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It should be a cooler day with a high of 41 and a slight chance of rain.

I’m letting you know now that this newsletter will have a lot of Eagles content for the next two weeks, at least. It’s just simply what everyone is talking about.

In just five years, the Eagles are back in the Super Bowl. And they did it with a different coach and quarterback than they had last time.

Our columnist Mike Sielski explores how the team did it and shares a clue to their success.

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It’s noteworthy to have a franchise go through so much change after winning a championship and then position itself to win another in such a short time.

And by firing Chip Kelly in late 2015 and Pederson in early 2021, Jeffrey Lurie created that upheaval. In both situations, the team reached the Super Bowl two years after Lurie decided that a man he had selected to coach the Eagles could no longer do the job.

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In Sielski’s own words: “From a pure on-field, strategic standpoint, a team that hires a smart, unpredictable head coach will have an advantage on its opponents for a while as the rest of the NFL tries to figure out his philosophy and play-calling patterns ... From a broader, management-oriented perspective, though, Lurie and Howie Roseman seem to have come around to following the principle that it’s better to let go of a coach too early than too late.”

Keep reading for Sielski’s take on this persistent pattern to consistently move on.

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Nearly all of the candidates vying to become Philadelphia’s next mayor said they would declare gun violence a citywide emergency.

It’s not clear what it would do, though. Emergency declarations on the local level don’t always lead to new funding or personnel.

The possibilities:

• Former City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart said her version of an emergency declaration would activate the emergency operations center that has been used during natural disasters or major events.

• Ex-Councilmember Helen Gym would require a weekly cabinet meeting among city agency heads and outreach to leaders outside municipal government, like those in federal law enforcement and the School District.

• Ex-Councilmember Allan Domb said he would create a “public safety cabinet” and also call for a state of emergency in Kensington.

Continue reading for more proposals from the Philly mayoral candidates.

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About 76,000 Afghan evacuees who were brought to the United States when their country fell to the Taliban in 2021 could face mass unemployment, with their work authorizations set to expire this summer.

The newcomers — 800 in the Philly area — have found work across industries as cashiers, in warehouses, and even helping fellow evacuees in immigration agencies.

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Some background: Almost all the Afghans were admitted under what’s called humanitarian parole, which is a permission to enter the country. It’s not an immigration status and it’s temporary. Congress tied their ability to work to their humanitarian parole with the idea that they would apply for asylum.

Every Afghan client of the immigration agency HIAS Pennsylvania has filed for asylum, but none of the 26 has received a ruling. The wait time for a typical asylum case to be heard is nearly five years.

Keep reading to learn what the foundation is doing to mitigate the looming crisis.

🧠 Philly Trivia Time 🧠

How much money did A Philly Special Christmas, the Eagles Christmas album, raise?

A. $1.25 million

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B. $3 million

C. $500,000

D. $2 million

Find out if you know the answer.

What we’re...

🚨 Reading: An opinion piece that explains why Tyre Nichols’ death is a reminder that Philly police need more oversight.

💭 Wondering: About our future, since the world is likely to hit the internationally agreed-upon climate change threshold in about a decade.

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🍿 Watching: Netflix’s You People, mostly because I’m tuning into anything with Nia Long.

🧩 Unscramble the Anagram 🧩

Hint: Summer of Soul

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We’ll select a reader at random to shout out here. Cheers to Sara Senior, who correctly guessed Monday’s answer: Bartram’s Garden. Email us if you know the answer.

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We can relive Sunday night for another day. An Eagles’ fan carries a skeleton while celebrating on Broad Street in Philadelphia after the Eagles defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win the NFC championship.. ... Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer

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Try to take the chill off with these 5 chili recipes from the Star Tribune archives - Star Tribune

Chili is like fingerprints — no two are the same. Even if the recipes are identical, each cook inevitably adds their own touches, whether it's an extra shake of chili powder, varying the beans and protein, adding extra vegetables or using spices to add (or take away) heat. As much as we love our own versions, sometimes it's fun to experiment. Try one of these five recipes during the cold snap, and perfect them in time for the Super Bowl. The only constant in them all? They're even better when served with cornbread.

Lamb Chili

Taste columnist Beth Dooley insists that the best chili recipe is the one that you like, and she's right. This recipe, from a chilly day just a year ago, uses lamb as the protein, but use the protein of your choice. Because it's your chili, after all. Find the recipe here.

