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2017 NFL season
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2017 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration
September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07) – December 31, 2017 (2017-12-31)
Playoffs
Start date
January 6, 2018
Super Bowl LII
Date
February 4, 2018
Site
U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pro Bowl
Date
January 28, 2018
Site
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
← 2016
NFL seasons
The 2017 NFL season, the 98th and current season in the history of the National Football League (NFL), began on September 7, 2017, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the defending Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots 42–27 in the NFL Kickoff Game. The season will conclude with Super Bowl LII, the league's championship game, on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
For the second consecutive year, a team relocated to the Los Angeles metropolitan area, as the former San Diego Chargers announced their intent to relocate to the city in January 2017.[1][2]
Contents
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1 Player movements and retirements
1.1 Free agency
1.2 Trades
1.3 Notable retirements
1.4 Draft
2 Preseason
3 Regular season
4 In-season scheduling changes
5 Regular season standings
5.1 Division
5.2 Conference
6 Notable deaths
6.1 Dan Rooney
6.2 Others
7 Rule changes
8 Head coaching and front office personnel changes
8.1 Head coaches
8.1.1 Offseason
8.2 Front office personnel
8.2.1 Offseason
9 Stadiums
9.1 Atlanta Falcons
9.2 Naming rights
9.2.1 Arizona Cardinals
9.2.2 Denver Broncos
9.3 Relocations
9.3.1 San Diego Chargers' relocation to Los Angeles
9.3.2 Oakland Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas
10 New uniforms and patches
11 Media
11.1 Broadcast rights
11.2 Commercials
11.3 Personnel changes
12 Television viewers and ratings
12.1 Most watched regular season games
13 References
Player movements and retirements[edit]
The 2017 NFL League year began on March 9 at 4:00 p.m. EST. On March 7, clubs were allowed to contact and enter into contract negotiations with the agents of players who became unrestricted free agents upon the expiration of their contracts two days later. On March 9, clubs exercised options for 2017 on players who have option clauses in their contracts, submitted qualifying offers to their restricted free agents with expiring contracts and to whom desire to retain a Right of Refusal/Compensation, submitted a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2016 contracts and who have fewer than three accrued seasons of free agent credit, and teams were required to be under the salary cap using the "Top-51" definition (in which the 51 highest paid-players on the team's payroll must have a collected salary cap hit below the actual cap). The 2017 trading period also began the same day.
Free agency[edit]
A total of 496 players were eligible for some form of free agency at the beginning of the free agency period.[3] Among the high-profile players who changed teams via free agency were cornerbacks A.J. Bouye (from Texans to Jaguars), Logan Ryan (from Patriots to Titans), and Stephon Gilmore (from Bills to Patriots); safeties Barry Church (from Cowboys to Jaguars), Johnathan Cyprien (from Jaguars to Titans), Micah Hyde (from Packers to Bills), and Tony Jefferson (from Cardinals to Ravens); linebackers Jabaal Sheard (from Patriots to Colts), Malcolm Smith (from Raiders to 49ers), and Manti Te'o (from Chargers to Saints); defensive tackles Johnathan Hankins (from Giants to Colts) and Calais Campbell (from Cardinals to Jaguars); offensive tackles Andrew Whitworth (from Bengals to Rams), Kelvin Beachum (from Jaguars to Jets), Matt Kalil (from Vikings to Panthers), Mike Remmers (from Panthers to Vikings), Ricky Wagner (from Ravens to Lions), Riley Reiff (from Lions to Vikings), and Russell Okung (from Broncos to Chargers); offensive guards Kevin Zeitler (from Bengals to Browns), Larry Warford (from Lions to Saints), Ronald Leary (from Cowboys to Broncos), and T.J. Lang (from Packers to Lions); tight ends Martellus Bennett (from Patriots to Packers) and Jared Cook (from Packers to Raiders); wide receivers Alshon Jeffery (from Bears to Eagles), Brandon Marshall (from Jets to Giants), DeSean Jackson (from Redskins to Buccaneers), Kenny Britt (from Rams to Browns), Pierre Garçon (from Redskins to 49ers), Robert Woods (from Bills to Rams), Terrelle Pryor (from Browns to Redskins), and Torrey Smith (from 49ers to Eagles); running backs Latavius Murray (from Raiders to Vikings), Adrian Peterson (from Vikings to Saints), Eddie Lacy (from Packers to Seahawks), and Jamaal Charles (from Chiefs to Broncos); fullbacks Mike Tolbert (from Panthers to Bills) and Patrick DiMarco (from Falcons to Bills); quarterback Mike Glennon (from Buccaneers to Bears).
Trades[edit]
On March 9, the Jacksonville Jaguars traded tight end Julius Thomas to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2017 seventh-round draft pick.[4]
On March 9, the Miami Dolphins traded offensive tackle Branden Albert to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2018 seventh-round draft pick.[5]
On March 9, the Houston Texans traded quarterback Brock Osweiler, a 2018 second-round draft pick and a 2017 sixth-round draft pick to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a 2017 fourth-round compensatory draft pick.[6]
On March 9, the Indianapolis Colts traded tight end Dwayne Allen and a 2017 sixth-round draft pick to the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2017 fourth-round draft pick.[7]
On March 9, the Los Angeles Rams traded defensive end William Hayes along with a 2017 seventh-round draft pick to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2017 sixth-round draft pick.[8]
On March 10, the New Orleans Saints traded wide receiver Brandin Cooks and a 4th round draft pick to the New England Patriots in exchange for a 1st and 3rd round draft pick.[9]
On March 10, the Carolina Panthers traded defensive end Kony Ealy and a 2017 third-round draft pick to the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2017 second-round draft pick.[10]
On March 15, the Baltimore Ravens traded center Jeremy Zuttah and a 2017 sixth-round draft pick to the San Francisco 49ers for their 2017 sixth-round draft pick.[11]
On April 4, the Baltimore Ravens traded defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan and a 2017 third-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2017 third-round draft pick.[12]
On April 26, the Seattle Seahawks traded running back Marshawn Lynch and a 2018 sixth-round draft pick to the Oakland Raiders for a 2018 fifth-round draft pick.[13]
On August 11, the Buffalo Bills traded wide receiver Sammy Watkins and a 2018 sixth-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Rams for cornerback E. J. Gaines and a 2018 second-round draft pick.[14][15] That same day, the Bills traded cornerback Ronald Darby to the Philadelphia Eagles for wide receiver Jordan Matthews and a 2018 third-round draft pick.[14]
Notable retirements[edit]
Anquan Boldin
Josh Cribbs
King Dunlap
Brandon Flowers
Justin Forsett
Doug Free
Percy Harvin
A. J. Hawk
Andre Johnson
James Jones
Terrance Knighton
James Laurinaitis
Jake Long
Robert Mathis
Pat McAfee
Lance Moore
Rob Ninkovich
Jerraud Powers
Tony Romo
Steve Smith, Sr.
