MSeven sacks. One game. And the guy still lost.
LDerrick Thomas, 1990. Kevin Gallagher posted it on X.
MNovember 11, 1990, Chiefs-Seahawks. Thomas sacks Dave Krieg seven times.
LNFL single-game record. Still one of the great defensive performances all these years later.
MAnd here's the twist: final play, Krieg escapes a possible eighth.
LHits Paul Skansi. Touchdown. Seattle wins seventeen to sixteen.
MThe greatest defensive game ever, and it's a loss.
LThat's exactly the problem. A loss kills the legend.
MNo, no—the record stands alone. Seven sacks is seven sacks.
LBut you play to win! One play defines the game.
MSo if your team blows it, you don't get credit for history?
LI didn't say no credit. I said it's bittersweet, not the best ever.
MCome on—nobody has touched seven sacks. Nobody!
LBecause teams don't drop back forty-five times into the rush anymore.
MSo the game changed. That makes Thomas's day MORE impressive.
LModern pass rushers face better tackles and quicker throws.
MExactly my point! Thomas was facing one-on-one, but he still had to finish.
LHe finished seven times and STILL lost on a blown coverage.
MThat's the Seahawks having a better play at the end.
LAnd that's why the record belongs to Thomas, but the day belongs to Krieg.
MFair enough. Seven sacks, and a Hall of Fame career, but Seattle got the win.
LThe ultimate great performance in a losing effort.
MDifferent era, same problem: one guy carrying a team.
LOne account says Luka Doncic dropped fifty-three last night.
MNo official box yet. If that's real, that's four straight forty-point games.
LDylan Backer posted on X: Lakers beat Portland one twenty-four to one eighteen, fourth straight win.
MAnd he's scored forty in six of his first nine, per the post.
LThat's not a hot streak. That's a takeover.
MIt's November. We've seen hot starts fade.
LThis is different! He's in LA, playing with a real roster again.
MThe roster was healthy before too. One run doesn't make a crown.
LYou can't knock the start because of the past.
MI can question whether fifty-three in November means anything in June.
LIt means he's the best scorer alive right now.
MBest scorer alive is one thing. Best team alive is another.
LThe Lakers don't need best team, they need the four seed and health.
MAnd fifty-three from Luka keeps them afloat. That I'll grant you.
LGrant me? That's the most you've given Luka all season.
MI saw the numbers. They're real enough to argue.
LIf he does it again, that's five straight forty-point games.
MThen the MVP talk gets real. But I'm not crowning anyone in November.
LNobody's crowning. But four straight forty? That's a number we haven't seen in years.
MMeanwhile in soccer, one name is making the nerds sit up.
LESPN FC's Telegram channel posted: striker Thierno Barry now has a higher expected-goals rate.
MHigher than Haaland and Isak?
LThat's the claim. No official numbers from the league yet.
MExpected goals don't win matches. But if he's finishing, watch out.
LHe's the new name. The advanced-stats crowd on X is already all over him.
MI'll wait until he faces a top defense. Then we'll know.
LBut the record still belongs to Derrick Thomas. Seven sacks.
MStill untouched. Still insane. And still a loss.