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Jack Strand's NFL debut is one he'll be telling stories about for a long time, though maybe not the way he planned. The Falcons quarterback threw an interception on his very first NFL pass, putting him in rare company alongside two Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks who share that same dubious distinction. Not the entrance anyone draws up, but the kid's in the league now, and the only direction from here is forward.
Shifting to the hardwood, the Washington Mystics are quietly becoming the most dangerous team in the WNBA playoff picture. A dominant win over the Fever didn't just pad the standings, it sent a message. Washington is playing with the kind of physical, disciplined basketball that makes opposing coaches lose sleep, and nobody in the bracket wants to see them show up in round one.
And in Green Bay, Jordan Love is opening up about what happened to his hand during the Packers' overtime win over the Jets. Love gutted through a quieter performance than usual, finishing with under two hundred total yards as a team, but Green Bay's defense bailed them out. Lukas Van Ness and that unit carried the weight while Love played through what was clearly more than just a minor issue.
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