by John Walters
The Bucs Top Here*
*The judges will also accept “Tompa Bay,” “TAMPA BrAdY,” and “Star Bucs”
Points to ponder and gape at:
–Tom Brady has now won more Super Bowls (7) than any individual NFL franchise.
–The Buccaneer defense went through three future Hall of Fame quarterbacks—Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Pat Mahomes—two of them on the road, to win the NFL championship.
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–According to Tony Romo of CBS, Tom Brady is the winningest athlete in the history of the four major pro sports here in North America and the Tampa Bay Bucs were the losingest team in the history of the four major pro sports. Quite a stat if true. As Chris Berman put it after last night’s 31-9 Buc defeat in their home stadium, “The team that invented losing.”
–This was not even one of Tom Brady’s four most intriguing Super Bowl victories (the first, versus the Rams; the miraculous comeback against the Falcons; the win against the Seahawks; and the close call against Carolina). Of course, no other QB has more than four SB wins. The remarkable aspect? Brady did not win a Super Bowl in his supposed prime, ages 28-36.
Tom Brady is a Dorian Gray-ish 43. Rob Gronkowski is only 31. What’s to prevent them from pulling off the ultimate power move and joining the New York Jets next season?
I’m Sorry, What?
A gambler who wins 56% of the time is a very happy person.
Bra Bra Land
Hooray for Hollyboob!
Last week Julia Rose, 27, and five friends were arrested after briefly altering the iconic “Hollywood” sign. There’s not much more to the story than you’ll read here, but we do believe the writer missed an opportunity to point out that “what’s another boob job in Hollywood?”
From My Pillow To My Zillow
One week SNL is hitting at the easiest punch line, Mike Lindell. The next it’s taking on a less obvious target and with funnier results.
By the way, host Dan Levy (former SCTV cast member Eugene’s son) was terrific and I’ve never even seen Schitt’s Creek.
Deadly Ski Weekend
In Millcreek Canyon, Utah, just 15 minutes from Salt Lake City, four skiers in their 20s were killed after being caught in a massive avalanche on Saturday. Four others who were with them survived and even dug the others out, but it was too late. The area they were skiing in is not affiliated with any ski resort.
It’s Utah’s third fatal avalanche incident this ski season, bringing the total dead to six. In Colorado one weekend earlier, three skiers died in an avalanche near Silverton.
Back-county skiing is serious stuff.