period falling from December 19, 2018
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NFL RedZone


night, and any stand-alone Saturday night games, nor for NFL International Series games which are scheduled in an early Sunday morning timeslot. It also does not cover Thanksgiving games or postseason games. During the offseason breaks before the 2016, 2017, and 2018 NFL season, NFL Network re-ran the previous season's "RedZone" presentations. During seventeen selected Sunday afternoons in the spring and early summer, all seventeen weeks of the regular season as seen on "RedZone" were re-aired. They were edited
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2018–19 NFL playoffs


, giving the Colts their first first down of the game. He then followed it up with a 12-yard pass to Dontrelle Inman. The drive continued until the Colts reached the Chiefs' 5-yard line, but with only three seconds left in the half, 46-year old kicker Adam Vinatieri hit the left upright on his 23-yard field goal attempt—his shortest missed field goal in 23 NFL seasons. Kansas City started the second half with a drive to the Colts' 33-yard line, but this time failed to score as Mahomes was sacked
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Jonté Buhl


forced fumbles and two fumble returns for 19 yards. He was signed by the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006. In 2007, Buhl started the first three games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury when he broke his wrist in Winnipeg on July 13. He recorded nine defensive tackles, one forced fumble and a 19-yard interception. In the 2008 season, Buhl started in all 18 games, recording 18 tackles, four special teams tackles, four knockdowns, four interceptions returned for 46 yards, and one
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List of all-time NFL win–loss records


The following is a list of win–loss records for each of the 32 active National Football League (NFL) teams. The following is a listing of all 32 current National Football League (NFL) teams ranked by their regular season win–loss record percentage, accurate as of the end of the 2018 NFL regular season. For teams that previously played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), their AAFC win-loss records are not included as the NFL does not officially count AAFC statistics despite the 1950
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2018–19 A-League


The 2018–19 A-League was the 42nd season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 14th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The regular season commenced on 19 October 2018 and concluded on 28 April 2019. The play-offs began on 3 May 2019 and ended with the Grand Final on 19 May 2019. These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances. During the season each club is
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2018–19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season


The 2018–19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January and concluded March 22, 2019. This season was the 38th season of MAAC basketball. The MAAC season saw four teams spend considerable time being in first place; Rider, Monmouth, Canisius and Iona. Rider started MAAC play off strong, winning seven of their first eight MAAC games, and looking like
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2018–19 Libyan Premier League


The 2018–19 Libyan Premier League season was an abandoned season that was supposed to be the 46th since its establishment. The season has started on 28 November 2018. Fixtures of the 2018–19 were announced on 30 October 2018. Al-Nasr were the defending champions. Al-Sadaqa and Abu Salem joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Libyan First Division. They replaced Qurdabia, Al-Andalus, Ascharara, Abi al Ashhar, Al-Tarsana and Annajma who were relegated to the 2018–19 Libyan First Division. Before the start of
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Neil Danns


Two, Danns signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season. In the 2018–19 season, Danns continued to feature in the first team for the side at the start of the season, as well as, retaining his captaincy. It wasn’t until on 3 November 2018 when Danns scored his first goals for the side, in a 4–1 win over Macclesfield Town. Following the match, Manager Ryan Lowe praised his performance and earning himself two goals in the game. Throughout the 2018–19 season, he found
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NFL on Sky Sports


NFL on Sky Sports, previously known as NFL Special, is Sky Sports' flagship live American football programme, broadcasting live National Football League on Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays over the course of a season. It is normally broadcast on "Sky Sports Main Event" or "Sky Sports USA". As of the 2018/19 season, the show is presented by Neil Reynolds, with Jeff Reinebold and Shaun Gayle as regular co-analysts. NFL on Sky Sports airs Thursday Night Football from NFL Network. Three games air on a
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2018–19 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season


The 2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play will start in December 2018 and will conclude in March 2018. The Big 12 Tournament will be held from March 13 through 16 and will be played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas State and Texas Tech won the regular season Big 12 Championship, ending Kansas’s NCAA Record streak of 14 consecutive conference titles.
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WQSH


, on March 19, at midnight, WQSH still flipped to alternative, with the "Alt 105.7" branding. The first song on Alt was "All Mixed Up" by 311. With the shift of WQSH to alternative, sister station WQBK has moved to classic rock as a result. Starting in the 2018 NFL season, WQSH began airing New York Jets football games during conflicts with New York Yankees baseball games on WTMM-FM; from 2019, the Jets will be exclusively on WQSH for the entire season. On
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2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season


