NFL: ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 404: Not Found

[RingoTheDog]

Checklist

• [x ] I'm reporting a broken site support
• [x ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2019.08.13
• [x ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
• [x ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
• [x ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

Verbose log

youtube-dl.py -v "https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/video/jim-br
own-career-highlights-nfl-legends-19862851"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/video/jim-bro
wn-career-highlights-nfl-legends-19862851']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.08.13
[debug] Python version 3.6.3 (CPython) - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-71727-g46778ab, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[nfl.com] jim-brown-career-highlights-nfl-legends-19862851: Downloading webpage
[nfl.com] jim-brown-career-highlights-nfl-legends-19862851: Downloading player c
onfig
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 404: Not Found (caused by <H
TTPError 404: 'Not Found'>); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug .
Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be
sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 62
7, in _request_webpage
return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2229, in
urlopen
return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 532, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 642, in http_resp
onse
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 564, in error
result = self._call_chain(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 504, in _call_cha
in
result = func(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 756, in http_erro
r_302
return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 532, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 642, in http_resp
onse
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 570, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 504, in _call_cha
in
result = func(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 650, in http_erro
r_default
raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)

Description

url:
https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/video/jim-brown-career-highlights-nfl-legends-19862851

Thanks as always

[AlexDvorak]

~ $ youtube-dl.py -v "https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/video/jim-brown-career-highlights-nfl-legends-19862851"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/video/jim-brown-career-highlights-nfl-legends-19862851']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.08.13
[debug] Python version 3.6.3 (CPython) - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-71727-g46778ab, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[nfl.com] jim-brown-career-highlights-nfl-legends-19862851: Downloading webpage
[nfl.com] jim-brown-career-highlights-nfl-legends-19862851: Downloading player config
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 404: Not Found (caused by <HTTPError 404: 'Not Found'>); 
please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug .
Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be
sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 627, in _request_webpage
    return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2229, in urlopen
    return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 532, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 642, in http_response
    ('http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 564, in error
    result = self._call_chain(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 504, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 756, in http_error_302
    return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 532, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 642, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 570, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 504, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 650, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)

[RingoTheDog]

Another example came up today:

https://www.giants.com/video/coach-shurmur-on-takeaways-from-giants-vs-bills

(appears to be using anvato)

`

youtube-dl.py -v "https://www.giants.com/video/coach-shurmur-on-takeaways-from-giants-vs-bills"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.giants.com/video/coach-shurmur-on
-takeaways-from-giants-vs-bills']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.09.12.1
[debug] Python version 3.6.3 (CPython) - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-71727-g46778ab, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[nfl.com] coach-shurmur-on-takeaways-from-giants-vs-bills: Downloading webpage
[nfl.com] coach-shurmur-on-takeaways-from-giants-vs-bills: Downloading player co
nfig
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 404: Not Found (caused by <H
TTPError 404: 'Not Found'>); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug .
Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be
sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 62
7, in _request_webpage
return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2229, in
urlopen
return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 532, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 642, in http_resp
onse
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 564, in error
result = self._call_chain(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 504, in _call_cha
in
result = func(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 756, in http_erro
r_302
return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 532, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 642, in http_resp
onse
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 570, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 504, in _call_cha
in
result = func(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 650, in http_erro
r_default
raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)`

[AlexDvorak]

@RingoTheDog when posting output from the terminal, please use code blocks for ease of reading