Falcon RB Bijan Robinson has gained the 3rd most yards from scrimmage before his 24th birthday, in NFL history. Only Christian McCaffrey and Barry Sanders have gained more. Bijan passed Clinton Portis yesterday. The record for most yards from scrimmage before the age of 24 in professional football history is owned by Herschel Walker.
5443 McCaffrey
5391 Sanders
5376 Robinson
5327 Clinton Portis
7115 Herschel Walker
Falcons hung around and got the win in Arizona, thanks to a lucky interception there at the end. Thought for sure the stupid coach’s decision to go for it on 4th down would cost them the game. The Cards were driving for at least a game tying field goal. And of course the game got off to a bad start with a penalty on the opening kickoff. The special teams coach wants to get fancy and direct the kickoff near the sideline. Sometimes the kick goes out of bounds. So the Falcons were down 3-0 right off the bat.
I was so mad after they didn’t convert the 4th down play. Bad decision by the head coach to go for it. Bad play call by the offensive coordinator. Hated that they were going to lose, but at least that would’ve been the nail in the coffin for the coaching staff. Then they got lucky and won.
I am hearing rumors the Falcons want UNC coach Bill Belechik as their new coach. That would be another huge mistake.
I may be old and biased and racist, but I still say Kirk Cousins gives you a better chance at winning than Phenix. Cousins didn’t have the greatest game, but threw two TD passes with one interception and one sack. Cousins isn’t the long term answer, but with Phenix’s tendency for season ending injuries, neither is he. Two critical mistakes by the Falcons GM made in the same offseason. A firing offense.
Also watched the Bills beat the Browns. Cleveland dropped to 3-12, losers of 4 straight games. Only the Raiders have a worse record. The Cleveland QB only threw for 157 yards with 2 interceptions and 2 sacks, with only one TD. Only one NFL QB had a lower rating this weekend. Out of the 44 NFL QBs who’ve played in at least 5 games this year, the current Browns QB has the lowest passer rating.
Friday night we stayed up to watch Bama complete their decisive comeback victory over the Okies. An impressive win. Is Bama back? Of the four playoff teams that won this past weekend, I’d rank them as toughest to best to easiest as Oregon the toughest, followed by Bama, Ole Miss, then Miami as the easiest to beat. My predictions:
ROSE: Bama beats Indiana.
Oregon beats Texas Tech.
SUGAR: UGA beats Ole Miss.
Ohio State beats Miami.
Modern Era players with 20 steals in a year without being caught. The all time MLB record for most seasons stealing at least one base without getting caught belongs to Greg Maddux.
Player SB CS Year Games
Quintin Berry..........21...0....2012.....94
Byron Buxton.........24...0....2025....126
Alcides Escobar.....22...0....2013....158
Kevin McReynolds 21...0....1988....147
Paul Molitor............20...0....1994....115
Trea Turner............30...0.... 2023...155
Chase Utley...........23...0.... 2009...156
Denison: the president of a once-Christian university said, “At our school, you can be as religious as you choose to be.”The same often applies to me: I am as obedient to Jesus as I want to be. If my next step into serving him were easy or obviously beneficial to me, I would have already taken it. What remains in my journey to surrender seems to cost more than it pays. Perhaps you are also being called to do something you’re not doing or stop doing something you are doing. I would imagine that every Christian on the path to holiness faces such a step today. As Oswald Chambers noted in today’s My Utmost for His Highest reading, “Every man is made to reach out beyond his grasp.”
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