The 2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2018 and will conclude in March with the 2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. "Notes:" Prior to the start of the season, the AAC head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, a Preseason All-Conference First Team, Preseason All-Conference
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2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season


The 2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2019 and concluded in March with the 2019 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC. "Notes:" Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. Prior to the start of the season, the ACC hosted a media day at the Sheraton/Le Méridien Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina
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Tank Tyler


was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played in 15 games during his rookie season, starting one. During his second season he started all 16 games at defensive tackle for the Chiefs, recording 29 tackles. In three years with the Chiefs he started 19 of 37 games, recording 62 tackles. Tyler was traded to the Carolina Panthers on October 19, 2009 for a fifth round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. He was waived on September 4, 2010 during final
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NBA on television in the 2010s


extension with ESPN, ABC and Turner Sports beginning with the 2016–17 season and running through the 2024–25 season - the second most expensive media rights in the world after NFL and on a par with Premier League in annual rights fee from 2016–17 to 2018–19 season. In the summer of 1987, Turner Broadcasting System signed a new joint broadcast contract between TBS and TNT to split broadcast NBA games starting from the 1988-89 season. TNT held rights to broadcast the NBA draft, most NBA regular season and playoff games, while TBS only
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Patrick Onwuasor


inside linebacker after surpassing Kamalei Correa on the depth chart and retained the role for the remainder of the season. On November 19, 2017, he collected a season-high ten combined tackles (eight solo) during a 23–0 win at the Green Bay Packers in Week 11. Onwuasor finished the 2017 NFL season with 90 combined tackles (67 solo), two pass deflections, and one sack in 16 games and 13 starts. On January 1, 2018, the Baltimore Ravens announced the retirement of defensive coordinator Dean Pees.
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Sharif Finch


season. In the 2017 season, Finch played in all 13 games with 12 starts. He recorded 55 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. His team-leading 8.5 sacks were a single-season career high. He was named to the Second Team All-American Athletic Conference and ECAC First Team All-East. On March 19, 2018, Finch participated in the Temple ProDay, an event where Temple football players demonstrate their skills to an audience of NFL scouts
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2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season


The 2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2018 and concluded in March with the 2019 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The season marks 65th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball. "Notes:" Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. Coaches, players, and the media met at the Spectrum Center in
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2018 Jacksonville Jaguars season


Jaguars fell to 4–9 and were officially eliminated from postseason contention. They finished 5–11, in last place in the AFC South. Draft trades The Jaguars' preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April 11. Exact dates and times were finalized on April 19, when the regular season schedule was announced. On January 11, 2018, the NFL announced that the Jaguars will play host to the Philadelphia Eagles at Wembley Stadium in London, England, as part of their commitment to the London Games. The game will occur during Week
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2010 NFL season


, the Kansas City Chiefs became the last team to lose, losing to the Colts 19–9. It was the first time that no NFL team reached 4–0 since 1970, when the Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, and Los Angeles Rams started the season 3–0 but all lost in Week 4. The 2010 season featured one International Series game, played at Wembley Stadium in London. The teams for this game were confirmed on January 15, 2010, with the San Francisco 49ers playing host to the Denver Broncos on October 31, 2010
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List of current National Football League broadcasters


postseason games are shown in the U.S. on one of five national networks: the broadcast networks of CBS, Fox, or NBC; or the cable channels ESPN or NFL Network. The league does not, in general, have an anti-siphoning rule for regular season games, and such games can be (and are) carried on both the cable outlet and the local affiliate. Since 2018, selected regular season games airing on NFL Network are also simulcast on Fox. For those regular season games aired exclusively on NFL Network
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Earl Thomas


the second 'pick-six' of his career. Thomas would also add five tackles in the 41–38 victory, although he suffered a hamstring injury late in the fourth quarter. On December 19, 2017, Thomas was named to his sixth Pro Bowl. Thomas was ranked #48 by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. At the start of the 2018 season, Thomas did not report to training camp expressing that he would hold out until the Seahawks either renegotiated his current contract or traded him to
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2018 Miami Dolphins season


