Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack
Payrolls of the eight baseball teams still playing:
? New York $249,788,488
? Los Angeles $222,115,000
? Houston $214,090,057
? Atlanta $158,026,375
? San Diego $151,453,350
? Oakland $95,455,433
? Miami $73,114,200
? Tampa Bay $72,489,233
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 210,013
PLEASE wear a mask when you go out.
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Armadillo: Tuesday's Den: Nobody asked me, but??
13) Kansas City 26, Patriots 10:
? New England travelled to Kansas City Monday morning, played their #2-3 QB?s.
? Patriots had two empty trips to red zone; QB Hoyer was then replaced by Stidham.
? New England ran ball for 185 yards, but turned it over four times.
? KC won its first four games, scoring 29.3 ppg- they?re first team EVER to start out 4-0 four years in a row.
? Chiefs gave up 526 YR the last three weeks, 175.3/game.
? KC is 19-10 ATS in its last 29 games as a home favorite.
12) Green Bay 30, Falcons 16:
? Falcons are 0-4; they led one game 26-10 with 7:00 left, led 29-10 at halftime in another game. Coach?s job has to be in jeopardy.
? Atlanta has been outscored 84-46 in second half of games.
? Home side won last seven series games.
? Green Bay won its first four games, scoring 43-42-37-30 points.
? Three of four Packer games went over the total.
? Packers covered eight of last 11 games as a home favorite.
11) Houston Texans fired coach Bill O?Brien after their 0-4 start; Romeo Crennel is the interim coach. O?Brien had a 52-48 regular season record, with five winning seasons out of seven, but there has long been a power struggle within the Texans about personnel control, so the trade of DeAndre Hopkins, and subsequent 0-4 start, sealed O?Brien?s fate.
10) Dallas Cowboys? defense has allowed 15 TD?s on their opponents? last 37 drives- that?s not good. On the bright side, Dak Prescott is the first NFL player ever to pass for 450+ yards three games in a row.
9) Can?t remember an NFL game where both teams had 30+ first downs; Cleveland had 33, Dallas 35 in the Browns? 49-38 win Sunday.
8) Only two players ever have won an NBA championship with three different teams; Robert Horry, John Salley. Lebron James would become the third if the Lakers win this year.
7) Word of the Day: quisling
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a quisling is ?a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.?
The word originated in Norway, where a guy named Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian military officer, politician, and Nazi collaborator in the 1930?s.
6) Not often a football team runs the ball for 300+ yards, let alone 400+; Kentucky ran it for 407 yards in their 42-41 overtime loss to Ole Miss Saturday.
On Signing Day next February, when college teams are announcing their new recruits, Ole Miss better have signed a hell of a lot of kids who play defense- they need ?em.
5) In 2007, Michigan State?s football team had three QB?s on its roster who started NFL games this weekend: Brian Hoyer, Kirk Cousins, Nick Foles.
4) Before Saturday, the last time Oklahoma lost a football game at Iowa State was 1960, a couple months before my first birthday.
3) Baseball happenings over the last few days:
? Phillies demoted GM Matt Klentak, after the team spent a boatload of $$$ the last few years but never made the playoffs. Philly had the worst bullpen in the majors this year and they failed to re-sign free agent-to-be C JP Realmuto.
? Angels told GM Billy Eppler to take a hike; in five years under Eppler?s watch, the Halos went a combined 332-376 (.469), with no winning seasons, even though the Angels have the best player in baseball on their team. Pitching still matters.
? Washington Nationals fired their pitching coach, who was surprised by the move.
2) Houston 10, A?s 5:
? Tide turned when Houston scored four unearned runs in top of the 6th.
? Alex Bregman has homered in a playoff game on October 5 four years in a row.
? Weird watching an A?s-Astros game and seeing batboys wearing Dodger uniforms.
1) New York 9, Tampa Bay 3:
? Cole went six innings, got his first win in eight career starts vs Tampa Bay.
? New York scored 31 runs in its first three playoff games.
? Stanton hit a grand slam in the ninth inning.
