A Hail Mary and two-point conversion by the Eagles led to a brutal bad beat for bettors

This is a Hall of Fame bad beat.

There are many times in sports that remind me that I’m glad I don’t bet on games anymore.

That happened again Monday night in such incredible fashion at the end of the Seahawks-Eagles game… because WOW, this was something.

The Eagles were underdogs at home by 6.5 points. Trailing by 14 points with less than 15 seconds to play in the game, Carson Wentz lofted a Hail Mary into the end zone. The ball deflected off a receiver’s hands and was caught one-handed by Eagles tight end Richard Rodgers as he fell to the ground.

That touchdown made it an 8-point game with 12 seconds left. But then instead of kicking an extra point the Eagles for some reason went for two points and got it.

That led to a six-point loss for the Eagles and a really bad night for anyone who bet on the Seahawks to cover the spread.

Check out this final play:

Here’s the two-point conversion:

Scott Van Pelt nailed it:

I’d hate to be this person:

Gamblers were stunned:

 

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Seahawks WR DK Metcalf leads league in receiving yards at 1039

During the Week 12 win, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf became the league-leader in receiving yards with 1039 on the year.

The Seattle Seahawks earned themselves a 23-17 win Monday night over the Philadelphia Eagles and second-year wide receiver DK Metcalf was a big part of the victory equation.

During his impressive performance in Week 12, Metcalf set a number of personal bests. First, he became just the ninth player in franchise history to log a 1000-yard season.

Metcalf finished his outing against the Eagles logging 10 receptions on 13 targets for 177 yards and a long of 52 for a career-best night.

Finally, through 12 weeks of the NFL regular season, Metcalf now leads the league in receiving yards at 1039 on the year . . . and his best is likely yet to come.

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Watch: Richard Rodgers comes down with 2nd Hail Mary!

Richard Rodgers now has a pair of Hail Mary! grabs in his NFL career

A player would be thrilled to catch one Hail Mary! After Monday night, Richard Rodgers can say he has turned the miraculous trick twice.

The second one wasn’t as dramatic since the game wasn’t on the line. It was impressive, nonetheless, as Rodgers wound up with the ball on a deflection of a  Carson Wentz pass with the Eagles trailing, 23-9. Check out the catch the tight end made with one hand.

And who could forget the one Rodgers made off a pass from another Rodgers, Aaron when he was  Green Bay Packer. That happened on an untimed down in Week 13 of 2015 because Kevin Taylor of the Lions grabbed Aaron Rodgers’ facemask as time ran out.

The Lions led 23-21, but not for long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0vVqStvh_8&t=20s

That gave Green Bay a 27-23 victory.

Winners and losers from Jaguars vs. Browns Week 12 matchup

The Jacksonville Jaguars wrapped up another tough matchup Sunday as they faced off against an old AFC foe in the Cleveland Browns. They once again fought valiantly but were unable to capitalize, falling to the Browns by a score of 27-25. The loss …

The Jacksonville Jaguars wrapped up another tough matchup Sunday as they faced off against an old AFC foe in the Cleveland Browns. They once again fought valiantly but were unable to capitalize, falling to the Browns by a score of 27-25.

The loss marks the tenth consecutive defeat for the Jags in 2020 as they haven’t tasted victory since their 27-20 Week 1 win against the Indianapolis Colts. The Jags were also eliminated from playoff contention for the eighth time in Shad Khan’s nine years as owner.

Despite the loss, some of the Jaguars players’ stepped up this week, while some did not. Here are the winners and losers from Week 12’s matchup against the Browns:

Winner: QB Mike Glennon

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Here’s a name that most Jags fans weren’t expecting in the “winners” category. 

Journeyman quarterback Mike Glennon made his first start since 2017, which dates back to when he was with the Chicago Bears. He had a pretty impressive day, going 20-of-35 (57.1%) for 235 yards and two touchdowns. One of his two touchdowns was a beautiful 46-yard strike to rookie wide receiver Collin Johnson, which was the longest pass on the day. It’s also his first multiple touchdown game since 2014 as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

While the stats weren’t eye-popping by any measure, Glennon’s ability to play mistake-free football put the Jags in multiple positions to win the game. He didn’t turn the ball over, take any sacks, and also didn’t hesitate to attempt to move the ball downfield as evidenced by his 10 completions that traveled 10 or more yards.

The Jaguars will take on the Minnesota Vikings Week 13 on a road trip to Minneapolis. Depending on how practice shapes up throughout the week, we could either see Glennon again as the starter, or Jags fans could see the return of their enigmatic signal-caller Gardner Minshew II as he recovers from a thumb injury.

Loser: The entire Jaguars secondary

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Football is a team game, and on defense, much critical communication is required to prevent big plays. However, the Jaguars’ defense didn’t fare well as Browns receiver Jarvis Landry had a huge game as he finished with 143 receiving yards on eight receptions and a touchdown.

The starting tandem of Luq Barcoo and Tre Herndon had no answer as Landry would eviscerate the Jags defense en route to his first 100-yard game since Week 12 of 2019. Even when the corners gambled and got a decent jump on the ball, Landry was still able to complete catches. The former Pro Bowl receiver has struggled all season as he did not have a touchdown coming into the game against the Jags.

