NFL AND NFLPA JOINT STATEMENT ON
CONCUSSION PROTOCOL REVIEW
The NFL and NFLPA concluded their review of the application of the Concussion Protocol involving New England Patriots' safety Patrick Chung during the Patriots-Jaguars game on September 16. The NFL and NFLPA conducted interviews with relevant Patriots personnel, the game official involved, the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant (UNC) and the booth ATC spotter, all of whom fully cooperated in the review.
The interviews established that the booth ATC spotter, booth UNC, sideline medical staff, and the game official each concluded that they did not need to initiate the Protocol. The game official observed that Mr. Chung was slow to get up and therefore removed him from play, but he did not identify a need to trigger the Protocol. Additionally, the unaffiliated medical personnel (booth UNC and booth ATC spotter) reviewed the play, did not identify a mechanism of injury and concluded the player was not exhibiting signs or symptoms suggestive of a concussion and therefore did not initiate the Protocol.
After Mr. Chung returned to the game for several plays, the Patriots' coaching staff observed behavior that warranted a sideline review and the Protocol was triggered. The UNC and team medical staff conducted a sideline evaluation, which per the Concussion Game Day Checklist required a review of the video from the earlier play. Mr. Chung was cleared by the UNC and team medical staff. Subsequently, as is standard practice, the player remained under close observation following the sideline exam. During halftime, Mr. Chung was re-evaluated by the Club's medical staff and the UNC and found to have potential concussion symptoms and therefore was ruled out for the remainder of the game. Mr. Chung had delayed development of concussions symptoms, which is not uncommon, and was removed as soon as that was recognized.
As a result of these findings, the NFL and NFLPA both concluded that the Protocol was not violated. The parties will continue to educate all stakeholders about the Protocol and emphasize conservative care.
NFL AND NFLPA JOINT STATEMENT ON
CONCUSSION PROTOCOL REVIEW
The NFL and NFLPA concluded their review of the application of the Concussion Protocol involving New England Patriots' safety Patrick Chung during the Patriots-Jaguars game on September 16. The NFL and NFLPA conducted interviews with relevant Patriots personnel, the game official involved, the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant (UNC) and the booth ATC spotter, all of whom fully cooperated in the review.
The interviews established that the booth ATC spotter, booth UNC, sideline medical staff, and the game official each concluded that they did not need to initiate the Protocol. The game official observed that Mr. Chung was slow to get up and therefore removed him from play, but he did not identify a need to trigger the Protocol. Additionally, the unaffiliated medical personnel (booth UNC and booth ATC spotter) reviewed the play, did not identify a mechanism of injury and concluded the player was not exhibiting signs or symptoms suggestive of a concussion and therefore did not initiate the Protocol.
After Mr. Chung returned to the game for several plays, the Patriots' coaching staff observed behavior that warranted a sideline review and the Protocol was triggered. The UNC and team medical staff conducted a sideline evaluation, which per the Concussion Game Day Checklist required a review of the video from the earlier play. Mr. Chung was cleared by the UNC and team medical staff. Subsequently, as is standard practice, the player remained under close observation following the sideline exam. During halftime, Mr. Chung was re-evaluated by the Club's medical staff and the UNC and found to have potential concussion symptoms and therefore was ruled out for the remainder of the game. Mr. Chung had delayed development of concussions symptoms, which is not uncommon, and was removed as soon as that was recognized.
As a result of these findings, the NFL and NFLPA both concluded that the Protocol was not violated. The parties will continue to educate all stakeholders about the Protocol and emphasize conservative care.
DE INTERÉS – CUARTA SEMANA
HISTORIA EN CIERNES. Seis mariscales de campo activos –el de New Orleans DREW BREES, el de New England TOM BRADY, el de los Los Angeles Chargers PHILIP RIVERS, el de los New York Giants ELI MANNING, el de Pittsburgh BEN ROETHLISBERGER y el de Green Bay AARON RODGERS – se ubican entre los 10 primeros en la historia de la NFL en pases anotadores.
Brees necesita cuatro pases anotadores para convertirse en el tercer jugador en los anales de la liga con 500 pases de anotación en su carrera, sumándose a PEYTON MANNING (539) y al miembro del Salón de la Fama BRETT FAVRE (508).
Manning, que se enfrenta a Brees y a los Saints el domingo (4:25 PM, hora de New York, CBS), necesita un pase anotador to romper el empate con el miembro del Salón de la Fama FRAN TARKENTON (342 anotaciones) y adelantarse para apoderarse en solitario del séptimo puesto en la lista histórica de la liga en pases anotadores.
