deskgameJD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix. Give him a holler @jdcrowe@al.com.
deskgameQB Jalen Hurts suffered a concussion early in Week 16 and has been ruled out this week. It’ll be another week of QB Kenny Pickett, who went 14-for-24 passing for 143 yards, one touchdown and one interception last week versus Washington.
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deskgameThe Eagles’ biggest advantage will be the running game. It should allow them to set the tone early. They should stay in a positive game script as long as they don’t fall behind by double digits in the first quarter. When that happens, they’re among the toughest teams in the league to beat.
deskgameIt’s absurd that New Jersey’s tax rate on online gaming and sports betting is less than half that of neighboring states. For comparison, New York’s online sports betting operators pay 51%; in Pennsylvania, it’s 36%. Those are two of the highest online sports betting tax rates in the U.S.
