With seven seconds left in the game at U.S. Bank Stadium, Kenneth Murray Jr. sealed the win for the Chargers with an interception in the endzone, snagging a ball deflected off the chest of Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson, preventing a go-ahead Vikings score.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman let out a faint cough and assured those seated at least 6 feet away that it was allergies, not COVID-19. He had tested negative for the coronavirus three times in the previous week.
One week after being officially eliminated from playoff contention, pivotal mistakes and frustrating mishaps continued once more.
I was watching the opening game at a bar with some of my old teammates, and when the Rams took possession in the fourth quarter up 23-20, I said it out loud: Run the football.