Stephen Tulloch
John Urschel
Michael Vick
DeMarcus Ware
Vince Wilfork
Roddy White
At one point, Jay Cutler had also announced retirement, but later rescinded and signed with the Miami Dolphins. Cutler previously played for the Chicago Bears.
Draft[edit]
For more details on this topic, see 2017 NFL draft.
The 2017 NFL Draft was held on April 27–29, 2017 in Philadelphia. The Cleveland Browns selected Myles Garrett with the first overall pick.
Preseason[edit]
Training camps for the 2017 season were held in late July through August. Teams started training camp no earlier than 15 days before the team's first scheduled preseason game.
Prior to the start of the regular season, each team played four preseason exhibition games, beginning on August 10. The preseason began on the evening of August 3 with the 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, that featured the Dallas Cowboys (represented in the 2017 Hall of Fame Class by owner Jerry Jones) who hosted Arizona Cardinals (represented by former quarterback Kurt Warner). It was televised nationally on NBC.[16] The 64-game preseason schedule ended on August 31; a 65th game, that of the 2017 Texas Governor's Cup, was canceled due to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Regular season[edit]
The 2017 regular season's 256 games will be played over a 17-week schedule which began on September 7. Each of the league's 32 teams plays a 16-game schedule, with one bye week for each team. The slate also features games on Monday nights. There are games played on Thursday, including the National Football League Kickoff game in prime time on September 7 and games on Thanksgiving Day. The regular season will conclude with a full slate of 16 games on Sunday, December 31, all of which will be intra–division matchups, as it has been since 2010.
Scheduling formula
Under the NFL's current scheduling formula, each team plays the other three teams in its own division twice. In addition a team plays against all four teams in one other division from each conference. The final two games on a team's schedule are against the two teams in the team's own conference in the divisions the team was not set to play which finished the previous season in the same rank in their division (e.g. the team which finished first in its division the previous season would play each other team in its conference that also finished first in its respective division). The preset division pairings for 2017 will be as follows.
Intra-conference
AFC East vs AFC West
AFC North vs AFC South
NFC East vs NFC West
NFC North vs NFC South
Inter-conference
AFC East vs NFC South
AFC North vs NFC North
AFC South vs NFC West
AFC West vs NFC East
Highlights of the 2017 schedule include:
NFL Kickoff Game: The 2017 season began with the Kickoff Game on September 7, at 8:30 p.m. EDT. The game featured the defending Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots hosting the Kansas City Chiefs.[17] The game was televised on NBC. While the game started off close, the Chiefs flew ahead in the second half to win by a final score of 42-27.
International Series: Four games will be played in London in 2017. The Jacksonville Jaguars will host the Baltimore Ravens at Wembley Stadium on September 24 at 9:30 a.m. EDT (the network will be determined at a later date), and the Miami Dolphins will host the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium on October 1 at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Fox. The Los Angeles Rams will host the Arizona Cardinals at Twickenham Stadium on October 22 at 1:00 p.m. EDT on Fox, and the Cleveland Browns will host the Minnesota Vikings at Twickenham Stadium on October 29 at 9:30 a.m. EDT on NFL Network.[18] Additionally, the Oakland Raiders will host the New England Patriots at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, making this the second consecutive year in which the Raiders will host one of their home games in Mexico City; the game will be played on November 19, with a kickoff time of 4:25 p.m. EST, and will be televised on CBS.[19][20][21]
Thanksgiving Day: As has been the case since 2006, three games will be played on November 23. In the 12:30 p.m. EST, the Detroit Lions will host the Minnesota Vikings on Fox. The 4:30 p.m. EST game will feature the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Los Angeles Chargers on CBS. This will be the Chargers' first Thanksgiving Day game since 1969, and their first Thanksgiving game since they joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. The 8:30 p.m. EST game will feature the Washington Redskins hosting the New York Giants on NBC.[22]
Christmas games: Christmas Day, December 25, falls on a Monday in 2017. When this most recently occurred in 2006, the Sunday afternoon games were played as regularly scheduled on Christmas Eve, while the Sunday Night Football game was moved to Monday afternoon. This year, the Sunday night game was moved to Saturday, December 23. It will feature the Green Bay Packers hosting the Minnesota Vikings at 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC. As was the case in 2016, two games will be played on Christmas Day: The Christmas late-afternoon game will feature the Houston Texans hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers at 4:30 p.m. EST on NBC and NFL Network, while the Christmas night game will feature the Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Oakland Raiders which will be played at 8:30 pm EST on ESPN's Monday Night Football.
New Year's Eve games: The NFL will play a full slate of 16 games on December 31, to conclude the regular season. All of the Week 17 games will be intra-divisional matchups, as they have been since 2010. The college football bowl games usually scheduled for New Year's Eve will instead be played on December 30 (as is always the case when December 31 is a Sunday), and the College Football Playoff semi-finals along with the 2018 NHL Winter Classic will be played on January 1, 2018.
The entire schedule was released on April 20, 2017.
