"We expect that the number and conditions of the many casualties from this most recent knives-and-cleavers mosh pit of a football Sunday shall be covered in the other squalid little corners of America's Preeminent Web Site, and so we won't be hypothetically dancing on any metaphorical graves or literal ACLs. All we know is that the one guy everyone knew was MLTGHAK (Most Likely To Get His Ass Killed) out there barely spiked his blood pressure in his first game in 1,800 days."
"Indeed, Rivers, at the age of half-dead (44), was the one quarterback out there on the Lumen Field turf in Seattle to lead his team to an actual American touchdown. His Indianapolis Colts did not win, but the literal grandfather they'd summoned off his riding mower earlier that week was not harmed in the effort, and looked more or less like himself, for whatever that may have been worth."
"There's a bit of a drop-off around the middle of that list, admittedly, and while we're doing caveats Rivers could have been 64 and put up a better passer rating than Sanders. But Sanders was playing in brutal weather, against a decent Bears defense, and as a member of the Cleveland Browns, all of which conspired to make his job impossible."
Philip Rivers, 44, returned to start for the Indianapolis Colts after a 1,800-day hiatus. He led his team to a touchdown at Lumen Field in Seattle, was sacked only once, and finished with a passer rating higher than many contemporaries. The Colts had lost two games and two quarterbacks, prompting criticism for starting Rivers despite his advanced age. Comparisons were made to other struggling quarterbacks, including Sanders, who faced brutal weather and a tough Bears defense as a Cleveland Browns starter. Rivers remained uninjured and performed more competently than many expected given the long layoff.
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