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  1. One Game Is Not Enough To Deem Anyone A Fraud … But Two Games Is

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:40:51 -0000

    <p>In the grand scheme of things, Week 1 of the NFL season means nothing. There are still 16 games to go afterward, and a lot of teams use that first game as a kind of unofficial preseason game to iron out all the kinks. After just one week, it wouldn’t be fair to make such grand pronouncements as “The Falcons may never win another game,” or “Boy, the Lions are kinda fucked,” or “Justin Herbert has gone from overrated to just plain sucking ass.”</p> <p>But after <em>two</em> games? Well now, I think that’s a large enough sample size to make the kind of sweeping generalizations that make for good football radio. So that’s exactly what Arif Hasan and I do this week on <em>All Ball</em>.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-art-19 wp-block-embed-art-19"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://art19.com/shows/the-distraction/episodes/de74fc48-90f0-4703-b864-1530be9ac8bb </div></figure>
  2. Look How Fanatics Massacred This Simple Trading Card

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:59:10 -0000

    <p><em>Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? </em><a href="mailto:funbag@defector.com"><em>Email the Funbag</em></a><em>. You can also read Drew over at </em><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/author/drew-magary/"><em>SFGATE</em></a><em>, and </em><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/232152/drew-magary/"><em>buy Drew’s books</em></a><em> while </em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087HC32K2/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&#38;psc=1"><em>you’re at it</em></a><em>. Today, we're talking about flawed domes, office condiments, life on one leg, and more.</em></p> <p>Your letters:</p> <p>Baron:</p>