In-season scheduling changes[edit]
The following games were moved or canceled because of severe weather, by way of flexible scheduling, or for other reasons:
Preseason Week 4: Due to the effects of Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area, the Cowboys–Texans game was eventually canceled. The 2017 Texas Governor's Cup preseason game, originally scheduled to be played at Houston's NRG Stadium, was then initially moved to the Cowboys' AT&T Stadium, before the NFL opted instead to cancel the game altogether in order to allow Texans' players and coaches to reunite with their families as well as to assist with the relief efforts.[23]
Week 1: Due to the potential impact from Hurricane Irma, the Buccaneers–Dolphins game was rescheduled to Week 11 (November 19), in which both teams originally had their bye.[24]
Regular season standings[edit]
Division[edit]
AFC East
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Buffalo Bills 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 21 12 W1
Miami Dolphins 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
New England Patriots 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 27 42 L1
New York Jets 0 1 0 .000 0–1 0–1 12 21 L1
AFC North
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Baltimore Ravens 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 20 0 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 21 18 W1
Cleveland Browns 0 1 0 .000 0–1 0–1 18 21 L1
Cincinnati Bengals 0 2 0 .000 0–1 0–2 9 33 L2
AFC South
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Jacksonville Jaguars 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 29 7 W1
Houston Texans 1 1 0 .500 0–1 1–1 20 38 W1
Indianapolis Colts 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–0 9 46 L1
Tennessee Titans 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 16 26 L1
AFC West
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Denver Broncos 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 24 21 W1
Kansas City Chiefs 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 42 27 W1
Oakland Raiders 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 26 16 W1
Los Angeles Chargers 0 1 0 .000 0–1 0–1 21 24 L1
NFC East
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Dallas Cowboys 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 19 3 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 30 17 W1
New York Giants 0 1 0 .000 0–1 0–1 3 19 L1
Washington Redskins 0 1 0 .000 0–1 0–1 17 30 L1
NFC North
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Minnesota Vikings 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 29 19 W1
Green Bay Packers 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 17 9 W1
Detroit Lions 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 35 23 W1
Chicago Bears 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 17 23 L1
NFC South
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Carolina Panthers 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 23 3 W1
Atlanta Falcons 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 23 17 W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
New Orleans Saints 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 19 29 L1
NFC West
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Los Angeles Rams 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 0–0 46 9 W1
Arizona Cardinals 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 23 35 L1
Seattle Seahawks 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 9 17 L1
San Francisco 49ers 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 3 23 L1
Conference[edit]
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Division leaders
1 Baltimore Ravens North 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
2 Buffalo Bills East 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
3 Denver Broncos West 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
4 Jacksonville Jaguars South 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
Wild Cards
5 Kansas City Chiefs West 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
6 Oakland Raiders West 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
In the hunt
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
8 Houston Texans South 1 1 0 .500 0–1 1–1 .000 .000 W1
9 Miami Dolphins East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
10 Cleveland Browns North 0 1 0 .000 0–1 0–1 .000 .000 L1
11 Indianapolis Colts South 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–0 .000 .000 L1
12 Los Angeles Chargers West 0 1 0 .000 0–1 0–1 .000 .000 L1
13 New England Patriots East 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 .000 .000 L1
14 New York Jets East 0 1 0 .000 0–1 0–1 .000 .000 L1
15 Tennessee Titans South 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 .000 .000 L1
16 Cincinnati Bengals North 0 2 0 .000 0–1 0–2 .000 .000 L2
Tiebreakers[a]
Jump up ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
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1 Atlanta Falcons South 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
2 Detroit Lions North 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
3 Los Angeles Rams West 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 0–0 .000 .000 W1
4 Philadelphia Eagles East 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
Wild Cards
5 Carolina Panthers South 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
6 Dallas Cowboys East 1 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
In the hunt
7 Green Bay Packers North 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
8 Minnesota Vikings North 1 0 0 1.000 0–0 1–0 .000 .000 W1
9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
10 Arizona Cardinals West 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 .000 .000 L1
11 Chicago Bears North 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 .000 .000 L1
12 New Orleans Saints South 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 .000 .000 L1
13 New York Giants East 0 1 0 .000 0–1 0–1 .000 .000 L1
14 San Francisco 49ers West 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 .000 .000 L1
15 Seattle Seahawks West 0 1 0 .000 0–0 0–1 .000 .000 L1
16 Washington Redskins East 0 1 0 .000 0–1 0–1 .000 .000 L1
Tiebreakers[a]
Jump up ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Notable deaths[edit]
The following people associated with the NFL (or AFL) have died in 2017.[25]
Dan Rooney[edit]
Dan Rooney was chairman and plurality owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and one of the sons of founding owner Art Rooney, Sr. Having been officially involved with the franchise since 1960, Rooney was a part of all six of the Steelers' Super Bowl victories. In addition to this, Rooney was considered an active and progressive owner in the league's operations, most famously by successfully pushing for the Rooney Rule, an affirmative action policy requiring all NFL franchises to interview persons of color for head coaching vacancies. Concurrently with his role with the Steelers, Rooney also served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 2009 to 2014. Rooney died on April 13 at the age of 84.
Others[edit]
Dave Adolph
Bill Anderson
Ron Billingsley
Dave Brazil
Jack Brumfield
Bill Cox
Andrew Davison
Ed Eiden
Bill Fischer
John Foruria
Tom Graham
Larry Grantham
Ralph Guglielmi
James Hadnot
James Hardy III
Larry Hayes
Mitchell Henry
Aaron Hernandez
Larry Hickman
John Hilton
Claude Hipps
Doug Hogland
Michael Jackson
Derrick Jensen
Cortez Kennedy
Ken Kranz
Yale Lary
Bob Lee
Tony Liscio
Eddie Macon
George Maderos
Mickey Marvin
Clay Matthews Sr.
Paul Mitchell
David Modell
Tom Modrak
Rod Monroe
Quentin Moses
Leonard Myers
Tommy Neck
Babe Parilli
Benny Perrin
Jerry Peterson
Hugh Pitts
Sonny Randle
Len Rohde
Max Runager
Lin Sexton
Jimmy Thomas
Ted Topor
Rick Tuten
Wayne Walker
Ellery Williams
Clarence Williams
Rule changes[edit]
The following rule changes were approved for the 2017 NFL season at the owner's meeting on March 28, 2017:[26]
Defensive players are now prohibited from running toward the line of scrimmage and leaping or hurdling over offensive linemen on field goal or PAT attempts, similar to a change made in college football for the 2017 season. Previously this action was permitted as long as the leaper/hurdler did not land on other players.
Include in the definition of a "defenseless player" receivers tracking the quarterback or looking back for the ball, including inside the legal contact (5 yards from the line of scrimmage) zone.
Egregious hits to the head (similar to the "targeting" rule in NCAA football) will now result in an automatic ejection.
The replay control center will make the final ruling on reviewed plays instead of the game referee, although the referee can still provide input on reviewable plays.
The sideline replay monitor (the "hood") will be eliminated and replaced with a tablet on the field for the referee to review with the replay control center.
Crackback blocks are now prohibited by a backfield player in motion, even if he is not more than two yards outside the tackle box when the ball is snapped.
Make permanent the rule that players who commit two certain types of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties (throwing punches/forearms/kicking, even if they do not connect, directing abusive, threatening, or insulting language toward opponents, teammates, game officials or league officials, and using baiting or taunting acts or words that may engender ill will between teams) in the same game will be automatically ejected.
Extend for a second season the change in the touchback spot after a kickoff/safety free kick to the 25 yard line.
