Word: touchdowns
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...dozens of less praiseworthy shows. "It takes enough people shouting that this is a wonderful show," says former NBC Entertainment President Warren Littlefield, who is now producing under his own banner. Maybe in Burbank, as in Dillon, cheerleading is just what Friday Night Lights needs to score a touchdown among female viewers...
...Tomlinson's success; picture a player for the ages watching cards bounce off a fan like a toddler bored out of his mind. But poke fun at your peril if you're an opponent. The humble star, 27, in his sixth year as a pro, smoked the single-season touchdown record, needing just 13 games (out of 16) to pass the previous mark, 28 touchdowns, set by Seattle's Shaun Alexander last year. (Tomlinson finished with 31.) He broke Paul Hornung's 46-year-old record for most points scored in a season and finished the year with...
...long touchdown runs gain the accolades, but Tomlinson is just as valuable when the defense clogs every opening. When a play breaks down, Tomlinson runs so low to the ground that he burrows beneath tacklers, picking up four or five yards when most backs would be lucky to get one. "You're like, 'Man, how'd he do that?'" says Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, whose team beat the Chargers 16-13 in October and could face them again in the AFC title game. "It's like landing a body blow. They...
...play defense too. With a little over a minute left in an AFC playoff game, Indianapolis Colts defensive back Nick Harper, his team down three points, picked up a fumble by the Pittsburgh Steelers near the Colts' 1-yd. line and ran for what should have been a touchdown. But Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hustled to trip Harper, saving the game for the Steelers, who went on to win the Super Bowl...
...When I go to a football game or a baseball game...I have a satchel of 10,000 business cards,” he said, throwing his cards all over a Harvard Business School stage and shouting “Home run!” or “Touchdown!” to underscore his advice: “Market yourself...