Los jugadores con las mayores cantidades de pases anotadores en la historia de la NFL:
JUGADOR
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EQUIPO(S)
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ANOTACIONES AÉREAS
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Peyton Manning
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Indianapolis, Denver
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539
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Brett Favre^
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Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota
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508
|
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Drew Brees*
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San Diego, New Orleans
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496
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Tom Brady*
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New England
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494
|
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Dan Marino^
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Miami
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420
|
|
Philip Rivers*
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San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers
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350
|
|
Eli Manning*
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New York Giants
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342
|
|
Fran Tarkenton^
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Minnesota, New York Giants
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342
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Ben Roethlisberger*
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Pittsburgh
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336
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|
Aaron Rodgers*
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Green Bay
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319
|
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*Activo
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^Miembro del Salón de la Fama
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Cinco mariscales de campo activos –Brees, Brady, Manning, Roethlisberger y Rivers– se ubican entre los 10 primeros en la historia de la liga en yardas aéreas.
Con 316 yardas aéreas contra los Giants, Brees superará al miembro del Salón de la Fama BRETT FAVRE (71,838) en la segunda mayor cantidad de yardas aéreas en los anales de la liga.
Con 222 yardas aéreas el domingo contra San Francisco (4:25 PM, hora de New York, CBS), Rivers superará al miembro del Salón de la Fama JOHN ELWAY (51,475) en la octava mayor cantidad de yardas aéreas en la historia de la NFL.
Los jugadores con las mayores cantidades de yardas aéreas en la historia de la NFL:
JUGADOR
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EQUIPO(S)
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YARDAS AÉREAS
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Peyton Manning
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Indianapolis, Denver
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71,940
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Brett Favre^
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Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota
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71,838
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Drew Brees*
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San Diego, New Orleans
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71,523
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Tom Brady*
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New England
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66,803
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|
Dan Marino^
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Miami
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61,361
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|
Eli Manning*
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New York Giants
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52,482
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Ben Roethlisberger*
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Pittsburgh
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52,205
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John Elway^
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Denver
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51,475
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Philip Rivers*
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San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers
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51,254
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|
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*Activo
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|
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^Miembro del Salón de la Fama
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|
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-- NFL –
COMO UN BUEN VINO. El pateador de Indianapolis ADAM VINATIERI lleva 565 goles de campo convertidos durante su carrera de 23 años. Con su próximo gol de campo convertido, Vinatieri superará al miembro del Salón de la Fama MORTEN ANDERSEN (565) para la mayor cantidad de goles de campo convertidos en la historia de la NFL.
Los jugadores con las mayores cantidades de goles de campo convertidos en su carrera en la historia de la NFL:
JUGADOR
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EQUIPO(S)
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GOLES DE CAMPO EN SU CARRERA
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Morten Andersen^
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New Orleans, Atlanta, New York Giants, Kansas City, Minnesota
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565
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Adam Vinatieri*
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New England, Indianapolis
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565
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*Activo
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^Miembro del Salón de la Fama
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Vinatieri es el único jugador en la historia de la NFL en enhebrar al menos 250 goles de campo con dos equipos diferentes, convirtiendo 263 con New England (1996-2005) y 302 con Indianapolis (2006-presente).
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TRES SON COMPAÑÍA. El mariscal de campo de Tampa Bay RYAN FITZPATRICK lanzó 411 yardas y tres anotaciones en la tercera semana, convirtiéndose en el primer jugador en la historia de la NFL en lanzar al menos 400 yardas en tres partidos consecutivos.
El mariscal de campo de Kansas City PATRICK MAHOMES completó 24 de 38 intentos (el 63.2 por ciento) para 314 yardas, con tres anotaciones, ninguna intercepción, e índice de pasador de 115.5 en el triunfo de los Chiefs de la tercera semana sobre San Francisco. Mahomes tiene 13 pases de anotación a lo largo de los primeros tres juegos de los Chiefs esta temporada, la mayor cantidad por un jugador en los primeros tres partidos de su equipo al arrancar una temporada en la historia de la NFL.
Fitzpatrick y Mahomes, que entre ambos lanzaron al menos tres pases anotadores en cada uno de los primeros tres partidos de la temporada de sus equipos, puede sumarse a TOM BRADY (2007) y a los miembros del Salón de la Fama STEVE YOUNG (1998) y KURT WARNER (1999) como los únicos jugadores en la historia de la NFL en lanzar al menos tres pases anotadores en cada uno de los primeros cuatro juegos de sus equipos al arrancar una temporada.