and announced on April 19. Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Due to two weather delays, the game lasted for 7 hours and 10 minutes, the longest game since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. Coincidentally, wide receiver Danny Amendola met with former teammates Malcolm Butler and Dion Lewis. The three played for the New England Patriots from 2015 to 2018 and helped them win Super Bowl LI over the Atlanta Falcons. With the win, the Dolphins improved to 3–0, their first such start since
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Pharoh Cooper


and occasional punt return duties. In Week 6 of the 2017 season, Cooper scored his first NFL career touchdown with a 103-yard kick return touchdown to start the game in a 27-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, earning him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. On December 19, 2017, Cooper was selected to the 2018 Pro Bowl as a return specialist. On September 12, 2018, Cooper was placed on injured reserve after suffering an ankle injury in Week 1. He was activated off injured reserve on November
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Geron Christian


flipped his commitment to the Louisville Cardinals. Christian played college football for Louisville from 2015 to 2017, starting all 39 games of his career since joining the team as a true freshman. After his junior season in 2017, he declared for the 2018 NFL Draft. On January 3, 2018, Christian announced his decision to forgo his senior season and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. He elected to enter the draft although the NFL's underclass advisory committee told him he would probably not be selected in the first or second round.
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2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball season


The 2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January and concluded in March 2019. The NEC Tournament was held from March 3 through March 9 with the higher-seeded team hosting each game. On April 2, 2018, Bryant announced Jared Grasso as the 8th head coach in program history. Grasso replaced Tim O'Shea, who retired after last season. On May 10, 2018,
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Tadhg Beirne


Munster 46–22 in the 2017 Pro12 Grand Final to win their first silverware since the 2003–04 season. In October 2017, Munster announced the signing of Beirne on a two-year contract, which began at the start of the 2018–19 season. Beirne was named the "Guinness Players' Player of the Season" when the 2017–18 Pro14 awards were announced in August 2018. He made his Munster debut on 7 September 2018, coming on as a replacement for Dave O'Callaghan in the provinces 2018–19 Pro14 fixture against Glasgow Warriors. Beirne made his
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Ryan Shazier


despite the injury, Shazier was named to his second Pro Bowl on December 19, 2017. He was ranked 47th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. On February 28, 2018, Steelers GM Kevin Colbert announced that Shazier would not be able to play during the 2018 season. On April 26, 2018, Shazier walked onto the AT&T Stadium stage with his fiancée to announce the 28th pick of the NFL draft, Terrell Edmunds. On May 2, the Steelers placed Shazier on the reserve/PUP
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Markus Wheaton


Wheaton finished the regular season with 44 receptions for 749 yards and 5 touchdowns, and his 17.0 yards per reception was No. 10 among NFL wide receivers in 2015. Wheaton played in three games in the 2016 season with two starts recording four catches for 51 yards and a touchdown before suffering a shoulder injury. He was placed on injured reserve on November 19, 2016. On March 10, 2017, Wheaton signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears. On March 14, 2018, Wheaton was released by the
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Drue Tranquill


, and an interception. During Tranquill's senior year in 2017, he finished the year with 85 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, four passes defended, one interception and one forced fumble while starting all 13 games. At the end of the 2017 season, Tranquill announced that he would return for a 5th year as a graduate student for the 2018-19 season. Tranquill was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round (130th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.
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James Daniels


from 2015 to 2017. After his junior season in 2017, he chose to forgo his senior season and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. He played in 37 games for the Hawkeyes over three years. Daniels was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round, 39th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft. Eric Kush started the 2018 season at left guard, though Daniels was slowly integrated into the role by splitting time with Kush as the year progressed. On October 28, he became the starter at the position against the
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2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball season


The 2018–19 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2019 and concluded in March with the 2019 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament. Source "Note:" Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school. Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week. Following the regular
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Bottlegate


infamous moments in Browns history, along with The Drive, The Fumble, and finishing with the second 0–16 record in NFL history in 2017. Though the Browns would eventually make the playoffs the following year, they have yet to make the postseason again as they currently hold the longest active playoff drought in the NFL as of the end of the 2018 season. Bottlegate was later cited as part of a lawsuit filed by New Orleans Saints fans against the NFL referees following another controversial officiating decision during the 2018–19 NFC Championship Game, in
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List of NHL statistical leaders


played. A goaltender achieves a shutout when he does not allow a goal against him, and plays the full game. The statistics listed include the 2018–19 NHL regular season and the 2019 playoffs. Active coaches (during 2018–19 NHL season) are listed in boldface. Points percentage is determined by the number of points a team earns (equal to the number of ties and overtime losses, plus twice the number of wins) divided by the total possible points (equal to twice the number of games). Active Leaders section updated
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Tommy Hodson


