THE ROLLINGSKULL, VOLUME 25, ISSUE 237 December 6, 2024 - Music by Steel Panther, "Just Like Tiger Woods"   Playoffs?      -  Brackets      -  We Say Goodbye to Diddy      -  First Round Predictions      -  Zack's Facts As always, we appreciate your patronage.    E. A. Presley Editor and Chief of the RollingSkull

 

DIDDY TRIVIA:  FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS TO LIFE Like Aaron Hernandez, before him-- It took us a while to replace OJ, but at last we found the right guy.  Introducing Diddy Trivia.  And away we go... Last week's question is, "Can you place the followng list of NFL Commissioners in the order of when they held the office?"  Extra Credit:  "Can you also list the years they served?"  The answers were: Elmer Layden (1941–1946) Bert Bell (1946–1959) Austin Gunsel (acting commissioner, 1959–1960) Pete Rozelle (1960–1989) Paul Tagliabue (1989–2006) Roger Goodell (2006–present) This concludes Diddy Trivia for the season.

Pedro goes 5 for 7 in Week XIII.  He finishes the regular season at 66 for 98, (673).  Week XIII predictions are brought to you by ESPN's Betting and Fantasy Analyst, Liz Loza. SPOKESMODEL                  MATCHUP PREDICTION   vs   59 to 58:  NY Gangsters   vs   55 to 57:  Midnight Dawgs   First Round Bye   First Round Bye

Zack's Facts   Jordan Love since the start of Toyotathon: 47/68 (69.1 %), 698 yards, 6-1 TD-INT, 120.8 passer rating, 3-0 W/L.  Chiefs have won a record 14 consecutive one-score games.  Penei Sewell has been sacked more times (1) than he’s allowed a sack all season (0).  Maxx Crosby played every defensive snap for the 6th straight game (67 snaps), extending his streak to 387 consecutive snaps—the longest by a defensive lineman since 2016; Crosby owns 3 of the 4 longest streaks by a DL since 2016.  Mike Tomlin has been HC of the Steelers for 18 seasons and has never had a losing season; this is the 1st time since Week 10 of 2018 the Steelers have scored 40+ points.  Only 14 players in history have had a pass TD, run TD, and receiving TD in a game but only one has done it without a reception: Josh Allen; Allen also now has the most total TDs in franchise history (245). Lions, Vikings, and Packers are a combined 27-3 against teams that are not the Lions, Vikings, or Packers.  Jets are the 1st team in the Super Bowl era to be favored in 9 of their 12 games and end up 3-9 or worse; Jets have clinched their 9th consecutive losing season which is more than double the length of their next longest losing streak; Aaron Rodgers has had 5 opportunities to drive down the field to score a TD or FG to win the game: Jets are 0-5 in those scenarios.  Bills and Chiefs have clinched the playoffs; Bills have clinched the AFC East title before playing every team in their division (have not played the Patriots yet); Bills’ defense have not allowed >7 points in the 2nd half in 10 of their 12 games.  Saquon Barkley has 7 TDs of 2-+ yards this season, no other RB has more than 3.  Trey McBride currently has the most single season receptions without a TD among TEs in history.  Sam Darnold is now tied with 2009 Brett Favre and 2000 Daunte Culpepper for the most games (10) with 100+ passer rating by a Vikings QB in a season.  Bengals have lost 4 games this season despite scoring 33+ points in those games.  Teams eliminated from playoff contention: Patriots, Giants, Raiders.  Ravens 5 losses are by a combined 22 points; Justin Tucker has 22 points worth of missed kicks in those 5 losses.  Nick Westbrook-Ikhine is 5th in receiving TDs (8) on just 365 receiving yards which is the 2nd-fewest yards for a WR with that many TDs.  Jameis Winston is the first player in the Super Bowl era with 400+ passing yards, 4+ pass TD and multiple pick-6s thrown in a single game; Winston threw for 497 yards and the Broncos had 171 interception return yards meaning the 668 combined yards is the most by any QB in a single game in history.  Joe Burrow is projected to finish the season with 4,727 passing yards and 43-7 TD-INT with the Bengals projected to be 5-11. Touring Sedan   On a golf tour in Ireland, Tiger Woods drives his BMW into a petrol station in a remote part of the Irish countryside. The pump attendant, obviously knows nothing about golf, greets him ina typical Irish manner completely unaware of who the golfing pro is. “Top of the mornin’ to yer, sir” says the attendant.Tiger nods a quick “hello” and bends forward to pick up the nozzle. As he does so, two tees fall out of his shirt pocket onto the ground. “What are those?, asks the attendant.“They’re called tees” replies Tiger.“Well, what on the god’s earth are dey for?” inquires the Irishman. They’re for resting my balls on when I’m driving”, says Tiger. “Jaysus”, says the Irishman, “BMW thinks of everything!” Cider-Glazed Spiral Ham Ingredients 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup apple cider 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1/2 cup honey mustard 1/4 cup habanero honey mustard, optional 1 pre-cooked spiral cut ham Directions To make the glaze, add sugar, cider, and vinegar to a small pot and heat until sugar is dissolved over medium heat. Remove from heat, whisk in mustards, and set aside. Preheat pellet grill or smoker to 275°F.  Unwrap the ham and place in a shallow roasting pan. Add 1/2 of your homemade glaze to the ham, making sure to cover the whole ham and place the pan on an upper rack of the grill. Using a spoon or brush, baste the ham every 20 minutes with excess glaze from the pan until the ham reaches an internal temperature of 140°F, about 5 hours. Serve immediately.