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Ridgewood NJ, Sunday afternoon was a rough one for NFL fans in North Jersey as Optimum service experienced scattered outages, leaving many unable to watch their favorite teams in action. Giants and Jets fans in particular found themselves frustrated as early afternoon games became inaccessible due to the disruptions.
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East Rutherford NJ, Jets and Giants fans can skip the driving and parking with NJ TRANSIT’s BetMGM Meadowlands Rail Line service to MetLife Stadium. Beginning this Sunday afternoon, September 8, with the Giants hosting the Minnesota Vikings, and continuing through the season, NJ TRANSIT will be offering train service on the BetMGM Meadowlands Rail Line to and from Secaucus Junction for every Jets or Giants home game.
Continue reading NJ TRANSIT READY TO KICK OFF THE NFL REGULAR SEASON AT METLIFE STADIUM
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East Rutherford NJ, playing on the grand stage of an MetLife stadium brought out the best in Ridgewood’s flag football team on Saturday night. A fortunate bounce and perhaps a bit of divine intervention also played a role.
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Ridgewood NJ, During his tour of the 32 NFL organizations throughout the 2023 regular season, Lloyd Howell, the executive director of the NFL Players’ Association, attentively listened to players’ concerns spanning a wide array of issues. With a membership comprising approximately 2,000 individuals, reaching a consensus to address any single matter can prove challenging.
Continue reading Consensus Among NFL Players is Grass Over Turf
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Ridgewood NJ, come Meet Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders .Coach of the Univ. of Colorado & the only player in sports history to play in both the Super Bowl & World Series. Photo Op & includes a Pre-Signed, bookplate copy of ELEVATE AND DOMINATE Wednesday, March 13th at 6:00pm .
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Ridgewwood NJ, the 2024 Super Bowl is set to kick off on Sunday, February 11th, hosted at Allegiant Stadium in vibrant Las Vegas. Flashing back to the inaugural showdown on January 15, 1967, held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where the Green Bay Packers clinched victory over the Kansas City Chiefs with a commanding 35-10 score.
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Ridgewood NJ, Atlanta Falcons kicker and Ridgewood Ex-Pat Younghoe Koo has achieved a milestone, surpassing the field goal percentage record in NFL history with an impressive 39-yard kick. This accomplishment solidifies Koo, a former standout from North Jersey, as the new record holder with an outstanding 90 percent success rate, based on a minimum of 100 attempts.
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Ridgewood NJ, Jets and Giants fans can skip the driving and parking with NJ TRANSIT’s BetMGM Meadowlands Rail Line service to MetLife Stadium. Beginning this Sunday night, September 10 with the Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys and continuing through the season, NJ TRANSIT will be offering train service on the BetMGM Meadowlands Rail Line to and from Secaucus Junction for every Jets or Giants home game.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Philadelphia Eagles are fan favorites to win Super Bowl LVII when they take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday. The one-time champion Philadelphia Eagles (Feb. 4, 2018) will face the two-time winner Kansas City Chiefs (Feb. 2, 2020 and Jan. 11, 1970). The Eagles have a 1-2 win-loss record in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs are 2-2.
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Ridgewood NJ, watching football is a pastime embedded into American culture. Even people who don’t care for the sport much still tune in to watch the annual “big game.”
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Philadelphia PA, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants, to reach the NFC Championship Game for the first time since their 2017 Super Bowl-winning season . The highlighted the gap between North and South Jersey.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood alum and former Ridgewood Maroons Kicker Younghoe Koo was named NFL special teams player of the month for December and January. This was Koo’s second player of the month honor. He joins Matt Ryan, Morten Andersen and Matt Bryant as Falcons to earn their respective awards twice. Koo converted all 12 of his field goal attempts over the last five Falcons games, including one from 50-plus yards and he hit the game-winner as time expired to beat the Arizona Cardinals
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Fans of the franchises that represent New York in the NFL have had a rough time supporting their favorite team when they compete on the gridiron.
The glory years of the New York Giants appear to be a distant memory, while the New York Jets have also struggled to have any notable success for over a decade. Given how passionate New Yorkers are for the teams that represent the Big Apple, their loyalty truly has not been rewarded in the NFL.
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East Rutherford NJ, Jets and Giants fans can skip the driving and parking with NJ TRANSIT’s rail service to MetLife Stadium. Beginning last Sunday, September 11 with the Jets hosting the Baltimore Ravens and continuing through the season, NJ TRANSIT will be offering train service on the BetMGM Meadowlands Rail Line to and from Secaucus Junction for every Jets or Giants home game.
Continue reading Regular NFL Season Rail Service to MetLife Stadium has Resumed
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Ridgewood NJ, former Ridgewood High School star Younghoe Koo became one of the league’s top kickers during his three-year run with the Atlanta Falcons. Koo and the Falcons have agreed to terms on a five-year extension worth $24.25 million, $11.5 million of which is guaranteed. He is now the second-highest paid kicker in the National Football league, trailing only Baltimore Ravens’ Justin Tucker.
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