Pro football, explained
How NFL schedules actually get made, and what sixty seasons of them reveal. Every article here is built from verified game data, 1966 to present: home and road records, primetime history, holiday traditions, and the scheduling formula itself. Browse by topic, follow a series, or start from your team.
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One article per franchise, all 32, built on the same verified dataset: home and road records from 1966 forward, decade by decade, with primetime and holiday history woven in. Each entry stands alone; together they form a complete census of how every NFL team has performed where.
Thanksgiving & Holiday Games4The NFL owns Thanksgiving, and the holiday schedule around it keeps growing. These articles cover the tradition's full history: why Detroit and Dallas host every year, how Christmas became a football day, and what six decades of holiday games reveal about the teams that play them.
Primetime History9Monday night, Sunday night, and the games the whole country watched. These articles trace primetime football through the verified record: rivalries built in night windows, franchises that thrived or struggled under the lights, and how the NFL's showcase slots evolved across six decades.
Fan Community Guides6Team-by-team guides to where NFL fans actually gather online: the creators worth following, the podcasts worth hearing, and the communities worth joining. Every listing is individually researched with a recency check — active voices only, no stale aggregator lists.
Formula & Mechanics1How league schedules actually get built: the formulas, constraints, and release rituals that turn a blank calendar into a full season. These articles cover the machinery across sports — who plays whom, when the schedule drops, and the rules working quietly behind every slate.
Scorigami2Every NFL final score that has ever happened, and the ones that never have. These articles come straight from MockSlate's Scorigami count: the league's list of different final scores since 1920, the most common results, the scores that happened only once, and each new one as it arrives.
Schedulegami3 of 32One article per NFL team on the primetime matchups that have never happened: which opponents it has never faced on Monday, Sunday, or Thursday night, how many of the 93 possible matchups are still missing, and the games on this season's schedule that close them. Every number comes from MockSlate's live schedulegami count.
Gamis2Rushigami and Catchigami apply Jon Bois's Scorigami idea to one player's box score: a rushing or receiving line no NFL player had put up in any game since 1999. These articles explain how each tracker works, who creates the most new lines and how rare they have become.
How scheduling works
The formulas, rules, and constraints behind every schedule.

CBS or FOX: How the NFL Decides Who Broadcasts Your Team
Why your team's game is on CBS or FOX, how NFL cross-flexing works, why you get two games on one network, and who calls the top game in 2026.

Who Has to Give Up a Home Game for International Football? The Rules, Explained
Jacksonville has surrendered a home game to London twelve seasons running. Dallas never has. The rules that decide which fans lose a Sunday — and the 2026 vote that just took away every team's ability to say no.

How Is the NFL Schedule Determined? The Formula, Explained
Every NFL game follows one public formula: six division games, four against an AFC division, four against an NFC division, three set by standings.
Release dates
When schedules drop — history, patterns, and what to expect.

We Studied ProGrid's 2026 Standalone-Game Grid (@NerdingonNFL): What It Gets Right About How the NFL Thinks
ProGridSports and OzzyNFL tracked every 2026 leak in real time on one shared grid. Here's what watching it fill reveals about how the NFL assembles its season.

When Does the 2027 NFL Schedule Come Out? Release Date History and What to Expect
The full 2027 NFL schedule will almost certainly drop in the second week of May 2027 — here's the release-date history since 2018 and the pattern behind it.
History & traditions
View all 21 →Holiday slates, broadcast eras, and how we got here.

Titans New Stadium: Will the New Nissan Stadium Open in Primetime in 2027?
Every new NFL stadium since 2008 hosted a primetime game in its first week. What that means for the Titans' new Nissan Stadium opener in 2027.

What Is Rushigami? New NFL Rushing Lines Since 1999
A rushigami is a rushing line, yards and TDs in one game, that no NFL player had put up since 1999. How the chart works, why they're rare, and who has the most.

What Is Catchigami? New NFL Receiving Lines Since 1999
A catchigami is a receiving line, catches, yards and TDs in one game, that no NFL player had put up since 1999. How the chart works and who creates the most.
Team guides
Opponents, matchups, and scheduling history, team by team.
Data & rankings
View all 13 →Best, worst, most — the numbers behind the slate.

NFL Practice Facility Grades: Every Team, 2023–2026
Every NFLPA practice facility grade for all 32 NFL teams in 2025 and 2026, sortable by locker room, training room, training staff, weight room, and strength coaches, plus the MockSlate Facility Score ranking.

Rams Home & Road Records: Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Back
The Rams are 262-197-3 at home and 220-241-5 on the road since 1966 — a top-six road franchise across three cities and six home stadiums, from the Coliseum to Anaheim to St. Louis to SoFi.

Vikings Home & Road Records: Four Stadiums, One Cold-Weather Truth
The Vikings are 303-158-3 at home since 1966 — 5th in the NFL, one spot ahead of Green Bay — across four stadiums. The Met vs. the domes, seven perfect home seasons, and the December splits.
Fan community
View all 6 →The people covering the games — podcasts, channels, and fan communities.

The Evolution of ThatsGoodSports: How Brandon Perna Became Football's Comedy Channel
From editing early YouTube hits in LA to a fake sports desk in Denver: how Brandon Perna built ThatsGoodSports into the NFL's comedy channel, one Broncos heartbreak at a time.

The Best Lions Podcasts & YouTube Channels in 2026: A Fan's Guide
A fan's guide to the people covering the Detroit Lions in 2026 — the SB Nation institution, two daily shows, and a live-streaming crew that skips the hot takes. Grouped by what you're in the mood for, not ranked.

The Evolution of Voch Lombardi (2015–2026): Film School for Cowboys Fans
How a former offensive lineman turned a YouTube hobby into one of the most respected film voices in Cowboys media — and ended up co-founding a network with a Super Bowl-winning scout.
Browse by team
Every team’s articles live on its team page, next to its schedule data and quizzes.
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