all he's lost he shall regain
MNF! Week 6
It’s Monday, which means there are a lot of NFL players waking up sore today.
The Monday after playing 78 snaps in an overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders guard Sam Cosmi woke up so sore and stiff he couldn’t turn his neck. To glance behind him or look to the side, he had to turn his entire upper body.
“It’s always the next day,” he said. “You wake up and feel like you were just pushed down a hill and kept rolling. You feel like crap.”
Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison would pay to have an acupuncturist, a dry needlist, massage therapists and chiropractors travel to wherever he is in season, costing an estimated $300,000 a year.
Terry McLaurin recently got an in-home sauna to help with his recovery.
Another physically demanding job is a firefighter, and nobody knows that better than the father of Cowboy’s Head Coach, Mike McCarthy .
Joe McCarthy, was a firefighter for the Pittsburgh Fire Bureau and an officer for the Pittsburgh Police.
He also owned a bar and grill that provided postshift fuel for workers at a couple of nearby steel mills.
A steelworker might be lifting and moving heavy objects (potentially over 50 pounds) repeatedly throughout an 8-hour shift.
Maybe that’s why there is precedent for successful football players who were former steel workers:
Mike Ditka (Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints): Ditka grew up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, a town known for its steel mills. His father worked in a mill, and Ditka himself worked in one for a summer after high school.
Mean Joe Greene (Pittsburgh Steelers): Greene was one of the most feared defensive players in NFL history, and he was known for his aggressive style of play. He also worked in a steel mill for two summers after high school.
Speaking of Mean Joe Green, in 1979 he was in a commercial where he trades his jersey for a bottle of Coke from a young fan:
This eventually was used as the inspiration for a a movie, where Billy’s father is killed in a steel mill accident and Billy is taken in by the Steelers. (Billy is played by Henry Thomas aka Elliott from E.T.)
The movie features appearances by several other Steelers players, including Franco Harris, Terry Bradshaw, and Lynn Swann.
The movie's theme song, "The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid," was written and performed by Kenny Rogers.
The movie was remade in 1991, starring Gary Busey as Mean Joe Greene.
The movie was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1982, for Outstanding Children's Program and Outstanding Writing in a Children's Program.
If you need something to watch before the Monday night game, here you go!
Numbers
116: The Lions are 5-1, have beaten the defending champs and won their last 4 games by a combined score of 116-56.
17: Jared Goff had 353 passing yards, 2 TDs, no INTs, a 107.5 rating in the Lions' 20-6 win at TB. Goff has 17 career games with at least 350 passing yds, tied with Andrew Luck for 4th most over first 8 career seasons in NFL history. He trails only:
Mahomes (21)
Marino & Stafford (18)
50: The Browns have given up 1,002 yards through 5 games this season. That is the fewest ANY NFL team has given up through 5 games in over 50 years.
10 [TRIVIA]: Brock Purdy has lost his first regular season start, after winning his first 10. Who holds the record for most regular season wins without a loss to start a career?
Quotes
"Through these first six weeks, we've played a gauntlet of quarterbacks. I know we haven't gotten all wins, but we've embarrassed all of them."
Jets HC, Robert Saleh
“I couldn’t believe he threw it.”
Zach Wilson regarding Jalen Hurts final interception to Tony Adams.
"Justin Pugh, straight off the couch."
Justin Pugh introduces himself in his SNF intro for his first game since being elevated off the practice squad
"All I can say is donuts on me all week. You come in tomorrow? There's gonna be donuts. Tuesday? Donuts. Wednesday? Donuts. Thursday? Donuts. Friday? Donuts. Saturday? Donuts. Sunday? Donuts, then probably Monday donuts when we come back."
Laken Tomlinson
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Picks
Monday, 10/16 @ 8:15pm
Cowboys (-1.5) at Chargers
Record
ATS: 16-18 (-1.82)
O/U: 9-8 (+0.91)
Highlights
Overhead view of the missed hold call at the end of the Giants-Bills game
Craig Reynolds delivers devastating block on Amon-Ra's touchdown
Goff throws a bomb to Williams for the touchdown!
Tyreek Hill touchdown celebration.
View from the phone