Make actions to conserve time (that usually results in a 10-second runoff) illegal after the two-minute warning of each half/overtime. Previously this only applied in the final minute of each half or overtime.
If a team commits multiple fouls on the same down with the intent of manipulating the game clock, the team will be penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct and the game clock will be reset. This change was made in response to both the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens employing this strategy by intentionally holding the defensive players to allow the game clock to run down or run out (in the case of the Ravens' game vs. the Cincinnati Bengals) during the previous season.
In response to the move of Sarah Thomas from Line Judge to Head Linesman for the 2017 season, the NFL renamed the officiating position of the Head Linesman to "Down Judge".
The following rule changes were approved for the 2017 NFL season at the NFL Spring League meeting on May 23, 2017:[27]
Overtime has been shortened from 15 minutes to 10 minutes for preseason and regular season games. Playoff games will continue to have 15 minutes for overtime periods.
Restrictions on celebrations have been relaxed, removing penalties for group celebrations, going to the ground to celebrate, or using the ball as a prop.
Teams can bring two players back from injured reserve instead of one.
Teams can now cut their preseason rosters from 90 players to 53 on one day, removing the deadline to get the roster down to 75 players before the final preseason game.
Teams will not be required to give candidates for general manager final say over the 53-man roster.
The following will be "points of emphasis" for the 2017 season:[28]
Blindside blocks of a defender in the head or neck area while the defender is in a defenseless position
Low hits on quarterbacks at or below the knees
"Launching" at players by leaving both feet to impact a defender anywhere on his body with the helmet
Contact downfield between receivers and defensive players, closely enforcing both offensive and defensive pass interference or illegal contact/holding
The ban on teams contacting potential coaching candidates until that candidate's team has been eliminated from the playoffs was tabled.
Head coaching and front office personnel changes[edit]
Head coaches[edit]
Offseason[edit]
Team
2016 head coach
2016 interim
2017 replacement
Reason for leaving
Story/accomplishments
Buffalo Bills Rex Ryan Anthony Lynn Sean McDermott Fired Ryan was fired with one week remaining in the 2016 regular season and a 15–16 record with no playoff appearances in two seasons. His twin brother, assistant head coach Rob Ryan, was also dismissed.[29] Ryan signed on as a commentator for ESPN,[30] replacing Trent Dilfer.[31] Lynn began the 2016 season as running backs coach, then moved to offensive coordinator when Greg Roman was fired in week 3, then interim head coach after the Ryans' dismissal. Lynn lost his one game as interim head coach.[32] Former Carolina Panthers' defensive coordinator Sean McDermott was named as the Bills' new head coach on January 11, 2017.[33] Meanwhile, Lynn was hired as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers.
Denver Broncos Gary Kubiak Vance Joseph Retired Kubiak stepped down after two seasons due to health concerns, with a victory in Super Bowl 50 and a 24–10 record, including postseason games.[34] Vance Joseph, who spent the previous season as the Miami Dolphins' defensive coordinator, was hired on January 11, 2017.[35]
Jacksonville Jaguars Gus Bradley Doug Marrone Fired Bradley was fired with two weeks remaining in the 2016 season and a 14–48 (.226) record with no playoff appearances in four seasons.[36] He is expected to join Anthony Lynn with the Chargers, with Bradley as defensive coordinator.[37] Marrone, the Jaguars' offensive line coach, was previously head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2013–14; he went 1–1 in his two games as interim head coach of the Jaguars.[38] On January 9, 2017, the Jaguars announced that Marrone would be named permanent head coach.[39]
Los Angeles Chargers Mike McCoy Anthony Lynn McCoy was fired after four seasons, with one playoff appearance and a 27–37 record.[40] He then joined the Denver Broncos, serving as Vance Joseph's offensive coordinator.
Anthony Lynn was hired as the Chargers' new head coach on January 12, 2017.[41]
Los Angeles Rams Jeff Fisher John Fassel Sean McVay After receiving a two-year contract extension prior to the season, Fisher was fired after going 4–9 through the first 13 games of the 2016 season, and 31–45–1 (.414) in his five-year tenure in St. Louis and Los Angeles. Under his tenure, the Rams never finished better than 7–8–1 (2012) and never reached the playoffs.[42] Fassel, the son of former NFL head coach Jim Fassel, has been the Rams' special teams coach since 2012; he went 0–3 in the interim. On January 12, Washington Redskins Offensive Coordinator Sean McVay was named head coach. Sean McVay is the grandson of former San Francisco 49ers GM John McVay. At the time of his hiring, McVay was age 30, making him the youngest person to become a head coach (excluding the player-coaches of the 1920s) in NFL history.
San Francisco 49ers Chip Kelly Kyle Shanahan Kelly was fired after one season with a 2–14 record.[43][44] Kyle Shanahan, who most recently served as the Atlanta Falcons' offensive coordinator, was named the new coach of the 49ers on February 6, 2017. Due to league anti-tampering rules, the 49ers had to wait until after the completion of the Falcons' playoff run, before formally hiring Shanahan.[45]
Front office personnel[edit]
Offseason[edit]
Team
Position
2016 office holder
Reason for leaving
2017 office holder
Notes
San Francisco 49ers GM Trent Baalke Fired John Lynch Baalke, who spent the past twelve years with the team, informed KNBR-AM in San Francisco on January 1, 2017, that he had been fired.[44][46] On January 29, 2017, Lynch, a former player and broadcaster, was named the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers; it is his first front office position.[47][48]
Jacksonville Jaguars EVP-FO position created Tom Coughlin Coughlin, the team's inaugural head coach, was rehired as executive vice president of football operations on January 9, 2017. He had spent the 2016 season out of football after several years of coaching the New York Giants.
Indianapolis Colts GM Ryan Grigson Fired Chris Ballard Grigson was relieved of his duties as Colts general manager on January 21, 2017.[49] On January 30, 2017, Chris Ballard, who had spent the past four seasons as director of football operations for the Kansas City Chiefs, was named the new GM of the Colts.