Los jugadores con las mayores cantidades de partidos consecutivos con al menos tres pases anotadores al comenzar la temporada de sus equipos en la historia de la NFL:
JUGADOR
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EQUIPO
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TEMPORADA
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PARTIDOS CONSECUTIVOS CON TRES O MÁS PASES ANOTADORES AL ARRANCAR UNA TEMPORADA
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Tom Brady#
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New England
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2007
|
10
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Steve Young^
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San Francisco
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1998
|
5
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Kurt Warner^#
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St. Louis
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1999
|
4
|
Muchos empatados
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
Ryan Fitzpatrick
|
Tampa Bay
|
2018
|
3*
|
Patrick Mahomes
|
Kansas City
|
2018
|
3*
|
*Racha activa
|
^Miembro del Salón de la Fama
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#Galardonado como Jugador más valioso (MVP, por sus siglas en inglés)
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-- NFL –
JUNTOS ES MEJOR. El mariscal de campo de New Orleans DREW BREES y el mariscal de campo de Pittsburgh BEN ROETHLISBERGER fueron ambos nombrados Jugador ofensivo de la semana en sus respectivas conferencias tras haber encabezado a sus equipos hacia la victoria en la tercera semana.
Entre los conjuntos de entrenadores en jefe y mariscal de campo activos, la pareja de los Saints, conformada por SEAN PAYTON y Brees, la combinación de los Steelers, compuesta por MIKE TOMLIN y Roethlisberger, cada una registró 107 victorias de temporada regular juntos.
Con sus próximas respectivas victorias, las parejas superarían a los miembros del Salón de la Fama CHUCK NOLL y TERRY BRADSHAW (107) en la tercera mayor cantidad de victorias por una pareja de entrenador en jefe y mariscal de campo en la historia de la NFL.
Las parejas de entrenador en jefe y mariscal de campo con las mayores cantidades de triunfos en la historia de la NFL:
EQUIPO
|
ENTRENADOR EN JEFE
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MARISCAL DE CAMPO
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TRIUNFOS EN TEMPORADA REGULAR
|
|
New England
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Bill Belichick*
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Tom Brady*
|
197
|
|
Miami
|
Don Shula^
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Dan Marino^
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116
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Chuck Noll^
|
Terry Bradshaw^
|
107
|
|
New Orleans
|
Sean Payton*
|
Drew Brees*
|
107
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Mike Tomlin*
|
Ben Roethlisberger*
|
107
|
|
*Activo
|
^Miembro del Salón de la Fama
|
-- NFL –
BAKER CON TODO. El mariscal de campo novato de Cleveland BAKER MAYFIELD, selección total Nº 1 en el Sorteo Universitario de la NFL 2018, la semana pasada completó 17 de 23 intentos (el 73.9 por ciento) para 201 yardas y convirtió una conversión de dos puntos al encabezar a Cleveland hacia su primer triunfo de la temporada, en lo que fue además su debut en la NFL.
Mayfield está indicado como para realizar la primera titularidad de su carrera el domingo en Oakland (4:05 PM, hora de New York, FOX) y puede sumarse a DAVID CARR (2002), MICHAEL VICK (2001), al miembro del Salón de la Fama JOHN ELWAY (1983) y a JIM PLUNKETT (1971) como los únicos mariscales de campo seleccionados Nº 1 total en la era del Super Bowl que ganaron en la primera titularidad de su carrera. De los cuatro mariscales de campo elegidos Nº 1 total y que ganaron la primera titularidad de su carrera, Elway fue el único en lograr tal hazaña fuera de casa.
Los mariscales de campo seleccionados Nº 1 total en la era del Super Bowl con índice de pasador más alto en las primeras titularidades de su carrera:
JUGADOR
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EQUIPO
|
TEMPORADA
|
ÍNDICE DE PASADOR
|
Cam Newton
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Carolina
|
2011
|
110.4
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Carson Palmer
|
Cincinnati
|
2003
|
105.2
|
JaMarcus Russell
|
Oakland
|
2007
|
91.3
|
Jeff George
|
Indianapolis
|
1990
|
88.9
|
Jim Plunkett
|
New England
|
1971
|
82.5
|
Los mariscales de campo seleccionados Nº 1 total en la era del Super Bowl con las mayores cantidades de yardas aéreas en las primeras titularidades de su carrera:
JUGADOR
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EQUIPO
|
TEMPORADA
|
YARDAS AÉREAS
|
Cam Newton
|
Carolina
|
2011
|
422
|
Vinny Testaverde
|
Tampa Bay
|
1987
|
369
|
Andrew Luck
|
Indianapolis
|
2012
|
309
|
Peyton Manning
|
Indianapolis
|
1998
|
302
|
Sam Bradford
|
St. Louis
|
2010
|
253
|
-- NFL –
COMO MIKE. El receptor de New Orleans MICHAEL THOMAS registró 10 recepciones para 129 yardas en el triunfo de los Saints en la prórroga de la tercera semana en Atlanta. Thomas tiene 38 recepciones en los primeros tres partidos de los Saints en la temporada, la mayor cantidad por un jugador en los primeros tres juegos de su equipo en una temporada en la historia de la NFL, y registró al menos 10 recepciones en cada partido esta temporada.
