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U.S. Patrick Mahomes' helmet shatters during frigid Chiefs-Dolphins playoff game
CBS Sports ^ | January 14, 2024 / 12:00 AM EST | Staff

Posted on 01/13/2024 9:15:17 PM PST by Red Badger

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To: MinorityRepublican

Suppose he’d fumbled the ball. Would he or others start whining for a flag?


21 posted on 01/13/2024 11:10:53 PM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Red Badger
It's mid-January, and people are going outside to sit for hours and watch other people run around without adequate protection from the weather. And we wonder why people followed Fauci's instruction of the week.

When the whole SuperBowl mania started, the Jets beat the Colts in SB III on January 12 of that year. In a warm weather location. Now the sports and betting mania has blossomed to the point where games are being scheduled in Buffalo and played in Kansas City during blizzard season.

At least the people in the stands paid a lot of money to be there. It seems fitting.

22 posted on 01/14/2024 1:37:16 AM PST by Bernard (We honor veterans who fought to keep this country from turning into what it now is. --Argus Hamilton)
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To: Red Badger

I’m getting old enough that Xtreme cold makes ME brittle...


23 posted on 01/14/2024 2:04:38 AM PST by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: Red Badger
This was Miami QB Tua Tagovailoa's fourth season and first playoff game.

He was Draft Pick #5 (from Alabama) in 2020.

He has played above average and has a four year QB rating average of 97.1, which is probably in the top 20%.

He has a history of injuries, so Miami does not encourage him to run the ball, which makes his game somewhat predictable.

Miami has made the Playoffs in the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

Tua was hurt last year and did not play in the Postseason game, which the Dolphins lost.

Saturday was Tua's first Postseason start, he completed just 51% of his passes, which means the cold weather affected his game.

24 posted on 01/14/2024 2:59:31 AM PST by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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To: gundog

I have not seen the video.

Usually, no foul is called unless one player lowers his head and makes first contact with the crown of his helmet.

If both players are at the same elevation and their helmets collide, usually, no foul.


25 posted on 01/14/2024 3:12:35 AM PST by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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26 posted on 01/14/2024 3:14:53 AM PST by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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To: Red Badger

Glad they won!

I wanted to watch but Peacock hid it behind A 30$ Paywall!

I hate peacock

They need antifreeze in helmets in subzero temps!


27 posted on 01/14/2024 4:15:47 AM PST by Syncro (God is Good Facts is Facts)
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To: BradyLS

>>Lombardiball

Bud Grant

Grant required outdoor practice during the winter to get players used to the cold weather[8] and did not allow heaters on the sidelines during games.[5] As per the latter practice it goes that Grant posited that with the heaters present on the sidelines the players would gather around the source of the warmth but if the heaters were not present the players would be paying attention to the game.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Grant

I think at least 3 of the 10 coldest games were Viking home games, but they’ve played indoors for decades now.


28 posted on 01/14/2024 4:28:50 AM PST by FarCenter
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To: Red Badger

Football has gotten to tbe point that all the games can be played in reasonable and temperate locations instead of at high altitudes or freezing cold.

Because is it really a test of skills rather than a test of elements?


29 posted on 01/14/2024 4:37:12 AM PST by Chickensoup
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To: Chickensoup

This is the first time in my memory that a football game has been postponed for snow. Thunder & Lightning/Hurricane yes, but not snow. I have watched many late season games played in snow. Usually lots of fumbles, slipping and sliding and funny things happening on the field.

But I agree that this blizzard was too dangerous for players, staff and fans.........................


30 posted on 01/14/2024 4:45:40 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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During my Texas-born boyfriend’s visit to sub-zero Michigan one year, he realized the concrete-like frozen ground was what football players were slammed into during many of the winter games he watched over the years, especially as a Bills fan. (His first view of a basement stairwell was also a surprise.)


31 posted on 01/14/2024 5:01:48 AM PST by F450-V10
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To: Syncro

I am a huge Chiefs fan but refused to be extorted by Peacock so relied on updates from the Chiefs app and from my dad who was watching on TV in Kansas City.


32 posted on 01/14/2024 5:01:54 AM PST by yldstrk
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To: catbertz
My first thought was well, and I haven’t watched since the kneeling business.

I'll watch if I have nothing better to do. This year, that comes out to about 3 games worth of quarters. Since I'm on antenna, they don't get any money from me for it.

Of course you had to pay to watch this game, so I found something else to do.

33 posted on 01/14/2024 5:18:27 AM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (Will whoever keeps asking if this country can get any more insane please stop?)
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To: Chickensoup

Its both.

The elements become part of the game.


34 posted on 01/14/2024 5:19:49 AM PST by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: Red Badger

“With a game-time temperature of minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit”

IN MIAMI?


35 posted on 01/14/2024 5:27:45 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: faucetman

Kansas City......................


36 posted on 01/14/2024 5:28:43 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

I wonder if Patrick will put a claim in with Allstate?


37 posted on 01/14/2024 5:32:17 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: Vermont Lt

State Farm?....................


38 posted on 01/14/2024 5:33:43 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

You are right. I haven’t finished my coffee yet. That joke would have worked if I got it correct.


39 posted on 01/14/2024 5:36:06 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: catbertz

I thought this game could only be watched if you paid into NBC’s “Peacock” Network. Heard that somewhere so I didn’t bother.


40 posted on 01/14/2024 5:41:28 AM PST by Hatteras
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