Every NFL team has changed their OC since the 2022 offseason.
And for the first time since the 2002 season, the AFC championship will not be played in New England, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Denver, or Indianapolis.
Considering how rare that is, General Motors is delaying production by just a tiny bit of its popular and highly profitable pickups made at Flint Assembly plant so that employees can watch the Detroit Lions NFC Championship game Sunday night.
Speaking of Flint – Flint Minshew, Gardner Minshew II’s dad, named his son Gardner II -- without the existence of a Gardner I.”
An unprecedented second, like when Tom Brady became the FIRST EVER starting Buccaneers QB to sign a second contract with the team.
Maybe that changes with Baker Mayfield. Mike Evans said:
"Baker is a hell of a player and he showed everybody he is criminally underrated."
He earned the recognition, being named the Most Improved Player this season by the Pro Football Writers Association.
Baker Mayfield has faced his fair share of adversity.
"I would love to show up to someone's cubicle and boo the shit out of them."
Ready for this? Cubicles are making a comeback.
“I frankly thought the cube market was dying,” said Brian Silverberg, who sells refurbished and used office furniture. “We have sold more cubes in the last three years than in the five years before,” he said, adding that 2024 would be “bigger than this year.”
Someone leaning into cubicle s Lucas Mundt, a logistics analyst at Simple Modern in Oklahoma City.
He added laminate wood floors and covered the walls with a woodlike adhesive paper. He appended a picture of a window and, although he does not hunt, added two stuffed animals meant to replicate those often found in hunting lodges.
The transformation was a hit in the office. The company’s chief executive, Mike Beckham, was such a fan that he posted photos on social media and gave everyone in the office a $250 allowance — about the amount Mr. Mundt estimated he spent — to redecorate their cubicles.
“If I’m going to spend 40 to 50 hours a week there, I wanted it to feel comfortable and relaxing,” he said. “And I feel at home in the mountains.”
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15: The last time the Lions were in the NFC Championship, Dan Campbell was 15, Brett Favre was a rookie (and teammates with Coach Prime), Christian McAffrey’s dad (Ed) was a rookie, Madden and Pat Summerall were on the call, and Jim Harbaugh was the starting QB of the Bears
91.9: Aidan Hutchinson in his last four games:
🦁 91.9 pass-rush grade (1st)
🦁 8.0 sacks (1st)
🦁 31 pressures (1st)
.695: With Jim Harbaugh back in the NFL, Matt LaFleur no longer holds the highest winning percentage among active coaches
49.1: A peak 49.1 million people watched the final minutes of the Detroit Lions' historic win over Tampa Bay. It was NBC Sports' most-watched NFL Divisional game in 30 years.
37 [TRIVIA]: The 49ers enter Sunday's NFC Championship with 37 all-time wins in the playoffs, tying them with WHICH TWO TEAMS for the most by any NFL franchise?
Quotes
"Hunting at the same time isn’t the same as hunting together. With Brian Callahan, we will be hunting together.”
Titans GM, Ran Carthon, on finding personnel for new Titans HC, Brian Callahan
“Don’t care about anything he says. Anything those guys say on daytime TV, you can skip over that."
Jared Goff abruptly cuts off question on Skip Bayless
“I don't like competing against him at all."
Lamar Jackson on what he likes about competing against Mahomes
"I got a plan. I swear to you... I just need you to trust me, that's all."
Dan Campbell's training camp message to team in 2022
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Picks
Sunday, 1/28 @ 3:00pm
Chiefs (+4.5) at Ravens O44.5
Per Evan Abrams, Mahomes is 8-3 straight-up as an underdog in his career and 5-0 in games where he opened as a ‘dog of three or more points.
Sunday, 1/28 @ 6:30pm
Lions at 49ers (-7) U52.5
Lions defense ranks 24th in DVOA vs deep passing.
49ers QB Brock Purdy just put up the most accurate deep-passing season on PFF’s record (63.8%)
Record
ATS: 46-58-4 (-16.14)
O/U: 37-46-3 (-12.33)
Highlights
Tyler Bass' 44-yard field goal attempt goes WIDE RIGHT
66-year Lions season ticket holder Benjamin Capp reacts to Detroit advancing to NFC Championship
Angry Buffalo Bill's fans throwing snowballs at Mahomes after loss
Allen throws a bomb that goes directly through Diggs' hands