Con 10 recepciones visitando a los New York Giants el domingo (4:25 PM, hora de New York, CBS), Thomas puede sumarse a CALVIN JOHNSON (cuatro partidos en 2012) como los únicos jugadores en la historia de la NFL en registrar al menos 10 recepciones en cuatro juegos consecutivos.
Los jugadores con las mayores cantidades de partidos consecutivos de al menos 10 recepciones en la historia de la NFL:
JUGADOR
|
EQUIPO
|
TEMPORADA
|
JUEGOS CONSECUTIVOS CON 10 O MÁS RECEPCIONES
|
Calvin Johnson
|
Detroit
|
2012
|
4
|
Muchos empatados
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Thomas
|
New Orleans
|
2018
|
3*
|
*Racha activa
|
-- NFL –
QUE SIGAN LOS CIEN. El corredor novato de los New York Giants SAQUON BARKLEY tuvo 117 yardas desde la línea de golpeo (82 acarreando, 35 recibiendo) y un acarreo anotador en la victoria de los Giants de la tercera semana. Barkley totalizó al menos 100 yardas desde la línea de golpeo en cada uno de los primeros tres partidos de su carrera.
Con 100 yardas desde la línea de golpeo el domingo contra New Orleans (4:25 PM, hora de New York, CBS), Barkley puede convertirse en el quinto jugador en la historia de la NFL en registrar al menos 100 yardas desde la línea de golpeo en cada uno de los primeros cuatro partidos en su carrera.
Los jugadores con las mayores cantidades de partidos consecutivos con al menos 100 yardas desde la línea de golpeo al arrancar su carrera en la historia de la NFL:
JUGADOR
|
EQUIPO
|
TEMPORADA
|
PARTIDOS CONSECUTIVOS CON 100 O MÁS YARDAS DESDE LA LÍNEA DE GOLPEO AL ARRANCAR SU CARRERA
|
Kareem Hunt
|
Kansas City
|
2017
|
7
|
Adrian Peterson
|
Minnesota
|
2007
|
5
|
Billy Sims
|
Detroit
|
1980
|
4
|
LaDainian Tomlinson^
|
San Diego
|
2001
|
4
|
Muchos empatados
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
Saquon Barkley
|
New York Giants
|
2018
|
3*
|
*Racha activa
|
^Miembro del Salón de la Fama
| 'Thursday Night Football' Moves to FOX, NFL Network and Amazon Prime Video for Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams |
Vikings-Rams Thursday at 8:20 PM ET on FOX, NFL Network & Amazon Prime Video
'NFL GameDay Kickoff' Airs at 6:00 PM ET from Los Angeles
Premiere of 'FOX NFL Thursday' From New York City at 7:30 PM ET
The 2018 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light season continues Thursday, September 27 when running back Todd Gurley and the undefeated Los Angeles Rams host quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at 8:20 PM ET on FOX, NFL Network and Amazon Prime Video.
Play-by-play announcer Joe Buck and analyst Troy Aikman, along with reporters Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink call the action from Los Angeles. Additionally, FOX's NFL Rules expert Mike Pereira joins to give explanations on officiating and rules throughout the game.
At 6:00 PM ET on NFL Network, NFL GameDay Kickoff previews the Vikings-Rams matchup from Los Angeles, with host Colleen Wolfe and analysts Kurt Warner, Steve Mariucci and Reggie Bush live from outside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
At 7:30 PM ET on FOX, NFL Network and Amazon Prime Video, FOX NFL Thursday premieres with Michael Strahan, Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long live from New York City, providing the final say leading up to Vikings-Rams.
At halftime on FOX, NFL Network and Amazon Prime Video, Strahan, Bradshaw and Long break down the first half. Immediately following the game, Bradshaw and Long recap Vikings-Rams.
Exclusively on NFL Network, Wolfe, Warner, Mariucci and Bush host the postgame show from the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and are joined by a star of the game live on-set.
Additional postgame coverage continues at 12 Midnight ET with Scott Hanson, Lindsay Rhodes, Willie McGinest and David Carr on NFL Total Access.
Tomorrow night's matchup will be televised on FOX, NFL Network and in Spanish on FOX Deportes. Fans can stream the game on FOX Sports and FOX Deportes digital platforms on an authenticated basis across devices, NFL.com and the NFL app on connected TV devices on an authenticated basis, Amazon Prime Video across devices, Twitch on mobile and PC, and the NFL app and Yahoo Sports (along with Yahoo, AOL Sports, AOL, and Tumblr) on phones and tablets on a cross-carrier basis. Learn all of the ways to watch at NFL.com/TNF.
Through Prime Video and Twitch, Amazon will provide viewers in over 200 countries and territories a unique Thursday Night Football viewing experience complete with interactive features that bring fans closer to the game.
