Scorigami

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In sports, a Scorigami (a portmanteau of score and origami) is a scoring combination that has never happened before in a sport or league's history. The term was coined by SB Nation sportswriter Jon Bois in 2016 and most commonly refers to scores in American football, particularly in the National Football League (NFL), due to the unusual point values in football compared to other team sports.[a][2] However, other sports have referenced the term as well.[3] Since the term's inception, an internet program has tracked every Scorigami in NFL history.[1] As of January 2021, there have been 1,066 unique scores.[citation needed] The most recent Scorigami occurred on January 10, 2021, when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 48–37.[citation needed]

Bois and other media observers have noted the tendency of the Seattle Seahawks under head coach Pete Carroll to create Scorigamis; Bois dubbed Carroll "the wizard of modern Scorigami, without question."[2] From 2011 to 2019, the Seahawks had at least one Scorigami every season.[4][5] One of the Seahawks' Scorigamis during this period occurred in Super Bowl XLVIII, when they defeated the Denver Broncos 43–8.[6] Carroll himself has acknowledged his team's frequent Scorigamis, saying after another game with a unique score, "That's ridiculous. I don't know how that happens. I'm thrilled that that happened again, for no reason" and joking to reporters that "It's just something we've been working on in the offseason."[7]

In 2020, Major League Baseball saw its first Scorigami since 1999, when the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 29–9.[3]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Under current NFL rules, certain scores, such as 1–1, 5–1, and 7–1, are impossible.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Day, Lewin (January 22, 2020). "Scorigami Bot Charts NFL History In The Making". Hackaday. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Bois, Jon (December 7, 2016). "Chart Party: Scorigami, or the story of every NFL final score that has ever happened". SB Nation. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Werle, Andy (September 10, 2020). "For 1st time since '99, a score not seen before". MLB. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Musgrove, Kole (December 3, 2018). "Seahawks continue bizarre 'Scorigami' streak under Pete Carroll". USA Today. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Alexander, Mookie (January 18, 2020). "The "Scorigami" streak is over for the Seahawks". SB Nation. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Whitney, Ched (January 31, 2019). "Will Super Bowl Scorigami Happen Again?". Gaming Today. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll jokes about scorigami: 'It's something we've been working on in the offseason'". NFL. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

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