playoff game
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“What defensive back would jump that route in a playoff game, with reckless abandon? It just didn’t make sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
None has won a playoff game since Yale’s Sam Mele for the Minnesota Twins in 1965.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Chargers — who open the season by hosting the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 13 — haven’t won a playoff game since 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
In a 2023 regional playoff game in San Diego, Birmingham trailed Del Norte 28-24.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
A week later, Carter easily won its third playoff game against Lufkin, 31-7.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
