Today our nation honors Martin Luther King Jr. what would’ve been his 92nd birthday. Not to mention today kicks off a significant week in our country’s history, so we leave you with a quote from MLK himself, "The time is always right to do what is right."
Be kind to one another,
The Last Night’s Game Team
NFL (National Football League)
This weekend's storyline should be the big playoff wins, but those wins were overshadowed by not one but two starting quarterbacks leaving their respective games with concussions. Both Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens) and Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs) were ruled out of the game with concussions, but in Mahomes’ case, his team prevailed and took home the win. Jackson’s team lost to the Buffalo Bills. TOUGH WAY TO LOSE
Overtime
Late last year, a delegation of NBA (National Basketball Association) players met with Pope Francis at his request to discuss their individual and collective efforts addressing social and economic injustice and inequality occurring in their communities. Pope Francis honored them for their work demanding social justice. The Atlanta Hawks made sure to send Pope Francis a custom version of their MLK Nike City Edition Jerseys. With the help of UPS, His Holiness received the jersey, blessed it and signed it. The Hawks will wear those blessed special edition jerseys that honor Martin Luther King Jr. when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. BETTER TOGETHER
Sideline stat
The Buffalo Bills may have hardcore fans, but they have big hearts. After their team beat Lamar Jackson, who left the game with a concussion, and his Ravens, donations poured in from Bills fans to Jackson’s favorite charity, Blessings in a Backpack. As of this morning, more than $290,000 has been donated to the organization that provides food to kids over the weekend.
This isn’t the first time Bills fans made donations in honor of an opponent. In 2017, Cincinnati Bengals’ quarterback Andy Dalton made a huge play that sent the Bills to the playoffs for the first time in 17 seasons. The fans donated more than $415,000 for the Andy and Jordan Dalton Foundation as a thank you. The Daltons then paid it forward and made a significant donation to a Buffalo hospital. COLD WEATHER, WARM HEARTS
Coaches’ corner
We’re a few weeks away from the start of the NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) season and the racing league gave us a little extra surprise to get us excited. Pitbull joins Michael Jordan on the list of big-named celebrities to buy into NASCAR. Armando Perez, aka Pitbull, celebrated his 40th birthday on Friday with the announcement that he joined Trackhouse as a co-owner. Their driver Daniel Suarez will drive the No. 99 car in the NASCAR Cup Series. The season starts with the Daytona 500 on February 14. TIME OF OUR LIVES
What to watch
In the battle between the oldest quarterbacks in the NFL, Tom Brady and his Buccaneers prevailed over Drew Brees and his Saints. Before the game, Brees announced that he was retiring and that the playoff game would be his last in the Saints home stadium. The sweet moment came after the game where there’s a video of Brady and Brees hanging out on the field with Brees family and Brady throws a touchdown pass to one of Brees’ kids. A MUST SEE MOMENT