Black Bean, Poblano and Butternut Squash Chili

This is a go-to recipe from Taste columnist Meredith Deeds, who always keeps it on hand during the busy holiday season. But what season isn't busy? This version is quick, easy and meatless, and you probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry. Make a big batch — it freezes beautifully. Find the recipe here.

Skillet Turkey Chili

This recipe, from Beth Dooley, uses salsa, cherry tomatoes and peppers to give ground turkey a fresh lift. While it follows the cardinal rule of chili and goes great with cornbread, you can also serve this over rice or rolled into a tortilla for something different. Find the recipe here.

Chicken and Corn Chili with Roasted Poblanos

Loaded with chicken and just one diced tomato, this is closer to a white chili. The recipe, from Meredith Deeds, was written nearly a decade ago in the fall to take advantage of late-summer flavors, but harnessing those flavors in the middle of winter is most welcome. The ingredients call for fresh corn, but frozen works just as well. Find the recipe here.

Pumpkin Spice Chili

Yes, you read that right. When you take away the sugar, the same spices found in the ubiquitous lattes can also warm up chili. Chef Robin Asbell wrote this meatless recipe for the Star Tribune in 2018, taking all the charms of cinnamon, cloves and allspice — warming spices — and pairing them with chiles and pumpkin (well, technically squash). Find the recipe here.

Fresh Corn Skillet Cornbread

Because we've already determined that cornbread is the common thread in all chili meals, we thought you should have a recipe for that, too. This was was perfected by our former colleague, Kim Ode, for her Baking Central series of recipes. You could make it your own and add cheese and jalapeños, but it's perfect as is. Find the recipe here.

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Wall Street Is Counting on a Debt Limit Trick That Could Entail Trouble - The New York Times

If the debt limit is breached, investors expect Treasury to put bond payments first. It’d be politically and practically fraught.

Washington’s debt limit drama has Wall Street betting that the United States will employ a fallback option to ensure it can make good on payments to its lenders even if Congress doesn’t raise the nation’s borrowing limit before America runs out of cash.

But that untested idea has significant flaws and has been ruled out by the Biden administration, which could make it less of a bulwark against disaster than many investors and politicians are counting on.

Many on Wall Street believe that the Treasury Department, in order to avoid defaulting on U.S. debt, would “prioritize” payments on its bonds if it could no longer borrow funds to cover all its expenses. They expect that America’s lenders — the bondholders who own U.S. Treasury debt — would be first in line to receive interest and other payments, even if it meant delaying other obligations like government salaries or retirement benefits.

Those assumptions are rooted in history. Records from 2011 and 2013 — the last time the U.S. tipped dangerously close to a debt limit crisis — suggested that officials at the Treasury had laid at least some groundwork to pay investors first, and that policymakers at the Federal Reserve assumed that such an approach was likely. Some Republicans in the House and Senate have painted prioritization as a fallback option that could make failure to raise the borrowing cap less of a disaster, arguing that as long as bondholders get paid, the U.S. will not experience a true default.

But the Biden administration is not doing prioritization planning this time around because officials don’t think it would prevent an economic crisis and are unsure whether such a plan is even feasible. The White House has not asked Treasury to prepare for a scenario in which it pays back investors first, according to multiple officials. Janet L. Yellen, the Treasury secretary, has said such an approach would not avoid a debt “default” in the eyes of markets.

“Treasury systems have all been built to pay all of our bills when they’re due and on time, and not to prioritize one form of spending over another,” Ms. Yellen told reporters earlier this month.

Perhaps more worrisome is that, even if the White House ultimately succumbed to pressure to prioritize payments, experts from both political parties who have studied the temporary fix say it might not be enough to avert a financial catastrophe.

Senator Ted Cruz, center, and other Republicans during a news conference on debt ceiling on Capitol Hill last week.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

“Prioritization is really default by another name,” said Brian Riedl, formerly chief economist to former Republican Senator Rob Portman and now an economist at the Manhattan Institute. “It’s not defaulting on the government’s debt, but it’s defaulting on its obligations.”

Congress must periodically raise the nation’s debt ceiling to authorize the Treasury to borrow to cover America’s commitments. Raising the limit does not entail any new spending — it is more like paying a credit-card bill for spending the nation has already incurred — and it is often completed without incident. But Republicans have occasionally attempted to attach future spending cuts or other legislative goals to debt limit increases, plunging the United States into partisan brinkmanship.

