Scorigami
In sports, a scorigami (a
Overview
The term was coined by
A notable feature of the chart that Bois created was the highly unlikely possibility, not yet fulfilled, of a team ending a game with a single point due to the potential for the defense to score a
Since the term's inception, a Twitter bot has tracked scorigamis in the NFL.[6] Bois and other media observers have noted the tendency of the Seattle Seahawks under head coach Pete Carroll to create scorigamis;[7] Bois dubbed Carroll "the wizard of modern Scorigami, without question".[2] From 2011 to 2018, the Seahawks had exactly one scorigami per season.[8][9] Carroll himself has acknowledged his team's frequent scorigamis, joking to reporters 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. It's just something we've been working on in the offseason."[10]
Scorigamis in other sports are occasionally noted. On September 9, 2020, Major League Baseball (MLB) had its first scorigami in 21 years, a 29–9 victory by the Atlanta Braves over the Miami Marlins—the previous scorigami for an MLB game had been a 24–12 win by the Cincinnati Reds over the Colorado Rockies on May 19, 1999.[11] Additionally, scorigamis for the VFL/AFL (Australian rules football) are also tracked on Twitter.[12]
The concept has also been extended to weather, with first-time occurrences of combinations of daily maximum and minimum temperatures at a location being termed "weathergami".[13][14]
References
- ^ Rogers, Joshua (September 6, 2021). "What Does Scorigami Mean in the NFL and Where Does It Come From?". HITC. United Kingdom. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Whitney, Ched (January 31, 2019). "Will Super Bowl Scorigami Happen Again?". Gaming Today. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Eagles' win over Tampa Bay ended with score that's never happened in NFL history". September 2023.
- ^ Breech, John (December 31, 2023). "Ravens' blowout win over Dolphins ends with final score that's never been seen before in NFL history". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ Day, Lewin (January 22, 2020). "Scorigami Bot Charts NFL History In The Making". Hackaday. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ Alexander, Mookie (October 2, 2022). "Seahawks Rediscover the Art of Scorigami". Field Gulls. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Musgrove, Kole (December 3, 2018). "Seahawks Continue Bizarre 'Scorigami' Streak Under Pete Carroll". USA Today. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ Alexander, Mookie (January 18, 2020). "The "Scorigami" Streak is Over for the Seahawks". Field Gulls. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll Jokes about Scorigami: 'It's Something We've Been Working on in the Offseason'". National Football League. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Werle, Andy (September 10, 2020). "For 1st Time Since '99, a Score Not Seen Before". Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "AFL scorigami".
- . Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved November 28, 2023.