In comparison to past performances, this seemed to be a better outing from the defense, however, it still wasn’t enough to slow down a struggling Jarvis Landry. The Jags ultimately allowed 459 yards and over half of those yards came through the air.

Winnner: The Jaguars’ rookies

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The Jaguars came into the league as the youngest team in the NFL, however, their rookies proved to play a vital role in helping them stay in the game.

Johnson had a career day as he torched the Browns’ defense for four receptions and 96 yards to go along with a touchdown. He came into the game with only seven receptions and 69 yards and one touchdown for the entire season.

With fellow wide receivers D.J Chark Jr. and Chris Conley inactive due to rib and hip injuries respectively, the rookie stepped up big to try and help the Jags get the win.

Also contributing heavily to the Jaguars’ offense on the day and the entire season is undrafted free agent running back James Robinson, who has fully staked his claim in the league. Robinson had a magnificent day setting a career-high in scrimmage yards with 159 with 128 of those yards being on the ground. The Illinois State University product also scored a four-yard touchdown to make it 27-25 but the Jaguars were unable to score on the ensuing two-point conversion.

Robinson has been a force all season ranking third in the NFL in rushing yards coming into the game with 762. His performance on Sunday will push him even closer to every running back’s goal of a 1,000-yard rushing season. He has already made history this year being one of five undrafted rookies in history to record 1,000 total scrimmage yards in a season.

Even though the Jags are a young team, the rookies showed up against the Browns, and hopefully, they can be utilized more in the coming weeks.

Loser: Doug Marrone

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Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone might start seeing the writing on the wall soon.

After the loss to the Browns, the Jaguars relieved general manager Dave Caldwell of his duties, ending a seven-year tenure with the team. Former San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke will be the interim for the time being. Generally, when a prominent front office person is fired, the coach is not too far behind and that could mean bad news for the job security of Marrone.

Marrone’s coaching tactics also have not been indicative of someone who is fighting for their job. Simply put, he showed a lack of aggression this Sunday against the Browns when some fans expected more.

There was one instance where the Jags’ offense were in scoring territory on their six-yard line when Marrone decided to settle for a 24-yard field goal by kicker Aldrick Rosas. The offense put on an impressive 11-play, 69-yard drive and the chance to put up some meaningful points could have changed the result of the game.

The Jaguars’ front office seems intent on letting Marrone finish out the season and only time will tell what they decide to do in the offseason about his job status. Losing a close game like this against the Browns most likely will not help those matters.

Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs create baby boom in Kansas City

The Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory has sparked a baby boom around Kansas City

It happens every year. The area the Super Bowl champ calls home sees a baby boom around nine months later.

Kansas City is no different. The time is ripe for the babies to be born about that time after Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in February.

KCTV5’s Ellen McNamara asked Mahomes, who will become a first-time dad with Brittany Matthews n 2021, about the baby boom happening around Kansas City.

“The baby boom, it’s really cool to have this fan base and the passion that they show every single year in and year out,” Mahomes said. “And for them to be that excited about a Super Bowl, it really is a special feeling and hopefully I’m still around when those babies get a little older and they can grow up in the Chiefs Kingdom with me.”

There was research done on this, too.

Per KCTV5.com:

Dr. Marc Parrish with The University of Kansas Health System said he and others in the labor and delivery ward, anticipated an uptick in deliveries nine months following the Super Bowl.

Lauren Letterman with Welcome Baby KC is a doula. She supports women during and after birth.

“Almost double what we had been doing,” Letterman said. “So we’ve been really busy.”

Letterman says her client list grew because of the AFC Championship and Super Bowl win.

Super Bowl LIV was Feb. 2 and it saw the Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20.

Rally House, a local store sells a lot of Chiefs baby gear. Sales are up 22% from this time last year.

“I’m hopeful that the Chiefs take this thing all the way again and win another Super Bowl, and then we have even more data to evaluate,” Dr. Parrish said.

And what will the babies be named? Patrick, Patricia, Andy, Andrea for Head Coach Andy Reid. One set of expectant parents, Catelyn and Michael Perez, had to audible because others had used the name they liked already.

“We considered Kelce as a girl name, but we know a few other people who have that name, so we decided against it,” said Catelyn, who is expecting and got engaged on the field at Arrowhead Stadium and even named their dog Chief.

 

NFL fans rightly crushed Carson Wentz after his truly horrific INT

This was REALLY bad.

If you’ve been watching this Monday Night Football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia then you know how bad Carson Wentz has been for just about all of the game.

Wentz hit rock bottom on a fourth down in the fourth quarter when he stepped back and delivered a truly horrific interception that made no sense at all.

The decision by the Eagles to even go for it didn’t make much sense, either, as a short field goal would have cut it to an 8-point game with plenty of time left.

It’s been brutal to watch Wentz play for most of this season. His stunning rookie year of 2016 seems like it was decades ago.

Back then he looked like he was going to be a star for a long time.

Now he’s doing this in a big moment:

I mean, what?

That was Wentz’s 15th INT of the season, which leads the league.

Twitter crushed Wentz, as well as the decision not to kick a FG:

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