Today’s debt limit episode could be especially fraught, much like the 2011 episode that tiptoed the nation so close to the brink of default that America’s credit rating was downgraded for the first time. House Republicans have made clear that they want to attach spending stipulations in exchange for raising the borrowing cap, while the White House has said that it will not negotiate.

President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California are expected to discuss the debt limit on Wednesday.

The drama is likely to escalate this summer. The government hit its debt limit on Jan. 19, and the Treasury Department has said that it can use temporary measures to keep covering expenses until at least June. After those are exhausted, the debt limit must be raised or suspended in order for the United States to borrow money to pay its bills.

“The odds of Treasury missing a payment — which is normally unthinkable — are higher than they have been in many years,” said Alec Phillips, an economist at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Phillips thinks a last-minute deal will be struck, but like many of his colleagues at big banks and asset managers, he has been studying what could happen if one is not.

The Fed, Treasury and industry groups have in the past made contingency plans addressing what they could do if payments on bonds were missed or delayed — including central bank purchases of defaulting bonds.

But those were last-ditch options. Transcripts and other documents from 2011 and 2013 show that officials assumed it was most likely that bondholders would be paid back first if the government did not have enough money to cover all its bills — which is why investors expect a prioritization plan if there is a debt limit breach.

Prioritizing payments would involve politically tough choices between making good on military bills and other day-to-day payments.Kenny Holston for The New York Times

“Prioritization is the linchpin of calmness,” said Ralph Axel, an interest rate strategist at Bank of America, explaining that he believes avoiding an outright default could mitigate the fallout of a debt ceiling breach in bond and stock markets. “Markets will come to expect a prioritization plan much more than they did in 2011.”

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Several investors noted that the White House had no reason to acknowledge prioritization planning in public, since doing so could reduce the pressure for lawmakers to negotiate, but they still considered it the most likely outcome.

“I am not concerned about a bond default,” said Ajay Rajadhyaksha, the global chairman of research at Barclays who served on a Treasury borrowing advisory committee until 2022. “This has been settled in the past.”

Many Republicans also take it as a given that prioritization of debt payments would happen, and believe it would help to mute any market reaction.

“There is a pretty sizable group that thinks as long as we are current on our bond obligations, we’re basically fine,” said Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, said of Republicans in the House of Representatives.

“They do not adequately appreciate the risk of that course of action,” he added. 

Republicans in the House have been developing legislation — which is unlikely to pass — that would direct Treasury to carry out some payments, including those on the debt, while delaying others. But the Biden administration has firmly ruled out the idea that it would put payments on the government’s debt first. Administration officials say privately that the political optics of choosing to favor bondholders over recipients of government aid would be anathema to Mr. Biden.

“This so-called ‘prioritization’ scheme makes Republicans’ priorities pretty clear — crystal clear, if I may add,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said on Jan. 17. “They want to put wealthy bondholders over ordinary Americans who want safe food, safe skies, safe communities and secure borders.”

Attempting to prioritize payments would carry severe political, practical and legal risks. Paying back bondholders might be critical to protecting the bedrock of financial markets, but it would put the administration in the position of looking like it was supporting wealthy investors over retirees, disability beneficiaries and military personnel.

It could also be subject to legal challenges, given that the executive branch would be deciding which congressional spending decisions to ignore and which ones to carry out. That could call into question “the balance of power between Congress and the president over spending priorities and the potential for use of prioritization in ways that Congress might not intend,” according to a Congressional Research Service analysis published in 2015.

And it might not even work. In 2011, officials had made rough plans for a very straightforward version of prioritization. But the Treasury worried about its ability to prioritize payments within its own systems if it needed to cherry-pick between a range of obligations, rather than just repaying interest and principle on debt while delaying everything else. Fed staff members thought the department could figure it out given time, based on transcripts from that August.

But “it’s something that until you have developed the procedures and tested the procedures, your comfort level is pretty low,” said Louise Roseman, a former Fed staff member who was working with Treasury on contingency planning. The Fed serves as the government’s banker and so it would have helped carry out the prioritized payments.

Even after contingency planning in the 2013 showdown, a top Treasury official called prioritization “entirely experimental” and said it carried “unacceptable risk.” 

It also remains unclear whether prioritization would actually avert a financial meltdown. Markets may still balk in response to any breach of the debt limit that meant the United States could not make good on its obligations, whether it was an official bond default or not.