AP Poll. Major victories included No. 18 LSU's 27–0 victory over No. 10 Texas A&M, LSU's 7–6 victory over No. 4 Auburn (the famous Earthquake Game), and No. 13 LSU's 19–18 victory at No. 18 Alabama. *Does not include bowl games. †Led SEC Hodson was selected 59th overall in the 1990 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. He started the last 6 games of his rookie season, passing for 968 yards. However, during Hodson's next two seasons with
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National Football League controversies


NFL has seen a vast increase in penalties called per game and total penalty yards per game. From 2009 to 2016 penalties per game increased by 20 percent. Through week 1 of the 2018 regular season, penalties are up another 19 percent vs 2017. Week one of the 2018 NFL season saw the second-most accepted penalties called of any single week in the past 10 years with 255 called, an increase of 35% per game from the previous season. Complaints about increased changes in the rulebook making the rules too convoluted
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Karl Darlow


promoted to the Premier League after winning the Championship title. Darlow would compete with Rob Elliot during 2017–18 season as first choice Goalkeeper in the Premier League, with Darlow making 12 appearances, however both lost their place in the team when Martin Dúbravka was signed on loan in January 2018. He started the 2018-19 season as 2nd choice behind number 1 goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka, Darlow made his first appearance of the season on 29 August 2018, when he started in the EFL Cup 3-1 defeat against his old side Nottingham
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Mark Gastineau


season started with Gastineau and the Jets' first round pick of the 1983 NFL Draft, quarterback Ken O'Brien, being arrested and charged with assault at Studio 54. Despite this off-the-field indiscretion, Gastineau totaled 19 sacks to lead the NFL for the first time. Gastineau was nationally famous for doing his signature "Sack Dance" after sacking an opposing quarterback. However, he had to stop when the NFL declared it "unsportsmanlike taunting" in March 1984 and began fining players for it. The ban on the
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Anthony Firkser


roster on October 8, 2018. On October 14, 2018, Firkser caught his first NFL reception in a Week 6 loss against the Baltimore Ravens. On December 2, 2018, Firkser scored his first NFL career touchdown on a 12-yard reception from Marcus Mariota in a 26-22 Week 13 victory against the New York Jets. Firkser finished the 2018 season with 19 receptions for 225 yards and a touchdown. Firkser's brother, Josh, played football at Wagner. In 2013, he played guard for the 18 and under
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Diego Biseswar


on to make thirty–two appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. In the 2018–19 season, Biseswar started the season when on 15 September 2018, he was named Man of the Match as he scored his first goal for the 2018-19 Super League season as exchanged passes with Morocco midfielder Omar El Kaddouri on the edge of the OFI penalty area, before bursting into the box and firing a low right-footed shot to open the score and also provided two assists in a 3-1 away win against OFI
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Madden NFL 19


Antonio Brown. The soundtrack for the game feature over 30 tracks, including artists such as Migos, Pusha T, Post Malone, T.I., Fat Joe, Cardi B, and Nicki Minaj, among an original score by John Debney. EA also announced they would add several more tracks to the game over the course of the 2018 NFL season. "Madden NFL 19" features "real player motions," allowing players to push blockers to gain more yards while running and make realistic cuts up-field after the catch,
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2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season


The 2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2019 and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the 2019 SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. "Note:" Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at
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2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season


The 2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season is the 26th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia. HK Orange 20 is a project to prepare the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team does not play a complete regular season and cannot advance to the playoffs or get relegated. Since the 2018–19 season, the league also includes two teams from Hungary. Each team plays 55 games, playing each of the other eleven teams fifth times. Points are awarded for each game
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2018–19 in Scottish football


The 2018–19 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 14 July 2018, with the first round of matches in the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup. The 2018–19 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 4 August. Celtic sold striker Moussa Dembélé to Lyon for €22 million (about £19.7 million), a record transfer fee received by a Scottish club. In 2018, the Development League was abolished and replaced by a reserve team competition. Celtic started in the first qualifying round of the
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2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season