FOX Deportes' coverage begins at 7:30 PM ET and continues throughout the entirety of Vikings-Rams with Rodolfo Landeros, Jessi Losada, analyst Rolando Cantú and reporter Jaime Motta.
Audio broadcasts of the game are available via Westwood One Sports, SiriusXM and the TuneIn app.
Following Vikings-Rams, the Around the NFL Podcast will tape an episode on the field, with Dan Hanzus, Gregg Rosenthal, Chris Wesseling and Marc Sessler joined by a player from the winning team. This episode will be available on Friday, September 28.
This season of Thursday Night Football marks the premiere of a new digital series TNF Presents, which highlights the thriving passion and connection between NFL fans, teams and cities through short-form video features. The third episode of TNF Presents entitled "Like They Never Left," centers around Los Angeles native Andy Hogan, who was four years old when the Rams relocated to St. Louis. When talk of the franchise's potential return to Los Angeles began, Hogan became a leader in the fan movement, starting a Facebook page and organizing rallies throughout the Los Angeles area. Now, two years into the team's return, Andy and his father John have a stronger connection than ever to their hometown team.
PERMANECEN TRES EQUIPOS INVICTOS CUANDO LA
NFL SE APRESTA A CERRAR EL PRIMER CUARTO DE LA TEMPORADA 2018
Mientras que la NFL se acerca a cerrar el primer cuarto de la temporada 2018, tres equipos permanecen invictos: los KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-0), los LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-0) y los MIAMI DOLPHINS (3-0). Pero mientras que un arranque rápido ayuda, no te garantiza un viaje a la postemporada. Desde 1990, cuando el actual formato de postemporada de 12 equipos fue adoptado, 102 de los 138 equipos (el 73.9 por ciento) que arrancaron 3-0 han clasificado a la postemporada. La temporada pasada, tantos los Falcons como los Chiefs alcanzaron la postemporada tras haber iniciado 3-0.
Catorce equipos llegan a la cuarta semana con registro inferior a .500, pero las esperanzas están latentes. Desde 1990, 74 equipos con marca perdedora tras los primeros tres partidos alcanzaron la postemporada, incluyendo al de los New Orleans Saints de 2017, que se convirtió en el primer equipo en la era del Super Bowl en ganar los siguientes ocho partidos inmediatamente después a haber tenido un arranque 0-2.
Al tiempo que la liga ingresa su primera cuarta parte, los mariscales de campo a lo largo de la NFL continúan brillando. Llegando a la cuarta semana, los números de juego aéreo a lo ancho de la liga continúan a ritmo de marca, ya que los registros para pases completos (2,248), porcentaje de pases completos (65.5 por ciento), pases anotadores (168) e índice de pasador (93.2) son todos los más altos en la historia de la NFL a lo largo de las primeras tres semanas de una temporada.
| TEMPORADA | COMPLETOS | | TEMPORADA | % COMPLETOS |
| 2018 | 2,248 | | 2018 | 65.5 |
| 2016 | 2,202 | | 2015 | 64.6 |
| TEMPORADA | PASES ANOTADORES | | TEMPORADA | ÍNDICE |
| 2018 | 168 | | 2018 | 93.2 |
| 2015 | 157 | | 2015 | 91.1 |
Hasta la tercera semana, nueve mariscales de campo tienen índice de pasador de al menos 100 (mínimo de 60 intentos), empatando con las temporada 2015 y 2008 para mayores cantidades en la historia de la NFL a lo largo de tres fechas de una temporada. Han habido 42 desempeños individuales, incluyendo 15 la semana pasada, con índice de pasador de 100 o más alto (mínimo de 15 intentos) a lo largo de la tercera semana, la mayor cantidad en los anales de la liga a lo largo de las primeras tres semanas de una temporada. El de Kansas City PATRICK MAHOMES tiene índice de pasador de 137.4 a lo largo de la tercera semana, el tercero más alto en la historia de la NFL registrado por un mariscal de campo a lo largo de las primeras tres semanas de una temporada, solamente detrás de TOM BRADY (141.8 en 2007) y RANDALL CUNNINGHAM (141.2 en 1992).
Seis mariscales de campo completaron al menos el 70 por ciento de sus pases (mínimo de 60 intentos) a lo largo de las primeras tres semanas de la temporada, la segunda mayor cantidad en la historia de la liga a lo largo de la tercera semana, solamente detrás de la temporada 2015 (siete). El mariscal de campo de New Orleans DREW BREES lidera la NFL con un porcentaje de pases completos de 80.6, el más alto en la historia por un mariscal de campo a lo largo de la tercera semana. El de Oakland DEREK CARR (76.6 por ciento) tiene el cuarto porcentaje de pases completos más alto a lo largo de las primeras tres semanas de una temporada en la historia de la liga.
