Monday's A.M. Hot Clicks: Packers Edge Patriots and More NFL News

Author:
Andy Gray
Publish date:
Nov 30, 2014

NFL Notes

The Packers edged the Patriots 26-21 in what some billed as a possible Super Bowl preview. Tom Brady was kind enough to drop a few late-game f-bombs for the kids watching at home ... A flu-stricken Andy Dalton threw up 20 times before the Bengals 14-13 victory over the Bucs, a win aided largely by coach Marvin Lewis' illegal challenge ... The St. Louis Police Officers Association is demanding an apology from the Rams and the NFL after five St. Louis players took the field in a “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” display as a tribute to Ferguson victim Michael Brown ... Johnny Manziel completed 3-of-4 passes for 54 yards and rushed for a 10-yard touchdown in relief of Brian Hoyer ... J.J. Watt scored his third offensive touchdown of the season in Houston's 45-21 rout of Tennessee, cementing his position in this group of unusual touchdown scorers. Ryan Fitzpatrick's son then used the postgame press conference to show off his math skills ... The Chiefs honored teammate Eric Berry, who may have lymphoma, by wearing a t-shirt that read: “Be Bold Be Brave Be Berry." Tight end Travis Kelce, meanwhile, had a message of his own for the refs ... Drew Brees responded to reports the Saints will draft a QB this year by throwing five touchdowns in a 35-32 victory over the Steelers. In other Saints news, Rob Ryan may want to update his resume ... The Vikings hadn't blocked a punt for a touchdown since 1986. They did it twice on Sunday in a 31-13 victory over the Panthers ... San Francisco coachJim Harbaugh may be on the trading block with the Raiders and Jets leading the charge ... And for those who went to bed early, the Broncos pulled off a fake punt and Connor Barth kicked five field goals in a 29-16 victory over the Chiefs.

College Football Notes

Another great weekend of college football is in the books. If you haven't readMartin Rickman's Between the Hashes and Andy Staples' Punt, Pass and Pork, you should do so immediately after Hot Clicks. My three favorite college football items from the weekend are Minnesota's Marcus Jones dancing to House of Pain's Jump Around, Lee Corso and Joe Namath wearing matching fur coats on College GameDay and this amazing cheap shot by Florida's Gerald Willis on Jameis Winston.

Boxing Notes

Boxer-turned-actor Mickey Rourke, 62, returned to the ring for the first time since 1994 and knocked out 29-year-old Elliot Seymour in the second round. Unfortunately, it appears Seymour was paid to throw the fight.

Lovely Lady of the Day

The annual Victoria's Secret London show takes place this week and Karlie Kloss is long overdue for LLOD honors (click here for full size gallery).

Dick Vitale = Dance Machine

I tried 10 times to write a funny blurb for this 1977 video clip of Dick Vitale dancing on the court after his University of Detroit squad beat No. 1 Marquette and came up with nothing, so just watch the video because it's the best thing I saw all weekend.

Return of the Cowgirl

Jenn Sterger, the former famous FSU Cowgirl, returned to Tallahassee on Saturday for the Gators-Seminoles matchup. Many photos were taken and a good time was had by all.

Celtics Get Ready for Patriots-Packers

Think Hockey Players are Tough?

Very True Statement

The NFL in Space

From the SI Vault

On this day in 1997, Golden State guard Latrell Sprewell attacked coach P.J. Carlesimo twice during a practice and was later suspended for the rest of the season (68 games total). Sprewell would played for Golden State again; he was traded to the Knicks for John Starks, Chris Mills and Terry Cummings. The photo above is a close-up of Carlesimo's neck after the altercation with Sprewell. For more classic sports photos, visit the SI Vault on Twitter.