Mr. Phillips at Goldman Sachs pointed out that if the government was holding back payments to state and local authorities or other entities to make good on its debt, for instance, problems could ricochet through other debt markets.  

Still, many on Wall Street — including Mr. Phillips — think prioritization would be likely if push came to shove because it could avoid some of the worst possible outcomes. 

Credit default swaps, which provide insurance for bondholders in case borrowers fail to pay them back, would not be triggered. Rating agencies might also look more kindly on America’s situation: S&P, which downgraded U.S. debt in 2011, said it would only consider the U.S. to be in default if it failed to pay lenders. Moody’s, another rating agency, said it expected a deal to be struck but added that if the government failed to reach an agreement, debt would be prioritized “over all other payments.”

Still, most doubt that prioritization’s workability will be tested at all. Both Moody’s and S&P have left their assessments of the United States unchanged, expecting a deal to be struck.

“We are sticking our necks out,” said Joydeep Mukherji, the primary credit rating analyst for the United States at S&P. “If we are wrong, it will be the biggest mistake we have ever made.”

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Eat Your Salad With a Spoon - The New York Times

Sohla El-Waylly’s quinoa and broccoli spoon salad, and more spoonable recipes.

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Setting the table can be tricky at my house. My daughter eats her salad with her fingers. Myself, I use chopsticks some of the time. Other people, like my husband, seem to like a regular old fork. But Sohla El-Waylly prefers a spoon.

At least, that’s her recommendation for quinoa and broccoli spoon salad (above). Filled with chopped raw broccoli, sweet-tart dried cranberries, crunchy pecans and Cheddar cheese amid the fluffy grains of quinoa, Sohla’s nubby salad all but defies a fork. Spooning it is the easiest, most flavor-forward approach, and I’m completely here for it.

There are many other salads that might be better spooned rather than forked, including all manner of cucumber-tomato salads with their tangy, drippy juices. That way you could savor Samin Nosrat’s salad-e Shirazi or David Tanis’s feta sprinkled chopped salad without spilling a drop of savory dressing.

Tabbouleh salads (Kay Chun has a delightful one with chickpeas), rice salads (Emily Nunn’s herby rice salad with peas and prosciutto) and bean salads (perhaps Margaux Laskey’s zesty cowboy caviar) are also very spoon-friendly.

And while the spoons are out, let’s make soup! Yasmin Kahn’s roasted cauliflower soup is spiced with turmeric and cumin, and cleverly topped with crispy cauliflower leaves roasted with the florets, along with a handful of almonds. It would be a fine meatless meal on a cool, wintry evening. A bit heartier is Ali Slagle’s soupy take on spaghetti and meatballs made with ground chicken and plenty of Parmesan. Or try a classic chicken soup: Julia Moskin’s golden, brothy recipe can be filled with chunks of carrot and noodles, rice or matzo balls. It is sure to cure whatever ails you.

Some people like to eat chili with a spoon, and that includes chili-based tamale pies with their tender cornbread topping. My latest column has a meatless take on this classic, zipped up with charred poblanos and jalapeños. And a combination of spoon-plus-chopsticks will be your best option for gathering every last morsel of a bowl of heady, herb-topped bún kèn, Diep Tran’s recipe for Vietnamese coconut fish with noodles.

Then, for dessert, you can use the back of your spoon to crack the caramelized, candy-like top of a vanilla crème brûlée, then scoop out the custard. And for the ultimate in vegan spoonable sweets, try Jocelyn Ramirez’s almond-milk-based arroz con leche, which is perfumed with star anise and cinnamon and dappled with plump, sweet raisins.

You’ll need a subscription for the recipes. Subscribing supports our work in bringing you loads of new recipes every week, in addition to the thousands already in the archives. You can also find us on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, where you can witness that vanilla crème brûlée being made. If you run into any technical glitches, there are smart folks at cookingcare@nytimes.com standing by to help you out. And I’m at hellomelissa@nytimes.com if you want to say hi. Even if I can’t answer them all, I love to read every note.

