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Posted on July 13, 2021
2020-21 NFL Season Recap
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presents a
2020-21
Season Recap
Headline Highlights
- Raiders complete move to Las Vegas after spending its entirety in California
- Washington ditches its controversial Native American-inspired branding with a generic logo and nickname indefinitely, looks to fans for collaboration and input on new direction
- Notable player retirements prior to season’s onset include QB Eli Manning, LB Luke Kuechly, TE Antonio Gates, C Travis Frederick and RB Darren Sproles
- Kansas City Chiefs open up the vault, sign QB Patrick Mahomes to an eye-popping 10-year $503 million dollar contract extension effectively locking up the most important position for the next decade
- Cincinnati, Miami and the Los Angeles Chargers use top 10 picks on quarterbacks (Cin – Joe Burrow #1, Mia – Tua Tagovailoa #5 and LAC – Justin Herbert #6), ushering in new eras for their franchises
- Houston trades superstar WR DeAndre Hopkins to Arizona for former fantasy-stud RB David Johnson causing many fans to question their decision-making process
- No loss of games in its regular season despite Covid-19, becoming the only U.S. major sport to achieve this during the 2020 calendar year
- New postseason format adds an additional wild card team to each conference and changes the bye-week rule so only the #1 seed on each side gains an automatic berth into the divisional round
- Buffalo Bills win their first playoff game since 1995
- Tom Brady relentlessly reaffirms his g.o.a.t. status, leading Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl victory in his first season with the team
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Regular Season Standings
* = playoff participant
Notable League Leaders
QB RATING
Aaron Rodgers
121.5
(TD: 48 INT: 5)
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YARDS RUSHING
Derrick Henry
2027
(5.4 avg.)
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YARDS RECEIVING
Stefon Diggs
1535
(127 rec.)
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SACKS
T.J. Watt
15.0
(53 tkl.)
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INTERCEPTIONS
Xavien Howard
10.0
(pd 20)
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Award Winners
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Justin Herbert (QB)
98.3 QB rating
4336 passing yards
36 TD’s (pass: 31 run: 5) |
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Chase Young (DE)
44 tackles
7.5 sacks
4 forced fumbles
3 fumble recoveries |
Playoff Results
WILDCARD
@Buffalo
(Bills Stadium)
KEY PERFORMER
Josh Allen (QB)
26/35
324 passing yards
2 passing TD’s
54 rushing yards
1 rushing TD
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WILDCARD
@Pittsburgh
(Heinz Field)
KEY PERFORMER
Baker Mayfield (QB)
21/34
263 passing yards
3 passing TD’s
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WILDCARD
@Tennessee
(Nissan Stadium)
KEY PERFORMER
Lamar Jackson (QB)
17/24
179 passing yards
136 rushing yards
1 rushing TD
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WILDCARD
@New Orleans
(Mercedes-Benz Superdome)
KEY PERFORMER
Alvin Kamara (RB)
99 rushing yards
1 rushing TD
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WILDCARD
@Seattle
(Lumen Field)
KEY PERFORMER
Cam Akers (RB)
131 rushing yards
1 rushing TD
45 receiving yards
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WILDCARD
@Washington
(FedExField)
KEY PERFORMER
Tom Brady (QB)
22/40
381 passing yards
2 passing TD’s
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DIVISIONAL ROUND
@Kansas City
(Arrowhead Stadium)
KEY PERFORMER
Travis Kelce (TE)
8 receptions
109 receiving yards
1 receiving TD
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DIVISIONAL ROUND
@Buffalo
(Bills Stadium)
KEY PERFORMER
Taron Johnson (CB)
6 tackles
1 interception
1 defensive TD
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DIVISIONAL ROUND
@Green Bay
(Lambeau Field)
KEY PERFORMER
Aaron Rodgers (QB)
23/36
296 passing yards
2 passing TD’s
1 rushing TD
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DIVISIONAL ROUND
@New Orleans
(Mercedes-Benz Superdome)
KEY PERFORMER
Devin White (LB)
10 tackles
1 fumble recovery
1 interception
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CHAMPIONSHIP
@Kansas City
(Arrowhead Stadium)
KEY PERFORMER
Patrick Mahomes (QB)
29/38
325 passing yards
3 passing TD’s
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CHAMPIONSHIP
@Green Bay
(Lambeau Field)
KEY PERFORMER
Shaquil Barrett (LB)
5 tackles
3 sacks
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Favorite Team Spotlight
W/L: 6-10 (3rd in NFC East)
Offensive Ranking: 23rd
Defensive Ranking: 28th
Special Teams Ranking: 14th
- New head coach Mike McCarthy felt the growing pains during his inaugural season in Dallas, struggling mightily to integrate his philosophy into new surroundings
- Perhaps sensing the impending shipwreck, stalwart TE Jason Witten (who had returned to his longtime vestiges the previous season after a brief retirement) ditched the Boys for the black and silver pastures of the newly minted Las Vegas Raiders
- Franchise QB Dak Prescott suffered a devastating ankle injury in week 5 crippling both him and the team for the rest of the season
- Defeated the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 during week 11’s semi-annual ‘Tude Dude/Indigo Gamer Bowl featuring our 2 favorite squads
- Somehow remained in contention for the pathetic NFC “Least” after a late-season 3 game winning-streak ultimately falling 1 game behind the Washington Football Team at the conclusion
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