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The only thing hotter than a ticket for the Bills-Chiefs AFC title game might be football fans' hatred for referees' perceived partiality toward the Chiefs. I caught wind of a penalty trend from Warren Sharp (Sharp Football Analysis) via ESPN and had to see for myself just how rare it was historically. Turns out, Kansas City is in rare air. The Chiefs have gone 11 straight playoff games without committing more penalties than their opponents, the longest streak by any team in the last 30 years. The only teams with longer streaks in playoff history were the 1970-82 Dolphins (18)...

Gulfport, Mississippi, was once a tourist town, filled with beach-goers and gamblers drawn to the casinos on barges permanently moored just offshore. Now, not a building along this coast has been left unscathed by Hurricane Katrina. The casinos faired even worse. Their colossal steel frames and hulls are now well inland, hurled across streets and parks by the waves. One of the casinos that used to be anchored off-shore has been lifted right out of the water. This badly damaged massive pink carcass, eight stories tall and 700ft (230m) long, is now sitting in a car park 200 yards (182m)...