Lane Kiffin's place in history, plus a weird NFL Sunday

The Story The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletics daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Find a new job today. Just be careful. Grant Halverson / Getty Images We have a ton of news today, so this NFL Sunday gets shorter treatment. And yes, we had some strange results: Let’s start with last night’s late game, where 10-2 Denver tried everything in its power to lose to the Jayden Daniels-less Commanders, whose failed 2-poin

Breaking It Down The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletics daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Find a new job today. Just be careful. Grant Halverson / Getty Images We have a ton of news today, so this NFL Sunday gets shorter treatment. And yes, we had some strange results: Let’s start with last night’s late game, where 10-2 Denver tried everything in its power to lose to the Jayden Daniels-less Commanders, whose failed 2-poin The details are still coming in, but here’s what matters: this story is part of a bigger trend we’ve been tracking. Whether it’s a flash in the pan or the start of something bigger remains to be seen.

Why It Matters Stories like this often fly under the radar, but they can signal shifts in how things work. We’ll keep an eye on developments.

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