Mientras los rostros familiares continúan brillando a lo largo la liga, hay una nueva camada de mariscales de campo con protagonismo. Se espera que cuatro mariscales novatos titularicen en la cuarta semana: el de Arizona JOSH ROSEN (primera titularidad de su carrera), el de Buffalo JOSH ALLEN, el de Cleveland BAKER MAYFIELD (primera titularidad de su carrera) y el de los New York Jets SAM DARNOLD. Esto indica la cuarta vez en la era del Super Bowl (excluyendo la temporada 1987) en la que al menos cuatro mariscales de campo novatos habrán titularizado un partido en las primeras cuatro semanas de una temporada, sumándose a las temporadas 2016 (cuatro), 2012 (cinco) y 1971 (cinco).
Debajo, destacados del cronograma de la cuarta semana:
La cuarta semana arranca el jueves por la noche, cuando los MINNESOTA VIKINGS se enfrentan a los LOS ANGELES RAMS en el Memorial Coliseum de Los Angeles (8:20 PM, hora de New York, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime) en una batalla entre dos ganadores de división de la NFC en 2017. Los Rams, que llegan al partido con registro de 3-0 y con la tercera mejor ofensiva en la NFL (439.3 yardas netas por juego), buscan arrancar una temporada 4-0 por primera vez desde 2001. El mariscal de campo de Minnesota KIRK COUSINS se ubica cuarto en la NFL con 965 yardas aéreas, la mayor cantidad por un mariscal de campo de los Vikings en los primeros tres juegos del equipo un una temporada en la historia de la franquicia.
Amazon Prime transmitirá 11 partidos de jueves por la noche por FOX, que también será ofrecido a través de NFL Network y distribuido en español a través de FOX Deportes, asegurando una vez más el modelo de distribución "Tri-Cast" de la liga, mediante TV abierta (FOX), cable (NFL Network, FOX Deportes) y plataforma digital (Amazon Prime Video).
La ofensiva líder de la liga de TAMPA BAY (473.3 yardas netas por partido) se las verá contra KHALIL MACK y la defensiva de los CHICAGO BEARS en el Soldier Field el domingo (1:00 PM, hora de New York, FOX). Los receptores de los Buccaneers MIKE EVANS (367 yardas recibiendo y tres recepciones anotadoras) y DE SEAN JACKSON (312 yardas recibiendo y tres recepciones anotadoras) conforman el único par de compañeros de equipo en la historia de la NFL con al menos 300 yardas recibiendo y tres recepciones anotadoras cada uno en los primeros tres partidos de un equipo en una temporada. Los Bears llegan al enfrentamiento del domingo con 14 capturas, la mayor cantidad en la NFL, y se ubican quintos en la liga en defensiva total, permitiendo 289 yardas netas por juego. Mack registró al menos una captura y un balón suelto forzado en cada uno de sus primeros tres partidos con los Bears.
MIAMI, que está procurando su primer arranque 4-0 desde 1995, viaja al estadio Gillette para un duelo de la AFC Este con los NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00 PM, hora de New York, CBS). La semana pasada, el receptor ALBERT WILSON (pase anotador de 52 yardas y recepción anotadora de 74 yardas) se convirtió en el cuarto jugador en la historia de la NFL en lanzar y también recibir un pase de anotación de al menos 50 yardas en el mismo juego. El mariscal de campo de los Dolphins RYAN TANNEHILL está 10-1 en sus últimas 11 titularidades y se ubica cuarto en la NFL con índice de pasador de 121.8. El mariscal de campo de los Patriots TOM BRADY tiene 494 pases anotadores en su carrera, la cuarta mayor cantidad en la historia de la liga.
El clásico de domingo en la noche Sunday Night Football tiene un tempranero choque divisional clave entre los BALTIMORE RAVENS y los PITTSBURGH STEELERS en el Heinz Field (8:20 PM, hora de New York, NBC). El apoyador de los Ravens TERRELL SUGGS tuvo 1.5 captura en la tercera semana y tiene 128 totales en su carrera de 16 años con Baltimore, la quinta mayor cantidad de capturas por un jugador con un solo equipo desde que la captura individual se convirtió en estadística oficial, en 1982. El receptor de los Steelers JU JU SMITH-SCHUSTER, que tuvo nueve recepciones para 116 yardas en la tercera semana, busca su quinto partido consecutivo con al menos 100 yardas recibiendo. Smith-Schuster (356 yardas desde la línea de golpeo) y el corredor JAMES CONNER (352) esta temporada se ubican primero y segundo en la AFC, respectivamente, en yardas desde la línea de golpeo.
| Former Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo Featured on NFL Network's 'A Football Life' |
'Tony Romo: A Football Life' Premieres Friday, September 28 at 8:00 PM ET
"I have more gratitude toward my career and life probably than people realize." – Tony Romo
The eighth season of NFL Network's Emmy-nominated series A Football Life continues Friday, September 28 at 8:00 PM ET with a profile of former Pro Bowl quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and current CBS Sports Lead Analyst Tony Romo. The one-hour show produced by NFL Films features sitdown interviews with Romo, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, former Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells, former teammate Jason Witten, family members and more.
