Resting the starters is the substitution of regular players on a sports team with backup players, and it occurs when a team has clinched at least a playoff...

field goal. With the team's playoff seed clinched, head coach Sean Payton chose to rest Brees and other starters in the final game of the season, resulting...

the Cincinnati Bengals in week five, and went on to lose only two more games for the rest of the year (the latter of which was done while resting the...

the 'Garbage Time Theory', which posits that China's future is bound to fail, is more pessimistic than the 'Lying Flat Theory'. Resting the starters Elimination...

football) Two-platoon system (American football) Lefty-righty switch Resting the starters Loomis, Tom (May 13, 1987). "Don't Blame Casey Stengel For Inventing...

2019 season, against the Jets, he was pressed into service as a reserve cornerback, as the Bills were resting the starters and the backups suffered injuries...

while resting the starters. Currently, the NCAA Division I football teams are divided into two divisions – the "football bowl subdivision" (FBS) and the "football...

Bengals and rival Indianapolis Colts resting their starters against the New York Jets after clinching the AFC North and No. 1 AFC seed, respectively. Head...

played three league games in the 2010–11 season – one win, one draw and one loss– with manager Jorge Jesus resting several starters in rounds which brought...

Anderson began the 2014–15 season as the team's lone new player, with the rest of its championship roster intact. The Spurs often rested its starters, resulting...

26, 2022. "Playoff-bound Saints rest key starters in loss to Panthers". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012....

also: resting the starters) The team is protesting against the league. In 2003, St. Bonaventure University's basketball team protested sanctions the NCAA...

experienced in the prior offseason. In Week 18, both the Rams and 49ers made the decisions to rest most starters, as the 49ers had already clinched the number...

being ahead 45–0 in the third quarter—not resting the starters and risking their health, and poor sportsmanship—because "I don't think the 'eye test' and 'people...

contract. Johnson played in the Eagles week 18 loss to the Giants as they rested their starters for the playoffs. In week 3 of the 2024 season, Johnson and...

with the Vikings. Mannion made his debut with the Vikings in Week 17 against the Chicago Bears as a result of the Vikings resting their starters with...

the state championship and refused to compromise the integrity of the match by resting the starters. East Orange vs. Barringer East Orange High School...

Angeles Chargers in Week 17 as head coach Andy Reid chose to rest his starters in preparation for the playoffs. He finished with 51 combined tackles (38 solo)...

loss to the Buffalo Bills. In Week 18, Conner earned his first career start as a safety after head coach Andy Reid elected to rest the starters in preparation...

contributed to the lead as well. With this performance, the Bills would rest their starters. Shortly after doing so, they scored a 69-yard touchdown...

month of the season. In their second leg match against Cornellà, Ancelotti again opted to rest regular starters and give other players a chance. The game...

They rested their starters in the fourth quarter in preparation for their quarterfinal meeting against Brazil, and a possible rematch against the Americans...

17–21 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Andy Reid opted to rest his starters in Week 18 as the Chiefs won 13–12 at the Los Angeles Chargers...

and proceeded to rest their starters for the final two games. After three straight NFC Championship losses, the team beat the Atlanta Falcons by a score...

game of the season, against the 15–0 New England Patriots. With a playoff spot secured, the Giants could have rested their starters for the playoffs...

against the Chicago Bulls on April 18, 2001, Brown rested his starters instead of trying to go for a win, as the Sixers lost to the Bulls, 92–86; had the Sixers...

with the top playoff seed in the National Football Conference (NFC) clinched, the Cowboys decided to rest several starters. They lost to the Philadelphia...

yards and one touchdown—in the final game of the season, while the Eagles rested their starters for the playoffs. After the 2009 season, in which he set...

The team finished with a 17–9 win against the New England Patriots, who were resting the starters in preparation for a playoff run; the win was the first...

match-ups in the final week, in an attempt to discourage playoff-bound teams from resting their starters and playing their reserves. Between 1970 and the 2002...