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Sunday smorgasbord: The Chicago Bears play the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field. Meaning there will be no cheerleaders on the sidelines because the Bears haven’t had them since their Super Bowl-winning season of 1985. Once again, a plea to the NFL powers-that-be: When the home team doesn’t have cheerleaders, the visiting team should be allowed to bring its own. No doubt commissioner Roger Goodell will get right on that — right after he deals with trying to make it at least look like the league cares about victims of domestic violence, concussions, etc. Please don’t hold your breath while you wait for any of that to occur.
Having Dolphins cheerleaders such as Jodi would be a welcome addition for Sunday’s Bears game at Soldier Field.
* Speaking of trying to polishing your image, Florida State defeated visiting Notre Dame 31-27. Irish fans were complaining about an offensive pass-interference call that cost Notre Dame a go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter. It remains unclear whether God is a Florida State fan or whether He/She (yes, there is the possibility God is female) was flipping channels and not paying attention to the contest then.
* Speaking of Florida State, Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher would appear to have no moral compass regarding FSU quarterback Jamesis Winston. Then again, the same could be said for Irish coach Brian Kelly. And a fair number of other major-college sports such as football and basketball.
* For those looking to pass some time until the Bears game kicks off, here are some prop bets (purely for entertainment purposes; unless, of course, you happen to win big bucks — in which case you might want to consider a non-tax-deductible contribution to ElliottHarris.com) from the fine folks at Bovada, (www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV):
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – How many Yards will Peyton Manning’s 509th record breaking TD pass be?
Over/Under 12½
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Who will catch Peyton Manning’s 509th record breaking TD pass?
Julius Thomas (DEN) TE 2/1
Demaryius Thomas (DEN) WR 3/1
Emmanuel Sanders (DEN) WR 5/1
Wes Welker (DEN) WR 5/1
Any Other Player 3/2
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Philip Rivers QB Rating Week 7
(Note: Rivers has a QB Rating of 120 or better in an NFL record five consecutive games)
Over/Under 110½
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – How many 100 yard or more Rushing games will DeMarco Murray record in the 2014 Regular Season?
(Note: The record is 14 by Barry Sanders in 1997)
Over/Under 11
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Will DeMarco Murray break Barry Sanders’ record of 14 consecutive games with 100 Rushing yards or more?
Yes 25/1
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Will DeMarco Murray break Eric Dickerson’s single Season record of 2,105 Rushing Yards?
Yes 33/1
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Will Matt Forte lead the league in Receptions at the end of the 2014 Regular Season?
(Note: Matt Forte leads the NFL with 46 receptions. The last time a RB led the league in receptions was Roger Craig in 1985 with 92 receptions.)
Yes 10/1
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Will Ahmad Bradshaw break the record of most receiving TDs by a Running Back?
(Note: Bradshaw has five and the record is nine by Marshall Faulk in 2001.)
Yes 12/1
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Total TDs by J.J. Watt in the 2014 Regular Season? (Note: Watt is currently at three touchdowns.)
Over 4½ (EVEN, 1/1)
Under 4½ (-140, 5/7)
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Will J.J. Watt win the Defensive MVP in the 2014 Regular Season?
Over -140 (5/7)
Under EVEN (1/1)
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Who will be the next Coach to be fired?
Rex Ryan 3/2
Mike Smith 6/1
Doug Marrone 4/1
Joe Philbin 4/1
Jeff Fisher 6/1
Gus Bradley 10/1
Lovie Smith 10/1
Tom Coughlin 15/1
Team Props
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Will the Browns win their next 3 games vs JAC, OAK & TB?
Yes +175 (7/4)
No -250 (2/5)
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Will there be another tie in the 2014 Regular Season?
Yes 15/1
WEEK 7 SPECIAL – Will the Seahawks lose another home game in the 2014 Regular Season?
Yes -250 (2/5)
No +175 (7/4)
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