Each episode of A Football Life – as well as all NFL Network programming – can be streamed live through the NFL app and via Watch NFL Network on smartphones, tablets, PCs and connected TV devices (Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, PlayStation 4 and Roku). Access is available for NFL Network subscribers of participating TV providers. For more information, go to NFL.com/watch.
Among the topics discussed in Tony Romo: A Football Life are:
- Growing up in Burlington, Wisconsin and attending Eastern Illinois on a partial football scholarship
- The decision to sign with the Dallas Cowboys over the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2003
- Replacing Drew Bledsoe as the Cowboys' starting quarterback midway through the 2006 season and leading Dallas to the playoffs
- The much-publicized trip to Cabo the week before the 2007 Divisional Round game against the New York Giants
- Retiring after the 2016 season and his transition to broadcasting
Emmy-nominated actor Josh Charles narrates.
Tony Romo: A Football Life includes interviews with the following people and more:
Tony Romo
Candice Romo – Wife
Ramiro Romo – Father
Joan Romo – Mother
Danielle & Jossalyn – Sisters
Jerry Jones – Dallas Cowboys owner
Bill Parcells – Former Dallas Cowboys head coach
Jason Garrett – Dallas Cowboys head coach
Jason Witten – Dallas Cowboys teammate
Jim Nantz – CBS Sports Lead Play-by-Play announcer
Sean McManus – Chairman of CBS Sports
Provided below are some select quotes from Tony Romo: A Football Life:
- "I'm the luckiest guy who has ever walked. That's how I feel…I have more gratitude toward my career and life probably than people realize." – Tony Romo
- "We have the Ring of Honor. I don't think of anybody that could be more deserving than someone that's made a huge contribution to this franchise than Tony Romo." – Jerry Jones
- "I looked at the roster, I thought Dallas gave me the best chance to make it. They had a coach I wanted to learn from. It was Bill Parcells." – Tony Romo on the decision to sign with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent
- "That would have been the best throw of my career – the biggest play of my career." – Tony Romo on the pass to Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant against the Green Bay Packers in the 2014 playoffs
- "That's when I knew he was going to get a chance to play in the league." – Bill Parcells on Tony Romo's performance against the Seattle Seahawks in the 2006 preseason
- "To me, that was the game as much as any other that personified what he was all about because it was that competitive spirit, that mental and physical toughness, and then the ability to make the critical plays at the critical moments." – Jason Garrett on the Cowboys' Week 2 win over the San Francisco 49ers in 2011
This year, the 11-episode season of the highly-acclaimed series A Football Life airs Friday at 8:00 PM ET. Below is a broadcast schedule for upcoming episodes of A Football Life:
- October 5 – Willie McGinest
- October 12 – Brian Dawkins
- November 2 – Dwight Clark
THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW:
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS
September 27, 2018
Week 4 gets underway on Thursday, September 27 (8:20 PM ET, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon) as the Minnesota Vikings travel to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to take on the Los Angeles Rams in a matchup of 2017 NFC playoff teams. The Vikings and Rams meet for the 39th time in the regular season with Minnesota leading the all-time series 22-14-2. In Week 11 of the 2017 season, Vikings running back LATAVIUS MURRAY rushed for two touchdowns and wide receiver ADAM THIELEN led the team with six receptions for 123 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown in Minnesota's 24-7 victory over the Rams.
Last week, Vikings quarterback KIRK COUSINS, who ranks second in the NFL with 965 passing yards this season, threw for 296 yards and a touchdown, while Thielen had a career-high 14 catches for 105 yards in Minnesota's loss to Buffalo. Defensive end DANIELLE HUNTER's three sacks lead the Vikings defense, which ties for third in the NFL with 10 sacks this season. Since 2016, Hunter (22.5 sacks) and defensive end EVERSON GRIFFEN (22 sacks) are the only pair of teammates in the NFC with at least 20 sacks each.
The Rams, who defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 35-23 last week, are 3-0 and seeking their first 4-0 start to a season since 2001. Los Angeles quarterback JARED GOFF completed 29 of 36 passes (80.6 percent) for 354 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a 123.8 passer rating in the victory. Goff, who threw for 354 yards and completed 75 percent of his passes (24 of 32) in Week 2, is the third quarterback in league history with at least 350 passing yards and a completion percentage of 75 or higher in consecutive games. Los Angeles' offense leads the NFL in total yardage (1,318 yards) and ranks third in scoring (102 points). Running back TODD GURLEY leads the league with five touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving) and is the only player in the NFL with at least 2,000 scrimmage yards (2,469) and 20 touchdowns (24) since 2017.