The 2018–19 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 6, 2018. The regular season ended on March 10, 2019. The 2018–19 season marked the first time in Big Ten history that the teams played a 20-game conference schedule. The new schedule included a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in
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Lenny Rodrigues


his re-debut for the side on 23 August 2017 in their AFC Cup knockout match against April 25. He started the match and scored Bengaluru's third goal in a 3–0 victory before coming off in the 89th minute. On 20 April 2018, Rodrigues earned his only trophy for the club as a permanent player when he started for Bengaluru in their 4–1 victory over East Bengal in the Super Cup. On 20 March 2018 it was announced that Rodrigues would move to Goa for the 2018–19 season. During the 2018-19
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Alvin Kamara


. However, the Saints would lose to the Vikings by a score of 29–24 on the last play of the game. After a spectacular rookie season, Kamara was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was ranked #20 by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. With teammate Mark Ingram Jr. suspended for the first four games of the regular season, Kamara started the 2018 season as the Saints' main running back. In the season opener, a 48–40 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Welliton


scoring seven times in his first season at Sharjah FC. At the start of the 2018–19 season, Welliton started the season well when he scored five goals in the first two league matches, including scoring four times against Al-Nasr on 14 September 2018. His goal scoring form continued throughout 2018, including scoring a brace on three occasions and adding fifteen goals to his tally. He continued to be a first team regular for the side in his second season. His performance throughout October earned him the league’s October Player of
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2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season


The 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2018 and concluded with the Final Four title game at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida in April 2019. Practices officially began in September 2018. Six schools joined new conferences for the 2018–19 season. Four schools switched between Division I conferences for the 2018–19 season. In addition, two schools moved from Division II starting this season. The former Division II schools are ineligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play until completing their D-I transitions in 2022. In addition to
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Sportsnet


rights to "Thursday Night Football" and the American Thanksgiving games. Sportsnet lost all NFL broadcasting rights for the 2017 season. Sportsnet carries a large amount of soccer programming; it has been the Canadian broadcaster of the Premier League since 1998 until 2018/19 season (from 2013/14 to 2018/19 season, Sportsnet jointly held Canadian rights to the Premier League with TSN), and also held rights to the FA Cup, UEFA Champions League and Europa League. Sportsnet lost UEFA coverage to TSN for 2015, but gained rights to Bundesliga matches beginning
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Zaire Franklin


in the seventh round, 235th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft. The Colts previously obtained the pick used to select Franklin by trading Henry Anderson to the New York Jets. Franklin made his NFL debut on September 9, 2018 against the Cincinnati Bengals, recording one tackle on special teams. He made his first career start at linebacker on September 23 against the Philadelphia Eagles, notching one tackle on defense and another on special teams. In his rookie season, Franklin appeared in all 16 regular season games, starting two,
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Kahlil McKenzie


He made his first collegiate tackle in the 31–24 2OT loss to the Oklahoma Sooners in the next game. On November 21, in a 19–8 victory over the Missouri Tigers, he recorded his first collegiate sack. His production in the 2016 season declined due to a pectoral muscle suffered against Alabama in his first career start. He returned from his injury in the 2017 season and recorded 35 total tackles and two sacks. McKenzie was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round (198th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft
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Christian Clemens


scoring two times in all competitions. In the 2018–19 season, with the club playing in the 2.Bundesliga, Clemens started the season well when he set up two goals, in a 2–0 win over VfL Bochum in the opening game of the season. In a follow up match against Union Berlin on 13 August 2018, he scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw. Clemens previously played for several Germany national youth football teams. He started out on 16 February 2007 when made his Germany U16 debut, coming
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2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship


shift allows the following 2019–20 season to return to a shorter length by starting in the autumn and concluding at Le Mans in the summer. The schedule does not include the Circuit of the Americas, Bahrain, Mexico City, or the Nürburgring which were all part of the 2017 championship. In addition to Le Mans being included in both 2018 and 2019, the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is also run twice. Sebring International Raceway returns to the series for the first time since the inaugural season in 2012, although the WEC
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Mike Hughes (American football)


, 2018, the Minnesota Vikings selected Hughes in the first round, 30th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft. Hughes signed a four-year contract with the Vikings on July 19, 2018, with "St. Paul Pioneer Press" writer Chris Tomasson reporting that Hughes had signed a $9.87 million deal with a signing bonus of $5.256 million. In his NFL debut, he recorded a 28-yard interception return for a touchdown in the Vikings' 24–16 season-opening win over the San Francisco 49ers. On October 14,
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Sittingbourne F.C.