The spoon is arguably the most protean eating implement on the planet, and it has been reinvented for every predilection, whether you’re scooping marrow, dosing sugar or, somewhat controversially, cooking eggs over an open fire. As Bee Wilson recounts in her wonderful history, “Consider the Fork,” spoons’ “construction and their use has often reflected deep passions and fiercely held prejudices,” like when the spartan Cromwellian spoon was pushed aside by the regal Restoration trifid. The spoon even has a history of being hybridized, like the legendary runcible spoon, although such experiments can make setting the table even trickier. A spoon is a spoon, and perhaps that is enough.

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15 Restaurant Copycat Salad Recipes That Can Help You Lose Weight

These high-fiber, low-calorie salad recipes mimic the flavors of your favorite restaurant dishes. From refreshing cobb salads to crunchy taco salads, these meals can help you meet your nutritional goals, and can help support weight loss. Recipes like our Shrimp Cobb Salad with Dijon Dressing and Pan-Seared Steak with Crispy Herbs & Escarole will have you wanting to make salad every night.

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NFL conference championship betting tips: Five props that pop - ESPN

Jan 28, 2023

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On the plus side, I was right about Jacksonville and Cincinnati covering last week. I did not, however, anticipate so many unders.

Despite nailing the process on a few props, the numbers weren't there. At least Travis Etienne Jr. squeaked past the published line and Josh Allen threw a late-game pick. Tough to find the "yay" in any of that, though.

Luckily, we have two more games to dig in on! Both figure to be close, presenting plenty of pingpong appeal, which bodes well for some overs. Using ESPN's metrics database and some assistance from stats ace Kyle Soppe, we're working toward an abundant start to 2023!

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San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles (-2.5, 46)
Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Pick: Deebo Samuel OVER 19.5 rushing yards

I get that Samuel has a sore ankle, and I also understand that the Eagles added veteran talent to beef up the run defense late in the season. But Kyle Shanahan is one game away from the game. The 49ers are loaded on both sides of the ball, but Samuel's craftiness adds an unexpected dimension to the offense. His rushing ability could be the thing that exploits Philadelphia's biggest defensive weakness.

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The Eagles boast the league's No. 1 passing defense. But the team's run defending unit falls outside of the top 20, allowing the fourth-most yards per carry after contact. San Francisco, therefore, figures to attack via the ground. Obviously, Christian McCaffery and Eli Mitchell will be involved, but Samuel ranks third in YPC after contact, which takes advantage of Philadelphia's defensive deficiency in a spectacularly specific way.

Additionally, over 68% of Samuel's career rushes have come via the perimeter. That sets up nicely against an Eagles defense that has given up 5.77 yards per carry on perimeter runs this season. Following the math, then, just four outside rushing attempts would push Samuel over 20 rushing yards. That's an attainable number, given that he recorded 27 rushing attempts in three playoff appearances last year.

Pick: Jauan Jennings OVER 21.5 receiving yards

The 49ers' offense is loaded, and the Eagles' pass defense is ridiculously stout. Sometimes, though, a complementary receiver (or an under-the-radar player like Isaiah Hodgins) gets overlooked and ends up winning at the books.

With so many pieces to focus on, Philadelphia could lose track of Jennings, who has sneakily drawn a 21.2% target share during the playoffs while also recording multiple catches in five of his past six games. (By the way, if you're looking for a bonus prop, maybe consider OVER 1.5 receptions for Jennings.)

Jennings has additionally benefited from having Brock Purdy under center, as his aDOT jumped from 7.0 yards with Jimmy Garoppolo to 11.6 with the rookie. Noting that boost, it makes sense then that he has managed a catch of 21-plus yards in three of his past four games. Were that trend to continue, Jennings could clear the above line in one play.

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Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs (-1, 47.5)
Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET, GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Pick: Joe Burrow OVER 37.5 passing attempts

After jumping out to a big lead and playing in the snow, Burrow threw the ball 36 times last weekend. He figures to do that again at Arrowhead in what's projected to be a close game with a spread of just one point.

The Bengals are the sixth-heaviest passing team in the NFL (65.9% of snaps). That's a large part of why Joe Cool has covered the over on pass attempts at a rate of 71.4% (QB4) this season. On the other side of the ball, the Chiefs rank third in pass rate. So, yeah, there should be plenty of back-and-forth in this game, pushing the number of pass attempts higher and higher.

Interestingly, opposing offenses have thrown on the Chiefs an average of 36.6 times per game. But the Bengals are more extra than average. I'll take the over and a bucket of popcorn, please.

