67-Year-Old Christie Brinkley Preps For The Beach, Cowboys Fans In Full Meltdown Mode & Dawgs Fan Smells Diaper
How was that for the opening weekend of the NFL Playoffs?
Have I mentioned how much I love the NFL playoffs? I'm not just saying that because MY Bengals finally won a game. I cannot get enough of the chaos associated with the playoffs on a yearly basis. I can't get enough of Joe Burrow's ridiculous glasses, Bills fans throwing dildos, Cowboys fans melting down (scroll down for more of that), Tom Brady, 44, winning again and now Bills Mafia heading to Arrowhead to attempt to take out Jackson Mahomes.
And Wild Card Weekend isn't even over! Tonight, Matthew Stafford will attempt to do something he's never done -- win a playoff game. Win tonight and you go to face Brady on his home turf. Drama on top of drama.
Even with scumbag Roger Goodell and his scumbag social justice warriors in the New York office, this is still the best drama in entertainment. Soccer nerds will infiltrate the emails and claim that some Euro soccer league offers 100X more drama. Nonsense. Go away, nerds.
Sunday observations:
• I was able to get a much-deserved nap during the Eagles-Bucs game thanks to Brady and an inept Eagles offensive coordinator. It felt incredible. The electric fireplace was pumping out the heat. My trusty blanket did its job and my son turned down the can lights to the perfect setting and it was automatically lights out on a Sunday afternoon before DeVonta Smith had received a single target. Thank you, Tommy and the Tampa defense.
• Tony Romo was out of control. I don't know if it was nervousness over the Cowboys losing another playoff game or what, but the guy was all over the place. Perhaps he watched Brees' Saturday performance and the pressure is mounting on the NFL golden mic golden boy.
• How did the Steelers win 9 games? That deserves a full investigation and then a five-part 30 for 30. I can't tell you guys how bad I want that franchise to bring Ben back to start in 2022 while molding the team's future starter. I need to see more dead duck football come out of that guy's hand.
• I don't know how I'd ever go back to a single-TV setup. I had the playoffs and Sony Open on the TVs all day. And while I'm at it, I'm not sure I need to go to the bar with the guys to catch any games. That ship has sailed.
• Jimmy G. has had one of the more interesting NFL careers. With Sunday's win, he now has as many playoff wins (3) as guys like Dan Fouts, Bernie Kosar, Boomer Esiason, Jim McMahon and Warren Moon. Meanwhile, Jimmy G. has two touchdown passes and four INTs over his four playoff games. Yet there he was after Sunday's game being interviewed by Tracy Wolfson looking like a million dollars and smiling.
This is also a good time to remind everyone that Joe Flacco has TEN(!) playoff victories.
• Let's move along to my other passion early in 2022 -- duckpin bowling! I mentioned Saturday morning that I'm developing an addiction to the sport and wrote about how I have to believe there's a Screencaps reader who's an expert on the sport who can help me.
It took just over 24 hours to hear from a Screencaps reader who has big-time experience in the sport.
Bob S. writes:
As you slide forward at final approach to foul line the ball is behind you. At this point is when you should be staring directly at the gap or " pocket" next to the headpin. Never take your eyes of your destination point. Bring the ball straight down and release. After the ball has left your hand continue to bring your hand straight up through the destination point. The follow through is all important. Never take your eyes off you're aiming point, bring your hand up through aiming point. STRIKE!!!!
Sincerely, Bob S. Ex-National champ in the NDYA, National Duckpin Youth Association 1975 and full-time geezer now
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Thank you for this advice, Bob. The eyes thing is exactly what I needed to hear. Find a focus point and go at it. This reminds me of the advice Big Red Machine legend Tony Perez would give at high school baseball clinics he would conduct at Riverfront Stadium. "See the ball, hit the ball," Perez said every single year. I heard Big Doggie give that speech to us kids multiple times and he never failed to deliver.
• Dave writes:
Is it really on its way to a museum or is it secretly heading to Texas for a chili cook-off?
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/01/14/worlds-largest-cast-iron-skillet-Tennessee-highway/8331642191385/
• This has to be the third time Mark W. in Tennessee has emailed me about it snowing at his house. Meanwhile, here in NW Ohio, we haven't had measurable snow since November. The local weather guy I trust just said this morning that it looks like we'll be clear through Feb. 1.
I'm starting to forget how to use a snow shovel.
Mark writes:
Your weather has gotten loose and is running around in my yard. Please come get it.
• Murph writes:
Want to see a Texas chili guy's head explode? How about this little nugget on the Texas Roadhouse menu.
I fully expect these guys to launch an initiative to remove Texas from the chain's name...or worse.
Get your popcorn ready.
• Luke in Utah wants to have a few words with me over this tweet:
• Luke writes:
Joe, we got beef. Tom Silva vs Holmes and you're taking Holmes? Bro! One is a know it all douche who tells homeowners how everyone who has ever worked on anything did it wrong. The other, Tommy Silva is an unassuming legend who has been showing us how it's done my entire life. I'm 40.
I grew up so annoyed when the old man would watch This Old House when I wanted him to turn on Saturday morning sports or anything besides This Old House. Now I watch the show religiously as my kids loathe it. The world comes back around. The only difference is the beauty of the DVR. But I ain't watching Holmes on Homes. Now if the debate was between Tommy Silva or Norm Abram, the debate would be on. Both sides could be carefully analyzed. Keep up the good work!
Content idea:
The recent debate between the Russian and Magnus Carlson in Dubai. It was even on NBC Sports before they axed the channel.
• The chili debate just won't end and Ryan W. did his best to infuriate the Texas chili community with this email:
I was worried the Texans would hunt you down and force-feed you Busch NA’s for eternity for daring to mention chili with beans. However here is a picture of some real chili (with beans). Yes it was delicious and no it was not stew. I ate it with a six-pack of Lone Star beers just to rub it in.
• And that's plenty for a Monday morning. It's time to hammer out some posts, figure out what I'm making with the black & bleu burgers for the kids and then it's back underground for more playoff action. If you're in the southeast, enjoy the snow. It's just another cloudy day here near the Great Lakes. It's another perfect day to do some blogging.
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