The next episode of the Bills/Chiefs rivalry.
The rising phenom Jayden Daniels.
I can’t wait.
Except, well, I have to.
And so do you.
This is Sports Staturday.
NFC North Postmortem - Did the Bears 4D chess win the North?
Did the NFC just become the pro version of the SEC?
Zero total playoff wins.
That’s how this is supposed to go.
And the 2013 group only had two teams in the playoffs.
This year’s NFC North had three.
To no surprise, the answer is no.
Is this the biggest loser spin ever as a Bears fan?
That’d be Sammy Baugh in 1937.
Sammy came to play to going 18/33, 335 yards (3/1 TD/INT).
Sure, there were injuries.
But some of these guys were probably fans the team snuck in to give a few plays a go.
Not the case in Detroit.
And look at the other teams around them.
Then you have the Bucaneers and the Bills with 36.
This brings me to the point of this stat.
“Injuries aren’t an excuse” is a really dumb sports slogan.
I think we all know this too.
But everytime I hear it I roll my eyes.
Why not just admit it?
What’s the big deal?
Do you really think the backups don’t know they’re not as good as the starters?
Look at Philly down there.
Healthy as can be.
An undrafted rookie trying to make his name after playing special teams the entire year.
In the playoffs none the less.
And he botches his out cut.
Maybe back on special teams.
But he might be a new edition to my phantoms of the kickoff.
Let’s see what’s going on in hoop ball.
There was a lot of heat in Miami regading the return of Jimmy Butler.
Palpable heat as it turns out.
It’s one thing to have palpable dread going into a game.
Maybe you’re about to play Michael Jordan in his prime.
Or Draymond Green after he hasn’t been suspended for a while.
Or you have to deal with the court graphics during the in-season tournament.
Whatever it is, it’s usually not regarding a star player on your team.
But that’s Jimmy Butler.
Even so - it doesn’t seem like Jimmy’s been as detached on the court as was dreaded.
OK one last NFL thing to get you ready for Sunday.
Turns out, only John Elway had a better run.
But the real interesting thing is the Patriots and Chiefs.
Not to mention the many other supporting stats from the blog.
But that was a megablog.
So I’ll keep it to that.
That’s all for this week.
That’s what sports is all about!