the team drop down the table. In January 2018 Nick Davis resigned and was replaced by one of the coaches, Aslan Ödev, as an interim manager for the rest of the season. After much success, in April 2018 Aslan Ödev was awarded the role of manager and will continue for the 2018-19 season. The 2018-19 season started well for the Brickies but then started to go downhill with a string of poor results. in January 2018 Aslan Odev left his position and was replaced by Chris Lynch the Dover
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2018–19 ABA League Second Division


as of the 2018–19 season, the Second Division champion will be given after the Playoffs, where four best teams of the regular season will compete. The last placed club in the 2017–18 season loses the right to participate in the 2018–19 season, regardless of its result in the national championship. Macedonian League champions Rabotnički withdrew their place in 2018–19 season, as well as the semifinalists Kumanovo and Blokotehna. Their place was taken by Serbian team Vršac. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting
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2018–19 SSV Jahn Regensburg season


The 2018–19 SSV Jahn Regensburg season was the 112th season in the club's football history. In 2018–19, the club played in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the club's second season back in this league after having won promotion from the 3. Liga in 2016–17. The club also took part in the 2018–19 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup but was eliminated in the first round. Regensburg had a good start in the season with a 2–1 home victory against FC
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Tom Brady


in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and went on to become the team's starting quarterback in his second season after a week 2 injury to Drew Bledsoe. Due to his late selection, Brady is considered the biggest "steal" in the history of the NFL Draft. Brady has been with the Patriots for 19 seasons, which is the NFL record for seasons quarterbacking for one team. In Brady's seventeen seasons as a starter, he has played in a record nine Super Bowls with the Patriots, and
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Aleksa Terzić


national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Tezić got split playing time with Stefan Hajdin as a left-back. At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, Terzić has been licensed for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifications. After he missed both of matches against Spartaks Jūrmala in the first round, Terzić played a full-time match against Dinamo Vranje on 20 July 2018, which was his Serbian SuperLiga debut. Terzić also started the 5th fixture match of the season, when he assisted to Slavoljub Srnić in 2–1 home victory
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2018–19 NFL playoffs


punt, and the Saints soon drove for more points. Brees started his next drive with a 24-yard completion to tight end Josh Hill, and later converted a 3rd-and-3 with a 19-yard pass to Michael Thomas. Brees eventually finished the drive with a 5-yard touchdown toss to tight end Garrett Griffin, who had been promoted from the practice squad just two weeks earlier after missing the entire regular season. This gave New Orleans a 13–0 lead with 1:35 left in the first quarter. The Rams took the ball back and soon faced
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Jamar Taylor


Cardinals for a sixth round draft pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Cleveland Browns placed Taylor on the trade block after signing free agent cornerbacks T. J. Carrie and E. J. Gaines and drafting Denzel Ward on the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He became the sixth Browns player traded by new Browns' general manager John Dorsey. He played in 10 games, starting three, before being released on November 19, 2018. On December 4, 2018, Taylor signed with the Denver Broncos. On May 9, 2019
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Michel Vorm


2018, however, in the 2018–19 season, he was replaced as the number two goalkeeper for Tottenham by Paulo Gazzaniga, having started in fewer games when Hugo Lloris was not available. After the 2018–19 season Vorm was released by Tottenham following the end of his contract with the club. In 2006, he was a member of the Netherlands squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 in Portugal. Vorm played his first match for the senior national team on 14 November 2008, replacing Henk Timmer at half time in a 3–1 home
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Joey Bosa


by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017. Bosa followed his impressive rookie season with a solid second season, which began with the Chargers' move from San Diego to Los Angeles. He and Melvin Ingram formed one of the best pass rushing duos in the league, with Bosa totaling 70 tackles and 12.5 sacks - seventh in the NFL. On December 19, 2017, Bosa was named to his first Pro Bowl. He was ranked #37 by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018
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Jarrad Butler


the Year. Following the retirement of long-serving captain John Muldoon in 2018, Butler was named as the province's new captain for the 2018–19 season. He continued to be a regular fixture in the team, starting 19 of the team's 21 regular season games in the 2018–19 Pro14 as they finished third in their conference. He also started in the play-off quarter-final defeat to Ulster at the end of the season. Born in New Zealand, Butler has represented Australia at under-age level after moving
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Chris Harris Jr.


