playoffs
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After two narrow wins to begin the season against teams that missed the playoffs last year, the Eagles have now lost two straight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Imagine them playing a tiebreaker, only for the winning team to be told at the end, yeah you’re both moving into the playoffs, we made a deal, the game didn’t count.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In 2013, he pitched a combined 259 innings between the regular season and playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
That is especially true in the playoffs, where starting pitchers have generally been little more than the prologue to a whole parade of relievers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
In 1983, when the two teams met each other in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs in Lubbock, thirty-two thousand five hundred people were in the stands.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
