1.Tom Brady will play the Saints for the third time this season – he has played a team three times in a season twice before:
2006 – Jets…..1-1 regular season / win in playoffs (beat Mangini)
2010 – Jets…..1-1 regular season / loss in playoffs (feet)
2020 – Saints..0-2 regular season / ?
2. Steve Lyons games played at each position:
Pitcher…….2
Catcher……4
First………115
Second…118
Third…….229
Short……….6
Left……….59
Center….237.
Right……..43
3. NFL Stuff
* Last nine playoff games: Pittsburgh 3-6 / Seattle 3-6 (both coaches not Hall of Fame worthy)
* “Genius” Mike Vrabel decision to punt from Ravens 40 yard line was considered the worst coaching decision of the year by analytics people (reduced their chance to win by 1 4%)
* How to finish strong Ben – Steelers started the season 11-0 – ENDED 1-5
4. Drew Bledsoe in postseason: 6 TD to 12 INT
5. Top five Celtic free throw shooters – minimum 100 attempts – no Larry Bird or Bill Sharman:
Sam Vincent…………..116-125…..928
Brad Wannamaker…..150-164…..915
Ray Allen………………..973-1064..914
Wally Szczerbiak……..228-254….898
Isaiah Thomas……….1182-1130…889
6. Gordon Hayward – guess it wasn’t a fit:
* Last Three years at Utah…..20.3 points per game
* Three years at Boston……..13.9 points per game
* Charlotte so far………………22.5 points per game
7. Amazing Stats – Stanley Morgan had more Patriot career receiving yards (10,352) than Terry Glenn, Deion Branch and Hart Lee Dykes combined (10,307)
8. Old School – I believe Alabama could beat the Patriots (better QB, skilled positions, front seven on defense) – From 1934 to 1974 – College All Stars played NFL champion:
* Pros were 31-9-2
* MVP always given to college team – winners included Larry Czonka, Billy Kilmer, Ray Guy
9. Just a Little Bit Outside – Inventions in Massachusetts (onlyinyourstate / Globe / Masslive)
* Telephone…………….Boston
* Sewing Machine……Boston
* Facebook……………..Cambridge (Harvard)
* Rubber Tires…………Woburn
* Toll House Cookies..Whitman
* Tupperware…………..Leominster
* Disposable Razor…..Boston
* Revolver……………….Worcester
* World Wide Web……Cambridge (MIT)
* Transistor Radio…….Cambridge (MIT)
* Black Box……………..Cambridge (MIT)
* Dictionary………………Springfield
* Synchronized Clock..Ashland
* Envelope………………Springfield
* Fluff……………………..Somerville
* Fire truck………………Springfield
* Game of Life…………Springfield
* Basketball…………….Springfield
* Liquid Fueled Rocket..Auburn
* Monopoly………………Salem
* Typewriter……………..Worcester
10. Randomocity
* Tim Thomas before Tuukka Rask / Tiant before Clemens / Brady before anyone / Vinatieri before Gostkowski / Sam Jones before Paul Pierce
* If you like real crime tv series – The Ripper on Netflix
* Kyrie will be paid $65mm for the last two years by the Nets – he has played in 27 of 84 games (32%) and has been paid $24,058,446 for the games he has missed
* Creamsicle – over-rated
* Joey then Chandler then Rachel then Monica then Phoebe then Ross
* Standing Room Only – under-rated
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