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What I learned in Week 3 of the NFL season...

In Week 3 of the NFL season, I learned that...

- ...if Who Wants to Be the Unluckiest Millionaire? were a show, Miami Dolphins quarterback Josh Rosen would undoubtedly be the host.

- ..., at some point this season, Jason Alexander will likely post a revised video clip of a famous scene from Seinfeld, where he goes from saying "Oh, yeah?!? Well, the Jerk Store called and they're running out of you!" to "Oh, yeah?!? Well, the '70s Porn Star called and they're running out of Gardner Minshew!"

- ...Ohio Bobcats head coach Frank Solich is apparently calling 4th-and-9 plays in the 4th quarter for the Cleveland Browns.

- ...the 3-0 Buffalo Bills are to undefeated teams what Chuck E. Cheese is to the entertainment industry.

- ..., next week, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin's going to ask his opponent for six mulligans.

- ...Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is going to start wearing pre-game helmets.

- ..., even when attempting a field goal, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh asks to go for 2.

- ...the next major pinball game will inevitably be called Alvin Kamara.

- ..., if the Cincinnati Bengals were any worse, they'd be the Miami Dolphins.

- ...the psychic version of Albert Einstein once said, "The second-coming of me will be none other than a guy by the name of Booger McFarland on Monday Night Football."

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