The Kenny Pickett era is underway. Or so it seems. After a six-point first half produced four punts, a turnover and two field goals against the New York Jets, the Pittsburgh Steelers benched Mitchell Trubisky in favor of their rookie quarterback. He threw an interception on his first possession, but backed up the turnover with consecutive scoring drives. But the Jets rallied with two unanswered touchdowns to secure a 24-20 win. After the game, head coach Mike Tomlin declined to name a Week 5… Source link
Read More »Landon Collins secures wild interception of Jalen Hurts
You’ve never seen an interception quite like this. Landon Collins made one of the plays of the NFL season early in Tuesday’s NFC East tilt between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Football Team. With the Eagles facing third-and-1 on their first possession, quarterback Jalen Hurts looked to tight end Dallas Goedert in the flat. Hurts hit his target, but Goedert couldn’t corral the ball, which bounced off his hands as he turned upfield. The ball appeared to hit the turf before the… Source link
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MMA Weekly Kevin Holland’s brutal knockout tops UFC 256 performance bonuses The UFC closed out its 2020 pay-per-view events with a fight card that suffered from several title bouts dropping off, but which delivered when it came to action come fight time. There were numerous candidates for the UFC 256 performance bonuses, including both the Fight of the Night honors and the Performance of the Night awards, for which fighters receive a $50,000 bonus. Performance of the Night: Kevin… Source link
Read More »Carson Wentz follows up bad roughing call with worse interception
Almost everyone was struggling in the first half of Sunday’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. Even the officials. Late in the second quarter, Cowboys pass rusher Randy Gregory got flagged for roughing Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz. Gregory hit Wentz as soon as he released the football. It wasn’t a late hit, nor was it a blow to the head. How is this roughing? He got flagged for what officials deemed a low hit on this play: This kind of roughing penalty is intended to… Source link
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