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What are the odds? Try zeroIn his NFL head coaching debut, Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett’s pall extended beyond football notoriety. On the same night Quinta Brunson accepted her Emmy for outstanding writing for a comedy series over the still body of Jimmy Kimmel, Hackett played dead during what should have been ...

Famous kneecap-biting Lions are tired of getting kicked in the butt with 60-yard field goalsLast Sunday, the Detroit Lions were moments away from their first victory of the 2021 NFL season, the first of new head coach Dan Campbell’s career. They led the Ravens 17-16 with only three seconds left on the clock. Then, Justin Tucker, the most accurate kicker in the history of the NFL trotted ou...

Watching the Lions do what they do in person never fails to amazeDETROIT – For sure, the Detroit Lions are getting good at this....

The Sports Personalities Affected by Coronavirus

As the coronavirus continues its march, ravaging families and communities worldwide, the sports world finds itself at a crossroads, forever changed by the pandemic’s reach and left wondering how to proceed. The following is a look at some of the players, staffers, and personalities — and their famil...

Was Sebastian Janikowski's 63-Yard Field Goal The NFL's <em>Longest</em> 63-Yarder?

We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....