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Several National Football League (NFL) games and plays throughout its history have been given names by the media, football fans, and as part of an NFL team's lore as a result of a distinctive play associated with the game, as a result of a unique outcome of or circumstance behind the game, or for other reasons that make the game notable.
The NFL is home to players with some great names. In honor of Michael Gallup, Budda Baker and Sauce Gardner, here's our look at football's best names.
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
Ain'ts: [1] Nickname given to the New Orleans Saints after their 1980 season of 14 consecutive losses. The name persisted somewhat as, although they would later qualify for the playoffs several times since then, they did not win a playoff game until their defeat of the defending Super Bowl champion Rams in the wild-card round of the 2000–01 playoffs.
He was ranked as the sixth hardest hitter in NFL history by NFL Films and was elected to three Pro Bowls. [2] He holds the record for the longest fumble return in NFL history. In a game against the Green Bay Packers on September 24, 1972, he returned a fumble 104 yards for a touchdown. [15] The record was tied 28 years later by Aeneas Williams ...
Two years after Bryan McClendon’s return to Georgia football, the assistant left for an NFL job. ... yards per game last season was its most since 2013. ... was the top wide receiver in catches ...
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This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) or American Football League (AFL) and have a last name that starts with "U" or "V". [a] This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.