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Participating teams franchise navboxes on playoff pages

See 2021–22 NFL playoffs as an example. Doesn't this violate WP:BIDIRECTIONAL?-UCO2009bluejay (talk) 21:29, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, removing them also avoids the WP:TCREEP there. —Bagumba (talk) 22:12, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@TheGoodGeneral 1: keeps adding them to historical articles.-UCO2009bluejay (talk) 03:20, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Windy City Miracle

I just like to get some more eyes (and opinions) on this new article, called Windy City Miracle. I can't find a single source calling it that and most of the sources used don't even link to a direct story about it, so most of it looks like OR, anyway. As exicting as it was, I get the feeling the article's author simply borrowed the term for last night's game in hopes it would catch on. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 18:03, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't agree more. Please nominate it for WP:AfD, similar to 2025 Kansas City Chiefs–Los Angeles Chargers game (see discussion above and nomination). Assadzadeh (talk) 18:18, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

At least somebody could just add some more information to the page (Game summary, the Final Play, Box score and Aftermath) HarryPotter2011 (talk) 18:47, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Since you created the article, perhaps you should add the missing information. In the meantime, I have nominated it for WP:AfD. Assadzadeh (talk) 19:53, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

After the exciting Wild Card game between the Packers and Bears, where the Bears overcame an 18-point deficit, now may be the time to create an article about the Windy City Miracle (or whatever the media decides to call it). Assadzadeh (talk) 05:07, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, an exciting game to be sure, but that's typical playoff football. We don't create articles on "exicting games". They have to be notable in their own right. As such, there aren't many games with their own article. This won't be one, either. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 15:02, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Is Vaughn Bryant WP:N?

When I created Chicago State Cougars football today, a redlink popped up. The source says he was an NFL player. this source says he had 2 years in the league. I usually like to do bios where I feel connected through past schools or cities of residence. It is not clear to me that I should feel connected to this guy. If anyone can show this guy is N, feel free to pop up an article.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:17, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

According to PFR, he was drafted in the fourth round by the Lions, but he doesn't have a page, so I'd guess he never actually got into a game. It's not out of the question there's WP:SIGCOV out there, though. Hatman31 (he/him · talk · contribs) 21:31, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That page has a link to his college stats. Most notable thing is that he was 2nd and 4th in the Pac-10 in interceptions during his two seasons as a DB. Oddly, he had more TDs in his two seasons as a DB than his season as a WR. Don't know about sigcov.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:52, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I poked around newspapers.com a bit. The Lions cut him out of training camp; he never made the full roster. The Dolphins signed him to their practice squad on September 2 and cut him a week later. No full-length pieces about him that would count for significant coverage. Mackensen (talk) 01:38, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Mackensen thanks for giving it a go. Definitely not far enough up the N hill, although I understand why he would be grouped in with former NFL athletes in the press. Does that search rule out passing WP:LOCAL. I.e, A person who played in the PAC-10 as a freshman at Wide receiver probably was a star athlete in high school. Do we know where he went to high school? He could have been a high school All-state player somewhere. Maybe he chose football over another sport he also starred in, which could have been a local story. Also, a 4th round NFL draftee in smaller markets (depending on where he went to high school) can be the subject of where is he now stories. Also, 2nd and 4th in Interceptions makes me wonder if he was he ever All-PAC-10 honorable mention? Also, have we ruled out 2nd tier leagues, (Canada, Indoor, spring/summer)? Also, since I initiated this with a source crediting him with two years in the league, he must have come back for someone else's camp the year after he was drafted and/or been taxi squad for a second year.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:56, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In 1995, he was with the Jets during the preseason and then signed to the Eagles practice squad. Here are some other sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 15:44, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like @WikiOriginal-9 clipped a lot of the same sources. I can add one more: [10]. So, he's from Detroit, went to St. Mary's Preparatory, graduated from Stanford, bounced around NFL practice squads for two years, played in the Arena Football League and maybe NFL Europe, got a master's from Northwestern, and went on from there. It's an interesting life. What's missing are more sources like that San Francisco Chronicle piece about him and his brother. There's not enough to write a proper article. An in-depth profile from the Chicago Tribune, for example, about his social work. Mackensen (talk) 15:54, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Astros1962

I've noticed that User:Astros1962 has been changing the header lines of the game summaries in various team season articles. It's not clear to uninitiated readers why such a colour change would be warranted, since there's no explanation provided in these articles. I suggest that these articles simply use the team's primary colours for that season, rather than expecting readers to work out that these random colours actually refer to the uniforms the team wore in that game. – Pee Jay 15:20, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This appears to be games in which teams wear alternate jerseys. I oppose this as well, it should be uniform throughout the entire season. I have personally reverted this change on the Browns' page several times due to the orange-on-brown being significantly more difficult to read than the standard white-on-brown. Frank Anchor 16:35, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will refrain from doing this in the future then. Astros1962 (talk) 18:38, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Any chance you could help us out by going back through your changes and restoring the previous versions? – Pee Jay 00:54, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair to that user, I have seen several instances of this on historical season articles, and even those in CFB.-UCO2009bluejay (talk) 20:22, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I've also seen it, and in theory it could be a good idea, but without sufficient explanation of the colours, it just comes across as a bit random. – Pee Jay 00:55, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. If anything it seems a bit WP:CRUFTish, and possibly WP:OR. UCO2009bluejay (talk) 03:21, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rivalry articles

Can someone explain why all of the rivalry articles are semi protected indefinitely? The reason for the protection doesn’t seem valid and I think unprotections should be in order. Chargers2025 (talk) 16:23, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The reason for the protections is due to disruptive edits changing the colors on the "results" tables to teams' former colors for previous seasons, despite longstanding consensus that it should remain one color per team (to easily differentiate results between the two teams, which is the intended purpose of having the colors). FInite protection was originally implemented, but disruptive edits started again after this ended, resulting in the current indefinite protection. Frank Anchor 16:34, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As Frank Anchor said, frustrating and time consuming POV pushing on colorschemes led to that. Leading up to it, there was plenty of discussion, reversions, talk page warnings, etc. After a certain point, the time wasted cleaning up things takes away from editors' ability to improve articles. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:38, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You can refer to Wikipedia:Requests for page protection § Current requests for reduction in protection level, which also has some general background.—Bagumba (talk) 21:23, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Roster template error - reserve designation

Future contracts are starting to be signed now that we're in the offseason, and for some reason when I put "|Futures" in their name like we're supposed to do and what the template usually allows for, it outputs the player's number, not "(Futures)" like it's supposed to do. See Template:Indianapolis Colts roster. Did someone mess with the template? If so, please rectify asap. Jrooster49 (talk) 17:11, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Zonovan Knight#Requested move 11 January 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Zonovan Knight#Requested move 11 January 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. HurricaneZeta^C 00:40, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]