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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.
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.
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 "I". [a] This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
Derek Wolfe (born February 24, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft, playing his first eight years with them before signing with the Baltimore Ravens in 2020.
American Football Conference: Team Mascot(s) Photo Description Baltimore Ravens: Poe, Rise and Conquer : Poe, a raven, named after Edgar Allan Poe.Since 2009, along with human mascot Poe, Rise and Conquer are Baltimore's two raven mascots on the sidelines for home games, handled by trainers from The Maryland Zoo.
This is a basic punt formation with the upback highlighted in red. The gunners will be on the line of scrimmage with the rest of the offensive line and long snapper.. In American football, the upback (also known as the punt protector or personal protector) is a blocking back who lines up anywhere from 1–7 yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.
Twenty-five individuals that have played American football in the National Football League (NFL) (originally APFA) lack identified given names. All of them played between 1920 and 1927. All of them played between 1920 and 1927.