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Week 18! Thanks for the great season!
Derrick Henry has his 3rd career 1,500-yard rushing season. Only players with more:
Barry Sanders 5
Walter Payton 4
Edgerrin James 4
Eric Dickerson 4
Best known for his stiff arm, the scary thing is, Henry doesn’t just have one stiff-arm technique. He has three. We saw one last night:
Bobby Ramsay, who was his coach at Yulee High School in Florida, described them:
One of Henry’s stiff arms as a “social distancing” move, where Henry leaves his long arms stretched out in advance of contact, keeping defenders away.
Another is the “it’s time to go to bed, son” move where a defender makes the mistake of going for Henry’s waist, only to have Henry push down on the defender’s helmet, like a father patting his son’s head.
For the Norman play, Henry employed what Ramsay called the “barroom get the heck away from me” move. It’s a version of the stiff arm reserved for when a defender is already in proximity, and it is not nearly as easy as Henry makes it look.
Arms are usually the most commonly broken bones among adults. If broken, most bones will re-grow and repair themselves, with the help of a cast to keep them straight.
The hands (including the wrists) are the body part with the most bones.
Each hand has 27 bones, and together they have 54 bones. That represents over 25% of the total amount of bones in the human body.
“In ancient times, it was thought that there was a vein in your finger on your left hand that ran straight to your heart,” explains Bernadette Chapman, founder of the UK Alliance of Wedding Planners. And the heart, of course, was thought to be the center of our emotions. So ancient Romans called this vein the vena amoris, Latin for “vein of love.”
The history of wedding rings dates back to ancient Egypt, as archaeologists have found evidence in hieroglyphics that brides would wear a ring, according to the BBC.
Egypt Tyrone Allen (born July 28, 1964) is a former American football strong safety who played one season for the Chicago Bears.
In September of his senior year, Allen was one of 7 TCU players who publicly revealed that they had received cash in exchange for signing to play football with TCU.
As soon as the payments were made public in September 1985, Allen and the other players were made ineligible to play (as per NCAA rules) and were removed from the team, though their scholarships were guaranteed through 1987.
Allen and two other players sued the University in 1985, indicating that they had thought the payments were sanctioned by the University since one of the involved alumni, Richard Lowe, was a member of the TCU Board of Trustees, as well as a former TCU football player.
In 1985, Allen's father was quoted as saying, “I wish an alumnus would offer me something.”
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Numbers
12: The only NFL stadium that Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt hasn’t played in during his illustrious 12 seasons is Levi’s Stadium, which just happens to be the site of Watt’s final game today.
14: The Jaguars are the first team in NFL history to make the playoffs following consecutive 14-loss seasons.
4: Bills S Damar Hamlin’s 4-year, $3.64M contract contains a standard split to pay him at a lower rate if he lands on Injured Reserve. This week, he was placed on IR. However, sources say Buffalo has worked out an agreement with the NFL and NFLPA to pay him in full.
1: Patrick Mahomes concludes his MVP campaign with 5608 total yards (NFL record) and 45 total TD (1st in NFL).
595: The Raiders, Broncos, & Chargers total money spent in the offseason: $595 million Total wins against the Chiefs in 2022: 0
7: Andy Reid clinched the No. 1 seed for the sixth time as a head coach tonight. Only Bill Belichick has clinched the No. 1 seed more often since playoff seeding was first instituted in 1975 (7 times).
0 [TRIVIA]: This team made history – every single one of their opponents this season lost its next game (if they’ve played the following week): 0-15.
Quotes
“Putting love into the world comes back 3xs as much… thankful for everyone who has reached out and prayed. This will make me stronger on the road to recovery, keep praying for me!”
“I think one person was broken. It wasn’t us.”
Marvin Jones on the notion the Jaguars were broken after last year with Urban Meyer.
“Moreover, Davis’ angst is growing. Allegiant Stadium continues to be more of a friendly home for visiting fans than the great home field it was for years in Oakland.”
“After playing there two games ago… it affirmed my previous notions… No amount of money could get me there 🤢🤢🤢”
Cameron Jordan in response to being asked to come to Cleveland
“We call it ‘Snow Globe’ because we drew it up right before Christmas. We actually practiced it kind of messing around and Coach Reid was like, ‘I like that.’ So we put it in the game plan and it worked, but we had a holding penalty, so we didn’t get a touchdown.”
Patrick Mahomes
Picks
1pm
Patriots (+8.5) at Bills
34% of the bets and 50% of the money is on the Patriots: +16% differential
Panthers at Saints (O41.5)
52% of the bets and 55% of the money is on the Over: +3% differential
Vikings (-7) at Bears
The Vikings have 67% of the bets and 84% of the money: +17% differential
Ravens (+9) at Bengals
48% of the money, and 22% of the bets are on the Ravens: -26% differential
Buccaneers (+4) at Falcons
The Bucs have 68% of the bets and 31% of the money: -37% differential
Cardinals (+14.5) at 49ers
The Cardinals have 46% of the bets and 61% of the money: +15% differential
Cowboys at Commanders (+7.5)
Commanders have 46% of the bets and 80% of the money: +34% differential
4:25pm
Giants (+16.5) at Eagles
The Giants have 73% of the bets and 66% of the money: -7% differential
Chargers (+3) at Broncos
The Chargers have 52% of the bets and 16% of the money: -36% differential
Record
ATS: 55-59-2 (-8.95)
O/U: 16-29 (-14.44)
Highlights
Trivia
With the Raiders’ loss to KC, the 49ers have officially made NFL history: Every single one of SF’s opponents this season lost its next game, if they’ve played the following week. 0-15. That’d never happened before. Might be a testament to 49ers’ uniquely physical style