Washington Redskins GM Scot McCloughan TBA McCloughan was fired on March 9, 2017, after two seasons with the Redskins.[50] Doug Williams was named senior vice president of player personnel on June 13, 2017.[51]
Buffalo Bills GM Doug Whaley Brandon Beane Whaley was fired the morning of April 30, 2017, immediately following the draft. He had spent seven seasons with the Bills, four of them as general manager.[52] Brandon Beane, who had spent the previous 19 seasons with the Carolina Panthers (most recently as assistant general manager), was hired as the new general manager on May 9, 2017.[53]
Kansas City Chiefs GM John Dorsey Brett Veach Dorsey was unexpectedly fired on June 22, 2017 after four seasons.[54] Brett Veach, who had spent the past four seasons as the Chiefs co-director of player personnel, was promoted to general manager on July 10, 2017.[55]
Carolina Panthers GM Dave Gettleman Marty Hurney Gettleman was unexpectedly fired after four seasons on July 17, 2017.[56] Marty Hurney, who was the Panther's GM from 2002-2012, was rehired as the interim general manager for the 2017 season. The team plans to conduct a search for a permanent general manager after the season ends.[57]
Stadiums[edit]
Atlanta Falcons[edit]
The Atlanta Falcons will play their first season at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, after playing in the Georgia Dome for the previous 25 seasons.
Naming rights[edit]
Arizona Cardinals[edit]
The stadium in which the Arizona Cardinals play their home games is in the process of obtaining a new naming rights agreement. The University of Phoenix, which owns the naming rights to the Cardinals' home field, is planning to terminate the final nine years of a 20-year agreement, but will continue to keep its name on the stadium.[58]
Denver Broncos[edit]
The stadium in which the Denver Broncos play their home games is in the process of obtaining a new naming rights agreement. Sporting goods retailer Sports Authority, which had owned the naming rights to the Broncos' home field since 2011, filed for bankruptcy in March 2016, and liquidated all of their stores.[59] The Broncos bought out the existing naming rights contract with permission from the Delaware District United States bankruptcy court in August 2016.[60] Three months later, the Broncos selected American talent agency WME-IMG to secure a new naming rights partner for their home field,[61] which, to date, still carries the name Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
Relocations[edit]
San Diego Chargers' relocation to Los Angeles[edit]
On January 12, 2017, the San Diego Chargers exercised their option to relocate to Los Angeles as the Los Angeles Chargers. They will be joining the Los Angeles Rams as tenants in their new stadium, Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California when that stadium is complete in 2020. For the time being, the Chargers will play at the 30,000 seat StubHub Center in Carson, California, the smallest venue (in terms of number of seats) the league has used for a full season since 1956.[2]
Oakland Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas[edit]
Main article: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas
On January 19, 2017, the Oakland Raiders filed paperwork to relocate to Las Vegas, Nevada. The NFL officially approved the Raiders relocation to Las Vegas on March 27. Unlike the Chargers, the Raiders will remain at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum through at least the 2018 season (with the 2019 season to be determined) while Las Vegas Stadium is built, with the team moving to Nevada in 2019 or 2020.[62]
New uniforms and patches[edit]
Twenty-five teams transitioned to Nike's new uniform template.[63] While most teams have just transitioned to it without any actual changes to the uniforms themselves, the New Orleans Saints,[64] Cincinnati Bengals,[65] and Los Angeles Rams[66] uniforms are the most noticeable in it, fixing their collars in the process.
The Detroit Lions unveiled new uniforms on April 13, 2017, eliminating all black elements from the uniform and logo. They added a new alternate uniform as well as a new Color Rush uniform.[67]
The Los Angeles Rams announced they would be switching their primary helmets to white and blue, similar to their Color Rush helmets. The team had fans vote on the color of their facemask, which would be white, and the design of their pants, which would be white with a blue stripe. The Rams also announced that they would explore a full rebrand in the near future.[68]
The Cincinnati Bengals will wear a patch to commemorate their 50th season.[69]
The San Francisco 49ers have altered their sleeve striping from 3 stripes to 2 stripes.[70]
The Pittsburgh Steelers will wear a patch to honor their former chairman, the late Dan Rooney, who died in April, at the age of 84. The patch will feature a shamrock, with Rooney's initials "DMR". The last time the Steelers wore a jersey patch was when Art Rooney died in 1988. They also donned a helmet decal to honor Chuck Noll, who died in 2014.[71]
The Dallas Cowboys will wear blue jerseys at home on a more regular basis, marking the first time the team has worn blue jerseys at home outside of Thanksgiving games since the NFL allowed teams to wear white jerseys at home in 1964. Despite the team's well-documented blue jersey "jinx", player preference as well as stronger retail sales of the navy blue jerseys over the white ones have prompted the team's decision. The blue jerseys will be worn for "high-profile" games at AT&T Stadium.[72]
Media[edit]
Broadcast rights[edit]
This is the fourth season under the current broadcast contracts with ESPN, CBS, Fox, and NBC. This includes "cross-flexing" (switching) Sunday Afternoon games between CBS and Fox before or during the season (regardless of the conference of the visiting team). NBC will continue to air Sunday Night Football, the annual Kickoff game, and the primetime Thanksgiving game. ESPN will continue to air Monday Night Football and the Pro Bowl. NBC will also serve as the broadcaster of Super Bowl LII. This will also be the second and final year of the current Thursday Night Football contract with CBS, NBC, and NFL Network. Along with ESPN's simulcasted Wild Card game on ABC, ESPN announced on May 24, 2017 that the 2018 Pro Bowl will also be simulcast on ABC, marking the return of the Pro Bowl to the network for the first time since 2003.[73] For the first 9 weeks of the regular season, ESPN2 will simulcast ESPN Deportes' Spanish-language Monday Night Football broadcasts. The simulcast will end after Week 9 due to ESPN2's Monday-night college basketball broadcasts.[74]
Although never explicitly announced, the league continued the moratorium on its blackout policy, ensuring all games will be televised in the market of their home teams regardless of ticket sales.[75]