finished fourth in the AFC West with a 5-11 record in their first season under Joseph. Pro Football Focus gave Harris an overall grade of 83.5, ranking him the 29th best cornerback in the NFL during the 2017 season. He was ranked 86th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. On March 8, 2018, the Broncos exercised Harris' 2018 option, which would allow him to earn $8.5 million for the year. Harris started the first 12 games before suffering a broken fibula in Week
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2018 NFL season


rule, instead fining the teams, who will in turn have power to fine the players or staff members at their own discretion. The National Football League Players Association filed a grievance with the league over the policy on July 11. The following people associated with the NFL (or AFL) died in 2018. Training camps for the 2018 season were held in late July through August. Teams started training camp no earlier than 15 days before the team's first scheduled preseason game. The Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, in
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Yosuke Ideguchi


Leeds Head Coach Marcelo Bielsa, Ideguchi made his first appearance in a Leeds shirt when he started for Leeds in the pre-season friendly 1–1 draw against York City on 20 July 2018. Despite starting for Leeds in three of their pre-season friendlies, on 26 July 2018, Ideguchi was seemingly not given a shirt number for Leeds for the upcoming 2018–19 season for Leeds. However, the following day 27 July, he was listed with shirt number 16 shirt in the club's online store. By early August, Bielsa
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Tahir Whitehead


tackles (78 solo), two pass deflections, a sack, and an interception in 16 games and 16 starts. The Detroit Lions finished second in the NFC North with a 9-7 record and head coach Jim Caldwell was fired at the end of the season. On March 15, 2018, the Oakland Raiders signed Whitehead to a three-year, $19 million contract that includes $6.27 million guaranteed. Whitehead is the nephew of former NFL defensive end Willie Whitehead. Whitehead is married and has three sons.
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2018–19 Phoenix Suns season


The 2018–19 Phoenix Suns season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their 26th season at the Talking Stick Resort Arena. They finished with 19 wins to 63 losses, the franchise's worst regular season record since the inaugural season 1968–69. The Suns started the season with a new head coach, signing former assistant coach Igor Kokoškov to a three-year deal on May 2, 2018. After winning the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft, the Suns picked
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John Hadl


nearly his entire NFL career, aside from his first season with Green Bay when he briefly wore #12. He was the last regular starting quarterback to wear a uniform number greater than #19 before the NFL adopted a rigid uniform numbering system in 1973. The Professional Football Researchers Association named Hadl to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2006 Upon retiring as a player after the 1977 season, Hadl went back to his alma mater and served as quarterback coach under Bud Moore at the University of Kansas in 1978. From
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Madden NFL 19


"disappointing and appalling". EA responded to the criticism by saying that it was a mistake by members of their team who misunderstood the fact that just because they did not have rights to include Kaepernick's likeness in the game as a player because he is no longer in the NFL Players Association, however it does not apply to him being mentioned elsewhere. Before the game was released, EA released an update to restore his name in the song. During a livestreamed tournament event for the game on August 26, 2018,
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Perfect season


1948 title games. Overall, the Browns won all four AAFC championship games and were accepted into the NFL when the two leagues merged after the 1949 season. Neither the NFL nor the Pro Football Hall of Fame recognizes the Bulldogs’ perfect season; the Hall of Fame recognizes the Browns’ perfect season but the NFL does not. Since the NFL expanded to a fourteen-game regular season in 1961, eleven teams have had regular seasons with one loss and no ties (or better) while failing to achieve a perfect season
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2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup


20 July 2017. It started in December 2018, right after the 2018 season has finished, and will end in May 2019, before the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (which has been switched from January/February to June/July). The next season will then start after the Africa Cup of Nations and follow the new calendar. The winners of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2018–19 CAF Champions League in the 2019 CAF Super Cup. Raja Casablanca were the defending
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River Cracraft


was re-signed on September 19. Cracraft was promoted to the Broncos active roster on November 2, 2018 and made his NFL debut two days later in the Broncos' 19-17 loss to the Houston Texans, returning a punt for five yards. He caught his first career pass, a 44-yard reception, on December 30, 2018 during the Broncos final game of the season vs. the Los Angeles Chargers. He finished the season with one reception for 44 yards, 12 punts returned for 40 yards (3.3 yards per
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