Amazon Prime will stream the 11 Thursday Night Football games broadcast by FOX, which will also be simulcast on NFL Network and distributed in Spanish on FOX Deportes, once again securing the league's "Tri-Cast" model of broadcast (FOX), cable (NFL Network, FOX Deportes), and digital (Amazon Prime Video) distribution.
SEVEN FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 3
A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 23, the third week of the 2018 season.
- New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES completed 39 of 49 passes (79.6 percent) for 396 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 120.7 passer rating and rushed for two touchdowns in the Saints' 43-37 overtime victory at Atlanta.
Brees, who has 6,326 completions in his 18-year NFL career, surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (6,300) for the most completions in NFL history.
Brees became the first player in NFL history with at least 350 passing yards, three touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns without an interception in a single game.
Saints wide receiver MICHAEL THOMAS had 10 catches for 129 yards in the win. Thomas has 38 catches through three games in 2018, the most by a player in his team's first three games of a season in league history. Thomas is the first player in NFL history to record at least 10 catches in each of his team's first three games to start a season.
Saints running back ALVIN KAMARA had a career-high 15 catches for 124 yards and rushed for 66 yards in the win. Kamara's 15 receptions tied WILLIAM ANDREWS (November 15, 1981) and RICKEY YOUNG (December 16, 1979) for the second-most catches by a running back in a single game in NFL history. Only CLARK GAINES (17 on September 21, 1980) recorded more catches as a running back in a single game in league annals.
- Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 314 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 115.5 passer rating in the Chiefs' 38-27 win against San Francisco.
Mahomes has 13 touchdown passes in the Chiefs' first three games of the season and surpassed PEYTON MANNING (12 in 2013) for the most touchdown passes by a player in his team's first three games of a season in NFL history.
The Chiefs, who scored 38 points in Week 1 and 42 points in Week 2, are the third team in league history to score at least 38 points in each of their first three games of a season. The 2007 New England Patriots and 1967 Baltimore Colts are the only other teams to accomplish the feat.
- Los Angeles Rams quarterback JARED GOFF completed 29 of 36 (80.6 percent) for 354 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a 123.8 passer rating in the Rams' 35-23 win against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Goff, who threw for 354 yards and completed 75 percent of his passes (24 of 32) in Week 2, is the third quarterback in league history with at least 350 passing yards and a completion percentage of 75 or higher in consecutive games. Kansas City's TRENT GREEN accomplished the feat in consecutive games in Weeks 8-9 of the 2004 season and Tampa Bay's RYAN FITZPATRICK, who plays Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football in Week 3, has thrown for at least 350 yards with a completion percentage of at least 75 in each of the Buccaneers' first two games of the 2018 season.
- Miami wide receiver ALBERT WILSON threw a 52-yard touchdown pass and caught a 74-yard touchdown pass in the Dolphins' 28-20 win against Oakland.
Wilson is the fourth player in league history to throw a touchdown pass of at least 50 yards and have a touchdown reception of at least 50 yards in the same game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer JIMMY CONZELMAN (December 9, 1923), TOM TRACY (September 24, 1960) and DAVID PATTEN (October 21, 2001).
- Washington running back ADRIAN PETERSON rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns in the Redskins' 31-17 victory over Green Bay.
Peterson has 102 career rushing touchdowns and moved into sole possession of seventh place on the all-time rushing touchdown leaderboard.
Peterson, who has 25 career games with at least two rushing touchdowns, tied Pro Football Hall of Famer MARCUS ALLEN, SHAUN ALEXANDER and PRIEST HOLMES for the fourth-most games in NFL history with at least two rushing touchdowns. The three players with more such games are all enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (38 games), EMMITT SMITH (36) and JIM BROWN (27).
- Carolina quarterback CAM NEWTON had two touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns in the Panthers' 31-21 win against Cincinnati.
Newton has 57 career rushing touchdowns – the most by a quarterback in NFL history – and has three career games with at least two touchdown passes and at least two rushing touchdowns, the second-most in league annals. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer STEVE YOUNG (four) has more such games in NFL history.
- Baltimore linebacker TERRELL SUGGS recorded 1.5 sacks and kicker JUSTIN TUCKER connected on two 52-yard field goals in the Ravens' 27-14 win over Denver.
Suggs, who has 128 sacks in his 16-year career with the Ravens, has the fifth-most sacks by a player with a single team since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982. The four players to record more sacks with a single franchise are all enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: BRUCE SMITH (171 sacks with Buffalo), MICHAEL STRAHAN (141.5 with the New York Giants), LAWRENCE TAYLOR (132.5 with the New York Giants) and JASON TAYLOR (131 with Miami).
Tucker has six-career games with multiple converted field goals of at least 50 yards, the most such games by a player in NFL history.
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