In over-the-top rights, Amazon Video acquired non-exclusive streaming rights to the 10 broadcast television Thursday Night Football games for $50 million. These streams will be exclusive to paid Amazon Prime subscribers, in contrast to Twitter, which held the rights to the same package in 2016 and had made those streams free to most of the world.[76][77] Verizon Communications acquired international streaming rights to an NFL International Series game in London between the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars, in a similar arrangement to the 2015 game that was streamed by Yahoo! (which has since been acquired by Verizon). The game will stream on Verizon's video service go90, and co-owned website Complex.[78] Despite the loss of TNF streaming, NFL Network will continue to partner with Twitter for streaming shows, including NFL Blitz Live (which premiered on August 29, 2017 and will run on Monday to Thursday nights through the season), and other video content.[79][80]
This is also the final season of the NFL's current national radio contract with Westwood One.[81]
Commercials[edit]
The league has sought to reduce the number of standard commercial breaks (media timeouts) on its telecasts from 21 to 16, four in each quarter, with each break extended by one additional 30-second commercial. One particular scenario the league sought to eliminate is the "double-up," in which a network cuts to a commercial after a scoring play, then airs the kickoff, and again goes to commercial before play from scrimmage resumes. Under the proposal, the league will allow networks to cut to commercial during instant replay reviews, which it had not been allowed to do before. Commissioner Roger Goodell stated that the changes are being made in an attempt to consolidate downtime between the actual game play so that there are fewer and less noticeable interruptions; he does not expect the changes to have an appreciable impact on the real-time length of a game, which currently clocks in at slightly over three hours.[82]
The NFL will also, as a trial, lift its ban on the broadcast of commercials for distilled spirits during its telecasts. However, they are subject to restrictions; a maximum of four liquor ads may be broadcast per-game, along with two per-pregame and postgame show. These ads may not contain football-related themes or target underage viewers, and must contain a "prominent social responsibility message".[83][84]
Personnel changes[edit]
Tony Romo, who announced his retirement as a player on April 4, 2017, was hired by CBS, and will replace Phil Simms as lead color commentator. Simms and Nate Burleson, who comes over from NFL Network, will replace Tony Gonzalez and Bart Scott on CBS's pregame show, The NFL Today.[85][86] Jay Cutler also announced his retirement from professional football on May 5 and was slated to join Fox as a color analyst for its NFL coverage; he later rescinded that announcement in August and joined the Miami Dolphins.[87] Gonzalez will move to Fox, where he will join Fox NFL Kickoff; upon his departure, Gonzalez stated that he wished to pursue opportunities closer to his home in California, rather than travel to New York weekly to appear on CBS. James Lofton, coming over from radio, will replace Solomon Wilcots as a CBS analyst.[88]
On May 31, 2017, it was announced that Mike Tirico would replace Al Michaels on play-by-play on NBC's portion of the Thursday Night Football package, joined by Cris Collinsworth.[89] The NFL had previously required this role to be filled by NBC's lead broadcast team of Michaels and Collinsworth; Tirico called a limited slate of games in 2016, including several NBC-broadcast games as a fill-in for Michaels (who voluntarily took several games off due to the increased number he was calling that season), and as part of a secondary team for selected games the TNF package.[90][91] He will also succeed Bob Costas as the lead studio host for NBC.[92][93] Due to its proximity to the 2018 Winter Olympics (where he is also succeeding Bob Costas as lead host), Tirico will not participate in NBC's Super Bowl LII coverage.[94]
Beth Mowins was the second woman to call play-by-play for a national NFL broadcast, and was the first to do so since Gayle Sierens in 1987, when she served as play-by-play announcer for the nightcap in ESPN's Week 1 Monday Night doubleheader, with Rex Ryan as her color commentator.[95] In an unusual case of a broadcaster working for two networks in the same season, Mowins will also call a regional game for CBS in Week 3, with Jay Feely as her partner.[96]
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Most watched regular season games[edit]
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2 September 10, 4:25 ET Seattle Seahawks 9 Green Bay Packers 17 Fox 22.8 12.7 Late DH
3 September 7, 8:30 ET Kansas City Chiefs 42 New England Patriots 27 NBC 21.8 12.6 Kickoff Game
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A League of Their Own is a British television comedy panel game created by Paul Brassey and hosted by actor and comedian James Corden.[1][2] It premiered on Sky 1 on 11 March 2010. A regular episode of A League of Their Own sees two teams of three – Blue and Red – competing in a quiz about notable sports along with physical challenges; since the show's debut the captains of each team have been retired England cricketer Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff (Blue) and former Liverpool captain and England midfielder Jamie Redknapp (Red). For the first four series both teams had a regular panellist alongside the captain, journalist and presenter Georgie Thompson (Blue) and comedian John Bishop (Red). As of series 5 only the Blue team has a regular panellist with comedian Jack Whitehall joining Flintoff. Special episodes have also been produced where there is no quiz instead they feature compilations of clips either from recordings that have been broadcast in a series (labelled "The Best Bits from..."), material that was not broadcast (labelled "The Unseen Bits from...") or even from a particular challenge from an individual episode (labelled "The Best of...").
The first series consisted of twelve episodes. The second series consisted of thirteen episodes including a Christmas special. The third series had twelve episodes and saw the first occasion of a regular team captain being unable to attend an individual recording and being replaced by a guest, it also saw the introduction of splitting both "The Best Bits" and "The Unseen Bits" over two episodes therefore having four episodes of compilation clips; this technique was used on and off for future series. The fourth series consisted of ten episodes including an End of Year special. For the fifth series there were eleven episodes. The sixth series had ten episodes. The seventh series had twelve episodes including a compilation episode entitled "Rally Special" focussing solely on the rally car challenge from the series opener. The eighth series consisted of thirteen episodes. The ninth series had twelve episodes. The tenth series will see ten episodes broadcast. As of 10 March 2016, 85 regular episodes and 30 compilations have been broadcast across ten series, 115 episodes have been aired in total.