Payrolls of the eight baseball teams still playing:
? New York $249,788,488
? Los Angeles $222,115,000
? Houston $214,090,057
? Atlanta $158,026,375
? San Diego $151,453,350
? Oakland $95,455,433
? Miami $73,114,200
? Tampa Bay $72,489,233
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 210,013
PLEASE wear a mask when you go out.
**********
Armadillo: Tuesday's Den: Nobody asked me, but??
13) Kansas City 26, Patriots 10:
? New England travelled to Kansas City Monday morning, played their #2-3 QB?s.
? Patriots had two empty trips to red zone; QB Hoyer was then replaced by Stidham.
? New England ran ball for 185 yards, but turned it over four times.
? KC won its first four games, scoring 29.3 ppg- they?re first team EVER to start out 4-0 four years in a row.
? Chiefs gave up 526 YR the last three weeks, 175.3/game.
? KC is 19-10 ATS in its last 29 games as a home favorite.
12) Green Bay 30, Falcons 16:
? Falcons are 0-4; they led one game 26-10 with 7:00 left, led 29-10 at halftime in another game. Coach?s job has to be in jeopardy.
? Atlanta has been outscored 84-46 in second half of games.
? Home side won last seven series games.
? Green Bay won its first four games, scoring 43-42-37-30 points.
? Three of four Packer games went over the total.
? Packers covered eight of last 11 games as a home favorite.
11) Houston Texans fired coach Bill O?Brien after their 0-4 start; Romeo Crennel is the interim coach. O?Brien had a 52-48 regular season record, with five winning seasons out of seven, but there has long been a power struggle within the Texans about personnel control, so the trade of DeAndre Hopkins, and subsequent 0-4 start, sealed O?Brien?s fate.
10) Dallas Cowboys? defense has allowed 15 TD?s on their opponents? last 37 drives- that?s not good. On the bright side, Dak Prescott is the first NFL player ever to pass for 450+ yards three games in a row.
9) Can?t remember an NFL game where both teams had 30+ first downs; Cleveland had 33, Dallas 35 in the Browns? 49-38 win Sunday.
8) Only two players ever have won an NBA championship with three different teams; Robert Horry, John Salley. Lebron James would become the third if the Lakers win this year.
7) Word of the Day: quisling
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a quisling is ?a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.?
The word originated in Norway, where a guy named Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian military officer, politician, and Nazi collaborator in the 1930?s.
6) Not often a football team runs the ball for 300+ yards, let alone 400+; Kentucky ran it for 407 yards in their 42-41 overtime loss to Ole Miss Saturday.
On Signing Day next February, when college teams are announcing their new recruits, Ole Miss better have signed a hell of a lot of kids who play defense- they need ?em.
5) In 2007, Michigan State?s football team had three QB?s on its roster who started NFL games this weekend: Brian Hoyer, Kirk Cousins, Nick Foles.
4) Before Saturday, the last time Oklahoma lost a football game at Iowa State was 1960, a couple months before my first birthday.
3) Baseball happenings over the last few days:
? Phillies demoted GM Matt Klentak, after the team spent a boatload of $$$ the last few years but never made the playoffs. Philly had the worst bullpen in the majors this year and they failed to re-sign free agent-to-be C JP Realmuto.
? Angels told GM Billy Eppler to take a hike; in five years under Eppler?s watch, the Halos went a combined 332-376 (.469), with no winning seasons, even though the Angels have the best player in baseball on their team. Pitching still matters.
? Washington Nationals fired their pitching coach, who was surprised by the move.
2) Houston 10, A?s 5:
? Tide turned when Houston scored four unearned runs in top of the 6th.
? Alex Bregman has homered in a playoff game on October 5 four years in a row.
? Weird watching an A?s-Astros game and seeing batboys wearing Dodger uniforms.
1) New York 9, Tampa Bay 3:
? Cole went six innings, got his first win in eight career starts vs Tampa Bay.
? New York scored 31 runs in its first three playoff games.
? Stanton hit a grand slam in the ninth inning.
