Crazy Sports Statistics

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The Philadelphia Eagles, following the 2024-25 Super Bowl-winning season, is a winning programe for first time in franchise history. They started in 1933 with a loss in their very first game, and have never been able to get above .500 as a franchise until the 2024-25 football season. They currently have a 667-665-27 win/loss/tie record as a franchise.

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Jerry Rice played in 12 games in the 1987 season, recording 65 receptions (5.4 per game) and 22 touchdowns (1.83 per game). He had a touchdown in every game of the season.

Jerry Rice - 1987 Season | pro-football-reference.com

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NFL quarterback/placekicker George Blanda played professional football in 4 decades. Starting with the Chicago Bears in 1949, he played for the Bears for one season before being traded to the Baltimore Colts in the following off-season. He was cut by the Colts after the first game of the 1950 season and returned to the Bears roster the following week. Blanda retired for the 1959 season after the Bears owner/head coach George "Papa Bear" Halas insisted only on using him as a kicker. He returned to professional football in 1960 in te AFL playing quarterback for the Houston Oilers, where he played through the 1966 season. He was released by the Oilers following the 1966 season and was signed by the Oakland Raiders, where he played the remaining 9 seasons of his career. 

At the time of his retirement after the 1975 season, Blanda held NFL records for most interceptions thrown (277 - broken by Brett Favre in 2007), most games played (340 - broken by Morten Anderson in 2004), most consecutive games played (242 - broken by Jim Marshall in 1976), and career scoring record (2,002 - broken by Gary Anderson in 2000). He still holds the NFL record for most points scored by a player who was not exclusively a kicker, and he is one of only 20 players to play all ten years of the AFL.

George Blanda | pro-football-reference.com

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As of right now, the Houston Oilers have won their division more recently (1993) than the Cleveland Browns (1989).

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The two oldest current NFL records are only four years shy of being a century old. Both records were set in one game by Chicago Cardinals fullback Ernie Nevers, who had 6 rushing touchdowns and 4 PATs for the Cardinals in their 40-6 win over the Chicago Bears on November 28, 1929. He holds the single game records for most rushing touchdowns (6) and most points scored (40).

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The Cincinnati Reds won their last playoff series on Oct 6, 1995. If you look at their current 40-man roster for spring training, exactly 60% of the players on the team were not yet born when the last Reds playoff series was won.

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Brett Favre's first NFL completion was to himself.
 

 

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Cecil Fielder and son Prince Fielder both hit exactly 319 home runs in their individual careers.

Cecil Fielder | pro-baseball-reference.com

Prince Fielder | pro-baseball-reference.com

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Brian Rudge (2012) and Drew Coble (1990) are the only two MLB umpires to be behind the plate for two no-hitters. 

[PP1]

From 1984-1987, Juan Samuel led the NL in errors, strike-outs, and times caught stealing. Kind of like his own triple crown.

[PP1]

Bryan Caruso, an independent league player, is the only person in recorded baseball history to ever get out three times in the same inning. He made the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd out.

I do recall Chris Heisey making the first two outs of an inning for the Reds in 2012. I wanted the Reds to bat around again just to give hm a shot. 

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Cardinal Hall of Famer Stan Musial ended his career with 3630 hits.  1815 at home, 1815 on the road.

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One of those records that hark back to another time and will never be broken.  Connie Mack managed the As for 50 consecutive seasons. 

[Carl Spackler]

On 4/8/2025 at 1:24 PM, PP1 said:

From 1984-1987, Juan Samuel led the NL in errors, strike-outs, and times caught stealing. Kind of like his own triple crown.

Elly De La Cruz accomplished the exact same feat last season.  Except he led all of baseball in those 3 categories.  

[Jumper_Dad]

9 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

Elly De La Cruz accomplished the exact same feat last season.  Except he led all of baseball in those 3 categories.  

The moment I read the Samuel post I knew with 100% certainty that you'd make a post about De La Cruz. 😆