Contents
Series: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
Scores · Notes · References · External links
Episode list[edit]
Key[edit]
– Episodes with this background, and when the number on the left in the scores column is greater than the one on the right, were won by the Blue team (Flintoff with Thompson up to series four and Flintoff with Whitehall from series 5 onwards)
– Episodes with this background, and when the number on the right in the scores column is greater than the one on the left, were won by the Red team (Redknapp with Bishop up to series four and Redknapp individually from series 5 onwards)
– Episodes with this background, and when the numbers on the left and right are equal, ended in a draw
When a guest is listed in bold with a dagger symbol (†) it means they were team captain for that team in the episode as the regular captain was unable to make the recording
No. = The episode's order in the overall show
Series 1[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Georgie's guest
Jamie and John's guests
Scores
1
01x01 11 March 2010 Neil Morrissey David Haye 9–5
2
01x02 18 March 2010 Alastair Campbell Ruth Jones 12–9
3
01x03 25 March 2010 Neil Morrissey Abbey Clancy 7–8
4
01x04 1 April 2010 Dara Ó Briain Steve Harmison 13–7
5
01x05 8 April 2010 Jack Whitehall Amir Khan 9–8
6
01x06 15 April 2010 Jimmy Carr Karen Pickering 8–5
7
01x07 22 April 2010 Dara Ó Briain Claudia Winkleman 7–8
8
01x08 29 April 2010 Bob Mortimer Tom Daley 4–7
9
01x09 6 May 2010 Ardal O'Hanlon Gabby Logan 6–8
10
01x10 13 May 2010 Stephen Mangan Matthew Le Tissier 9–11
11
01x11 20 May 2010 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 1" N/A
12
01x12 27 May 2010 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 1" N/A
Series 2[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Georgie's guest
Jamie and John's guests
Scores
13
02x01 7 October 2010 Jimmy Carr Lily Allen 11–9
14
02x02 14 October 2010 Chris Evans Tim Henman 9–9
15
02x03 21 October 2010 Rob Brydon Jessica Ennis 4–3
16
02x04 21 October 2010 Jack Whitehall Michael Owen 9–9
17
02x05 28 October 2010 Clare Balding Tinchy Stryder 9–5
18
02x06 28 October 2010 Dermot O'Leary Phillips Idowu 10–11
19
02x07 4 November 2010 Amanda Holden Kevin Pietersen 1–4
20
02x08 4 November 2010 Patrick Kielty Joe Calzaghe 4–10
21
02x09 11 November 2010 Eamonn Holmes David James 9–8
22
02x10 11 November 2010 Jimmy Carr Theo Paphitis 10–9
23
02x11 12 November 2010 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 2" N/A
24
02x12 19 December 2010 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 2" N/A
25
02x13 23 December 2010[fn 1] Ruth Jones Ricky Hatton 6–9
Series 3[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Georgie's guest
Jamie and John's guests
Scores
26
03x01 4 March 2011 Jimmy Carr Phil Taylor 4–4
27
03x02 11 March 2011 Dara Ó Briain Gaël Clichy 5–6
28
03x03 25 March 2011 Lee Mack Rio Ferdinand 7–8
29
03x04 1 April 2011 Clare Balding Boris Becker 6–3
30
03x05 8 April 2011 Jimmy Carr Mike Tindall 3–9
31
03x06 15 April 2011 Robbie Fowler Christine Bleakley 7–9
32
03x07 22 April 2011 Jack Whitehall Amy Williams 5–6
33
03x08 29 April 2011 Kevin Bridges Dermot O'Leary †
Alastair Cook 7–5
34
03x09 6 May 2011 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 3 (Part 1)" N/A
35
03x10 13 May 2011 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 3 (Part 1)" N/A
36
03x11 20 May 2011 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 3 (Part 2)" N/A
37
03x12 27 May 2011 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 3 (Part 2)" N/A
Series 4[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Georgie's guest
Jamie and John's guests
Scores
38
04x01 7 October 2011 Jason Manford Andy Murray 8–6
39
04x02 14 October 2011 Lee Mack †
Frank Lampard Gabby Logan 5–7
40
04x03 21 October 2011 Jack Whitehall Rory McIlroy 6–7
41
04x04 28 October 2011 Phill Jupitus Peter Crouch 8–6
42
04x05 4 November 2011 Jimmy Carr James Anderson 6–7
43
04x06 11 November 2011 David Walliams Gary Neville 9–9
44
04x07 18 November 2011 Jimmy Carr Mark Webber 9–6
45
04x08 16 December 2011[fn 2] Stacey Solomon Gabby Logan 7–5
46
04x09 6 January 2012 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 4" N/A
47
04x10 13 January 2012 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 4" N/A
Series 5[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
48
05x01 20 April 2012 Georgie Thompson Steven Gerrard
John Bishop 8–8
49
05x02 27 April 2012 Louise Hazel Jimmy Carr
Peter Crouch †
John Bishop 7–7
50
05x03 4 May 2012 Jessica Ennis Gabby Logan
Micky Flanagan 8–6
51
05x04 11 May 2012 Zoë Ball Jermain Defoe
John Bishop 4–4
52
05x05 18 May 2012 Mo Farah Clare Balding
David Walliams 5–8
53
05x06 25 May 2012 Ronnie O'Sullivan Christine Bleakley
Jimmy Carr 12–10
54
05x07 1 June 2012 Gabby Logan Graeme Souness
Kevin Bridges 4–4[fn 3]
55
05x08 8 June 2012 Claudia Winkleman Joe Hart
John Bishop 14–12
56
05x09 15 June 2012 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 5 (Part 1)" N/A
57
05x10 22 June 2012 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 5 (Part 2)" N/A
58
05x11 29 June 2012 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 5" N/A
Series 6[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
59
06x01 26 October 2012 Claudia Winkleman Mo Farah
John Bishop 6–3
60
06x02 2 November 2012 Rebecca Adlington Sir Chris Hoy
David Walliams 6–10
61
06x03 9 November 2012 Charlotte Jackson Harry Redknapp
Johnny Vegas 6–4
62
06x04 16 November 2012 Jimmy Carr Jessica Ennis
Micky Flanagan 8–8
63
06x05 23 November 2012 Frank Lampard Shane Warne
Gabby Logan †
Jason Manford 6–8
64
06x06 30 November 2012 Laura Trott Zara Phillips
Micky Flanagan 9–19
65
06x07 7 December 2012 Sarah Millican Victoria Pendleton
John Bishop 4–7
66
06x08 14 December 2012 Vincent Kompany Billie Piper
Lee Mack 9–4
67
06x09 21 December 2012 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 6 (Part 1)" N/A
68
06x10 28 December 2012 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 6 (Part 2)" N/A
Series 7[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
69
07x01 23 August 2013 Amy Williams Edgar Davids
Jimmy Carr 6–11
70
07x02 30 August 2013 Sara Cox Harry Styles
Louis Tomlinson
Niall Horan 13–14
71
07x03 6 September 2013 Sarah Storey Sam Allardyce
David Walliams 9–7
72
07x04 13 September 2013 Paula Radcliffe Chris Ashton
Richard Ayoade 10–9
73
07x05 20 September 2013 Gabby Logan Joleon Lescott
Jon Richardson 9–11
74
07x06 27 September 2013 Matt Smith Perri Shakes-Drayton
Jonathan Ross 13–8
75
07x07 4 October 2013 Richard Ayoade Nicola Adams
David Walliams 6–11
76