Pick: Joe Mixon OVER 23.5 receiving yards

After weeks of volatility, I'm out on Mixon from a rushing POV. As a receiver, however, his usage has me intrigued. Burrow's aDOT has steadily decreased over the past three years, moving from 8.3 yards in 2020 to 6.9 yards in 2022. That's actually a good thing! It means Joe isn't just playing hero ball. Instead, he's checking down more frequently and using his RB1 as a pass-catcher.

As a result, Mixon has hauled in 12 more grabs (60, RB5) and drawn 26 more looks (74, RB7) despite playing two fewer games this go-around than he did last season. Additionally, 22.2% of his touches in 2022 have come via the air, which is up from 12.6% in 2021. That spike has shown up at the books, as the Oklahoma product has hit the over on receiving yards at a rate of 76.9%.

The matchup also sets up nicely for Mixon. Kansas City allowed the fourth-most receiving yards to opposing RBs over the regular season. Through the playoffs, the Chiefs have allowed the ninth-most yards after the catch per catch (7.9) as well as the third-most receiving yards per game to the position (45.1). Given that Mixon has accounted for over 72% of Cincinnati's RB receiving yards (when Samaje Perine has been active), a receiving total over 30 yards seems highly likely.

Pick: Patrick Mahomes OVER 273.5 passing yards

Mahomes led the league in passing yards (308.8 per game) and was top-five in air yards (285.9 per game) over the regular season. He's also averaging 8.1 yards per pass (up from 7.4 yards in 2021) and posting a career-best completion percentage (67.4%) through the postseason. Not bad for a guy who lost his primary receiver.

Tyreek Hill has moved to Miami, but there's still plenty of YAC in Kansas City. In fact, Travis Kelce, Juju Smith-Schuster, Kadarius Toney and Mecole Hardman (who was limited in practice Wednesday but could suit up Sunday) all averaged between 4.0 and 5.1 yards after the catch per target. That turf-eating prowess could lift Mahomes' stats, particularly when facing a Bengals defense that has allowed the 10th-most YAC per reception since Week 7.

Furthermore, as touched on earlier, Kansas City exists as the third pass-heaviest offense. The Chiefs like to throw it up early and often, recording the highest first-quarter pass rate. The Bengals execute in a similar fashion, ranking second in first-quarter pass rate. With both teams regularly putting the ball in the air (from the jump), the odds of a high-scoring game increase, obviously. The potential to-and-fro suggests regular changes (as does the 1-point spread), paving the way for Mahomes to YOLO his way to 280-plus passing yards.

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Riese Gaber's hat trick propels UND to rout of Miami - Grand Forks Herald

OXFORD, Ohio — There wasn't a full moon Saturday night in Oxford, so it can't be attributed to that.

None of the UND men's hockey players were seen slipping into Skyline Chili next to the team hotel for extra carbs over the weekend, so it can't be attributed to that, either.

But everything seemed to happen for the UND men's hockey team during its 8-0 rout of Miami University in Goggin Ice Center.

The bizarre four-and-a-half-year wait for a hat trick? Gone.

Riese Gaber fired home three goals en route to a four-point night, marking UND's first hat trick since Rhett Gardner on Nov. 2, 2018, against Wisconsin.

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The only teams who had longer active hat trick droughts than UND: Alaska Anchorage, Union, Ferris State, Vermont, Union and Yale. Half of those teams went on hiatus for at least a full year during that span.

Gaber scored a power-play goal in the first period, an even-strength goal in the second and another power-play goal in the third, prompting a few UND fans in attendance to send their hats onto the ice.

"I know Gards is the last guy to have it," Gaber said. "I had some good opportunities. I just felt like I was going to get it and obviously, I just kind of stuck with it. Credit KG (power play coach Karl Goehring) for putting us back out there and obviously my teammates for making some good plays. It's not possible without them."

Owen McLaughlin's 36-game goal drought going back to last season? That's gone, too.

McLaughlin hammered a power-play goal — his first at the college level — on a one-timer during the second period.

The Philadelphia Flyers draft pick's last goal was April 16, 2022, when he was playing for Sioux City in the United States Hockey League. His drought lasted the final 12 games of his USHL career and the first 24 of his college career.

"I was getting chances," McLaughlin said. "But at the end of the day, it was a really good game by us overall."

Oh, and a UND team that's been maligned defensively and in net posted a shutout, too.

