The NFC Championship Game will be matchup between a former #1 pick and a former Mr. Irrelevant.
With the 49ers advancing to the Championship Game, Brock Purdy will square off against either Jared Goff or Baker Mayfield with a Super Bowl appearance on the line.
Newton's Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
After last night’s loss to the 49ers, the Packers are now 0-3 all time on National Cheese Lovers Day.
Lost to the Rams 45-17 on 1/20/2002 (Divisional Round)
Lost to the Giants 23-20 on 1/20/2008 (NFC Championship)
Lost to the 49ers 24-21 tonight (Divisional Round)
2013 Was a Big Year for Naming Your Baby ‘Cheese’.
BabyCenter’s data comes from a survey of about 500,000 parents. There are about 4 million babies born in the United States each year. That means 72 babies were named Cheese in 2013.
That doesn’t include Mr. Chuck E. Cheese, who was named (started) by the guy who founded Atari, Nolan Bushnell.
By the way, if you order delivery from DoorDash or Grubhub today for the games, be aware of the “ghost kitchens.”
A ghost kitchen (also known as a dark kitchen or cloud kitchen), is a digital-only restaurant that operates exclusively through food delivery apps, offering food items and drinks from online brands, without a physical storefront or in-person interaction.
For example, Pasqually’s Pizza is Chuck E. Cheese and It’s Just Wings is Chili’s.
If you’re going to eat from Chili's, half the fun is going in. Every restaurant has one upside down picture hanging in it, and it's a challenge to customers to find it.
Racing icon Carroll Shelby helped found the Chili’s restaurant chain.
After Shelby held what is widely recognized as the first organized chili cook-off in 1967, his son-in-law approached him with a proposal for a chili-themed restaurant. Shelby provided funding and curated the menu and design.
Shelby, a successful racing driver and car designer, approached Ford in 1962 with an idea: to transform the cute and sporty Ford Mustang into a fierce racing machine.
The Shelby-Ford partnership has produced some of the most iconic and desirable cars ever made, like the Mustang GT350 and GT500.
The Detroit Lions broke Ford Field's previous sound-level record four times during Sunday's playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams, peaking at 133.6 decibels during player introductions.
That’s equivalent to the sound of a jet engine.
Peter King talking about Ford Field:
"It's gonna be hard for Tampa Bay to go in there. I'm just telling you, that is a special place right now. Been doing this for 40 seasons. That is among the Top 5 combination of atmosphere and game I've ever seen, covering football."
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5: Since 2012, the Green Bay Packers have made the playoffs 9 out of the past 12 seasons. They’ve been eliminated by the 49ers FIVE of those times.
51: Lamar Jackson will get a lot of praise for last night, and rightfully so. But that Ravens defense is crushing it—only 51 yards allowed in the second half, and held the team in the game in the first half.
8: The Ravens have defeated a team with a winning record by 14+ points for the 8th time this season
5: Christian McCaffrey has now played in 5 career playoff games. He’s averaged 108.8 total yards per game and scored a touchdown in all 5 of them. Big game player.
2017 [TRIVIA]: An AFC Championship Game will happen at a venue other than Arrowhead Stadium for the first time since the 2017–18 season. Who were the two starting quarterbacks in that matchup?
Quotes
“That’s why he’s the MVP.”
Texans coach DeMeco Ryans on Lamar Jackson’s huge second half
"I had always wanted to get back into building Legos with my boys and when you're playing football, it was hard to find the time. Then when I got injured, I thought if there ever was a time to do some Legos with the boys, it's now."
Kirk Cousins bought two shopping carts full of Legos' to keep him entertained during achilles recovery
“A lot of cursing.”
Lamar Jackson on his halftime speech to his teammates, urging them to play better football.
“Fred told me I was supposed to get a pick-six, so it was kind of his fault.”
Dre Greenlaw said he knows he should’ve gone down on his second INT return, but blamed Fred Warner
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Picks
Sunday, 1/21 @ 3:00pm
Buccaneers at Lions (-6) O49.5
The Lions have 54% of the bets and 62% of the money: +8% differential
The Over has 65% of the bets and 80% of the money: +15% differential
The Lions offense has been fantastic this season at home and indoors, putting up huge numbers on a regular basis. Since the beginning of last season, Detroit has averaged 30 points per game in domes and has gone over this number in 14 of its last 24 games.
Goff rang up a season-high 353 passing yards in the first meeting vs. Tampa Bay. Detroit enters Sunday tied for the third-best Over record in the NFL.
Sunday, 1/21 @ 6:30pm
Chiefs at Bills O45.5
Both of these teams played in games that had final scores that came in above the total Expected Score in the Wild Card Round.
PIT/BUF 48 total pts vs. 45.2 expected
MIA/KC 33 total pts vs. 31.2 expected
Record
ATS: 45-58-4 (-17.05u)
O/U: 35-46-3 (-14.15u)
Highlights
Dre Greenlaw's 2nd interception sends the Niners to the NFC Championship Game
Lamar fakes the designed QB run and instead floats a pass to Isaiah Likely for a Touchdown
Christian McCaffrey breaks tackles and runs for a touchdown!
Steven Sims 67-Yard Punt Return Touchdown
A ridiculous throw by Jordan Love
Trivia
That matchup was Tom Brady vs. Blake Bortles.