Tag: Trend

Trend to monitor, impact of Ravens’ injuries and favorite projections

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Trend to watch: Play-action passing on first down

Here’s a look at league-wide percentages of passing plays called on first down over the last five seasons (listed in order from 2016 to 2020): 49.9, 47.1, 50.1, 48.1 and 49.7. Now, here’s the breakdown of play-action rates on first down during that same span: 30.5, 34.9, 35.7, 36.8 and 37.7. While passing on first down has been relatively steady over the last half-decade, the utilization of play-action on first down has increased. The trend makes sense with defenses having to honor both the pass and the run on first down, so

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Christina Haack Sees a Kitchen Trend ‘Everyone’s Going To Want’

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Christina Haack is familiar with many hot home trends, but on the latest “Christina on the Coast,” she stumbles across one she’s never seen (or heard of) before. That’s a first!

In the Season 4 episode “Kitchen Meets Waterfront Dream,“ Haack agrees to help married couple David and Odett renovate their tiny Yorba Linda, CA, kitchen for $80,000. While it ends up costing a little more than expected, at $86,000, the extra money is well-spent—particularly on one upgrade new to Haack that she thinks could catch on fast.

Read on to find out what this up-and-coming kitchen trend is, and

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