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Drew DeRidder stopped all 23 Miami shots he faced Saturday for his third shutout of the season. He saved 50 of 51 on the weekend and has stopped 97 of 102 in the past four games (.951). His save percentage has now climbed to .900.

The Fighting Hawks have held their opponent under three goals in four consecutive games.

"Drew DeRidder, I tell you what, this was a night we needed some really good goaltending," UND coach Brad Berry said. "And he's put back-to-back efforts together."

UND (12-11-4) entered the game significantly undermanned.

Three UND players were forced to miss the series finale due to injuries sustained Friday.

Forwards Jake Schmaltz and Gavin Hain, who both left Friday's game with apparent upper-body injuries, were held out. So was defenseman Luke Bast, who had a lower-body injury.

UND also found out at 1:30 p.m. Saturday that top-pair defenseman Tyler Kleven would be forced to miss the game due to a suspension.

The National Collegiate Hockey Conference added a game misconduct to his cross-checking major penalty in the series opener — the first time the league has done so. Because it was Kleven's third game misconduct of the year, it triggered an automatic one-game suspension.

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The Fighting Hawks played with 17 skaters — two under the limit.

"Sometimes, when your back is against the wall with lower numbers, it brings you closer," Berry said. "Obviously, we didn't want to play under the limit, but when we do, I think a big part of our culture is playing for the guy next to you. There were a lot of times tonight where guys had to put their bodies in front of shots and do whatever it takes to play for the team."

UND is now 13-2 in the last 15 games it was forced to play with 17 or fewer skaters — a stretch spanning back to the 2011-12 team.

"We knew it was going to be a team game tonight and it was going to take everybody," UND defenseman Ty Farmer said. "I'm really excited that we all came together."

A lot of players got on the scoresheet.

All four freshmen scored. Jackson Blake had a goal and three points, while McLaughlin, Ben Strinden and Dylan James each had a goal.

Judd Caulfield chipped in a goal. Captain Mark Senden had three assists, while defenders Ethan Frisch and Farmer each had two-assist nights.

But it was Gaber with the big game.

"It's a big relief, I think, honestly just for overall confidence," Gaber said. "Having that one feels good. I've been waiting for a game for me to break out, so that was a lot of relief. We're going to get back to work here and look forward to make that push to get back into the picture."

UND forward Nick Portz looks to make a pass as he's checked by Miami's Thomas Daskas on Jan. 28, 2023, in Goggin Ice Center.

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27 Recipes That Begin With A Can Of Cream Of Mushroom Soup - Yahoo Life

This classic ingredient makes for our creamiest dishes yet.

Rob Culpepper; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer; Assistant Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

Add cream of mushroom soup to the grocery list. When the hankering for a comforting casserole hits, it’s time to break out this underestimated canned soup. With flavor and smooth texture to spare, cream of mushroom soup is an all star ingredient that will save dinner time after time. We always make sure to have a can or two on hand, just like Mama did. This old school staple has long been a staple in our coziest, creamiest recipes, especially classic casseroles. You’ll be hard pressed to find any version of a King Ranch casserole or Sunday-classic Tetrazzini without cream of mushroom soup, but this versatile ingredient goes the distance in other cook-ups too.

From dip to lasagna, soup, and pot roast, pouring in a can of cream of mushroom soup will pack in the savory flavor and boost the dish to new, creamy heights. Here’s our best recipes with cream of mushroom soup.

Stacy K. Allen, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley

This Tex-Mex casserole is a church pot-luck must have, but is just as tasty for weeknight supper. In this beloved Texas recipe, pulled chicken, corn tortillas, shredded cheese are flavored by peppers, onions, green chiles, and both cream of chicken and cream of chicken soup.

Alison Miksch

Our soup version of King Ranch Chicken Casserole, this delectable recipe comes together in just 35 minutes. Comforting, restaurant-worthy supper has never been snappier.

Alison Miksch

This scrumptious recipe uses grocery store rotisserie chicken as an easy shortcut to delightful dinner. A sourdough topping and roasted peppers set this supper apart from your typical chicken pot pie.

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Another chicken casserole that relies on cream of mushroom soup, this chicken D'Iberville hails from Biloxi, Mississippi. Serve it fresh out of the oven or freeze it unbaked for up to a month.

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

This classic casserole owes its comforting creaminess to butter, sour cream, and a can of soup. Swap out this recipe's cream of chicken soup for cream of mushroom to make it vegetarian.