07x08 11 October 2013 Alan Shearer Frankie Sandford
Jason Manford 13–12
77
07x09 18 October 2013 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 7 (Part 1)" N/A
78
07x10 25 October 2013 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 7 (Part 2)" N/A
79
07x11 1 November 2013 Compilation episode – "The Best of the Rally Car Special" N/A
80
07x12 8 November 2013 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 7" N/A
Series 8[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
81
08x01 29 August 2014 Frank Lampard Judy Murray
Kevin Bridges 6–7
82
08x02 5 September 2014 Laura Whitmore Andros Townsend
Micky Flanagan 2–9
83
08x03 12 September 2014 Joe Hart Kevin Pietersen
Josh Widdicombe 9–11
84
08x04 19 September 2014 Una Foden Kevin Keegan
Russell Howard 12–11
85
08x05 26 September 2014 Jamie Carragher Kirsty Gallacher
Jimmy Carr 15–14
86
08x06 3 October 2014 Lennox Lewis Christine Ohuruogu
Sean Lock 7–7
87
08x07 10 October 2014 Pixie Lott Robbie Fowler
David Walliams 13–14
88
08x08 17 October 2014 Jenny Jones Gianfranco Zola
Johnny Vegas 8–9
89
08x09 17 October 2014 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 8 (Part 1)" N/A
90
08x10 24 October 2014 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 8 (Part 2)" N/A
91
08x11 31 October 2014 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 8 (Part 3)" N/A
92
08x12 31 October 2014 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 8 (Part 4)" N/A
93
08x13 24 December 2014[fn 1] Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 1–8"[3] N/A
Series 9[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
94
09x01 15 May 2015 Olivia Wayne Ian Poulter
Josh Widdicombe 7–6
95
09x02 22 May 2015 Jennifer Saunders Wojciech Szczęsny
Alex Brooker 8–13
96
09x03 29 May 2015 Jenny Jones
Robbie Savage Anthony Joshua
Jimmy Carr 2–2
97
09x04 5 June 2015 Heather Watson Patrick Kluivert
Trevor Noah 10–8
98
09x05 12 June 2015 Peter Schmeichel Jenny Jones
Josh Widdicombe 8–4
99
09x06 19 June 2015 Amanda Holden John Barnes
Aisling Bea 7–4
100
09x07 26 June 2015 Tom Daley Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Romesh Ranganathan 5–6
101
09x08 3 July 2015 Gabby Logan Kevin Nolan
Micky Flanagan 6–8
102
09x09 10 July 2015 Compilation episode – "The Best Bits from Series 9 (Part 1)" N/A
103
09x10 17 July 2015 Compilation episode – "The Best Bits from Series 9 (Part 2)" N/A
104
09x11 24 July 2015 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 9 (Part 1)" N/A
105
09x12 31 July 2015 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 9 (Part 2)" N/A
Series 10[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
106
10x01 7 January 2016 Melanie C Andy Carroll
David Walliams 7–12
107
10x02 14 January 2016 Aisling Bea
Jade Jones[fn 4] Ashley Cole
Noel Fielding
Aston Merrygold[fn 4] 6–9
108
10x03 21 January 2016 Kate Abdo Aaron Ramsey
Romesh Ranganathan 7–14
109
10x04 28 January 2016 Claudia Winkleman Jimmy Carr
Micah Richards 8–7
110
10x05 4 February 2016 James DeGale Rob Beckett
Denise Lewis 8–7
111
10x06 11 February 2016 Sir Chris Hoy A. P. McCoy
Katherine Ryan 12–6
112
10x07 18 February 2016 Ricky Ponting
Joel Creasey Jon Richardson[fn 5] 19–11
113
10x08 25 February 2016 Nicole Scherzinger Noel Fielding
James Haskell 15–8
114
10x09 3 March 2016 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 10" N/A
115
10x10 10 March 2016 Compilation episode – "The Best Bits from Series 10" N/A
US Road Trip[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie's points
Jack's points
Jamie's points
116
USx01 10 May 2016 7 8 7
117
USx02 17 May 2016 8 4 11
118
USx03 24 May 2016 12 6 4
119
USx04 31 May 2016 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits"
Series 11[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
120
11x01 22 September 2016 Anthony Joshua Roisin Conaty
Rob Beckett 10–15
121
11x02 29 September 2016 Alesha Dixon John McEnroe
Jimmy Carr 4–4
122
11x03 6 October 2016 Johanna Konta Harry Redknapp
David Walliams 13–13
123
11x04 13 October 2016 Niall Horan Kirsty Gallacher
Nick Grimshaw 9–5
124
11x05 20 October 2016 David Baddiel Tony Adams
Aisling Bea 11–9
125
11x06 27 October 2016 Alex Scott Ruud Gullit
Kevin Bridges 8–6
126
11x07 3 November 2016 Judy Murray Daniel Ricciardo
Rob Beckett 6–8
127
11x08 10 November 2016 Joey Barton Katherine Ryan
John Bishop 10–5
128
11x09 17 November 2016 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 11" N/A
129
11x10 24 November 2016 Compilation episode – "The Best Bits from Series 11" N/A
130
11x11 24 December 2016[fn 1] Compilation episode[4] N/A
US Road Trip 2.0[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
131
US2x01 5 June 2017
132
US2x02 12 June 2017
133
US2x03 19 June 2017
134
US2x04 26 June 2017
135
US2x05 3 July 2017[fn 6]
136
US2x06 10 July 2017[fn 6]
137
US2x07 17 July 2017[fn 7]
Series 12[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
138
12x01 10 August 2017[fn 8] Kelly Cates Thierry Henry
Jeff Stelling
139
12x02 14 September 2017 Rob Beckett Dele Alli
Stephen Mangan
140
12x03 21 September 2017 Emma Bunton Mo Farah
Anthony Joshua
141
12x04 28 September 2017
142
12x05 5 October 2017
143
12x06 12 October 2017
144
12x07 19 October 2017
145
12x08 26 October 2017
146
12x09 2 November 2017
147
12x10 9 November 2017
Scores[edit]
Freddie Jamie
Series wins (2 drawn)
6 3
Show wins (12 drawn)
41 40
Notes[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c Christmas special
Jump up ^ End of Year special
Jump up ^ As the game ended in a draw an arm wrestling tiebreaker was played between Whitehall (Blue) and Souness (Red). Souness won making the red team the winners.
^ Jump up to: a b Jones and Merrigold only joined for the Right Guard Challenge
Jump up ^ Whitehall appeared on Redknapp's team in this episode.
^ Jump up to: a b Unseen Bits compilation episode
Jump up ^ Best Bits compilation episode
Jump up ^ Premier League special
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Possessed secures first commission Pick Me". ITV Press Centre. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Jump up ^ Greenwood, Carl (27 August 2014). "James Corden wants A League of Their Own to continue FOREVER like A Question of Sport". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Jump up ^ "A League Of Their Own". comedy.co.uk.
Jump up ^ "A League Of Their Own, Series 11 - Christmas Special". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
External links[edit]
List of A League of Their Own episodes at TV.com
List of A League of Their Own episodes at British Comedy Guide
List of A League of Their Own episodes on IMDb
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