William Dickey

This recipe for Southern favorite smothered chicken is called "snappy" for a reason: It comes together in just 40 minutes. In under an hour, you'll be serving up tasty chicken dinner with a side of nostalgia.

Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Karen Rankin; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen

Hearty chicken and pasta are complemented by gooey cheese and creamy soup in this dish that will warm you to your bones. This super comforting casserole is just what a chilly night calls for.

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Instead of noodles that typically hold together a traditional lasagna, this recipe calls for corn tortillas. We'll opt for this recipe's cream of mushroom soup and enchilada sauce over tomato sauce any day of the week.

Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Why should a dish so good be saved for funerals? We enjoy this potato casserole, made with vegetarian cream of mushroom soup rather than cream of chicken, for any and all occasions.

Becky Luigart-Stayner

This slightly spruced-up chicken casserole is fit for company. Long-grain and wild rice mix and a sliced almond topping make this dish elegant while cream of mushroom soup and cheddar cheese built in comfort.

Seafood casserole takes on a Cajun spin in this recipe. Use cream of shrimp or cream of mushroom for the best flavor and texture.

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For this recipe, make sure to grab the undiluted cream of mushroom soup from the store. You wouldn't want to have anything less than the full effect for this delish dish.

Jennifer R. Davick

A done-up take on the classic recipe, this recipe makes one-dish dinner in under an hour. With both cream of mushroom soup and Alfredo sauce, we're not messing around with the creaminess of this casserole.

Hector Manuel Sanchez

This casserole is a delicious busy weeknight savior. Prepare Italian Casserole a day in advance for dinner in a pinch.

Jen Causey

Whether you're whipping up a little something-something for family dinner, company, or a potluck, this recipe will do the trick. In addition to cream of mushroom soup, chive-and-onion cream cheese elevates the sauce into a whole new level of deliciousness.

Hector Sanchez

Boxed cornbread has never tasted so good thanks to hearty and creamy additions. Use low-fat cream of mushroom, ground turkey, and milk if you wish to lighten up this filling meal.

Light King Ranch Chicken Casserole

This lightened-up version of one of our most cherished recipes will satisfy every time. Add fat-free cream of mushroom soup to your grocery list for this recipe.

Jennifer Causey; Food Stylist: Torie Cox; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen

Use yesterday's turkey dinner to make supper tonight that's even better. This rich, creamy dinner will outdo the night before.

Jennifer Davick

Even though it's not a casserole, this one-dish cream of mushroom dinner serves up the same level comfort. A family-size rotisserie chicken is the perfect serving for the chopped, cooked chicken this recipe calls for.

Here, weeknight favorite chicken enchiladas are transformed into a crowd-pleasing dip thanks to creamy additions like cream of mushroom soup. And, it only takes 10 minutes of hands-on time to prepare. Your slow cooker will do the rest of the work.

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This slow-cooker recipe takes the responsibility of family favorite dinner off your hands. Our version of King Ranch Chicken cooks low and slow to perfection.

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This recipe will become as iconic in your home as Amy Grant herself. For the perfect pot roast, sit back and give your meat and veggies, seasoned with cream of mushroom soup, due time to cook all day.

William Dickey

An all-star hybrid of a classic-style casserole and a Tex-Mex favorite, Texas-Style Beef Enchilada Casserole should be added to your go-to dinner roster pronto. This recipe uses 3 canned ingredients, including cream of mushroom soup, to make weeknight dinner as easy as can be.

Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

With so many variations of popular Tex-Mex King Ranch Chicken, we just can't decide which recipe is our favorite. Why not try them all? This skillet version takes advantage of rotisserie chicken and will be ready in just 35 minutes.

Greg Dupree

A morning version of our favorite King Ranch bake, this strata's ingredient list includes a can of condensed cream of mushroom soup. It tastes best when assembled the night before, making it the ultimate make-ahead breakfast casserole.

Oxmoor House

When a recipe asks for both cream of mushroom soup and Alfredo sauce, you know that you're about to go into creamy overload. This lasagna couldn't be more comforting if it tried, but you can opt for reduced fat soup and sauce to lighten it up, if you please.

Rob Culpepper; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer; Assistant Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

Classic Green Bean Casserole is an essential part of every holiday spread. It's so scrumptious, you'll likely find it on our weeknight dinner tables too. This traditional version can't be beat and owes it's creamy texture to whipping cream and good ole cream of mushroom soup.

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